Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-25

ally triumph-that / had never despaired Of the
result, he said "Neither have but may not live
TO see it. i feel a presentiment that shall not
outlast the rebellion. When it is over my work
will be done."
ONE OF MR. LINcoLS's r,rEsT LETTERS.
Last week Gerer Van Allen, of New York,
wrot. to the President to ask him not to expose his
life unnecessarily as he had done at Richmond, and
assuring him of the earnest desire Of all his coun
trtmen to close the war he ha so successfully con-
Quoted. After acknowledges the receipt of the
lette the President replied, April 18th, the day
of his death, and said
81 intend to adopt the advice of my friends and
use due precaution. | thank you for the
assurance you give me that shall be supported by
conservative like yourself in the efforts may
make to restore the Union, so to make it, 70 use
your language, Union of hearts and hands as well
"You truly, A. LIycoIS
"To General Van Allen"
NERcIFUL WORDS BY TIE N4r.YR PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Lincoln concluded his last inaugural with
the following words
with malice toward none, wiii charity for all,
with frmness in the right, Go gives us too see
the right let US strive on to finish work in,
to bind up the nations wounds TO care for him
who shall have borne the battle and for his widow
and his orphans TO do all which may achieve and
cherish Just and lasting peace among ourselves
and with all nations
LETTER PROM BBIGADIER GENERAL J. r. JONES, OF
VIRGINIA.
FoRT WARREN, April II, 1865.
Hon. Alexander Ramsay:
Dear Sir-Since writing to you such change in
affairs has taken place that avail myself OF this
early opportunity TO express to you my feelings on
6s.Ih lt-o,, Al
No event of my life has given me greater shock
than the announcement of the terrible and infa-
nous assassination OF the President. Aside from
the great crime, which cannot contemplate with
out feelings of adherence and indignation, no
greater calamity could have befallen our country
when our minds and hearts were looking for speedy
peace / say our country, for now feel that this
is nv country, and personally mourn the loss of
Mr. Lincoln, and feel that the people Of my State
will condemn the crime and bitterly feel the calam-
ity. trust in God that no respectable Southern
man. when all is brought to light, will be found in
any way accessory TO the hellsh crime; but on the
contrary, that all will feel the utter adherence
of the act which it merits from all men. Your
Kindness and courtesy to me induce me TO assure
YOU Of my feelings in this hour Of our nations ca
iamity. Your obedient servant, j. r. JoNEs.
INTERESTING RECORD or ATTEMPTED AssAssIxATioxs
IN MODERN TIMES.
IFrom the Toronto Leader
4 crime so horrible as assassination is held in dc
testa.ion and adherence by every civilized people,
The savage tribes of America, by whom it is syste-
natioay practiced resort to it only to avenge the
murder Of a relative. Unless under peculiar cii
cumstances, it carries with it the presumption Of
cowardice the exceptions being where the horrd
deed is done in public, and the perpetrstor places
his own life in imminent hazard, either from the
fury of the populace those more regular steps
which lead through judicial process to fslon's
Tha Sqin 0f Mr. Iinpnln could hardly
hope to escl2e, Though the murderer-in in ent If
not in fac-Of Mr.. Seward had more chances in his
favor There are not wanting, in recent times,
plenty Of instances of attempts being made to as
sassinate royal or other emint MT political person
ages but they have almost invariably miscarred
from one cause or another. The attempts on the
life of Napoleon III. are fresh in the public recol-
lection but though they have been more than once
repeated the Emperor Ct the French still lives.
We are many OF us old enough to re-
member the plot of Feschi to murder Louis Phil |
lppe, and to recall the days when the Duke |
of Wellington found it necessary to secure
his windows with thick iron shutters. Not all
the virtues of our own Queen and the love which is
borne her by her subjects have protected her, at
all times, from attempts upon her life. In lS4O,
madman shot at the Queen and the Princess Royal; |
and at another time, captain Of dragons assault
ed her majesty by horsewhippng her. The success
ful attempt in recent times TO asSassinate states
man in the case of Mr.. Perceval, shot by Belling-
ham, in the lobby OF the House of Commons, in
1911. Bellingham acted from sense of personal
injury. A Russian merchant, he attributed his ruin
to Perceval, and took this means of revenge. At a
still later date, within about twenty years., at
tempt was made on the life of Sir Robert Peel; and
the ball intended fdr him struck and killed his pri
vate secretary, Mr.. Drummonu. In 1920, was
formed the Cato street conspiracy, with Thistle
wood at its head, for the purpose of assassinatng
the whole British cabinet, at dinner to be given
ut Lord Harrowby's house in Grosvenor square,
The conspiracy was denounced by government spies,
and Thistlewood was executed for the crime
About 20 years before this time, madman named
Hadfeld fired from the pit of Drury Lane Theatre
at George Ill. in his boz and missing his aim, was
tried for treason, but not convicted, account of
his irresponsible condition. He was kept in con-
fnement for safety. This was the second attempt
on the life of that king Margaret Nicholson having,