Albert Beveridge: “The Federal Union;--it must be preserved," was the solemn and inspiring toast proposed by the President.”

These had power To charm through life and cheer his dying hour.

In the excitement produced by ardent controversy, gentlemen view the same object through such different media that minds, not infrequently receive therefrom precisely opposite impressions.

What a gloom will spread over the nation when he is gone!

That time, however, is unquestionably arrived, and every oppression now exercised on a helpless people depending on our magnanimity and justice for the preservation of their existence impresses a deep stain on the American character.