Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-21

Own BIZ TIE brutal rage Of az ASSASSIN, n dsTe
az the very threshold 9t tle gaze Of reacs ne was
ab7ut to open, abruptly hurled frnm his sphere o.
us fitness at IA crisll of thA Republics fate, IN
su h a misoT.uue, al tia. ls hor he aad pltlah'e
aud calamltous, his been concentrated into one "a
tai moment to o7erwhe m tie country with aft c.
ton For tho first tire n our history, sesis5'Ds-
ton has thrown it, dagger into the poliHca scse.
o.! the disgrace tf il, tc5 shame Of T., the per J
/ ever that crime should be identified W 81 the
Au,c.icaa character Let Ms nos before, for the
horcr Cf ne American name, that II vas prompted
by partisan rnalevoeccs Lot 1t rot be asso IL ed
with the eco-d of civil str e, FL thec than AZ the
oct of a murderer whose or minaty goes 10. be-
ond his own individuality. We will not insalt any
ecticn of our c. uutry by pleading for It's people
or 81 cir leaders excupaion is0n completely in tha
ieadlsh DEED lor, In behalf of Amsricsnism, &c
as vert that they will loaths snd denounce 1t. f 7
soldiers have 40 sympathy With asslssins Be their
eau right or wro1g, they s'rke for it ou the en-
oa.tled pllln, ags'ns. an armed and Ieldy fee
"The full ex'ent Of The niifortune involved In
Mr.. L'ncon's death cannot yet be measured. 1t
iepmds upon whether his succes or will take Up
he pll,c, Of conclahon hat we know the late
Presldeut had determined to pursue M. Lincoln,
of 10 power, was the best ftend of the South.
Ia his kiudhearted less, he vithstood and baffled
the viudctiveness aud ianit clam cf tie radicals Of
h.s party. 1t is known that ne had prepared aud
vas about to publish Proclamation of General
ANN sty SO couclsto-y in It's tine a. 50 honora-
bic In it, condtl Ms that Il would have been accept
able to large portion of the South as well as 20
tle co7rc,yctV people Of the North What OF
tat defamation? w Ii it bsigno7ed, lew that lis
author les cold n deah2 We rust not. l. Il among
tic leg lcies be leaves the r pubic. These who
hive power cannot pay lie ter + butte to his men,
ory q an 10 fulfil bis wishes His voc) viii! no
more be heard In the Cabinet, bat In the hearts Of
those that remain there should be chords echolng
the words of peace and forgiveness that he uttered
% blef While before be passed into eternity
tn living do honor to the dead in completing the
unfioished labor Of love. No filter rCquium to
Abraham Lincoln than TIE song of peace swelling
from the gratefl hearts Of his countr' MN.
tHe axis no hecatombs--let hi;. grave BE- unpo'-
pted by the blood of Ama leans flarg tered for
reug9 Let the law do1l with th' murderer; but
-. ST tesmans Up and + r the iDEu nee Of populyr
opinion. the mis- ion Of the hour 10 Peace. Shall
the deed Of a single man, prompted by his Vn I'm
,stursl instincts affect tho policy Of strong Gov
.rnmert, and BIAS: the hopes that have SO Tccntly
dawued upon the lard? Shall the leg tirnste sor
row o. tho people for the loss OF one whom they
trusted a.d honcred degenerate into savage VIM
dcliveues5 toward rsce gutless, aud, at tits day,
unconscious OF the crime tia: has BEEN perez a.
ted II would lie q s'aoCe- on cur oDlg nmept
10 believe Il. Nc; let our statesmen end our people
reiomc tie coocilistorv temper that prevailed be
these dreadful tidings to check the curre'
Of p,pu'ar opinion. Let It be ~ that THE germ
aF Peace vas planted by tho haI d Of Abraham
Lincoln. Let il live AID f ,urish md become a
4 Cnument to his fame"