The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: And the Attempted Assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State, and Frederick W. Seward, Assistant Secretary, on the Evening of the 14th of April, 1865. Expressions of Condolence and Sympathy Inspired by These EventsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1866 - 717 pages |
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... ITALY . Government of Italy . Do ..... Mr. Marmora to Mr. Marsh Mr. Marmora to Mr. Bertinatti .. 431 431 Do .... Ancona . Abruzzo House of Representatives .. Emigration Society ... Inhabitants 432 432 433 Acireale .. .do .... 434 ...
... ITALY . Government of Italy . Do ..... Mr. Marmora to Mr. Marsh Mr. Marmora to Mr. Bertinatti .. 431 431 Do .... Ancona . Abruzzo House of Representatives .. Emigration Society ... Inhabitants 432 432 433 Acireale .. .do .... 434 ...
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... Italian Electoral Association 457 Do .. Municipal Council 457 Do .. Juvenile Scientific , Literary and Political Associa- 457 tion . Do .... From the Press . Reunion of Students ...... 458 New York .. Parma . Italian Residents . ( See ...
... Italian Electoral Association 457 Do .. Municipal Council 457 Do .. Juvenile Scientific , Literary and Political Associa- 457 tion . Do .... From the Press . Reunion of Students ...... 458 New York .. Parma . Italian Residents . ( See ...
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... Italian Union Committee .... 463 Mechanics ' Society ............ . 463 Spezia . Municipal Council 464 Do ...... Salza Irpina ... ......... . Somma Vesuviana . Sassari Torre del Greco .. Do ...... Do .... Mutual Help Association ...
... Italian Union Committee .... 463 Mechanics ' Society ............ . 463 Spezia . Municipal Council 464 Do ...... Salza Irpina ... ......... . Somma Vesuviana . Sassari Torre del Greco .. Do ...... Do .... Mutual Help Association ...
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... Italy .. 525 Do .. Minister of Belgium 526 --- Do. Minister of Sweden and Norway . 526 ROME . Rome ... Mr. King to Mr. Hunter .. 527 Do .. .do ... 527 Do .. .do ...... 528 Do. Mr. Henry Headly Parish ......... . 528 Appendix to ...
... Italy .. 525 Do .. Minister of Belgium 526 --- Do. Minister of Sweden and Norway . 526 ROME . Rome ... Mr. King to Mr. Hunter .. 527 Do .. .do ... 527 Do .. .do ...... 528 Do. Mr. Henry Headly Parish ......... . 528 Appendix to ...
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... Italian Industrial Society .... 615 Minister of Persia 615 Hellenic Greeks ... 616 Do ... British Community 617 Do ... Italian Masonic Lodge ..... 625 UNITED STATES OF COLOMBIA . Government of the United President Murillo to Mr. Burton ...
... Italian Industrial Society .... 615 Minister of Persia 615 Hellenic Greeks ... 616 Do ... British Community 617 Do ... Italian Masonic Lodge ..... 625 UNITED STATES OF COLOMBIA . Government of the United President Murillo to Mr. Burton ...
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abhorrence Abraham Lincoln address of sympathy affliction aldermen American Union Andrew Johnson April April 28 assassination of President assurance bereavement Berne borough calamity canton cause Chairman Chamber CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS Chief Magistrate citizens committee common seal consul copy council death deed deep sympathy deepest deplore deprived desire to express detestation duty emancipation event excellency feelings following resolutions Frederick Seward glorious grief hand heart heartfelt sympathy honor hope horror and indignation humanity illustrious inhabitants justice late President LEGATION liberty London loss martyr mayor mourning murder noble North obedient servant pathy patriotic peace President Lincoln profound sympathy provost public meeting rebellion regret republic request Resolutions passed respect respectfully royal burgh SEAL sentiments slavery society sorrow sustained sympathy and condolence terrible tion town Translation transmit triumph unani Unanimously resolved undersigned victim victory Washington widow William H WILLIAM HUNTER
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Page 84 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive...
Page 84 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, "The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 83 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.
Page 406 - ... never would have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all times relied. I feel that I cannot succeed without the same Divine aid which sustained him, and on the same Almighty Being I place my reliance for support, and I hope you, my friends, will all pray that I may receive that Divine assistance, without which I cannot succeed, but with which, success is certain. Again I bid you all an affectionate farewell.
Page 83 - MY FRIENDS : No one not in my position can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. To this people I owe all that I am. Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century; here my children were born, and here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see you again.
Page 129 - Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully.
Page 84 - It was not the mere matter of separation of the colonies from the motherland, but that sentiment in the Declaration of Independence...
Page 406 - God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said that " the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 404 - the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church...
Page 399 - THE glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings ; Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.