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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-04-28
RecOlIectiOns Of President Lincoln

A correspondent of the Boston Journal
gives an account of conversation with
the late President, from which it appears
that he had presentiment that he should
not survive the close of the war. The
writer saws:
He may not have looked for ii from
the hand of an assassin, but he felt sure
his life would end with the war long ago
He SAID "that he WAS certain he should
not outlast the rebellion" 1t was in las
July. As You well remember, there wa:
dissension then among the republican lead
ers- Many of his best friends had desert
ed him, and were talking of an opposition
convention to nominate another candidate
and universal gloom was among the peo
pie. The North was tired of the war,
and supposed an honorable peace attalna
bic. Mr. Lincoln knew it was not-tha
any peace at that time would be only dis
union, Speaking of ii, he said: 81 have
faith in the people They will not en-
sent to disunion. The danger is, they an
misled. Let them know the truth, anC
the country is safe" He looked hasssarC
and carewom, and further on in the inter
view remarked on his appearance, say
ing: "You are wearing yourself out witt
hard work" 81 can't work less" b.
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for his people, The righteous God hates
iniquity, and it is always perilous for
those in authority to sympathize with
great criminals, or connive at their wick
edness. If Davis, Lee & Co. make good
their escape, and get beyond the jurisdic-
tion of the United States, let them CO.
God will set mark upon them as indeli-
bic as the brand on the brow of Cain,
and curse will follow them to the ends
of the earth. If they fall into the hands
of the government, the welfare of society
and all the interests of humanity demand
that they shall be tried, found guilty and
hanged by the neck until they are dead.
-Rer. X. NJ. Hatfield IN Independent
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Our Neir President.

The New York Evening Post states thai
in recent conversation President Lin
coin expressed himself warmly towards
the then vice president, saying that he
had done nobly for his country - lie
is too much OF a man. continued Mr..
Lincoln. ..for the American people TO
east him off for a single error
Gen. Burnside. who WAS Intimately as
soriateI with Cox. Andrew johnson,
while in command at the WeSt. being
asked on Saturday what he thought OF
him. said:
Il know Mr.. johnson well. lie Was
military governor of East Tennessee when
commanded in the West. For some
time he was in Louisville and Cincinnati.
where met him at all hours of the day
and night, and in most important consul
tations, and l can say that never saw
him when / thought he had tasted liquor.
He was no drunkard then. In my opln-
ion, he is firm, loyal and talented states
man"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-04-28
The assault on Mr.. SelU0rd.

The following account of the male
nurse in attendance on Secretary Seward,
at the time when the murderOus attack
was made on him, gives particulars of in
terest:
George F. Robinson, a soldier and
nurse on Secretary Seward on Friday
night, has related circumstantially the pro-
ceedings in the chamber, from which it
appears it was through his brave and de-
termined endeavors that the consumma-
ton of the murderous designs of the fiend
were frustrated.
According to Robinson, Fred. Seward,
Major Seward and Mr.. Hansell were all
wounded on the stairway. AS Robinson
opened the door to learn the cause of the
disturbance the man struck at his breast
with knife, the blade of which appeared
to be about twelve inches in length and
one inch in width. Robinson raised his
arm to parry the blow and a wound was
inflicted in the center of his forehead close
to the hair, the knife glancing, and the
clenched hand in which the man held the
dagger, came upon MIR. Robinson's face
and felled him to the floor Miss Seward
at this .juncture escaped from the room,
and ran to the front window, screaming
s'Murder.''
The assassin leaped to the bed where
Mr.. Seward lay, still apparently in help
less condition, and gave a tremendous
blow at his face. He missed his mark
however, and almost fell across Mr.. Sew.
ards body. BY this time Robinson hao
recovered, jumped on the bed and caught
his arms. While he was thus attempting
to hold the assassin, the latter struck MIR
Seward on the left side of his face, ant
then on the right side. The ASSASSIN
then raised up, and he and Robinson
came to the floor together They boil
got on their feet, Robinson still keeping
firm hold OF him. The assassin 1eache,
his left arm over Robinson's shoulder an,
endeavored to force him to the floor
Finding he could not handle Robinson il
4 that position, he dropped his pistol, whicl
had been forced against Mr.. Robinson
+ face in the hand which was around hi
neck, caught hold of Robinson's right arr
with his left hand, and struck behind Rot
inson with the knife. They still continue
to struggle for few moments, Robinso
forcing him towards the door, which wa
open, with the intention of throwing hil
over the banisters..
When they had nearly reached the dooI
Major Augustus Seward entered the room
Robinson called upon him to take th
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knife out of the assassin's hand. Major
Seward Immediately clutched the assassin.
The latter then struck Robinson in the
stomach, knocking him down, broke away
from Major Seward, and rushed down
stairs.
During the scufle-when, he cannot
say-Mr. Robinson received wound,
quite serious, some two inches in breadth,
on the upper part of the right shoulder
blade, another little lower down on the
same side, and also a slight one on the
left shoulder. While struggling with the
man near the bedside he had seized the
wrist of his right hand, in which was the
dagger, and did not release his hold until
knocked down by the assassin, near the
door, and after Major Seward had come
to his assistance He returned to the
room after he found the assassin had es-
capped, and found that the secretary had
got off the bed on to the floor, dragging
with him the bed-clothes, and was lying
in pool of blood.
Upon going to the secretary he found
no pulse in his wrist, and stated to Miss
Seward, who had re-entered the room
and asked if her father was dead, that he
believed he was; but upon second ex-
animation Robinson ascertnined that his
heart was still beating. The secretary
then said' 81 am not dead Send for
the police and surgeon, and close the
house." He then placed the secretary
upon the bed, telling him he must not talk.
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The Presidents Funeral.

Early on Wednesday the streets of
Washington were crowded with persons,
thousands of them from distant cities
Nearly the entire population was abroad.
BY 10 A. NJ. every prominent point on the
line of the procession was occupied, and
in the immediate neighborhood of the ex-
ecutive mansion dense crowd had as
sembIed. None could enter the mansion
without tickets, room having been provid-
ed for six hundred persons only upon the
raised platform steps on the east, north
and south sides Of the room. The corpse
lay in about the center, space being re-
served all around the catafalque with
chairs for the immediate family of the de-
ceased.
At / o'clock guests began to arrive, a
body of about sixty clersymen from all
parts of the country being the first to en-
ter. The heads of government bureaus,
governors of states, members of municipal
governments, prominent officers of the
army and navy, the diplomatic corps in
full costume, members of the Christian
commission, Union league committees of
Philadelphia and New York, merchants
of the principal cities, members of Con-
gress, and men holding the highest official
stations, from all parts of our own coun-
try and foreign lands, were there, and the
scene was solemnly grand and impressive.
At noon the President, in company with
his cabinet, except Secretary Seward, en-
tered. President johnson approached the
catafalque and took last but brief look
at the remains of his illustrious predeces-
sor, and then retired to his position, I'M
mediately on the east and in full view Of
the cotfined remains.
At 10 minutes past II, amid profound
silence, Rev. D. Gurley, the late Presi'
dents pastor, approached the head of tht
catafalque and announced the order of re
ligious services, when DIR. Hall, Episco
palian, read a'portion of Scripture ac
cording to the Episcopal form.
The opening prayer was made by Bish
op Simpson, Methodist Episcopalian.-
Rev. DIR. Gurley then delivered the funer
al sermon, standing on "the steps of tn
catafalque, near the head of the coffin
Rev. DIR. Gray, Baptist, closed the solemn
q services by prayer.
\ The corpse was then removed to {
a hearse which was in front of the door Q
the executive mansion and at 2 o'clock til
4 procession formed. 1t took the line q
= Pennsylvania avenue. The streets wer
n kept clear of all encumbrances, but til
b sidewalks were densely lined with peopl
S from the White House to the Capito
S The roofs, porticoes, windows and all eli
II waited points were occupied by intereste
> spectators. As the procession starte
d minute guns were fired near St. John
II church, the city hall and capitol, and IL
Is bells of all the churches in the city an
n of the various engine houses were tolle'
First in the order Of the procession WI
r, a detachment Of colored troops, then 70
l. lowed white regiments of infantry an
le bodies Of artillery and cavalry, navy, m:
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-04-28
The Scene in the Theater.

Since the assassination Fords theater
has been in the hands of the military au-
thorities and there is room to believe that
some of the employees of the establishment
were in completely with Booth. 1t ap-
pears that Booth did not fire through the
door of the box, but the hole in the door
had previously been made with gimlet,
doubtless by Booth himself, that he might
assure himself Of the Presidents exact
position before entering. After Booth
had done the fell deed, he cried loud
enough to be heard all over the house
"The South is avenged" He then rest,
ed his left hand upon the velvet cushion
which ran around the front of the box,
and leapel easily to the floor of the stage
Before this Maj. Rathburn, a step-son Of
Senator Harris of New York, attempted
to seize the assassin, but the wretch turn.
ed as quick as lightning, and drawing &
knife dealt him severe blow. Thi.
slight defense however, had the effect tc
cause the spur of the murderer to catch
in the fringe of the state flag alluded to
and he fell, striking his right knee and
thigh, and dragging the flag from its fas
tenins down upon the stage with him
and detachins the spur, which he left be
hind him. AS he arose, he exclaimed
".Sic semper twunnisl" and staggering
across the stage in a tragic manner, anc
brandishins the large knife which he ha,
drawn, cried again: 81 have done it, o.
1T is | who did it."
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Booths SOlilOquy.

The assassin of our President is said to
have taken pride in the effective rendering
Of the soliloquy of Richard Third, in which
occurred the following passage. He can
apply it to himself now;
Il love myself. Wherefore? for any good
That myself have done unto myself!
., alas .. l rather hate myself
For hateful deeds committed by myself.
am villain; vet lie | am not
Fool, of thyself speak well Fool. do not latter.
Wy conscience hath a thousand several tongues
And every tongue brings i'll several tale
And every tale condemns me for villain
Perjury perjury, in the high'st degree,
Murder, stern murder, in the dir'st degree
Al several sins all us'd in each degree
Ihrong TO the bar, crying ALL Guilty guilty,
-hal despair. There is no creature loves me:
And. If die, no soul will pity me-"
The following passages from Macbeth
seem almost prophetic taken in connection
With the life and death of our good Presi
dent:
Besides this Duncan ILincOnl
nam borne his faculties meek, hath been
,nr -. clear IL! his great office, that his virtues
WI ieAd like angels, trumpet-tOngued, against
ne deep damnation of his taking of;
49,; p''!' ilke naked new born babe
ing tiie bt-t, Of heavens cherubim horsed
1 ~" sshtless couriers of the air.
11 Ht.a,. DO" the horrid deed in every eve.
''a' 'eaFs shall drown the wind
AFTER l-ie's ftui fever he s,ss,s rrou
treason mas done his worst nor o.ooI -. -..o,
Malice domestic, foreign levy. no,h;n. '' p''''N'
Can touch him further" - Ane
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-04-28
The 18th Ut. at the Siege of MObtke.
New ORLEANS, April 6, '65.

New ORLEANS, April =, 90.
FRIEND CALEDoN1AN Il propose to
give YOU an inkling of the fortunes of the
9TH Vt. regiment in the siege operations
around Mobile and Spanish Fort. In the
bloody battles of the 9th of March, it
became early engaged, and was not far
behind the 9lst Illinois, which claims the
honor of the opening attack. It's posi-
ton in the hottest part Of that days work
is said to have been near the center of the
line. The rebels have made many a sue
cesstul sortie from the fort, and on the
2Sth, by sudden and dextrous charge,
took nearly the whole Of Co. X, Capt
Stearns, prisoners, while on skirmish
duty.
have not yet learned the names of the
killed, but am told by Sergt. Damon that
up to the 4th inst. the number was amaz-
ing small, being but two or three in the
whole regiment. The following are
among the wounded:
Sergt. Damon, Co. G., hand and shoul-
der; Sergt. Perkins, Co. C, shot through
both legs, one is amputated the other do
ing we'll; privates Champeau, Go. F,
lower jaw and neck badly, Bailey, Co.
G, hand Picket, Co. G, hips; Allard,
Co. c, shoulder badly; Randall, X, hip;
johnson, F, left arm; McCarty, X, left
hand; Mason, B, hand, slight.
The following are now sick in St. Loui:
Hotel Hospital at New Orleans: Bacon,
G.; Cox, ID; Kinds and f. A. Stone Of
Johnson, E; McLusky, F; Brown and
West of G.; Butfum, l.
The following We're not in the engage
ment, having been recently transferred
North, via New York, probably to Yer.
mont hospitals: Draffn, Rankols, Roby
and Sheridan of Co. A; Conlin, Montay
Perry and Sanderson of Co. b Howard
LaQuee, Miller and Thompson, C; John
son, Thompson and Worthin, d; Brown
f; Young, F; Chase and Wilbur, G
Belden, Bradish, Hastings. kimball
Spalding and Wiley, II; Powers, l;
Bushy, Conner, Hadlock, Newell ant
Wiley, X.
The following are absent on sick fur
lough: Piper and Masters, c; Potte
and Hays, | Crosgritf:, A.
The telegraph will have anticipated me
probably, in giving you general account
of the battle, or, rather, battles, for there
has been fighting night and day ever since
the 9th. / therefore omit for the pres
ent any further detail of the, thus far, un
successful siege. B.F.
, p S-A letter from our correspondent
the llth gives these additional wounde'
in the 7th VT: Privates Parker, B, knee
Horton, X, ankle; Wallace, G, breast
Only Il men of Go. X are missing
Now that Mobile has surrendered it i
thought that Capt. Stearns and his brav
comrades will not long be prisoners
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rine and army officers on foot, the pail
bearers in carriages. Next the hearse,
drawn by six white horses, the coffin
prominent to every beholder. The floor
on which it rested was strewn with ever
greens, and the coffin was covered with
white flowers. Then followed the Presi-
dent and cabinet, the diplomatic corps,
members Of Congress, governors of states,
delegations from various states, fire COM
panies, civic associations, clerks of the va
rious departments and others, all in the
order of the procession, together with
many public and private carriages, all
closing up with large number of colored
men. The body was conveyed to and de-
posted in the rotundy of the Capitol
This was the largest funeral procession
that ever took place in Washington, one
hour and half being occupied in passing
given point. 1t was in the highest de-
gree imposing.
Upon the arrival of the head of the
procession at the east front of the Capitol,
the coffin was borne to the center of the
rotunda. President johnson stood at the
foot of the coffin, surrounded by a throng
of senators and high military officers and
a small number of Illinoisans as chief
mourners. The entire company filled but
small portion of the space. DR.. Gurley,
standing at the head of the coffin, uttered
a few brief and most impressive remarks,
chiefly in solemn words of Scripture. con-
signing the dead ashes, once animated by
the soul of Abraham Lincoln, to their
original dust. The deep tones of his
voice reverberated from the vast walls
and ceiling of the rotunda, now first used
for such a solemn occasion, and during
the impressive scene many were affected
to tears
A dispatch to Gen OglcSby of Illinois,
yesterday, from the secretary of state of
Illinois, stated that a national monument
fund had been started at Springfield, Ill.
and that six acres of land in the heart of
that city had been selected for the burial
place of the lamented President.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-04-28
ez- In case of the death, removal {

9 In case of the death, removal or
disability of both president and vice presi-
dent, the president pro tempore of the Sen
ate becomes acting president, until new
president has been elected, for which cleo
ton Congress must provide. If there is
no president of the Senate at the time, the
Speaker of the House of Representatives
becomes acting president. In case of MIR.
Johnson's death, removal or disability
Senator Lafayette s. Foster of Connecti-
cut, now president pro tenpore of the Sen.
ate, would be acting president till a new
PRESIDENTIAL election should ensue.
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answered. s.but it isn't that-work never
troubled me. Things look badly, and
can't avoid anxiety. Personally L care
nothing about a reelection; but if our
divisions defeat Us. / fear for the country"
When suggested that right must event.
ually triumph-that l had never deSpaired
OF the result. he said: "Neither have /,
but may not live to see it 1 feel pre-
sentiment that shall not outlast the re-
bellion. When ii is over, my work viii
be DONE
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The Murder of our President Sim
ply the Result Of COpperheatl
Teachings.

For nearly three years there has been a
large party at the North who have on eve
ry occasion ard under every pretext de-
nOunced the President of the United
States. Many of them have gone SO far
as even to denomce him as a tvrant and a
usurper of power whose blood should pay
the penalty of his u>urpation. Such pa
pers As the World and the Journal OF
Commerce, have not failed to comment up
on all the acts of the Administration in a
style that would naturally lead the haSty
and passionate to regard our rulers aS
men pcrllOus to the liberties of the people
If Il draft was necessary to fill our armies.
not one word of cerlsure in these papers
concerning the rebels who had brought on
the war, but the most bitter invcctiveS
against the President, who, it was alleged
was " the tyrant who was dragging our
sons to be inundated upon the altar of this
black Moloch." If battle was lost No
words of condemnation against the rebels,
but fierce philippics against the President
for carrying on s. bloody and useless war
for the sake of the negro"
And so it went on Not day but
these papers filled their columns with the
most insidious Of calumnies, appealing to
the worst passions of the worst of men.
The Sympathizcrs of the rebels and the
opposers of the Government everywhere
repeated these sayings Small country
papers like the Aryus, the Rutland Comi-
er and the Woodstock Agere-hashed them
and sent them out again to become the
slang of the ignorant rabble.
Last Saturday the country was shocked
appalled,, by the tidings of the assa>sina
tion of Abraham Lincoln, President of tn,
United States. Even these bitter oppo
nentS OF his administration were struck
dumb with horror at the awfulness of tn,
crime. And yet what is it but the appli
cation of the copperhead teaching? How
many times have We heard that nobl;
champion of Liberty called a tyrant and
threatened with assassination? How
many times have we read the insidiOu
articles of the rebel sympathizers who re
minded him of the fate of Paul, of Caesar
of Charles the lst of England and Loui
XIVth of France?
The bloody minded wretch whose hant
has put out the light of life in one of God,
noblest men, and made nation mourn
for its chief, has only fulfilled the express
ed wish of the copperheads all over til
country We do not suppose they a
f meant what they said, yet the result is til
same. Let every loyal man remembe
this, and dating from the mourntul deaf
of our noble, generous and lamented Pres
dent, let us see to it that the country
no longer cursed by such dangerous an
uurepublican doctrines. Freedom of I'll
press and freedom of speech do not mea
liberty to urge on ASSASSINATION .-7ra5
US in Walton's Daily.
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The 18th OF APRIL. The 10Th oi
April was historic before; it is doubly his.
toric now On that day was shed the
first blood in the two great war struggles
which our republic has passed through,
the battle of Lexington and the attack Of
the 9th Mass. regiment in Baltimore, ant
now we have buried on that day the cost
liest sacrifice our country has ever made
to secure the perpetuity of its government
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-07

A REMARKABLE CoMPANY.-The Sparta
Eagle mentions the remarkable fact that
Company K, of the AID Wisconsin regiment,
which went out from Monroe county year
ago, returned to Sparta without the loss of a
man by disease or otherwise. Eighty one
went out-eighty- came back and this
notwithstanding the company has been in one
or two engagements, and endured all the
hardships incident to camp life. We doubt
if parallel instance exists in the history OF
he whole army.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-07

OuR friend Ogden has closed out his book
store and proposes, we believe, to make hi
future home in Chicago.
Messrs. Kiser & Hills open shortly q dry
goods establishment in the excellent sale
rooms occupied by Mr.. Ogden.