Abraham Lincoln : a history . amation,telegraphed far and wide, accomplished for themoment the purpose for which it was doubtlessintended. It excited everywhere a feeling of con-sternation ; the price of gold rose rapidly duringthe morning hours, and the Stock Exchange wasthrown into violent fever. The details of the mys-tification were managed with some skill, the paperon which the document was written being that em-ployed by the Associated Press in delivering itsnews to the journals, and it was left at all the news-paper offices in New York just before the momentof going to press. If all the
Abraham Lincoln : a history . amation,telegraphed far and wide, accomplished for themoment the purpose for which it was doubtlessintended. It excited everywhere a feeling of con-sternation ; the price of gold rose rapidly duringthe morning hours, and the Stock Exchange wasthrown into violent fever. The details of the mys-tification were managed with some skill, the paperon which the document was written being that em-ployed by the Associated Press in delivering itsnews to the journals, and it was left at all the news-paper offices in New York just before the momentof going to press. If all the newspapers had printedit the guiltlessness of each would have been equallyevident; but unfortunately for the victims of thetrick, the only two papers which published the for-gery were those whose previous conduct had ren-dered them liable to the suspicion of bad faith. The May 19,1864. fiery Secretary of War immediately issued ordersfor the suppression of the World and Journalof Commerce, and the arrest of their editors. The. GENERAL CARL SCHURZ. THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION 49 editors were never incarcerated ; after a short de- chap. , they were released. The publication of thepapers was resumed after two days of interruption. These prompt measures and the announcement ofthe imposture sent over the country by telegraphsoon quieted the excitement, and the quick detec-tion of the guilty persons reduced the incident toits true rank in the annals of vulgar in the memories of the Democrats of New Yorkthe incident survived, and was vigorously employedduring the summer months as a means of attackupon the Administration. Governor Seymour in-terested himself in the matter and wrote a long andvehement letter to the district attorney of New denouncing the action of the Government. These things, he said in his exclamatory style, are more hurtful to the national honor and strengththan the loss of battles. The world will confoundsuch acts with the princ
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