Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-21

thrown Confederi,cs to reform their
lines and ertrleve their antc.surrendcr
status ~ least The nlot succecdcd flr
short 4.nie only and could not have
been completely successful even II the
immediate designs of the consrlrniors
had carried, for the South was not Va
the scheme by participation. previous
knowledge or sympathy, and hesldcs
had had all the nghiing, losses and
sorrows II could endure.
The shock produced by the assassina.
zion was something never to be for
gotten. At FIRST the blow simply stunned
the people and terrible aud omlnous
period OF inaction followed. but 1t was
very brief indeed. Little by little the
awful realization was brought 10 them
and they became a wild. ravcnlng. un-
gDycfnable mob. a feeling OF revenge
moro deadly. more dreadful than ever
possessed a civilized people before had
control Of them and II was dangerous
to be even silent ~ times aud IN places
tho demand was Tor cxprcssl1n. Tor a
united voice Of endless wrath. and those
who gave II not stood In dangerous
places. The crime was 20 uu-American.
80 unprovokcd. that Ordinary action
and speech could not satisfy the altua-
ton. nut all this was unnatural, and
unnatural conditions cannot long pre-
vail The assnssns were all slain. some
Of Them by perverted form Of law In
the shape OF military commission. and
80 stepped ln tho bitterness OF wrath
had she prosecutors become that 81 has
hcon for years conceded that an inno-
cent woman was swept away. but after
this the subsidencc became more and
more noticeable. Tho thoaicr In which
the crime was committed was bought
BY the goyernmcu. and is doors were
never opened for amusement purposes
again. An honorable family. which
had bee bowed to the dust, began again
10 meet with the world.to shake friend
~ hands and look into aympathlzlng
faces Edwin Booth. respected as a
man By all who knew him and admired
for his art by all who saw him play.
finally determined 90 return TO the
stage and his reception was unmarried
by anything even suggestive OF dis
favor. on the contrary. II was In all
respects magnificent. The assassin OF
President Lincoln was Booths brother.
and while this was never to he for
gotten. II was also no longer 90 be
kcpt to the account Of the actor him
self In few years more. the decision
~ the government never to Disclose
the burial place " the assassin was
rcconNdercd. nnd not only this. but
che living brother was permitted to
dlalntcr the remains of tho dead one
and place them In the family burial
ground. II all goes 10 show that the
Americana Us q race are furious only
when there II demand or at least an
occasion for fury: when the storm has
passed. tranquility returns. No people
are or can be- truly great who are
otherwise. because there IL ~ much Of
tho Original savage remaining 10 their
cnmposltlon that they are retarded
and bufdcncd at every stage ~ their
career. But mark she sequel.
Thc war between tn sections prcvi-
uuay spoken " was flugh, 10 the bi,icr
md. There "a uGhinE delightful, en-
ioyablr VT ready beautiful in war. II
L. thr court ~ highesi appeal u Dviinns
or sro.nns aud ~ purpose Is rubjuEa-
glDn nrg uni rcsturaHon next. No
more vsihH men ever krps step 20
martial music ur plunged inio the
vortex 81 dcudly strife than th0se on
bath saios ~ thp, awful four years
struggle. 40 was a question ~ prln-
clplc with bp.h-unr vide claiming he
rish; u ubnolutc soycreigrsy for each
OF tho FovrrnmcD,s constituting the
Fcdcral f,bric. thc other holding that
sueh supremacy could or'y abide Ia
rvngul authority common % an the
soycrNFfsios. 20 Rrct and grand
question could have no o,her solution.
for ~ ~, resources " ii0iesminship
had been exhausted upon u. The logic
u ghc situation made those who To-.
VOTED againa, ahc central idca rebels
but b could ~, make them other than
Patriots, the same ~ those on the other
eide, because !helr object WIS MOI pN-
mailiy nuGncatnn, but, according TO
ehelr Vlew, preservation ~ existing
things. Thy fought, blsd and died
a. only crneri mrn engaged In a cause
near and dear 30 ihcm can nght ani
ilc; they commanded she admiration Of
toe world Including the enemy In front
1T th,m Inferior. in numbers, equip
maii. resources. Nnole commands often
ragrrd ana oftrnor Starving, deprived
uf ghs prestige ~ recognition by any
upa1n whatsoever. Who H1u.i care 70 say
ghry wefl ~. grs4; 'ople, worthy
uame lu hsufy Alongside ihc.r immor-
,ll uncsst1ga az ta' isovo.u,lon. who
WcIa $3.50 rtbtaf
Nnoher war hr,nks upon the hal
Too gluiaron's opportunity 90 Eln
vha. Uas do2 ~ h.m WsAgy.ghrcc ycars
ur, - pNutA out 81 HIM, bu. D. sragps
.t ulg. Wpu,a 30 ~. ~ flugn, hon1g.
aby Cor Cluss chen aad Na.; NJ VIII
nsht hoaauhIy low, Wsn or loi,. \
uthtulr .nru. Au American ruw, bis
uiavgry unl hish-mindod devotion b'
principle are arnin ovlnccd and
again recognized. The PfrA.
den. ~ tho United States .n
one 90 ,nosi VINO make she roe sult.ul.
It, yblts she uu.on man ot she son,h
an hls home ard pun.1ly presents
.hr world Ihr nIt tA4. 80 Ala hut one