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HIJNTINGDON, PA4
Wedmlqmoyning,April 19 1 1865.
W. Levis; Editor and Proprlatoi.
Hugh ASsoclate Editord.i
Our Country Ifournsits greatest Loss
The PafrhifottheNation Is Dead
/ nO.onotie in. which 0 loyal citi
ng% 2114 0 so Mtn do,mowslrale - her devotion .to
hu countri al by sustaining, the the
Constitution and the . Union, under allcireuni
stanceett-,LrXDA . START •ALIX . INIATIATION
RICiARDLIM
. 05 PAIIiaTIOLITICI, ACIAINIT ALL
tgIArLAIIK
= • •'• •
The Death of President Lincoln.
Ta , NATION- MOURNS.
.• • .
It Iv:is:left for the people of the W . I.
ginninf the Nineteenth century to
witness, and, thi historian of the pres•
ant struggle: to picture the gloom oc•
el:taloned !vibe melancholy intelligence
that Alinthitri 'Lincoln was murdered'
by a tipitbr. • It is thiifirst instance in
the history'o NatiOn, and in the
long linedi'ilisidents and public Al
cars, in whick'the blindness'and wick'
odness of a suhject, led him to take the
life of our Chief Magistrate. And can
it bo said . by any one,-*lib has reason
ing faC4ties, unless he is a traitor,
that Piesiiiint Lincoln deierVed to die .
'such a death. Eery honest man
knows he, did not. • Where . was the
part of the tyrant' ever performed by_
that good man 7 Ever since his pro
motion to' the. position of highoist emi
nence, his terms'and 'acts have always
been lenient and conciliatory; and,'o
mindful cif;flui sjoibs'bflsofins country;
men, he grappled. with the stern.reali
ties and neceSsitiei liis' time, and'
snoulded;,thefriTtii operate for his Natl..'
try's gcid. :Like -Washington, trite,
bravo and noble, he strove for his
country, and like the Revolutionary.
patriot, he lived to see his Nation com
ing-out of 'the bloody and fiery ordeal
Victorious and triumphant. The blood,
of Abltham r Lineolt, . with that of
'thousanifk:- of imried. heroes, cements-
the fabric . tif a reitorbd
All ove r eountry,where the news
has spread, the 'People are saddened,
'bells (tolled the knell of a 'departed
statesman, °Wei were draped in colors
of moutuiwg,-ant :the 7hole 'Nation
'will soot::lnftieUTie loss of that tried
and god- ritan The joy and mirth,
occasioned •by ltio - recent victories has
given place'to gloom tind.eArrow;-ind
the Vsvengo' of Infltice"Ml.l
fireligent o Tohnson.-
A tea; hours after, the President had
•expired from the effect of ..the assassin's
' , wound, Vice , President Johnson was
inauguratect•President of
_the United
'States, at once assumed the duties
of his position—
. Thus , .What ea : many
dreaded is'lrort time ago,• has ; taken
place—A:oi Johnson has • been made
President_ :Valle we deeply deplore'
the untimely loss. of Mr. Lincoln;, we
cannot entertiiin 'fear as to the proper
guidance of the Ship of State . in his
eneeessor's‘hande. Andrew Johnson;
it will be remembered lived in a State
bordering Secessia,._and witnessed,
from the first r. the deeds - of open trea
son, phinder' 44 .ifiupui
by the Sontherners: Ifis:own State,
deciding tube neutral with regard I,c;
the war, , was" orm of the first to be
overrun by the firmed forces .of the
South, and as a consequenee of this in
vasion he'Vritriewed . Um desolation that
followed in the rebels' train, and even
beheld his wife and familycharled from
their habitation, and his home burned.
These incidents will .remind him of
the rebel atrocity, and , the iunferens
acts of treachery, treason and slaugh
ter that they have produced during
the present struggle, will! constrain:
him to mete out full justice to them:-:-
And can it be said that the melancholy
occurrence which made him the ruler
of the Nation will remain unnoticed
and forgritp T „ No. • M.r..Johnson
feels as the'people fuel, and , their de
mands will be gratified. •
No apprehension need be entertained
by the goad people of the land., Mr.
Johnson .will do •his duty, and do it
well, "trustingin
as to the mode he will adopt mar be
elicited by reading , filis'apecieh "io;
s;
day' eolumnicrind're-reading the ore
which wo published last week, where
in be talks plain, and •indieatee uplain
and practical course... -The traitors: at
home will not be neglected by him, but
they Will, be compelled to undergo.the•
penalty their actions or expressions
may merit.. We any, then, put • your
confidence in the ,npw President, and
pray for his preeervationi • • •
Quaar.—lf slavery is a, Pima IT
stitatioa, as was represented,_why has
God permitted the "Yankee madailis7
mnd “greagy raeohltneei", tQ la of 6 tu"
ally blot it fiam Milstein() by the pre
sent Struggle? ' .
Iraitimpusl? srelyartis are ofipred.
for the oarrt4ro of the. * tise4assins',ol
r.y.t.sident LinctliittAnd,:SeerSeward:
Teachings and their Pr t,
Any one:who has boon observing
and remembering the course of.events
can recall the fact that partisan news
papers have covertlyhinted at assassi
nation as a means of ridding the nation
of its Chief -Magistrate; have ealhict
him a TyrntiPand Usurper. Oneslioet
in this Congressional District inquired
.at ono -time for a- Charlotte Corday,
and at'anOther published a burleique
pieturo of the President, styling him
"The Irdri drjrig:of the Ebony CroWn??
Some of our `citizens May "recollect to
have seen this burlesque re-produced
and carried in-procession through our
streets. A leading paper is said to
,have called recently for -a Brutus.—
Such sentiments have had their effect.
The President • has. been mur4or-0d• by
a man 'Who ledped froin thO scene of
the bloody deed into , ttio presence of
two thousand people, and, with his
gleaming dagger in his hand, exult
ingly exclaimed, "Thus always with
Tyrants."
Is there any consolation in this fruit,
to the authors of such teachings?,—
Have you not gono far enough? - Do
you not wish you had not gone so far,
or. can it, bo possible.there is-one man
left who is willing to continue it ?
There are lessons the events of
tht? past iew,4ays for,alfelasses ofmon.
We hope they will be heeded.
Only Two Wasson.
The words of the immortal Douglas
never sounded with as much force or
truth as at the present time. He de
.clared at the commencement of the
present rebellion that "there were but
two classes in the present struggle—
patriots or traitors,—the one for, the
other against, the Government. Look
ing upon the event of the murder of
President Lincoln we aro led to ask,
Nho committed the damnable deed ?
We are met with the response—"A
Northern rebel sympathizer." Too
true. A deed of such terrible gross
ness and. daring was to be perpetrated
'by a traitor in the North. The South
ern rebehir in the - CaPital of the COl2-
, federacy—though taught to hato him
with a bitter hatred—from whom the
worst might be expected, did not of
fer to injure a hair of his head while in
their midst, but, on the' ether hand, re
ceived him with loud acclamations and
hailed.him as their liberator. A trai
torous sympathizer has dared to do
what the vilest rebel in arms left un
• den e. It proves that there are traitors
at:bowie as well as in arms, for no ono
bat a traitor would commit such an
outrage. The people will see this, and
it will be their aim in the future, ae it
should have tcen long ago, to seek out
And have punished tbe.aympiithizers
w , ,
uerevorth
"ey • m ay' oe".
NoW is the time for honest men who
have been led blindfolded into the
ranks of treason to pauso and consider.
Tliey'will acknowledge that there can
bo but two sides, and no neutrals. A
man who is not for his country and
government is against, and, vidving it
in this light, ho will not take long to
discover whore treason sis and what
class or party upholds. Lot us not bo
divided any longer, but come out on
the side of truth, order and Union.—
Lot the fearful occurrence -we have
witnessed. he.a. toencoo to, guard us.
from'the shcnihk.of.treason and ruin:—
Let-- trials come, let persecutions and
executions follow, ono thing keep in
viey 7 -Never yield to the mandates of
Treason,. "In union there is strength,"
is a motto that should be ours in uni
ting in Our efforts to crush treason ev
erywhere. Our new President may
seek to punish hometraitors, to pro-
Tent'a repetition of such cold-blooded.
aad'black-hearted murders, and lot it
l 'be oar part, as men seeking to pre
'servo the Union, to assist him in thief
imperative duty.,
The';very way to discover a sympa
thizerpr traitor is when you find a man
opposing stringent measures exorcisod
to iid the community of lurking ono
:mice. - No man, after what has ocour
red ' Washington, can say that a
traitor should go unpunished', the ox
ereise of free treason speech to the con
trary notwithstanding. Let us, then,
recognize but two classes—patriots
Arid traitors—and uphold tho patriot
and punish the traitor..
NO MORE DRAFTING.
Recruiting Discontinued.--Expenses of
the Army to be Iteduced.—Removal.of
Restrietionson Trade. • '
ornciAL.
War Department.
Washington, April 18, 1865. r
gajor General Dix, Nets York :
The Department, after consultation
with the Lieutenant General upon the
results of the recent campaigns, has
come to the following determination,
which will be carried into effect by
appropriate orders to be immediately
issued
First, To atop all drafting and re
cruiting in tho loyal States.
' Seei;nid; To curtallptirehalliiilorarms
and ammunition, Quartermaster and
Commissary, supplies, and reduce the
expeises of the establishmentin its
several branches.
Thir,d, To reduce the number of
Generals snd.Btaff officers to the no
tlial necessities of the, service.
Fourth, To remove all, military re
strictions upon trade and commerce so
•far as •Trtay be consistent with public
safety.
•-• As soon as these, measures can be
put in. operation it will be made known
y, public order.
• , E M. Brszi,Tox
ecretary Q War.
THE ASSASSINATION OF PRE:
SIDENT LINCOLN.
A Good Man Passes from Earth.
THE NATION MOURNS.
Official Announcement of his Death
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
• WAsulturroN, April 16,1 30 - A. M.
This evsoing, about 9" 30 P. M., at
Ford's Theatre, the President, while
sitting in his - private box with Mrs.
`Lincoln, Miss Harris, and Major Rath
burn, was shot by an assassin who sud
denly entered the box and approached
behind the President. .
The assassin then leaped upon the
stage, brandishing a large dagger or
knife, and made his escape in the rear
of the theatre.
The pistol ball entered the • back of
the President's head, penetrating near
ly through it. The wound is mortal.
The President has been insensible
ever since it was inflicted, and. is now
dy Ab in. •
g out the same hour an assassin,
whether the samo or another, entered
Mr. Seward's house, and, under pre
tence of having a prescription, was
shown to the Secretary's sick chamber.
The Secretary WAR in bed, the Secre
tary and Miss Seward with him.
The assassin immediately r ulth e d to
the bed and inflicted one or two stabs
On the throat and two on the faee.
is,hoped the4oUnds may not be mar.
tal. .hry apprehension is, that they will
prove fatal.
The noise alarmed 'Mr. Frederick
Seward, who was in an adjoining room,
and hastened to the door of his father's
room, where he met the assassin, who
inflicted upon him one or more dan
gerous wounds. The'reeovery of Fred
erick Seward is doubtful.
It is not probable that the President
will live through the night.
General. Grant and wife were adver-
tised to be at the theatre this evening,
but ho started to Burlington at six
o'clock this evening. • At a Cabinet
meeting, to day, at which Gen: Grant
was present, the subject of tho country
and the prospects of a speedy peace
were discussed. The President was
very cheerful and hopeful.' 'llef spoke
very kindly. of General Loo and others
of the Confederacy, and the .establish
ment of the Government in Virginia.
All the members of the Cabinet ex
cept Mr. Seward, aro now in attendance
upon the President. I have seen Mr.
Seward, but he and' Frederick wore
both unconscious. .
E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War
SECOND OFFICIAL GAZETTE.
The Condition of the President, Secre.
tary Seward, and the other Sufferers—
J. Wilkes Booth Believed to be 'the
_Murderer, .
WASIIINGTON, April 15-3 A. M.
Tho President still breathes, but is
quite insensible, as he ,1013 been ever
since he was shot. lie erfdeniii did
not see the person who shot him, but
was looking on the stage, as he was
approached behind.
Mr. Seward has rallied, and it is ho
ped he may live. Frederick Seward's
condition is`very critical. - The atten
dant who was present was stabbed
threugli the tangs:and is not expect
ed to live. The wounds of Maj. Sew
ard, are not serious..
Investigaticin strongly indicates J.
Wilkes Beath as . the assassin of the
President. Whether it was the same;
or a different person, that attempted
to murder .Mr. Seward, remains in
doubt. Chief Justice Cartter is onga•
god in taking the evidence. Every
exertion has been made to prevent the
escape of the murderer. His horse has
been found on the road, near Wash
ington. • E. 31. STANTON,
,
• 4 Secretary of War..
DEATH of THE PHESIDENT.
.117AsurNovolv April 15 1865.
Major' General Dix;
Abraham Lincoln died this morning
at twoutptivo minutes past seven
o'clock.. • E: M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
THE INAUGURATION OF AN
DREW JOHNSON.
- His inaugural Address
MEETING Or TEE CABINET
WASIIINtiTON, April 16.—Yesterday
morning Attorney General Speed wait
ed upon the Ron. Andrew Johnson,
Vice President of the United States,
and officially informed him of the and.
don and unexpected damage - of Presi
dent Lincoln, and requested that an
early hour might be appointed for the
inauguration of his successor.
The following is a copy of -the com
munication referred to :
WASHINGTON CITY, April 15
Stn: Abraham Lincoln, President
of the United .States, was shot by an
assassin last evening, in this city, and
diod at tho hour of twenty-two minu
tes past seven o'clock this day.
About the same time at which the
President was shot, an assassin enter
ed the sick c' anther of. the Ron. Win.
H. Seward, Secretary of State, and
stabbed him in several places, in the
throat, neck and face, severely if net
mortally, wounded him. Other mem
bers of. the Secretary's family wore
dangerously wounded by the assassin
while making his escape.
Ey the death of President Lincoln,
the office of President bas devolved,
under the Constitution, upon > you.:
The
The emergency of the Government
demands that you should be iinmedi
ately qualified according .to the - re
quirements of the Constitution, and
enter upon the duties of President of
the United ! States. If you will please
make known your . plensure, such ar
rangements as you deem proper will
be made.
Your obedient servants:
► HUGH 31. 1 CITLL0011,
Secretary of the Treasury.
EDWIN H. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
GIDEON WELLES,
Secretary of the Navy.
Witt. DENNISON,
Postmaster General.
. J. P. USHER,
. SecrP.ary of the Interior.
JAMES SPEED,
Attorney General.
To ANDREW JOHNSON,
Vico President of the United' States.
Mr. Johnson requested that.tho cer
emony should tal;e place at his rooms
at the Kirkwood . House in this city at
ton o'clock in the morning.
Hon. Salmon P. ChaseXhiefJustice
of the Supreme Court of_ the United
States, was notified of the fact, and do:
sired to be% attendance to administer
the oath of office. At 'the above na
med hour the gentlemen' am:abled in ,
the Vico President's room to partici
pate in the ceremony. Chief Justioo
administered the followinff P oath to Mr.
Johnson:
I do solemnly swear that I will faith ,
fully execute the Wee Of President of
the United States, and will, to the best,
of my ability, preserve ' protect and
defend the Constitution of the United
States.
After receiving the oath and being
declared President of the United States,
Mr. Johnson remarked :
GENTLEMEN : must be permitted to
say that I have been alrooSt over
whelmed by the announcement of the
sad event which has.so recently occur
red. I feel incompetent to perform
duties so important and responsible as
those which have been so unexpectedly
thrown upon me. As to an indication
of any policy that may be pursued by
me in the administration of the Gov
ernment, I have• to say that that must
be left for development as the admin
istration progresses. The message or
declaration must be made by the acts
us they transpire. The only assur
ance that I can now give of the future
is a reference to the - past.
The course which -I have- taken in
the past, in connection with this rebel
lion, must be regarded as a guarantee
of the future. My , past, public life,
which has been and laborious, has
been founded, as I in good conscience
believe, upon a groat principle of rights
which lies at the basis of all things.
The best energies of my life have
been spent in endeavoringto establish
and perpetuate the principles of free
Governinent, and. I believe that the
Government in. Passing through its
present perils, will settle down upon
principles consonant with popular
rights more permanent and enduring
than heretofore.
I must be permitted' to say, if I un
derstand.the feelings of my own heart,
that I have long labored to ameliorate
and elevate the condition of the great
mass of the American people. Toil,
and an honest adVocacy of the groat
principles of froo Government, have
been my lot. Duties have been mine,
consequences are God's. This has been
the foundation of my political creed
and I feel that in-the mid the Govern
ment will tritimpli, and that these
great principles will be permanently
established.
In conclusion; gentlemen, let me say
that I want your eneouregement and
countenance. I shall ask and rely Up
onion and others in'carrying the Gov
ornnient through its present perils. I
feel in making this request, that it will
be' heartily 'responded to by you, and
all other patriots and lovers, of the
rights and interests of a free peole-.
At the conelusimi of the above re
marks ,the grosident received.the kind
wishes of the friends by whom ho was
surrounded, and a few minutes . were
devoted to conversation.
All were deeply inspressed with the
solemnity of tea occasion, and the re
cent sad occurrence that caused the
necessity for the, speedy inauguration
of the Prosidentwas gravely discussed.
Mr. Tdhnson ie in fine health and has
an earnest sense of the important trust
that baa been confided to him.
Wm. Hunter, Esq., the. chief clerk in
the State Department, has . been ap•
pointed acting Secretary of State.
• A special , meeti,fig . of.the. Cabinet
was held at the Treating Department
at 11 o'clock this
19rimme:)3Eir
OP
PRESIDENT AERAJUM LINCOLN.
THE RECONSTRUCTION POLICY
On Monday evening week last the
citizensof Washington had determined
upon another demonstration in honor
of the surrender of General Leo, and
the President, haeing provionsly-pro
misod to give his views on the recon
struction policy, complied . with his
promise. 7 - • • "
The Chronicle sayi : "The President
appeared much improved in health
from his late tour to Richmond, the air
of that city having iagreed with him
bettor than with Air. Davis, who left .
it sick at heart, wcar3r in mind, and
sore in body. Grantss medicines, sent
free by mail, as advertised, may have
had as much to do with the improve
rnent of Mr. Lincoln as the breezes of
the James. Mr. Linctiln's appearance
was the signal for "a cheer as was
cheer" indeed, and it was a full minute
ero its echoes would allow the Presi-.
dent to proceed with the remarks ho
had prepared. When ho did speak,
hie voice gave assurance as ample as
his looks of the return of his health,
and in the hush of the crowd, the old
familiar tones fell onthe ear clear and
distinct as ever." •
Appended we, giro Rnnuthorized re
port of
•
-
The Preeidenee Speech.
We meet this evening, not in sor
row, but in gladness of heart. The
evacuation "of Petersburg and Rich
mond, and the surrender of the princi
pal insurgent Sillily, gave hope of a
righteous i and speedy peace, whose joy
ous expression cannot be restrained.—
In the midst of tbis r however; He from
wh,om flow all blessingso must not be
forgotten. A cull fora'national thanks
giving is being prepared, and will be
duly promulgated. Nor must these
whose harder part gives us the cause
of rejoicing be overlooked. Their ho.
nors must not be parcelled out with
others. I myself was at the front, and
had the high pleasure Of transmitting
much of the good news td you; but no
part pf the honor,.for plan or execu
tion,is mine. To. General Grant, his•
skillul officers and ,brave men, all be
longs: The gallant navy stood ready,
but was not in roach to take active
part.
By these recent sucicesSes the.rein
auguration of the national authority--
reconStruction—which has had a large
share of thought from the first, is pres
sed much more closely upon our at
tention. It is fraught with great diffi
culty. Unlike the ease .of a war be
tween independent nations, there is no
authorized organ for us to treat, with.
No one' nun has the. authority to give
up the rebellion for any other
We simply must begin with, and
mould from, disorganized and discord
ant elements. Nor is it a small addi-
tional embarraisthent that - We the
loyal people, differ among ourselves as
tothe Mode, manner: and measure of
reeonstruptioa.'
- As a'general role,. I abstain from
reading 'the reports- of attacks upon
myself, wishing not to be provoked .by
that to which I cannot properly . oter
an answer In spite of this precautron:,
however, it comes to my knowledge
that lam much censured from some
supposed agency iu setting up and
seeking to sustain the new State Gov
ernment of Louisiana. In this I have
done just so much, and no naore_than
the public knows.
In the annual message bf DeCember,
1863, and accompanying proclamation,
I presented a plan of reconstruction,
(as the phrase'goes,) which I promised
if adopted by any State, should bo ac
ceptable to and sustained by the Exe
cutive GOvernment of the nation. I
distinctly stated that this was not the
only plan which might possibly be ac
ceptable.; and I also distinetly'protes
ted that the Executive claimed no
right to say when or whether members
should be admitted -to seats in Con
gross from such States. This plan was,
in advance, submitted to the then Cab
inet, and distinctly approved by every
member of it. One of thorn suggested
that I should then, and in that connec
tion, apply the Emancipation Procla
mation to the theretofore excepted
parts of Virginia and Louisiana; that
I should drop the suggestion about ap
prenticeship for freed people, and that
I should omit the protest against my,
own power in regard to the admission
of members of Congress; btit even 'he
approved every part and parcel of the
plan which has since been employed
or touched by the action of Louisiana.
The new Constitution of Louisiana,
declaring emancipation for the whole
State, practically applies tbe proclama
tion to the part previously excepted.
It does not adopt apprenticeship for
freed people, and it is silent, as it could
not well be otherwise, about the ad
mission of members of Congress. S 9
that, as it applies to Louisiana, every
member_of the Cabinet fully approved
the plan. The message went to Con
gress, and I' - received many commen
dations of the plan written and ver
bal, and a single objection to it from
any professed Emancipationist came
to my knowledge until after the news
reached Washington that the people
of Louisiana had begun to move in ac
cordance with it: From about July,
1862, 1 had corresponded with differ
ent, persons supposed to be interested,
seeking a reconstruction of a State
Government for Louisiana. When tho
message of 1863, with the plan before
mentioned, reached New Orleans, Gen.
Banks wrote mo he: was confident that
the people, with his military co-opera
tion, would reconstruct, substantially
on that plan. I wrote him and scone
of thorn to try it. They tried it, and
the result is known.
Such only has been my agency in
getting up the Louisiana government.
As to sustaining it ply promise is out,
nii'bofc;re' stated. BUt, as bad prom-
ises are hotter broken than kept; I
shall treat this as a bad promise, and
break it whenever I shall be convinced
that keeping it is adierse to the pub
lie interest; but I have•not yet been so
convinced,
I have been shown a, letter on this
subject, supposed to be an able one, in
'which the writer expressos regret that
my mind does not seem to be definite.
ly fixed on the question whether the
seceded States, so called; - aro in the
Union or out of it. I would, perhaps;
add astonishment to his regret were
ho to learn that since I have found
professed Unit:in men endeavoring to
make that question, I have purposely
forborne any public expression upon it.
As appears to me, that question has
not boon, nor yet is, a practicallymato
rialono,and that any discussion of it,
while it thus remains practically im
material, could have no effect other
than a mischievous one of dividing our
friends. As yet, whatever it may here
after become, that question is bad as
the basis of a controversy, and good
for nothing at all—a merely pernicious
abstraction. We all agree that the
seeoded States, so called, are out of
their proper_ practical relation with
the Union; and that the sole objectof
the Government, civil and military, in
regard to those States, is to again get
them into that proper practical rela
tion. I believe it is net only possible,
but, in fact, easier to do this, without
deciding or even considering whether
these States have over been out of the.
Union, than with it. Finding them
selves safely at home, it would be ut
terly immaterial whether they . had
ever been abroad. Let us all jom in
doing the acts necessary to restoring
the proper practical relations between
these States and the Union; and each
forever alter innocently indulge his
own opinion whether, in doing the acts,
ho brought the States from without
into- the Union, or only gave them
proper assistance, they never having
been out of it.
The amount ,of= constituency, so to
speak, on which the new Louisiana
government rests, would be more sat
isfactory to all, if it contained fifty,
thirty or even twenty thousand, in
stead of only about"twelve thousand,
as it really does. It is also unsatisfac
tory. to some, that the, elective Iran
°his° is not given to the colored man.
I would myself prefer,that it were now
conferred on the very intelligent, and
on those who servo our cause as sol
diers. Still the question is not whoth
er the Louisiana government, as it
stands, is quite all that is desirable.
The question is, "Will it be wiser . to
take-it as it is, and help to improve it;
or to reject and disperse. it ?"- "Can
Louisiana be brought into proper
practical relation with the Union soon
er by sustaining, or by discarding her
new State governments"
Some twelve 'thousand voters in the
heretofere State of Lonisidna have
sword allegiance to the Union; assum
ed to the rightful political power of.
the State ; hold elections; organized a
free government, adopted a free State
constitution, giving tho benefit of pub
lic schools equally to black and white,
and empowering the Legislature to
confer the elective franchise upon the
colored man. Their Legislature has
already voted to ratify the constitu
tional amendment, recently passed by
Congress, abolishing slavery through
out the nation.' These twelve thou
sand persons aro thus fullycommitted
to the Union, and to perpetual freedom
in the' States—eoMmitted to tho very
things, and nearly all the things, the
nation wauts---and they 'ask the nri-
tion's recognition and iti asidetance to'
make good that committal.
Now, if we reject and spurn them,
we do our utmost to disorganize and
disperselhern. Ire :in effect say to
the white man, "Yon are worthless;
or worse; we
,will neither help you
nor be heped by_ yo." :No the blacks
we say, "This cup cifliberty which
those, your old• masters, hold to your
lips, we Will dash. frOmYou, and leave
yon to the chances of gathering' the
spilled,and scattered contents, in some
vague and undefined when, where and,
how." lf .this bourse, discouraging
and 'paralyzing both white and black;
has any-tendency to - bring. LOuisiana
into proper practical relations with
the Union, I have, so far, been unable
to perceive it. : • .
If, on the contrary, we recognize
and sustain the new government of
Louisiana, the converse of''all 'this is'
made true. We encourage the hearts
and nerve the arms:of the twelve
thousand to adhere to their work, and
argue for it, and proselyte for it, and
fight for it, and feed it, and grow it,
and ripen it •to a complete success..
The - colored man, too, seeing all
united for him, is inspired with vigi
lance, and energy, and daring, to the
same end. Grant that be desires the
elective franchise. Will he not attain
it sooner by saving the already ad
vanced steps toward it than by run
ning backward: over thorn? Concede
that the'now government of Louisi
ana is only to what it shOnld be as
the egg is.to the fowl, we shall sooner
have the fowl by hatching the egg
thanfby smashing it. [Laughter.]
Again, if we reject Louisiana, we
also reject our vote in favor of the
proposed amendment to the national
Constitution. To meet this proposi
tion it has been argued that no more'
than throe fourths of those States
which have not attempted secession
aro necessary to validly ratify the
amendment. Ido not commit myself
against this, further thin to say that
such a ratification would be questlona•
ble, and sure to be persistently ques
tioned; while a ratification - by throe
fourths of all the States would be An . -
questioned "and unquestionable: ~ ' •
I repeat the question: "Can Louisi
ana be brought: into proper. ° practical
relation with the Union sooner .by
sustaining or by discarding her now
State government?" What - has - been
said of Louisiana will apply generally
to other States. And yet so_great pe
culiarities pertain to each State;
.and
such important and sudden ,changes
occur in the same. State; and, withal,
so now and unprecedented is the
whole case, that no exclusive And
inflexible plan.can safely bo presribed
as to details and collaterale. Such
exclusive and inflexible plan would
surely become a new entanglement.
Important principles may, and must,
bo inflexible.
In the present • situation,, as=the
phrase goes, it may be my duty to
make some now aanouneenient to the
people or. tbo' Sdutb. ram consider
ing, and shall riot fail tciaot, when sat
isfied that. action will be.proper.
Ttnl,spoech was applauded, through
out' by emphatic sentences and, loud
cheering. We'haVe purposely omitted
each. burst Of approval as it odcarred,
to avoid marring, or, at all events,-
breaking the,consequentialness of the
argument byinnumerable.parenheses.
IA AR FOR THE lIION
®®3o w - 3w,Nmr gs.
SELMA, ALABAMA:, CAPTUAED.
Surrender of Forrest's and. Roddy's Com
mands.—lllontgomery,-Alabama, also
ReportedjCaptured.—Lynchburg,
ginia, Surrendered.
Official. War . Bulletin
Major General Dix;
WASHINGTON, April 12.--The nap:
'tare of Selma Alabama, is reported by .
Major Genertil Thomas. The surrom,
der of Lynchburg is also officially re
ported. E. - M. STANTON,
• Secretary of War.
Headquarters Dep't of the Cumberland,'
Washville,rApri .111 . .•
To .4faj.,Gen, lialleck, Chief of. Staff :
I send the following, just .received
from Huntsville,. Alabama, for the in
formation of.the Secretary of War. , I
am incliced to believe ' it, altbouglCl
have received no report dirodt from
General Wilson :
Ilurtravimm, ALA., April 11. -
Maj. Gen. Thomas : • ,
The following is just received from
Ool.,Hoover at:Somerville : Men di
rectly through from Selma reports that
place captured by GOO. Wilson'eforces
on the 2nd inst. Forrest and-Roddy,
with their entire commands, were-cap
tured. Our men dismounted and char-.
ged the entrenchments and carried all
before thern. They also report Mont
gomery captured.
[Signed,] R. .T. GRANGER.
G. H. THOMA 6,
• ' 'Major General.
.
Hon. E. I( ;Stanton Secretary' of War:
Guy Porta, April 12.—Lynchburg
surrendered yesterday to a lot of Grif
fin's forces, at the head of a &coating
party. Gen: Grant had 'ordered a bri
gude of cavalry to occupy the town
and take caro of the public property.
[Signed,] . O. A. DANA,
Assistant Secretary of War.
LATEST NEWS.
MOBILE CAPTURED.
Over 5,000 Prisoners Captured.
Ordnance Storesand Gunboats Taken.
'NEW ORLEANS, April 10, via • I
Omit°, April 16.
The Times publishes official dispatch
es announcing the capture of' the Span
iel/ Fort''and Blakely. The former at
10 30 A. M. on the 9th, with 700 prise- .
nets, and the latter on the samo•day
by assault, and over 5,000 prisoners;
with a large amount of ordnancvatorec
Gunboats and the , troops proceeded
unresistod towards Mobile, whioh was
captured last evening by a portion - of
General Smith's command, assisted by
the light draught boats, after a short
resistance by the enemy. ' •
UV' Tho names of the assassins of
President Lincoln are khown, and after
the present inirestigation is concluded
and published the public will be as
tounded it the development. , •
Intuestitig Questions a Answers
Reletive to the 7.30 IT. "S. Loans
Mr. Jay Cooke, of Phi)adelPliki t ',.* hi"
for eo long:a time had the management
of the popular 40q .
_million 6,20 Lpany
haejust been appointed by SeeretOr
Feseenclen,- the general Ageat'tci'dle
pose of the only pepuiar Loan now Of
fered for sale by the"Governnient,*ii:
the "SEVEN-TIIIRTY." •
In entering upon" his" duliei he de
sires to answer plainly the. large - num
bor of questions daily and hourly.-:pro
pounded • to him, so that his
countrymen may alt undorstand , what,
this"Seven-Thirty Lose is—what arc
its:peculiarmerite,—how they can ittb
sdribe for or obtain the notes v dm,
Ist Quest ion.' Why is this.Loan.eall
.ed the "Seven-Thirty?! Loan.?-- • .• -
Answer.. It bears Interest, in.ourren - -
cy, at the, rate,of Seven •Dollars. and.
thirty-cents, each year,•on every hun
dred dollais;. making the interest as
follows
One cent per day on each 8. 50 note.
Tyro conts " "
Ten " " - " , 60Q "'—
Twenty " ~ 1,000
One dollar " " 5,000 11.
2d Question. When and how can their
be olitained 1:,
Answer. They aro for sale, at par*,;-
aild accrued interest, by all Sub-Treas
uries, National, and otberßanks, and
all Bankers and _Broker&
3d Question Wheen iH the filtered
payable and can it be collected ? .. -
Answer. The Conpomy or Interest
Tickets are due 15th of FobruiirY and
15th of August in each year, and can
bo out off friiin the note, and will be
cashed by any Sub Treasurer, U. S.
Depository, National or other Bank or
4th Question: When-mustthe Gov
ernrnent pay off these 7.305?
Answer. They are duo in two years
and a half from the 15th'of February;
1865 ; viz : on the 15th cifAugust, - 1867.
sth Question. Must I reeeiye back my
money so soon as 1867 7. ,
. .
Answer. No not: unlessyourselfrpre
fer to do so—the Lair. givea.you: .the
right to demand from the fiovernmerit;
at that time, either your money or a
equal amount at par, of tl rt
io famottaiLtkd
popular 5.20 Gold bearilig 6 percent'.;
hd
6th_ Questio n. how nine o you pon
eider thie privilege ofconvoreion, into
5.20 Loan to be worth`?- • '".
4nswer. 5.295. bearing,Gold :Interest
from Ist of November, are to-day
worth 9 per cent premiuM. If 'they
are worth no More at the end of the
two years and a half, when you likie
a right to them, than they .nolo are;
this premitim added to tho interest you,
receive, will give you at feast'lo 'per
cent. per annum for your motley—bat
the opinion is that they. will bo worth
more than 9 perpremiu at that
cent.. m.
time. •
7th Question. What other advanisigei
is there in investing itrthe 7. 30 Loan?
Answer. It cannot be taxed by States,,
Counties, 'or Cities, and" thisaddi from
one to throe foe!. cent." por annuli tv
the net income of the holder, adordiiig
to the rate of taxation in various lo
calities. All bonds and stooks, except
those • of the United States, and'
mortgages, Sze., are taxed, not only by
the Grovernment, but by States, Court,.
ties and Cities.
.
Bth Question. -How does the Govern.'
merit raise the•money to iski:the in
terest, and-is it safe and bare
Answer. The_ Government ooltects,
by taxekintornal rbienue, and.daties
on imports; fully itnree Liticidied roil
lions each leer. , This is .:nearly :three.
as much as is, needed to ~pay the'
interest on all the debt, and as soon.as
the war is ended; the"amount not
needed lo pay the inteCestWill belised r
in paying off, the debt: Our Goodin:
meta has . Nice paid off aft its debt, and ,
can easily' do so again. The.interest,
is sure to be paid proinptly, - and thei
debt itself •is the' - very safest -invoit,
meat in the world. It is as safe • as a!
mortgage : on a good fermi; and pays
betterinterest.lt is infact,aTerst Itfort-'
gage on all lands, all incomes,
road and canal ,bonds,au,d bank : or
other stooks, mortgages, Ice. ,
Nothing min be safer, fiir wo•are
bound for it, and all that • wo.haire - iel
firmly held for the payment .o.c , px:inel,-
pal and interest. How footfall those,
people 'aro, who keep their gold and
greenbacks idle and rocked dp, or par-
chase mortgages - or railroad stocks
and bonde,.which - pay only 5 or 6 per-
Cent. interest, when these Seven-Thir l
ties pay (Counting the' premium:' on
Fi wen ti es,) over ton, percent:;: and
are so much safer and•surer. . ~f
9th Question. . How many ; Sevens
Thirties are there, and how roach re= -
maiiis unsold ?
Answer. Thero are only about three)
hundred and twenty - five millions au
thorized by law, and only aboup ono
hundred and ninety millions remain
un - eold: r -
n
10th Question; now long 'win• it
take you to sell the balance ?
. There are about 800'.R4i, -
tignal. panks all engaged in selling
theta f`also' laige,nunaber of Ake old
banks,` and at least three theasemdpil:
vats bankera and brokers; and special'
agents will-he 'engaged in • all parts fol.:
the cenntry in disposing of them t 9
people r-:
11th 'Quistion. How long will
take to sell the wholo? '
Answer. In less than three months
they. will be all sold, - and will no doubt
then sell at premium,.as , was the.
ease with the old, ,SOired Thirties;the
first Twenty Year 'waif, and the Fitrd.' -
Twenties. ' - -
,
'The above questions and answer, it
is believed, will gii4 full information to
all. If not, the General Subscription
Agent,'or any of the Banks or
ore employed to'sell the Loan; will- bi-'
glad to answer. •all questions,iard 'to "
furnish the Seven Thirtiesin small 'or 1
large auras (as-the notes are issued in
denaininations of $5O, 8100, V 50.0,41000 e
and' $5',000,) and' to render it easy for
'OW- to subseribe—thus fhlfilllng thein-
stractrons of Mr. Pesgenden;who'eat,
neatly desires that the'peopie of .tinx:i
whole land, - (as well as the capitalists)
shall have every opportimity .alfordecV.
them of obtaining a portion of this ; ::
most assirable hAvistment: •
gr. Let none delay, but sub& ibe at
onee;thr;ough, the neareit responsible Banl .
or _Rankers. •• • -
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