The New York herald., 1865-05-05
New York, Friday, May 5. 1865.
THE SITUATION.

New York, Friday, May 5. 1865.
THE STU UATION.
little over four years ago Abraham Lincoln then q
comparatively untried man. left his quiet home In the
little town Of Springfield Illinois, to assume the high and
responsible duties Of President of this republic the most
exalted and honorable Of all worldly positions On We'd
nesday last all that is mortal OF Abraham Lincoln
turned to that same quiet little town. But in
those four years what mighty events in the his
tory Of the republic and Of the world have oc-
CURED, how wonderful have been the developments in
the character of the then improved nation that
then the throes OF dissolution apparently ready
to fall into hundred fragments, has, through his in
domitable, unswervng yet mild ami even tempered
villa WILL that amidst the appalling and seeming
iy insurmounabe obstacles calmly but firmly pursued
its fixed purposes the conscientious convictions OF duty
God and country-been knit into a compacness and
herence and established upon endurance never
before in its history approached and such rejoice
the hearts OF It's millions Of citizens excite the envy
of the world And upon the face and heart Of that nation
has ineaceably stamped the character and gonius
Of that then comparatively obscure man. whom In all It's
ages 10 come while speaking rovcrcnty of Its Father
will recognize its saviour. Honors such the peo
pie Of the United States have boore paid to the
remains OF q distinguished citizen they have shown TO
the dead body Of Abraham Lincoln well they
loved the man himself that in the ASSASSIN shot
which terminated his life they recognized the blow
streck ut each aad all OF themselves. And his
funeral train has moved the land It has passed
through continued throng OF mourners, and the
weeds and emblems Of sorrow in unbroken links have
lined Its march, On Wednesday the last station in the
sad procession reached and yesterday tho body Of
our murdered aud mourncd President committed
the grave near his own loved homo. Tho final
funeral ceremonies at Springfield were marked
by tho same solemnitios that attended the pre-
vlous demonstrations in other towns. Thousands
of people from tho surrounding country and all the ad
Joining States present. and the remains were
escorted to Oak Ridge Cemetery by largo civic and
military procession of which General Hooker acted
chief marshal.
Minute guns fired during ycstorday afternoon at
various points throughout the country in honor OF
Che late President In tho harbor Of New York they
were fred from twelve O'Clock noon till sunset on
Governors Island and at the Navy Yard battery, ter
minaiing in the evening with a national salute In
Washington all the departments closed at twelve
O'clock and guns fred throughout the after
the Arsenal Navy Yard and the forts surround
ing the city.
Beverly Tucker Of the rebel agents in Canada, for
whose President johnson has offered reward Of
twenty five thousand dollars has issued card In Mon
treal, In which he denies all completely with Booth
and the other assassination conspirators George N.
Sanders, another OF these agents, upon whose hOsd
price OF twenty-five thousand dollars has also been
placed by tho Presidents still In Montreal yesterday
It stated that formal demand has been made by
government for the surrender by the Canadian author
ties OF all the supposed conspiraors within the limits Of
thcir jurisd dc,on-
A lad, who II is alleged n messenger for the
assassin Booth has recently been arrested in Brooklyn
condensed but most interesting narrative Of tho
tire expedition OF General Wilson's cavalry raidcrs from
Chckasaw, Alabama TO Macon Georgia. Is furnished by
our correspondent who accompanied this magnin.
cent body OF troopers throughout the march
We have already givsn In our columns consid-
cradle descriptive OF this expedition and Savannah
despatch published yesterday morning contained very in
teresting details regarding In The despatch
which give this morning will be found very cngross
ing, furnishing, does descriptions Of the country
traversed and particulars OF the different lights
and immense results Of tho grand enterprise -Four mpor
tant towns thousand prisoners hundred
non and large supplies Of small captured and
TO the rebel govcrnm, destroyed. Cen wilson's
entire casualties less than 1--WE hundred Our
respondent says that Governor Brown, Of Georgia.
lately engaged at Augusta in endcavorng to get up
convention TO restore that State former position
The Union
Tho capture on Tuesday last in Hanover county, virgl
mia Of the rebel cnerel osser formerly Of Early
chief officers in the Shenandoah valley is announced
Rosser is the thew saviour Of the valley 10 whom
General Sheridan In onc.of his Official dispatches rather
sarcastcay referred and Of whom that dashng national
cavalry loader made such short work.
A Memphis despatch reports that the rebel Jen
Thompson surrendered himself and his "entire army
on Tuesday last TO Captain Mitchell Of the United State
psvy. Jens "cntire army" must by this time const-.
tute no very formidable force He was at one time q
famous cut and slash fighting man in the West, and
more Of terror 70 peaceful inhabitants than 10 the
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