The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-17

From the pinnacle Of Joy, our nation
has been plunged by single stroke, to
the depths of woe. But few days ago
we were all rejoicing in the prospect of
. speedy termination Of our national
troubles and the return Of peace. unity
and prosperity; now, BY the death of
him to whom we LOOKED for peace, all
our hopes are frustrated and our desires
made vain. Ras q few daya ago. a feeling
Of nationaA hrotherhood and kindness
dwelt ia the hearts of the people. and
was about TO- find expression in the re-
pnioAl Of the States 90 long and so sadly
divided; now, sectional hate and bitter
pess are springing forth again to "cry
havoc. and let slip the dogs of war"
The death of a President of the United
States during his term of Office is always
q national calamity. His personality is
90 interviewer with his official duties
that the interests of the State must al.
ways suffer some arrangement by his
sudden death. This is true. in an espe-
cial manner, of the death of President
LINCOLN. The great questions pertain
ing to the peace of the nation were crowd
ing thickly upon him; the hour when
craftsmanship, approved by both head
and heart. was needed to secure tina fruits
of the victories which arma had won,
had just arrived. The eyes Of the nation
and of the civilized world were turned
upon the President, and millions of hearts
were praying that he might be so guided
IS to give the nation happiness, security
and peace In this critical hour. this
supreme erisis Of our nations fate, ABRA-
Ham LINCOLN is suddenly snatched away
from all the duties and responsibilities
of life and of bis high position The
rash act Of bloody minded assassin has
dsranged to serious extent the affairs
Of our government cast q repr0ach up
on the American name and covered with
q sombre pail of sadness the hearts of
ell our people.
During the past four years We have
many times differed with Mr. LINCOLN
in our opinion concerning the policy the
government should pursue, and it may
be that we have sometimes been led to
speak of him with too much warmth and
harshness of denunciation; but now that
he is dead, while our opinions of his polit-
ical course are unchanged, our bitterness
of feeling is all gone; our prejudice all
uprooted; and, with deep sincerity, we
mourn his loss. His murder was an un-
holy and atrocious erinss it was an in
human and brutal deed. Had Mr.. LIN
coin been the humblest and most OBJ
scure individual in the nation, still the
peculiar circumstances of the crime
would have sent thrill of horror to
every heart Bnt, added to the natural
dismay which so revolving a crime ex-
cites, the high Office of the victim; the
hopes of the nation which were conferred
in him; and his many virtues as man,
all
plead like angels, trumpet tongued, against
The deep damnation of his taking of"
@What will be the political course of
his successor it is idle for us to attempt
to predict or forecast He comes into
Office under painful circumstances and
at a critical time. GOD grant that he
may guide the affairs of the nation
Alright, and that the evil we have satfered
in the death of ABRAHAM LINCOLN at
this time, may yet resuls IN good to our
country and the woEkA