BEDFORD GAZETTE.
O F. MEYER3, EDITOR.
FP.IDAI : ; ; ; APRIL 31, i?C3.
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Death cf the President.
Wa are to-day called upon to chronicle the
most unfortunate event that has ever befallen
ua as a people—the assassination of our Chief
Magistrate, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. While the
whole North was ringing with sltou.'s over tin
recent victories, and peace to our troubled coun
try seemed so near at band; while Abraham
Lincoln himself had manifested a spirit of leni
ency toward the people >f the South; the ?n !
intelligence v lib lightning pe-<d flaw over the!
country that our ruhr had been slain by tluj
bands of nr. assassin. Never were tar ?• e.■ j
i
more unprepared for such startling news. Had
t-uch an event taken place a few years ago, v. he;,
political excitement was at a feverish bight,
when madness and hate appeared to rule the
hour, terrible though it would have been, the
country would have received the shack with le.s
surprise. But at this time, when all c-yeshave
been turned to the 3c:r.es that have lately tr; as
pired and which seemed to be the barbing-'rs of
peace and re-uuioa, for winch every heart is so!
•earnestly yearning; end when the Chief Magic-]
truts was evidently ''pouring oil on the trouble, 1J
waters," the intelligence comet to us like thua
ai.r from a cloudless sky
Abraham Lincoln is 11 j more! Her-, as eve
rywhere, there is but one expression, but ci
feeling 0.1 the subject—that of sorrow. Th
people roooM, because they have lost one v.h„;
by his lus; ecus, inaugurated a policy which]
they believed and sincerely hoped todd beal
the nation's wounds.
On Wednesday last, at 12 ?!., the remains
of the President were consigned to th- '.r resting
place. The solemn occasion was duly observed
by cur citizens; all places of business were cl>-
sed; the bells tolled for oca hour, and at 12
o'clock, religicu3 service was held in all the
churches. A general gloom pervaded the en
tire community.
Tbs £e# ProsiTm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Con
stitution, Andrew Johescs was sworn in as!
President of the United States, <-n S-ir : -day'
lust V. hether he will -every cat > cc-icilia-i
tcry pel icy, initiated by the late President, re-'
mains to be seen. His remarks will be found
in another column. Tho men who so wicked! vi
denounced President Lincoln and Gen. Grant,;
cr. account of t' e generous terms which the lat-l
ter granted t- - Gen. 1 ee and lis arm v. will, noj
doubt, bring a heavy pressure t-j be iron the'
new President. Tne most favorai !e "men that
ve can see of the policy of the new adminl-tra-'
r.on is that the counsellors of the late President
have all been retained. Af. v days will devel
op the policy.
Drafting Stopped.
Bv reference to another column it w ill beeeer
that Secretary Stanton has coma . • t in a <=p -
cial order mating that drafting and recruiting
would, in consequence of the recent victor!
and the prospects of a speedy peace, be imme
diately stepped. n,e people everywhere, bur
more especially tho able-bodied men, on thi
eide of fort)-live, have great cause for congrat
ulation that the undiscriminnting and mere!'
conscription that has harassed them so long, is
at an end. No more shall visions of the fatal
wheel disturb their . lumbers; no more shall the
prose net of "detectives strike terror into the
hearts cf the wife and children of the conscript-!
Ed father. Like Othello, their "occupnlion's
gone," and they must oast about for some otfv.r!
"useful* fit'!.; of labor. In the language of a
cuter.)pcrary, we offer thrm uur profound con-!
dolence, end take this opportunity of assuring
one and all {hat a grateful people will aympa-j
thiiw with them in their involuntary retirement.'
The* Preeidant's Assassin.
The Chronicle says: "As it is suspected that
this conspiracy originated in Maryland, the tel
tgrsph flashed tho mournful new? to Balti
more, and all the cavn'ry was immediately put
upon active duty. Every road was picketed,
and every precaution taken to prevent th? es
cape of the assassin. A preliminary exr.minn
f.on was mud? by Mr. Richards and his assist
ants Several persons were cailed to testify,
and the evidence as elicited before an informal
tribuaai, and not under oath was conclusive to
this point; that the murderer of the President
was John Wilke3 Booth. His hat was found
iu the private box and identified by several
persons who Lad seen him within the last two
days and tee spur vbich ha in ry-i hy acci
dent, after he jumped to the singe, was identi
fied no one of those which he bad obtained from
stable where he hired his horsee
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EDITORIAL MELANGE.-
!.o absence of the editor will account for'
lack of editorial this week.
S3-Gen Lee is at present in Richmond, enj
parole.
Car iho army that General Lee surrendered'
to General Grant amounted to less titan—2o,-!
000 men.
Last fight thousand engines will be]
!at work in the Pennsylvania oil region this]
summer.
CI?"lho Atlantic Fc-'egraph Companv uovvj
expect to lay the great ocean cable in June!
CirGen. Weitzel has been relieved from bis!
command at Richmond and G o. Onl has as-]
sumed command of that Department.
63"i Lo legislature of Minnesota has passed)
nr. amendment to the Constitution of the State!
allowing negroes to tote. Sambo** Fakir, gl
up.
_ [
C3"iiie various orders discontinuing the draft 1
I-'-n.l recruiting will turn out about -venty tkou-f
sand office holders. Six thousand of these are
in Washington alone.
£?-A Washington dispatch says that Gen
Butler has declared his intention of resigning
his commission. lie's like the fellow who re
igned the day before his dismissal was to take
place, lien, has no doubt read Stanton's order.
Johnson has retained all of Lin
coln's Cabinet officers, William Hunter, Esq.,
chief clerk' in the State Department acting
Secretary of State during Seward's illness.
Sir It is pretty well established that President
Lincoln was assassinated by J. Wilkes Booth,
llio actor. Afl efforts to arrest the murderer have
kjhavoasyet proven abortive. Si
f'ii 03*By latcrt accounts, none of the S .wdl
j|tarii!y have tiled from t -he eiFect of wounds rc-z
ieeived on Friday night, although F.W. Seward's|
case is s:ill critical. It is thought Secretary I
Seward nil! recover.
fctrGen. Grant was in Phila. when the
news of the President's death reached him. He!
left for Washington at once.
esr A reward of $10,090 has been offered|
for the arrest of the ns.-ustins of Lincoln n.cb
Reward. Washington City has offered an ad-|
clitionai reward of $20,000 for the -ame j urJ
A3SAS 3i N A TIO IT
President Lincoln and Secretary Seward.l
I Mr. Lincoln shot in Ford's Theatre.}-
£ Sec'v. SsT/ai i's Throat Oi ! i. L
M 1
IMsjor Seward also Stabbed by the same Tan |
WASHINGTON, April 14. I
President Lincoln and wif-i. with otli.r friends |
this evening visited Ford's Theatre for the pur-I
pose of witnessing the performance of the "A-|
merican Cousin." i
It was announced in the papers that
Grant would also be present- Hot that gent!e-s
man took the late tr in <>F -a for New Jersey.t
The theatre was der.> jly or • ded, nnrl cveryr
body seemed delighted with the scene befurrj
them. During the third net, n, l while there?:
j4>v?.s a temporary pause fir one- of the actors
■'s nter, a sharp report of a pistol was beard, j
?which merely attracted a tontiun, but suggest-S
rling not! ing serious, until a man rushed tt the'*
Bfront of the PIT nidi nt's box, waving a long ! tg-l
',y _• v in ; is right hand, and exclaiming "Sic
and immediate!, leaped from th
iialox, '.. iiich was in Hie second tier, to the stage:;
gbeneath, and ran across to the opposite side.F
Mmak'u.g List escape amid 'lie bewilderment ofp
p,'!.e audience from the rc.r of the theatre, and it
'jsiaouiuing a horse, fled. j
'g The screams of Mrs. Lincoln first disclosed!
■Hike fact to the audience that the Pre.-: '' • ; ... i j
shot; when all present rose to their feet,
ashing toward the stage, many
ffi 'Hanghim! Lang him !'*
The excitement was of the wildest possibleL
-Slescrii lion, and of course there wa- an abrupt?
■termination of the tbeatrica! perfortnsooe. k
1 here was a rtt.ih toward the Prcsi lent' box
Sivhen cries were heard: "Stand back and give?
whim air;" "Has any one stimulants?" On a"
I hasty examination, it was found that the Pves-J
i-.-ent had been sbot through the head, above andos
hack of the temporal lone, and that son;.: oiy
• n 1 Ss
the brain was oozing out. Rle was removed top
a private house opposite to the theatre, and the|j
surgeon-genera! of the army and other surgeon:-;.;
-ent for to attend to bis condition.
On a* . xamination of the private box bloodg
was discovered on the back of the
rocking-chair on which the President had been?-
sitting, also on the partition and on tho
A common single-barreled pocket p'.-tol wasii
foaacl on tho carpet. g
A military guard was placed in front of th eg
residence to which the President Ira.irt
-Bbecu conveyed. An immense crowd was bi
Siroiit of it. all deeply anxious to learn the con-y
Hditiou of the President. It had been previous-!
'g|!y announced that ihe wound was mortal, bufg
4 3!1 hoped ctherwiac. Th? shock to thecotemtlJ
•Bnity was terrible.
At midnight the cabinet went thither. Messrs.^
iSumner f Colfax, and Farnswortb, Judge Cur
lis, Governor Oglcsby, General Meigs, Colonels
Hay, and a few per-onal friends, with Surgeon-r
General Barrtfcs and his immediate
were around his fcec.-ide. The President wa-b
in a state of syncope, totally insensible, amip
breathing 1 lowly. The blood oozcJ from the,,
wound at the Lack 3if his head.
The surgeons exhausted every possible efforts
of medical skill, but all hope was gone.
The parting of his family with the dying|
President is too fad for description.
Tho President and Mrs Lincoln did not starljf
for the theatre until In minutes after 8 o'clock.|
Speak . Colfax was at the White House at tf.e§
time, and the President stated to him that hen
was going, although Mrs. Lincoln had not boerij-f
well, because the papers had announced thatjjr
General Giant and they were to be present,!
?.nd, a - Ge: ?ral Grant had gone North, ha didsj
not wish the audience to be disappointed.
He went with apparent reluctance, and urged |
Mr. Colfax to go with him, but that
bad made o'har engagements, and with Mr.?
Ashman, of Massachusetts, bade him good-bye,
Jp YV hen the excitement at the theatre was at
||i?a wildest height, reports were circulated that'
Seward bad also been assassinated. s
ASSASSINATION OF MR. SEWARD.
Cn reaching this gentleman's residence, :.i
crowd and a military guard were found at the]
door, and on entering, it was ascertained that;
the reports were true.
Everybody there was so excited that scarcely
an intelligible word could be gathered, but the!
facts are substantially as follows:
About ten o'clock a man rang the hell, and
the call having been answered by a colored ser
vant, ho said he had come from Doctor Verdi,
Secretary Seward's family physician, with a!
prescription, at the same time holding in his]
I hand a small piece of folded paper, arc! saving)
iu answer to a refusal, that he most see the sec-j
retary, as he was intrusted with particular di-i
rcetions concerning tlie medicine.
He still insisted on going up, although re-j
peatedly informed that no one could enter the?
chamber. The man pushed the servant aside,?
if nd walked heavily toward the secretary' s room.!.
Kar.d was then met by Mr. Frederick Seward, of*
Awls :n he demanded to seethe secretary, making/
Sithe same representation which he did to the?
■servant. What further passed iu the way oi's
■colloquy is not known, but the man struck himjj
Bon the head with a billy, severely injuring the ji
"skull and felling him to the floor almost sense-!]
Iless. The assassin then rushed into the cham-j
|bcr and attacked Major vjward, paymaster IJ.I
IS. ormv, and Mr. liansell, a messenger of the?
(State Department, and two male nurses, disa-a
Ebled thein ail. He then rushed upon the sec'y.f
who was lying in bed in the same room, audi
inflicted three stabs in the nock, but severing,?
lit is thought and hoped, no arteries, though lief
Bbled profusely. The assassin then rushed downs
& stairs, mounted his horse, at the door, and rodeS
|£ofF before an alarm could be s-.mtided, and in|
Sthe same manner as the assassin of the Prest-p
■dent.
jj| It is believed Hat the injarks of the seeretnryj
jjare not fatal, nor those of either of the othei .f
tbalthough both the secretary and the
ssecrc* ry are very seriously injured.
f|- Secretaries Slant n and Welles and other}
jgproniiiieut officers of the government called at|
■ Secretary Seward's house to inquire into hi;]
condition, and there heard of the assassination x
3of the President They then proceeded to the?
fe?house where he was lying, exhibiting, of ci ur?:. ••
■intense anxiety and solicitude. An Ham n
k*crowd was gathered in fr nit of tho Prc-sin
if house, and a strong guard was a! > statione-d?
£ there, many p?i sor- vi ! :ntly - apposing he would?
gbe brought to ids J ■>. e.g. M
$ The entire city to-.iight presents a scene eij
/wild excitement, ace mipanied by viulen; <-x*l
IpresMons of indignation, and the profoundestj
■sorrow. Many sited tears. The military au-|
[t thurifies have dipat< ~cd rcnunt-d p • tr< 1 ■ in?
M every direction, in ordir, if p: -ihle, to arrest*
Sthe assas-dns. The whole metropolitan police j;
Bare likewise vigilant for the same purpose. |
| The attacks bath at th. th. ter and t Secre-;
kb- w id'. !: ) took [dace at about tttl
;ane hour—ten o'cl"k—o s showing a pro
riconccvjed plan to those gcntlenn nA
ifS. me e\iden. es of the guilt of tin? party who!
p unc! "1 tie: President are in no-session of the*
| police. |
$ Vice-President Johnson is in the city, and ;
J.is he adquarters are guarded by troops. |
WAR DEPARTMENT, 1 3
WASHINGTON. April 15—i; JiA- a. \ |
f. J/aj. Gen. Dtx: £
T!:is evening, at about i*. ri. at Ford's '
f.Theater. the Pros: lent, while sitting in 1m pri-5
Rvate box with Mrs. Lin uln. Mrs. Harris, and*
£ Mayor liathbum. was- shot by au assassin, why*
psuddenly en!'-red the box snd approached be-p
hhinl the President.
t. The assassin then leaped upon the stage, y
€ brandishing a lat; • d.tg ror knife, and mad
tihls escape in tie.- rear the theater. k
j Tire pistol hail oWed the back of Ihe Pros-*
* ".dent's head and p- :r.... . 1 nearly through thef
tfhead. Tl.e wound is mortal. The President!!
At is been insensible ever since it was inflicted,!
3an lis now dying I
§ About the same hour an assassin, whetheix
the same or not, entered Mr. Seward's rq art-|
•gments,. and under pretense of having a preserip-g
Ition, was -h iwa to the Secretary's sick oham-S
ihcr. The assassin immediately rushed to thef
and inflicted two or three stabs on the throats
u: nd two on the face. It is hoped the wounds!
t'Tuay not prove mortal. My apprehension is|
they will prove fatal. Tiic nurse alarmed|
$Mr. Frederick Seward, who was in an adjoin-S
';lng room, and hastened to the door of his fa-S
'Mher'- room, when he met the assa-sin, who
cdieted upon him one or more dangerous wounds
§The recovery ' f Fred, rick S -ward is doubtful it
g It is not probable that the Pre re Lent will iiveS
gthrough the in'ght.
General Grant and wife were advertised toE
Sbe at the theat r this ev ning, • nt he start : I :o'-
at G o'clock this evening.
% At a cabinet meeting, at which General|
Grant was present, the subject of the state off
|ibe country and the prospect of a speedy peaces
g was discussed.
k The President was very cheerful and hope-1
Iful, and spoke very kindly f General Leo and|
pothers of the confederacy, and of the
fment of government in Virginia,
w All the members of the cabinet, except Mr.|
f Seward, are now in attendance upon the l'rcs-?
B
% I have seen Mr. Seward, but ho and Freder-i
were both unconscious.
EDWIN M. STANTON, |
H Secretary of War- |
TG T.ATEIC.
R WASHINGTON, April 15.—The President, sur-i
Grounded by Mrs. Lincoln, Thaddeus and Ilob-|
i-'ert, his eons, Vice l'n sidcct Johnson, Senators
Sumner and otlicrs, breathed his laet in an urt-1
§conscioos state at about seven o'clock. Hrl
■ # . s
gcommenccd sinking at two o'clock this morn-3
jiling, and was uncoir-ciuus i'roia the time he was!
Ishot. I
Ki Gen. Augur, commanding this Department,!
ft,has ofl'ered a reward of t. n th. u.-nnd dollars to*
fany one who will arrest the assassin of citherl
fftlie I're-ident or Secretary Seward. So one
Sallowed to leave the city. fi
js So far as can be ascertained, only two mr-n|
Phavc been engaged in the fearful crime. Pub-|
plie opinion is divided as to whethei it was a|
roliel plot, hatched in Virginia orj
or wbetlier it originated here in the|
| brain of Booth, who had been a resident of thol
l|citv for several months. _ • 1
$j The remains of PresidciT Lincoln are being *;
fluid out in the city for several months. C
PREPARATIONS FOR TIT, INTTRir'TT.
4 WASHINGTON, April 15.-—An autophy w:.? :
•"held this f;rovba uw the body of the PrroT
by Dr. Stowe and Surgeon General Barnes
t! t assisted by Surgeons Crane. Curtis, Wood ware
■;|and other eminent medical men.
p The coffin is ot mahogany, covered with
|§ black cloth, and lined with lead, the latter be-
Sing also covered with white satin.
' v The silver plate upon the cctf-n over the bi eas
•%bear3 the following inscription :
L£j "Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President ol
ll? he United States, lUrn, February 12, 1809,
*SDicd, April 15, 1805.
H The remains have been embalmed by Doc-
Brown and Alex •* h-r, who, it will be re-
embalmed the body of little Willii
•BLineoln.
'J| THE 1N AEG I' R ATI ON OK PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
5\ ASHIN'GTON, April 15.—At an early liom
; §tbis morning the lion. Edwin M. Stanton, Sec-
Iretary ol War, sent an official communication
p;jto the lion. Andrew Johnson, Vice President,
in consequence of the sudden and unex
|>pecte<! death of the Chiet clagistrate, his in*
'Bauguration should tako place as soon as possi
• bio, and requesting him to state the place and
•• hour at which the cerem -r.y should be perfor-
Igmed.
|| Mr. Johnson immediately replied that it
; Vjwould Lie agreeable to hiai to have the prooeed
' i: - tak. place at his rooms in tlie Kirkwood
House as soon as the arrangements could be
!perfected. Chief Justice Chase was informed
jjjof fbe fact, and repaired to the appointed place,
company with Secretary McCulloch, of the
Department; Attorney General Speed,
gf. P• Blair, Sr., lion. M- Blair, Senators Foot,
Kof \ r ermont, liamsey of Minnesota; Yates, of
Stewart, of Nev.da; llale, of New
jfjHampshire, and Gen. Famswortli, of Illinois.
At II o'clock the oath of otlice was adniin-
by the Chief Justice of the United
- Stan -;, in his usual solemn and impressive man
ton * i
ggner.
Si Mr. Johnson received kind expressions of:
I|lhc gentlemen by whom he was surrounded in :
;Ja manner v.hi. h showed bis earnest sense ol:
klthe urcat re q.-.u ibility suddenly devolved up-!
*.-a him, and made a bii f speech, in which he!
B-W: j
3 "'1 he duties of the j;.ice are mine. I will]
jj|perf-<rm llicm. Tim c sequences are with]
j|G ai. Gemlcujen, I t.aii lean upon you. Ij
Bfeel that I. rhall ruted yaar 'app rt. 1a - a deep-1
imp re--j J with t a v/solemnity of the occa-,
and the responsibly of the duties of the?
ij|otnce i tun as. nuing
; . Mr. J linsoii appie/ed to be in remarkably!
g-• ah :: 1:1:, and has and realizing sense?
-*;t the :■ ti.-at a: ,-j ; J uptin him. His]
•sant.. r v.- Leaci am digmfic.-f, and his whole]
: *ng pt-oiluced n nli-t gratifying impression]
V. upu:: .'-a who partii. ate iin the ceremonies.]
Ii i probnUc ih j Hiring th; day President]
;; Mm at will issue hpi.r-t pr ctamati.n to the"
Au.v: ican peopio. j £
;• It expected, t : <|2h nothing has been defi-S
u ! • d • iriaiued ojk li t ti • funeral of thu|
(•ria: ■ i ii i .cot l.n.'.'-j; w ,ti tnae p!ac! oti or a-|
■bout Wednesday, *Lr 'Oil* inst. It issappo<J
!r,- d Ms rennins will! he temporarily deposited!
■j in the Congressional Jt meteiy. fl
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reufar >f th Mom/tee Arch Bishop of Rrfti-1
M ( ' 6 President
1 K'.i.ow-CiTtvi j—A deed of blood has been!
ypoipetrated whiehfhus caused every lieart tog
bu : i.r, arid whiclrtdfs for the execration of 3
t every citizen. o*fGood Fiiiiiy, the hallowed I
yiitnn'p . ary >f out bi - d Lord's crucifixion,!
Vwbeu all Cliristent'nn was bow-d down in pen-§
and Borrowfat His tmuh, the Presidents
fr":f I' these United Sites was foully assassinated,l
a wicked attlipt was made on the life ofg
M:he Secretary of wtatel W.•;•*!■. fail us in ex-1
!cpressing detestatip for n dt-t d so atrocious— K
happily.unparalleled in our history.|
&Sitc-iK'j i, tlte best and most appropri-jfi
Vaie exprv-. iou foia orrow too great for utter-3
gance. ' |
£ We are quite pre that we need not
'our Catholic bral't-n in this Arehdioc -e of the.l
- duty—which wijue contid: nt they will willing-?-
U ly perform—of luting with their fellow-citi-S
; : /-ns in ivhatevcfmny he deemed most suitable®
- ■for indicating heir horror of th" crime, amif]
Ktheir clings of sympathy for the bereaved. —j!
aFo invite! -*.ni to jin together in humble!
ft and earnest surlicatiun to God f.-rour belovedf*
■but afflicted e/nlry ; and we enjoin that ail tiw
: ,i ■:i> cf our tin ln-s te - denuiiy tolled .on thvs
of t| President's funeral.
g Given frotdour residence, in Baltimore, onf?
glloly fciaturda the loth day < f April, ISGS. k
MARTIN JOHN SPAT. DING, g
Archbishop of Baltimore. g|
GLW'I ." "M ~ •• stJ. v .; . K xS %
L AKEFCEI. ADDRESS OF GEN. I.EE.
y; ■ 7 ;'< >rt.'t v,- April.a
[MO. 18G5.—)tcr for,;• years of arduous ser-S
gvic?, t G-kci-y unsurpassed courage and for-ji;
latitude, 'lie rmy of Nortiiern Virginia
- ■; eal to yield to over whelming uam-l.
Bbers u d t - irct-9. E
•ft i rood :.i tell the survivors of so manygj,
t-jht-. 1 f alitpttles, wh > have remained stead*6i
to the It, that I have consented to thisS,
lit from ,<> distrust of them; but feeling a,
Kthfit valor al devotion could accomplish no-®,
silling that Ju'd compensate for the loss thats,
liaVattended the continuation of thep,
Seontest, I |ve determined to avoid the useless®,
gsacrificc osho.-e whose pa-t services have ea-*j
Sdcared tnoi to their countrymen.
3 By the fms of agreement, officers and menl'.
j-.can returijo their homes, andremai i there un-®,
exrliuijd. You will take with you the|L
gsatisfactiijtbat proceeds from the consciousness9 {
gjof duty fthfully performed: and I earnest!vfi
gprav that merciful God will extend to you?]
■ln* blfesst and protection. ■]
js! W itl) f unceasing admiration of yonr con
gstnney 4 devotion to your country, and a-j,
ggratefolfmcmbranee cf your kind and gener-K
Sous conjuration of myself, I bid you an aflfec-M
Stionate reweil. 11. E. LEE, General. VR
a k?* I7 Baltimore G.ueUe, of the 15th inst ,*t-\
g-ays, "Jton- readies us from Philadelphia to:*
I the eftd that the War Department has
tto rc-crliza the call of certain citizens of Vir-ffc 1
Moinia tj.sscmble at Kichroord to take into con-* 8
---Idem k the future policy of the State.
yc-ral Wtz-1, who sanctioned tbo call, has been
Memovj from his command, we are told, and -A
Patrick has been directed to take his^ 1
If place r a few dr.yp, when General Ord willed
ibe p L permanent command. The action of
Weitzel i 3 raid to have been unauthor-ac
cized ftho Government, and the loyal support-Ed
O|jc Administration are represented as do-ja
arivinfreat satisfaction from bis removal.
® It reported from Washington that Secreta-Jf
j|ry Sjard has already forwarded despatches tof[ n
' Enrt apprising the various foreign Govern-!® C
jrin-fenlthat the rebeiiion has been crushed, and*t
l-n" ir ' them in plain terms that Confederate ft.
' vTst r;o.t no kag"r be allowed to snter for- h C
r ;rtei.-rt3 t
The Duty and Hope of the Nation.
Tlie duty of indepeudent journalism, and c-s
--, Specially of thut which represents a political "op
-11 never was more clear or more easy
now. If the press sometimes guides or
ff '• reels public opinion, it does not do o in tho
of a great calamity such as at this in-.--
anient darkens our path. Then it only savs wl.
j sthe people, one and all, say. It moves i:t u.i
'Bson with the audible pulsations of tlie pop.i:;i
gheart. It pretends to do no more. In fact.
] Sthe deeper the sentiment, the inore. ras -rved and
fßganrdei its utterance. Regan an Con ii tai;
gt>d a great deal, while Cordeiia "loved and wn
ssilent." No where, such is our proud consciens-
Bness, has sorrow for .Mr. Lincoln's death L •
more unalfected and sincere than :t is at this 5
nfimoment in the ranks of the great Democratic!
n gparty, of whose views we try to br a*: expo-l
ognent. It is matter of no slight gratia,a i m l ■
"gremember that, on Saturday last, there ajipe: -j
'Sed in this paper words of earnest and dLiter-s
"tested praise of Mr. Lincoln, which were written'
Jpwhen he was believed to bo in full life. Wet
'■spOke of the boldness, and generosity, and mag-l
Ennuiinity of his initiatory measures of ;eco:i-J)
l&ciliiition, and we meant what we said. We dul
-§not condescend, beyond the brief notice we haws
Jjggiven elsewhere, to speak of our reward fbiy
--jtbis. in the pitiful outbreak which rtiischievoo-l
iPmen sought to excite against us. It was toe|
• ■contemptible to be thought of, and *.ve turn from!
further recollection of it, to try to put in wordsg
ijsome of the thoughts which this appalling ca-|
•Btastrophe suggests. Perhaps it is too soon t-
fgdo so calmly und considerately,
a f lie record of the death of one of tlie bestfi
fiof tlie Roman emperors is this: "In the delir-p
-Sium which followed the first acce.-s of disca-e,l
'athegood old man was heard to mutter abouil
-the welfare of the republic; and in the moment-|
Sof returning sense which preceded his d*-cense,B
to the triliune of bis guard the watchword?
/y." If the sure aim of the m as.-i:-p
'■had not fatally struck the seat of reasmi, an- |
■ r ja moment ot consciuusu. ss had been *■ one c.h IJ ,,
■totbe dying President, we may fancy or w<§
Rmav hoj>e that such, in view of the awful ant'Ej
jierilous future of his country, would have bc..-ti|!
IJ bis last injunction. Never more than now v.areP
jPneeded steadiness, sternness, dignity, icgard l'u* >
Jj tistice, moderation, which looks beyond the na-j
Etural passion ot the iumr into dim event.!alitu-.-|g
■ —if m-i f. "equanimity.'"' That there wiTT l.e§
■•' pressure urging to a different < urse, in vvbichp
g\ iolence shall predominate, is certain. 'I I M
Sthe supposed tendency of Mr. Lincoln's succc
Ssor is an element in the calculation of these
Btiticc-rs of evil, is quite apparent, and there i "if
■some danger tba? just as there seemed to b ■ avt
■chance of -moothing tlie pillow for a v.-eari
Hand wounded nation's repose, we are. under tho|?
f natural provocation of a deed of horror, to forM
gGd statesmanship and tush into a new and ti.i-g'
Seer cru.-ade of blood. Wc trust, making all al ,■
glowance for reasonable resentments, that in . ; ■}
Bforecast wc may be mistaken. We think it aii
sleast a premature wrong to the new Pr -id- or.
■to take for granted that lie means to disavo wii
vand et at mtugiit the tentaiive peace policv ot/s
|bis predecessor. All patriots should be willing I
■to hope for the best; and we, as Democrats.!!
|say to Mr. Johnson, as we said in his last hours.*;
Mr. Lincoln, that in a generous,
|and magnanimous policy, he will deserve thef
f support of all good men. a|
I Let us then, Americans, one and all, Demo-a
Ecrats and Republicans, while we mingle ourl
| tears over the bloody remains of the dead I®
gwhile we unite in stern denunciation of a deed >
lof horror, and in exacting full justice on
Evidual agents, their aiders and abettor.-,
fsories bef.-re and after the fact, if there, be anyp!
| let us hope for the future that, in moulding po!-M
% .ev, Mr. Lincoln's example may not be in vain
' I-
■ President Johnson's Inaugural Speech
• After receiving the oath, and bt-irsg deelarec
•-President of the United States, Mr. Johnsor
g remarked:
| Gentlemen, I must be permitted to snv, ti;a
1 1 have been almost overwhelmed hv the an
nouncement of the sad event which has so re
jt eutly o curred. I feel incompetent to perform-
Sduiit-8 so important and so responsible as ihost
| which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon
Kmc. As to an indication of any policy which
.may be pursued by-me in the administru ion of
f.die government, I have to say that that must
(be lelt for development as the administration
i The message or declarations must be made
.Uv the acts as they transpire. The only :;s3o
,'ance that 1 can now give of the future is ref
erence to the past. The course which I have
ftaken in the past in connection wit!) this rcbei!-
|ion mtrst be regarded as a guarantee of the fu
|ture. My p;st public life.' which has been long
j ;nd laborious, has been founded, as I in good
[conscience believe, upon a great principle of
(right, which lies at the basis of all thing--. The
■ nest eneigies or my lite have been spent in en
deavoring to establish and perpetuate the prin
ciples of free government, and I believe that
[the government, in passing through its present
■perils, will settle down upon principles conso
nant with popular rights more permanent and
.enduring than heretofore. I must be permitted
to say, if I understand the feelings ot my own
heart, that I have long labored to ameliorate!
and elevate the condition of the great mass of
American people. Toil and an honest ad
vocacy of the great principles of free govern-'
incut have been my lot. Duties have been mine'
I—Consequences are God's. This has been the'
foundation of my political creed, aad I feel that'
in the end the government will triumph, and!
that ihese great principles will be permanently'
established. j
In conclusion, gentlemen, let me say that l!
w.'.nt your encouragement and countenance. * 1
.-hah ask and rely upon you and others in car-'
eying the government through its present perils.!
I ice!, in making this recjuest, ihat it will be!
heartily responded to by you and all other pa-!
triors und lovers, of the rights and interests of!
a free people.
At iho conclusion of the above remarks the'
President received the kind wishes of the frienrLj
by whom ho was surrounded, and a few ua ,r_ (
utes were devoted to conversation. AH were
deeply impressed with tho solemnity 0 f tho oc- :
easton, and the recent sad occurrence that caus-i
ed the necessity for the speedy inauguration oft
the r icemen t was gravely discussed.
telegram from Washington states that!
n - Sherman has announced to the Govern-;
mer.t that he has opened communication with*
Gen. Johnston with a vie wto . 3ur , „ . -
the forces commanded by the bit .r ofk-r
the same terms as were agreed upon betweu!
Generals Graut and Le, and that it was be
hoved they would be aooepted.
; Good News for tlis f {
"| DRAFTING TO BE STOPPED! I
Wo more Recruiting.
">V~AP. DtfAßTiiGjrr, /
11 Washington, April 13, (
•>"<--} Gin- Diz: The Dei ! ir.mafter cr-.
|-uiuUton with the Lieut. On. upua the resui -
got' tire recent osaaf&iga, bus ewm to the fuifow.
Wing 'ifteinjinatjons, which will he carried ud o
Letfeet by appro .riato orders to ho 'uamduiw
1 .• '
lst - sto P a ii drafting and recruiting p,
Stho loyal btates. c U
vj - curtail purchases fir arms and am.
Ffmunitiuc, quartet master and eommissarv sin>-
A Kn ' J " luGe t!if - expenses of the Govern
h aent in its several branches.
f- o. I o reduce the number of general an]
||jj- '| l - i't to the actual necessities of the spj*-
t? 4tl) - To remove all military restrictions upon
H trade and commerce so lar as may be conxia
.yjtent with public safety.
A- soon us these measures can le put in
they wiil be made known by public
pfordcr.
vj (Signed) E. M. Stanton",
Secretary of War.
Capture of Mobile.
I s Three Thousand Prisoners—Three Hun
dred Guns.
% Capture of Roddy's command.
| Chicago, April 16.
A Special dispatch from Cairo w?:
g Our forces occupied Mobile on tin* 9th i.ist
• " : Spaajsti fort was captured with 3,000
Kpri.-'owra.
| Three huudrr-d guns were captured in Ms
ibile.
r 3 ' i'® garrison feli back up the river in gun*
■boat.*, >ud byway of Chickasaw bavon.
| C neral Wilson has captured all of IfodJy's
|cominHnd.
-To-T Dlyls ai. Danville.
Hi. ISSUES A PROOI.AMATIOtf.
I i •- g! Confederate , of the oil. has been
■received, and contains Jeff. Davis's proclama
ff' < i Diiiivi,! , Aprti 4. lie calls upaq
I',I'® 1 '® pt'op! ot the confederacy to hear up man*
|tuhy under their new reverses. He savs thai
|i hough thrir army, unt! r a chief whose name is
r-t i i \..p of string ;:t, has been obliged to evacu
ate their strong city of liichmond, yet they have.
p\-> tciisou to ;:ive up {■, d -pair. He chew the
p:H ■ f our tevoluti mary fat!:, rs. an 1 says as
* ' ®ed' 1 under such circumstance"-, so
|;n iy the con fed "rates. He calls upon hi* peo
,-ut. to rally unit r th-.ir leaders, fir their cause
j'" n,:i ' hopeless. He dues not attempt to
■disguise the extent of this reverse, nor under
estimate to them the importance of their capital,
if ' lus evidently not heard of tka sttrren
ider oi Lee and his army.
I The fallowing article we dip from the In
quirer. It was not handed to us for publiea
■ : n as the proceedings would indicate, which
| will account fur its non-appearance sooner.
A f lljllttS Of Rcjsp6cf i
! At n meeting of the returned membtrsof
i.'ompany <-E." Keystone Zouaves. (76th P.
. ~) upon the occasion of the d">th of one of
'tia-ir number, Levi J Agnew. Li rut. Levi
s m h \va• called to the chair, and on m, iioa
oi I). S. Lihutt, the following resolutions were
read, and unanimously adopted: —
Ri *. evens, >\ e have been informsd of th>
£ dt ? lh of Uvi *■ Agnevv, lafeof our Company,
:> t.us mte l.i.irence uas created feelings of the deep
ly, ' ! r ." ana !nost profound sorrow among us,
j*' 1 ' 9 I -!!o\v members, we nave met together to
scxpres-our sentiments its individual friends,
I - v l '." :pa "\ our associate action with that
£fu>vinimity which comes from tha heart and
ft'-" 1 -'® -i each. io know that ho is no longer
' an • ; hat hereafter he will be no morea-
% ln ' ' ' ' icvcr < h-aves us his late associates
" l ■ " members sorrowing sand sad. Re
-1 :i * in°mory, s\rvices tiui character,
&./* 15 Qo:htirs, and a solemn sense of the
S l lovi . '- r ' c ; w!, ich has cut short his days, in tha
Fpromis- ot iiis manhood, induce us to
g Resolve, That the members of this Company
Vi i;i '' ha!!i of their late comrade in arms,
| ® VI "y Agnew who with patriotic devotion
,j.v% ..s to no battle tor his country in her
§"/ ; V r : l . triul and danger, and who has thus
I linked !us name with the thousands of heroes
|;tvho have gone to the Christian's and Patriot's
j. Heaven.
*' R i hat his loss is deplored because
|he is taken from among us when his life gave
otlie m< st assured promise of useful and honor-
Sable manhood.
Resolved, I hat we tender our sympathies to
Shis family ia their deep affliction "and bereavs
gment.
| Resolved, 1 hat n copy of these proceedings
I he published in the BEDFOBO ISQCXKE* and
$ rSEDFOKD Lr AZETTB.
Itv e r LEVI SMIT , Chairman.
I Jj. s. ELLIOTT, Secretary.
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> rautuai consent oa the
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(under the Jim, 6 f * t^ r ° ld " Uad
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