Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-20

Tho niece. tOg with the usrO.' ger N
hind BY the assassin and the bu.it se- duy '-a'ed
and deposited il the War Department.
LAST HosENs ~ rpF rAEsloEE.-trflf.-.hc --tN-s-
letter from Xsansel. p. Field Esq. gives tte l''N'
ing touching Ger -rip:oa Of the President d'''f.
rhe persons pre.sn. il the we're me Srs.ty Of
War the Secretary ot the Nay the Po'tna-
the Atorney-Ceaera!, ihe netet"Ty 0. .'e -I5-r-y,
iwho, however, Remained only III an5u. " - ne
Secretary Of Interior the AS7staG; Se'ray u re
interior, nysef Gen Aggur, Gen H3.le'L, Co.,. Negs,
and during the last moments, Capt. Robert -. 10 and
Mai john Hly. Or the 700, OF the bed q: ~ -tcne,
above MIN and directly opposite the le'i ia'a 80
was standing fre lently holding the pn!s aa .-othet
gentlem Z, not in Uniform, Out nom g'a'79- % De
also @n army :n's' on s,21t goo; l's.' ;-s 'Ie
leaning ever The head boar. o.. thybe3.
For several Eols he hr-,.taug above df,, % con
tinued regularly, AID apparently without PAIN o.. co1sc-
ousness. Blt Gbolt7 o'll;k - change o-turei ana
the BREATHING which had been sonl,u Que, E.eT-
rurted A. 'nierys's These int, walls became rose tts
ousn and Of longer duration, and the breathing more
eeble Several times the intery was So long mas Ne
thought nm dead ald the surgeon applied Ls fingers 70
The lee evidently 70 ascertain such va :tt idcL
Bu. ]: S3s I'LL twenty two minutes past seven O'CLOCK
10 the morning that the fame IL Eeiei ou A.efe vas
40 apparent suffering, :onylsiyc action, 10 rattng
~ the throat none u tie ordinary premOr.ory syLp
toms Of deatt Death in this case WAS nera ceesaton
Of breathns.
DR. CureY offered or pray :. IL- .et prlscr- 10 ne
? ON were III .c.oUndy lhec.e. t'e t'e-;cenis eyes
after death were no. particularly ne gL. oly 7A.eJ
10
NJ the surgecns brought pennies and iae tt4 Jn ne
evrs and sGhselneDpy substituted l1r them silver hai.
| dollars. In very short time the "a" commence
sicttly "a ng, although the body was sth! Wlrm.
"a led Attention 10 this aad had il Immediately ed mp
with a picket handkerchief. The expression imme-
datey after lie wa pIre!y negative ou' ~ hi:esa
mipntas thee came over the InOat the stgs and the
chin smile tia. seemed lmo~t an effort u lie. had
neve- seen upon tie Presidents fs'e an cAp3soL more
Genial and plelsing The body grew cold very crato
al v and e. the before j: had entirely Site ed
Curtains had h'en previously drawn down o. the secFe
Immediately after tre de,ease . meeting was he'd of
the members .! the Cabinet present IN he back pAsor,
adjacent T. the in a a. p TIE Prs-1,n. -ie-, .
| which meeting Of ;o1lse was n9t Adm!.,9-. -oo-'
dfaen minutes before the deceasa Mr.. Lrc0.n came
into the room at1 th-eg Aef,eh -por har y 's has
! bands bojy She was allowed to remain q. Pr 'aly
few minutes wheQ she wa removed 80 COB. ns Ccn1t-
ton in which, 4rc'ai sic Aa4 oetH "-ft'- b. .IIa
aala,ina L is payer .a the cLauhss o. 6ea:b.
d. Gu-.cy vent Into theiront paror where Hls LIN
-olr vas Wit, Mrs. and Hiss Kinney arf Zee SON Rob
e-- Cen Todd OF Dac0.1h a. cousin o. hers e.- Gene
raj r. rnsvorh Of nois. Here another 9rlye- Qt-
/ prlver VS. roTtnlally interrupted ny Nr,. -Af'n's
,bs soon after f.. conclusion went into tle Iar9r,
and losu5 he. "a u chair Imported by be. ln r. o.
Presently Ler carriage up and she was fec' 'cd 70
n She w.R p q state OF -oellOle compos-r' -. mat
time until 90 re-ch,d the door aher' .ln;.r ". -
tteltre opposite, she repca aed t9re3 or iptf -
/ .lsa. I-eiffcl olse that draadfa. hol'""
! Before my-el' Jeff, quad hat oe'n -, oue1 -
N. door OF the room IN which the rem .Is %, .e ate
presd ut vers lying Nrs. Lincoln nat hpeh r'mm--
mi atad With 20 ascertain whether she t'.rea ' rody
>, NJ emba,med Or not ani tb3 oecg..1ry % Va. lad
sred various o.l,- necessary in con'e1u, "' nat
Aa ,sS ,te Fonss ,bo, 80 o'clock in tie 1,-,iHg
and sbory after met ~ Un9t Justice Chase or hswsy
there. He was extremely fgi'ated' ss indeed ytei
| had been although the night atter"aI4s 'rneH
that ~ the Cabinet meeting Teerredgto the secretary
of the Treasury and the Attorney Go1'~l r'2ont-
! ell committee 20 wait on tH' F ~
they did, and be wac sworn I'' o... '.. . n '.'H
! in y by the Chief Justice.
RExARKs or non. HORACE GRzihSf oN ItL '''Ih 81
THE PRESIDENT.
N, Gr.,,e, addressed a. congregation At ,Ie Tsen-
,icth Stree, UniyersaIist Church, New f"sA Sandsy
night He said
He did not believe tat in any physical seH.e isn
of the man so suddenly stricken down st Wash on on
last Friday ni yht would prore the distraction .. the re-
public lie had idea thai the nation was 'caS oe-
| cause any one man was taken away. the yet e'.on son
which has heen taught rs by four ye3rs o va - the
greatness OF the people. he next addCd 10 HI hopes
Of peace and tranquility few days ag'Mleh re Ielt
the ctv and said to-day only know tRli the man IN
whose kindness and goodnes, and suavit. ~" trusted
for restoration Of that blessed peace j. t1Aep On u.s.
| What God has in store Tor u do not kn?N. oniy
! look upon the darkness and say Gods viii b. done
There is man 20 humble tlei MS Joss W. l" nos ere
! ate n vacuum somewhere Ben tler were Of hi CHER
qualities than Abraham Lincoln but Jon could not have
fJnnd whose destruction YOU'D nave grea'er s.
niacance and importance than lis death. zig w9s the
kindest heart toward the enomes OF our ooGnty IDe-
was never in the eyes OF human wisdom s N an Sct %
y
/ lion sbopld have taken his ife Not Que hose death
would carse such disastrous change o. the prospect
for them AS the death of This speak what l
| know I know what his sympsthies wero and am
prod of the fact that during the past 'o1r yeat while
he was being assaed with every kne OF violent Vituper-
ation no one has heard fall from his Ups o. seen from
the traeinrs of his per anything that could be rallied
harsh or an unchartable sentiment toward the pro-
moters Of this Rebellion. He did not believe that as
pot cal or military power The Rebellion You+ a't pqcs
did not appear TO him Christian but which , vas nat
ursl what dlrkels the prospec. 70 m' q len the
battle f&gs farlea, the assasins kni ',t .ed 70
tsken away from ns % remedy all this bg Dlninity
and tenderness and for5sarance 20 OTefoae e epirt
20 reunte US as peope, who had been unh 2Dy di
yjd. bnt who woud forget in the bright bsn gnaas
f1turl me calamt es and the collisions or .e past
That nan is taken from and who shall 30 .he wors
which hoped TO see him do, cannot say know that