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There was stillness, and then, solemnly and slowly, the voice cried, "Fellow citizens,  Clouds and darkness are round Him! His pavilion is on the dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies! THERE WAS STILLNESS AND THEN SOLEMNLY AND SLOWLY THE VOICE CRIED FELLOW CITIZENS CLOUDS AND DARKNESS ARE ROUND HIM HIS PAVILION IS ON THE DARK WATERS AND THICK CLOUDS OF HIS SKIES
t before Congress to limit the rights of the freed slaves, Garfield indignantly and successfully opposed it. On the 14th of April 1865, just after being elected to the Presidency for the second time, Abraham Lincoln was shot by a rebel sympathiser, named Booth. And the same night the life of the Secretary of State, Seward, was also attempted. These crimes roused the people of the North to madness. In every city the men assembled with ominous cries for vengeance. In New York, a foolish man called out that Lincoln ought to have been shot long ago. That cruel speech cost the speaker his life. He was struck down by a hundred hands. Then a vast crowd gathered in front of the _World_ newspaper office, which was a supporter of the rebels. It was a crisis when a single spark might kindle a fire that only could be put out by bloodshed. At that moment a man stepped out upon the balcony of the City Hall,--a tall, portly man, whose mighty voice was heard above the tumult of the crowd of angry men. OUGHT BEFORE CONGRESS TO LIMIT THE RIGHTS OF THE FREED SLAVES GARFIELD INDIGNANTLY AND SUCCESSFULLY OPPOSED IT ON THE FOURTEENTH OF APRIL EIGHTEEN SIXTY FIVE JUST AFTER BEING ELECTED TO THE PRESIDENCY FOR THE SECOND TIME ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS SHOT BY A REBEL SYMPATHISER NAMED BOOTH AND THE SAME NIGHT THE LIFE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE SEWARD WAS ALSO ATTEMPTED THESE CRIMES ROUSED THE PEOPLE OF THE NORTH TO MADNESS IN EVERY CITY THE MEN ASSEMBLED WITH OMINOUS CRIES FOR VENGEANCE IN NEW YORK A FOOLISH MAN CALLED OUT THAT LINCOLN OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN SHOT LONG AGO THAT CRUEL SPEECH COST THE SPEAKER HIS LIFE HE WAS STRUCK DOWN BY A HUNDRED HANDS THEN A VAST CROWD GATHERED IN FRONT OF THE WORLD NEWSPAPER OFFICE WHICH WAS A SUPPORTER OF THE REBELS IT WAS A CRISIS WHEN A SINGLE SPARK MIGHT KINDLE A FIRE THAT ONLY COULD BE PUT OUT BY BLOODSHED AT THAT MOMENT A MAN STEPPED OUT UPON THE BALCONY OF THE CITY HALL A TALL PORTLY MAN WHOSE MIGHTY VOICE WAS HEARD ABOVE THE TUMULT OF THE CROWD OF ANGRY MEN
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