VOLUME 2. REMINISCENCES OF MR, LINCOLN. HI!. CA RPEXTBH'S WW' l l W* T: SslO.\ Mr. F. 15. Carpenter, the artist who painted the picture of " The Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation," contrib utes to this week's Independent his Per sonal impressions of Mr. Lincoln, em bodying some interesting reminiscences which we copy below : Mil. LINCOLN'S SADNF.SS. It has been the business of my life, as you know, to study the human face, and I say now, as 1 have said repeatedly to friends, Mr. Lincoln had the saddest face I ever painted 1 During some of the dark days of last Spring and Summer I saw him at times when his care-worn, troub led appearance was enough to bring tears of sympathy into the eyes of his most vi clout enemies. I *ecall particularly one day, when, having occasion to pass thro' the main hall of the domestic apartments, I f(,uad him ail alone, pacing up and down a narrow passage, his hands behind him, his head bent forward upon his breast, black rings under his eyes, showing sleep less nights —altogether such a picture of the effects of weighty cares and responsi bilities as T never had seen. And yet he always had a kind word and almost a ge nial smile, and it was his way frequently to relieve himself at such times by some harmless pleasantry. 1 recollect an in stance told me by one of the most radical members of the last Congress. It was during the darkest days of 18(52. He called upon the President early one morn ing, just after news >f a disaster. It was a time of great anxiety if not desponden cy. Mr. Lincoln commenced telling some tricing incident—which the Congressman was in no mood to hear, lie rose to his feet ami said, "Mr. President, i did not come here this morning to hear stories; jt is too serious a time.* Instantly the' erni'.odisappeared from Mr. Lincoln s face who exclaimed, "A , sit down . I re spect you as an earnest, sincere man.— You cannot bo more anxious than I am constantly, and 1 say to you now, that were it not for this occasional vent. T should die I" HIS SYMPATHY. A lar"0 nlimber of those whom he saw every day came with appeals to his feed ings in reference to relatives and friends in confinement and under sentence of death. It was a constant marvel to me that, with all his other cares and duties, he could give so much time and ho so pa- j tieiit, with this multitude. 1 have known him to sit for hours patiently listening to details if domestic troubles from poor peo pie—much of which, of course, irrele vant — :arefully sifted the facts and man ifesting as much anxiety to do exactly right as in matters of tho gravest inter est. 1 oorly clad people -v.*ore more likely to get a good hearing than those who came in silks and velvets. No one was ever turned away from his door, because •of poverty. If ho erred, it was sure to be on the side of mercy. It was one of his most painful to confirm a sen tence of death. I recollect the ease of a somewhat noted rebel prisoner, who had ibeen condemned to death I believe as a spy. A strong application ha-J been made to have his sentence commuted. While •<his was pending he attempted to escape from confinement, and was shot by the sentinel on guard. Although he rich! Reserved death, Mr. Lincoln told .Judge Holt in my presence that "it was a great relief to him that the man took his fate jinto his own hund?" If the slightest occasion existed lor showing clemency he was sure to improve jt. Judge Bates, in the same conversation referred to above, said that he often told the President that -'he was hardly fit to be entrusted with the pardoning power." "Why," said the judge, ' he can scarcely turn away from the- application (if it .touches his feelings) of a man, and the tears of a won.fca are -sure to overcome him I" A PARDON. A touch Leg instance of his kindness of heart occurred quite recently, and was told me iueideatally by one of the servants.— A poor woman from Philadelphia had been waiting, with a baby in her arms, for three days to see the President. Her husband had furnished a substitute for the aruiy, but some time afterwards was s one day made intoxicated by some com panions, and in this state induced to en list. Soon after he reached the army he deserted, thinking that, as he had provi ded a substitute, the Government was not entitled to his services. .Returning home •he was, of course arrested, tried, conviet .ed, and sentenced to be shot. The seu tence was io be executed ou Saturday.— On Monday Jiis .wife left Ucr.houie with ,hefr baby, to endeavor to see the Presi dent. Said old Daniel, "She had been -Fraittag -liere three days, and tjiere was no chance for her to get in. Late in the afternoon of the third day the President was going through the back passage to his private rooms, to get a cup of tea |i take some rest." (This passage way has lately been constructed, and shuts the per son passing entirely out of view of the occupants of the anteroom.) "On his way through he heard a baby cry. He instantly went back to his office and rang the bell. 'Daniel,' said he, 'is there a woman with a baby in the anteroom ?' I said there was, and if lie would allow me to say it, I thought it was a case lie ought to see; for it was a matter of life and death. Said he, "sendher tomeat once." She went in. told her story, and the Pres ident pardoned her husband. As the wo man came out from his presence, her eyes were lifted and her lips moving in prayer, tho tear* streaming down her cheeks.— Saiil Daniel, "I went, up to her and pull ; ing her shawl said, "Madame, it was the baby that did it!' " \\ TOUCHING INCIDENT. Another touching incident tfceurred. I believe the same week. A woman inn fa led shawl and hood, somewhat advan ced in life, at length was admitted in her turn, to the President. Iler husband and three sons, all she had in the world, enlisted. Her husband had been killed, and she had come to ask the President t > release tho oldest son. Being satisfied of the truthfulness of her story, he said "Certainly, if her prop was taken away she was justly entitled to one of her boys." He immediately wrote an order for tho discharge of the young man. The poor woman thanked him very gratefully, and went away. Y)n rcachieg the army she found that thin sen had been iij 8 re cent engagement, was wounded, and ta ken to a hospital. She found the hospi tal, but the boy was dead, or died while she was there. The surgeon in charge made a memorandum of the facts upon the back of tin} President's order, and, almost broken limited, jtlie poor woman found her way again into his presence.— Ho was much affected 'oy her appearance and story, an 1 said, "I know what you whh me to do now, and I shall do it with out your asking, I shall release to you your second son." Upon this he took up his pen and commenced writing the or der. While he was writing; the poor wo man stood by his sido, the tears running down her face, and passed her hand soft ly over his head, stroking his rough hair, as I have seen a fond mother do to a son. By the time he had finished writing his own heart and eyes were full, lie hand ed her the paper : '"Now," said he, "you have one and I one of the other two left; she took the paper, and reverently placing her hand again upon his head, the tears still upon her cheeks, said, "The Lord bless you Mr. President. May yon,live a thousand years aijd may you always be tho head of this great nation !" DISSOLVING GENEROSITY, Here is the last, illustration given by Mons. Alphonse Karr, the ecbebrnted French wri,tcr : " I have for my neighbor, in the coun try, a man who recently was seized will congestion of the brain. His old servant became alarmed, and had scarcely tiuu; to scream for help when sLe fainted. A workman named Norman went by, he leaped into the window, lifted up the two dying people from the floor, restored the woman to her senses, jumped on a horse, galloped to town aud brought back a phy sician. My neighbor's life was saved. Tho workman returned to his task. 1 said to my neighbor: 'Uut for Norman you would havo been a dead uian. I liopo you intend to l eward him liberally?' 'Yes, indeed, I inttcd to give him forty francs.' I met my neighbor a few days afterward, and said to him,: 'Weil, have you rewarded Norman ?' 'No, not yet, but he will lose nothing by waiting. I said ] would give him ten francs, and when T say a thing it is as good as done ' A week passed away. 'Have you seen Norman ?' 'Norman —ah! Normau! No, T haven't met him yet j but I am fatten ing a rabbit —a firsr-rate rabbit. Oh. I'm not a man to. forgetji service.' A fort night passed away. 'Well, is jour rabbit fat ?' 'As fat as a partridge. I ate it yesterday, and,l tell you, it has been a long while since I had such a tid-bit in my moutji.'" " A lady that would please herself in marrying was warned that her intended, although a good sort of a man, was very singular. " Well," replied the lady, "if he is very jnuch unlike other mon, be is much more likely to be a good husband." Wben. v VOU see a man on a-uioonlight night tryiug to-aquvince his shadow that it is improper to follow a gentleman, you may be sure that it is high time for him to join a temperance society. " Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our T<jty as we understand it"-- LINCOLN BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY. PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1865. ( O.IMH VK'tTJOVS. For tha Ameru-an C'iUieft. Mn. EDITOR :—} had the pleasure of attending a Teacher's Institute at Pros pect, hold by the teachers of Franklin tp.. where I spent part of the day very pleas antly. .There were a great many lessons recited in which each teacher showed his method of teaching; and the performan ces closed with several essays by the la. dies; one by Miss Rachel A. Snvder, teacher of the Albert School; we will ask you to publish, as it is a splendid piece of composition and will be interesting to the public. . H.rTIJF.CT —01'!t INSTITUTE Woll mv ileHrf. iemlfl we li*M fi««eral>lt"l t -lay, S onto If-son." nn'l speeches to say; I h.H.f tlit "'»s « ill n-t my we'f i'llotl unrtlmo H ht*l they havo heart! our lesion-, *peeche« ami rhjuies. My rhyme l»s : rapl». liul it will yr.tir attend it call: And i }'"'i •Ii Ibten to my story 1 will try to p.ea«c VIMI nil, . , Mv »t"i v in nhont thjUlnstitute. how regular we attenu, Mid I'm going tor- it all from l>«ginuiug to cud. Yonns ft i-nl» It br a kin I reqnwt. Tliat I nfit ... .!■,« t . -v. a few wi.riK »n 1 I'll do my be", I hadn't rnuHt time t.i write a f«w title*. An,l I tliu't tltocheapest wuy was to write it in iby-met. I r nclu.lcl in 110 It in a vorv quick way, IT 1 -li.iiiiili.'t hare nincli . 112 import mce «av: My nhj;f t in writing is t,> let ynu neo Imw much wo nave learned, Ami how t-> education onr hearts have been turned. The procewjinga of our institutes are contained in iny rhyme, von Will plonse give attention for ft vtsry short time, To Wurn something of contno that we do not know Is the ohjert or our Institutes, that's all HO. To ascend the hill of science and from her peak llright laurels to gather, and wisdom to seek, To hnveour names recorded in the "temple of fame," l believe in a word, is the principal aim. \Xv have 1io«-n attending the post winter in training the votith. To walk in the wars of justice and truth; And to have It to say, we did*ll we could. And to try to make ourselves useful we certainly would. Water*, (the Superintendent,) came to visit out* schools, To see wlmt we were doing, and what were our rule*; i!.- i- .il•« kind and diet tful and true, .Nnd he wishes ua all a good course to pursuit. Our r -'.t institute f'- sit Sidio 1 No. 1; Jtut tlnit was before all th* - Ijools had hegnn, Si \ • >II couldn't expert all the leathers to l"j there. And it didn't turn out to he much of an affair. Then in two weeks from that we met at School No. 2, And there with the lid of Mr. Waters we put business right thr< Ugh; Bit ve hadn't many exerciaes, as you might surmise, For we had officers to elect and to organize, Then at No*. 3,4,5 and fl. each in its turn, We met every two weeks, s- mething to learn. And :• • tin at No. 1. as m onn I we pn-^ffd. And then hereto-day which I believe is the last. Hut we are all vet v ««>rry that they are so soort done, I ir tliev- were th»**idije«'t of nincli pleasure ami fun: 'i here are six tea- li-rs In our society that you will find, And I il wive you a list ol their' names, ao as to bear them in mind. Tlif>re'« Air. M'Grew. Mr. UeiKhlcy, Miss Henry, Miss Mc <Hit it, h. Miss (Jv.vy, and I; '. nd to make th • thing iniei usting, so very hard wo do try We have our elates arranged in a proper way, And we all come up<iuiotly our lessons to say. Then the teaeheis assists us in anything we ask In 'er-itini»our le*«.<m or performing • •ur task. The spelling eoinea tir-t, with steps light and free. And the teacher will chastise us if words wo ntisa three. The fourth renders come next in a class on the floor, Whieh dccasiotis much interest, and what is yet more, \\ .• ienin all the xvia'ds that are spelled and defined; And to study our lessons we all feel inclined. Then next comes the Arithmetic, Geography and Oram- For we have our classes arrange I in a very nice manner, Then em it one tries to do the best he can, In using the slate, the pencij una pun, The way we recite, an 1 the way we are clashed, Reminds ine oft of the .lays that are past— Ft reminds me.if the time wheh 1 went to school, And how 1 succeeded in keeping each rule, I remember well, if composition would come, Ana an «way or speech, we wouldn't have one, Th-; teacher would tell us we were not well trained, And oh! but that would make us feel shamed. He would then bring us to an account, and put us right thr-1' And if talking wasn't enough, he would punish Us too, And if we wouldn't get our lesson and keep ourselves straight, We would got a tottch of the rod right over the pate. Voiri'c friends you unile at what I say, Uut I can tell v.-u this thingof coinposltiotlWrltlngdon't And I ciic-M if you had much of tho business to do, My opitdon is, you would think so too. .<o you will please cvirhok any blunder, acd pardon mistake. If any in my rhyme I chance to make; 1 suppose it don t matter, lou'll say what you chooee, j But you'll please the facts, and language excuse. | And if my compneision is not quite as well done As those yon have heard read by soine other one, 1 hope y »'u w ill pardon it, since you're aware, That I'm not far auvunced iu age and iu care. But now is the time f..r improvement you know, If wo wish to be useful wherever we go, To Hpend our time diiigently is the general requejt, , And to take a good advice is always tho bust. We nil have room for improvement yet :• But if we don't study now, when we're old we'll regret. And look back with remorse on tV- time that we lost. And than with deep penitence we'll know what idieuese cost. We all have need as yet, to learn to write, read and spell So we hope you will pardon us if we do not excel; But now my dear fi iends is the time for to study, Come one! come all! come everybody. Oh ! I remember all th- taachers I've had, And oh ! my <lear friends is it n >t mournful and sad, To think that they've nearly all gone to war, And sotuu of them gone to return no more. S»me hsre perished* oar .Union to s^ve. And now they sleep in a soldiers tho.fl Oh! what awful calamities, ah ! forlorn, This war will leave many in pity to mourn. Even some of our doarest friends have gone to fight, For we .Til know our cause is just and ru ht; But the God of batrles we hope will sustain, And bring our dear friends home again. Onr prayers should ofUn ascend upt<Tf3od, They may no* be laid under the Southern sod; But return safe home again to cherish and chetfr. Their friends aud relations whoui they hold must dear, Wejwonld certainly he sorry and often sigh. It any of them would on the. battle-field die ; But we would consider they died in R glorious cause. While fighting nobly against the rebels who broko our laws The winter is past and all is gay, But there ia many a dear frien'i who dwells far away ; Yet we hope tboy will return once more. W hen peace shaU crow n the houurs of war. Our land is at present aonrrounded with foes, And when this wer shall end, that no one knows ; But there's a brighter day coming. which we hope to see. When liberty shall be proclaimed, and the captive set free. When the foe is conquered and rebellion is crushe*!, Apd the sound of the musket and cannon is hushed ; Then we hope to have peace on a bonis that's true, When traitors and cowards are no more to pursue. An honorable peace that for ages to come, Would be cheriahed with gladness by tvery one; When our starry banner 'hall once again wave, O'er tho patriot's home and traitor's grave. My dear friends tho time is drawing near. When we shftll not meet In the school-room hear; But ho scattered abroad from friends and home, Perhaps iu a distant laud to roam. And when our joyous youth has fl*d, And tho roses atcain then leaves have shed ; We'll reflect on the past with tearful *ye.->, Aud think of friends beyond tho skies. But when we hare parted f>r the Inst time on earth. And our days are over of joy and mirth; Then we hope to meet in the mansions abovo, On a brighter shore of peuce and love. In conclusion FwlU Just say to the spectators that are here to-day, That I hope after they're gone they all can -ny : That tboy spent a pleasant time, and enjoyed thumsefes well, And that our institute does all others excel. Wo will not meet hereanv more on this occasion, For this \* the last institute. I b.dieve for this se ison; So wewll makothe time cheerful, merry and gay, And with many kind thoughts we will close for to-day. And when the time comes that we must part, we will all go home with a cheerful heart; And when we have spoken, anil onr performance isthro', We will all leave tho ficln>ol-rooin biddiug ono another adieu. But first we will hear advise from *mno kind friend. Who has been listening to our performance from begin ning 'o end; And if any one here don't like our performance to-day, There is one consolation you have nothing to pay. Now my dear friend- for fear I weary vonr mind, With poetry of such wearisome kind; I w ill brlng to a close my simple th * me, And not detain you any longer at this tune. SPECTATOR. LINCOLN INSTITUTE, ) PmiiA.. PA.; April sJtl. ISI'M. j 31n: Etaxon :—Believing in 'ho old stiying. " tho pen is mightier than the sword," and being unable to wield the sword in defence of my country, I resort to the pen as the only remaining weapon wherewith I can battle for tho honor, principles, anil freedom of our beloved land. Hut I feel myself inadequate to tho performance of the task which I anr about to undertake. ThjJ assassination of our honored President is tne theme which has filled the hearts of all true and loyal people with horror aud indignation. Ii is that murder whose fioiidishness has no parallel, which causes a naticu to mourn as it ijeVer did before, and it is that crime which has caused me to raise my feeble voice and cry for justice. Lust Sabbath morning, with feelings impossible to des cribe, T gazed for the last time upon the honest face of Abraham" Lincoln, the statesman, philosopher, and sago —tho man who was till that is noble, just, and good. I gazed upon the lifeless remains of Abraham Lincoln, while lying in state, in Independence Hall, whoro ho said, during his life, that.he would rather be assassinated upon The spot, than give up llie principles of freedom. Our noblest patriot has fallen, but language can not eulogise his name, llis deeds are sufficient to render his name hmrtortal. Ilis name will live as long as time shall endure, and when tho name of Washing ton shall be buried in oblivion, that of Abraham Lincoln will be revered. There is another name which will not bo for gotten, it is that of J. Wilkes Booth, who, with all tho fiondishness of a devil incarnate, was made the tool of traitors to accomplish their hellish sehemes. But the assassin is not the only one upon whom we should ppuv out our indignation. There arc many Booth's in our midst. The men who are inarms against our govern merit, those who sympathise with traitors, and those who did all that was in their power to embarrass. President Lincoln's administration, arc alike to blame, iHi ring the last four years of terrible war and bloodshed, many hearts have been made Bad, many homes desolate by rebel bullets and rebel cruelty. They have starved our soldiers in Jgatlisoiue pris ns, murder ed them on the battle fiijld while wounded and helpless, and now, to crown the apex of their crimes, which already reach to the sky, they have murdered our Chief Magistrate. I hey would commit a crime of greater magnitude, they would stab this nation to the heart if they had the power. i'Ley would crush out every principle of freedom for which our revo lutionary sires fought, bled, and died. Qur honor, our Constitution, and our God demands justice. House, ye Ameri cans ! rouse, ye who lia**e long been slaves to Southern ;«Hstocracy. Have ye brave sons, honored fathers, respected friends ? Look to sec them fall by tho hand of the dagger of the assassin. * In the language of our newly inaugu rated President, I saw ''treason must be punished.'-' The time has arrived when traitors must be dealt with as traitors, and not as friends. Let us pledge our selves. by the blood of our slaughtered brothers, whoso bones lie bleaching on a hundred gory battle fields, to support An drew Johnson in the punishment of trai tors. The rebels have murdered Mr. Lincoln, and with him they have'.mur dered mercy. Our nation mourns her fallen chicftan. Hung be the Heavens with black—yield day to night. Iu the name of Abraham Lincoln, in the name of freedom, in the name of God, I say, let traitors be punished. FRANK M. EASTMA.vf' < Co.JI, 102 d P. V. V. L.EAH.Y. —The roof of our office, Funeral of Mr. Lincoln at Nash ville. Tho funeial procession of Wednesday, lflth, was the largest that cyer came off in Nashville, and the manner in which the whole affair was managed, and the perfect qu:3T order that existed from ono end of the lino to the other, was tho subject of general remark. The procession was two hours in passing a given point. Much of the praise is due to Gen. .John F. Miller, commander of the post, who was chief of the ceremonies. The order on the field was perfect, and tho speakers' stand was in tho centre of a hollow square.—When Gen. Thomas conducted the Governor to the stand he remarked to him that there were 25,000 persons on the ground. After prayer by tho llev. Dr. Allen, of the Presbyteri an Church, the address of the Governor was delivered in a loud and strong voice and listened to with profound interest, as follows : Go VKUN on nnowLow's ADDRESS. Soldiers and Citizens.' I had hoped, most sincerely, in the present feeble con dition of my |u'alth, to be saved the great affliction of a public addrsss. before this vast concourse of soldiers and citizens, and in tho face of the fierce wind now blow ing. lam not able, under the circum stances, to do justice ta myself to meet your expectations, or, which is far more important, to do justice to the distin guished dead.—But tho military author ities having the control of these burial ceremonies, Ijave required the perform ance of this task at my hands, and I comply with their requests. A great and good man has fallen! Abraham Lincoln the late President of tho United States, breathed his laO in Washington on tho morning of the 15th inst., having been assassinated the previ ous night,in his private box in Ford's The tre. surrounded by his family and friends The dastardly, wretch cntere I tho box, shot him in the head with a smalt pistol —throw it down—sprang out upon tho stage, flourishing a dagger, exclaimed in the language ol tho motto on the Virgin ia coat of arms, "fit'in Seiuptr Ti/.nrmi'," —so always dies a tyrant.—Passing out behind the curtain in the midst of the confusion and alarm of the vast audience, he further exclaimed, "A r ow the South is avenged !" And who is tho ruffian who perpetra ted this foul deed? J. Wilkes Booth, a villainous tragedian who has performed so frequently upon the Richmond stage! A wretcfi lost to- all sense of honor and shame, blind to all tho beauties of relig ion, and steeped to the very nose and chin in crime profligacy! When his loathsome body is committed to the grave, I shall expect the weeds and grass to,refuse to grow upon his grave, anil blight ruin and decay to come upon all vegetation surrounding it throughout all recorded time. May his vile name, in all time to come, be mentioned only in the dark, and that by criminals, in con nection with crime.—May ho stand out, through all tho long sweep of oternal ages, as the blasted* monument of God's displeasure, and may his memory bo ha ted by every honest, man and pariot. But the real murderers, is the rebel chief, and the ruffian leaders associated with him in this war upon the republic The malice that has sought to assassinate this government for four years past, is capable of inagurating the French Itev olution in this country. The St. Albans raiders constituting the Canadian branch ofthis rebellion —the Knights of the Gol den Circle, the Northwestern branch— the Copperheads of tho Middle and East crn States, constitute a third wing—and the unadulterated Simon Pure traitors of the Confederacy, constitute the great head. All of these will exult, and any onfe of them .is capable of the deed— while thousands of men in sympathy with them will sincerely deplore the act. What I intend to say is, tha,tJtlie same po litical fury and hate which lit up the flames of the great rcbe.lion, inspired this hellish deed, and the effect of it will he to brand with a deeper and more damning infamy, its plotters, its leaders, its abettors, and its traitorous sympathi- zers. This plot included the murder of Secre tary geward, Secretary Stantou, and the Vice President, aud permit me to say, there was more of method iu the plot than of madif ss. Old heads and well inform ed politicians suggest the time, and the men u7io should 112 <U. By looking at the Constitution, and Judge Story's comuien huies thereuu, you will see that whenev er the office of President and . ice Presi dent shall botu bocome vacant, the Speak er of the House of iiugrcsentatives, for the time being, shall be the president. But speakeriColfix's term having expir ed on the 3il of March last, there i,e now no speaker. But the law*—and I allude to the law of March Ist, 171'2—provides further, that the Secretary of State shall notify the exeeuifvc of each State of the office of President being vacant, and in one paper of every State give notice |t!mt au election bo held for electors within thirty-four days preceding tin first Wed nesday in December, then next ensuing : Provided, there shall be the space of two months between the date of such notifica tion and thefirst Wednesday ill Decem ber. Thusyousce the plot betrays no mail man's frenzy. Had Secretary Sewar<J been killed—and ho came in one of it— Ami had Vice President Johnson been killed—and he was embraced in the plot —we should s nation, been out ut sea. witnout the officers legally itf* reorgan ize, or put attain in motion the machin ery of the government. And yet, fellow-countrymen, laying these cuusidorations aside, I am nt a loss to see why the mtiliea of retieldom should assassinate the President at this time. I have looked upon, and all over the world of imagination for a motive. Pres dent Liucolu and secretary Seward were the best friends the rebels had in the old Government, and at the tiuie of' his death, he was sferinusly oonteniplating the putting forth 7 of. a grand proclama tion of amnesty to all rebels, lie was a kind hearted man—au abler man than he is supposed to have been, and a prompt and decisive man, with courage to do what ho believed was right to bo done His courage w;is according to the code of the brave, derived from the times as ear ly as llouier—"The first in valor and the first in peace." It may bo that those who plotted the .murder of the President, may have sup posed from recent assaults upon the Vice President, by leading Republican journals and politicians, that ho could not har monize the great Union and war party. If so, they have reckoned without their host. The great loyal heart of the coun try will stand by Johnson, on the basis of the Constitution and laws. From Maine to California, wo will stand by him, and hold up his hands while ho stands by the Union. Who is the Vies President? Whonm I ? Who are you, or any of you, however high you may bo in position ? We are all but atoms floating in tile breeze. Our Government is everything, and wo are fighting—not for meu, but for a great principle—for the very life of the nation. Hence, I repeat, wo will stand by those we have placed in power. There are those who know of the long and deep devotion of the Vice J'/fig; dent to Democratic principles, who may think he will seize upon > this occasion to resur rect and reconstruct that party at the ex pense of the nation. Ido not speak by authority, but T venture the prediction that ho is a man of too touch sense to at tempt to revive the corrupt organization that brought all the troubles ou the conn-' try. If he is the man I take him to be, he will retain the old Cabinet, and carry out the known policy of his illustrious predecessor, exercising a littlo more se verity toward loading and intelligent of fenders. But, fellow coutitrymoa. President Lin coln is dead. And whilst we pay these funeral honors to his memory in the Cap ital of Tennessee, tho ceremonies of his actual burial are going on at Washington. Soon his mortal rcmaius will be transfer led to Illinois for interment. And never did the fertilo soil of the great State of Illinois close in upon richer spoils than when they shall cover over all that is mortal of Abraham Lincoln. For tho President I can truly say, in the energetic, expressive, and eloquent language of thegreat Apostle to the (ien tiles, ' L have fought thegood fight,l have kept the faith, I have finished my course, and there is henceforth laid up for me a crown which the Lord, t-U. righteous Judge, will give me in that day." Yes, he fought the good fight of the nation, and fought it successfully. lie kept the faith of the Union as he promised the loyal people he would do. And he fin ished his course of usefulness, and will be as long remembered by a grateful peo ple as time shall last. And ingoing to another world, wo uiuy safely say of him. in the language of tho christian poet, " The chamber where thegood man meets his fate is privileged bayoud the common walks of virtuous life, quite in the voiye ol' heaven." In conclusion,'latins and gentlemen, let this solemn occasion rewind us of the .shortness of- life, the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of all human concerns. Let usbpar in mind that the world we now inhabit .is not the place designed by tho all-pise .God for virtue and patriotism to uief t with their full reward, or for vice and treason to receive .their full punish ment. In this world, wheat and tares grow in the same field, wheat aqd chaff NUMBER 22, lie 011 the same floor, vice and treason walk abroad with unblushing efTrontery, and virtue and patriotism are abandoned to detraction among their enemies. God has appointed a day when all these evils will bo corrected, and when justice will be doue to all classes. Then traitors and criminals shall he punished, and patriots and christians shall bo rewarded. May God inspiro us all with the zeal to imitate the virtues of tho illustrious dead, and grant us another and a final meeting, where no wars rage, where sorrow and death are known nrf more, and where peace and joy shall reign throughout the long sweeps of eternal ages. THE WAR, Special Disjmtcli to tbe N. Y. Tribune. WASHINGTON, May 1, 1865. Your correspondent (E. S.) with Gen. Sherman's army sends the following dia patches to this Bureau : It.Ai.EiOH, N. 0., April 26, 1865. I lie 27th oT April. 1865, will remain eelcbititcd in our annuls as tho day whieli witnessed the final surrender of the Reb el army under Joseph 10, Johnston, and closed the Slaveholder's Rebellion. The presence of Lieut. Gen. Grant at Raleigh with the ultimatum of the Gov ernment, has bceu known to tho Rebel officers for four days, and, no doubt, had a salutary influence upon the negotiations which hitherto have hung fire. Goneca} T.herinan, Gen. Schoficld, and Gen. How' aid, with several members of their res pective staffs, among others Col. W. 11. \\ berry of Gen. Schcfield's Staff, loft for the front at sight o'clock this morning by train. Dennett's house, Are miles beyond Dur ham's .Station, anil about thirty from Rul. cigh, was the ]ilaco of conference, tho same as that where tho former interview took place. It is a small and unpreten tious country dwelling, with only tw« rooms, and a small allowance of windows in each room. The house, however, was scrupulously neaf, the floors scrubbed to a milky wllitenosff, tlie bed in 0110 room very neatly made up, and the few articles of furniture in the room arranged wi'lfa neatness and taste. Tho grounds were ornamented with a few flowers and a lit tle shrubbery. Opposite the house is o fine oak casting a broad shadow ; and oth er trees >bout the premises had been triiu | med by the Rebel officers and soldiers to give them an inviting appearance. The train, bearing the Union Generals, arrived at the station, 01 house, about two j o'clock p. in. (Jen. Johnston, witjj C»pt. ] Wado Hampton, jr., aijd ilajor Preston | of his staff, with several other officers ar i rived Ui o'clock, and after a very i civil but. not over warm greeting between ilie officers, and the introductions of the I officers, (icn. Johnston and Oen. Sherman i\oii a short, private interview in the r.xua set apart for the conference, meanwhile the Rebel officers withdrew to some dis tance, ami remained in conversation among themselves, the Uuion officers doing tho same. (Jens. Sehoficdd an<i jftojvard then join ed tho Conference, which lasted about one hour. Wade llampton, having been re lieved of command, was not present, nei ther was Rreekinridge. The basis of sur render w:;.s the same as that on which Dee handed over his shattered army to Oen. Grant. Instoad of marching to their re spective Capitals to deliver their arma, the whole force, estimated nt 25,000 men of all arms, with all the artillery and ma | terial of war, are to be delivered ft Qreens | borough, N. C. J The terms include no recognition of the j existing State Governments, the whole I civil feature of the settlement bfring -ietk to the people aud the General Govern ment. The surrender includes all tho Rebels in »rms in the fonr States of N. ! Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida to the Chattahoochie River. The remainder of the Rebel armies—Kirby Smith's and oucra—will undoubtedly fojU low suit. (Jen. Johnston throughout has shown unmistakable anxiety to close the war without further bloodshed. He considerably oppressed with cans and re sponsibility, but maintained his affab and gentlemanlj bearing throughout. The officers fipaliy iniagled,lreely li. Coßversat:on upon the war, and the vae.u argued and disputed abou tut uttnia various battles in which they aaU uicu part. The euoference e. sed cwKJiuiJy, the officers shook hands and parted with mutual expressions of good will. Thus J closes the drama ol a four years* bloody and most inexcusable war. The train re turned to Raleigh at 9p. IU. An order will be published to-morrow announcing the surrender of the Rebel aruiy. Gen. Grant j*oes north on a special train io.the morning. The Twenty-third auxj Tentlj A. C. remain here. h ■ - , - ... .(* '
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