THE COMMONWEALTH.

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1365

SPEECH OF GOV BRAMLETTEAT THE

MEETING HELD IN LOTTSVILLE

IN MEMORY OF - -

OUR LATE PRESIDENT.Fellow-citizen- s of Louisville : Aa the Chief

Executive of the noble and loyal State ol

Kentucky, I have thought it was not only

not inapt, but exceedingly appropriate thatI should be present upon this occasion and

unite with the people of Louisville, the city

of Kentucky, in giving utterance and.e"pression to the deep and solemn grief which,

like a pall, has come over our mntry,brought upon it by the hand of a wicked as-

sassin. To night, fellow-citizen- a deep and

solemn woe has swept over our great nation.Tl, l,nrt of the Deoule of this great repub- -

i; f in, rent, desecrated as it bas

been by rebellion, yet now is moved with

deep and desolating grief at the great exist-5r- T

ln.a which our country has sustained in

the death of Abraham Lincoln, President of

the United States. I waive the quantum of

the sin of his assassination, and look at itonly in a national point of view, as the lossnf tho hpn,l. the chief ol our great nation,filled with all his great ana mgii quaimesand purposes lor the future. I feel that I am

not alone giving expression to my own sen-

timents, but to those of the great mass of thepeople ol the United States, when I say thatat this particular time in the history of ourmiintrv's struggle, to maintain the nation'slife, we have no man within the broad lim-

its of the Union who could have been reliedupon with more confidence than AbrahamLincoln. He was a man honest and utter-

ly without guile, a man of broard, compre-

hensive, and great practical intellect; a man

over whose soul the dark clouds of malevo-

lence had never swept, the chambers ofwhose heart were kept free from the pride ol

position and power and filled only with the

pure thought and excellence of true man-

hood. He was a man mil of charity, brightand unsulied, with nothing of that bitternessthat enters into the composition of so manyof aur fellow-citizen- s at this time and othertimes; but he was a man for these troubloustimes, to dispense the mighty power theChief Executive holds, to overcome and sub

How few there areHup ft rp hpllious people.who possess that extended charity that be-

longed to him No man has everseen him,from the beginning of this trouble to the

of liia ilpath. moved with ant;er. Wesaw him calm, placid, and equable in tern

Der Btront' in his sentiments and comprehensive in hid views. We may differ withhim. and have differed with him, but whenthe indirment of future events has come, we

find we were differing blindly; that he wasnirht and we were wrong. Cheers. 1 standing as we did in local positions, surroundedaa we were bv local prejudices, he occupied

an elevated stand-poin- t and viewed the wholepolitical surroundings of the country, grasp-inj- f

with massive intellect the logic of events,and irnvp us nothins? but what he regardedthe loic of events in his Administration.

I say such is the conviction which 1 haveof the man. He was himself faultless in pur- -

nosp and while we differed, we could notnnflrrp! with him.

We were so deeply impressed with thethe honesty, integrity and purity of the man,that he was raised above all suspicion oi sel-

fish npss. We therefore, I may repeat againhave sustained a deep and untimely loss in

the death ol Abraham Lincoln, and wellmay the people be moved with solemn woe,when the announcement of such an unfortunate disaster as this comes upon the coun

s try; one which almost crushes the buoyanthopes which had been raised by our recent

ietories over rebellion.r, ... ...k:i . iko danth tlip Chief carnag

our weep

her. tlat the life of this great country of oursis not dependant upon the life even ourgreatest man. mat me is in me uean ui meNation, and vou must destroy the people hefnre vnu can destroy this Government of

rviir fannlausel. Its course is onward,ward. No assassin's cau reach the lifeof this people (cheers)."Distever the Union? No, wither the hand

That would lop butone twig from our"libertytree."

Dissever the Union? No, by it we'll stand,While our hearts glore with pride and our

children are free." 'Twas planted in blood f its friends and its foes,

And the spirits ol inose wno ueieuueuii. menWill rally anew from the, 'wakened repose,

To cherish, protect and defend it again."

Our country lives, while it liveswill deeply mourn the loss ot our chiel executive. and place the seal of eternal condemnation upon the memory ol the assas-

sin who struck him down. We will honor the memory and do justice, to the full ex-

tent, to the high, noble, and patriotic handthat tried achieve the maintenance ofthis Union, and the preservation of the lifeof our nation.

The and cause of Mr. Lincoln willgo down to future ages as part of the recordof our country. He has guided our vesselof state through one of the stormiest periodsthat has ever visited a race of men, and haspaid with his life the price of his triumphWho is there who can 6ay that that vesselcould have been more safely guided or directed than it has been under his adminis-tration. You and I may have thought attimes that lie should have directed it thisway and that way, yet he has kept his courseon and on.

His course has been marked by the honestpurpose of preserving the institutions of ourcountry to preserve all that is worth pre-

serving and that could possibly be preserv-ed from the wreck this revolution. Wecannot deny, fellow-citizen- that a revolu-

tion has swept over our country. The manwho profits not by experience and observa-tion, ought not to keep a political positionamong men, but should retire to the seclu-sion of those who have not capacity to learnin the ordinary school of life. He who willdeny facts as presented to his conviction isnot wise. He must accept and act upon themif he would be a wise man and prudentstatesman.

If he cannot divert and control lacta, hemust not seek to guide and direct the shipof state, when evils threaten to overthrowand destroy. Such was Abraham Lincoln'swisdom and course. As I have remarked,we may differ with him and have done so,but experience and time has demonstratedthat his was the only line of salvation forour country. Cheers. Then let the heart

the people go up in solemn mourning lorthe loss tff euch a man. We have othermen great men, and patriotic men but wehave no more Abraham Lincolns. Let A- -

. werican hearts throb in memory of thegreat and eood man the chief of our uation who has untimely fallen by the hand

of a wicked assassin, to the gnet anaof the hopes of the country.

Let all attribute to uira uie creuu au g.vijto which his services entitles him, for pre-

serving to the people the blessings of theirfree institutions- - me piiruusse u. u...ther's blood. ; V

Our country lives! Let the freemen enjoy

the their country, and associateuT: -P- ents-to be excludedwiui i the of citizenship if continuesof Abraham Lincoln.

From the New York Commercial .

General Grant-I- n

this hour of national victory a:id ex.ultation, it is fitting that we pay our homage

to the chieftain through whose instrumen-tality such sienal results have been achieved,

that peering through the smoke and dust of

battle, we fix with admiring gaze our atten-

tion upon that soldier who has dispersed theenemies the Republic and given to ua a"Fourth of July, Junior."

When a little more than a year since,Gen. Grant was called to the commandall our forces, the rebellion was at the zenithof its success. " For three years the Govern-

ment had been prosecuting the war, but withlittle headway, against treason's bold front.The insurgent banners still defiantly wavedfrom the Rapidan to the Gulf, and many loy-

al hearts were beginning to despair of everseeing the "beginning of the end," and al-

most ready to cry, let them go in peace. Dis-

affection was beginning to manifest itself in

many localities, and the enemy, takingcour-ag- e

from these "manifestations of weaknees,"looked with confidence to a speedy termination of the war in their lavor, and alreadyregarded their independence virtuallyachieved. -

With the promotion of General Grant,however, to the supreme control of the forces in the field, a new era was inaugurated.The concentration policy was adopted; offi

cers competent to carry it out were chosen incommand, and from that day to this we

have had a constant succession ot victories.Gen. Grant assumed control personally ofthe army operating against the Rebel capi-tal, and placed commandelsewhere Captains who, under a LieutenantGeneral of less penetration, might still be

occupying subordinate positions. Sherman,Sheridau, Thomas and Canby, following outthe instructions of their superior, moved tovictory, while he himself inaugurated thecampaign Richmond.

The veterans of the Potomac wereback in defeat with every change of com

manders, until officers and soldiersahke hadcome to cherish a partial belief in the invin-cibility of Lee. Not so, however, GeneralGrant. With a firm confidence in his ownability, and the prowess of his followers, hepushed boldly over the historic Rapidan,and crossed swords with his new antagonist.With feverish, trembling anxiety the nationwaited the result of the contest between thehero of the West and the hero ofthe East,until the Rebel cohorts had for the first limebeen driven from their fortifications.

Grant was still successful; still the "beloved child of victory," and the Union soldiers were for the first time pressing forwardthrough the heart of Virginia.

The campaign down to Petersburg wouldthen have resulted in the fall of Richmond,had the instructions for the assault of theformer place been carried out. Unfortunately, they were not, and General Grantwas compelled to resort to new combinationsfor securing the goal of his hopes, whichhave now, in less than a year's time, culminated so gloriously.

Month after month he has been contentto remain in comparative ooscurity uponthe James, quietly planning victories, theglory which accrued to his subordinates,until at length he has ins in me ian

Richmond and the complete overthrowof his antagonist. The last, his, is theest of all our triumphs.

The enemy, both at home and abroad,iave chosen to designate General Grant as

the "Federal Butcher," to "whom human lifewas nothing. But do they know that the

at the Petersburg mine caused him

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Bv many Grant has beenheld as a General of "blundering audacity," whose tenacity, and not skill, achieved for him success.But where in the annals of history can befound a more remarkable display of rnilitarv genius than that exhibited by Grant in

his present campaign; not only ashe has done, the enemy from his numerouslines of works, but effectually cutting off hisretreat, and again and again defeating liim

The blind bard has immortalized theGrecian hero, but how much more appropriately can it be said of the Ulysses of today :

Ye Gods! what wonders has Ulysses wrought;What fruits his conduct and his courage yield!Great in the council, glorious in the field !

Generous he rises in the .State's defence,To curb the factious tongue of insolence.Such just examples on offenders shown,Sedition silence, and assert throne.

Restoration of the Union.We talk of reconstruction, restoration and

the of seceded States to theUnion, and this loose habit of speech doesrio harm so long as we do not allow ourideas and acta to be hampered therebyThese phrases are inaccurate substitutesfor a thought that cannot be expressed in asingle word. What we want ia to put thegovernment machinery of the SouthernSlates into loyal liands, and, whatever wemay hold as to State rights, the generalgovernment must make sure ot this, otherwise have sacrifices oi tne war peen invain. Nominally the large majority of allthe southern people have been disloyalThere are not enough men in the secededStates who have stood firm against the general defection to fill the State and localoffices. It follows that we must accept ascitizens those who renew their loyalty to theUnion, or we must govern the entire Southbv satraps and armies for an entire generation. Which will we do? All questions ofreconstruction resolve themselves at last into this single one. Under the wise foresightof the President the: revival of the loyalState governments has kept pace with theprogress of our arms, and with the fall olthe military power of the rebellion all theStates now controlled by disloyal governorsand legislatures are put in a situaUon to undertake the same reconstructive workCongress has provided no other mode, andthe President's plan will be followed in allthe States, with modifications adapted tothe condition of things in each, perhapswith some general changes by his order.

The principle of the plan thus practicallyadopted is a sound one, notwithstanding tnsevere criticism it has provoked, lhe pow

er rightfully belongs to the loyal men ol tlreclaimed Slates, and whether few or manythey should constitute and control the gov-

ernment. Such as refuse to take the oathof allegiance have no claim to tolerationupon the soil, much less to any rights ascitizens. They are not to be counted intothe number constituting the State.

Thus all the theories of reconstruction in

vented for the purpose of transforming a

third of the States into territories or col- -

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OnieS, fall Wltn llie reuemuu, no nu naga- -

cioua men foresaw tnat tney must, meyhave served only to distract loyal men andembarrass the government. They have ful-

filled their mission, and their inventors willbe glad to have them forgotten. We standnaain. on solid ground ; the rebel is a citizenof, 'the United States, to be forgiven and re- -

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obdurate to be punished as a traitor if thepublic safety require it. I he rebel mate isa. Mate OI ine union, iu ue ireuvcira iiumdisloyal and placed in loyal hands. This ia

the work we have been aoing ior lour years.now almost accomplished. And now thatthe needful fighting has been done, all prob-

lems for the future are ol easy solution, un-

less we willfully complicate them, for thenarrow purposes of fraction or party, or byobstinate adhearance to crochety notions ofnoliev. But of this there is little danger.The popular heart is sound, and the populareve clear. We have not fought our wayout upon the firm highway to be cheated of

our object at last. The restoration of theUnion is a simple and straightforward pro- -

rpeq. and it will be speedy and permanentThe heresy of secession perishes with therebellion, and slavery ends with the warprovoked. Springfield Rep.

Interview Between Grant and LeeDeath of General Reed,

--The

New York. April 14. The Herald's Army Correspondent says, the first meeting ofGrant and Lee was private ior a iew moments, when the staff officers were admitted.

Lee looked jaded and worn out, out wasneatly dressed in grey cloth, without ornament. During the interview he was almosttaciturn, but showed no temper or mortification. He bivouacked the night befpre ina prove near bv, and in the morning breakfasted on a corn-dodge- r. xo one oui a iewof his officers suspected that he contemplated surrendering his army.

The Times' correspondent says:- GeneralT.pe asked General Grant to explain whatwas meant by personal effects, and said thatmanv of his cavalry men owned theirhnraes Grant said the horses must be turned over to the United States, which Lee admitted was entirely correct, but Grant saidhe would instruct his officers to allow thosemen who owned their horses to retain themas they would need them to till their farms,T.ep expressed great satisiaction lorsucu generous consideration, and said it would havea. verv uood effect. Lee could not tell how

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many he had to surrender, so many nauhppn killed and deserted. Lee informedGrant that his men were short of provisionswherennon the latter ordered 'ZO, OUU rationsserv ed to them. When Lee announced tire liberal terms he bad secured to his officers, theyexpressed great satisfaction, lhe troops repomed the announcement with cheers. Af

terward an hour of friendly intercourse tookplace between the officers of the two armies.

The Times' correspondent says that in askirmish, Gen. Reed on our side, and Gen.Deering on the rebel side, met, and in fullview of the forces, held a tournament ofdeath fighting with pistols, until almostsimultaneously, Reed feel dead and Peeringmortally wounded.

From the Cincinnati Gazette.

How shall the Government be Carried Onat the Death of the President !

Many persona ask this question, and we

hrieflv retdv :

1. The Constitution and tne laws imve pro- -

ded for anv contingency that can possiblyarise by the death or removal of either Pres- -

, ant nr Vice President.9 On the death of the President, the Vice

President becomes President ex officio, andadministers the Government aa the resident

mi IdA fin the death of the President and Vice

President both for their removal), the Presi

dent of the Senate pro tern, (now Mr. Foote,nf Vprmnnt. heeomea President; and on his

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removal, the Speaker ot uie nouse oi xxep-B-

on the death of the VicePresident, the fact is to be certified to tneftovernors O f the several States, and a new

election appointed, thirty-lou-r days oeiore,e firflt Wednesday in December, oucu

. ' i:icontingency is, ol course, exceeumgiyprobable.

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4 In case of the incompetency, from anycause of either President ortlien nr either can be imveached and convicted immediately; and in case of need, Congress

""" " J 7 : 1 :.Thus we see that provision is maucany contingency by which a collapse oi gov-

ernment mieht occur. Sadly as the nation1.K, mAn.nf,, IT fl S it Will CO ttUUHI. HO

111 V U IllMi.J Odaily work, yet it feela its destiny rests on

no human arms, liod reigneui, aim uall His works. I he Na

saved by the Grace oftion has bees saved ;

God, and that is the great Jact in our conuiAll else w come right witn nine,

.ntianAI, Brill TirildpnOi For the future thei'aticii.v nv jv,"- - -

South has lost its best friend, and the sword

of justice will descend more sharply.J!a, V.

Arrest and Examination ot the SupposedAssailant of secretary scwi.

Tt,ore have been some important develop

ments y that promise an early result to

the stupendous efforts which have been made

to capture the assassin of President Lincolnam Secretary sewara, anu an cugnscuforming the plot and assisting in carryingr,,,t ThiH morning the nouse oi uiu ouo

nected Surratt on C street, near ti, in miso.itv. which has been watched ever 6

oof Vr Hv muni, was eniereu uuouinVlnek. nv a man dressed in the garb oi, - j .

workman, with a piclc-a- x across n is snoumer.Re merely tapped the door, which was opened instantly by a detective, who Bhut thedoor after he waa inside. The stranger seemed dumbfounded at such a sudden appearance of the officer, and moved back aa if to

retreat, at the aame time saying that he had

made a mistaKe ana got into me wrunghouse, and was about to retire, when he wasdetained and questioned. His answers werevague and contradictory, but finally he saidin emlanation of the pick-a- that he hadbeen aaked to come and do some work for

Mr. Surratt, and that as he wanted to com-

mence early in the morning he thought he

would pay this visit to see about it so as not

to disturb the inmates at so early an hour

ofter daylight. Afterwards he declared thathis calling at the unseasonable hour of twoo'clock A. M., was to repair the privy vault.

These incoherent answers, and the lact,i, ..,an ivlm irave his name as Pavne, and

then something else, settled the lact at once

thati he was a very suspicious, character.He was at once put under an examination.It was then .discovered that he had nicewhite hands, that evidently had never doneany work of a laborer; while his boots wereof fine manufacture. Payne was thereuponremoved to headquarters, and placed in arow of seven men. Secretary Seward's col-

ored servant was then sent for, and not be-

ing informed of the arrest of Payne, wasfurther questioned aa to his own descriptionof the man who entered the Secretary of

State's residence on that terrible Fridaynight. It compared closely with that of

Payne. The colored servant was then takeninto the room where Payne was standing ina row of seven men, who were dressed in allkinds of ordinary costume, and asked u he

, . l i j tt- - :..saw tue man wiiom ne aescnueu. ne instantly pointed out Payne aa the man, qualifying only by saying that ne tnougiu me as-

sassin had a light moustache, while thisman seemed to have none the confidentair of the prisoner was at once abandoned,and he became pale and exhibited manifestations of fear. He waa then remanded to"

nrison. where the same experiment wastried this afternoon, with Miss Fannie Sew

ard, who, it is understood, is quite confidentthat he is the man. The description of thisman. who calls himself Payne, answers exactly to one of the men who came into theSexton Hotel, about midnight of Friday,and in an excited state asked for a room, butorders that had been issued a few momentsbefore, prevented any one from obtainingaccommodations who were not known to theclerk or proprietors. The .arrest of Payneprobably opens up the great chain or laetsin the conspiracy, which will lead to the im-

mediate arrest and prompt punishment of allconcerned. Car. of Cin. Commercial.

From the correspondence of Cincinnati Gazette

Thfl Surrender of Gen. Lee.The rloaW scene in the history of the

d Army of Northern Virginiawaa anoccasion of absorbing interest. At theclose ol the conference on the afternoon of theQih with Gen. Grant. Gen. Lee mounted hishorse and rode slowly back. Gen. Meadeby a special arrangement, had suspendedhostilities until 2 P. M. The 2d and 6thcorps were ready, prompt at the hour, to op-

en iinon the enemy's columns, but were not- -

. .r. . .. . .1. rriified that it would De dispensed wuu. lucycontinued to move forward until nightfallhowever, when the enemy was completelysurrounded, front, flank and rear, and couldnot have displayed bad faith even had henremeditated it. The reason of the suspension of the attack waa known at once by

the troops, and shouts and cheers resounded along the entire line, and the regimeutal and headquarter bands made

the spring air resound with triumphantairs.

that

F.arlv in the afternoon heavy cannonading waa heard in the direction of the2d corps front, but upon inquiry, it was.pertained to he a salute, this time

not with shotted guns in honor of our success.

The position at thi-- i time was aa followsSheridan, with the 5th and 24th corps, laydirer.tlv in the enemy's front at AppomattoxCourt House and the 2d corps directly in hisrear being five or six miles apart by a beeline, but three or four times that distance by

.' r ithe course around our rear. uen. uraiu so

licited and obtained permission to send hisisoatches to corps commanders by the snort

est line, pasaing through the rebel encampment.

The dav had been pleasant, but at night- -

lall a alow drizzly rain set in, and the morning waa damp and loggv. -

The parties empowered to carry out tneterms of surrender had been appointed during the night. At 10 o clock A. il., Gens.Grant and Lee held a conference on thehrow of the hill, a short distance north ot

the Hnnrt House. Gen. Grant and his staffhad heen waiting but a moment when Gen.Lee, accompanied by an orderly, cantered

and rode to the side rl the lieutenantGeneral. Gea. Grants Stafl Lrena. Urd,Griffin, Gibbo is, and Sheridan, with theirrespective staffs were present, grouped in aoomi-pir- e atiout the central ngure. aiicennntrv to the north was open and cultivated The Court House 18 situated on a ridgenf Hmall hilla running east and west, andT.ee's Army waa on a parallel range, with asmall ravine and stream between, nearlyduo nnrih of our armies. At the head ol

his column were his trains and artillery, andhis infantry and cavalry were in the rearso that but a small portion o! the KeDel

srmv could be seen from the Court House.As fipn T.pe callooed up. Gen: Grant rodeout two or three rods to meet him. Gen.Lee rode squarely up, sainted in militaryfashion and wheeled to the side oi uen.Grant. They conversed earnestly ior nearly two hours until the officers appointed onboth sides to carry out the stipulation of thesurrender had reported for duty. In thecourse of the discussion Gen. Lee expressedthe opinion that if Gen. Grant had acceptedhis nrnnosition for an interview in personseveral weeks since peace would probablyhave resulted.

The greater part of the conversationwhich passed between two ot the greatestmilitary men in the world upon this occasion waa of course private and unheard by

anv hnt the sneakers: but we gatheredenough to know that gives up iue iucoof Southern independence as nopeiess, auuconsiders that any lurther resistance ontheir part would be a useless and wantoneffusion of blood. The rebel officers in

conversation almost unanimously expressthe oninion that Johnston will also surrpndpr the forces under his command whenho henrs of the surrender of the army of

Lee.A little before eleven, the interview clos

od hv Gpneral Lee saluting and ridingslowly down the slope, across the ravineand o'n into hia camp upon the little hill bevnnd

Iron prfl 1 Grant then rode toward theCourt House, followei by hia staff andlnrup concourse of general officers. Inahnrt time the officers designated by

General Lee to carry the stipulations intoeffect arrived, accompanied by a large num.

ber of distinguished rebel officers.

The New York Times on the Assassination.

Tk Times makes the following editorial comments on the murder of the Prosident.

Perhaps the paramount element in publicfeeling was evoked by personal regard forAhraham Lincoln; that a man so genial,so kind, so free from every particle ol ma-

lice or unkindness; every act of whose life

bas been so marked by benefloence and goodwill should become the victim of a d

assassin shocked the public heart beyondexpression; that that very moment too, whenhe was closing the rebellion which haddrenched our land in blood and tears, by

acts of magnanimity so signal a3 to excite

the reluctant distrust and apprehension of

his friends, should be selected for his mur-

der adds a new element of horror to thedreadful tragedy. His love of his country

ardent and his unsuspected

uprightness and personal integrity his

plain, simple common sense, conspicuous in. 5v...i;,i .;,l commended itsell

and approval ofirresistibly to the judgmentthe Teat body ol lhe people,

l7im unmovable hul l on the regardanV' . I .n his political oppo- -

,M. f,P'all power is vested

in single hands, the assassin's knile, by the

overthrow of the Government, enwraps the

continent in the flames of war; but herethe people rule, and events inevitably followthe course which they prescribe. AbrahamLincoln has been their agent and instrument lor four years past. Andrew Johnson

to be their agent for lour years to come.If the people have faith, courage and wisdom, the result will be the same.

THE HERALD'S VIEW.

The Herald says : Simple, genial, generous hearted, honest Old Abe had takencloser hold upon the affections of the massof the American people than any one ottheir chosen favorites since Washington.Prematurely and violently cut off, he hadlived long enough to realize the crowningsuccess of hia great mission, and has died in

the fullness ol hia glory, second only toWashington in the hearts of hia country-men, the name of Abraham Lincoln will go

down to future ages. Steadily followingthe drift of wants and developments ofpublic opinion, through all the progress andchanges of this gigantic war of ideas, President Lincoln we can all now comprehend

pursued the paths of safety, wisdom andsuccess. In the death of President Lincoln,we feel the pressure of the heavy nationalcalamity, but the great and irrevocabledecree of the loyal States that the Unionmust and shall be preserved, will losenothing of its force, but will be universally, if not terribly strengthened by

the calamity and its wrath-provoiun- g revelations. . .

f n striking at Abraham Lincoln and Insever kindly disposed Secretary of State, theassassins struck at the best menus oi meGovernment to the prostrate rebels ol theSouth. The policy of these men was for-

giveness and conciliation" to the fullest ad

missible extent, and tue puunc ummuhere was strongly inclined in the same di

rection ; but the dark and shocking events

of a single night have wrougut in a lew

hours a fearful reaction. . I here is an omi- -

ous muttering in the streets, a --generalfeeling is abroad that the uvea oi iuewretched assassin or assassins in the horrid

business will not meet the requirements otanA ,hof ahould take eargle for kind of Throat. pleas- -

Ju"ul-- and safe medicinecourse against treason irauora centsfound.

Tbibune.

"Sudden death ia always overwhelming.

The assassination of the humblest of menis alwavs frightfully startling. When thehead of thirty millions of people is hurriedinto eternity the hand of a murderer,

that head a man so good, so wise, so noble

as Abraham Lincoln, Chief Magistrate of anation in the condition of oura at this mo-

ment, the sorrow and shock are too great formanv words. For once, all party rancorwill be forgotten, and no right-thinkin- g man

can hear of Mr. Lincoln's death without ac

cepting it as a national calamity?The World.

But yesterday we were in the bight of joy

and full of exultation over the decisive ef

forts which seemed to promise peace and arestored Union to the suffering people. To-

day every loyal heart must suffer a terribleshock and swell with grief at the calamitywhich has been permitted to betaii us in meocQocQinfltinn of Our Chief Magistrate. Thesplendor of our triumph is robbed of halfits lustre. It is a deeper loss mu u vuifirst soldier had fallen by a hostile bullet, aa

the gallant Sedgwick; more than if an army

had perished in the shock of battle, for this ia

the Commander-in-Chie- f of our armies and

navies who has fallen. The cry of the mur-

derer as he leaped from the President's boxand ran across the stage, betrays no madnessor frenzy. All the circumstances show thatthe same political fury and hate which litthe flames of the great rebellion, inspired

theae hellish deeds. xEy so much do these

acts detract from the splendor of our tri-

umph, in utter subjugation, so.muchdo they brand with deeper and more damn-

ing infamy the plot, and its leaders, its sym-

pathizers and character in impartial history.

Into what proportions this calamity will

yet develop, no human eye can now foresee.

Its effect upon the political luiure ui urn nation will, at least, not be such as wnen

ia overthrown. Our laws provide for

succession to such remote degrees, that even

assassination cannot leave the nation wnn-ou- t

a visible leader and head.

The Y. Post.Mr. Lincoln-ha- earned the love of his

countrymen to a greater degree, pernaps,than any other person wno nas iiueu uieVro;,lential rhair. scarcely excepting theFather of His Country, tor Washington,the universal feeling ol love was toned 10

crave and profound awe. Xext to Wash-

ington, President Jackson had taken thefirmest hold of the popular mina uy mems.ar.nnim.itv of hia i ra pulses, i ustice of his

sentiments, and inflexible honesty of his purposes. Mr. Lincoln, who Had none oi vvasu-ing'- a

elevation, or none of Jackson's energy,

byhis kindness, integrity, his homely popu-

lar humor, and his rare native instinct of

the popular will, baa won a. large place inthe private heart, while history will assignhim a place in the puonc uistorv oi uie na-

tion.Mr. Lincoln brought to his office no pre

judice of section, no personal resentments,no unkind or bitter leenngs oi uaueu, aythroughout the trying time of his administration, he has never uttered one rancorousword toward the South, or toward his politi-

cal opponents. He contemplated the respon-

sibilities of his great charge, with a calmdesire (o do his duty under the light of con-

science and truth, and for the best interestsof the country. The whole nation mourns thedeath of the President, but no one ought tomourn that death mote keenly than ourbrothers of the South, who had more to ex-

pect from his clemency and sense of justice,than from any other man who could suc-

ceed to his position.

The Commercial Advertiser.The honest, earnest, patriotic man, who

ha.l art well done his dutv: who had so conscientiously endeavored to keep his oath of

office, and who had so solemnly coiiHeumieu

himself to the task imposed on him by the

Constitution, is no more. With him die the

plana and policy from which the best results.1. il. nnnnao;.in rlwere expected; ana wuu uie

j na,iaa will henew men, new anu uninen mcnounointroduced. No one can perform the task

that was set for Abraham Lincoln. No

man knows just how far the work of reor-

ganization had proceeded, and how far theEvents of the lfrfet fortnight were to shapeand tone the policy of the immediate lu- -

ture-Sever before since the President came

from Springfield to assume the high dutieso! his office, had he gained ao large a shareot public confidence aa yesterday. His bit-

terest enemies were ready to trust him tothe fullest extent, and all people felt that tohim could be safely committed measures ofreconstruction. What an obstacle to theindependence of the rebel States his was,mav be learned from the manner of hisdeath, and Irom the plottiogs of those whowould resort to cowardly assassination to ef-

fect their end.

J. M. GRAY,DENTAL SURGEON,

Office on Main letwetn St. Clair and Leui Strata,lietidence on Washington Street, next House to

Episcopal Church,FRANKFORT, KY.

operations for the Extraction, Insertion,ALL and Preservation of the Teethperformed in a scientific and satisfactory manner.

lie would ask the particular attention of thosewanting artificial Teeth to tho differont styleswhich are now being made, and which are givingperfect satisfaction. Ha keeps at all times, alarge assortment from which to select, therebyenabling him to suit each patient with the price,shade size Teeth which they may require.

All operations performed in the best style, andprices as moderate as tho style of work will ad-

mit of.i Qold! Gold!

GOLD of every description bought, forOLD tho highest price is paid in Cash.

Frankfort, April 11, 18Ba-tt- . -

V ANTED.for a young man and wife in

BOARDING Boarding house, or private fami-

ly, in the suburbs or a short distance from thecity. Address B. H. W., care Capt. Jno. S. Da-

vis, Jr., A. Q. M., Frankfort, Ky. Pleaso stateterms-- March 31 It.

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DEPARTMENT, PROVOSTWAR General's oflice, Washington, D. C. ,

March 11, 1865.Circular No. 6. In conformity with the Proc-

lamation of the President herewith published, allofficors and employees of this Bureau are instruc-ted to give prompt attention to the receiving andforwarding of such deserters as present themselvesin accordance with its provisions."BTTHK PRESIDENT OP TH B OSITEB STJTKS OF AMER-

ICA :

- "A PROCLAMATION."Whereas the twenty-fir- st section of the act

of Congress, approved on the third instant, enti-

tled 'An act to amend the several acts heretoforepassed to provide for the enrolling and callingout the national forces, and for other purposes,'reauircs that in addition to the other lawful pen- -.

a - ., . r j er rr.alties ol tne crime ui uowinuu nvm mili-tary or naval service, all persons who have desert-ed the military or naval service of the UnitedStates who shall not return to said service, or re-

port themselves to a Provost Marshal within sixtydays after the proclamation hereinafter mention-ed , shall be deemed and taken to have voluntarilyrelinquished and forfeited their rights of citizen-ship and their rights to become oitizens, and such

deserters shall be forever incapable of holding anyoffice of trust or profit under the unitea otnies,or of exercising any rights of oitizens thereof;and all persons who shall hereafter desert themilitary or naval servioe, and all persons who,

being duly enrolled, shall depart the jurisdictionof the district in which he is enrolled, or go be-

yond the limits of the United States with intentto avoid any draft in the military or naval service,duly ordered, shall be liable to the penalties of

this section. And the President is hereby author-ized and required forthwith, on the passage of

this act, to issue his proclamation setting forththe provisions of this section, in which proclama-tion the President is requested to notify all deser-

ters returning within sixty days, as aforesaid,

that they shall be pardoned on oondition of re-

turning to their regiments and companies, or to

such other organizations as they may be assignedto, until they sU have served for a period oftime equal to tneir original lerui oi euinuomi.

"Now, therefore, be it known that I, AbrahamLincoln, President of the United Statos, do is-

sue this my Proclamation, as required by said

act, ordering and requiring all deserters to re-

turn to their proper posts; and I do herebynotify them that all deserters who shall, withinsixty days from the date of this proclamation,vii: on or before the 10th day of May, 1865, re-

turn to service, or report themselves to a Pro-

vost Marshal, shall be pardoned, on conditionthat they return to their regiments and compan-

ies, or to such other organizations as theymay be assigned to, and serve the remain-der of their original terms of enlistment, and, in

addition thereto, a period equal to the time lostby desertion.

V-- n "--V TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I

) have hereunto set my hand andL. S. caused the seal of the United States to

J be affixed., "Done at the city of Washington,

this eleventh day of March, in the yearof ourT.nrrl nn t housand ei ch t hundred an & sixand of the Independence of the United Statesthe 89th.

"ABRAHAM LINCOLN."By the President:

"William fl. Sewakd,"Sectary of State."

The records and returns of these deserters will

be made up in the same manner as is provided

for in other cases by existing regulations, except

that it will be noted on the book of deserters ar-

rested opposite the name of the desertor, the factvoluntarily surrendered himself inof his having

conformity with the President's Proclamation;and the number thus surrendering themselves to

be separately stated on the report io mis om.The Secretary of War directs that no reward

be paid for the arrest of deserters who may be

arrested subsequent to the receipt of this order

by the Distriot rrovosi marsuma

Official :

Lieut. Col. 10th U. S. I.Ky.March 21, 186-4- sw6t.

Jas. B.Pro. Mar. '''en.

W. II. SIDELL,and A. A. P. M. G. for

FOR SALE.thorough-bre- d RaceStallion, BOB JOHN-

SONMY He was sired by Boston, dam Lux,

by Wagner, out of Butterfly, by Sumpter, out of

a Buzzard mare.I have also other Thorough-bre- Stock, both

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NOTICE.FARMERS' BANK OF KENTUCKY ,1

Frankfort, March 28,

rriHE annual meeting of the stockholders of

this Bank, will be held at their Banking

nouse in Frankfort, on Monday the first day ofwhen seven D''rMay next, at 10 o'clock,

Bank, and a hke number forforth, principaleach of tho Branches will be eleoted.

By order of the Board j g TEMPLE,Caahier'Mar,h 28-I-

Take Notice!!HAVE just received a new importation of

I hanging and window shades, com- -

pruiogpaper oldBars tow.many beautiful patterns,

stand oa Market street, "PP0'!';Frankfort, April 7, 18C5-l-