Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-17

THE NATION NOUNS.
On Saturday morning the country vas shock
ed by the announcement, tina, President LiScoLs
and Secretary SEWARD had been assassinated the!
night before The reception Of the news in thsi
city, created. a. il did everywhere. intense er
element. and shen The telegraph brought the!
unwelcome and sad intelligence thas the pref
deut had died from the wound % the asssssin
spontaneous, universal and heartfelt we're the!
expressions OF grief All business was immedi
stely suspended. and in brti period Of tmeI
the city was drsped in mourning. At noon snI
immense meeting was held 10 the State House
yard. composed of all classes of citizens, to give
expression TO the general feeling over The terrible
national calamity IL was addressed by gentle
men Of opposite political sentiments. feelingly
eloquenily and periodically. IL the president
had died from disease or accident, the mourning!
would have been sincere snd general. but the|
poigpancy OF the grief was heightened by the|
circumstances which attended his untmely|
death.
/. was announced that he would attend the
theatre on Friday evening in company With Gen
GEAxr. bu, the latter having left the city. be!
concluded tha; he would not dssppoint .he|
audience While sitting in his private box 40!
assassin entered. stealthily the murderer erep'I
behind hi. victim. delenceless and unprotected
as he was. shot him in tho back OF the head, and
In the confusion OF the moment jumped upon ihel
stage aud escaped. The president lived nearly
twelve hours, bat without return Of conscious
ness There is no excuse. DO apology. jus,i
hca,ion for the crime II WAS c0wardly, cruel ),
brutal act. The extent Of the conspiracy is nosI
known. but tsere is every evidence Of premcd
itation We sincerely hope tia, the leaders of
the southern rebellion. for the honor OF our own
race and our country. have no completely in The
crime; but rcsribu,ion. prompt aud inexorsbleI
should be visited upon all who bad any
participation init. An We have every confidence
that an svenging Providence sill oveT,ake and
punish the guilty What increases the maleyo
lence of the act is that no possible good could
como from IL The life Of 40 man il necessary
90 tho life OF the nation. and prominent as Mr.
LiscoLs has been for the pas, tour years, another
will take his place and the wheels of govern
Is nothing 10 DO gained By the assassination OF
one Who. as the head of the nation. had exhibit
ed magnsnimitY 20 the vanquished in the hour
OF triumph
The day of the president. death has many in
teresting associations II was Good Friday. a
day commorated by the christian world as the
traditional anniversary Of CHKIsr's descent to the
tomb II was also the anniversary Of the evacu
alton of Fort Sumter. in 1861. by Major ASDER-
son and his gallant band, after a heroic defence,
an event which thrilled the country and precipi
tated the civil war upon the nation and all It's
woes Mr. LINCOLN had appointed the day q
jubilee in honor of raising the national flag sgaiu
over Sumter. and the recent glorious ,riumphs OF
the national arms. But the tragedy which the
nation mourns cast deep gloom over its close
The rejoicing was turned into mourning.
There were but few marked events in the lie
of Mr.. LINCOLN previous to hi. elevation &c the
presidency. but brief review of bis career will be
interesting in forming AUST estimate of the char
acter OF the man He was born in Hardin coun-
ty, Kentucky. February 18th. 1909. His snces-
tors, who were Quskers. went fsom Berks
county. Pennsylvania. 10 Rockingham ,county
Virginia. and from there bis grandfather AsRs-
Ham with his family moved to Kentucky about
1882, and vas killed BY Indians in 1854. THOMAS
LINCOLN the father Of ABRAHAM. born IN
Virginia. ana in 1906 he removed With bis family
10 what is Spencer county in this state.
where ABRAHAM being large for his age. was put
IN nttk n ri>
the forest, and for the next ten years WAS mostly
occupied in bard labor on his fathers farm He
went TO school st intervals amounting
in the aggregate 20 about year. which WAS al
the school education he ever received. At the
sge of nineteen he made trip 10 New Orleans
1890. he removed with his father from Indiana,
and ss,,led in Macon county. Illiuois, where he
helped 10 build log cabin foF the family home.
and TO make enough rails 70 fence ten acres Of
land. In the following year he hired himself At
$l2s moath 20 assis, in building fat boat sndl
afteE~srd in taking the boat 10 New Orleans
On his return ne was, By the same employer. put
10 charge "a clerk o! store and mill. On tbe
breaking out of the Black Hawk war 10 1882. re
Joined a volunteer COMPANY. and 20 MS surprise
gas elected captain Of Il. promotion which he
SAYS, gave him more pleasure than any subse
Queat event Of he life On his return. after
having served three months. he Vas
nominated whig candidate Tor tie legislature.
but The country being democratic lie Vas defeat
ed. though HE Own election precinct gave him
277 votes. and only seven against him lie mex,
opened a country store. which Was not prosper
Gus. appointed postmaster a, New Salem,
and now began to study Law BY borrowing from
neighboring lawyer book. which re took in
the evening and returned in The morning About
this time be also performed the duties OF deputy
county surveyOr II 1884 be Was elected 10 the
legislature and Was re elected in 80. 3 and 30
In 1886 he obtained license 70 practice law. and
an 1851 be removed 70 Springfield and entered
rPon the duties OF his profession. in which ne
attained eminence. especially as an advocate IN
jury trials he did not withdraw from politics
however. but continued a prominent leader of
the Wig party in Illinois In Is44. a. candil
date for presidential elecsor. be cauvassed the
entire state. together with par. of Indians
Re sas a representative in congress from ls47