Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-23
DEATH OF THE pREsrpENT.
tcincinnau Gazette, 10Th insi.l

Imourns. The whole civiIiSed wOrIu 10
plores this eripinai taking Of Of the chosen
head Of the great republic. The vanity oil
kuman wishes and the brittle nature OF thcl
hopes of mighty nation are exhibited in|
their EXTREMIST degree, when sncl, calam-
a 3ay eau be brought by the idiotic crime oil
4 q ANAL witted and worthless political ad
ventnrer.
I But the lot Of every one in the public,
loss becomes little in his own sight, in view
4 of the woe OF the stricken wife, children,
Sund mother. The world moves on its re.
morsaleSs way, and all the nntiOn's forces
\ Sgo on the same but to the wife it ia the
astoppagc OF life in which were bound up
her own and all her hopes; tothe children
the irreparablo deprivation OF fathers
! affection and care at the period OF their
Egreatest need TO the aged mother the ex-
atinction Of TIM, life which had been the
1support and solaco OF her own, and the
4 3illing up of her remaining days with sor-
ROW; to the whole family bereavement
3without end, which makes them look upon
Sthat government mansion, which is the
ahighest object of the most ambitious OF the
Fifty millions OF our people, us the house OF
Stheir infinite disaster
70 the President himself the death is in
1.-THE fullness OF worldly homors. He was
Sconsciously attended by the affection and
5sympnthy of his ceuntrymen and OF all the
u =. Da ina ,yn
asubdned by nnxieiies for his life. The
7 aconhict OF faction was suspended all crit
Sicism OF his official career was hushed the
4prnyers OF united people and of all Chris :
tian peoples, circling the earth with til .
1 esun, were continually going up for hi ,
Restoration.
a He had reached the top OF the ladder
Spolitical ambition; had realized the chief
est reward of the self denying energy and
Fidelity oil his youth and manhood had
: noby filed various stations in constantly
growing life; first, the manly boy, sup.
porting with his own hands the fatherless
Aiamily; the self.denying young man, edu'
Ncating himself by his own labor; the col
: lege tencher and President, the occasional
preacher, the State Senator, the successful
soldier, the Representative in Congress,
becoming by his abilities the leader of the
House; the national Senator, and fin ally
4 Pesident.
a He had wor,hily earned and had re-
aceived the crown of noble career nnd
4now, in the meridian OF life, his powers
I at their summit, and the coming shadow
: of bodily and mental decay yet afari des
Timed to live alway in his countrys men,
Tory with the sanity holo of a martyr; :;
\ 3havmg an abiding trust in that life and
Hath here which are believed to make all
awell in the hereafter, he was as fortunate
in his death as is possible to dying man.
The bereaved family will be attended by
the sympatlies of the whole people as they
depart from that much sought mansion
which has brought only woe to them
4 Whatever is possible TO solace their grief
! must come from the consciousness that the
death of their head was attended by all
that could make death fortunate to the dy-
ing.
The President died but the nation lives.
i No time comes when nation can go out
in fullness of honors. 1t has no end but
III dishonor. The national life goes on; its
functions can not cease for moment; he
upon whom the Constitution has devolved
the powers and duties Of the executive Of
flee must take them up. And now the
amentation for the dead President is deep.
ly mingled and will be overshadowed by
expectancy aud anxiety toward HIM who,
annbidden, has been thrust by the assassin Is
hand into the exercises of these
Hhigi functions.
n The delicacy and difficulties OF his posi-
Ation will be allowed by all that have re
heced OH our political history, and on the
) 2persevering properties Of human nature.
Rational and patriotic men wi II be Of mind
to view his course with hope, encourage
= ment, and charitable construction. From
prolessional politicians, leaders OF factions
= and the irrepressible horde who welcome
3change, there will be no lack of profession
e Nof unbounded confidence and adulation.
< There will be profusion enough of these
to turn mortal head, and TO make Ell, thai
the country's calamity was her greatest
blessing. As it hath been, so il will be
T But the great heart OF the people will moi
20 out thus incontinontly. 1t will be N
the everlasting deeply throbbing sea, while
Hthe shallow. noisy breaker chase each Other
&upon the rocks. 1t will wait, and hope
and trust, but will hold to its massive way
of forming and executing it's judgments.