Tv- ^c^^^Gee. W.T. ^kto. ut,. |n ^0mm0H €anntx\, OCTOBER 19, 18G5. WlbErcas, The late imposing ceremonies incident to the sudden death of our much beloved and martyred President of the United States, Abeaiiam Lincoln, deserve conspicuous mentiim in the annals of fame, and should be duly chronicled and preserved in tangible form for future reference and for the information of after genera- tions, although so little needing aught to remind the present sorrow- ing citizens of every incident relating to a nation's bereavement ; and, SJlbcvtas, It is befitting that there should be collated, in chronologi- cal and succinct form, a detailed account of the obsequies, which equal, if not surpass, aught that has ever been seen of a similar nature in the world ; and inasmuch as the records of our City Government should be complete in recording every memorable incident in the history of our city ; therefore, be it Pcsollitb, That twenty-five thousand copies of the full and detailed report of the Committee, having in charge the obsequies of our late lamented President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, with full descriptions of every matter of interest in connection therewith, be printed and bound in neat and a])propriate form, for the use of the City Government, and for placing in the public libraries. Jltsolljti), That the report herein designated be collated, printed, and bound under the directi(m and supervision of David T. Valentine, Esq., Clerk of tlie Common Council. Adopted by tlic Brard of Aldermen, May 15, 1S63. Adopted by the Board of Councilmen, Mny 33, 1865. Board of Aldermen, June 5. 1805, received from his Honor the Mayor, with his objections thereto. Board of Aldermen, June 29, 1SG5, taken up and adopted, notwithstanding the objections of his Ilonor the Mayor, two-thirds of all the members elected having voted therefor. Board of Councilmen, October 19, 1865. taken up. and the above action of the Board of Aldermen concurred in, two-thirds of all the members elected having voted therefor ; therefore, under the provisions of the Amended Charter, the same became adopted. gkUthojiSHtifln ot ^ammittet. Tlie undersigned, appointed tlie Special Committee on the funeral obsequies of the late President, do hereby, in pursuance of directions embraced in the resolution, direct David T. Valentine, Esq., Clerk of the Common Council, to compile said obsequies as contemplated by said resolu- tion JOHN D. OTTIWELL, LEWIS R EYERS, JOSEPH SHANNON, W. H. GEDNEY, B. W. VANVOORHIS, , g^^^^^^ JAJIES HATES, / Cammittee. JOHN HOUGHTALIN, CHARLES KOSTER, DAVID FITZGERALD, ISAAC EOBLNSON. December 30, 1865. (H/bscqui UIC5 Citj) of ITcuj l)oiit% Ne-. Wixiiitx i\n %\xBi^mB oi Ibc (S^ommoit Council. B/ DAVID T. VALENTINE, Clerk of the Common Council. NEW YORK: Edmund Jones & Co. 1866. UNftOLNIANA Enti-red according to Act of CoiigrccS, in tlu- year 1866. br D . T . VALENTINE, lu the Clerk B Office of the District Court of the United States for till' Southern DiBtrict of New York. ptjs^uQC fvom ^M,!S Jionov i\u papv. itl .1 II r ' s © £ £ i c r , >IctD ¥orft, OprtI ].' c r, 1 .3, IS65. j JT t j) r ?l> u r a I) I c t D r Common (Council.- eSent I tnttn — atbraijam Lincoln, tjjr JJrrsiijrnt of tijc JTiiitrO Stntrs, is iraii. JJ^ilf) iiirirprrssifilc ijorror t- nii= noiiiirr lo I'oii tijis rfariit, roiiplriJ as it Voas toitij biolriirc. Just at tj)r momrnt luljrii peace brsaii its Saluit obrr an afflictra lanO, tIjis arraBfuI liloU) frll on fjini on toijom its tirstinics srrmra lo irprna. Your Jijonoratlr 33o6j,i, 53 am sure, toill tafer apj)ro;)riaic nrtioit, in birlu of tIjis akuful Oispriisatiou, to siQiiifv tijosc snitimrnts of puljlir rrsprrt ana Qrirf, auc alifer to Ujc rraltra station anft fearful aratlj of tijr ©jiCrf fHa0istratr of tijc Slnitra States, InijicT) noli) prrbaar our toljoJc jjroplr, ana .jabr plunsra tijrm in uniferrsal Oistrrss ana inisrrii. C (Soatrcii CSuntfjrr, i^^nor. J_^>J— 1 ij jiS i» I U t U It ;S . 8i!F I) c r c a s , ffljc iirrjj Qloom noin prrbnBins tijc projpir of tijis titj?; tjc rrtrriint mnnifrstntion o£ sorroU) aiiB sricf tfiat is firprfssrn on rbrry rountrtianrc ; tjat is smt t» tjjc flags, so latrli) flasljintj triumpijaiitlii from a tijousaiiBt staffs, nolu trailins ntoiiniftilly at {jnlfsinast; in ttjc tiarft anij sontbrr Iiraprrirs noU) flotoing oir our pu&lic aiiS pribntr IiuiliJiiigs, aniJ in tjc uuiiirrsal Jirspontrrnri.' so bibiBIn portrai'tO bn tjc bjortts nnB actions of tOosc of our ritiirns, Ujijo, Iiut iirstrraai', tocrc cjrultina anft /o»o:is obrr tijc fonii autiripation of a rr= smrratrU antr unitrjr rountry, informs us, in tijr most unntis= tattablc manner, tjat a brralrful ralamity ijas fallru upon otir toimtrn; tjjat eSoB J)as, tor some luisc purpose of Jilis olun, anil to rrminB us, in iljr most forcible manner, of our total Irepni&ence upon ?f.!im, Uasfjclr tfjc cup of ala&uess from our lijjs, iinJf fias siibstitiitrlr for it one of tfjr liittrrrst sorroiu; nntr it is, iii brry ftrrtr, a sorrolnfiil Iran for our rountrn. ff>ur (Tijirt rt true rr4)n6Hcnu tthitrnrss nnO .iftniiliti) of rfjnrartrr nnU stmplirttn of mnniirv —a simplirCti) tfjnt cost ijini i)is lift, as it inOurrtr i)int to n'joiti tafeinQ surij jjrrraiitionB as ujoiiia ijabc jjrrbrntrtr tijr orciir= rrnrc of sucl) a ralamitn as is l)is Dratfj— fjaft rnftrarrtr Jjim to tjjf people, aiiB Daa IrB tijnn to rrsara ijim as onr pt> ntliarli) fittrft, if not jjrrarstinra, to sabr tijr l^cpiililir from aismnnijrrmrnt, anB to restore tje roiintrj) to tijc blessinQs of a lastins prare, ana of inantjuratiuQ a fntiire of nnparal- lelrB jjrosjjrritn ana Ijapjjinrss; br it, tijeirfore, 1\ e s I b r a , Srjjat, in oraer to gibr evprrssion to tjje sorroii) eri)erirncca i)i> tijr proplr of tijis eity for i)is aratj). ana in orarr to affora tljrni an cpjjortnnitn of wanifrstinji; lljrir grirf, tf)r jjutlfr offirrs nnii ImiiaCitao ot tijr CTorjiorntioii lir rlosrO tor tfjc tratiHartiou of fitisturss, until tijc any siir= trrtiiiig t\)v solrmiiijatioii ot tjis fuufral ritrs nntt rrrrmoiiirs ; tijnt toe iTrommrna to our ritijnts, also, to riost tijrir rr= sjirctibr places of ftustnrss for tljr same perioD; tijat tije flags be UiBjilaneii on all tlje piiblie butl&iiigs, aiitt tlje oluners or orcupauts of jjribate fmilijiiigs, anO tlje masters anS oUjners of tlje sljijjijiug in our Ijarlior, lie reqiiestei) to ftisjilay tl)eir flags at Ijalfsmast truring tlje same 4jerioa ; tIjat tlje rijamliers of eaelj branelj of tlje (Common ffiouncil, ana tlje pufilie litiiias aings ana ofiiees be arajiea in mourning for a perioa of tijirtn aass; ana tIjat a Special cromnrittee of ftbe members from eaef) brancfj of tje Common CTouncil be appointea to perfect tlje abobe, ana to mafee suclj otijer arrangements as in tijeir juagment may seem fitting ana appropriate, to testify tIjeir sorroU) for tlje aeatlj, ana tIjeir respect for tlje memory of tlje illustrious aeceasea. |utr0tiiuli0iT. )ITE report of the assassination of the Presi- IS) dent of the United States spread a niantk' ot giief over the people of New York, in cuinmon with those of other parts of the country, such as no similar event recorded in liistory has ever occa- sioned in a nation. Mr. Lincoljj had, in the proi^- ress of his administration, grown in the respect and admiration of his countrymen; and there was, moreovei', felt toward him a ])eculiar sympathy, arising out of his personal history. He was recog- nized as the practical exemplification of that feature of our institutions which, theoretically, places all classes of our citizens on a political equality, and opens the doors of the highest places of power and trust to the humblest amongst us. The early life of the President was character- ized l)y incidents which have their parallel in the common walks of life on our Western l^orders. Born on the outskirts of civilization, the child of a pioneer, his youth was passed in the unsettled XIV. 1 N T i: O 1) U (^ T I >' . and toilsome habits incident to that condition; his education was limited to a few months' school- ing, and naught seemed to promise that lie would rise above the sphere of life in \\ liicli his lot had been cast. As a boy, he laboretl on ]ii< father's clearing, in tlic customary diitii-s <>f the fai'ui, and, it is said, was occasionally employed as a hired liand on those of neighbors. In the more advanced iKiiiiil of his youth, and that of his early man- hood, lu; was engaged in still more laborious occupations. At that time, the Border States u])on the Ohio live]' were l)ut scantily populated; the axe of the M'ttliT was still slow iv opening clearings in the forest, and the occasional log hut of the j)ioneer gave the first token of the advancing steps of civilization. The shores of that river, since dotted with thriving villages, were then, for the most part, the great rivers of the West, as avenues of trallie, and the nienhanilise of the North and KiLst was floated (lo\\n llu ir lurreiits, to the sunny INTBODUOTION. XV. resrious of the Gulf States. Tliousauds of miles intervened between the Northern and Southern settlements, and, through this wild region, the slug- gish flatboat, laden with its l^ales and packages, was urged along, by manual guidance, upon a voyage of weeks' duration. A new vocation was afforded l)y these means, which attracted many young men, of that section of country, to engage as boat-hands, and for some years they formed a class whose habits became peculiar, from the wild and unsettled character of the lives they necessarily led. This state of things existed during a period of about a (|uarter of a century, and gave way at the introduction of steamboats on the Western rivers. A writer of that ^leriod remarks, that it seemed inexplicable that there could l)e men found, who, for ordinary wages, would aljandon the systematic but not laborious pursuits of agriculture, to follow a life distinguished by the greatest exposure and privation. In ascending the river, it was a continued series of toil, rendered more irksome l)y the snail-like rate at Avhich they moved. The boat was propelled by poles, against which the shoulder was placed, and the wliole strength and skill of the individual was applied in this mannei". As the boatmen moved aloua; the runninof-l)()ard, XVI. I XTIU) Dr CTION. with their heads iiuurly touching the phuik on which they walked, the impression left upon the eye of the beholder, was that of the extreme ten- sion of the powers of nature. Their bodies, naked to the waist, for the purpose of moving with the greater etise, and of enjoying the breeze of the river, were exposed in tlie l)urniiig I'ays of sum- mer and the rains of autumn; and, yet, as said before, this mode of life liad its attractions suHi- ciently alluring to the hardy ;nid atlventurous Western youth. lu descending the river witli tlie cuncni. I he lalKir was not severe. Relaxation from the monotony of the voyage was aftbrded ])y an al)imdance of game in tlic forests, and, more- over, the business was tolerably profitable, in com- parison with wages in other empluAinents. We are told tliat the young man who was to become President of' his nation, made sevei'al vov- ages as a Itoat-hand, and api)arently, not \\ ithout impressing some of the ])eculiarities of that voea lion ui»on his eharacter ; for, witli the thouglitful and somewhat retiei-nt. nature of Mr. Lincoln's mind, \\a- always bleiidrd ilir lice and ojirii man- ners of the voyageur. Tlie sallies <>\' wit .m,! aptness of anecdote, with whiili th<' Icd'nnn ol'the boatman's Ht'e was v.uieil, remained .i rharaeteristie of Ml-. laNi'oLN's conversation in alter vears. A IKTEODUCTION. XVll. distiuguislied statesman, and intimate friend of the deceased President, has characterized his ideas as running in parallels, and many of the most important discussions of questions of State policy received point and illustration from the application of an apt anecdote, drawn from the stores of a memory whicli seemed fully supplied with them. When Mr. Lincoln returned from his last boat- ing expedition down the Mississi^^pi, to his father's home, which, was then in Illinois, he had attained the age of manhood ; his youthful strength, hard- ened by the laborious occupations in which he had been engaged, made him the superior of most of his associates in feats of agility. lie was very tall, of an ungainly figure, and a fixce the reverse of handsome ; and thus qualified, he cast about in the neicfhborhood of his home, for tlu^ means of livinir. The lands in that section of country had been, not long liefore, purchased from the Indians, and many of the latter still remained in the vicinity, reluctant to remove fi*om the home of their fathers, and their prolific hunting-grounds. The rolling prairies of that region are among the most favored parts of the earth, in point of natural fertility ; and, at that time, hundreds of miles miglit be trav- ersed, and still the unbroken vista of the undula- ting and treeless waste of herbage, sj^read out XVlll. 1 X T i: D L' C T 1 X . l^etbre the satiated eye of the traveler. The course of events had, just then, turned the current of the history of this j)art of our country, and it ^\•as ])lain to see that the time had arrived when the surveyt>r \viiuld soon lie called upon to stake out this inviting region, with proper boundaries for the occu])ancy of the settler, and to this vocation the eye of Mr. Lixcolx seems to have been directed. The Indians of the Far AVest saw, with prophetic eye, the impending destiny of their race. Those of Illinois were counseled not to conform tot lie treaty rcipiiriiig them to remove; a general comliination of the native trilies was sought to lie arranged, for staying the advance of the white ])opulation, and a liordcr war resulted, wliii-li is coiumoidv known in our history, from the name of the priii- cij)al Indian waiiior, as the Black Hawk war. In this, Mr. LiNcoi.x took jiart ; enlisti-d as a volunteer j)rivate, ami wa^ cliosen t'aptain, which was certainly a high comiilinieiit to a \outli of twenty-three years. He served throujfh the war in a creditaltle manner, though not having,' Keen lirought into actual cttllision with the enemv. After tliis episode in ]i\< histors, Mr. Lincoln en- gag«'d in various oi'(Up;ition->, ot' a desultor\ (li.ir- acter. He so far overcame the tlitlicnlties pres.incd liy his di-lieient education as to accom|tlisli him. I X Til O D U C T I O >^ . XIX. self in the abstrusities of surveying', and follo^ye(T tliat vocation for a time, liut not Avitli tlie remu- nerative success that lie had apparently anticipated. He was clerk in a country store for a time ; and, afterwards, attempted to carry on business, in the same line, on his own account, and was unsuccess- ful. In these, and kindred occupations, two oi' three years of his life Avere passed, leaving him, at their close, in no better condition, in a jjecuuiary point of view, than at their 1»eginning. He had, however, laid up a mine of Avraltli in that inter- vening period, in the improvement of his education, to which, it is said, he devoted all his spare time. His genial humor, Avhich attracted friends, Avas not aUoyed Avith dissipated haliits, Avhile a natural sedateness of temperament, and the evidences of a mind aljoA^e the common caste, secured to him the respect of those of matui-e judgment. His per- sonal popularity, at this early period of his life is shoAvn by the result of his first political cauA^ass, as a candidate fin- the Lelic lite, tluiii toward the object of establish- ing hiiuself in some settled Ijusiuess pursuit, adajrted ti> liis tiustes ami al)ilities; and he is found to Lave assiduously devoted his leisure hours, while a member of the Legislature, to the acquisition of a knowledge of the law. Encouraged and assisted by others, who appreciated his capacity, and admired his well-directed amliition, he was success- ful in iraininsecjuies, liave been compiled in compliance with ;i resolu- tion, a copy of vvhicli precedes this introduction. 1'. r. VAl.KNTINK, Clerk of Cutamon Cvuncil. li c p r t . The dispatch of the Secretary-of-War, dated at half-past one o'clock on the morning of April 15, announcing the assassination of the President, and a subsequent dispatch announcing the fatal result, were published to the citizens of New York on the morning of the 15th of April. Ordinary business avocations were at once susjiended, and evidences of the effect on the public mind were universally manifested. Assemblages of citizens were organized in different public places, in the course of the morning, at which i:)roceedings were had expressive of the profound sorrow of the com- munity. The places of amusement throughout the city were directed, by the Police authorities, to be closed, and the following proclamation of the Mayor -was issued to the citizens : Mayor's Office, ) New York, April 15, 1865. ^ Citizens of New York: The death of the President of the United States may well excite your profound grief and amazement. I respectfully recommend that business be suspended, and tliat a public mourning for the departed Chief Magis- trate be observed throughout the city. C. GODFREY GUNTHER, Mayor. LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. The two Boards coiiiposiug the Common Coun- cil of the city, .iiitl the Board of Supervisors of the county, were convened in the afternoon of the same day, and tlie foHowini; ])roceediug.s were liad in the re^pcctivr Ixidie^;. V \' SPECIAL SESSION. ^oard of 3^l(Unnnt, giptJl 15, 1865. The Board met, pursuant to tlie following call : New York, April 15, 1865. David T. Valentine, Esq., Olerh Common Council. The undersigned, members of the Board of Al- dermen, request you to call a special meeting of this Board, this day, at 1 o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of taking such action as may be deemed necessary in regard to the mui'derous assassination of the President of the United States, which occurred last evening. GEORGE A. JEREMIAH, lOtli District. LEWIS R. RYERS, 9th B. W. VAN VOORHIS, 17th WILLIAM 11. QEDNEY, 7th MORGAN .JONES, 2d BERNARD KELLY, 13th JOHN D. OTTIWELL, 14th JOHN BRICE, 13th " TERENCE FARLEY, IGth PETER Mcknight, 8th JAMES O'BRIEN, 15th IGNATIUS FLYNN, 5th JOHN MOORE, 1st 25 LINCOLN' < ) B S E Q r I E S . PRESENT : MoEGAX Jones, Esq., President, in the Chair. AmKaXEN. JoilX MoOUli. Ignatics Flynn. JosEPii Shannon'. William II. Gedxey. Peteb McKnigut. Lewis R. Kyeks. Geokge a. Jkuemiaii. ALDERMEN. John Bkice. Beknaed Kelly Pkter Masteilsos. JullV 1). OmWELL. James O'Bkiex. Terence Farley. B. W. Van VooKuis. Blcssaflf fiDiu "i'u-i 'iioiiov the iHayor. Ihe following iiiiiiiiiunicatioii was received from hi^ Honor tlu- Mayor, annonncin!.' the ileath of .Miialiain T.iiu'dlu. Pri'^iilciit of tln' I'liitcil States : Mayor's Office, [ New Yore, April 15, 1805. ) To the Honorable the ('o)iiiiion Coii/icil : Gentlemen — Abnihain Linoohi, the Pivsident of the I'liited States, is dead Witli iiu-xpressihle horror I :it»nounce to yoii this event, coii|)leil as it was, with violence. JiKl at the iniiiiient whea j)eace began its clawn over an afflicted land, this dreadful blow fell on him on wlioin its destinies seemed to de])end. ^■ollr■ Honorable Body, I am sun-, will lako apjiropriale a<-lion, in view of this awfid disiiensatioii, to si'jnify tiiose stiitiinents of |>Mhlie res|ieet and grief, due alike to the exalted station and fearful di-atli of the Chief .Magistrate of the United Stati'S, whieli imw |icrxaili' our whole ]ieo]ile and h.ive jilungeil them in universal distress and misery. C (JoDFKKV Gl-NTIIEK, .Vdj/or. Itesialutiansi Alderman" Ottiwell, before presenting the following preamble and resolution, addressed the Board as follows : Mr. President — The solemn event that has caused us to meet here to-day is a national calamity that needs no words of mine to portray or to deplore. It casts a deep shadow over all hearts, and we can, in this hour of gloom, only })ay our triljute of respect to the memoi'y of <;)ur departed President. I, therefore, offer the following pre- amble and resolutions : "WUttt^^, The deep gloom now pervading the people of this city ; the external manifestation of sorrow and grief that is expressed on every countenance ; that is seen by the flags, so lately flashing triumphantly from a thousand stafl's, now trailing mournfully at half-mast ; in the dark and som- bre draperies now flowing on our public and private build- ings, and in the universal despondency so vividly portrayed by the words and actions of those of our citizens, who, but yesterday, were exulting and joyous over the fond anticipa- tion of a regenerated and united country, informs us, in the most unmistakable manner, that a dreadful calamity has fallen upon our country ; that God has for some wise purjiose 27 LIXCOLX OBSEQUIES of His own, and to remind us, in the most forcible manner, of our total dependence upon Ilim, dashed the cup of glad- ness from our lips, and has substituted for it one of the bitterest sorrow; and it is, in very deed, a sorrowful day for our country. Our Chief Magistrate, chosen to preside over the destinies of thirty millions of people, has been stricken down by the hand of an assassin, and now lies, an inanimate corpse, at the Capitol of the nation he had saved. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, has thus been called, suddenly and unexpectedly, before the Judgment Seat, and our whole country is called upon to mourn his loss. Well may the people mourn. Ilis loss to them is irreparable ; and XVhfrraS, In \Uv nniversal sorrow for the death of the great and tjood man — the savior of the Republic — and of e.vecratioii at the manner of his death, and the vile instru- ment that accomplished it, it is the manifest yet sorrowful .July of ilu- Coinmon Council to participate. He was fost becoming the idol of our people, including those who at the I'ommencement of his career, doubted the wisdom and integ- rity of his motives. His moderation in the hour of triumph over the enemies of iiis country; his generosity and mag- nanimity to the fallen foes of the Uepublic; his determined, unswerving adherence to what he considered the best inter- • •■iis of the nation; his i-aniestness of purpose, and yet true ri'|iublican kindness and afl'ability of character and simpli- citv of manner— a simplicity that cost him his life, as it induced him to avoid taking such precautions as would have )>revented the occurrence of such a calamity as is hisdeatii — liad enilean-d him !■> the j)eople, and had led them to reganl him :i* one peculiarly fitte.l, if not jin-destineil, to save the Itepublicfrom dismemberment, and to restori' the country to LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. the blessings of a lasting peace, and of inaugurating a future .if unparalleled prosperity and happiness ; be it, therefore, llcSoU'Cd, That, in order to give expression to the sorrow experienced by the people of this city for his death, and in order to aftbrd thcin an opportunity of manifesting their ■rrief, the public buildings and offices of the Corporation be closed for the transaction of business, until the day succeed- ing the solemnization of his funeral rites and ceremonies ; that we recommend to our citizens, also, to close their respective places of business for tlie same period ; that the flags be displayed on all the public buildings, and the own- ers or occupants of private buildings, and the masters and owners of the shipping in our harbor be requested to dis- play their flags at half-mast during the same period ; that the chambers of each branch of the Common Council, and the public buildings and. offices lie dra|)ed in mourning for a period of thirty days ; and that a Special Committee of iive members from each branch of the Common Council be appointed to perfect the above, and to make such other arrangements as in their judgment may seem fitting and appropriate, to testify their sorrow for tlie death, and their respect for the memory of the illustrious deceased. The preaml )le and resolutions were unanimously adopted. And the President announced as the Special Committee : Aldermen JOHN D. OTTIWELL, GEORGE JEREMIAH, B. AV. VAN VOORHIS, JOSEPH SHANNON, and WILLIAM H. GEDNEY. LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. (fulopirs ilrliirrrd in tlir >Joar(l of ^UUrmrn. Aldeksian Jeuemiah — Mr. Cliiiirmau, were the occasion Ns-liidi lias calleil u-; tliis day toLjetlier one of ordinary calamity, tlien might we, in company with the friends of the deceased, i-ange ourselves l»eueath the rustling ])ranches of the weeping- wil- low, and with them shed the unarailing tear ; l)ut, ahis ! the breath of the morning, in relating to us the sad story of tlie assassination of the Pi'esideut of the United States, portrays a scene, the details of which are so overlmrdeiiiMl with Imrror as to leave it altogether Levoiid tlic ixiwrr ^lican Liberty, as embodied in Young America, l)eing divested of most of her trials and dirticnlties (armed at all points — bold, dctiant, and resolute), was already, witii steady and unfaltering stej), com- mencing again to tread the ]iath of Empiri', and the despotisms of other l.uids were watchini; the arrival of the periodical ocean steamers for intelli- 1,'ence, with an eagerness, the intensity of which iiroved tooclearlv that already thev scented danirer in the air, when, in an unexpected moment, the assa.s- sin plie-i hi> hellish trade, and w iial \va- the Chief Magistrate of a great country i> now a lil'eless corpse. LINCOLX OBSEQUIES. Physically, his race is run. He has fulfilled his destiny. His acts, and the scenes through whicli he has passed, are already history ; Init, in aiming at the representative of a living principle, the assassin struck at constitutional liberty, and thirty millions of people are to-day reeling and stagger- ino- under the severity of the Idow ; and, in this connection, I would, as far as my feeble voice can reach, urge upon all our j^eople the propi-iety (iu the way best known to themselves), of their ap- proaching the Grreat Deity, with the humble prayer, that the great calamity he not to our country a mortal wound. Who can rend the vail to show us, from this stand-point, the future of America. We are surrounded, as a people, b}" impenetrable darkness. A new, and as yet untried hand, has now the guidance of tlie great Ship of State. Will he keep her running in the channel-way which has already given such bright promise of a peaceful and happy future, or shall we in a few short weeks be again pounding xipon the rocks and shoals of a re- inaugurated rebellion i Let us hope, rather, that the period of doubt and uncertainty through which we are now passing is, to the American Republic that darkest time of night which ever precedes the dawn of the coming day. Aldermak Ryers — Mr. President, I cannot, not- 31 I. I .V C I. X OBSEQUIES. withstantling the very eloquent tribute which m}- colleague, Alderman Jeremiah, has paid to the sad event that lia-; convened us together, let the occasion pass \vithout giving some feeble expres- sion to my own feelings and sympathies at this time. Mr. President, I doubt nuioli if in the past history of nations, there ever was an event that compares with this in its deep and terrilde sug- gestiveness, its mighty possil)ilities for evil, its sad realities. But yesterday, a nation rejoiced, after four years (tf trial, i>f sorrow, of sacrifice and alHiction, during which time the hearts of our j^eople became almost sick Avith a hope deferred; when, after tlic !iatii»iial in-art drooped witli a des- pondency that seems almost the expression of des- ])air, anil as each day's sad results, inaugurated by this tiendish, daiuuing spirit that has culminated in the assjissination of our beloved and respected Cliief .Magistrate, s\ve{>t over us, tin- l>right sun of a sacred joy slione iipoit victories that told us the nation liv<'d, and our travail of sorrow \va< ])ast. Hilt yesterday our liearts were filled witli joy and thanksgiving, our lips jul)ilant with jiraise and halleUijah-^; today we are liowed down by an unutteralih- sorrow, our hearts are crusheil witli an adlietiiin beyond our |)ower to expri'ss, and in the ver\ allies ot a deep Ininiiliat ioii, We bow otii"selves at LINCOLN OBSEQITIES. to the earth. But yesterday, the nation came forth, decked in flowers and dressed in her liridal robes, to l>e united at the altar of our country with the loved and long-sought spirit of peace ; to-day, on that altar, has been offered the bloody sacrifice, instead of the holy sacrament. It is, indeed, true, Mr. President, that it has been truly said of Him " who rideth upon the whirlwind and the storm," that " clouds and darkness are around and al;)out Him," and that " He moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform." And in this instance, we- can most truly realize that it is so. In that realization, let us learn the lesson of the hour. Let us rememljer tliat, no matter how pure we may feel ourselves to be as a nation, no matter how grand were the blessings that He showered upon us in our recent -wonderful victories, thereby exalting us in our own opinion, and to our finite minds saying, " Well done, thou good and faithful servant," yet that He judges our acts in the light of His countenance ; our iniquities by the rule of His infinite -will and wisdom. Then let the nation, in its sorrow, examine and purge itself of its secret sins, and while passing through this terrible ordeal, let it also remember that " God is always just," and wait with fervent hope His direction and judgment. [5] LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. The Pke-sidext, Morgan Jones, Esq., (Alderman Brice being in the Chair) — Mr. President, it is tlifficult to express the feelings of sorrow we feel at the great loss the nation has sustained. It has 1 leen well said here, that the blow of the assassin, which causes the sorrow we feel, was aimed not only at the breast of President Lincoln, but at the American nation. It Vtrinsrs us a ijloom that has dispelled the light which was gladdening our hearts, and puts a vail before the future, that, yesterday, we saw opened before us, apparently bnney. Thomas O'Cai.lagha.v. James G. Buixkmax. Patrick Rcsseli, Thomas Bkady. William Joyce. Samuel P. Pattersox. High Reilly". Wii i.iAM A. Tayxor. David Fitzger.u.d. Vai,exti> e silent, sir, upon such an occasion, is to be most eloquent. Sir, it so hap- pens that I, as one of the Committee from this branch of the Common Council, liad the pleasure and honor of calling upon President Lincoln, on the afternoon of day before yesterday, and I never shall forget his kindness and condescension upon that occasion. We went up there about four o'clock in the afternoon ; there Avas a placard uj) announcing that " no visitors, under any circum- stances, can see the President after three o'clock," but we soon ascertained that the President had left orders, that when the Committee from New York should arrive, no matter when, they should be admitted, and he was ready and should be pleased to receive them. We, accordingly, were ushered into his presence, and the kindness with 37 L I X C O L X B S K Q r I E S . ^\■liit•ll he received us, uud the whole simplicity of liis ooiuluct, ami liis joyoii> expression at the idea that this great re1)ellioii \va< about l)eing crushed, and that lie was ujnm thi' e\e of ainiounciug to the people of these United States, that there should l>e one gi-aud jul>ilee, that the whole nation should lie called together to rejoice over the downtall of rebellion, and the re-estal»lis]nuent of our national supremacy throughout the worM. He asstired us that, only thr night l)efore, in a speech to the peo- ]ilf, he had hinted tliiit smli a proclamation wouM l>e issued, ami hr ^aid. with thr utiniiiiiii)licity, "I ilid it (111 ])Ui-|io~c that the priiph- iiULiht niidfr- -taml thai a |in ichiinatKni would soon be issued, • •ailing upon all the nation to rejoice." We did not, sir, attempt to get from liiin tlie time when this announcement would be made; we did not care to know. AVe onlv asked him if he intended to i-;siu' a i)roclamation of that kind, and th.it was all we wanted to know, and we assured him, .-io tar as the city of N'ew York was concerned, her |"oj)lf wi're read\ |m present such a grand specta- ' le of rejoicing that should be carried down in the instory of the h-iiid as sometliing wonderfid in its diaraci. r. We gave him to under,stand that, so far a>- till" people here .ire <'oncerned, without respect ti> |iarly. they were loyal and they wen- true; as LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. that we were rejoiced at tlie jjrospect of returuiug peace, and we were determined to make an exhibi- tion here which wouhl satisfy the world of that fiict. Little did I think, sii', in conversation with him, that in some twenty-six or thirty hours after that time, he could lie low ; that he would be smitten down by the hand of an assassin. Sir, the idea that a man elected by the voice of the people, a man re-elected b}' almost the unanimous voice of a free people — that the President of a Republic, not, sir, a despot, not a monarch, but placed at the head of a free government by the voice of a free 2)eoj)le — that that man, sir, sliould be stricken down, as has been the lot of many a despot of old, is an idea that shocks and alarms the American people. But, sir, the deed has l)een done. No longer can it be said that the President of the United States is safe from the hands of the assassin. It is a damning disgrace to our country, in that re- gard. But I know, sir, I feel, that, notwithstand- ing an individual is found recreant enough to do a deed of that kind, that the nation unanimously mourns over the event. I know that instead of public rejoicing over returning peace, that in the first place we shall perforin our duty in mourning over the illustrious dead. Sir, when we take into consideration the fact that he has been endeavor- 39 LINCOI. N OBSEQI'IES. iiii^ to li<:lit tilt' Itattle of the rel)ellion, to cause victory to perch upon the Union banners every- where, the patience ninl jicrseverance that he ha>; manifested, .-iiid tin- L^ood judcrinent that lie lia>; disphiyt'd. :iny the slow inroads of disease, Ijut l)y the hands of an assassin. A man boi-n on American soil, claimin"' to l)e an American, has seen tit to ])lace the loaded pistol at the head of our elective chief As has been very fittingly said by Alderman Jeremiah, it was not the President of the United States, merely, that has been assassinated, but with him the whole Ameri- can people. God reigns, and that is our oidy liope. The nation still lives, though the President has been stricken down. AVe would all rejoice had he been spared and permitted to reap and gather, during the four years that remained of his incum- bency, the fruits of the labors and toils of the past. But Grod has ordered it otherwise. Mys- terious, indeed, are the ways of Providence. One [6] 41 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. weekagu, lejoiciug, Jid we forget that Gotl ruled, nml was it necessary for TUni to bring ii])on us this cahuuity, to remind us that God lulcil in the affairs of nations, as in the affairs of men i So it wouUl seem, and, bowed do\\-n to the dust, our only liope, our only trust, our only confidence, can lie in Iliiu. Mav He give to him, who, bv our Constitution, has become our head, the wisdom that he gave to his predecessor. ^lay He guiw, though the vail is not U'lw rent, yet the time 1 trust is not far distant when we will see it has lieeii ordei'ed for our good. .V man lias been -irieken down. who. if he erreil at all, erred on the sidi- of niiTey ; .i man who stood ready to wel- come the diluded .inil (iiing citizens of tin- South b.ick into one common fohl, who was willing to extend over them the protection ot' our Govern- 41 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. nieiit. It may be, it is, it -will l)e, for our good. The nation lives, tliongli its head is gone, and may we give our confidence, our hope to him who lias now, by this dispensation, become President of this Republic. The blow is not struck at the President, nor the people, but at the Ile])ul:)li- can form of ofoverument. Shall it Ije the death- knell of republicanism ? Shall it be said, and be said with truth, by the despots of Europe, that man is not fit for self-government ; that man must be governed 1 )y one Avho claims the right from God? I hope iK^t, I trust not. I l)elieve that man is still fit for self government, and that this Rei^ub- lic will emerge from the calamity that has now befallen it, and will assert her rights, her suprem- acy among the nations of the earth. I second the resolutions. I know they "will find a resjionse in every heart, and I hope arrangements will be car- ried out, and all that can will be done to testify a nation's sorrow at the loss of its venerable and venerated head. Oh, let us now, in this dreadful hour, realize our dependence, with submission and acknowledgment to the will of God. 43 SPECIAI. PKSPIOX. ^Uavil of ?uiKriUors. ^pril 15, 186 5. Tho Board iiict, pur.suaut to tbu I'ollowlug call: Hoard of Supervisoks' Office, 'j Xo. 7 City IIai.i., >- New York, April 15, 1805. ; \\\', the iindeisigned, members of the Board of Supervisors of the couuty of New York, do here- liv ii(iu(st Joseph B. Younpr, Clerk of said Board, to call a special meeting of the lloaiil, for Satur- ila\, the l.'plh iiist.-iiit, at 4 o'clock, P. ^I., to take action in rcLfard to the calamity that has licfallen the nation, in the death of President Lincoln. Ei.i.TAH F. in-iun', W ILl.lAM li, STKWAHT, OaiSON BLCTNT, JAMES DAVIS, SHERIDAN SHOOK, A-NDHEAS WILLM.VNN, WALTER HOCIIE. I'UESKXT: •i'riiiTuoi:f mi'iiiTuoRa. Orison Bi.int. | Wai.tkis Hociik. Jamks Davis, Siikkiman Shook. Kl.lJAII v. 1*1 1!I«V. \Vll.l.lAM It. SlKWAKT. AnDRKAS Wll.LMAN.N. «4 The President being absent, on motion of Su- pervisor Roche,. Supei'visor Blunt was called to the Chair. (SuloflifSi I'voiwuiucd in the ^oavd of ^^uiievrisov.^i. Supervisor Purdy — Mr. President, I suppose it is hardly necessaiy for nie to say for what purpose this Board has been convened. The news has spread with the wings of lightning through- out the length and breadth of the land. "We have assembled upon an occasion ( )f aii unusual charac- ter, such has as never l)een ■\^•itnessed by the Ameri- can people. The Chief Magistrate of the Repub- lic has been murdered V)y an assassin. I hope he is not of the manor born ; and hope, also, he is not a citizen by adoption. It is disgraceful to the American nation to contemplate, for a single moment, that anyljody l)elonging to this country would commit so great an outrage u2:>on human- ity, and wpon the interests of the whole country. I am deeply jiained to make this announcement. I feel that it is a foul disgrace that the Chief Magistrate of this nation should be stricken down. He was suri'ounded with difficulties on entering upon his administration, which it seemed almost impossible to overcome, and yet he ^^as on the point of success in re-establishing the Constitution 46 L I X C O I. X t) U S ]•: Q I' I E s . aiul tla- law.''. JSut mily tliat, luit the seouud in coiumaiul, the mau who has guided tlie helm of State so successfully, jirostrated as he was l>v an accident of a very melaucholy character, was attacked in his cliamljer l)y the assassin, avIio attempted to murder this assistant as well as him- self. These events should fill every American Leart \\ith gloom. ]\Ir. Pi-esident, I feel alarmed for the countr}- ; 1 feel as though Ave AVero now groping again in the dark ; I feel that \ve mav see scenes such as have never 1)een seen l)efore. The war was ending, hut suddenly this new scene opened before us; we liave now wi man upon whom the country can rely, with the same tonti- dence, as upon the man Avho has lieen stricken down, and .should we lose the Secretaiy of State, what would become of this country? Mr. Presi- dent, I tliink I can truly .^ay there is no man in existence, to my kiioAvledge, tliat can ori-upy llie jilace of Aliialiam Lincoln. 1 ln-lievc 1 can say that with uMipU'stitintd simcrity, for no man can say tliat 1 did anything towards his election to till- I'residency. I?ut I do l>elic\ f, that there is no m.iu who is .so strong in tlic omlidfiice of tin- jieo- Jill-, who is so earnest to do rii^ht, and so anxious to do justice to all, as hr. I'.ut. Mr. I'ic-idcni. my feelings are so ilcip t hat I i.innot give iIhmi ex- LIN'COLN OBSEQUIES. pressioii ; I feel tliat my time, also, lias nearl)' come. I oflPei" the followliiij resohitions : WhCfCa.S, The startling intelligence reaches us from "Washington, that President Lincoln, the Head of the American Xation, is no more, having been basely assassin- ated on the evening of the 1 4th instant ; and, '^Vhcvfa,^, The horrible crime of assassination of officers high in authority, which has caused this sorrowful event, has never before disgraced the pages of American history, the will of the majority of the people having always been cheerfully acquiesced in, prior to the rebellion of the South- ern States, with a unanimity that has formed the strongest bond of republican unity, and the surest guarantee of the l)erpetuation of our liberties ; and, WhfVfaS, This fearful crime and shocking calamity has occurred just at the moment when every patriot's heart was full of joy at the glorious victories won by the Federal arms, and at the prospect of an early and lasting peace to our beloved coimtry — triumphs which ghuhleu and cheer an American, and which bid fair to present to the nations of the earth a happy, iniited, and powerful people — triumphs resulting mainly from the honest, devoted, pure, jiatriotic energies of him whose untimely end the nation mourns; and, WhCVCa.S, We, in common with our fellow-citizens, suffer the terrible shock, and our hearts swell with unassuaged grief at the calamity which has been permitted to befall us, in the sudden death of our Chief IMagistrate, no such pang of sorrow at the loss of a beloved public officer having ever occurred in the history of this country. 47 LIXCOLN OBSEQUIES. ^r.sohril. Tluil tliis JJoiu-d ruci'ives with unfeigned emotion and dei'j) solemnity, the dire and lieart-rending intelligeuee of the death of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States; and that, while we truly symijathize with the family ;uid relatives of the deceased, in their sud- den and irreparable bereavement, ami dee|)ly de|)lore the sad event, we fervently unite with our fellow-citizens ihroughout the eoimtry and nation, in ex]>ressing the deep- rooted sorrow wldch jiervades all hearts at the loss of one who had iieeuliarly signalized his administration of the aSairs of liis great oflice, and who has enshrined liiniself in the heart of every patriot and well-wisher of his country, by the parity of his j)rivate character, and by the elevated po- sition iu wliich he had been placed by the voice of the American jieoplo, ^r.solvrrt, Tliat this Board will jiarticipate in a suitable demonstration of resj>eet for the memory of the late Presi- dent; that tlie i-hamber of the Hoard be hung in black for ninety days ; and that the membexs of this Board wear the usual badge of mourning for the same periotL iJrooU'ril. Tlial tiie officers of the Bo;ird be n'quested to transmit a copy of this preamble ;mrin«i- our minds to con- template the vast results Avhich may ensue, so as fully to understand the great loss that ■we have suffered. We can only l)Ow in submission to the stroke, and put cmr trust in God for the future. That we have suffered an overwhelmiui,^ loss, however, the gloom Avhich pervades the whole community; the melancholy appearance of the l)uildiugs, draped in mourning ; the flags floating at half mast, and the subdued manner in which this event is alluded to, indicate that the ])ublic mind is m it - LIXCOLX OIJSKQUIES. deeply impressed with the fact, that a great aud good man lias fallen in the discharge of his duty. Tie has fallen a martyr to the princijdes which have guided him in his public acts. His Country will feel its loss, will mourn at his imtimely end ; l)ut history will record his name high u])on the record of the benefactors of his race, and the na- tion \\ ill reaj) the fruits of the rich legacy he has liequeathed to it. It is proper that the action whirli these resolutions contemplate, should be taken, and that the members of this Board should co-operate Avith the other departments of the City and General Goveraments, in jKiying due honor to tile iiiciiioiT of him wdiose loss we are called uj>on I in tliis occasion to (lej)lore. I second the resolu- tions with feelings of deep solemnity. an; Q r I K s iHrrtinn of tfitixrns in HVall .^ttrrt. Duriuir tlir luiiniiug of the lotli nf Apiil, a large meetiiiir of <>ur filizeiir^ conveiu'd in fi'oiit <>f the Custom House in Wall street, over a\ hicli t^iiueoii Drapei", Esq., was called to preside, and Messrs. Moses Taylor, Moses H. Griiniell, and S. B. Chit- tenden wei'e appointed Vice-Presidents, and the following preanilile and resolutions were adopted: Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to take from us Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States, by a sudden :iiid uwful visitation; and by this great calamity befalling us in the hour of our national triumjdi, we are warned of the uncertainty of all human affaii-s, ami em- absolute dependence for our safety and jirotection, as a nation, u]>()n the nierey and wisdom of Divine Providence; therefore, ^r.'SOlrrd, Tiiat in this liour of our deep alHietion we lium- bly implore tliat the Divine jirotection and support voudi- safed to us as a nation hitluTto, which lias borne us through years of bittertrial, and brouglit us safely through the storms of war to victory and the prospect of peace, will not now be withdrawn from us, but that, having taken fronj us the chosen and beh)ved Chief Magistrate, who lias earnestly, ami faithfully, ami wisely labored ami toiled in I he beliaif of his people, (ind will, in Ills inerey, enlighten, gni K Q U I E S . measures which, guiJuJ by Uiviuc wisdom, he luuy adopt for the Pj)C'cdy accomplishineut of the great ohjcct for which his lamented predecessor labored and died. ^r.SoUril, That it be recommended to tlie citizens to close all places of business to-day as early as practicable, and that they remain closed until after the burial of the deceased President. ^r.SoUrd, That it be requested that all places of public amusement be closed for this evening, and that the question of the further closing of all such sources of pleasure be referred to the sympathy, loyalty, anil reverence of the managers. ^r.solvtd, That a Committee of tliirteen citizens of New York be sent to Washington to attend the funeral of the President, and to tender sucli aid and !;ynij)atliv to the Governnunt as may be ncedftil and proper, and that said Committee consist of the following gentlemen : MOSES TAYLOR. JONATHAN STITBUES, WILLIA.M E. DOIKJE, HAMILTON riSII, MOSES H. CiUIXXELL, WILLIAM M. EVART.S. aiAKLES II. lUSSELL. EUWAUDS I'lEUKEl'ONT, SA-MUEL SLOAN, JOHN JACOB ASTOa. Jr., FHANl'IS B. t TTTINU, K. M. HLATflll-OUI), C'lIAULES II. .MAUSIIALl!. u i LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. Durino- the day various other meetings were hehl, at A\'hic'h speeches were made and resolutions adopted. The Committees thus appointed by the respective Boards of the Common Council, having organized by the selection of Alderman Ottiwell as Chair- man, immediately visited Washington for the pur- pose of attending the funeral solemnities of the late President in that city. The following day, being Sunday, jiresented a scene in the deserted streets, in Avhich the emblems of sorrow displayed on every side gave additional solemnity to tlie ordinary observances of the day. In all the churches services were held appropriate to the occasion ; and the public evidences of the power of religious ceremonies were probably never more strongly manifested. The suddenness and severity of the blow, and the dread uncertainty as to what might be the consequences to the jiub- lic welfare, combined to soften the hardest hearts, and make them bow before the power of the Almighty. 65 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. 5H u V 11 i u n H r CUV a t i u o . Immciliately ui)oii the reception of tin- iiiouiiifiil tkliugs, our citi/.cu-i l)cu''aii to drape their resi- liences ami phices ot" Imsiuess in mourning, ami soon scarcely a building in the city, public oi- jirivate, from the palatial Fifth avenue mansion to tlie humblest tenement-house, could l>e seen, which had not some outward funereal decoration; while nearly all our citizens wore luouruiug l)adges upon their persons. Such universality of mourning Av:ts uevi r known bcfoi'e in the annals of our country. So great was the (h'lnaiid tor mourning gotids, that the stock of such goods in the city was nearly exhausted. The t'cillow iu'_'' de>ci-Ii>tion ot' till- citv, as it appeared in its niournin.r irarli, is taken tVoni the newspajH-rs of the city, pulilished on the ItHli of April, the New York lleiaM |iarticul;ii-lv. and is -o >tiikini;ly t'aiilil'ul, as to warrant its ineoripo- lation into this work. ^ 1) II r a r a II r r of V v o a d w a \\ . Ill tin- t'ojldw ing descriptions, the ileem'ations of i'.road\\a_\ are alluded to under tiie lieaiit in stai-tling relief from the wliilc niarMctVont t>f the building. 'I'ln* Hope, Continental, and Xiw York Insurance Com- panies also were cunsjiicuous for tlie admirable arrangement of their drapery. The liotels were not prominent for tlie elaborate nature of their outward ti.ippings. Tlii' N<\\ York Hotel (^a great re.soit of Southerners) and the .\stor House must, however, be excepted. ( >\ ec the entrance to the latter hotel \\(I-e the lilies; (Ti M I II I II ( ,1 r I I M s I I li r I II n I ■~ 111 ( I ! •. lu I ( I . .1 II I) b I •; III i II I t) r B ii B I , aa LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. Tlie skillful mauuer in which the American flag was transformed into an emblem of mourning, was a noticeable feature in the decorations. Messrs. Stewart's store, on the corner of Chambers street and Broadway, was the best exemplar of this ; but Zechiel's fur warehouse, Coughlan, Detmars & Co.'s, No. 414 Broadway, the Singer Manufactur- ing Company's, Wheeler & Wilson's, Union Adams', and other buildings, afforded sjjecimens of the same effective mode of ari-angement. Busts of the martyred President, and paper monuments, cunningly contrived to look like marl)le, "were of frequent occurrence. None Avere jnore beautiful than those at 357 Broadway. Among the deco- rations the initiated would recognize here and there the expressive spnbols of Freemasonry, sho\\'ing where members of that omnipresent craft mourned for one who was a Mason in the noblest acceptation of the term, though not actually a " brother of the mystic tie." Slate-colored silk, intermingled with American flags and mourning Ijands, were introduced with admirable taste at Osborne & May's, 394 Broad- way. Among the inscriptions not elsewhere noticed, were some of signal appropriateness. Under an obelisk bearing the name of '' Lincoln," at 356 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. Broadway, -were lines which must have suggested themselves to iiianv witliiii tlic laiiiij)lr in the alisenco ot'all orna- mentation, was shown on a lilack pedestal, and underneath this a litting (flotation, whiili, liow- ever, was marred in tin- lopying: iTIiriT vua-; in Iliis man BomrlliiiiQ Ilial roulB riralr, siibbrrl or nionii, an iiiiSriolantmiQ opinl. aiiD an rloqiiriirr lo <- li S K Q T' IT^ ^ . was fxliiliili-iiK- ct" the buikling, Imt immediatelv iinderneatli wt'ie these su^srestive I'ciiiiinh'i's: 1« a s s a r r r .1 t a n uj r r II r r . a n B r r s 11 I) t 1 I r 13 r I S II 13 r II . i« n i It Q a i Ij I p 13 r i S 11 . i« 11 r S f r ( I ti r 13 r r "5 S r 11 I At Jackson's, 759, was a jiortrait nf Mr. Lincoln, w itli the inscription : Jiiv U) n s .1 man, t a t r I) i m for all in all. Another store I'urtlier uii disphiyed anoilK-r ]«'r- trait, and fnrnished thf quotation: f ?' r shall II 1 I ti upon i)\ r, 1 i h c a q a i ii lakeii as a whoK-, I hi- >|n-(ta it in nn-dciii times, was the aspect ot" (treat Hiitaiii wlnii I'tiiKe Alliiil was so siiddfiily cut nil', 'llic w titer \ islt- ed the u'reat uianutacttiriiii; eeiitit-^ ot" KtiLrhitid W hetl the ix'iet' ailil exeitellielit eatl^ecl liy tliat event wcie ;it their heiLfht. I'.iit, timuLrh the piiK- lie sorrow was intense, sjK>ntani'<>us outward iiiatii- (H festatious of grief were almost entirely wautiug. So also were the feelings of horror and detesta- tion at a heinous crime which give to our grief a deeper gloom, and render our national mourning, in its uniqueness, the apjDropriate accompaniment of a loss the most terriljle that any nation has en- dured, and of a deed unequaled in its atrocity in the annals of the world. Ehe Jirst, ^rrourt, ami Fhivtl %Vnx&$. The lower j^art of the city, although devoted largely to business, anle. Commencing doAvn at the Battery, a survey of all the streets up as far as Chambers street, between the East and North rivers, exhibited scarcely a building that was not covered in some part Avith the external evidences of the national grief The barge office at Whitehall presented a front covered with tastefully an-anged folds of black and white. The Hamilton and South ferry house was festooned with similar colors. Looking u]» Broadway, the office of the British Consul ap- peared -with its flags at half mast, and the roof and L I X C O L N O B S K Q U I E S . windows liuug with saMe ti'u])].)iiig.s. X»xt ilooi- to this was the Stevens' House, very lu-avily (liaj>c(l and very neatly. Tlie Produce Exchange, in Whitehall street, was decked Avitli vt-iy V('nir,rkal)li' taste and touching simplicitA'. (_)vcr the ciitrauccs on each street were liaugings of Idack muslin, and inside, the broad pillars were wi'cathed with wide bands of crape, lending a ycvy impressive aspect to the building. The S\ib-Treasury office in Nassau street was extensively draped, j)articularly in tlu' interior, wlicrc tlic walls, c'ountcrs, desks, and arches Avere appropriately festoonflack. The Express ollices, particularly llaniihn's and the National, were beautifullv niiiaiiieiiied. We have alreadv alliKled to the manner in whicii thi- City Hall lia> lieeii tixed up, a> a mark of ri'sju-et for the meiiioiy ol" I'resident T/mcoln. Tlie lini' old linilding formeil on<' ot" tin' most strik- iuiT features of tlie citx's triliiite to the memor\ ot' the departed and deeply lament cd Chiel' Magistrate. u LINCOLX OBSEQUIES. From the figure of Justice, crowuing the cupohx, clown to the basement, was to be seen a continuous exhibition of funereal decorations. The little pil- lars of the cupola were surrounded Avith bands of 1 )lack muslin ; the cornices fringing the roof held black pendants; the windows were arched ^with black strips, and the heavy solid pillars l)eneath the balcony were encircled with rolls of drapery of the same color. On the front of the Ijalcony, just a])o\-e the pillars, appeared iu large, white let- ters on a dark sheet the following inscription : i) c l«f a t C n mourns. Under this scroll was a neat j)iece of heavy black trimminsr. The interior of the T)uildiugwas similarly dressed. Barnum's jVIuseum deserves a place among the public buildings that attracted attention, T)y reason of its ai)i)r()priate draping and ornamentation ; white and black rosettes, streamers of black and white hangings, trimmings, huk muslin. .\ bust of the martyred President stood out in bohl relief in a jirominent position, l>eing entirely divested of every attempt at decoration. In the language of a gentleman who was asked the leason of this bareness of orminieiitation, "No dra- perv noi" soirowsuggesting cnddems are needed around such a statue. The thoughts ociasioned b\ tlie nu re view of that face are sutliciently sad- LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. deuiug, witliout the assistance of any mournful symbols." The decorations of the Post Office have also been changed fi'om gay to grave. The flags floating from its I'oof were j'esterday covered with crape, and the entire interior was dressed in l)lack. The house next to the Herald office, in Nassau street, displayed the two follo^ving inscriptions : SI tj r r a t a ii a s o o ir man f lack, festooned on each side of the entrance, immediately over which was the eml )lem : C f) D If n 1 1 11 mourns its loss. Hose Company No. 28, next door to the above, had a portrait of the late President over the entrance, with the motto : i£!I' r mourn t J) r X a t i o ir s loss. 67 LIXCOLN OBSEQUIES. The house of Mutual Hook aiul Ladder Coni- ])any No. 1, adjoining the Litter, was draped in lilack, and over the entrance was the motto: Zijt ciBsassiii's sirohr tut iiuihrs Hjr (r.itrrii.il fcoiia iljc sironQrr. All the jiuldic l)uildiugs, court-houses, iV:c., in the Park, -were appropriate!)- di-ajjcd, also. IThf fourth ^Varil. The disj)lay of enildems of niourning in the iMjuiih Ward, ilonday, Avas jiretty general. .Vldi-r- iiian "Walsh's house, X<>. 4^ Madison stn-et, was tastefully drajjcd with Mack, arranged in festoons from window to window, leaving a dear space in the centre for the figure of an American eagle eovered with crajte, and underneath Avhich was placed a jiortrait of the late President, framed in Mai'l<, and with tin' motto : (T. t ' a n I) I r B I U) o r U , an I) o ii r 5 I man 1 liii slurc ot' lirooks liroliu'rs, iu l.alharine street, also deserves notice for tlie artistic manner in which the salde streamers were arranged in front of tlie estahlishment. Tlie Mariners' Cliurch, in Madison street, liad its ilag at liaU-mast, from wliiili drooped a long, narrow, l>lack j>endant. 6-i LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. The otlier decorations iu the ward -were uot of au interesting character. She ^ifth Wiivd. Each street in this Avard was hung, Monday, with an almost continuous festooning of mourning colors. Even in the poorest portions the deep regret for the nation's loss was shown, from the humble store, -with its simple and exjiressive ■\\Teath of immoTtelles suspended over the dooi', to the stately building clothed, 111 every casement From garret to basement, with the melancholy liabiliments of woe. Great taste was displayed in the arrangement of the fune- real colors iu many cases. Passing up Broadway on the Avest side, the estaldishment of Messrs. Loder cfe Co. struck the eye as l^eing very taste- fully draped. Festoons of Idack and Avliite crape passed from "window to window iu each store of the building, looped witli white rosettes. From the highest row of windo^^vs streamlets of ci-aj^e were hung, which waved to and fro ^viih an almost noiseless rustle. A finely executed engraving of the late President, jdaced in one of the lower -win- dows, appropriately draped, attracted general at- tention. A large star, formed of two triangles of black crape, formed a })leasing contrast to the white front of the Tradesmen's Bank. G. W. LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. ^loore's j>it'inises, 331 Broadway, had on the trout a large St. Andrew's cross, formed of two Lands of lilark, wliicli passed from opposite corners. At tbeir juncture there was a wliite star, which showed exceedingly -well on the dark background. The ingenious manner iu whicli the colors A\'ere inter- laced in the surrounding of the pillars at o-H, was Avorthy of notice. In ^lessrs. ]Marshall, Johnston tfc Co.'s window, 3.">1 Broadway, was a small Avhite toml), on which, in hlack letters, was the one Avord, •LixcoLX," surmounted ]>\ uii amaranthine AVi'eath. In flout <'f this was placed a Union flag, on w liich was thrown a laurel wreath. The entire of the Mtlh r wimldw was draped wiili Mack, and iu the (futre, jilaced on a white marlile jK-ilestal, \\as an ilegautly chiseli-d 1>ust of .Mr. Liaeulii, a 1>lack scarf passing across his shoulders, and the jH'destal had the imj)ressive inscription: It r iH .1 r I !> r J] r r s i S r ii I , Over W aid tSz Co.'s estahlishment, 387 Broad wav, is the large inscription, smiMUiidid with heavy draping: H\ ,1 1.1 U f r t •; I I II ;) r .1 r The initials of the hxte President's name were carefully Avorked in \vhite, on hlaek rosettes, loop- ing wp the drapery, over Isaac Smith ife Co.'s, 405 BroadAvay. Passing down Canal street, each house had some j^roof of its sorrow exhibited. In St. John's Park the 1 )rown stone pillars of the church ■were wound round \vith l:)lack, which was inter- woven with the scroll work of the capital. The various engine-houses and schools in this ward also bore marks of mournini>;. Alonoj Hudson street, West Broadway, and Church street every house was draped. The large building of Messrs. H. B. Claflin & Co., passing from Church street to West Broadway, was extensively festooned its entire length. The Fifth Ward Hotel and American Express building followed the general rule of dec- orating. A handsome flag, fringed and looped with black, and with a medallion portrait of the late President, Avas suspended across Duane street, from ]\Ir. Graham's to the house of Messrs. Den- uison, Birde & Co., Avhich was adorned with a large double star of black and wliite crape, which covered the entire front of the l)uildina;. In the portions of this and the Eighth Wards, where the greatest number of colored people reside, tlie mourning was universal, and many tasteful decora- tions could have been seen there. 71 LIXCOLX OBSEQUIES. E'hc 5i.vth Ward. Throuffliout the entire Sixth Ward the residents seemed to vie with each other in paying triljute to the memory of the late President. Tii many |)larfs tlie streets exhibited one continuous line of emlilems of mourning. The humblest dwelling, as well as the marble palace, had its emblem of mournint' — no doul)t feelin<' that as the widow's mite was as acceptable to our Lord as the rich man's gift, so the tribute of a loyal heart, however liumble, was grateful to the nation as the proudest display. The same feeling of afi'ection wliicli prompts the living to decorate the graves of the departed, ^\■itl^ flowers, ami instinctively teaches how to group them with the greatest effect, directed the efforts of the citizens to anauge the limited materials whitli mourning etiquette allow- ed, to the best advantage, as no art, except accom- panied with tlie sincerest affection, could accomi)lish such an effective and appropriate disj)lay. The east side of Broadway, from Chamliers to Canal street, seemed one continuous link of salile emlilems. Among the moi[., cor- ner of Chambers street and Broad wa>. Tlif col- umns at each side of the entrances were hur.l w itii black and white bands, fi-stooned overhead with LINCOLX OBSEQUIES. tlie national colors, wliicli ivlieved the soinljerbue of deatli to a great extent, anil from the u]jper story of the Iniilding large sti'eaniei's hung pend- ent. The establishment of Halstead, Haines et Co., Avas also very effectively decorated, the massive pillars at the entrance l)eing laced with black, and, except the absence of the national colors, very like Mr. Stewart's decorations. Lathi'op, Lndingtou Sz Co.'s establishment ])resented a very neat appearance. The building 40(3 and 408 Broadway has an unique appearance, the black l)ands de- scending from the figure of an eagle placed on tlie I'oof, and radiating as from a connuon centre to each side. Sojne art Avas sliov.u in tlie decorations on the house of Messrs. Phelps, Jewett & Co., Canal street near Broadway, long black streamers beina' arranced so as to form the outline of a mas- sive funereal urn, with the base runnins; along the parapet, over the entrance and top, reaching the eaves of the buildino-. At the Sixth Precinct Police Station, in Fi'anklin street, long black and white streamers fell from the roof, and were looped up at each side of the entrance. Tlie front of Fox's Old Bowery Theatre was nearly hidden beneath the lavish display of draped flao-s and sable and white streamers, which \vere looped along the entire froiLt of the edifice, or fes- 73 LINCOLN O B S i: Q I' I E S . tooned from pillar to ])ill;u-. < )ii the roof stood three flagstatls, from whioli luiug narrow strips of black crape, giving them a lonely and deserted appearance. In the centre of the building was a large por- trait of the Piv; the motto : ?;/ r mourn t tj r loss of a \i li o ii r 5 t m ,1 11 . The lamps on the sidewalk were also covered with black. The Atlantic Garden, in the Bowery, was draped \vitli l)la(k. and over the door was the motto : tt' f mourn 1 li r loss 1 11 r 4J r i s i i) r 11 i , ;n (1 r a ti .1 m H 1 11 r I 11 At No. ^2i Bowery a very all'ectiiig emblem w;us displayeil in the window, representing the President's grave, suniitniuteil l»y a tombstone, on which were the words "A. Lincoln," ami a wre.ith ^>\' luiiii!. The Atl.iiilie S.niiigs Bank, in C'hatliam sipiare, was appropiiately deeoratetl. LINCOLN OBSEQUIES . At 159 Chatham street, surrounded 1)y mourn- ing emblems, was the motto : At 161 Chatham street the streamers of bhxck were arranged in the form of a hxrge star, which had a very pleasing effect. Sweeny's Hotel, corner of Chambers and Chat- ham streets, showed great care had l>een taken in the arrangement of the mourning, heavy festoons beiuc continued from Avindow to window alontr the two first tiers, and running the entire length of the Iniildino-. Fi'ench's Hotel, corner of Chatham and Frank- fort streets, also showed great taste liad been dis- played in its ornamentation, the windows in each tier, from curb to roof, being connected Avith eacli other l>y black drapery, relieved at equal distances by heavy square folds of white. Like Broadway, Chatham street and the Bowery were an endless succession of sable emblems. The house of Hose Company No. 15, Elizabeth street, Avas tastefully ari-ayed Avith sable streamers, the centre AAdndoAV over the entrance being deco- 75 LINCKI.N OBSEQUIES. rated witli a poitiait of the late Presideut draped in blatk. The house of Mr. Decker, Chief Engineer of the Fii'c Department, ne.vt door, liad also festoons of black, and from the flagstaff on the ro<.if hung a lari^e Union flai; at lialfmast. (Thr frvrnth XVavrt. Thei'e was scarcely a house in tliis \vard yester- day that did not e.xhibit some emblem of mourn. ius-i the whole front of the dwelling. It was rather strange, in the universal display of moinniiig exhibited by lh<' tili/.fiis of the Seventh Ward on ihe said, as truly in one sense as it ever was of Egypt, " There was not a house in which there was not one dead ;" for tlie emblems of mourning were almost luiiversal, and the people seemed to regard the death of Aljraham Lincoln as if death had carried off one of their own members. 71 LIXroi-N OBSEQUIES. She tf-itihth Wunl. Tlie Avindows, 1)ak-ouie.s, railings, and doors of all the [)rivate houses, as well as the business estab- lishments of this ward, bore tokens of sadness, which caused a feeling of desolation to pervade those thoroughfares, and a dark shadow of grief to be reflected on the face of etich of tmr citizens. Sable ornaments met the eye everywhere. Many ])rivate houses had jiortraits of the late Mr. Liu- rolii suspended from the upper windows, sur- rounded with crape, «fec. Fh\gs, looped with crape, hung across tlic streets, and drooped from tops of cliurches ;iuus. ton street, Spring and Prince streets, with other portions of the wai-d, were heavily and universally cb:ij>c(l: there was little variety, however, in the adornment. On Uroailway, Anson's jdiotographic estaldishment was extensively dr.ipid, and over the elltl-.inci' was iu^eribed, on a b.unier, the t'ollow- ing suggestive sentence : ?fc' r r p , Q r II r r 11 5 X .i 1 1 o n . lu r r p . ffljr 5.16. 5Uji(t rrmoli.lI o( Ijim luliom Tpr.iUni iiitnilanil oriil 10 III.1II. iToo Q0O& lor Tiirni, lo JUr.ibni .irt Itjoii flra, .1110 lid Ibr "V.ilioii III ir.irs A >iiiall toiiili was pl.neeil over ."»71 Broadway, TO L I ISr C O L N OBSEQUIES. well thrown out ])y a black background, with the one -word, a £ X ffi (D a :?? . inscriV)ed ujion it. A similar eml)leni was placed over Caine's, 549 Broadwa}', with a E :x one mass of streamers. The ^vindo^vs ^vere co\'ere( with black, and bands passed from top to bottom of the house. The St. Nicholas Hotel, Lord & Taylor's, and others were also draped very tastefully ; but ; 79 MNCOLN OBSEQUIES. want (if any attt^-nijjt at variety rendered them lui- couspicuous. Chf 3Unth mwl. In tliis ward, like all other portions of the city, a general feeling of dee]> sorro\v jwrvaded all classes of citizens. Never in the liistory of this coinitry have the people of all religi»nis and jioliti- cal parties exhibiteil such manifestations of regret, as at the great calamity wliirli has fallen, like a funeral pall, upon the ccmntry. Almost every lioux' in till' \vaiil was draped in ilcc]) nii>urning. 'Ilic churches, with few exceptions, discarded the usual Kastci- decorations, to give place to the cmhlt-ms of death, that the people might oifer np their tribute of respect to the memory of the illus- trious deceased. Tlic eii'dni'liouses thnmixhont the ward Were alsns, containing a eo LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. small picture of the deceased, seemed to lie a favorite one with a great many, while others adopted quotations from Hamlet, appropi-iate to the tragic event which has thrown the whole American people into the profoundest s^>rrow. (The J'cttfh "iVnxA. The display of mourning upon the private houses in this Award was the principal feature in it. In some localities the muslin was so lavishly fes- tooned in front of the l)uildinirs that it covered one-half their area. This was particularly the case in the localities where the Germans con^re- gate and d\vell most. There was Allen street, for example, from Broome to Rivington street. It was one solemn porch in appearance, more than a street. One could not jiass through the mm- pauy X<>. s w as drajn-d in a rather j)eculiar manner. It was hinig \vith long streamers of black and wliite, one of each Iteinif houiiil loosely to<;t.'ther l>y alternate 1j»s of white and Khu-k. These hung in parallel lines all aei-oss the huihling, antreaiiieis ot' white ami l>laek rililnni, while surmounting all was tiie Hag, the stalf dressed in mouridng. and tin- eoloi"s sha• LINCOLN O n S L Q T I K S . other wards, but what theru was of it showed that the feelings and sympathies of the citizens of the Avard Avere not less deep or heai-tfclt than theii MKjre demonstrative neighbors. A <,nvat niaiiv of the houses in this ward are tenements, and in the windows of many of these, miniature flags ami knots of black and w liite ribbon were fastened In Norfolk street, the house of Ilose Company No. l'<; was neatly draped. In the windows of No. 27, of tlie same street, curtain^ uf lilack and wliite replaced damask and Nottingham, and in tin- centre of each window wa- a wheel or wieatli formed of the same colored ribbons. .\t thi' residence immediately opposite this, a large flag was dis played at halfma-^t, while the doors and wimlows were partially covered by graceful festoons of black crape. ( )vrr the door, on a black ground \va'^ till' Word, D r X r v<^ 1). X . n silver letters. On many of tlic othi-r rc■^id^•nl■e^ n this street, lus well as many in Suffolk, Attorney liidLfe, I^'wis, (locnk, l>i\i-ion, Hroonie, Dcl.inicy liiviuL'ton. .iiid oih« T streets in ih<' neighboi-hood he eMd>lem- ol' nioUinillir Well' (H-pl.l\ eil, but till •itvle of haii'dn>r wa'^ not niiith varied. LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. The house of Marion Hose Compauy No. 2-4 iu Attorney street, was trimmed Aritli festoons extend- ing and depending over the entire front, and at the uppei- Avindows was fastened a strip of bhxck, bear- ing the following motto, in Avhite letters : Jijonorrft in 2.ifr, JJrmrmlirrrB iii J3 t a t i) . The school-houses in liiviuLjton and Broome streets were conspicuous for the style of theii* drap- ings. The Thirteenth Precinct Station-house was also consj^icuous ; 1)etween the -windows of the second story a fine portrait of the late President, framed with black, Avas fastened, Avhile amjile fes- toons of black and Avhite fell from every window in the house. In Grand street there was scarcely a house or store that "was not more or less draj^ed. The oys- ter barges lying in the river, between East and Delancey streets, were all festooned with the appropriate colors, and the vessels along the docks all carried the Stars and Stripes at half-mast, while sable streamers floated fr(>m theii- mast-heads. ©he jDurtcenth Wjurt. Eveiy public building iu the Foui*teenth Ward bore some allusion to the national calamity. The LIXCOLX OBSEQUIES. season of Easter ju'ecludes the clmrcbes from dis- playing, to any great extent, the garb of mourning ; lint most of the entrances to those edifices were hunir around with mournintr, and all the flaijs were half-masted and trinnued with hlack. .Vuiong the stores and private houses mourning was general. The establishment of Messrs. L. J. it I. Phillips, 65 Canal street, was closed until after the funeral, and huncr with Idack. Other large stores in the same neighborhood wcic also wholly or partially closed. In the thronijed and bustlint' Bo\v»-r\ , i-mblems of death met us at every stejt. In most cases the drap- er\' \\asarranL''plied iu effect what it lacked in l)ulk ; and the Oriental Bank was simjily and prettily dressed out. The New Bowery Theatre was of course dosed. The boards on which the gayly jirinted jday-bills are usually e.\hil»ited, were j)ainted in black; the jiillars were intwined with blaek, mourning festoons hnnu' from the balcony, and the lianners were tied \\\> with erajM-. in tVoiil ol'lhr eiilraiue wa^the annonnce- ment, " C'hised, in eonseipienee of the death olthe President." Cook's, No. KHt Bowery, a bright red l»riek buildiii'', was heavih hum.' with bhi«k, which LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. looked all the more soiul)er I'runi the contrast. At the BoAvery Savings Bank, the avoi^I, a E :>f ffi (0 a X , appeared on a mourning badge in the centre, second floor Avindow, and underneath A\'ere festoons of crape. Next door Avas displayed a jjortrait of the late President, and oA^er it the Avords: »D u r (P u H 1 r i> U) r r jj s . En (SoO U)c trust. Hallett ife Bond's, 1;>G Bowery, Avas another instance of good taste and spare decoration. Elly & Zacharie, 210 BoA\'ery, had a portrait of Mr. Lincoln in a mourning frame suspended aboA^e the doorAvay, and festoons of black dejjeuding from the AvindoAV bases. Further up the street there aa^is a transparency of a doAe, bearing an oHa-c branch in its mouth, and uuderneatli the Avords : li r q u i r s r a t in i) n r r . The j)ortraits of the late President and Mr. SeAvard, exhibited in the print-shops, Avere gazed at by large croAvds. 87 LINCOLN O B S K Q r I E S . Passing out ot' the Iio\\cr>' into Broadway, tlie most noticeable feature was the altered aspect of the theatres ami music halls. The 01ymi)ic reminded one of a clock that had stop])ed, ])ut whose dial-plate still revealed to us the hour at which its action ceased. The theatre was closed and draped with mourning, l>ut Friday's play-bills remained undefaced on each side of the entrance. In tlie front of Niblo's were the national flags, intermingled with black craj)e. "44-i" was iu (K'C'j> nil milling, and the lamp pillars, in their sable dress, stood on each side of the doorway like giant mutes. In fr<_int of Wood's Minstrels' hall, the lamp jjillars were turned to most eftective ]>urj)ose. I)rai)cpoli(an Ilot( 1 was sim]>ly ilecked out, ami the draping of m LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. Tiftany &, Co., No. 550 Broadway, was also botli simple and eftective. ®lu 4^iftcfnth %ihxA. Many of the private houses in this ward were decorated in a most becoming manner. Where there were balconies, they wei'e largely made use of with graceful effect. Mourning trophies of elal >- orate design, were displayed in some of tlie lirst- ftoor windows. Among the most l>eautiful of these designs ^vas a cross of ^vhite floAvers, ou a background of l)lack crape, at No. 10 East Foui'- teenth street. The Maison Dor6e had a mourning festoon over the doorway. In the Sixth avenue quite a number of stores were closed until after the funeral. Jefferson INIarket was huno; with black. The Amity, the Phoenix, find other engine- houses, were in mourning, and all the hotels dis- played similar tokens of woe. Washington's monument, in Union square, was appropriately draped. In future, our memory of the one will be commingled with that of his lamented antitype, who is the only man that can be placed beside the illustrious Father of our Country. S9 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES, iihc ^ixtfcnth ^Vard. Throushout tlic whole of the Sixteenth Ward the same feeling of unaffected sorrow was \isible on eveiy countenance. In traversing the ward, nothiiiir l>ut tlu- sunilicr imlilcins of death iiirt tlic eye. It would lie iMijM>ssil)lf to descril)e in detail the decorations on jmlilic and jirivate ])uildiugs. Every street and avenue presented one unl)rokeu line of crape and white cloth, arranged according to the varied tastes of the citizens. The national enilileni, eii-lii-ouded in Mack, was suspended from all jmlilif ami mam privaie iMiiMiii'^-, .-ind the solemn scene was t)ne well <-;ilriil:ite(l im in-pirc the lieart with awe. In many df the windows, i>ietui-es of the late President were cxpo.sed to view, and it was the subject of general remark that the features l)ore an expression of deep melaiiclioly, entindy at variance with the popidar idia of hi^ teuiperament. Pictures of the deceased President, whieh, a few- days ago, could have l.eeii purcliaseil fof tit'ty eeuts, readilv sold t'oi- two doU.-ir^ .md titty eent-^, so eager were the p\ililie to .-eeure ri'lies ot' the great man w ho-e nninor\ tlie countrv loves to honor. Jhc ifiriUtriith XV.uil. 'I'liis ward diiiion^ir.ited its resj)ect for our lamented I'loidiiil in the drajiing ot' all its LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. liouses and stores, and geiiei'al display of Ha^'s at lialf-mast. The priiieipal Idiildings in the ward, are the Cooper Institute, Tompkins Market, Seventh Iieo;i- nient Armory, and the Mercantile Libraiy. The Cooper Institute was decoi-ated very neatly. On the front, over the ai'ch and dooi', were streamers <»f Itlack and white muslin, and in the centre a large star made of Idack and white crape, with the initials. a. a. Tompkins Market and the Seventh Regiment Armory were draped in a most beautiful manner. In fact, it was the finest we noticed in the ward. All the windows of the regimental drill-room were covered with black, and each cornice set ott' the dressings \vith vevy neat black and white rosettes. Each company room ^vas adorned in a similar man- ner. The flags on the armoi-y were at half-mast, and the flairstaffs were covered with black craix'. In fact, the taste with which this budding was dressed exceeded almost any jdace we had seen. The Mercantili' Li))rary, situated in Astor place, and all the stores in .the building, were in deep mourning. The private residences in Second 91 LIXCOLX OB^^KQT'IES, avenue were all draped, ;iad iiiauy .shrouded tiags from the windows and tops of the houses, all half masted and lined with bhick crape. Among those we noticed in Second avenue was house No. l'^^^, wliich wjis very neatly decorated with bhick and white strinars extendin<' from each window, and l)lack and white rosettes in eacli cor- ner of the cornices. Ju tlic pai'lor windows might be seen a statue of tin- (xodde.ss of Lil)erty, holdinii; the olive branch, tiit- frame of which was draped with l)laik crape ami white rosettes, with the insriijitioii : In c^. a uj r I r II s I . ^\\c tf-iiihtrriitU HVaril. Had an ansjel of deatii visited every mansion in this region of wealth and fa.shioii, ther«» coidd not have been more tokens of his presence, cmltodied in .sable drapeiy and .symbolic cerements, than ap- peared upon the stately porticoes, pillars, and win- dows of its palatial Imildings. It' >rick and stone, blinds and panels, statfs and porches, roofs and stories, till it seemed that the occupants of these improvised mausoleums had surreinlered themselves unconditionally to a rej)- lesentative reign of death. The marble and l)ronze door-handles were vailed in ci'ape i'il)bons, which hung ominously down, almost to the Brussels rugs beneath, and from the oriels above were suspended semicircular curtains of sable cloth, seree, or al- paca. Occasionally the national colors, with the " field " up, and its red stripes vainly struggling to escape the dark hues of the drapery by which they were rendered as gloomy as night, hung from the para])ets, and revealed that the l)ereavenient was national. If the display was not seen, its variable character could not be realized. To behold it is to know that there can be art, taste, and fashion in the shapes of the drapery by which death is announced. There was, of course, in the decora- tions of some of the streets of the ward, the dull 93 L I X c (I L >' o ); s E Q r I t: s , ruutiiif of the tircsomu festoons, wliu'li add iuij)o<- ing emphasis to a moving catafalcjue ; l>ut the general ornamentation was as ingeniouslj- tasteful and dissimilar as tin- liiniis of a])j)ro])riate halnli- raents could justify. There were urns of crape, of fau]tlis> iiioili'ls — such as once, in stone, held the ashes of Roman nobles; there ^\■e^e bright-colored Amei'ican shields, halfdiidden l>y daik rosettes, Avith petals of white satin: tlicre were broad sheets of crape hung in nHjligc shapes down from the lofty stories to the breakfast parlors and " studies ;" there were miniature flags, running obliquely, in the shape of a St. Andrew's cross, with broad black ri1)l)ons and robes of sable loom- ing uj) from the staffs which secured them ; an>iis into lofty montiments to the memory of Mr. Lincoln. Tlie view from I'nion si|nai-e upward was speci- ally solemn. LiHtking to\\arrarls of i)l5 (ToiiMin.'mrii. The Gramercy Park Hotel wa.s very beauti- fullv and tastcfullv ilfconiteil. <£h( ^linrtrcuth Ward. It would be impossible for us to attempt a description of the symlxds df mourning which ajtpeared on almost every house in tlic Nineteenth AVard. Cast your eyes on whatever side you might, there was nothing Itut mourning and grief over the sad and mdancholv event. Tlic cnginclKiuses in the \.iiii'us parts of the ward were tastefully festooned with wliilc and LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. black clotli, and their flags at lialf-niast, diaj.fd in moin-ning. The female and pi'iinaiy departments of Gram- mar School No. IS, in Fifty-first sti'eet, were deco- rated Avith appropriate emblems of grief, as were also Grammai- Schools No. 53, in Seventy-ninth street, and No. 27, in Forty-second street; in the latter school the teachers A\'ore a bad^re of mourn- ing on their breasts. The Ladies' Home United States General Hos- pital, situated on the corner of Fifty-first street and Lexington avenue, was covered with mourn- ing, and the woi-ds. ^ 11 r ff ij i r ( 5 a n f a i i r it . appeared on the front of the main buildint-- in large black letters. The hallways leading to the dififerent wards were also neatly hung in black cloth, and every soldier's face throughout the l)uilding depicted grief and sorro-\v. ©lif ©ivfitfirth WhxA. The principal portion of this Avard is composed of private residences. Those places were nearly all decorated in a sinnlai- manner. Black and white fluttered from the windows in mournful pro- tI3] ^ 9- LINCOLX OBSEQUIES, fusion, while flags and streamers were hung out in many instances. The effect Avas truly solemn and impressive. As the different houses Avere nearly all similarly decorated, it is not necessary to jiarticularize them. About half a dozen mot- toes were noticeable throughout the ward- These were as follows : D r .1 I Ij to ;i s 5 a tr I) r iH r m r 1.' of our (f; r r n t 43 r r s i 6 r n t . A ifeueral feeling of intense grief seemed to per- vade the masses of the i>eoj)le, while the mournful events of the hour were the theme of every tongue. In the few hotels and ])ul)lie places of the vicinity, groups of i^ei'sons congivgated, who canvivssed the events of the hour with stci-u earnestness. Along Sixth aii . J he Jucnty-.ofronrt W.uil. In this lucalily ;i lurgi- muulK'rol' tlie lumses luul appropriate mourning insignia. The decorations of sorrow were siniihir to those in the other uj> town districts of the city. ^Iu>lin was suspended from the win(h>ws and over the doors, while rosettes of black and white mingled with the gene- ral funereal decorations. The inhabitants of the Twenty-second showed their feelings of genuine sympathy and sorrow by the profuse manner in which they decorated tluir lioii-t-. There was scarcely a ilwclliiiL;- tliat liad not some euiblcni of the universal grief. Besides the al>ove poj)ular displays, we should mention the fact that bads^es were to l>e seen on thousiuid< of our ])eople, male as well as female; and man\ othti' modes t>f exhibiting the univei-sal sentiment of n-gret were adopted. The pul>lic min;h there was no pulilic meeting, yet unprompted gatherings of people, ranging from twenty to one hundred in number, were of frequent occurrence; addresses •would be made T)y nearly every man capalde of expressing a clear thought, and thus Wall street may be said to have been a vast arena for popular sentiment. 101 LINCOLX OUSKQUIES. Ji\\( ^uncval in -tVaohiiuitou, During the wIioIl- of Tuesday, April 18, the remains of the deceased President \u\ iu state in the East Room of tlu- Wliiic House, and were visited ])y many tliousands, representing all classes of the ])opulation, whiU- many thousands more were turned awa}', unalile to obtain admission. The scene inside tliu Wliite House Avas deeply impressive. The room was heavily draped in mourning, and u]>on a catafiilque, in the centre of the room, lay the eoHiu containing the remains. The coffin was covcreil w ith Idack cloth, heavily fringed with silver, with four silver medallions on each side, in which were set the handles. • The u])per third of the coffin, lined with rich white satin, was thrown liack so as to reveal the heather officers, of all gran duty in the room. I'pon ajiproaching thecatafal(pie,tlic mourners separated, proceeding singly on cither side of the rai.sed plat- form, wliicli constituted the l>ase of the catafahpie, j)assing from tlie foot to the head of the eotliii. and LIJN-COLJf OBSEQTTIES. eacli lingering for only a second to look, for a last time, on tliose loved features. Many wept audibly, and niueli genuine emotion was exhibited. Indeed one of the most mai-ked features of the day was the universality of the mourning. On all sides and in all du'eetious, Avere the unmistakable sio-ns of heavy hearts, 1 )orne doAvn with sorrow, and car- rying a heavy load of grief On the morning of Wednesday, April 19, the funeral services were held at the White House. About six himdred persons were admitted to the room, where the body lay as heretofore described, the head resting towards the north. From the entrance door at the north^vest end of the room were placed the pall-])earers ; next, the representa- tives of the Army ; then the Judiciary ; at the corner, the Assistant Secretaries of the Depart- ments. First, on the eastern line, the Governors of the States ; next, the Diplomatic Corps ; then, the ladies of the Cabinet Ministers; next, the Judges of the Supreme Court ; next, in the cen- tre, and in front of the catafahpie, stood the new President, Andrew Johnson, and behind him the Cabinet ]\Iinisters. The members of the Senate joined their left, the House came next, while the remainder of the space was occupied b)- various other delegations. In the centre were seated the 103 officiating fk-rgv ami llie luourueis, i-uiisistiiig of the late President's two sons, liis private Secre- taries, and the niemljers of Lis household. At twelve o'c'lock the services were commenced, hy the reading of a portinn of the Scriptures, hy Rev. Dr. Hall, Ejiiscoj^alian, after w liidi ])rayor was offered 1;\ the Rev. Bishop Simpson, of the Methodist Church. The Rev. Dr. Gurley, Presbyterian, then delivered an eloquent and impressive address, after which a closing prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Gray, Baptist. Tlu' ivmains were then removed to the hearse, \virKli stood in front of tlie Execu- tive Mansion, and at two o'clock the procession was forni('(l. ]■"]]■-{ in the order of procession was a detach- ment of colored troops; then followed white regi- ments of infantry and l)odies of artillery and cav- ahv; navy, marine, and army officers on foot; the pall-ljearers in carriages next; the hearse, drawn l.v six white horses, the coffin prominent to every lieliolder. Tlieii followed tlie President and Cabi- II. I, th.- DiiiloiiKitie Corp-, Mend)ers of Congress. (Jovernois of States, the delegations from the various States, fire companies, civic associations, the ( lerks of tlie various departments, and othere, followed l>y many carriages, all closing up with a l:iri:c- numlier of colored men. This was the largest 104 funeral procession that ever took place in Wash- ington. One hour and a half was occupied in passing a given point. It was in the highest degree imposing, and many thousands of hearts throbbed in unison with the solemn diro'es, as the procession slowl}- moved upon its way. Upon the arrival of the procession at tlie east front of the Capitol, the coffin was borne to the centre of the rotunda. President Jolmsou stood at the foot of the coffin, surrounded by a throng of Senators and high military officers, and others. Dr. Gurley, standing at the head of the coffin, uttered a few hnef and most impressive remarks, chiefly in solemn words of Sciipture, consigning the ashes, once animated Ijy the soiil of Abraham L^coln, to theu- original dust. Thus ended the solemn services of the day. [14] 105 L I ^^ C O L X < ) U S E Q U I E S . (Dbocvvancc of the ^^ [1 0th] in The follomng proclamation was issued 1»y tlie ]\Iayor : Mayor's Office, Nicw Tokk, Ai)ril IS, 1805. In accordance witli the proclamation of tlie Governor of the State and the general consent of the people, I, C. God- frey Gunther, Mayor of the city of New York, do hereby respectfully recommend that Wednesday, tlie 19th day of April instant, being the day designated for the funeral of the late lamented President of the United States, and Thurs- day, the '20th instant, the day appointed by the Governor as a day of humiliation and ]>rayor, in jilacc of joy and con- gratulation, be observepropriate to those feelings that now fill all hearts with grief and anguish. C. GODFKEY GUNTHKR, Mayor. Aii'l the ImUiiw int.' (irder 1)y General Peek: UUNl^IlAL <»UI>l':i( >o. 3U. llicvnyi AiMKits, Dki'autmknt of the East,) Niiw YoiiK City, April IS, 1S05. \ ]5y direction of the War Uepartmcnt therr will bo fired at twelve, M., mi Wednesday, April lit, being the day of tiie los funeral of the late President of the United States, twenty- one minute guns, from all forts, posts, and the Military Academy. Tlie flags at all military posts, stations, forts, buildings and vessels will he kept at half-staff, and labor will also be suspended at all posts and public works during the day. By command of Major-General PECK. T>. T. Van Buren, Colonel and A. A. General In accordance witli tlie foregoing proclamation, and in obedience to public sentiment, business was entirely suspended tlirougliout tlie city. At twelve o'clock, the Lour appointed for the funeral services in Washington, nearly all the cliurclies were opened and thronged by devout and atten- tive audiences. The services in each of the churches were of the most solemn and impressive order, and, to many of the audiences, it seemed as if tlie funeral was actually taking place before them. The heavy mourning draperies, the solemn requiems, the imi^ressive prayers, the eloquent dis- courses, all combined to render the scene one Ions; to be remembered. Tliroughout the entire day a Sabbath stillness prevailed, broken only by the solemn tolling of the bells and the firing of minute guns, as the hour arrived when the funeral cortege 10- L I Jf C O L X OBSEQUIES. was to take iiji its Hue of iiiaivli from the WLiite House. Tlie following ilay (the I'Otli) was also ol>servcHl as a day of fjisting and humiliation. Business was again almost entirely suspended, and many of the cluirclies were opened for religious services. ( )n Friday, the 21st, business began to be in a measure resumed. The stores were opened, but still l)ut little l)usiness was actually done, except in the making of preparations for the reception of the remains in this city. ]\Ieetings of various socie- ties and other bodies were held, and appropriate resolutions ado]>te(l. Tlie Committee appointed at the meeting of the citizens held in Wall street on the 15th, assembled at the Custom House, and adojited the following resolutions: ^f.O'ollTd, Tliat the citizens of Kew York will regard it alike as a privilege and a duty to take jiart with the inuuicipal and other jiublic bodies in rendering suitable honors to the remains of the late President of tlu' I'nited States, while in transit tlirougli the city, on Tuesday next. JJf.OoUril, That witli the view to give a fitting expression of tile universal sentiment entertained of the exalted public character of Abraham Lincoln, ainl I lie excellence of his per- sonal attributes, the following programme of arrangements be adojited : loe LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. 1 . That the citizens of Now York and Brooklyn engaged in the pursuits of commerce, letters, and tlie arts, and all industrial professions, be requested to assemble at Union square, on Fourteenth street, between Broadway and Uni- versity place, on Tuesday, the 25th instant, at an hour to be hereafter named. 2. That proper arrangements l)e made forthe performance of religious exercises, anf the funenil obsequies, I, C. Godfrey Gnn- thtT, ]M:iyiir «( \\\r city of New York, ilo herebv respect- 110 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. fully request the people tliereof to suspend their regular avocatious on Monday and Tuesday next, and that all secu- lar business cease. Let us observe these days with a deep sense of duty, mindful of what we owe to the dead and not forgetful of the living; and while expressing our sorrow by every symbol of mourning and all the pageantry of love, let us honor the dead still more worthily by utterly eradicating from our hearts the heathenish and atrocious spirit of revenge — the cause of the heinous deed to which he fell a victim — as repugn.ant to the maxims of religion and the principles of civilization, ou whicli social order, national liberty, and the happiness of mankind depend. C. GODFREY GUNTHER, Mayor. During all this time, and until after the funeral in 'New York, the Joint Committee of the Com- mon Council were industriously engaged in mak- ing preparations for the proj^er oliservance of the funeral obsequies, holding almost constant sessions. The manner in which those obsequies were con- ducted shows for itself how faithfully they per- formed the mournful duties intrusted to them. It having been concluded to convey the Presi- dent's remains to Illinois for interment, the ]n'o- gramme for their transportation, as arranged by the authorities in Washington, was announced, as follows : The remains will leave Washington at 8, A.M.,of Friday, the 21st, and arrive at Baltimore at 10 o'clock. in I, I X r (( T. V O Ti > K (; T' T F. S . Leave Baltimore at 3, P.iL, and arrive at llarrisburgh at 8:20, P. M. Leave llarrisburgh at 12, M., 22d, ami arrive at Philadel- phia at G:30, P.M. Leave PIiiladel])hia at 4, A.M., of Monday, 24th, and arrive at New York at 10, AM. Leave New York at 4, P.M., of the 25th, and arrive at Albany at 1 1 , P.M. Leave Albany at 4, P.^L, of "Wednesday, the 2Gth, and arrive at Buffalo at 7, xV.M., of Tlmnsday, the 27th. Leave Buffalo at 10:10, the same day, and arrive at Cleaveland at 7, AM., of Friday, the 2Sth. Leave Cleaveland at midnight, same day, and arrive at Columbus at 7:30, A.M., of Saturday, 29th. Leave Columbus, 8, P.M., same day, and arrive at Indiana- polis at 7, AM., of Saturday, 30th. Leave Indianapolis at midnight, of same day, and arrive at Chicago at 11, A.M., of .Monday, May 1. Leave Chicago at 9:30, P.M., of .May 2, and arrive :it Springfield at 8, A.M., of Wednesday, May 3. iThf ^ouvnry to ^\tu' ilorh. Ill accordance with the i»rograinine, the funeral cort^ere left ^V.i-hiiiLrti>ii on the ni<)inin>«.'). Oil tlio tVri'vliouse was tlie motto: ir.T2: iljr jj-nlfirr, a iJ K a 7« 21 fH 35. COS € (D a X , Mjr S a to I 11 r O f Ij is; Co u 11 t r V . The exterior of tlu' (l(i)i>t was also drapeii, and the clock Avas stopped at twenty-two minutes past seven, the hour at wliich the President died. At the western end of the depot, dose to the entrance tliroush which it wa^ arrauired the funeral cortege sliould ])as-;, one of the tracks was boarded over fniiM jjlatforin to platform, so as to give abundant room for tlie removal of the body from the funeral car, wliilf tlic platforms were guarded by dctacli- nifiits iViiiii the Second and Sixtli Kegiments. Outside the depot, at every place along the track where a view of thf train oniM lie olitained, the crowil collected. Amont' the earliest olKeial arri- vals, Wire nrigadierCieneral llattield, of the Hud- son Krig;ide, and Ibm. Chauucfy M hipew, Secretary of State for Ntw \'or^, to whom, owing LINCOLN O 15 8 E Q U I E S . to tlie unavoidable absence of Governor Fentou, Avas deputed tlie task of receiving the body in tlie name of the Empire State. Shortly after nine o'clock, various Ncav Jersey delegations Avere admitted to the de2:)ot, and also several German sina:in2: societies, who were arrauojed alons; one of the platforms. At precisely ten o'clock, the sound of a niimite- guu Avas lieai'd, and in a few seconds the pilot engine came in sight. Then every head was un- covered as the train entered the depot. The guard of honor and other officials immediately alighted, and the coffin Avas removed from the funeral car by four sergeants of tlie Veteran ReserA'e Corps, while the choral societies commenced to chant the dirce knoAvn as "Integer Vita3." A body guard of tAventy-five sergeants of tlie Veteran Reserve Corps surrounded the coffin. Before the last notes of the; funeral dirge were ended, the coffin Avas raised on the shoulders of ten stalAA^art A-eterans, and the order of procession Avas formed. First Avalked General Dix and General Sand- ford ; next, the undertakers and General Dix's staff; then came the corpse, flanked ])y tlie body guard, Avith drawn SAVords, and followed in irregu- lar order, liy the various officials present. lis LINCOLN O ]{ S K Q I' I E S . MoviniT (Ikwii tin- iioitli ]il;itt'unn, at wliicli tin.' train was diawii iij), tDwanl the eastern end of tlie liuililinir, tlu' procesj^ioii wouml ruiind and iiii it, tilt' flmi-al societies, iiieanwliile, sin<;iny the l)ooming of minute- guns, and the tolling of the bells, the procession moved through the crowded streets of Jersey city, to the ferry. The ferry-boat, " Jersey City," was in readiness to transport the funeral party across the rivci'. The boat \\'as ajipropriatcdy dressed in iiiouiniiig. ( )\i-r the pilot liouse and along the laldus were stretched folds of crape, while the flags hunt' at half-mast from tlieir stalls. On board tlie boat were the ^Slayor and Common Council of New Yolk, and x.irious other officials, and others. Looking up and down the North river the scene was peculiarly iuipressive, as the "Jersey City" slowly crossed. I'ar as the eye coidd iracli, in every dirccti itsjunction atllndson street, was promptly cleared, and the space kejit open until the ariival of the funeral party. Inspector Cai-penter was also ])resent A^'ith a large force of policemen, ^^'ho ren- dered efficient service in maintaininsr order. A few minutes before eleven o'clock, the firing; of o-uns and the tollino; of bells announced the near approach of the "Jersey City," and within a short time thereafter the boat glided into the slip. The German societies from Ilol^okeu, at once proceeded to chant another funeral ode, while the prepara- tions were made for the landing of the honored dead. Colonel Clark conferi'ed with General Dix, immediately upon the arrival of the Ijoat, and arranged the order of procession, and, on his return, formed his regiment into a hollow square, in the 1. 1 X r (I L X ■ ) 1! s t: o t* t r s . centiv Dt'Av Iiich it ^va8 intemled tlie I'liiK-ral ooitt^m' should luaivli. Everytliiug being in ivadiness, the procession started from the boat in the following order : POLICE. General Dix, General Saxford, Commttteeb of the Common CoCNClL, and otLer Military Officers and Civilians. BAND. SEVEXrn REGIMENT. SERGEANTS IIF THE IKVALID CORPS. PE\'E.\TII REGniElsT. SEVENTH REOIMENT. SERGEANTS OK THE LNVALID CORPS. SEVENTH REGIMENT. Tlie following was the guard of honor accom]iaiiying the remains: Captain .1. .\I( r.\MiiY. Ninth Veteran Hos^Tve Corps. First Lieutenant J. H. Dcrkee, Seventh Veteran Kesen-e Corjis. Second Lieutenant K. MiitriiY, Tenth Veteran Reserve Corjw. Second Lieutenant E. Uorrv, Twelfth Vi'teran Reserve t'orjis. FIRST BEROEANTS, C. SwiKEliAUT, Company 0. Seventh Veteran Reserve Corps. J. R. Kdwaudr, K, Ninth Veteran Ue»nU>tlve Allan C. Braufokd. LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. New Jersey, Representative William A. Newell. Maryland, Representative C'ii.^jiles E. Phelps. Sergeant at-Arms United States Senate, George S. Brown. Sergeant-at -Arms House of Representatives, N. G. Ordw.w. ILLINOIS delegation. Gov. Richard J. Oglesby. Gen. I. X. IIaynie, A. A. G. Col. J. II. Bo WEN, A. D. C. Col. M. H. Hanna, a. D. C. Col. D. M. James, A D. C. Major H. Waite, A. D. C. lion. J. T. Stuart. Col. J. Williams. Hon. S. H. Melvin. lion. Shelby M. Cullo.m Hon. .1. McClernand. Hon. Lym.^-N Tru.mbull. Col. E. L. Phillips, U. S. M. of Hon. T. S. Redenbekg. S- District of Illinois. Hon. Jesse K. Dubois. Lieut.-Gov. William Bross. Francis C. Sherman, Mayor of CLicago. Hon. T. A. HoiNE. Hon. J. Wentworth, M. C. Hon. S. S. Hayes. Hon. Col. R. M. Hugh. Hon. T J. Dennis. Hon. S. W. Fuller. Hon. J. B. Turner. Hon. J. Lawson. Hon. C L. WooD.MAN. Hon. G. W. Gage. Hon. G. H. Roberts. Hon. J. Cox.MisKY. Hon. L. Talcot. GO\'ERNOKS f)F ST.A.TES. Governor William Stone, of Iowa, and Staff. Governor 0. P. Morton, of Indiana, and Staff. Governor John Brougii, of Oliio, and Staff. His Honor Mayor Gcnther. Presidents of the Boards of Councilmen and Aldermen. United States Officers German Singing Society. Police. The hearse was of very neat coustruction : the sides and back were of phvte glass, and on the top were eight large plumes of hlack and Avhite feath- ers. Around tlie edge of the roof and the lower [16] 121 L T X f o I. X I > I! s i: (J r 1 1: s ])urli<>u of the Ijudy nf tlif hearse, were Aiuerieau flav six grav horses covered with l)hiek cloth, each horse led by a groom, in inouriiui"^. The route of the procession wa< up Desbrosses street ti) IIikKoh; tiirough Hudson to Canal; through Canal to Broadway ; and thence, down Broadway, to the Park. All along the I'oute every available point was densely crowded, all reverently uncovering as the hearse passed along. Hours ]>efore (lie arrival "f the procession, the crowd began to gather in the City Hall Park, aloni^ Broadway and Chatham street, and in and on the l>uildings overlooking the ]>laza in front of the City Hall. At the time of the a])pearance of the ju-ocession at the City Hall, at least twenty thousand jjcrsons were assembled in the immediate neigldiorhood. While awaiting tln' .arrival <>f the pr<>ee<-^icin, a nundiei' iif (iermau singing b.-ind-^ were mai'ehetl into the open sji.iei- before tin' Ilall. .iiid arrangid oil either side ot" the ellt I;inee, prepali'd to -illg a reipiiem to the dead. The pioi'exioii eiitei-eij ih.- Park .'dioiit Ii;ilf-past la -■!^^ - eleven o'clock, and the liearse stopped before the entrance to the Hall. The cotBn \va.s immediately taken from the hearse and carried up the stairs to the catafalque prepared for its reception, while the singing societies performed two appropi'iate dirges. The interior of the City Hall \vas decorated with much taste. No trace of the architecture was to 1)6 seen in the rotunda. Niclie and dome, l)al- ustrade and j)aueling, were all veiled. From the dome to the base there was a Avail of crape, relieved by shrouded ensigns and semi-circuhir folds of paramatta. All these Avere arched 1 )y fes- toons, A\diich fell gracefully o\^er the combined dis- ])lay of flags and mourning. Across the dome a black curtain Avas draAvn, an J! S i: y U 1 E S interioi' of tlic canopy \\a.s in graceful liariuouv witli tlie exterior. The frontal arch, a.s it met the black ceiling of the catafahjuc, was rrlieveil In' a lining of black silk. The ceiling was fonued of fluted folds of velvet fretted with silver stars. Beneath the canopy were l)usts of Wa.shington, Jackson, Webster, and Clay. The remains rested on a ]r,\]\ a short distance from the tloor. Tile colihi having been deposited on the cata- fahjue, the lid wa.s removed, and the various offi- cials present permitted to gaze upon the remains of their deceased President. These having retired, preparations wen' made t<> adiait tlic ]niblic gener- all\. Visitors Avere admitted to the Park throufrh the gate near the Register's office; thence, pjissing through the eastern ba-semmt door of the City Hall, two abreast; aiiundi(l by a guaid ol' honor, in compliance with tlie following order of (leneral I)i.\: Headquarters Department op the East, New York City, April 23, 1865. Tlie following-named officers having reported at tliese headquarters, in compliance with pul^lishcd orders, are detailed as a guard of honor, and will remain on duty near the body of the late President during the hours hereinafter designated. FIRST WATCn. MONDAY, 24Tn, FROM 12, M., TO 3, P. M. Major-General John J Peck, U.S.V. ; Rear-Admiral H. Paulding, U.S.N. ; Brevet Brigadier-General S. Van Vliet, U.S.A. : Colonel D. T. Van Buren, U.S.A. ; Colonel H. F. Clarke, U.S.A. ; Brevet Lieutemint- Colonel R. F. O'Bcirne. U.S.A. SECOND iiV-\TCH. FROM 2, P.M., TO 4, P.M. Brigadier-General Thomas F. Meagher, U.S.V. ; Brigadier-General L. C. Hunt, U.S.V. ; Brigadier-General Thomas W. Sweeney, U.S.V. ; Colonel G. Loomis, U.S.A.; Major W. E. Prince. U.S.A.; Surgeon James Suddards, U.S.N. third w.^tch. from 4, p.m., to g, p.m. Brevet Major General Robert Anderson, U.S.A. ; Brigadier-General P. St. George Cooke, U.S.A. ; Brigadier-General W. H. Morris, U.S V. ; Commodore C. Ringgold. U.S.N. ; Colonel H. Day. U.S.A. ; Colonel J. D, Greene, U.S.A. FOURTH WATCH. FROM 6, P.M., TO 8, P.M. Rear-Admiral S. L. Breese, U.S.N. ; Brigadier-General Fitz-Heury Warren, U.S.V. ; Brevet Colonel H. D. Wallen, U.S.A. ; Lieutenant- Colonel George Carr, IGoth N.T V. ; Paymaster Benjamin J. Cohoue, U.S.N. 1!B L I N C O L X O li S K Q U I E S FIFTH WATCH. FROM 8, P.M., TO 10, r.M. Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. Saterlee, U.S.A. ; Commodore Henry Eagle, U.S.N. ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel R. F. Dodge, U.S.A. ; Major P. \y. h. Pl\-mi)ton, U.S.A. ; Major Charles O. Joline. A.D.C. ; Surgeon Charies McMillan, U.S.A. FIXTH W.VTtH. FltilM 10, I'.M.. TO 12, MIDXIGHT. Lieutenant-Colonel llcnry B. Clitz, U.S.A. ; Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel John J. Milhau, U.S.A. ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel B. F. O'Beime, U.S.A. ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Cutts, U.S.A. ; Major G. W. Wallace, U.S.A. ; Major N. Prince, U.S.A. SEATCNTn w.\Tcn. TfESD.VY, 25TH, from 12, MIDNIGHT, TO 3, A.M. Brevet Brigadier-General George P. Este, U.S.V. ; Lieutenant- Colonel H. S. Chatfiel.l. 102d N.Y.V. ; Major James B. Sheridan, U.S.A. ; Major James A. Connolly, 12:5d 111. Vols. ; Major W. W. Herrick, U.S.A. EIOnTII W.4TCH. FROM 2, .\.M., to 4, .\.M. Colonel Emmons Clark. 7th N.O.S.N.Y. ; Lieutenant-Colonel George F. Haws, 7th N.G.S.N V. ; Major Joseph B. Young, 7tU N.G.S.N.Y. ; Paj-master R. Parks, U.S.N. ; Puj-master C. II. Eldridgc, U.S.N. NINTH WATCH. FROM 4, A.M., TO 0, A.M. Lieutenant-Colonel Henry C. Allen, lOlith N.Y.V. ; Colonel William Heine, 10:Jd N.Y.V. ; Lieutenant-Commander F. M. Buuoe, U.S.N. ; Paymaster \V. (i. Maney, U.S.N. ; Surgeon George Peck, U.S.N. ; E. D. Uobie, Chief Engineer, U.S.N. TKNTH WATCH. FROM 0, A.M., TO 8, A.M. Colonel William Do Ucy, IWlh N.Y.V. ; .Major George Brown. U. 8.A Major N. Thayer, I'.S.A. ; Major John F. Porter, 18th NY. Cav ftlry ; Major II. Z. lloyner, U.S.A. U5 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. ELEVENTH WATCH. FROM 8, A.M., TO 10, A.M. Brigadier-General H. W. Wessells, U.S.V. ; Brigadier-General Daniel Ullman, U.S.V.; Colonel M. S. Howe, U.S.A ; Colonel W. A. Thornton, U.S.A. ; Brevet Colonel W. J. Sloan, U.S.A. ; Surgeon J. F. Hammond, U.S.A. TWELFTH WATCH. FROM 10, A.M , TO 12, M. Major-General Daniel Butterfield. U.S.V. ; Brevet Major-General Robert 0. Tyler, U.S.V. ; Commodore W. C. Nicholson, U.S.N. ; Brevet Colonel M. T. McMahon, U.S.A.; Colonel 0. V. Dayton, 19th V.R.C. , Major F. E. Prime, U.S A. By command of Major-General DIX. M. T McMahon, Brevet Colonel and Adjutant. During the entire time the remains thus lay in state, a ceaseless throng (^f visitors were admitted to view the l^ody, while many thousands were tiirnef persons passing the bier, it was found that on an average about eighty persons passed in a min- ute; tliat is, forty on either side, Tliis would allo\s^ for the entire niinil)i'r durini.'' tlie twenty- four hours, not far fi'oni a hundred and twenty thousand. As the morning of Tuesday, the J.^tli, dawned, the whole city resounded with the busy notes of preparation for the funeral obsetpiies. It is need- less to sav that all ordinary business was suspend- ed; for i>n this ilay the Empire City was to ])ay its last triliule of respect to the memory of the martyr President. The fdlowing is tlie order of procession, as amuisfed liv the .Joint Committee of tlie loiiniioii Council, together with tlie \ ariou^ ordeis relating thereto : iw DOME OF THE 011/ HALL— SCENE AT MIDNIGHT. Tlic procession will move i'rom tlie City Hall at one o'clock, P.M., precisely, and will proceed up Broadway to Fourteenth street; through Fourteenth street to Fifth avenue ; up Fifth avenue to Thirty-fourth street ; through Thirty-fouilh street to Ninth avenue, to the Hudson River Railroad depot. The arrangements of the day will be under tlie direction of the Grand jMarshal. The several persons having charge of the church and fire- alarm bells in the city will cause the same to be tolled from tho hour of one, p.m.. until the close of the procession. The owners and masters of vessels in the harlior, and the pro])rietors of the ^■arious pulilic buildings in the city, will display their colors at half-mast from sunrise to sunset. Our fellow-citizens will close their several places of busi- ness during the moving of the procession. They will also, whether in the procession or not, wear the regular liadge of mourning on the left arm. The several orders, societies, associations, trades, and other bodies, will assemble at such places as they may respectively select, and repair to the places of rendezvous at twelve o'clock, m. The owners and proprietors of all public and licensed car- riages and vehicles will withdraw the same from the streets through which the procession is to pass, after the hour of twelve o'clock, sr. The owners of private carriages and vehicles will also conform to the wishes of the Committee in this respect. No carriages or vehicles of any kinil will be allowed in the body of the procession. The streets through which the procession will pass is reserved from ciu'b to curb for the funeral cortege. [11] 129 LIXCOLX OBSEQUIES. (!)nUr of Vrorcssion Va Jlivi.sjons. GRAKD MARSHAL, Brigadier-General Witxiam Hai.i.. ffirst Dibisioii. The Military, under the immediate direction of Major-General Saxdford. Military. Funeral Cortege, &c. £rronIi Dibi'sion. City, County, State, and United States Officials, &«. STjjirll JDibistoii. Clergy, Chamber of CommiTco, &c iFourtt) Dibisioii. Masonic and other Orders. ifiltf) Dibision. Various Tempi'ranci- Organizations. .Sirtij Z3ibision. Trades, Societies, and Avocations. Srbrntl) Sibision. Societies, Clul).s. an i As.>irt of New York. Harbor Masters Pilot Commissioners. Port Wardens and all others deriving authority from the State Government. UNITED ST.VTES DEPARTMENT. Collector of the Port of New York. Qeoroe W. Embree, Marshal. AttAchf-s of his personal Department, Secretaries, Clerks, and Messengers . Assistant Collector, with Correspondence Clorka. Auditor, in cliargo of Pirst Division. Assistant Auditor, Clerks, atlaclu's, and Messengers. Cashier. Assistant <'ashicr. Clerks, and Moasongors of Second Division. Deputy Collector, Tliird Division, ox<>fflclo. Slopekeejier of llie Port. Deputy Storekeepers, Assistant Clerks, and Messengers. Deputy Collector, Fourth Division, with Clerks and Messengers. Deputy Collector, Fifth Division, with Clerks and Messengers. Deputy Collector, Sixth Division, with Clerks and Messengers. Deputy Collector, Seventh Division, with Clerks and Messengers. Deputy Collector, Eighth Division, with Clerks and Messengers. Deputy Collector, Ninth Division, with Clerks and Messengers. Deputy Collector, Tenth Division, with Clerks and Messengers. Naval Officer. Deputy Naval Officers, attaches. Clerks, and Messengers in his Department. Surveyor of the Port. Deputy Surveyors, Aids to the Revenue, Debenture Clerks, and other attaches of his office. Weighers, Gangers, Inspectors of the Customs, and others attached to his Department. Storekeeper of Appraisers' Store, with Clerks and employes. United States General Appraisers. Principal and Assistant Appraisers, Examiners, Clerks, Messengers, and employes of Appraisers' Department. Officers of United States Revenue Marine, in full uniform. Postmaster of the city of New York, Secretary, Assistants, and Clerks. Revenue Officers and Revenue Inspectors. Members of Congress and ex-Members of Congress. Collectors, Assessors, and Deputies of the United States Internal Revenue, with their Officers and Clerks. Marshal of the United States for the Southern District of New York. 13.) LINCOI. X OUSEgUlKtj. United States District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, Officers, and Clerks. Jadges of the United States Courts, Clerks and Officers. United States Sub-Treasury and Assay Office, with Officers connecte.l tlu'rowith. Commandant of the Brouklyn Xarv Yard, and Officers attached. Ex-Officers of the United Suites Army. Officers and cs-Officcrs of the United States Volunteers. jrijirJr IDibision. Colonel Frank E. HowTi, Marshal. Joirs' Austin Stevens, Jr., Aid ; Major J.^mes R. Smitii, Aid. Hergy. Medical Faculty. Members of the Bar. Members of the Press. Cliaraber of Commcrca. Associated Banks of the city of New York. Committee of the Citizens' Union Club. New York Club. Century Club. Athena?uiu Club. City Club. The Eclectic Club The Union League Club. Commercial Association -Members of the Produce Exchange. New York Buanl of Fire Insurance Companies. Now York Boiinl of Marine Insunince Comimnies. Christian Commission. United States Sanitary Cnniinission. Historical Si«-iety of New York. Tammany Society. Union, Tammany, Mo/Jirl, and McKeon (leuenil Comrailt«>e», Uennan (ienenil Coniinittee, and Connlilutional Union, Uelegnlion of the Union l^i-afrue of America. ISO Citizens of the Pacific Coast. Cadets of Temperance. Sons of Temperance. jFourtlj JDibisioii. General J. H. IIobart Ward, Jlarshal, and Aids. Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, and other Lodges. Independent Order of Red Men. Order of Bnai Bareth Order of Bnai Morscb. Free Sons of Israel. Abraham Lodge, No. 1, 0. B. A. Pilgrim Lodge, No. 243, I. 0. of T. Sclavonic Union Society. Independent Butchers' Lodge. ffi(U) JDibision. JoiTN' Tucker, Marshal, and Aids. Division of the Irish Societies and Associations. Sirtij Dibisioii. BENjAMtN WiNNE, Marshal, and Aids. New York Caulkers' Association. New York Caulkers' Association, Manhattan Branch. Riggers' United Protective Association. Riggers' Benevolent Association. Ship Joiners' Protective Association. Ship Sawyers' Society. 'Longshoremen's United Protective Associations, Nos. 1 and 2. 'Longshoremen's Benevolent Society. I. M. Singer's operatives. Steam Boiler-Makers' Benevolent Association. Association of Dry Goods Clerks. Waiters' Benevolent Protective Association. Justitia Club. Typographical Society. Literary Phalanx. 118] 137 L 1 X C O I. N O 15 S K Q r 1 E S . £rbrnti) 3Dibision. Colonel E. F. Srepaiu), Marshal. Captain H. 11. IIoLnnooic, Aid; Andrew B^uistow, Aid; Captain AiiBUosE K. Strikeu, Aid; Captain James h. Price, Aid ; Captain Fued. Piersox, Aid. American Protestant Association Workingmen's Union Delegation. Twenty-six Workingmen's Unions. New York Caledonian Club. German Society. German Dispensary. German Widows and Orphans' Society. German Savings Banks. German Fire and Life Insurance Companies. New York Turners' Society. Heincmann & Sillermann's Silk Factory employes. Blenker Veteran Society. New York Sharpshooters. Young Men's Independent IVmocratic Association. Ancient Order of Faithful Fellows. New York Boss Bakers' Association. Italian Association. Society of Social Reformers. Ceres Union. National Glee Club. \Vashington Coterie. Island Social Club. IIeadqi'arters Seve.ntii Division', ) New YoiiK, A]iril J I, 1^05. | 1. Colimel .1. Vi<'\. I'iiTsoii :iiiiiiteil Aiils to the Marshal, Mini will lie respeetfil ami tilieyeil aeeonlin^ly. LIXCOLN OBSEQUIES. 2. Each oi-gauization assigned to this division is consti- tuted a battalion, and will be under the command of its own President or chief officer. .3. The division will lonii in Centre street, right resting on Reade street, at twelve o'clock, precisely. 4. The American Protestant Association, the "Working- men's Union Delegation, and the societies composing the TVorkingmen's Union, will enter Centre street through Canal street. The rest of the division will enter Centre street through Grand street. The various battalions will arrive at Centre street at three-quarters past eleven o'clock, and, as they arrive, their commandants will halt them and report in person to the Marshal. The battalions will then I.jc placed in position in the column by the 3Iarshal and his Aids. 5. Orders for the formation and moveuient of the division will be briskly repeated by commandants of b.attalions. 6. After the departure of the funeral train the division will march through Ninth avenue anv(lrr of ^vrauflrmrnt*. The Bocietics, associations, any the procession. Let the line of curb- stone be your guide-mark. JOHN A. KEXXEDY, Superintendent. ahr CrrfmoHifs in Hluioii inuatf. The time for comincicing tliese exercises will be five o'clock in the afternoon. Citizens, public bodies, private social organizations, and all persons wiio desire to unite in rendering testimonials of respect and reverence for the character and services of the deceased President, are invited to assemble at Union square. Fourteenth street, on Tuesday next, the 25th instant, at five o'clock, r.M. It is intended that each separate organization shall be governed by its own officers and regulations, subject, how- ever, to such arrangements as may be announced l>y the Joint Committee of the Common Council. The guests and others particii)ating in the ceremonies at I'uion square, at five o'clock in tiie evening, will report at the Maison Doree at half-past four o'elock. A lartte stand, drajied witli black, lias been iTccicd in I'nion sipiare, ojiposile the Maison Doree. In the centre is 141 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. a monumoutal dosigu ivpresuutiug a broken column, on either side of which are figures of Hope and Justice. Hon. John A. King will preside. The following will lie the order of exercises: 1. Opening Prayer 1)y Rev. Stephen H. Ttkg. 3. Oration liy lion. George B.\mcroft. 3. Reading the lastlnaugnral Address by Rev. Dr. J. D. Thompson 4. Reading a jisalra by Rev. W H. Boole, 5. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Rogers. C. Reading from the Scripture by Rabbi Isaacs. 7. Reading of a hymn (words by William CirLLEN Bry.vkt) by Rev. Dr. S.4.MnEL Osgood. 8. Benediction by Archbishop McClosket. At the close of the ceremonies the assemblage will be formed in proper order and proceed to unite in the proces- sion, to be formed under the direction of the Joint Commit- tee of the Common Council. Among the various public and private organizations invited to unite with the citizens in this solemn and grateful duty are the following : The Clergy and members of all the city churches. The Mayor and Common Council of New York. The Joint Committee of the Common Council. The Mayor and Common Council of Brooklyn. The Chamber of Commerce of New York. The New York Produce Exchange. The Union Club. The New York Club. The Century Club. The Atheuseum Club. The City Club. The Eclectic Club. The Union League Club. 143 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. The organizations meeting under the Citizens' Conunittee, ■will assemble in Union square, opposite the Maison Dorce, at half-past nine, a.m., under a Marshal of the Citizens' Commit- tee, and march to Nassau street and take uj) positions in hue. WILLLVM T. BLODGETT, Chairman. S. B. CniTTENDEX, J IIexey M. T.vBKit, V Secretaries. Frank E. Ilnw i:, 1 iThc cHfirrr.'j of the ^rmy and jlavy. (CIKCl L.\i;.) Headquarteks Department of the East, ) Xkw York City, April 24, 1SG5. f The officers of the army and navy who are to take i)art in the fimeral ceremony tf>niorrow are re<]uested to assemble at Delmonico's, corner Chambers street and Broadway, at twelve o'clock, m., with side arms, the usual badge of mourning, and without epaulets. By command of Major-Gexeuai. DIX. SL T. JIi\Maiion, Brevet Colonel and Assistant Adjutant- General. tfx-UHfircv.i of the ^vmy ami JUuy. Ex-officers and inuii of the army and navy, who lia\e served in the present war, will assemble promptly at Xo. 90 East Thirteenth street, at ten o'clock this morning, to receive badges and form in line, to join the grand j>rocession. The following gentlemen have been a]i|)ointed Aids : — Major-Gencral SriirYi.KR Hamilton, Major W. W. Lelano, Lieutenant Joiiv .\i.i.ex. Lieutenant Alkkkd Api'Ei., (.\i]>- tain James Sherlock, Captain W'li.i.i \m .Tones, and Colonel William A. Lvm ii \Vil.l.I.\.M S. lill.l.VKK, .Mar>lial. 114 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. gu'vangcmcut.s: fov the ©liscijuics liij gvoohlp '^.ssiorinfioas. Nearly all tlie civic associations in Brooklyn will be represented in the funeral procession iu New York to-day, and, independent of the military, will number about ten tliousand men. The public offices .and places of business will be closed, and the flags displayed at half-mast. The following is tlie recommendation of the acting Mayor in regard to the matter : Mayoe's Office, Beookltx, April 24, 18G5. As the funeral obsequies in honor of the lamented Presi- dent Lmcoln will be celebrated in New York to-morrow (Tuesday, April 25), and as it is the intention of the munici- pal authorities, the military, and various civic organizations, and many of the citizens of Brooklyn, to participate therein, I respectfully recommend that all j)laces of business be closed on that day. The city offices will be closed and the city flags displayed at half-mast D. D. WHITNEY, Acting IMayor. The order of the arrangements in regard to the various civic associations will be as follows : Grand Marshal, Colonel E. B. FowrER. Aids — Dr. James L. Farley, H. W. Michell, C. C. Sawyer. War Fund Committee. Kings County Medical Society. Hose Comj)any No. 17. All to form in the order tliey are named, on Joralemon street, west of Clinton, right resting on Clinton street. Father Mathew T. A. B. Society No. 1, will form on Livingston street, right resting on Clinton street. [19] 14S L I X C O L N U U S E y U I £ S . St. .iVnn's T. A B. Society. Assumptio'i T. A. Society will form, in the order named, on Seher- merUorn street, right resting on Clinton street. Father Mathew T. A. B. Society No. 3, will form on State street, right resting on Clinton. Father Mathew T. A. B. Society No. 5. 'Longshoremen, all to form on State street, cast of Clinton, right resting on Clinton street. St. James U. C. Benevolent Society. Shamrock Society No 1 . St. Patrick's Society. All to form in the order named, on Atlantic street, west of Clinton, right resting on Clinton street. Officers and ex-Officers of Volunteers. Fifth AVard Citizens' Association. Kings County Union General Committee. Internal Revenue Department, Collector.^ and Assessors. All to form in the order they are named on Atlantic street, east of Clinton, right resting on Clinton street Stewards' Association (colored). Widow's Son's Lodge F. & A. M . (colored). Polphinio Association (rolore>iv;iHMl ti« iIr- (Jitiii;!!! singing socii'tii's in tliu procession to-tlay Tliey will ni:iki' p:irt of tlic Tliiril Division, JmincdiaU'ly bc-liiiul the i-li-rgy. All nuMnbers of these organizations wlio desire to take ]i:irt will lunn on Na.ssau street, right resting on Spruee Htreet, at ten o'clock. LINCOLN B S ]•: Q U I E S , She ffilotovcd ^to\i\t in the ^vorw.^ion e governed by the general rules and regulations of the company. J. :M. TOUCEY, Ass't Sup't. Long Itefore the hour aiiiioiuiced for the moving of tliu procession, every avaihible point of vision on tlic route was occupied l>y tlie people. Such a gatheriu" was never seen in the streets of New York lu'fore. rill' various divisions of the procession arrived punctually on the ground and took the jtositions assigned them l>y the iirograunne. .\t twelve o'clock ])rccist'ly, the gates of the City Hall wt-re dosed, and tin- necessary ])reparations made for the reniov.'d of the remain-, ami ai one LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. o'clock the coffin was lifted from the catafalque and borne on the shoulders of the veterans, to the funeral car in waiting at the door of the City Hall. The funeral car was an elegant piece of work- manship. The main platform was fourteen feet Ions, eiirht feet -wide, and fifteen feet one inch in height. On this platform, which was five feet from the ground, was a dais, sis inches in height, on which the coffin rested. Above the dais was an elegant canopy, supported by four columns, curv- ing upward at the centre, and surmounted Ity a miniature Temple of Liberty. The platform was covered with black cloth, which fell at the sides nearly to the ground, and was edged with silver bullion frinore ; festoons of l)lack cloth also hung fi'oin the sides, festooned with silver stars, and also edged with silver bullion. Tlie canopy was trimmed in like manner, with Idack cloth festooned and spangled with silver Inillion, the corners sur- mounted by rich plumes of black and white feath- ers. At the base of each column were three American flags, slightly inclined, festooned and covered with crape. The Temple of Liberty was represented as deserted, having no emblems of any kind in or around it, except a small flag on the top at half-mast. The inside of the car was lined with white satin, fluted. From the centre of the roof 149 LIXCOLX OBSEQUIES. Avas suspended a large eagle with outspread wings, having in its talons a laurel wreath. The platform around the coffin was strewed with flowers. The car was dra\\^n by sixteen gray horses, covered with black cloth trimmings, each led by a groom. At the appointed hour, the procession began to move in order previously designated, the rear being closed by a large detachment of our colored citizens, bcnriuLT banner>i witli tlie followiiiLT in-ici'iptit)ns: ai31iai«ai« atxceax, our nmanripator. CUjo faillions of Uoiitimni Ijr aitrrtn g.nbr. The procession in munljers, and indeed in evciy respect, for exceeded anything of the kind ever Itc- fure seen in our city. It occupied about four hours in passing any given point, and must have contained at least fifty thousand jieople. Never lieforc had our citizen soldiers ap])eared with fuller ranks or in better order, or had i>ur civ ii- and other societies appeared to better advantage. But how difterent from ordinary jirocessions ! There was no cheering, no waving of flags, no dapjting <^if hands, no lively strains of martial music. Instead of these were substituted emblems of sorrow and lamentation. Slowly the j)rocession moved along, the silence LINCOLN OBSEQriES. brokeu only by the souud of the solemn dii-ges, the tolling of the bells, and the heavy booming of the minute-guns. As the funeral car moved by, every head Avas uncovered in that vast crowd, and all bowed in reverence as they cast their last glance upon the casket containing the precious remains. In addition to the decorations of Broadway, which have l)een previously described, there was erected, at Union square, a handsome marble mon- •ument, surmounted by Volk's bust of Lincoln, the corners displaying immortelles^ and on the four sides of the vase the following inscriptions aSt'iti) malirc totoarS noiir, initj) cijaritu for all." " COrrc is a grrat spirit aonr." 'Cooir nigDt, anH fligfjts of angrls sing tjcc to tfjD rest." '*?l)ts life luas Qfittlr anJi t!)f rlrmrnts, So miira in Sint, tf)at nature migijt stan& up anil sai> to all tljc rartlj, Cljis Uias a man." When the head of the procession reached the Hudson River Railroad depot, the military formed in line on the side of the street, and the ftmeral car passed on to the entrance of the depot, when the coffin was removed to the train, which left at the appointed time, and long before the end of the procession reached the terminus, the train was far on its way toward Albany. 161 b-scquicjs of ^bviiluuu ^moUx, UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK, [201 133 L I N C O L :^ OBSEQUIES. a; w m i 1 1 f e ot (ffiitisensi. Moses TATiiOR, Peter Cooper, John A Klng, Douglas Taylor, John A. Dis, John J. Cisco, Simeon Draper, A. T. Stewart, M. H. Grinnell, Leonard W. Jerome, A. A. Low, Frank W. Worth, Hamilton Fish, R. L. Cutting, George Bancroft, A B. Baylis, Sam. Sloan, Nehemiaii Knight, Richard D. Lathrop, W. H. Neilson, Marshail 0. Roberts, Prosper M. Wetmore, SiVSIUEL Wetmore, Paul Spofford, Henry Clews, JOSIAH HeDDEN, Waldo Hutchinos, Thomas C. Acton, Charles H. Marshall, E. P. Cowles, AVilliam M. Evarts, Wed. W. Clarke, S. B. Chittenden, F. S. Winston, W. E. Dodge, T. C. DOREMUS, Morris Ketchum, D. Van Nostrand, George OpDiKE, Alfred Edwards, Jonathan Sturgbs, John D. Jones, WiLLiAJi T Blodgett. S. S. Wyckoff, BENJAillN R. WiNTHROP, G. G. HOWLAND, Henry K. Bogert, Timothy D. Churchill, Shepherd Knapp, Samuel B. Caldwell, JOILN J. ASTOR, Jr., Rupus F. Andrews, John Steward, William H. Webb, 155 LINCOLN O B S K (J U IKS. Francis Lihulu, LllAltLKS A. Sllii.-u.N, ROBEET L. STUAUT, Horace B. Claflin, Robert S. Uoxk, Charles Gocld, Charles P. Dai,y, L. W, Winchester, A. C. KlNGSLAND, A. R. Wetmork, R. H. MCCURDY, John E. Williams, Bekjamtn \V. Bonney, JoSIAlI M. FiSK, Edwin Hoyt, S. K. Beebe, James Wadsworth, Frank E. Howe, Oeoroe Cabot Ward, Denning Duer, William H Fogg, John A. C. C:'_\y, John J. Phelps, Robert L. Kennedy, J. F. D. LvsiKK, John Ai.styne, W. M Vermvilye, C. n. Ludinoton, James Brown, James Low, George Wc.liam Curtis, Gi;oR(iE W. Hatch, Hexky M. Taber, Richard Sciiell, Willi.\.m B. Astor, WiLLARD Parker, Elliot C. Cowdin, William H. Ocion, Richard M. Blatchford, Charles G. Corneix, B. C. Morris, E Cayhts. Charles H. Hissell, Wn-LiAM K Strong, Moses F. Odell, E. S. Sankord, Seth B IIlxt, Thomas C. Chalmers, William M. Tweed, Eziu NvE, Edwards Pierbepost, F. A. CONKLINO, John A. Stewart, Henry E. Clarke, John C. Green, M. H Levin. Mar\ ici.i.E W. Cooper, John H. Almy, Wii.i.iAM 11 Lee, Oli\i:u K. Kino. MOSES I'AVl.DU, Chairman. HENRY CLEWS, Treamnr. S. B, Ciiitten-den, J Hknuv M Tarer, V iielieveth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at tlie lat- ter day upon the earth, and though, after my skin, worms destroy this Ijody, yet in my flesh shall I see God, whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold and not another. We Inxiught nothing into this -^vorld, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away ; blessed be the Name of the Lord. O God, who art the God of the spirits of all L I X C O L N O 15 S K (} U I K S . tlesb, iu wliose liaud our breatli is aud \\liuse are all our ways, in Thine infinite Avisdom Thou hast seen well to take away the desire of our eyes with a stroke, the anointed of the Lord and the faithful clioice of a loving ])L'ople, under whose shadow we hoped and desired to dwell before Thee. We how before Thv righteous will ^vitli deep humiliation, submission, confidence, and faith. We revere aud acknowledije Thee as the Hicdi and Loftv One who inhabitest eternity, whose name is Holy, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of tuinini:-. We look up to Thee as a Father of infinite tenderness, reconcilin.;- ii< unto Thyself in Thy dear Son: and a< a father pitieth his own rhildren, so to have compassion on all them that fear Thee. AVe confess Thee Jis the Saviour and defense of Thy j)eople, Who ha hinnility before the righteousness of Tiiv will, and with uideigned gratiluile acknowl- 1S8 LINCOLN 15SEQUIES edge the fullness of Tliy grace. A niourniug and bereaved people gather together at Thy feet ; we would come with the deepest feeling of thankful- ness for that ^\'hich TIiou hast given and that which Thou hast taken away. We bless Tliee for all the influence, example, wisdom, and fidelity of the loved and exalted ruler \\honi Thou didst set over us, and wlioni Tliou hast now taken to Thyself. We praise Thee that thou hast made him the instrument of saving this nation from overthrow and ruin ; tliat Thou hast made him Thine agent in sul>duiiig a rebellion terrific and atr( >ci( >us, Avhose condemnation is recoixled by Thee. We bless Thee that Thou hast . spt)ken peace by him to the oppressed and saftering, proclaiming liberty to those held in l)ondage, and bidding mil- lions of the helpless and despairing lift up their heads with joy among Thy people. We thank Thee for the remembrance of all liis fidelit}' in government, I'uling in equity as the morning \vhich riseth without a cloud ; and for all that meekness and gentleness,and faithfulness and love,which were so attractive and so conspicuous in his examjjle. And while with the deepest sense of our loss we bow, as bereaved and mourning ones, at Thy feet, with the most humble thankfulness for all that the nation has gained through his instrumentality and 159 L I N C O L X O K S K Q I' I E S . faithfulness, we adore and glorify Thy name. We meet throughout tliis laii.l to-day in the spirit <>f accordant supi)lication anw and tlie fa- therles.s, who stood in the teii.hie-t nlation- to our honored and e.xalted ruler; and wliile iVom them, a-s from us, Th.m ha^t hiilden lover and friend in darkness, we impl<«re Tiiee to be tlie everlasting Ruler of this people, aii-l make tlieui to remember anil feel that the Mo-t ili'.di oideivtli all things among the nation^ of the earth, putting down one and setting up another. We implore Thy blessing LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. upon liiiu wlioin, in thine own providence, Thou hast exalted to l>e the present ruler of this nation. Guard his valued life fi-oni outward violence and from fear of Avrong, guide him \>y thine own wis- dom and judgment, and succor and defend him by thine own protecting power. Give him wise and faithful counselors avIio shall coniLine to rule this people in equity and truth; prosper all their efforts for a speedy, stable, and righteous peace throusfhout this nation. O God ! in tlie sorrow of this day hasten the coming hour when this jjeople shall desire to learn war no more ; when they shall s])eak peace to all the nations of the earth ; and North and South. East and West, dwelling in concord and harmony, we shall be one peoj)le, known by one name and feeling, and that we have one intei'est forever. Set up Thy glorious Gospel through all this land ; make it Emanuel's laml ; and as Thou wast our fathers' God, be Thou our God and the God of our seed afterward, from generation to genei'ation, through successive Presidents of fidelity, useful- ness, and honor ; that this people may be a pros- pered people, a thankful people, a useful people, a holy people, under Thy Government and ])y Tliy blessing. And this day we ask that to*r all the nations of the earth a dominion of righteousness [21] 161 I. I .N C t) L -N I) U » E y U I E S . ami peace — thiue everlasting iluiniuiuu — may l>e set up, aud the kingilomsof the woi'ldmay l)ecc>me tin- kinsdoiii iif our Lord ami of His Christ. Meet us, sanctity us, and bless us as we are here to- gether ; and in tlie spirit of filial gratitude aud linuiilitv teach u< to niiite in using those precious words of our Divine lledeenier : Our Father, who art in heaven, liallowed be Thy name; Thy king- dom come; Tliy will l>e done on earth, as it is in heaven ; irive us tliis dav our daih breail, and tor- give us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into tempta- tion, liut deliver u^ from evil ; for thine is the kinLfihun. and I he jjow cr, and thi^' ghu'v. forever aud ever. Amen. im LINCOLN OBSEQUIES ® It f (!) V a t i It . Hon. Georoe Bancroft then pronounced the Oration, as follows : Our grief and horror at the crime Avhich lias clothed the continent in niouniiug, lind no adequate expression in words, and no relief in tears. The President of the United States of America has fallen l)y the hands of an assassin. Neither the office with which he was invested by the approved choice of a miglity people, nor the most simple- hearted kindliness of nature, could save him from the fiendish passions of relentless fanaticism. The wailings of the millions attend his remains as they are borne in solemn procession over our great rivers, along the seaside, l)eyond the mountains, across the prairie, to their resting-place in the Val- ley of the Mississippi. His funeral knell vibrates through the world, and the friends of freedom of every tongue and in every clime are his mourners. Too few days have passed away since Abi'ahani Lincoln stood in the flush of vigorous inanhoixl, to permit any attempt at an analysis of his character or an exposition of his career. We "find it hard to believe that his large eyes, which in their softness 1C3 L I N C O I, N O 15 S K (H' I E S . aiiil heauty ex])rcssi'(l nntliiiitr I'Ut l)eiievoleiicc ami geutleuess, are closeil in di-atli ; we aliimst look t'oi- tilt' i)leasaiit smilf rliat lnoinrlit out more vividly the earnest cast of his features, wliidi were serious even to sadness. A few years airo he was a village attorut'V, engaged in the support of arising family, unkiio\\n to faiMi', scarcely named licyoud his ueighltorhood ; iiis administration niadc liini the most conspicuous man in liis counliy, and drew i>n liim first the astonished gaz<-, ami then the respect and admiration of t lie world. Those ^\•ho eomc after us will deeide how much of the wonteadv tendency of purpose; how nnirli to the American people, who, as he walkc'l with them side by side, ins])iied him with their own wisdom and encr'j-N' ; and how much to the overi'uling laws ot'ihe moral world, li\ wliii-h the selfishness (if evil i> made lo deleat its, •If. IJut after <'Vcry allowance, it will lemain that nn'mliers of the government which prece(li-.l his ailniinistration opened the gates to treason, and he closed them; that when he went to W'.ishington the ground on w hi
  • ho(d\ under his feet, and he Ict't the repuldie UM LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. ou a solid foundation ; tliat traitors had seized public forts and arsenals, and lie recovered tlieni for the United States, tose of cruelty. How shall the nation nio^t coinjjletely show its sorrow at ]\Ir. Liuroln's death ; How shall it Ijest honor liis nieniorv '. There can Vte but one answer. He was stnii-k down wlu'u lie was Ili^■h^•st in its service, au will give him ai'l. wlu'tht-r bond i>i- free, and lie rewards them accord- ing to his aliility and iiis pleasure, with gifts or freedom: but when at p. afc, hr withdraws tVoin till' in\adi'd countrx, lie must take his aiders and comforter- with him; or if he K-aves them luihind, where lie has no court to enforce his decrees, he can give tluMii no securit\, unless it l>e l>y the Its .stipulations of a treat}'. In a civil war it is alto- gether difterent. There, Avlieii rebelliou is crushed, the old government is restored, and its courts resume their jurisdiction. So it is ^vitll us; the United States have courts of their own, that must punish the guilt of treason and vindicate the free- dom of persons \vhom the fact of rebellion has set free. Nor may it be said, that because slavery existed in most of the States when the Union was formed, it cannot rightly be interfered with now. A change has taken place, such as Madison foresaw, and for which he pointed out the remedy. The constitutions of States had been transformed before the plotters of treason carried theni away into relielliou. When the federal Constitution -was framed, general emancipation was thought to be near; and everywhere the respective legislatures had authority, in the exercise of their ordinary functions, to do away with slavery. Since that time the attempt has been made in ^vhat ai'e called slave States, to render the condition of slavery perpetual ; and events have proved with the clear- ness of demonstration, that a constitution ^vhicll seeks to continue a caste of hereditary bondmen- through endless generations, is inconsistent with the existence of republican institutions. [2-21 169 j. 1 N c; O 1, X OBSEQUIES. So, then, the mw President ami tlio ])eoi)le of the United States iiui>t iii>i-t tliat tlir proclama- tion of freedom shall stand a< a reality. And, moreover, tlie people must never cease to insist that till! Constitntion sliall he so amended as utterly to jH'iihihit sl.avery on any part of our soil for everinoic. Alas I that a Slate in our vicinity should \s'ith- hold its assent to this last beneficent measure ; its refusal was an encouragement to our cufinics .(jual to the irain of a pitched hatllc: and d<-lay> the onl\ hopeful method of pai-iticatioii. The removal of the cause of the rel)ellion is not only demanded li\ ju-tiee; it i> the ])o]ic\- ot' merry, makini;" room for a wilier clemency ; it is the jiart ot' order ai:ainst a chaos of controversy; its success brings with ii true reconcilement, a lasting ])eace, a continuous growth of conlidence through an assimilation of the social condition. Here is the tilting expression of the mi>uriHng of to-day. AihI let no lover of his country s.ty that this warniniiri-ouiided himself with iheLrlorv 170 L I N C L ^" O B s i: Q U I E s . of the most Ijrilliant and most varied aeliievemeuts, wlio Lilt a week a2;o was counted witli affectionate jiride among the greatest benefactors of his country, and the ablest generals of all time, has initiated the exercise of more than the whole power of the Executive, and under the name of peace has, perhaps unconsciously, revived slavery, and given the hope of security and political power to traitors, from the Chesapeake to the Rio Grande. Why could he not remember the dying advice of Wash- ington, never to draw the sword l>ut for self-de- fence or the rights of his country, and when drawn, never to sheathe it till its work should be accom- plished I And yet, from this ill-considered act, ^vhich the people with one united voice condemn, no great evil will follow save the shadow on his own fame, and that also we hope will pass away. The individual, even in the greatness of military glory, sink>, into insignificance before the resistless movements of ideas in tlie history of man. No one can turn 1jack or stay the marcli of Providence. No sentiment of despair may mix ^vith our sor- row. We owe it to the memory of the dead, "\ve owe it to tlie cause of jiopular lil)erty throughout the world, tliat the sudden crime which has taken tlie lite of tlie President of the United States shall not produce the least impediment in the smooth 171 L I X C O L X U 15 S K ii U I E 8 . course of ])ul)lif altairs. This great city, in the midst of iiiiexainpled eiiildeins of deeply-seated grief, has sustained itself with composure and mag- nanimity. It liixs noldy done its part in guarding against the deranijement of business or the slightest shock to pul)lic credit. The enemies of the repub- lic put it to the severest trial; but the voice of faction has not been heard ; doubt and despond- ency have been unknown. In sereue majesty the country rises in the beauty and strensrtli and hope of youth, and })roves to the wmld th>' ijuii't energy and the duralulity of institutions growing out of the reason and attections of the people. Heaven lias willed it that the Unitcil States .sliall live. The nations of the i-artli cannot spare them. All till' worn-out aristocracies of Europe saw in tlic spurious fcudalisiu of sl;ivt'liolding, their strongest outpost, and bandi-d tlicmselves totrether with the tleadlv enemies of our national I'lt'i-. If the Old World will discuss the respective advantages of oligarchy or ('(juality ; of the union of Cliuicli .and State, i>r the rightful freedom of n-ligioM ; of laud accessible to the many, or of land mont)polized I'V an ever-iou K\ I liiir (|uiil auil uiiolilrusiv c cxaiuplc. It has often and trulv lucn observed, that the in LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. trust and alt'eetiou (if tlio masses gatlier naturally round an iuy long experience of pul)lic life. A villaLTi- fmiftionary ; member successively of each braiK-li of the Tennessee legislature, hear- ing witli a tlnill <>t'j<>y, the words. "Tlic Union, it must be preserved;" a representative in Congress for successive years ; governor of tlie great State of Tennessee ; approval as its governor by re- election; he AA'as at the opening of the rebellion a senator from that State in Congress. Th<»n at the Capitol, wlicii senators, unrelmked by the Govern- ment, sent \\oi(] by telegram to seize forts and arsenal<, hf alone from that soutliern n-gion told them what the Government did not dare to tell them, that they were traitors, and deserved tin- punishment of treascm. Undi>niayfd by a per- petual i)iirpose of j)ublic enemies to take his life, bearing up against the still greater trial of the jier- secution of liis wife and diildren, in due time he went back to liis State, determined to restore it to tlif I'nion, oi' dif with tln' Aiiifiicin tlag for his winding-sheet. And now, at the call of the United States, he lias returned t.) Wasliington as a eon- queror, witli Tennessee .-i-^ a free State tor his li'o- jtliy. It remains for him to loiisummatf the \ indi- cation of the Union. To that I'nioii ,\braliam I/mcoln has fallen a martyr. Ili> diath, wliieh was meant to x-vei- it 174 Ijeyuud repair, liiiids it mure clo.sely ami more firmly than ever. The lilow aimed, at lilm, was aimed not at the native of Kentucky, not at the citizen of Illinois, hut at the man, who, as Presi- dent, in tlie executive brancli of the (lovernment, stood as the representative of every man in the United States. The oliject of the crime was the life (if the whole people; and it wounds the atfec- tions of the whole ])eople. From ]\Iaine to the southwest Ixiundai'Y on the Pacific, it makes us one. The country may liave needed an imperish- able "rief to touch its inmost feelinsj. The irrave that receives tlie remains of Lincoln, receives the costly sacrifice to the Union ; tlie monument which will i-ise over his Ixxly will l)ear witness to tlie Union ; his endui'iny memory will assist during countless ayes to liind tlie States together, and to incite to the love of our one undivided, indivisilde country. Peace to the ashes of our departed friend, the friend of his country and his ratv. lie was hap]>y in his life, for he was the restorer of the repiil)lic; he \\as ha])py in his death, for his mar- tyrdom will j)lead forever for the Union of the States and the treedom of man. 176 1. 1 X C L X OBSEQUIES. IT h r last 3( u .\ u ii u r a I , At the (.•lo.st' ot" the Oration, the last Inaugural Addi-ess of President Lincoln was read by Kev. J. P. Thomi>sox, D. D., as follows : Fellow-Countrymen — At this second ai)j)earing to take the oath of the Presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address t liaii l here was at the first. Tliiu a statement somewliat in detail of a coiu'se to l)e pursued seemed very fittinur and proper. Now, at the exj)iratniii at' four yc;n<. lic as to myself; and it is, T trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. On the occasion corresponding to this fotu" years ai;o' all tlioULchts were anxiouslv din-cted to an impending civil war. All dreaded it: all souglit to avoid it. While the inaugural addic-s \v;is being delivrml rrmii this jilace, tlevoted altogetlur 1TB LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. to savins: the Union \\-itli()ut ^var, insurgent acreuts were in the city seeking to destroy it without Avar — seeking to dissolve the Union and divide tlie effects l)y negotiation. Both parties dej^recated Avar ; but one of them Avould make war rather tlian let the nation sur- vive, and the other Avould accept Avar rather than let it perish ; and the Avar came. One-eighth of the Avhole population Avere colored slaA'es, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and ])OAverful interest. All kneAv that this intei'est Avas somehow the cause of the Avar. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest Avas the object for Avliich the insur- gents AA'ould rend the Union by Avar, Avhile the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlarjjement of it. Neither party expected for the Avar the magni- tude or the duration Avhich it lias already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease, even before the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph and a result less fundamental and astoundine;. Both read the same Bilile and ])ray to the same God, and each iuA^okes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to L23] 1:7 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. ask a just God's assistance iu Avriugiug tlieir bread from the sweat of otlier men's faces; luit let us judge not, tliat we be not judged. Tlie prayers of both sliouhl not Vje answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His o^vn j)urposes. Wue unto the world because of oflfenses, for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man l)y whom the offense oometh. If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of these offenses — whiili. in \\i<- ju'Dvidence of God, must needs come, Imt wliicli, haviipj (•(PiitiiiU('(l through His appointcil time, He now \\ills to remove, and tliat He gives to both North and Soutli this tcrriMi' wai' as the wm- Am- to tJKKf liy Aviioni tlic offense came^shall we discern there is any dejiarturc fi-mn tliost' divine attributes whieli the believers in a living God always ascribe to Him '. Fontll\ do \v<- liopc, fiTVcntly d<> we pray, that this mighty .sctmrge of war may speedily ])ass away. Yet, if God will that it continui' until all the wealth j)iled by thf biindmaus two hundred and fifty years uf uint'i|uitcil toil shall be suidc, and until every drop of lilood drawn with the lash shall be ])ai 1 liy another drawn w iih the sword — as was said three thousand years ago — so still ii niu-t lie sail), that tin- judgments of the I^ctrd are true and ri'diteous altoijether. ITS LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. Witli malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives iis to see the risht, let us strive on to finish the work Ave are in, to bind up the nation's Avound, to care for him who shall have Itorne the liattle, and for his widow and his orphans ; to do all Avhich may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourseh'es and Avith all nations, 179 LIXCOLX OBSEQriES. ^ ;S a I m . Rev. Wii.i.ia.m II. Booi.e tben read the Ninety- t'ourtli Psalm: 1. O Lonl (iod, to wLuiii vengeance belongetli ; () God, to Avliom vengeance belougeth, sliow Thy- self. 1*. Lift up Tliyself, Thou Judge of the earth ; render a reward to the jiroud. ;5. Lord, how long shall the wicked, ho\v long shall the wicked triumph ? 4. Il«)w long shall they utter and speak hard things i and all the workers of iniquity l)oast themselves? 5. They break in pieces Thy people, O Lni.l. and afflict Tliine heritage : (1. They slay the wi. He that jilanted tlir ear, shall He not hear ^ lie lli;il t'orim-d tin' «-\r, -hall He not .see < 1(». lie that cha-ti-.-th ihr h<-athrn, shall not He LIXCOLX OnSEQTIES. eorreot? he that teaeheth man knowledge, shall not lie know ? 11. The Lord kuoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. 12. Blessed is the man whom Tliou chasteneth, O Lord, and teaeheth him out of Tliy law; 13. That Thou mayst give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit he digged for the wicked. 1-1. For the Lord Avill not east off His people, neither will He forsake His inheritance : 15. But judgment shall return unto righteous- ness ; and all the upright in heart shall follow it. IG. Who will rise up for me against the evil- doers ? or who ^vill stand uy) for me against the Avorkers of inicpiity ? 17. Unless the Lord had been my help, my soid. had almost dwelt in silence. 18. When I said, My foot slippeth ; Thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. 10. In the multitude of my thoughts withiu me Thy comforts delight my soul. 20. Shall the throne of ini(piity have fellowship Avith Thee, \\hicli frameth mischief 1)}' law? 21. They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent T)lood. 181 22. But the Lord is my defense; aud my God is the rock of my refuge. 23. And He shall lirinic upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them ott' in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them oft". lan f t-ntjev. Rev. E. p. Rogers, D.D., oifered the following Prayer : Almighty and everhisting God, Thou art our God, and we Mill jiraise Thee. Thou wert oui' fathers' God, and we ^vill magnify Thy holy name. Thou art the liigh and lofty One that inhahiteth eternity. Thou doest all things according to Thy will, anions; the armies of heaven and amons: the inhabitants of earth. None can stay Thy hand or say, "What doest Thou?" Thy way is in the sea and Thy path in the great waters, and Thy foot- steps are not known. Clouds and darkness are around and beneath, but righteousness and judg- ment are the habitation of Thy throne. Thou hast, in Thy inscrutable providence, called us together in sadness and sorrow, and stricken a mourning people. We l)Ow beneath the stroke of Thy hand, and ^ve lift up our hearts to Thee out of the depths of the calamity. Thou hast removed, by a sudden, violent, and unexpected blow, our honored President. 'J'hou hast bi'oken our strong staif and our beautiful rod, and, from one end of this land to the other, the sound of wailing and 183 LI?rCOLK OBSEQUIES. of woe is borne oa eveiy breeze. Tlie nation fol- lows the body of its lanieiiteil chief, with inouni- iiiLT hearts and sticaiiiing eyes, to its last earthly r<-stiug-place. We hiimbh' ourselves, O God, beneath the stroke of Thy hand, and we find com- foi-t anil ho]K' in the thoup:ht that it is not an i-ii(in\ thai lias (k-all us the blow, but a just God, in IIU iiitiiiite ^visdl)lll. and wIid doeth all things well; aiul so we would say, in the midst of our sorrows over the bier of our lamented and umi- di-red President: "The Lord gave, and tlic Loid Iiatli taken ;i\\ ay. 1)l(-sc(l be the name of the Ix>rd." But oil. our (iod. while we nioiiin, we thank Thee t'ui' tile eirciiiiistanccs of luei-ey \vliii'li arc mingled with this stroke. We liless Thee, in the midst of our sorrow, lli.at Thou didst give us Thy sn-vunt to be the leader and eoiimiaiider ot'Tliy jieople in times of |i( ril. .\nd we liless Thee that Thou hast girded him with wisdom and might in counsel and in the tield. We bless Tine that Thou didst guide him in all his difhcult and delieatc way, and didst ]K'riiiit liini to live so long ami ilo so inueli ("V the bcuelit and welfare i>f tlii'^ land. And we ble.ss Thee tliat, since it wa'^ rh\ will lu take him .iway, Tiiou didst ii'iiioM- liiiii ill the iiiid-i ol' his years and honors, with no sh.-idnw u|Min his fame, but to lie ehi'rislied in the meiiiurv of a gratel'ul jieojilc to the latest generations. AVe bless Tliee tluit Thou didst permit our lamented chief to see this atrocious and causeless rebellion crushed. We l)less Thee that Thou didst permit him to see the loved banners of our country waving again in triumph over all its States and Territories. We bless Thee that Thou didst pei'mit him to lu'ing freedom to the captive, and lilxn-ty to the bond- man, and to go to his honored grave, to be kept ever green l)y the tears of a grateful people, hav- ing done his work, and done it Avell, to the glory of God, and for the Ijest welfare of his native land. And while we sorro^v, we sorrt)AV not as others who have no hope. We Idess God for his mem- ory, enshrined in our deepest hearts. Oh ! let it be sacred to the remotest times in the great hearts of the American people. Let it be an ins2")iration to all that is pure, all that is honest, all that is faithful, all that is patriotic ; to all that is patient, gentle, loving, and kind ; to all that is firm ; to all that is Christian ; and let peace, with freedom, with justice, with righteousness, and with Christianity, raise an everlasting monument above the spot where sleeps his honored dust. Our Father, we commend to Thee the country for a\ hicli he lived, and wept, and toiled, and prayed, and died. We bless Thee that Thou hast given to that wearied [34] 185 LINCOLN OUSEQUIES. liraiii it'st — rest to that auxious licart — rest to tliat tmuljled spirit — a blessed rest. But we bless Thee that, though the President died, the Republic lives, God lives, our just God ; and we bless Thee that, when our Moses led the people through the wilderness to the borders of Canaan, and saw, as from Mount Pisgah, the glorious land of Promise, and laid him doAvu to die, Thmi liadst another Joshua to take his work upon him, and to clear tliis beautiful lanil of the last remnant of the re- iiellious tribes. O God, assist our new President in his work; let liim administer justice and main- tain trutli ; and with purity, with honesty, with |)irty and ]);itriotie honor and glory, world with- out end. Ame/K 1ST L I N C O I, X O 15 S E Q U I E S , Kabiu Isaacs, of tlic Jewish Synagogue, llieu read the followiug, as selections from their ^ r V i 11 t u V r .5 . Remember, O Lord, Thy teiuh-r mercies and Thy h)ving-kin(lness for tliey are eternal. Grant us to be anions: those wlio die 1)\- Thy hand, O Lord ! (liose wlio die by dill age, \vlios>; lot is eternal life ; yea, wlio enjoy, even heic, 'i'hy hidden treasures. His soul shall dwell at ease, and liis seed shall iidn'iit tin- laud. Therefore will we not fear, thoiigii the earth be overturned, and thouLch the mountains be hurleil in the miilst of the seas. He redeenietli thy life from destruction; He erowneih lliee with loving-kindness ami leucler meivies. W'lu ii'fore tloth a living man complain, he Avho can master his sins? Small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master. For He reniendicre(l ihai lliey were lnii llesli ; a wind thai |M^-clli awav and enmeth not again. All ile>h -hall |ieii-h togetlii-r, and man -hall re- tuin unto du-l \\hi> rejoice even (o exultation, ami an- irlad when they tind a graM-. INS And sucli a frail mortal, sliall lie 1je more just than God? Shall man lie more pure than his Maker? In God, I will jiraise Ilis word; in the Lord, I Avill jiraise His -word. Man is like to van- ity ; his days are as a shadow of a thing that passeth away. Be kind, O Lord, nnto those that are good, and unto them that are upright in their hearts. Let the pious exult in glory ; let them sing aloud upon their couches. Then shall tliy light l)reak forth as in the morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily, and thy righteousness shall precede thee ; the glor}^ of the Lord shall be thy reward. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil. He shall preserve thy soul. Behold, the Keeper of Israel doth neither slum- ber nor sleep. The Eternal killeth and maketh alive ; He 1 jringeth down to the grave and bringeth up. Will Thou not turn and revive us, that we may rejoice in Thee ? Let us, therefore, trust in the Lord ; for Avith the Lord is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption. One generation passeth away and another gen- eration cometh ; l)ut the earth aliideth forever. For the word of the Lord is upright, and all His works are done in faithfulness. The dust shall return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. His seed shall be LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. mighty upmi earth ; the generatioii of the upright shall be blessed. The Lord gave, and the I^ord liath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. 190 J u tt r V Ji I ® (t f . Rev. Dr. Osgood then read the following Ode for the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, by William CuLLEN Bryant : Oh, slo^' to smite and swift to spare, Gentle, and merciful, and just ! Who, in the fear of God, didst bear The sword of power — a nation's trust. In sorrow by thy bier we stand. Amid the awe that hushes all, And speak the anguish of a land That shook with horror at thy fall. Thy task is done — the bond are free — We bear thee to an honored grave, Whose proudest monument shall be The broken fetters of the slave. Pure was thy life ; its bloody close Hath placed thee with the sons of light. Among the noble liost of those Who jierished in the cause of right. 191 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. iT li r i'l r 11 r (li r t i 11 . Professor Roswell D. Hitchcock, D.T)., then jironouuced the Benediotidii in the lblk)\ving weirds : The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, aud the love of Grod, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be w itli vuu all Arnen. IM IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, OCCASIONED BT THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, LATE PRESIDENT. [85] 193 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. fvoccding^ of ^vurtc^i, ^ocictic^, $it DuKiNG tlie week, meetings of \'arious societies and bodies, l>otb }>ul)lie and juivate, were held, at whicli resolutions were adopted. A few of these are inserted as an evidence of the deep feeling pervading our coiuniunity : ©he (T u m m u n y i o r i c t ij , At the annual meetiuo- of the Tajdiany Society on Monday evening, the Hon. Elijah F. Pitrdy presided, and the following resolutions were adopted : ^IcSoU'frt, That tlio nK'ml>ers of tliis society arc pro- foundly afflicted Ijy tlie cleatli of the late President, and that words cannot express the extent of our feelings at the loss •whicli the 'vliolc country lias sustained, nor our horror and detestation of the crime and its most unnatural perpe- trator, by which we have teen deprived of the head of the nation. 195 LINCOLN O B S K Ci U I E S . ^CSOlvrd, TLut while no habiliments of woe can suffi- ciently indicate liow ileeply our hearts are penctrateil bv this terrible national calamity, we will wear the customary badge of grief, and have our liall and banners draped iu mourning for the period of thirty days, |Jf,5oU'(tl, That the society will reverently cherish the memory of the eminent deceased, and that the members in a body unite in the intended public demonstration of respect and sorrow. y>rSoU'Cil, That a committee of thirteen be appointed by t!ie (irand .Sachem, to take such further action as may be jiroper for the purpose of uniting with other bodies in suit- able measures to testify respect for the memory of the deceased. Ml-. Gkorge II. Purser offered the following as an juiifndiiu'nt, wlik'li was also adopted: HfSOUrd, That we regard the attemjit on the life of Wil- liam II. Seward as a part of the existing conspiracy against the liberties of the ])eople and the jn'rpetuation of the Union, but feel convinced that they will survive the desperate eflbrts of the secret assassin as they have the more deter- mined eflbrts of the rebels in the field. nur'nifr tlie eveninsr, addresses were ni.ndc liv .Illdije KoHEIITSOX, .Tl>lIN Van lUlIEN, :ill«l lurordt T lion MAX. IM Wat; gfmorratU General (ffiommittcf. At a meetintr of tlie War Deinoeratlc General Committee of tlie city aud county of New Y< >rk, H. C. Page, Esq., Chairman ; Tdiotiiy Ceonin and George F. Bigley, Esqs., Vice-Clmirmen ; the Hon. N. P. Stanton, Jr., Treasurer ; Oscar Woodruff and W. L. La Ri;e, Esqs., Secretaries, held at .headquarters, on Saturday evening, Ajiril 15, on motion, the following prcamhles and resolutions \\-ere unanimously adopteointed to act with other like committees that maj' be appointed by other bodies for the ])urpose of making arrangements for such demonstration as the important event we deplore may be decided upon. (l'iti:;fn,< of |Uu ilorh in W.iohiniiton. Till" following resolutions wnv a*loj)te(l, on Mon- (1;iv fvi-nin;.', l>v a nuinlx-r ot' citizens ot" New York ill Wasliin'ftou : WUrrrao, Mis Excellency Ahumiam Lintoi.n, the Presi- dent of the I'liiteil States, died on tlu' morning u;_'li the trials of war, crowned our efforts with victory and the jiros- pccla of a Listing peace, and while yet in the height of our an C I'f iiii - iifc - ii-^ ^Ma^g gT ■,i-,v7.;hv>--T"i^T.-^r yg zaas: L I "y r o L ^- o n s r, n t i k ^^ . rejoicing has turned our joy into sorrow and our gladness into mourning. ^^CSoU'Cd, That in tlie death of Abraham Lixcolx we have lost a President in whom we have learned to confide, believ- ing him to be jiure and honest in his intentions, and pos- sessed of that wisdom which we confidently expected would soon restore our afflicted country to jjeace and prosperity. ^If.SioU'Ctl, That wo tender to the family of our deceased President our sincere and heartfelt sympathy, assuring them that we mourn with them, and their grief is our grief, their loss our loss. ^ICSloU'Crt, That we tender to the Honorable William H. Sewakd and family our sincere S3'mpathy and our best wishes for their recovery and welfare, and that his valuable life may be spared to his country, which now needs his services. ^CSoUfd, That, although representing all shades of jioliti- cal opinions, we do hereby accord to Axdkew Joiinsox, who is now, by the providence of God, President of the United States, our most cordial and earnest sympathy and support, trusting that, in his earnest and inflexible patriotism, pro- found wisdom, and moderate counsels, he will entirely crush out this unhol}- rebellion and eftect a lastinc; jieaee, so nearly consummated by his illustrious predecessor, and thereby gain the commcndatioa of all good men at home and abroad. [261 LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. ^rcting of thf ^nciullg ^onrs of ^t. Patrick. Tlie following call, suiToimded with a l)lack liorder, \\'as sent to every member of this old and distinguished Irish-.Vmerican Society yesterday: New York, April 1 8, 1 865. Dear Sir — In consequence of the death of the President of the United States, you are requested to attend a special meeting of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, at Delmonico's, corner of Cluinibers street and Broadway, this evening, at half-past four o'clock. AVILLL\:\I WniTESroE, Secretary. The result was a t'ull and j)rompt attendance of members, embi'acin.;- a large representation of ability, wealth, aii Bkll, Esij., President of the Society, t'eelingly alluded to tlic sad occasion which brought the members together. John S.vvAt;E, Esc]., after some ttnuhing prelim- iiiaiv rciiiark-, (illVn-il tli<' fallow iiig; HVhrrrao, Intlic monuiit of national rejoicing, consequent on tlie close of the ri-hellion and the vindication of tlu; integ- rity of the United Slates, the reimblic has been crushid into universal sorrow and lamentation l>y the brutal assassina- tion of AuKAiiAM Li.NCOi-N, late President of tiie Unitod States; and an L T ^' C O L ?<^ O 1? S E nn' how proper and fitting it is that this Benevo- lent Society should testify its sympathy with the general grief. The city of NeA\' York, alas ! is not unused to sorrow. For four long and l)itter years (if ciN-il war she has not ceased to bewail the death L 1 N tuafnt.s of thf Jvfc ^cjuUmij. The Students helil a meetiug, of Avliioli W. H. Lane, of the Senior Class, was chosen President, and J. A. Wotton, of the Junior Class, Secretary, and unanimously passed the folhn\'ing resolu- tions : ^i'ltrrfa.O', The Students of the Free Academy, realizing the <'reat calamitv which has befallen the nation in the death of Abraham Lincoln, our beloved President, who has fallen at the post of duty by the hands of an assassin, and to express our sense of the national loss; therefore UWOlVCrt, That by the murder of Abraham Lincoln, who has governed the country by patriotic motives, honesty of LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. purpose, and an appreciation of tin- responsible duties im- posed upon liim, exhibitinect for the memory of the illustrious dead by promptly closing their theatres. SrSohTrt. That we take this opportunity of renewing our expressions of loyalty and devotion to the tJovernment under whic-h we live. ilf^iohrrt, That, in view of the nation's liereavenient, the iiieiiiljers of tile profession wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, for one who, in tlie language of the great master of our art, ■• Jlatli l)i)riir liis fuoulties so mwk, liiitli lK'»?n SocU'ur in liiH great ofllo-, thut his virtues Will plcud like auf;^>U, truniiK't-loiijfiieil, iigainst Till' ili-ep iliuiiniitidn of bin takiii); olF." no mt gmtitnt "©vtlcv" of faithful ^cUcrwJ,«. The members of tlie " Order " met last evenina; at headquarters. This is the oklest association in the Seventh Ward, and has had the moui'nful I luty of participating in the obsequies of President Taylor, Henry Clay, and others. xVfter apjiropri- ate remarks by President Terwilliger, Ebenezer W. Morgan, Joseph J. Jardixe, and Henry C. McLean, the following resolutions were unani- mously adopted: pCSoU'fd, Tliat we deeply sympathize -with the people of the whole country in the dreadful calamity which has befallen us all in the assassination of our revered and hon- ored President, Abraham Lhsicoln, and that we tender to the bereaved family our heartfelt sympathies for their and the nation's loss. ^ICSIolVfrt, That the course pursued by the lamented deceased regarding the rebellion met our heartiest approval ; that by his unswerving energy lie had nearly crushed the monster that struck at the life of the nation ; and we deeply regret that he could not have lived to see the green tree of liberty once more in bloom ^CSloU'Cd, That while our hearts are bleeding for the departed, we still have the consolation that his mantle has fallen on wood shoulders, and that in Andrew Joii-\son we ■^ 128] 1. 1 N C O L N <> H S E lished: Whrrtil.S, III the hour of the nation's joy aiul exultation at the victories wbicli jiroinised once more to bring peace and union to our distracted country, it has pleased Almighty fJod to permit tlie liaud of an assassin to strike down tlie chief magistrate, whose wisdom, fidelity, and fortitude have ■_'uii1ed us through tlie terrible struggle of tlie past four scars; therefore, be it ilfSohcrt, That the members cif this Hoard join with the nation and the « hole civilized world in execration of llu' -j>irit which has |)rompted this deed, anresiding. .V committee was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the feelings of the Association on the dcatli of our lamented President. The Committee retired, and, after some time, re-entered and pre- sented the following resolution, wliii'li was unani- mously adopted : ^f.SoU'frt, Tliat wc iniiigk' with the common irri^'t' which overshadows our laiul and is expressed liy every true Amer- ican heart at the outrage which dejtrived tlie nation of its chosen leader, at a time wlien his every ell'ort was apjilied to restore our country to peace, by means which exaUed his character as a man, and were preeminently calculated to effect the great object of the meeting. f li ;i r r u i!'- x r h .i ii ii r . At a sjK'cial meeting of tiic niciiilitTs dt' tlic Ni.w ^'oltK ToitAcio Exchange, held at tlieir rooms, Nos. r)(i and 'rj I'inc street, on Tuesday, tlic iMh iii-t., it \\a>^ uiianimouslv LINCOLN O 15 S E Q U I E S . ^WOlVftl, That we do express tlie heartfelt sympathy of this body at the great cahxmity wliieli has befallen the nation in the death of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States ; and it was further resolved to close the Tobacco Exchange until Monday, the 24th inst. The PETr.oLEUit, Tobacco, and Drug 'Cha^tge, lield at the Merchants' Exchange and News Rooms, Nos. 50 and 52 Pine street, have adjourned over from to-day until Friday, the 21st inst. P r f 1 1 u fl of ffi a V t in c n . A large meeting of the Caktmen of the city was held on Monday evening, in the hall. No. 05 Sixth avenue, to take appropriate action on the death of the President and make preparations to attend his obsequies. Mr. John Waller presided and called the meet- ing to ordei", after which the following resolutions were offered : ^fhetfa.S, We have met together to express our feelings on the awful calamity which has befallen us by the murder of Abraham Lincoln, the beloved President of the United States ; therefore, be it 2S1 L I N C O I, X < ) IS S ]-, Q l' I £ S . JlCOOU'Cd, That we l>o\v in nvuivul submission to the in- scrutable decrees of tlic Divine Providence, wliich ordereth all tliinjjs for t^ood, and in tliis hour of deep afHiction still ]>ut our trust in Him, and believe tliat out of this terrible evil lli>; goodness, justice, and mercy will be made mau- ifest. jllr.SoU'fll, That we mourn, in common with our fellow- citizens of every class and station, the great loss we have sustained. "We feel, as workingmen, that our lamented President was especially near and dear to us, inasmuch as he h;id liIiMsclf labored with liis hands, and in Iiis whole life, in the honors he had won and the dignities he had acquired, he illustrated and indicated the nobility of labor; and, there- fore, is the calamity of his death to us especially the cause of grief and sorrow. ^rSollTll, That in devotion to the best interests t>f his country, in wise statesmanship, ami, above all, in ]iiirity and integrity of heart. Aiii:aiia\i Lincoln stood liighest amiuig his countrymen, ant^l his meiivory will ever be cher- ished as that of the first patriot and martyr of the age. 5fir.OoU'fll, That amid our grief we remember our duty to our bereavid and sorrowing country ; that, while in obt>- dience to His commands, we lea\e to (lod the work of ven- geance for the great crime committed against His laws, we know that it is for us to do justice u])on the earth, and to justice we dedicate lo(>d of tlie ITnioii men of the South, which instigated tlie atrocities committed upon lielj)- less prisoners, and wliicli fired our city in tlie dead of night, inflamed the lieart and guideeo]>l<' into the ilejitlis of aflliction over the loss of an honored father. In tlie expression of onr profouixl sorrow, lie it L I N C O I, N O I! S E Q IT I E S . lU.S'olVfrt, Tliat while tbo nation bows before the stern decree of Divine Providence, in removing its cliief magis- trate from liis eartbh' lal)ors, it will ever retain as one of tlie most precious treasures in tlie chambers of its memory the name of Abraham Lincoln. ^e,$i)U"C(t, That because he was so wise, so just, so good, so faithful, we mourn his untimely death, and cherish his memory, while we shall endeavor to emulate his virtues. llCS'oU'ftl, Tliat, in tlie jjresence of this great calamity, it liecomes the people of tlie nation to renew their vows of devotion to the Union of the States, to pledge again their lives and all that tliey liave and are to have to the main- tenance of law and the vindicaliou of the doctrines of that •Tovernment which forms the basis of our country's prosper- ity and glorj' ; while we rejoice in a lioi)e, now well grounded, that treason has run its course, h.as consummated all its dark and dreadful career, ami that now, at last, the angel of jteace v.'ill spread her white wings over tlie land. ^ICSlolUftl, That, as an outward expression of our soitow for the death of our lamented President, Abraha;m Lincoln, we will wear a suitable badge of mourning for six months. IN MEMORIAM. At a meeting of tlie officers of the Thirty- Second Internal Revenue Distkict, New York, held at the office. No. 130 Broadway, on Tuesday, Sheridan Shook, Esq., Clolh^ctor, in the chair, an]»)iiit- (•i1. witli discretionary jjower, to make ail ]iccrs to the late Presiilmt in tliis city. A Committee on Kesolutions, consiptinsr of Messrs. P. Cliovelaxo. D. TI. J'im.xtiss, G. AV. Smith, K. II. GortiE, .1. II. (.'osta, ivporteil the fo]l()\virig, wliicli were adopted nnanimoiisly : Like " liirhtiiiiiL: iVom a s'tciic ami clouilli'ss liori/.oii "' has flasheil iijion us tlu' awful vision on shoulders not unworthy to wear it; that it is the duty of all good citizens, irrespective of creeds or jiarties, to extend all aid and encouragement, charity and support, to Andrew John- son, who, inoi'c by the will of Heaven than his own clioice, assumes ihc awful and trying responsibilities of the chief magistracy of these United States at this critical period in our history. We reverently invoke tlie blessing of God u]ioii all his endeavors to reestablish anle and resolutions, expressive of their sympathy in the death of the President of the United States, were unanimously adopted : Whrvca.S', It Ims j)k'ased Almighty God, in this hour of our country's affliction, to deprive this great nation, by an unnatural and violent death, of its honored chief magistrate, Abraham Lixcoln, distinguished alike for the honesty of his intentions, the wisdom, justice, and uprightness of his administration, the jiiirity of his affection, his generosity of heart, and his k)ve of free institutions ; tlierefore, he it ^fjSClVfd, In deference to the inscrutal>k' decree of Divine Providence, we l>ow in himiblc submission to the holy will of Him who ordereth all things good ; that while, in obedi- ence to His commands, we leave to God the work of \en- geance for the crime committed against His laws, we, the workiugraen of the city of New York, re])resented in the Workingmen's Union, do most earnestly express our indig- nation and horror at the atrocious crime in the assassination of its late chief magistrate, Abraiiaje Lincoln. llCSi'olX'Crt, That we regard it a duty, as citizens of one common country, to unite in declaring his untimely death a great misfortune ami an almost irreparable national calam- 28!) LINCOLN O 15 S K (i 1' IKS. it y, mill ue tender to liis bereaved and afflicted family the full symj)atliy of our natures; that we will support witli unwavering resolution those principles of constitutional lilierty that have been so many years the great bulwark and protection of our iiiilividual ha]>piness and national greatness, and that our fervent j)rayers will be for the final restoration of the Union in all its greatness ami glory, on tlie basis and principles on whicli it was I'ouiided. (t- 11 fl i n f r r 5' ' ^ ,s .o o r i a t i o n . At a iiicctiiiir 111' till' Enginekks' Assoiiaiio.v ov TiiK City of Ni:w Yukk, lul'l <>ii Tuesday evening, Apiil 1 ^. t lie follow iiii^ jii'caiiililc ami ivsoltitions wvVi- miaiiiiiioiisly adojitt'il : HVllfl'til.5, 'llie iiuiiibi'rs ot' the Engineers' Association of tiie city of New York lunr l(:irne>l with ]irofo»nid grief tliat the revered head of the nalicni, AitnAii.wi I.im-oi.n, has been suddenly stricken down by tlie hand of an assassin; and XVUrrrilS', It is liecoming and ]>ro])er that this Association r-hould i^ive appro]iriate ex|)ressioii to the sorrow whicli ]>er- vades our hearts ; therefore, be it ilr.ooh'crt, 'I'iiat we syiiipatliize with our tcllow-eitizeiis in tiie sad event that lias taken from the iiead of the Govern- LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. ment a statesman whose spotless jjurity of eliaracter, exalted patriotism, far-reaching sagacity, and wise counsel, Ijave given him rank highest among the rulers of the earth, and hi the hearts of the American people a jilaco second only to that filled hy the Father of his Coinitry. ^f,$'ol[Vftl, That the singleness of heart and purpose, the untiring energy and devotion with which he gave himself to the restoration, the strengthening, and the perpetuation of the Federal Union, to the softening of animosities engen- dered Ijy years of civil warfare and strife, to the gradual drawing together again in fraternal bonds the great body of the people so long estranged, are not surpassed by the acts of any of those great historic characters whose names shine brightest and purest in the ainials of history. ^^CS'oU'Cd, That, participating in the general sadness that pervades all classes of the community, we hereby direct tliat all work be suspended in our several establishments on Wednesday, the 1 9th instant, and that the membei's of this Association wear the customary badge of mourning for thirty days. ® h f ^ t . 31 n d V c w ' ;S ^ r i f t y . The nieml)ers of tlie St. Andiiew's Socikti l' met on Tuesday evening at the Maison Doree, and, after addresses by Huoii Maxwell, Robeut GoR- DON, and others, the following resolutions wcre adopted : 331 LINCOLN OBSEQUIKS. WhrrraS, The honoivil aud beloved President of the I'liited States, Abkauam LisxoLN, has fallen l)y the hand of an assassin, whereby the country has been turned into a liiiid iif iiiourniiiLT. ^r.solvrtl, That we desire to express our heartfelt partici- ]iation in the universal grief and horror caused by this hideous crime and appalling calamity, whereby the nation has been suddeidy bereft of a chief magistrate, whose integ- rity of character, eminent pei-sonal virtues, and jiatriotic j)ublic services, had secured him an exalted ])]ace in the con- fisi': ^[e.ssrs. Geo. Oi'uvki;, 1Ii;ni:y A. Smviih:. Kluoit C. Cowi.KN. K. 11. M(Ci-iM)v. .V. W. 1{i:ao- I'OUl), IlKN'in \\ . Ill 1 N 1. \\ II.I.IV.M K. StKOXO, F. A. ('ii.\ki.ini;, \\'m. M. \'i;i:mii.vi;. Will. 1AM l'>Ai:roN, ("iiA-~. II. M \i:>iiAi.i.. l'i:i;i>i;i:i» K S. Wi.nsio.n, Bkn- .lAMiN U. Win 1 iii:i>i'. LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. ® I) a r r (f x r li a n g c. At a special meeting of tlie members of the New York Tobacco Exchange, lield at their rooms, Nos. 50 and .j'J Piue-street, on Tuesday, the ISth inst., it was unanimously ^f.Solrrrt, That wo do express the heartfelt sympathy of this body at the great calamity which has befallen the nation in the death of Abraham Liscolx, President of the United States; and it was further resolved to close the Tobacco Ex- change until ]\[onday, the 24th inst. The Petroleum, Tol»aoco and Drug 'Change, held at the Merchants' ]y tlie national bereavement. About live huii(li('(l crcntlemen were present. Tlie room was appropiialcly decollated with blaek rosettes and han^'ings ; a tablet with the arms of the United States l)eing placed at the end of the chambei-. ^Viiiong the distinguished gentlemen present were ^Ir. Arciiibai.i), the British Consul : Mi-. Charles Kean. tlie riiiiiient Engli-~li tragedian; .Mi- ,Ia((ii; I'.AKKow, .Ml-. .Mi>ii:, .Ml-. ^'u^•NG, editor of theAIbio/i ; Ciias. Mack a v, the poet; Hercules I-]. (iii.i.ii.AN, John (!. Dai.k, Uohkkt Bage, IIenky |-;vi;i;. I'l-c-iili'iit (if Si. (n-orge's Society; Mi-. KoBEjtT Gordon, President of the St. Andrew's Society ; Joiix E. Bonv, Adam Xoi;i;ie. Mr. Pii;i:i:i:p^. llu- \ irc-CoiiMil ; ^Ir. 1>. I'l. iioiTii, .Ml. K^hM;. .Mr. .\su.muke, .Mr. iUsK, .Mr. Ski.i.ak, Mr. Mi Aunn u, Caj)t. Andkiison, of tin- ( 'Jiiiui : Mr. ( 'iiakles Tavmh:, Mr. C.\i.i.i:ni)i:i:, Mr. |-]i>\ii>io.\, .Mr. hiNCKKi:, .Mr. .KiaiiiHAin 1>a.\- I i;i;. Mr. IkoifKiiU'N. .Mr. ('ii\-. I'l: anki.in, Mr. (Jeo. I'.Mai.w. l>r. Ui:ai.i.>, and ( api. 1' \i:km; Snow. t >li liiolioll of .Mr. UollKIM (loKlKiN. I'rrsident of thc' St. .\iidi-c\\"- Society. ll"ii. .Mr. .\ la iiiii.\i.i> wa-<-ho-eii I" pre-idr. aiit' deep affliction. He believed every civilized nation would be stricken with sorrow at the sad event. The following resolution was then presented by Mr. Richard Irving : ^{jiolvfrt, A sudden and awful calamity has fallen upon this nation in the death, hy the hand of an assassin, of its honored and highly-esteemed chief magistrate, President Lincoln ; ^CSoU'Ctl, That we participate in the universal feeling of grief and anguish caused hy the atrocious and appalling crime which has deprived the nation of its revered chief magistrate, at a most important and critical juncture of pub- lic affairs ; and we desire, at the same time, to record the expression of our profound respect for the eminent private virtues and public character of the late President, as well as for the integrity of purpose and uprightness of intention with which he devoted himself to tlie promotion of the pros- perity and welfare of the whole country, in whose service he has fallen an honored and ever-memorable victim Dr. Bealls, Ex-President of the St. George's Society, seconded the i-esolution, whicli was then adopted. The following was offered by i\Ir. WiM. Young, editor of the Albion : Resolved, That we respectfully tender to the bereaved willow and family of the late chief magistrate, the assurance •M5 I, I X r O L X O B S K (i I' I E S . Dt'iiur lii-artlc'lt syiii|i:Uliy and coinlolciifo under this most afiiictivL- disjieusation of Divine Providence. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Henry |]vi:i;. President of the St. George's Society, and yiv. (riLUL.xx presented the following, wliicji was seconded liy Mi-. J. (». Dale: 'ilcSolvrd, That these resolutions be signed by the Chair- man and Seeictary, on behalf of the meetinsr, and be for- warded to llcr Majesty's Minister at Washington, with a reijuest that lie will communicate tin in in such a manner as lie may tliiiik projjer to the (iovernment of the United States and to the family of the deceased President. The resolutions were unanimously adopt cil. f li r iU f t V )) u I i t .1 n V d 1 i r r . i'resideiit .Vt ion has ordi-rcd that every jicrsoii, of whatever degree, in the employ of tin- lioard of Metntpdlitan Police Commissioners, >iiail wear ( lajic oil till' anil foi' thiil\ 'la\>. ami that every police station in liu' ili-partment sliall lie jnopcrly 'lra|icil for a like pciioil. I'olit-f lifa(lt|Uarters ha\ i- Imcm oi iial.ticc, the tollowiiig iii('iiil)ers 1)eiiiijc juiseiit : Jiistio's Cox- XOLI.V, I>0\VI.INli, DoDOK. lIoCAX, LkDWITII, MaNS- KiEiJi, and Shanoi.kv. TIic Hoiioralile Mkiiakl Coxxoi.i.v, on takiiii; tin- >li;iii-. -1.11..I tlir ohject of till- Illictiii'.f to lie to cxin-i'ss tlic scIltillK'llts of tile lioanl ill ri'latioii to tlu- draft siiita- l)le resolutions expi'essive of the feelings (if the Board, who subsequently reported the follo\ving, Avhich were, on motion of Justice Mansfield, unani- mously adopted : ^CSoU'Crt, That this Board is penetrated witli feelings of the most ])rofound regret and sorrow at tlie sudden and untimely death of Abrahaji Lincoln, late President of the United States, by the hand of a most cowardly and blood- thirsty assassin ; and that we mourn our loss, more especially at this crisis of our country's history, when victory had opened the way to peace, and when our lamented chief magistrate, by his patriotic impulses and his honesty of pur- jiose, as well as by the exercise of clemency and magnanim- ity toward the vanquislied, had given us assurance that fra- ternal relations between the diiferent sections would soon be reestablished, and the Union maintained in all its pristine ^■igor and beauty. ilr.SoU'Cil, That the cowardly attack upon the late Presi- dent and upon the Honorable William II. 8EW.\ED,our Sec- retary of State, has not impaired our abiding faitli in the glorious destiny of our country ; that we do not despair of the republic, but trust that Providence will raise up men able and willing to bring order out of confusion, and that these United States will hereafter have one constitution, one Union, and one destiny. L I N C O L X O « S i: Q U I K S . llrsoU'crt. Tliat out of respi'ct for our lamented cliief magistrate, the court-room and office of the Clerk of the Court of Special Sessions be suitably draped in mourning for the space of thirty days. ^C.SoUrtl, That this Board attend tiie funeral and such other obsequies as may take )ilace in connection with the interment of our late President; and that a committee of three be appointed from this Board to make all necessarv arrangements for the carrying out of this resolution, and they cooperate with the public authorities for such purpose. The Justices appointed to said coniniittee w ere the Houoi'able Judges Kelly, Dodge, and Mans- FLELD. a) pen ^ a r (1 of Y> r o h r r s . A meetini; of the Open Boakd of Stock Brokers was heltl mi Mouday, Mr. 8. B. IIakd. Pn-sident of the Board, in the chair. A iiunilier of resolutions hearing on the deatli of the President, and express- ive of siui-cre regret for the national licrfavcinent, as well as a hojiefor its future welfart-, were unani- mously adopted and entered i>n the niiuutes. »w (fl; I u m 1j i » (C U r n c . A meeting of tlie students in the School of Mines, attached to this college, was held on Mon- day morning, C. K. Graice in the chair. A series of resolutions, expressive of heartfelt sori-ow for thf a State, the people whereof shall then bi- in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the executive government of the United Stati's, iiichidiiig the military and naval autlioiity tlit-reiif, will recognize aiitl maintain the freedom ot' sueh persons, and will do no act or acts to re- jiress such persons, or an\ dl'tlicni. in any efforts that tliev mav m.ake for llu'ir actual freedom. MS That tlie Executive will, ou the iirst day of January aforesaid, by proclamation, desij^nate the States and parts of the States, if any, in ^vhich the ])eople thereof resj)ectively sliall then be in rel)eb lion against tlie United States; and tlie fact that any State or the peoph^ tliereof sh;dl on that day be in good taith ix-presented in the Congress of the United States, by meml)ers chosen tliereto at elections Avherein a majority of the qualified voters of such State shall have participated, shall, in the alisence of strong- countervailing; testimony, be deemed conclusive evidence tliat such State and thepeojile thereof are not then in i-ebellion against the United States. That attention is herel:)y called to an act of Cono-ress entitled : " An Act to make an additional Article of War," approved March lo, 1SG2, and which Act is in the words and fio-ures folloAvimr : lie it enacted by the /Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled. That hereafter the following s^hall be jiromulgated as an additional article of war for the government of the army of (lie United States, and shall be obeyed and observed as such : Article — . All officers or persons in (lie military or naval service of the United States are ])n)lilbited from cm- jiloying any of the forces under their respective commands for the purpose of returning fugitives from service or labor LIJfCOLX OBSEQUIKS. who luuy Lave escapeil Iroiii any pertsous to whom such ser- vice or labor is ehiimed to be due ; and any officer who shall be found guilty by a court-martial of violating this article shall be dismissed from the service. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, Tliat this act shall take effect from and after its passage. Also, to tliu liinth and tenth sections of an act entitled : " An Act to suppress insurrections, to pmii^Ii treason and rel)ellion, to seize and confis- cate jn-operty of rebels, and for other })iirposes," approved July 1<'>, iSfii', and w huh sections are in tin- words and fii^ures followini; : Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That all slaves of per- sons who shall hereafter be engaged in rebellion against the government of the United States, or who shall in any way give aid or comfort thereto, escaping from such persons and taking refuge within the lines of the army; and all slaves cajjtured from such persons, or deserted by them and com- ing under the control of the government of tiie United States; and all slaves of such persons found on or being within any place occupied by rebel forces and aiU-rward i>ccu])ied by forces of the I'niteil States, shall be deemed captives of war, and shall l>e forever free of their servitude :ind ih't again held as slaves. Sec. 10. And be i/ y'«r//i'r (Vl'J<'^•(/, That no sl;ive escap- ing into any State, territory, or the District of C'olumbia, from any othrr State, shall be delivered up, or in any way impelled or hindered of iiis liberty, except for crime or some oftense against tiie laws, unless the jierson claiming said MS LINCOLX OBSECiUIES, fugitive shall first make oatli tliat tlio person to wlioiii tlie labor or service of such fugitive is alleged to be due is his lawful owiu^r and has not Iiorue anus against the United States in the jiresent rebellion, nor in any way given aid and comfort thereto; and no person engaged in the military or naval service of the United States shall, under any pretense whatever, assume to decide on tlie validit)- of the claim of any person to the service or labor of any other person, or surrender up any such person to the claimant, on pain of being dismissed from the service. And I (li) liei'eby enjoin ii2:)on and ovdw all persons engaged in tlie military and naval service of the United States to observe, obey, and enforce, within their respective spheres of service, the act and sections altove recited. And the Executive will, in due time, recomm(/n.d that all citizens of the United States who shall have remained loyal thereto tln'oughout the rebel- lion, shall (upon the restoration of the constitu- tional relation l)etween the United States and their respective States and people, if that relation shall have been suspended or disturbed) be compen- sated for all losses b}- acts of the United States, inclndino- the loss of slaves. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to l)e affixed. [32] 340 1. 1 N C O L X OBSEQUIES. I>oue at tlu' city ut" AN'ashiugton this twenty- secoud (lay of Sej)tember, in the year of our Lord t)iie thousand eisrht hundred and sixty-two, and of the independence of the United States the eighty-seventh. ABIliVILUl LmCOLN. By the President, W'm. II. Sewakd, Secretary of Slate. (The (L-manripation ^^■l1clamation. WUcrraS, on tlie twenty-second day of Sep- tcinlxr, ill tlie year of our Lord one tliousand eight hiuuhvd and si.\ty-two, a proclamation was issued liy the President of the United States, containing, among otlicr things, thr tullnw iu'j, to wit : Tli.it I'll the first d.i\ ol' .I;iim:ir_\ , in llu' M';irof our L'nd one tlioii-.;iiHl eight hiuidicd aud sixty- three, :ill |nrsoiis held as slaves within any State, or designated ji;iit ot' a State, thi' |>cci]i|e wliereot' an LIXCOLX OnSEQiriES. shall then he in I'ebclliuu airaiust the United States, shall T;e then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, Avill recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to re- press such persons, or any of them, in any effoiis they may make for theii' actual freedom. That the Executive will, on the first day of January aforesaid, hy pi-ochunation, designate the States and parts of States, if any, in -which the people thereof I'espectively shall then l»e in rebel- lion against the United States ; and the fact that any State or the peoj:)le thereof shall on that day 1)6 in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States, liy memliers chosen thereto at elections wherein a mnjority of the (jualified voters of such State shall have participated, shall, in the absence of stro]ig countervailing testimony, l)e deemed conclusive evidence that such State and the people therei^f are not then in rebellion against the United States: Noiv, tltei'ffore, I, Abi;aiiam Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commauder-in-t-hief of the Army and Navy of the United States, in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and govei-nment of I. I X C O I. X OBSEQUIES, tilt' United States, and as a tit and necessary war measure for suppressing said re])ellion, do, on this first day of January, in the year of onr Lord one tliousand ei!_'ht Inindred and -ixty-three, and iu atrordanee with my ])urpuse so to do, j)ultlicly ])roclaimed for tlie full j^erlod of one hundred days, from the day first above mentioned, order and des- ignate, as the States and parts of States wherein the peoj)le thereof respectively are this day in rebellion against the United States, the follow- ing, to wit : Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St. Bernard, Placpiennnes, Jefferson, St. Juliii. St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assumption, Terre J'xiiinc, Lafourche, Ste. Marie, St. ^laitiii, and < )rlt an<, including the city of X<'W < >rleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia (excej>t the fortv-eight counties designated as We-^t Virgi- nia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accoauic, Northampton, Elizabeth C'ity, York, Princess Anne, and Norfolk, 'nuluilinL;- the cities of Nortblk .ui'l Portsmouth), and which excepted |>aits ;ire till- tin- pre-ent left precisely as if this proelama- lion were not issued. .\ncl 1p\ virine of the power and for the ]>iirpose al'oresaiil I 'I' ord.r anil 'h'elare thai all persons L I X C O I, X O ]? S E Q T: I E S . held as slaves Avitliiii said designated States aud parts of States are aud henceforward shall he fi'ee ; aud that the executive goverumeut of the United States, including the military aud naval autliori- ties thereof, Avill recognize aud maintain the free- dom i>f such persons. And I hereby euji>in upon the peojile so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self defense ; and I recommend to them that, in all cases Avheu allowed, they labor faith- fully for reas()ual)le Avages. Aud I further declare aud make known that such persons, of suitable condition, M'ill be received into the armed servdce of the United States to garrison forts, j^ositions, stations, and other places, aud to man vessels of all sorts in said service. Aud upon this act, sincerely believed to 1)e an act of justice warranted by the Constitution uj)ou military necessity, I invoke the considerate judg- ment of luaukiud and the gracious favor of Al- mighty God. In testimony where(^f I have hereto set my name aud caused the seal of the United States to l)e aiSxed. 253 LINCOLN ORSKQI'IKS. JJone at the city of Wa-sliiugtou this lii-st day of January, in the year of our Tx)rd one tliousand eiglit liundred and sixty-three, and of the Indepenik'nec^ of the T^nited Stiites the eighty-se\'entli. ABKAIIAM LI^XOLN. By the President, Wjl II. Skavakd, Secretary of State- (finis. 1 SM