The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-04-20

spresent. To them he spoke Of his visit
Rto Richmond, and wleE II was said much
lhueasiness was felt at the North while
ahe vas at the rebel capital for fear that
8some traitor might shoot him, he replied,
n icularly, thot he would have been alarm.
bsd himself II any other person had been
sprcsidcnt and gone there. but that he did
Hnot feel anv danger whntevor. Conyer
7sing on = mater Of business with Mr..
IA shmead, hc made the remark th be
Isiw Mr.. Ashucnd was surpri.cd A., and
Immediately with his well known Mad
sncss of heart said, "you did not under.
stand me, Ashm nd. did not INC an what
lytu inferred, aud I will take 1t all back
band apologize for IT,"
II lie nltorward gave Mr.. Ashinun a card
10 admit himself aud friends carly ncxi
Emorniug to Converse further about IT,
ATurning to NJ. Colfux, ho said: "You
fore toing with Mrs. Lincoln and me tr
uthc lheater, hope" but Mr.. Collax bad
pothcr engagements, expecting 10 leave
hlhe city tho next morning. lie then
vsad 10 Mr.. CUllnx: "Mr. Sumner has
nihe gayel Of the Confederate Congress
Hwhicb he got nj Richmond 10 hand to the
KS crotary of War, hut insisted then that
he must give i 10 you, and you tell him
hfor me 20 hard IL over" Mr. Ashmead
3aludcd 10 the gayil, which he still had
Isnd which h used at the Chicago Con.
kycntion aud the President and Mrs. Lin.
hcoln. who was also in the parlur, rose 10
lao to the theatre. II was half on hour
kalcr the time they had Intended 10 start,
Ilaud they spoke about waiting half an
Nh1ur longer. The President went with
ErcIuctuncc, as Gen. Grant had gone
3North and he did net wish the people 70
! nba disappointed, as they had both been
advertised to be thcrc.
n AZ the door he stopped and said:
!" b"Collax, do not forget to tell the people
in The mining regions, us You pass through
! hem, what ! told you this morning about
4 he developments when p0aco comes,
q tnh wilit'lcgruph you at San Francis
rcl."
Y lie shook hands with both gentlemen
1wuh pleasant goud 1--we. and left the
] aEXccutiye Mansion never to return to il
SalyG,
During tho illness Of Secretary Sow.
lard, resulting from his recent accident
NSenalor Sumner has been ass ing the
EPrcsid mt in conducting the Dcpartmcl
1of State, Ir pairing with his own hands
imuch OF the import Mt diplomatic cor.
,rrspondcncc Even before the murder.
'ous assault upon the Secretary last even.
Hug, II was feared that, owing TO his al
lvauccd age, he would not DO able to again
rrosumc the lOborious duties of his posi-
1tiou. MIR, Sumner has been approached
Eby high officials IN relation to this matter
Eto.day. lie IA now performing, tcmporar'
\ lily, the duties OF tho position.
n President johnson has communicated
Ito all the members of the Cabinet n re-
Iquest that they remain in their present
/ positions.
Governor Stone during n meeting OF
citizens of Iowa, last night, stated that
he had just had n long conversation with
President Johnson in regard to his policy
|us Chief Magistrate.
lie said that while hn would deal kind
ly aud lcnicntly with The mass of the peo
'plc ol the South and thc runk aud file Of
their armies, regarding them, US he did,
imercly as the victims and sufferers ol
. .rebcliiou, he ncvorth. less would be care
] (ul not to pursue any policy which would
iprcvent the Government from visiting
punishment on the guilty causes OF the
rebellion.
The President r 4 rdcd il as due TO the
loyal people OF the country aud TO tho
,memory ol tho thousands vi bravo men
,who had lallcn in the defense OF tho
Union during this struggle, aud to the
sclaims OF Justice aud freedom Throughout
stho world, that treason should still be
Frcgardcd as the highest crime under on
Constitution aud dag, aud that Treason
should be rendered infamous for all tim
90 come.
While he entertained these views, hc
fshould cndcayor q gain the conlid'nco OF
the deceived aud betrayed masses o.
Southern people regarding them as IN,
vproper material Tor reconslructing th,
\ insurgont States, aud to restore them L
tthcr proper relations TO the Govern
tments.
4 lie would neither recognize nor hOlI
eauy communication with those who has
koccupicd official stations, or aUknowlcdg.
Rcd the sovereignty of the rebel Govern.
smeht. For four years he had fought the
brcbcl Government with Oll the energy OF
his character,
The church ot DR.. Gurey, where NJ
Lincoln usually attended service, hal
tbeen very beautifully decorated vi
.mournlug, both inside aud out. The 10y
ausuolly o'cipled by the President and HI
'3lamily has oeeh appropriately deckt'
nt.t 4, h,,,ltp,.,p0s ,G u,.l ustll 81,
! N''n "aV'''"'u"'s VI W. wv" W." 70
bnnninn Sabb,Ib' opj unIsr ,hc nl,,,ctin,
fcirrnms,ancrs viii n, n,cnlisrlv Imnres
tsive and niIln,inc.
4 G. A seward 1rl,granb. Mr. Sanford
President or iho kmrrir,n T.lc,r,nl
4 gCmnnanv. as foil .ws. M m o'eIoek mi.
fiorenoon,
] aIJnelp is well This morning M tho
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