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Nounced by the President could receive no new force from anything that
might be added. The voice of praise would in vain endeavor to exalt a
character unrivaled on the
lists of true glory. Words would
in vain attempt to give utterance to that profound and reverential
grief which will penetrate every American bosom and engage the
sympathy of an admiring world. If the sad privilege of preeminence in
sorrow may justly be claimed by the companions in arms of our lamented
Chief, their affections will spontaneously perform the dear though
painful duty. 'Tis only for me to mingle my tears with those of my
fellow-soldiers, cherishing with them the precious

recollection that while others are paying a merited tribute to "The
Man of the Age" we in particular, allied as we were to him by a closer
tie,
are called to mourn the irreparable loss of a kind and venerated
patron and father!
In obedience to the directions of the Pre