The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-13
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

At meeting OF the Lincoln Club, held last evening
in University place, tho rooms werc crowded with
ladies' and representative mon OF tho district Mr..
John d. Lawson, ex-membcr OF Congress from that
district, occupied the chair and Mr. William Tcrhunc
acted as secretary. Among tho gentlemen present
wcrc Mr.. c. G. Baylor, OF Georgia
Tho chairman. in an eloquent address, called nttcn-
ton 10 tho rst paragraph OF tho Declaration OF lndc
pendcnco and then introduced tho Row. Henry Hy!and
Garnett, who said he wanted to spcak Of tho rrocaua
ton Emancipation Good Friday OF 1885, when tho
ionlcst deed tho history Of America pcrpctrated
tho murder Of Abraham lincoln As tho hon
New York, no followed the from their enlistment
10 tho field. Every day nc the great President of
America and was impressed with the forcc OF HIS
character. At the Capitol when he knew him there
II seemed to the speaker that he the saddcst
countennnco he had seen. Ono day poor mother
camc to seek the President. She said. she put
hand on his shoulder and run the other through her
what she wanted. "You want your last son
released from tho army. You shall have II. Go hoinc
and the Secretary Of War shall have the order to
Is there man in public lifc to-day who can accuse
him OF mnlicasnnco in ONCE. He was so pure that he
Ind TO be killed. Tho day after his murder, when
the solemn news OF his death swept over
the country. when men and women were
sqbbing and shricking tho remark was msdo
in Washington, '.pnrkics you have lost your god .
Yes, we had. And when Booth killed by tho de-
tcctives who sought him, did rejoice. II Is said
that the black men wcrc ignorant Why notg After
$50 years OF slavery. why not: Yet. with all our
ignorance do not Think that you could lind any ono
OF so bad sneak up behind such a Lin
coin and shoot him to death. When Mrs Douglas
came 10 ask from President johnson the lifc OF Mrs.
Surratt. johnson said Mercy mercy! you ask for
mercy? You killed Mercy when you murdered Lin
coln'
believe that can see Providence IN hts death.
When Lincoln was slain by advocate OF slavery 1t
caused every man, woman and child tho land TO
mp and sweep from America tho curse OF slavery.
When the Twenty sixth eolorcd reg mcnt OF Kcntucky
marched through Washington, singing. I'VE are
coming Father Abraham, ono hundred thousand
strong" the hearts OF the people went out
10 them and tho mon who had boon
slaves all their lives were there ready to give up their
hearts, blood for the American nation shall those
that II the negroes wcro cmancpnted they would 20
about killing and numbering the whites. Have they
killed any oncs Have they Ill treated any QUO? Have
they shown by their conduct that they entitled
10 their liberty. Hereafter Good Friday will have
sgni6cancc-tt Is the anniversary OF the
der OF Fort Sumter and IL Is tho anniversary OF the
murder of Lincoln.
Tho following resolution then offered by Mr..
Robert Currcn and unanimously adopted
VIII address which have just listened to from
the rs dstn guishcd lei Citizen the Rev Henry
Iiynnd Garnett, ID. D. 10 worthy Of commendaton
there ore. be IL
Resolved That the Lincoln Club tho Seventh Assembly
district do hereby tender him their thanks
mortal Lincoln.
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