President Lincoln, His Figure in History
Macdonald, James M. Excerpt from President Lincoln, His Figure in History: A Discourse Delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Princeton, New Jersey, June 1st, 1865In the Proclamation of the President, this has been appointed to be observed as "a day of humiliation and mourning."The death of the highest ruler, under any circumstances, is an affliction to the entire people. He stands in the same relation to all. This is as true in elective and representative, ...