. The terrible tragedy at Washington. Assassination of President Lincoln. rcy, forbearance and pardon towards those whosemurderous partisans have struck him his death-blow. Nothing short of the in-terposition of Providence working upon the hearts of the people will be able toavert the instinctive impulse of the nation to punish this crime by some signalact of retribution that it sickens the heart to contemplate. It is impossible to give a rational motive to the villains concerned in the mur-derous plot. Of all men in the United States, the traitors and rebels who havebeen in arms for four year
. The terrible tragedy at Washington. Assassination of President Lincoln. rcy, forbearance and pardon towards those whosemurderous partisans have struck him his death-blow. Nothing short of the in-terposition of Providence working upon the hearts of the people will be able toavert the instinctive impulse of the nation to punish this crime by some signalact of retribution that it sickens the heart to contemplate. It is impossible to give a rational motive to the villains concerned in the mur-derous plot. Of all men in the United States, the traitors and rebels who havebeen in arms for four years in their effort to destroy the Republic, owe most tothe kindness of heart, the conscientious endeavor to be just, and the resolute pur-pose to restore the fraternal relations of the people of the two sections of thecountry which actuated Mr. Lincoln from the day of his first inauguration to hisdying hour. In every stage of the war which they brought on by their unhal- * Thos b« It with all tjranU. (21) E3 ;^ X5T liSCQU. *^vn,r ts SIMar«L~ Exea riX? zsr:. —MLi^nap^BBKaE. Bex.— hasvick fa^^ T «fc* ; 1 Ai a. ^•if^ THS A&3ASSISAT102S OF PBESIDENT LiyCOLS. 23 The President was very cheerfol and hopefol H-e spoke very kincDy o! GeneralliCe aad otliers of the confederacy, and liie eEtablMuBeot of the gOTenmient ofTirarmia. All tie memberg of the cahmet, except Mr. Seirard, are now in attendance uponthe President I haTC seen Mr. Seward, but he and Frederick -were both Bncon- Edwut M. Sta*toj;, Secretary cf war. It: THE PHESIDSXx S COXDITIOIf. Washington, April 15, A. M-—The President is still aUre, but is growingweaker. The ball is lodg-e>d in his brain, three iaches from where it entered theskulL He remains insensible and his condition is ntterly hopeless. The Tice-President has been to see him, bnt all company except the Cabinet, hie ikmily,•ad a few friends, are rigidly exdnded. L*rge crowds stUl contincte in the street is near to the house as the
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