Show lincoln on his last birthday cheerful and hopeful of peace that would save the union k tile the spirl spirit t of abraham lincoln in the last dinst duys days of his fits life Is in ty typified pIlled in a telegram which lie ho sent from the white house on tits hla last birthday and in exemplary of the attitude he took not only toward individuals but toward tile the peoples and the states who alio were opposed in arms to tile the union tile the telegram to major general hooker at cincinnati read Is it aleut Sati samuel luel 1 I davis whose death sentence Is commute co d if not done let it he be done Is there not an associate clate of his fits also in trouble please answer A LINCOLN harsh measures were taken in ili the closing days das of the war its as a result of the tl military rigors not only in deal ing with tile enemy but in d eating dealing with those within the forces of jie he north who were guilty of des deshion de senon eion neglect or treachery there was a grent great outcry in ili the north from relatives and political friends of 01 tile men condemned by military courts continual was brought broil gh to bear upon tile the president throng to ut the war in ili tills this respect hut but lie left these to tile discretion of the generals it ID the held field tor for the most part during the weeks preceding all and following ills his birthday hirth day february 12 1865 lie agno special attention to these matters in tile th of february aloius ho sent at least ten telegrams suspending pending or delaying executions or ask 1 j ing for full reports of tile ti dials fals for ills his i examination much executive clemency i the decree dearee of the military y cineta cin nta in 1 sonn son cases lie ile upheld I 1 in others lie ho Is 18 J suell pardons anil and it la is sill huld 1 I unit in nt lit lea 41 one caso cit 40 tile man who had been vas aa in ili reality 11 go eminent see service agent lin unknown known to tilli military who biad convicted Foll vict d him for tile the nei very y acts lie ho committed in the service son ice of tile union of lincoln liae have asserted that lie he felt falt premonitions of ills 1118 death in ill tile months following ills his second election and if tills this be true it Is possible that tile shadow over ills soul boul may liao caused bilm to be wore mom clement than was ills his rule it Is agreed by many BY eliat illat lie wits always compas 1 bogate sto lind and slow blow to condemn con denin but lie was sensible of th the n necessity coilty for sterol justice and was not given to mock bilock mercy of the weak kneed sentimental sentiment at kind I 1 the presidents birthday itself 11 had at no significance in ili 1805 1865 it Is 14 doubtful it if many outside tits ills immediate fai nilly realized alien tile the day occurred in tile last stages ot 01 the civil NN war the nution nation was too sorely bet beset by pressing vital problems borrow and aal ety to recognize the birthday of the lie mail illan who himself was aa the vorn of nit nil the inn maelstrom elstrom of political military and executive activities Lincol ns last birthday it Is known ki ion saw dart him more cheerful more hopeful of a police peace which would save flit ahil in than lie had been at any lann other othell alme bilile during the war lie he had met commie com mii bloness of tile the confederate government go eminent on tl steamer nt at hamilton ampton II and although tile interview had led ird to tn nothing the felt that the lie dissension evident between the coln coin missioners ners from the meant a speedy conclusion of tile war ivar country with lincoln the house houpo of representatives just before the Il presidents residents birthday passed paRsed a resolution requesting film to c communicate 0 muni ate cate to it such inform information atlon a as s lit he might inight deem decin compatible with the put pub 1 lie interest concerning ills his interview with the confederate commissioners A message was sent to tile the house ty by tile the president summarizing summarising arising the trims trans on the ste oten mer atner which actually amounted to nothing several democrats who took part in the discus discussion slon complained of the president for refus refusing ing rn an armistice while tile the republicans retorted with jefferson davis conditions about the two countries anil and the more recent declaration of tits his richmond harangue ills his readiness to perish for independence both congress and the country on the whole were gratified that the incident had called out the presidents renewed declaration of an unalterable resolve to maintain the union |