, 1865-04-18
POSTSCRIPT.
4 O'CLOCK 4. u.
The n. I. Press On the Rational
Bereavement,

MEETING OF CONGREss|s EN.-
APPOINTMENT OF C0tz-
! y hItETEEs.
Ex2R.$cT OF a LETTER ERo1
EDWIN BooTH.
{spccia. Dispatch 10 Western Associated Pteas.
Fsw York, tprss II
7.cstcr frnxn Edwin Booth.
new TcRK, April I1-~Boeton papeta publish i,
letter tro1;Edwin Boeth to the manager OF =.
bosion IEsaler. rclat1Ss to the suspension cf ~
srssEs s;g,;1 nasns Ihe letter closes Is tollous
heHsis tho lta.b Of the President. IN oppressed
by private scs not to be expressed in words; bn
whatever ea1aIoity may btlaN me or mine, MI
country, ons md fndiv1slb1e, has ny Harmest de-
The Post tpubIi.hss an odycEtisenent which an
e. se IN sa ssts If h Gf52h
me1t of one million dollars Ii conieastase 1ne 3as
A Tribute to the srca: :-Dsua.
Nxw YoR!., April 17.-1ha- Tribune sayr, edit.
never provoked 10 the exhibition Of sne tIscn Of
hate, Or even wrath, towards thoee ara.nst whom
he WIS compelled to battle for tho life IT tha nj.
people as libel On humanity and . ugcr rayen. !.
ous for blood, he not only put forth no speech, no
psper, Do ztan,fes'o that taye the lea:r eoaate-
Intimate and confidential moments indicated The
hope that evil should befall ono of those enemies
save ~ # should be necessary for the salvation Of
the country. r he blow that struck down Abraham
Lincoln be{eft the Union -assailsnts Of the
hrmest and most Powerful opponent Of all avoid
ahle severity n snbdmng thair rebellion presl-
dent Lincoln fell Eacridce to bis country e saliva
ton as absolutely a. though he bad been struck
down while lsaJlng the assault on tho rampafts OF
fete5sb91E. hls death sets The scsl o. fate to ne
In this country only, but In all lis urkiae pisces
throughout the civilized world. To human vision
It Nonld tst1a vt. Lincoln had fallen 1t the very
moment when his loss would he most kccnly and
jusuy telt. The soldiers had doao their work.
The hour Of the statesman had fully struck. The
Ptssident S " s.5 ready and eager f9r the taak
we believe he would have issued proclamation
0. amnesty wtich would have dissolved a;I that
remains Of tho rebslliun, leasing IT. leaders no
der. Ne havc po spec.sl knowledxe OF the puy-
POSES Of his successor. hut NC will not douht The
good provid.pce which has borne our county 80
guide aEl cuhrdjan through whatever uay be still
tefors her. aEd TINT the sto1u, and gloom of tue
* Resa s6a he fs sy hs snsne
MELT could death hhya causctl snrh n fael.
IL eoan1s ossG''qa Picrous o evsy EsPE Mss
hrst election forceeen what was coming, 1t would
no: 5ays chosen for President nan Of Mr Lin.
cce5. We aouhi w5tt thcr fore.ioht nnd r. iaIihcrs.
tltn would haye made 90 roa5 ch"tce dn% snv
policy Thfche Republican President might have
s.eauin.ss ournr fonr vrs,s .x.'n;G h.ra 5000
The GLrcrum ent 10 he ehfrrred frfn r. .cmrn,s ~
tbe heck ot changing opinion. What Was want
! made up in the cLaracter Of III. Lincoln.
As secn rs the war cloud yisibly lifted. be
Get himself to The performance oi scts which CON-
mepdcd the srpro7a1 cycn Of his former nnno
ncn'e. and the day which preceded hts death Was
pot,ed in employments mose iii Of nromtss than
Th.re viii iii iuto hjs c opsInn ana hoaoIF "a
grave no warmer or more rieniftnI tr1hnt, of
hunett tenslhllIty than IL shed in tI,ase nt hfs
re:eIectou' % " '''' "1' ZIG no' c@n't''atc 10 at'
The Utrosd sara our institutions .-a fo,+rr.ta-
II Of cha.ac x tset depcnal1x < sn1aa lie a ~
progress OF the American Government e Is onward.
cattlng fIo4rrs as It pasecs upon the rave o.
| each new martyr, h1t never hating IN The march
Johnson, The Presdsnt Of tho GSf
ted States, we have a man of similar origin With
hr. Lincoln, equally the child of tdc people,
longer in lie mower Of chaLrtne forInnu IN ta.e
nv - from Abraham Llncolu. ns ,ht h.v.. han
peDed had be lived, one Of The most eo'ia, bril.
Ef2ICfEa3 fpDut3ftODE in a
worlds annals say record can be- fonnls IT, onir
| peer s1ist,rg In the memory Of George Washing.
The Tn1<s P,{s public life has Il tendency to
chill kindly, generous affections, and blight sweet
snssaues OF NJ: ~ as was ssia Of NJ, Fox, big
9sass was a. uttie hardened as II he had ltved and
u,eu Teitr. ~ a. n9 eaasy 70 AZ aud
s:eeeh 70 nc world. Men VIII tei,eruse that SOL
emn hdofess VIII ercE-tucreas1ng Interest and
emaonon, en- Us il ths shadow Of h1s own tasic fate,
On It. itis snss g. speesh ] = 5tfs th
Wo!ta as Catlausn st,tesm IN Would gladly havo
ed 1ut no
tnS tntta aes aays ne peenass nature OF our inet-
shnnid ha dksI ah.ani1 51st any ono man
yation and successful Iworkins. Hthe % Enperor ss1
haYs bcen oaI ~ osen e,on @ a Fanss uld
houf Pqe,den, fpso1a es5 9e,95e sHadn
awa 40 II Wa does not tor an ia.fant aaa
d. grind no1easat q our fspaSeaa eo1e9a
Thc -to,,r,oy or t.,,,r.--. s.,,, ,71
lives, The Union ia visible. strono. conn,nf and
victorious the rebellion, and 1t is Tor us TO
Lincoln 10 deRd. The President llvee He needs
and must hsve tho sustaining power Of the peo.
pie. Lei us give 1t to him with earnestncss.@,
hope not unu4ueled with soIlcitude, for In such
terrible tunctures IS the present nobody can cai-
culhte the consequences Of a fa1ss step or wrong
PRECEDENT Ia favorable and promising indieation,
sI ahd L9 gseauy 70 oe nopGd taat he Will Gee y
rs an.y 10 9afsne me hea!!ng policy On which
Popular Indignation.
WAsu1SoroN, April 17-Seyeral prisoners from
Prince Georges county, Nd, were brought to
the O!d Capitol from Provost Marshal In.raham's
office, large crowd followed, i1cTeas3nF In putn-
ber al every street corner, although as precaq-
streets. The crowd was a motley one Of iii aees
ard co1ors A report thtf the norties Ware
Booth ard Surrat eainipg cretlit AZ they rracl,rI
fhe ytcintiY Of the Ha't,mnre Dennt the
erT was raitcd. s'HanT them skill them +, and
II The fnme time DC prisoners wefe attacked