The Irish standard., 1905-04-15

candles. All the houses were decor
ated by day. One store in Pennsyl-
vania avenue displayed the following
in its Window
Long live our chief our President,
In glory, peace and health;
Nobly he brought the war to end
Crushed treason in its wealth.
o, God, preserve his worthy life,
Let never war nor civil strife
Again disturb this land.
The president had delivered long
speech to the multitude that thronged
the White House grounds on the even
ing of Wednesday, April 12. 1t had
become the habit of the overjoyed
population to parade the streets and
conclude with marching up to the
| door of the Presidents residence and
on almost week.
On Thursday night there was a
much larger crowd waiting to hear
him. knowing that great importance
would be attached to his words the
! President had committed them to
paper, and when he appeared on the
l pOrticO he was greeted with Il burst of
I cheering. An attendant held a candle
for him to read by, and as he finished
a leaf the President would let it hut-
ter to the ground, where it would be
caught by "Thad," his young son.
During the delivery Of this address
"rhad" was much in evidence. After
catching a falling sheet he would call
out, Give me another paper" Mr..
Lincoln concluded his speech as fol-
lows:-
"Now, am about to call upon the
band for Il tune that our adversaries
over the way have endeavored to ap-
propriatc. But we fairly captured it
yesterday, and the Attorney General
gave me his legal opinion that 1t is
now our property. So ask the band
to play Dixie"
The thoughts of Lincoln and his
Cabinet were more of the future than
the past. The last Cabinet meeting
Lincoln presided over was held Fri.
day, April Ia, the day he was shot. 1t
was Good Friday, and Easter Sunday
promised to be the happiest the North
had known for years
At this Cabinet meeting all the
Ministers were present except Mr..
Seward, the Secretary of State. Mr..
Seward had been thrown from his
horse few days before and his jaw
was fractured. He was compelled to
keep to his bed in his house, which
stood on the east side of Lafayette
square, the first house from Pennsyl-
vania avenue. In Stewards seat at the
Cabinet meeting was General Grant,
who had been invited by the Presi-
dent to attend and discuss the general
situation.
The seat OF the Secreary of State
which General Grant occupied at the
Cabinet meeting was on the right
hand of the President The others at
the table were:-Mr. Stanton, the Sec
rotary Of War; Mr.. Welles, the Secre.
tary of the Navy; Mr.. McCulloch, the
Secretary of the Treasury; Mr.. Speed,
the Attorney General; Mr.. Harlan, the
Secretary of the Interior, and Mr..
Randall, the Postmaster General.
Not man Of those who were at this
last Lincoln Cabinet meeting is now
alive. 1t is known, however, that the
president spoke in the kindliest way
of General Lee. whose exampleshe be-
lieved would have good influence
Throughout the South. General Grant
also expressed himself in q similars
manner. The President proposed no
harsh measures toward the South,
His only thought seemed to be the
restoration of the entire country to-
harmonious relationship.
The President at this meeting
heartily approved of the terms of sur