Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-07-18

with his Scared and battered legiOns, =
awaited the end that was swiftly APP
preaching The surrender was a qucs-
ton Of time. Weary of bloodshed,
with malice toward none, with char
ity fer al, = Mr. Lincoln, IN the inter
ests Of peace, had summoned to his aid
General james w. Singleton Of Quincy,
Ills, yirginian By birth, and person
ally known to prominent men Of the
Confederacy. and also intimately asso-
ciated with the president in his western
home.
Already he had made several trips to
Richmond, unofficially Of course, and
there was a chance that the negotiations
would bear coed fruit, and tend to a
speedy and peaceful adjustment of many
questions by making both sides better
acquainted with each other.
At General Singleton's request Mr..
Linccin had given him letter stating
in substance that if Virginia or any Of
the southern states would recognize the
authority of the United States and elect
senators and members Ct congress, such
senators and members of congress would
be entitled to take their seats
Mr.. President" said General Sin
gleton, referring to this letter, when I
go south / shall be asked how your
promise in this letter can consistently
stand alongside of your emancipation
proclamation. What shall tell thenl?''
Singleton, said Mr.. Lincoln, II
have explained. ard will now say again,
that have issued that proclamation
and if it have any legal effect have no
power to reach it. If it have not any
legal effect, it is of no consequence. i
would not take it back if I could, and
could not if / would ("
Thus briefly was summed up Mr.
Lincoln's estimate Of that proclamation
that changed the destinies Of millions
of people.
He continued: MY duty is simply
to enforce the laws l want to see these
states and all these people come back
and submit to the constitution, and then
my duty is done. | am the executive
part Of the government, and when /
have enforced the laws the other de-
partments will relieve me of all respCn-
sibility.
On April IA he instructed General
Singleton to assure the people of Vir-
ginia that he would favor the return Of
the state into the Union with her gov.
eminent intact, and the same on the
part Of the seeded states.
/ cannot do everything at once, . he
said, "for am impeded by the fact that
everything is under martial law at the
present time. / wish you to go again
Immediately to Richmond and reassure
the people. y
Mr. Usher. secretary of the interior,
was present at this interview and was
to accompany General Singleton to
Richmond. They took leave of the presi
dent and went out together.
Later in the evening, going to join
Governor Yates of Illinois and other
friends, with whom they were to make
party fer supper. they were met ON
She threshold with flying rumors of the
assassination of Mr.. Lincoln at Ford s
theater.
Thus were Mr.. Lincoln's last words
those CT peace ard kindness.
Recognizing the value of that memen-
to of the time, General Singleton order
ed a case of gold. i'll one compartment
of which. under glass, is the card with
its significant date. New York Sun.
HOW BARON HiRScH DIED.
Alone and Helpless. the Man of Millions
Met His End.
Baron Hirsch died Of syneope at 8
o'clock in the morning, at which hour
his means attracted the attention of the
occupants of the adjoining rooms. On
entering his bedroom they found that he
had already passed away.
He was staying at o Gyalla, near
Comorn, in Hungary, as the guest of
Herr Ehrenfeld. O landed proprietor,
whose hospitality he had accepted, as
the shooting box which he had project
ed on an estate he had purchased in
that noighborhood was still unfinished.
1t was only last year, after the sale Of
ST. Johann, his largest estate in Aus
tria- Hungary, to Prince Hohenlohe,
that he bought the estate Of 0 Gyalla,
which abutted on Herr Ehrenfeld's
property. While his new shooting box
was under construction he was frequent
" the guest of the Hungarian primate,
Cardinal Vaszary, and Of other neigh
bors, like the Ehrenfelds
There was large company in the
house that night, and the baron was
very gay. Contrary to his usually very
frugal habits, he drank a good deal of
champagne, responding to all the toasts
that were proposed. 1t was probably
this which brought on the apopletic at
tack that SO suddenly ended in his
death. He went to bed at o'clock, and
when his meanings were heard it was
too late to render him any etfectual as
sistance. Thus the millionaire heue-
factor CT the entire Jewish nationality
died in a strangers house, alone and
helpless, at moment when for the first
time in his life he was in need Of help.
His health had not been good for
some years past, although he knew how
to keep up his maria appearance.
which resenbled that Of cavalry Off
Ger rather than of Jewish banker. But
his appearance was deceptive. He visit
ed Carlsbad nearly every year, and
when he was there last he astonished
his acquaintance by alluding to his APP
preaching end,
Again, only few months ago, during
the sitting of the board Of trustees for
his Galician foundation, he reverted to
the subject of death, mentioning that he
had been studying the Austrian laws of
legacy and inheritance, and he CON-
planned of the legacy duties being very
high-10 per cent. On some one remark
ing that that must be matter of CON-
paratiye indifference to him, since he
had no direct heirs, the baron rather in
dignantly replied: "How do you know
that? Ny heirs are suffering humanity,
and / am thinking how to make all my
foundations and charitable institutions
independent for the future by depositing
the capital sum for each Of them.
In the course of the same conversation
ne mentioned that he would like to die
suddenly without illness, and in this his
wishes appear to have been almost lit
orally fulfilled. London Letter.
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