The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-14
|OW WHEELING RECEIVED THE NEWS
OF The CRUEL MURDER OF LINCOLN


personally acquainted.
Strong Views.
Mr.. Cranmer also expressed his
views In regard TO Union men and L.
= officials who could not say no when
called upon To sign petitions to allow
returned rebels To remain among US
He also paid HIS compliments TO U.
:. military officers who paid court
20 secession women.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Cranmer's
remarks continued calls were made
for NJ. ". Echols. who responded In a
short speech lie spoke feclingiy In
regard tn the death Of the President.
whom he regarded as the Second
Washington OF America He believed
that he had been baseiy murdered by
rebels. and that the loyal people were
and should be justly indignant and vim
dictive over the unparalleled outrage
that hs$ $500 planned and perpetrated
by traitors who were not entitled TO
any mercy al the hands OF loyal men.
The remarks OF both speakers called
forth frequent tokens OF appreciation
OF their hearers"
short Editorial in InteIiieeneer.
Last Friday night. at about the
same hour In which Mr.. Lincoln was
murdered at Washington. Senator
John Sherman was making a speech
at Columbus. Ohio. IL may have been
Ia the selfsame moment in which the
ceed was beng done. that the Senator
was speaking thus OF Mr.. Lincoln:
Fellow citizens. We ought not to for
get In this hour Of our triumph. the ser
vices OF Abraham Lincoln. plain. unas-
Stunning and peculiar In his style. with
out the advantages OF education or So
cial training. he brings to the discharge
OF his public duties an intellect 90 clear.
n heart so honest. n patriotism 30 pure.
that there Ii not In all the United States.
, either In civil or military life a single
man upon whom the reople would pre-
fer to rest the Er-ve responsibility Of
prescribing the terms OF peace.
This short paragraph explains how
and why IL is that the American peo-
pie are cast down to-day as those al
most without hope. because of the
death OF him who was in every sense
public. Atlas has gone TO the Hes
perides. and who now shall support
the skies?"
Skinny Reporting.
The indequate handling OF impor-
tant events in those days is particu
larry emphasized in the following
notice. which is bound to excite the
visibles of the readers as well as the
newspaper men of today:
Yesterday the services in all the
churches so far as We have learned.
were the most solemn character. and
held with special reference to the
affecting dispensation which has De-
fallen the nation. Notwithstanding
the short time for preparation a ma
jority OF the churches were appropri-
ately draped in mourning which added
much to the solemn and impressive
services OF the day"
The Registers Tribute.
The Wheeling Register. then owned
by Lewis Baker and o. S. Long. nad
/ opposed the Lincoln policies bitterly.
but was strong In condemnation OF the
assassin's deed as the following edi-
torial taken from its issue OF April
IT. 1865. will show:
| "Death OF President Lincoln.
From the pinnacle OF joy. our ma
ton has been plunged by a single
stroke. to the depths OF woe. But q
few days ago we were all rejoicing In
the prospect of a speedy termination
OF our national troubles and the re-
TURN VI ptdtcs unity anu pIOSptIllg .
now. by the death of him 10 whom
we had looked for peace. all our hope
are frustrated and our desires made
vain. But few days days ago a feel
ing OF national brotherhood and kind
ness dwelt in the hearts OF the people.
and was about TO find expansion IN
the reunion of the States so long ana
so sadly divided; now sectional hate
and bitterness are springing forth
again to cry havoc and let slip the
dogs OF war"
The death of a President or
the United States during his term OF
office is always a national calamity.
His personality IL so interviewer with
his official duties that the interests
of the State must always suffer some
arrangement by his sudden death.
This is true. in an especial manner.
of the death OF President Lincoln. Inc
great questions pertaining to the
peace of the nation were crowding
lthickly upon him: the hour wnen
craftsmanship approved by both head
and heart, was needed to secure the
fruits OF the victories which arms had
won. had just arrived. The eyes OF
the nation and the civilized world
were turned upon the President. and
millions OF hearts were praying that
he might be so guided as TO give the
nation happiness, security and peace.
In this critical hour. this supreme
icrisis OF our nations fate. Abraham
Lincoln Is suddenly snatched away
from all the duties and responsibilities
OF life and his high position. The
rash act Of a bloody minded ASSASSIN
has deranged TO a serious extent the
affairs OF our government: cast re.
lproach upon the American name. and
lowered with a sombre pail OF sadness
the hearts OF all our people
During the past four years we have
many times differed with Mr.. Lincoln
in our opinion concerning the policy
the government should pursue. and II