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Show With a Nation's Tribute Funeral Train of the Martyred President Leaving Wiuhlnnton Under Escort. IKrom an Old Print Tho splendor of the ceremonials which nggrandlzo living royalty as .much as they glorify dend heroism was wholly wnntlng In tho obsequies of Mr. Lincoln. No part was taken by tho government except tho provision provi-sion of u suitable, military escort. All beyond " wns the spontaneous movo-mont movo-mont of tho people. For seventeen Imndn-d mites, through eight great states r.f Hho I'nlon whoso population wis iv less Ui.ui 15 million, on al most continuous procession of mourn ers attended tho remains of the ho- ' loved President. There was no pageantry pag-eantry save their presence. There wus no trlbuto but their teirs. They bowed before the blor of him who hd j beon prophet, priest nnd king to his neoplc. who had struck tho shackles from tho slave, who had taught a high- r sense of duty to tho free man, who i had raised tho nation to a loftier con-ceptlon con-ceptlon of faith and hope aid charity. |