, 1876-03-18
THE LESSON OF GEN. wEasTER's DEATH.


CulcAoo March l7.-Whon tho Ciucinnat,
Commercial Of tho Sd inst. reached Tie ra.tnor
HouBe, Chicago, filled with letter written from
thts city, with invidtous charges ngatnns Gea. ],
D. Webster, ho was discouraged and took ~ bis
bod, hcart-ssck. II satisfied Linn that no ccr-
vice, however honorablo,-no character, however
pnro,-no decd, however brayo,-couid place 4
cit,zen beyond persistent o1osss as unjust
grouudloaa dctractton finding p1aco and circu-
lasson in hgh-tonod papora that 60 man was
Bnro 10 escape; aud those who wished to do ID
must not serve thofr country. When the dofcnse
OF Gen. Wcbstor came back from Cincinnati to
tho palmot House, Chicago. that bravo Officer
| aau just man had reached tho gatos beyond
Which was the Great and Just God, rcady 10
| judge Of the record OF ltfo'A work already mado
up; and, the gates opened hs paseoa beyond,
and the past attack and defcnso wore useless to
! him.
Chicago mourns that one identified With all
| her great worhs,-who bas boen brare. t1uo.
just. honorable, and skillfnl In all tao manifold
| duties Of life, should have been called Away
| when Just Buch man could scarco be spared,
was most needed, and another such puro and
uudedled is bard to be found. The universal
Joy that Ia manifested that tho President t.ns
found ut Cincinnati Just such man OF honor
and truthfulnesa ~ 0hlcago has lost, proves, ID
tie acclaim, what tho loss u.
At this time, fn tie midst Of 6nch startling do
volopmcnts Of dlsgracoful frauds by cis,zons In
public places Of honor md trust, t,-frauas b,
oisizenB In private lifo, heretofore received aa
honorable mon. yet combining 10 delEaud tho
peoplc.-the departure OF oue who hna beeu
found faithful md true Is a real calamity.
20 all who have put their lives At hazard. aud
fought tho battles Of tho Union that their noun-
try might not perish. aud their national banner
Do not dsshouofod, but loat III honored emoiom
oyor people redeemed md rcgoucrated,- when
NIL the world has bocn invited TO our shores 10
celebrate With Us our Centennial year, because
th!s world stands indebted to III for - Home Of
| Freedom. discnthrallod, regenerated, enlarged,
| aud petpetuated, 1T would appear As IL, st sucll
| = tlmo, We wero uuoartlipg and exposing to
| public gaze oar great mon hitherto, a. Bsecho.,
high places and honoscd by Tho people,-por-
aoas In tho highcHt aocial positions, LA those
guilty Of the meanoat great and pctty otYenses,
such as causo tho faco to b!nah with ahhmo
| everywhere. Not only IN public places, but In
tho private business Of lilo, NO are shaking
hands with thoee engaged Ia ln intorcourHe WITH
tho Government in dcfraudiug uublushng'y tho
people.
| to rcnomber, in theeo dayB Of humiliation aud
! abasoment tia pledge mado BY our murdered
President In tho unrno aud behalf Of tho wholl
people. ln sight Of tho tomba Of those multi.
tudoe OF mon who died that tho nation should
not perish from OF the earth that they pledged
themselves to tho unfinished work 10 Le stiu
| done, that "unuar God tho Nation should hays
! lew bivth ol Freedom
| TO this ond, IL ia cur Groat dnty to unto to.
Ecther that those who aro at war 1geiuAt the
public interests shall bo put down and driven
out; md hat Is now rs great duty, incumbent
OH all who really lovo their country, ~ any
other; aud also to that guilty nlau csoapo.
That wlon public ollcers, like Dri.tow and Wob-
stor, arc. n bcisn!f Of tho people, dealing sturdy
and deadly blows against oleudors, whoever they
may be. those who seek to deter tLcu, or dctsnts
from their morits, shall have no conutonance
lose, caunot jcopnru 1t In tho dangerous dulieS
OF their country. II we encourage blows such
as U1istow gives, wo may yet nope, osu our Gen.
tcnniai rejosctng begins, To bo redeemed, RECON-
I erated, aud diHonshrallod. .JuxT1cE.