New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-08
The Closing Scenes n, Springfield.

From Our Special Core pondent' ,-
SPRIN0TELD, H.. thursday M"h'Ns' Ia! > Io's'
Springfield has a population Oh Io'VVV' ii
. tho hes, bujt small city have ever seen The pri-
rate residences and grounds Of 'he leaUhg olUzehs
indicate an opulence and taste'ui eos'ce ho 10 DC
found in many larger towns III Is Iald oai IN VIDE
.,r,,;,c with the cardinal points of compass
IA ooys,s immense ground for so small population.
-. location /. upon q black prariesoiled plateau
rh;cb in default Of a regular pavement neccssitaef
e bniIdnc of pl ank road along every street Fifteen
o-. aro when the State House (Which is located in
rnbc square in the very center Of the city, was con
sidered tie finest structure in tie West. The Execu
i've Mansion owned by the state, and occupied by the
successive Goyernors-nOw tie home Of Gov O.lesby-
certainly the finest Guberratorial residence in the
,ountry-spacous, excellent in architecture. and ele
ganty furnished. Some Of the private residences are
scarcely less elegant and imposing. That Of eKGov.
Mattison il considered the best house in the State.
The importance Of the city hes consisted mainly in
its being the State Capital yet it has large trade with
the surrounding country and railroads nerseot here,
which gives communication north ard south. and
west.
II had been the home Of Abraham Liucoln IS years
With his companiouable nature and open heart it fol
lowed that he the personal acquaintance and friend
of all the men, women and children in the city and in
all th region round about Besides. Springfield was
The political center Of the State ana during % years
Abraham Lincoln the acknowledged S,se leader OF
spoltical party. That party, the one that sprang
from it, was finally successful. and rewarded him not
merely with State honos but with The headlp of the
nation. Such giants s L. ID. Baker, Lyman Trumbull
Richard Yates, S. T. Logan. David Davies Owen Love-
10Y Z. b. Washburne WIN. II. Bissc1, I. j. Oglesby.
j. y. Arnold and John Wentworih-all these conceded
lis right Leadership and cLeeIfuy rallied beneath
ais standard. And yet more than the political leader.
be was the popular and good ncehbor at his
home in Springfield. Springfield. then, is bis proper
burial place and to-day he viii be entombed here
OF course the town heavily draped. Even the
humbest houses are black with costly cloth At the
house Of Mr.. Chatterton l noticed a fine specimen OF
tie Washington eagle spendd.y mounted anc holding
the flag in his beek and just beneath i marble bust
Of Lincoln with the motto beneath the whole In life
ours in death the countys;" and this is but one Of
fifty eqaly appropriate Fine taste and money had been
spent upon the StaeHouse 1t for the reception Of
the remains. won't Try describe IT, but will confne
myself 10 the effect Of all That, whether looked
OF lover Of the aesthetic or in fun sympathy as
nourner whether one scanned critically or permitted
himself TO yiell TO the spell Of the place was al that
could have been intended or be desired.
Yesterday and this morning tie house where Mr.
Lincoln lived fifteen years, and IN which he received
the depuation headed by George Ashmun, which came
to officially inform him Of bis domination for the Pres
deucy has been tile center Of interest 10 al the strang
ers in the CITY. Ii is situated four or five squares
to the southeast Of the State House and is present
che residence Of Nh : Tion President Of the Great
Western Railroad The house has been often described
You remember that it is an 0npretending twcstory
i1--fr b holm
on street corner fronts another street than the main
building 1t is rather was, years ago. painted
avery yellow straw Color plainly furnished, and con-
isns but eight altogether IN tie small yard are
several quite large apple trees now in fun blossom,
and there is some shrubbery. The flvOrte chair in
which he sat and the desk at which he wrote are still
there as are many other Of MS old personal surround
ines To-day, tie hundreds OF visitors are begging
everything available a. souvenirs slrigs from the
e,rubbery blossoms from the trees, painss from
the fence for canes.
Up to this morning /; Lad been finally determined
whether the remains OF the President would be depo
sed AZ OakRidge Cemetery. in a vsult hastily built
o. the Mother Place which is fine property Of ten
seres in he western part Of the city. ana which the
citizeus. on hearing OF bis death bought paying
10000 as the place for his tomb and monument. Pre-.
psratons were made at each place but this morning
Oh the arrival Of Capt. Robert Lincoln and John g.
Ncolay late Private Secretary, from Washington the
question was decided in favor Of OakIadge though 1t
Is quite possible that the body may finally rest at the
Mother pla.e
Last evening Gov. Ogleshy received at bis house the
various delegations the city the number Of say
thousand and Rev. Dr. o. H. Tiffany tie most noted
Chicago pulpit and platform orator delivered an address
one Of the churches a. life and characteristics Of
NJ. Lincoln which if 10 be published
This morning a large delegation arrived from ST.
Louis headed by Gen. Fiske and the Hon. II. l. Blow
At this hour . Il. H.. tie relatives and personal
friends Of the dead have just ooked-uot spoken-the
lat lingering farewell Of their idol and the coffin has
been forever closed II il computed that over one MIL
ion Of people have seen bis dead face. " hat other
nan in all the tide Of time ever lad 20 may come TO
D. hin efter Death had taken him A million at one
mans funeral C. p
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