, 1865-05-15

lay almost beyond hope q recovery, ane hts se1,
who acted a. his secretary IN attempting 70 w1fn,
his death. Ueeda OF anch atrocity cover their
perpetrators with everlasting 1n6my. and d1s-
" s es4 appss Eat
The Aessssin and his accomplice were conceived
and e1ecnted II concert with no ens bo. .ueu,.
,sssEs p9ss:: ssosa: !ae sai 1s@ioss! ssqa :!
{eo rissss's 'ns sase: of ss$s:r e er!@s
tion Impossible. o. the other hand .he waving
Of knife before the aflriehted audience At ,he
theatcr. snd he "sle stngfr tyrann1." pro,
men wiling 70 immoEt.lise themselves, {,fe
' Gpjast a. Te % belisse i to Be, The coatsaelate
sas he w,a,on aldes st. l Tneon and nd ths seels:
sasn. dstsnss y Il - = lssssnsd
deep religious feeling Vii be Obs sured b. she
atrocities committed In tho name and on behalf
Of the South. .Arson IN New York, theft under
u IL e.p am he nstsr o oal ;ear fs:st
ance to superior forces Of nany well.fcu2ht
1eld In Virginia. --...'
Ihe er,as;i condition of !! a.!1s II Ansrie.: ths
victorious anta9 onlsts the gigantic task Of recon
struclton which muBt be undertaken by
the political leaders Of tne North, md, H. above
whom an acc1dent has made the ruler Of the
Union for the next four years, tend 10 e1alt Cur
IL he EuToer Of their PresIdent: 6us il would be
unjust not TO Acknowledge that Mr. Lncoln was
man who could not under any circumstances hare
ssf y e IL snd
adopted by The Republicans - a makcshtft. sim
pl, because Ar. Sewafa aud their other prominent
lie patty, tt was NJ tafal thai bis career should be
watched with jealous suspicion. The office cast
upon him waa great, us duties most oaerous, and
anee M spf of lis seiy ~ 70 di:ca.rse ten us short
com1ugl, moreover, were On the surface. The
eaos.ioa q mn rho.e carly Year. had been
necessarily defective, and faults Of manner and
e1rors OF taste I,Relled he oo.ervsr At
f. neoe ,loR, @on ies hiaeif hs e.
spect and confidence OF all. 4is perfee. honesty
speedily became apparent. asd, what is, perhaps,
speeches which he was called upon from dme TO
time to deliver, imhued though they were with
s a o. 4 no
of langnsga toward his oppou=nts, ur lowarl nou-
trsl. Hi utterances wera apparently careless,
quality Of Ar. Ls1coln's adminIstratlon which
served. however; more than ny other, to enlist
ae r. II
eluslons, and those Who vii compare the differ.
ent stages Of bis career one with another,
g cnt 6e ' II t. ar.4 F01f6S WfS
Sss s 9' shoaa ass q Ssas
to he % Whts popnlatioo ii @ 1 soon d.. IT,
sppeared- The gradual change Of his Language
and OF his policy was mort remarkable. Eu9lisn-
men learned to respect a nan who showed the
bsst eha1Acter1s.ice Of their in his respect ior
what ia Rood In The past acting In unison With
recognition Of what .sas made aeee.s.ry by The
Itneoln's mind was subject to single modldca-
tlon. 1t would feem that he ielt hrnself Of late
great cause which he could partly recognise, but
which he IVES powerless to control.
[From the Daily News, Apr1l 81
In the hour q bis great work done. President 1t
triumph, for no thought Of triumph was IN that
honest aud humble henri nor In the nto1ication Of
applaute, 70! the ftutta Of victory were not ret
can people tho foremost man In the great Christian
revolution ofour age struck down. But his tlsk was
nevertheless, accomplished. and The battle Of his
M o e. r. e T. e% Il ,R
honor that belongs to ono that has 70
notl5 done his part and CARVING in ~ last
that be could now see the assured coming oi hat
end for which he had 10 long striEsn In iatth md
hope. Who aha1 pity or 1amsnt a1ch death,
md The world sottly rpeaks bow tsae aud good BE-
Wal! Who will not bow the head aubmiss1se 70
the InRcIut lb1e decree which nocks our p!sns 1no
fanciee, but eren in our eo1ow makes us feel tnat
e. might haye beena ..-...
For in Ill tune to come, not among Americans
only, but among all who think Of manhood as
more than rank, and set worth ADORE display, the
name Of Abraham Lincoln will be held IN feve1-
ence. RIatng from among the poorest Of the peo.
PIE Winning hs SO" wsy upwssa ~ sness haSd
acter unepotted and = name untatnted, securing
wider respect a. he became better known, never
pretending to more than he s7as, nor being less
ihan be proleseed himself, be was at length for
very singleneas OF heart and npnghmesa Of con-
duc,, because all felt that they could trust him
ne.s sonlase m snd sense, placed In lie ehalr Of
Prendent al the turning point Of his nations his
tory. A life 60 true, rewarded BY dignity 20 ma.
of malice which psrty, ,piE,t, violent enough %
light civil wa1, aimed against him Tne lowly
callinss he had hrss puzpaed became his utles to
Eaa % worth ssVine; lie iitsle external rastic1-
ties only. showed more brightly, % the rough
maui1, he golden ore, the true dignity, Of his
place, and surrounded With 70 many motives Of fu.
fious detracton. 70 little impesched of aught
blamewortby: The bitteEest enemy could M ana no
was sometimes 100 homely for supetscnstttVe
taste or that he conveyed in jesting phrase what
they deemed more suited for statelief style. But
against these specks, what thorough nobility havs
we not to eetf A pqnty Of thonght,, word, aud
deed never challenged, . dis1nterestednets never
suspected. a. honesty Or purpose - nsyeE imPngned,
quaiities which may we'll make nation mourn.
I3ut he had intellect as well as Eoodncss. Cau-
onsI{ soaseFv.tys, fearing t. pass the ,it5 q
amendments rather lrom growth than d.
tezauon. be proved himself n the crisis
the very man best suited for his post.
BE held back the ardent While he gave cont
dence to the 'iGtd; his reluctance to innovate
did not prevent him from recognizing and accept
Ing The CHANCES in the situation wh;h ne Pc
with which he zefu.ea to proceed faster than they
", ea9ssd b the tsnaelty Th which
last lhouaht right to take up. So four yesrs Of
trial convinced The country thst there was none
| among them who could better I'LL bis place. And
ean b no donbt that n his knoEn respect
tot estabishea rlghg' as vel a. ny Known jus;
had 70 Let oRen hin Is their
eon'd both trust 70 e1act no nore and to claim no
1ets thEn miPht suffice to make their reco1cil1a-
| ton perpetual.
tfrom tho Daily Telegraph, Aprilnl
No fourr crime stands chron,cled in al history
Pleas Of State necessity or political interest hit
atsassn 2tion caurot cyen be hear. with toieratjnn