Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-25
INTERESTING NEWS From
WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune I
ONE OF THE PREsInENr's I. .Asr Arrs

Correspondence of the n. Y. Tribune.l
ONE OF THE PRESIDENTS LAST ACTS
Une of the Presidents last official acts
was deed of mercy toward his enemies.
He expressly stated that he meant to give
the leading COnfsderates an opportunity
to leave the country. This telegram came
from Portland: -
"Beverly Tucker and Jacob Thompson
will be here tomorrow, in disguise, to leave
on the steamer for Europe. Whist shall
we do7"
Mr.. Lincoln directed the authorities TO
I let them go. A few hours later he fell by
the sssassin's bullet, and beside his death
bed member OF the Cabinet countermsnd-
ed that order. Fortunately for their own
lives Thompson and Tucker did not come
into the United States after the conspira-
tors had murdered the only man who could
have saved them from their doom.
SECRETARY SEWARD.
Mr.. Seward exhibits wonderful vitality,
but his physicians have little hope that his
mouth,,Wi ever recover its symmetry. It is
likely to be swry, and probably power will
be lacking entirely to close the lower jaw
Several days since the Secretary, with
:
slate: "For myself care nothing; but the
people should have been mora wstchful for
their President"
A PLOT TO POISON THE PRESIDENT.
Evidence discloses thst there were ten
conspirators in the plot; that ct meeting
held in Memphis they selected by lot the
assassin of the President Our authorities
have letter which says: TIT becomes your
happy lot to destroy this tyrant. You can
select the cup, the blade or the bullet, but
yoa kaoi0 the cup has once been tried, and
1t failed"
SOME FACTS ABOUT PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
President johnson wisely determines 10
show the world, that in spite of this fearful
tragedy, the protection of our Executive is
not, even now, to bs in the bayonets of q
guard, but in the love and vigilance of the
people. He exposes himself in public
places with the utmost indifference A
gentleman, meeting him on Wednesday,
in the parlOr of the KirkWood House, asked /:
'Mr. President, is it wise for you thus to
jeopsrdize yourselfP
/ He replied: "Yes, have already been
shot at twice, you remember, without in
jury. Threatened men live long"
/ There is no reason to doubt that Presi-
dent Johnson's general pClicy will be wise,
besides like all officials in this country, he
is 30 directly subject TO the judgment and
desires of the people that he cuuid not long
pursue any course contravening them.
There were complaints during his mill
tsry administration in Tennessee, that he
permitted himself TO be surrounded and
sometimes influenced by old political asso-
ciates, not altogether good or pure men,
But under this new and momentous re-
sponsibility he will, doubles guard against
that error.
The most ssnguine rebels will hardly
hope to intimidatc him. In the dark DAYS
which preceded Brsgg's last invasion of
Kentucky, Buell., then in command of tie
Army of the Ohio, was about to evscuate
Nashville. Gov. Johnson implored, expos
tulsted and stormed to no purpose.
He finally declared under the solemni-
ties of an oath that if all the lest of the
army left, he would remain with his four
I Middle Tennessee regiments, defend the
city to the last and perish in its ashes, be.
fore it should be given up to the enemy.
Buell. then left a garrison, which, though
weak, proved sufficient to hold the capital
of Tennessee.