Show house where lincoln diel died stair filia fiL iJ ag yg t ij A T i jya ot jY ve 1 r afe wm A gaea Sa A eA M H J tzyy axy MV alti lt lii kcf m i t 1 I A WV W I 1 sl ll 11 A 1 V V Y IL w M 1 te 44 it If SSt J A ia atte il 5 aril ay 2 0 i I 1 L ERB HAN on the F 2 IMM of march 4 1861 says miss tarbell found tho the city of astir the isekite which had met at 7 0 clock the night before was still in te les selon sion scores ol of persons who had some ome to see the inauguration of ct the arst republican president and who I 1 lad iad been unable to find other tied bed man the floor were walking 9 the ut streets thel morning brals ner bringing new crowds added to the stir of those w who bo bid not slept through the night were mere sounds un usual in NI washington ashington the cliber of cavalry cavalo the tramp of soldiers ol diers all this morning bustle of the city m must u t have hav e reached the ears of the aident pr president pre e elect at his rooms at wit lards lard a hoel where from an early earl hour he had been at work rork an amendment to the constitution of the united states had bad passed the senate in the all night session and as it concerned the subject of his bis inaugural be must incorporate a reference to it in the ad dress then he be had not replied to the note he hid bid rece receive ivel two days before from mr seward Se vIard asking to be beleas ed from his promise to accept the portfolio of state he could wait valt no longer I 1 can t afford he eald ead to mr nic olay his secretary secretory secre tiry to let seward take lake the first trick and lie he dispatched the following let ter I 1 my deir dear de ir sir your note of the 2nd and instant asking ashing to withdraw your our ac cep tance of my invitation to take charge of the state department was duly received it Is the subject of the most painful solicitude to me and I 1 feel eel constrained to beg that you will countermand counter mind the withdrawal the public interest I 1 think demands that oil should and my m personal feelings lira deeply interested in the same ell dl lin please consider and answer by 9 a ra tomorrow tomor rov your obedient servant A L LINCOLN at noon mr ilir lincoln s w work ork was interrupted the president of the united states was voas announced mr air buchanan chanan Ou had come to escort his sue cessor to the capitol the route of 0 the proceR procession sion was the historic one over which hichi almost eiery president since ince jefferson Jefter hon had traveled to take his oath 0 of office but the scene mr mir lincoln lo 10 looked upon as his carriage rolled oiled up the he I 1 aenus was different dilT crent from that upon which one looks no great blocks lined the it ritts instead the buildings were low and there were numerous vacant spaces instead of asphalt the car passed over cobblestones nor did the present stately and beautiful approach to the capitol capital exist the west lest front rose robe abrupt and still from rora an lawn the great building itself was still uncompleted and high above his head mr lincoln could see tile the swinging arm of an enormous crane rising from the unfinished dome but as he drove that morning from hillird s to the capitol the president elect saw far more significant sight than these closed about his carriage so thickly complained the nispa new spa pers I 1 is to hide it from view was a protecting guard stationed fit at i inter ter bals ala along the denue were platoons platoons of soldiers at every eiery corner were mounted orderlies on the rooftop were groups of riflemen IN hen lin coln coin reached the north side of 0 the ci pitol where he be descended to enter the building he be found a board tunnel strongly strong guarded at its mouth through which he be passed into the building arm in arm with mr buchanan chanan Du mr air lincoln passed through the long tunnel erected for his protection en the capitol and passed into imo the senate chamber filled to over overflowing overdosing dowing with senators members of the diplo matic corps and visitors the con between the two men as they entered struck every observer I 1 mr ui BLI chanan was so withered and bowed bilth age wrote george W julian of indiana who was among the spec gators that in contrast with the tow ering form of mr lincoln he be seemed little more thin halt half a man A few moments delay and the move ment from the senate towards the east front began the justices of the supreme court in cap and nd gown leading the procession As soon as the large company was seated on the plat form erected on the east cast portico of the capitol mr lincoln arose and advance ed to the front where he was introduced by his friend senator daker daher ol of oregon ile he carried a cane and a lit tie ile roll the manuscript of his in augural address there was a moments pause after the introduction as he mainly looked for a spot where ite be might place hla his high silk hat bat douglas who uh w was as seat ed ed just behind him stepp stepped forward quickly and took the hat bat which mr air lincoln held helplessly in his hand it if I 1 cant bo be president be whis smi smilingly lingl to mrs brown a cousin of mrs lincoln I 1 at least can told hold his hat littles cabin where abraham lincoln was born a V SS S S X t d 2 e sr pis pi S lor r wm z 1 I M aay A 0 at 4 r alss r ci Nl s friia Ss 01 i I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I t 4 al 1 31 L r T za sar ittu s t |