The New York herald., 1865-04-23

In the HERALD Of Friday referring to the habiments
OF in which Broadway is at present clothed your
reporter takes to describe that In the parors
3of store Broadway is heraldic tribute to the
memory of the late Chief Magistrate The ancient arms
Of the family Of Lincoln, set in antique frame, orna
ments the space OF the windows Under the
arms there is the motto "Aperto uiuere roto." The
crest and the border drap ed with mourning"
Your reporter perhaps not that the heradic
tribute above referred to is what the European
3tnent is termed "hatchment" Such a decoration Of
mourning is used in England and elsewhere to tell the
family story of the ustrious dead. AS Abraham Lin
coin will be forever iusrous in the roll all of the de-
parted great Of America, II seemed 10 fitting that he
should have as great an honor paid TO him would be
paid to the most noble aristocratic Of Britain
Europe have had considerable trouble in hunting
up the ancient genealogy of the family Most probably
am the first in all our land who has done doubt
even II late lamented President himself knew-and
perhaps he did care know-to what armora bear
ngs he entitled in the Herald College of the World
may therefore, not be uninerestng to many Of
readers If give in detail all that have discovered rea
tive TO the family Of Lincoln, and describe briefly the
arms on the hatchment already alluded to-
trace the Lincoln family far back the reign OF
Henry VII Of England, A. d. 1455-1509 The Lincolns
come from those ceebiaed Earls OF Lincoln ''n Not
uns hamshire, beside Newark OF whom Collins, in his
renced his fidelity by his demeanor whilst he continued
prisoner received him into his especial favor and
made choice of him for one Of his prvy council, being
person Of great prudence gravity and constancy" Did
not the first Lincoln foreshadow the astY Frances the
daughter of the earl married Gyles the third Lord
Chandos who died in 1893 thereby blending the Lincoln
family with the noble house of Bedford The peerage Of
Lincoln has long become extinct and strangely enough
in turning Burke's 'Ianded Gentry of England"
nd that there is rich landed proprietor of the soil of
the name Of Lincoln in England the present The
lincolns came 10 this country az far as can trace
about the year 1912 and various members OF the family
have distinguished themselves in different eras OF Amer
can history The family Of the Lncolns described
In heraldc technology, argent vert an
estole pierced gold crest lion rampant sable ducally
3gorged The of the Todd famly-or that family
sof Todds TO which trace Mrs Lincoln 70 belong de
scended from the Todds Of Swaziland in Yorkshre-are
argent within bordure vert three foxes heads couped
lgules The motto, Aperto vuere voto"to live without
a wish concealcd'-concdes curOusly and happily
enough with the frank avowed, undisgused character Of
our late Chief Mas gstrate.
hachment, corrupted from achievement" is a
square piece Of braid framed, and pla ed diamond
fashion the front OF house On IL painted the
3armorial bearings whereby may be known the
relationship OF the deceased person. The whole
distinguished in such n that the behold
ers Can at decide whether the arms are
those OF a bachelor OF OF a married person Thus, on
the hatchment in front OF my promises the left side Of
the shield looking at IL from the street. is the Of
the Lncons; the right side looking from street,
gives the OF the Todd family though por
the shield An impaled line in the middle divides the
two portons and the dexter side OF the shield being in
mourning denotes that s the male OF the family who
has departed Had Mr. Lincoln been the last Of his fam
lily bcraldry would have demanded that death & head
should be placed the middle the escucheon to sig
4nify that death had conquered all.
In the hope that these few facts may he interesting at
this momentons period Of our history, send them to the
HERALD Yours truly,
HENRY HAYS, 649 and o5l Broadway