| Show DEATH OF BY the death of BANCROFT the nation has lost a great man true his age deterred him from leading an active life for the last ten years still his past labors have made him an acquaintance of every household in the land his ox cellon t history of oar country has made him dear to the heart of every american reader mr BANCROFT was the most impartial historical writer that has ever written on the history of the united states and hence the most generally esteemed in a country like ours where so many stirring scenes have been tho outgrowth of politics and where these political parties are still in existence it is a very precarious undertaking to write a history that will meet with general approbation history of the united states is a bold caration na ration of facts and truth is mightier than a two edged sword in all sections of the country when it is read it has bo come recognized as a standard work and many false notions have given place to truth the other works by the noted historian are not less truthful though perhaps not so generally read history has been mr peculiar talent and to this task bo has devoted himself in all his writings GEORGE BANCROFT was a great man and the nation honors his memory he has been favored with more years than are common allotted to the life of man the great historian was born oct and was therefore in bis ninety first year |
