The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-08-09

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mel house, at its left hand lower corner,
where was once Il theatre box, Abraham
Lincoln sat on that Good Friday night,
Hooking out upon the stage smiling and
Statistical The war was over; he was
the favored of victory the flags were
folding, the drums were ceasing to beat,
one afmv was marching homeward for
fits. grand review before disbandment, and
1.-THE other army, in the form of ragged
stiagglers, was jougneying, in peace to
tdesolated States, There was, as the
world goes, something grand in MrzLin-
1coln's attitn,le that night. He sat crown
ling his triumph after the fashion of old
world Caesars by gazing on play, and
as the histrones actea before him Il con
ltinent lay prostratc at lis feet Mean
fwhiIe, 1t the end of Il winding, tiguoblc,
alley. leading out upon q main street,
lthere stood q servant ilpbiiag a fine
HORSE. It's master was at the other end
Iqftliis by way making his iscourse towards
the triumphant leader, Entering from
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depot .of the hospital records Of the
Union army, the receptacle of those GU
riously' smashed bones,' those arttuliy
lacerated hearts, those pounded Lungs
and brains that the curious observer Of
surgery has presented to his econsidcra'
tlon to-day 80
during the session lsi It was I iaw1ipl,It was
horrible, TO 90 from this place to Con
gress, II would seem With suci me
mente beneath Its eyes as II that body
Would,do everything forpeaceand moth
ing for war; rs II it would seek to bind
up the wounds OF this country and mob
llify its fierce hates is If it would pres
ent q far bargain and strive tomake emeil
good citizens by giving them good gov
ernment and not exasperate every say
age passion, North and South, by grind
ing the face OF the poor in one section
and stabbing The broken heart OF the
coilqiered ID the other. But to enter
lthellouseor tho Senate was to hear the
insane -twaddle q incompetents, the fu-
ffous rawlings of madmen who will not
let the storm still, the corrupt sophisms
of plundereIss WHO look upon govern