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, 1867 - 930 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 2
... moved all circles and all classes of society in our fatherland also . ; From the very beginning of that eventful and bloody struggle , which has lasted several years , Austria was always on the side of the North ; and on the day on ...
... moved all circles and all classes of society in our fatherland also . ; From the very beginning of that eventful and bloody struggle , which has lasted several years , Austria was always on the side of the North ; and on the day on ...
Page 21
... moved , in accordance with previous notice , for an expression of feeling at the late tragic events at Washington . He was followed and warmly seconded by the late Canon De Hearne , of the " conservative " party , who is the author of a ...
... moved , in accordance with previous notice , for an expression of feeling at the late tragic events at Washington . He was followed and warmly seconded by the late Canon De Hearne , of the " conservative " party , who is the author of a ...
Page 76
... moved on hearing the news of the crime committed upon your illustrious predecessor , and a fraternal feeling inspires them with the sacred duty of sending their sad regrets to the free country of which you have the honor of being the ...
... moved on hearing the news of the crime committed upon your illustrious predecessor , and a fraternal feeling inspires them with the sacred duty of sending their sad regrets to the free country of which you have the honor of being the ...
Page 111
... moved by its president : " The general committee , interpreting the sentiments of the society it represents , before proceeding to regular work , express their profound sympathy for the American people , and join in their regrets for ...
... moved by its president : " The general committee , interpreting the sentiments of the society it represents , before proceeding to regular work , express their profound sympathy for the American people , and join in their regrets for ...
Page 112
... moved at the catastrophe which has taken away from the United States their pious and wise President , experience the need of expressing to their brethren of the United States their profound horror at the assassination of their glorious ...
... moved at the catastrophe which has taken away from the United States their pious and wise President , experience the need of expressing to their brethren of the United States their profound horror at the assassination of their glorious ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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 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 lamented 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 royal burgh SEAL sentiments sincere 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
Popular passages
Page 171 - 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 108 - 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 517 - I shall have the most solemn one to 'preserve, protect and defend it.' I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Page 170 - If we shall suppose that American Slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South, this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offence...
Page 527 - 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.
Page 553 - Besides, this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office...
Page 108 - I have often inquired of myself what great principle or idea it was that kept this Confederacy so long together. It was not the mere matter of the separation of the colonies from the motherland, but that sentiment in the Declaration of Independence which gave liberty not alone to the people of this country, but hope to all the world, for all future time.
Page 170 - 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.
Page 107 - 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 107 - One section of our country believes slavery is right, and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong, and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute.