California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences, Volume 23, Number 19, 26 May 1865 — "The Workingmen Die, but the Work Goes On." [ARTICLE]

"The Workingmen Die, but the Work Goes On."

How solemn yet true Ibese words must have appeared, as tbe inscription was raised upon one of the buildings in New York, for the occasion of the solemnities of the President's Funeral.

History makes many a record wonderful in their results. John Brown died, and the work of freeing the slaves and John Brown's soul both kept "Marching on."

Our lamented Col. Baker fell, but the battle-cry still went on, and the work too; Starr King fired the hearts of our people for freedom and the war, Starr King died, and tbe work still went on: thousands of our brave soldiers fell in battle and tbe work still went on.

Suddenly and awfully tbe beloved bead of tbe Nation died — tho good cannot die, they sleep only—and the work went on witb almighty and lenewed power, till even now, the end is near at hand. "It is finished" —so has it ever been, in the language of one who spake as never man spoke, it needs must be that some one die for the people. So iv every great work, there needs some remarkable event to give it power, aod tbese events are many in these days, and the "work still goes on."