The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-16
THE NATIONS DEEP AFFLio-
TIek..

THE NAIlON . bhN
TON.
The popular heart was terribly
shocked Yesterday by the telesrAphi0
announcement that President Lincoln
had been basely assassinated- The
manifestations of indignation and sor-
~, we're intensified by the oOincident
intelligence of the brutal and muFde7
r,u. assault made upon Mr.. Seward
his son and others keeping vigil IN the
distinguished invalid's chamber Inc
community we're in the midst Of pre-
D.r.t;ops u celebrate beoOmingly the
recent important victories Ofour armies
md If the restoration of the national
fac on Fort Sumter, when this dis
tressingly painful information was re-
oeived. changing their JOY to sorrow
their erultation to woe. The gay flag
that suttered in the morning breeze
were instantly draped in mourning ana
hung =, half mast, and during the re
msinder of the day minute guns were
fired
The expressions of regret for TINS ma
tiopal calamity-for the death Oh
Avp,H,u LINCOLN, at this important
iupeture. is nothing less than nation
,loolsmity-were universal All shades
Of opiniOn-men who have supported
him warmly, and men who have asI
warmly opposed him-were equally out
sDoken and sincere in their condem-
nation Of the bloody iniquity by which
the nation. and friends of law, order
and peace, were robbed Of the W'seI
head and pure heart, around which
50 many hopes and such vast and mo-
menious interests concentrated. III
any there we're who did not realize the
extent Of the affection, and dePlore it
they had the good taste not to show
themselves.
What the effects Of Mr. Lincoln g
death upon the desiinies Of The Union
may be-, is at present known only
TO Him who knoweth all things The
swirl revolving wheel of time will soon
develope them; and il were unwise to
deal in speculation. Let us hope, how
ezer. that the salvation Of this Union
is not dependent upon the life Of one
man nor many men.
Happily, the practical operations OF
our beautiful system of government
have, in two instances, shown that there
Is not, necessarily, any danger to be
apprehended Of the stability Of our in
atitutions from the decease Of the CHIEF
Magistrate. Nor are the people, the
source of all power, TO be feared They
how to the will OF the Supreme Ruler
and to the majesty Of the Law, without
which they know there is no safety 70
them or for Liberty.
The Vice President has already as
sumed the authority which the COnsti
tuition deyolves upon him, aud we fee
doubly assured that be viii so condue
himself in his high Office as to meri
he affection and applause Of his com
trymen.
ABRAuAM LNooIS was great an'
good man, and his administration o
the government, whatever may be ia
future career of our nation, will eve
be regarded as one of extraordinsr.
srgacity, vigor, and efficiency And IA
will always be regarded as a publ
benefactor-our SECOND WAsnwcrox
Penetrated with grief by the nation
great aflliction, we have no heart I
go into an investigation of the probabl
motives which impelled the assassin t
fire the fatal shot We bow in dee
humiliation, amazed that any one wit
human heart could be found to PEE
petrate so dastardly crime, and trus
to the justice of God for its punish
ment