Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-08-16
Mr. LINCOLN's REmARKABLE PRE-
SENTIMENT.

lrial, winch related to Mr.. Lincoln's re-
markable presentiment of his own death:
GENTLEMEN:--I now come 10 an act in
this great drama which, though strange, is
not new. So wonderful is il that it seems
to us to come from beyond the viel which
separates us from death. AS have already
said, 'All Government is of God.' The
powers that be are ordained by God, and
for some wise purpose which we do not un-
derstand, the great Ruler Of all, by PRESENT.
ments, by portents, by bodings and by
dreams, sends some shadowy warning OF
the coming doom when some great disaster
is to befall nation.
$50 was it in the days of Saul, and so it
was when the great julius Cesar fell; so
was it when Brutus died at Phillippi; so it
was when Christ was crucified, and the wife
oil Pontius PLATE said 10 her husband,
Have thou nothing to do with this man, for
l have suffered many things this day in
dream because of him. so it was when the
great Henry lV OF France was assassinated;
so it was with Harold at the battle of Has
tings; 80 II was on the bloody day of Bos-
worth field; so it was when the Russian
Car was assassinated; so was ii, and so has
it ever been, when men in high government
tai places have been stricken down by the
assassn's hand; so was it before the death
OF Abraham Lincoln, the President of the
United States.
'ln the book which hold in my hand
in this Life of Cesar, by De Quincy; in
this Life of Pompey, by Plutarch; and in
this presentation, which is given in Julius
Caesar by tho great dramatist, Shakespeare,
are related the portents which came to
warn Pompey when he left the ship, and
landed on the coast of Egypt; and the warn
ing given to Julius Cesar, not only in the
dream OF Calfurnia, but in his own dream
ON that bloody day when he was assassinated
in the Senate. The same was true when
the Prince OF Orange was assassinated and
equally true is this same historic fact, that
never in tho whole history with which we
have been familiar, has there been single
instance of the assassination of the head OF
a government in which the assassins have
not all been brought to justice
ut is a terrible thing to fight against God.
Government being God, any attempt to throw
people into confusion and anarchy is fight
ing against God, and in no instance has he
ever suffered man, guilty of such crime,
to go unpunished. Though he may take
unto himself the wings OF the morning and
flee to the uttermost parts OF the earth, yet
the eye OF God will follow him and the hand
of justice will eventually be laid on him, and
compel him to give rendition of his bloody
account.
''on the 18th of April, 1866, Abraham
Lincoln called together his Cabinet. He
was in good spirits, for, as you well remem
ber, we had at that time been receiving the
most gratifying and cheering news; but still
upon his soul there lay heavy gloom, ant
he remarked, Il am very anxious 10 heal
from Sherman The reply was, you will
hear good news from Sherman GeneIa
Grant was there and he knew Sherman. HI
took occasion to assure the President tina
the news from Sherman would be all right
Il don't know replied Mr. Lincoln, ant
then repeated what he had before said,
am very anxious TO hear from Sherman,
adding the remark, Il feel some great dlsas
ter is coming upon us. Last night l wa
visited by a strange dream, the same dream
that IN the darkness of the night, when dee
sleep had fallen on men, has three time
before visited me. Before the battle of Bul
Run, before the battle of Stone River, befor
the battle of Charlottesville, ii came to m
in the same identical distinct form, and til
following day came the news of the disaster
AS / have stated, this same dream came
me last night in my sleep, and feel as
some great calamity is to befall this natlol
= of which am part The members I
; the Cabinet who heard that will never 70
; get 1t. In few hours afterwards "a pause
i he did not hear from Sherman, but thel
!, came a realization of the dream, and h
= spirit was led up to the eternal God-head.
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