pathy with this crime against civilization, and also to give utterance to their sense of the national bereavement: Therefore,

Resolved, That we, in common with our fellow-citizens throughout the country, hold up to present execration and perpetual infamy, as enemies of the human race, the procurers and the perpetrators of the savage and revolting murder of the Chief Magistrate of the American republic, and other like crimes simultaneously attempted but mercifully averted.

Resolved, That our gratitude is due to Almighty God for the leadership of the distinguished dead in the period of our country's peril; for the exemplary purity of his private and public life; for his just appreciation of the national crisis; for the admirable temper with which he met its exigencies in defeat as well as in victory; for his heroic faith in the exalted destiny of the American people; for his self-devotion to the cause of human liberty, even unto death, and for the consolation which we cherish that now, in the triumphant moment of his eminent public service, the hand of the assassin has failed to impair the value of his official work, and has been only able to commit to the historic page the name of ABRAHAM LINCOLN as the second founder of the great republic.

Resolved, That, although this attempt has been made by traitorous hands to reach the life of the country, through the assassination of its distinguished public men, we have unshaken confidence in the speedy restoration of the national authority over every acre of its soil, and the termination of the shock of arms in the formation of a still closer union; in the establishment of a more comprehensive and authoritive justice; in the assurance of an enduring domestic tranquillity; in a more effective provision for the common defence; in a more vigorous promotion of the general welfare; in the immovable security of the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, and in the extension of the benefit of our great example to the nations of the earth.

Resolved, That we recognize in Andrew Johnson the chosen instrument of the American people for the promotion of these great national ends, a patriot statesman,

"Among the faithless, faithful found,"

and commend his incoming administration to the generous and persistent support of every steadfast heart that tempers the sorrow of our national bereavement by an undying confidence in the integity, the perpetuity, and the ever progressive greatness of our American Union.

Resolved, That in testimony of our respect for the memory of our fallen chief, the public buildings of Columbia be draped in mourning for thirty days; and to this end the resident curators of the State University and the county court of Boone county are respectfully requested to carry into effect this resolution.

Resolved, That we tender to the widow and family of the illustrious dead

our heartfelt sympathies for the great loss which, in common with the nation, they have sustained; and request the chairman of this meeting to communicate a copy to them of the foregoing resolutions.

Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the officers. thereof, and that the newspapers of the State be requested to publish the

same.

Resolutions passed at a meeting held by the St. George's Benevolent Society, Cincinnati, Ohio.

At a meeting of the St. George's Benevolent Society, held in their room, No. 102 Walnut street, Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday, April 20, Mr. Daniels, president of the society, in the chair, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted:

Whereas, while rejoicing over the victories which have crowned the arms and secured the triumph of the government of the United States over the rebellion, we were astounded by the news of the assassination of the President: Therefore, be it

Resolved, That with unfeigned sorrow, under this national calamity, we bow before this mysterious dispensation of Divine Providence, and with unfaltering faith in the wisdom and goodness of God, we pray that the people of the United States may have the assistance of His grace to bear this heavy trial with fortitude and patience.

Resolved, That we record our testimony to the exemplary integrity, patriotism, sagacity, and goodness of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, and deplore his death as a calamity, not only to the United States, but to the cause of human progress and freedom throughout the world.

Resolved, That amidst our mourning we are pleased to find that our countrymen all over the United States and Canada have manifested their sorrow and abhorrence of this diabolical act, and with them we sincerely hope that the future of this, our adopted country, will be peace, unity, and prosperity.

Resolved, That owing to this national calamity we postpone our annual celebration until further notice.

Signed by the committee:

J. A. DANIELS.

REV. RICHARD GREY.

E. WOODELTON.

Resolutions passed at a meeting held by the city council of the city of Columbus,

Ohio.

SUNDAY, April 16, 1865.

At a special meeting of the city council of the city of Columbus, held this. day, all the members thereof being present, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted:

For the first time in this country has our Chief Magistrate fallen by the hand of an assassin. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, has thus fallen. For the first time with us has the life of a cabinet minister been assailed. That crime that has cursed and blighted other lands has been inaugurated in this. That practice that ever has produced, and that, if unchecked, ever must produce, first anarchy and then despotism, has begun here. The example has been set of removing a magistrate, not by the constitutionally expressed will of the people, but by murder. Let this example grow into use and there will be an end of free government among us. There can be no true liberty where life is insecure; there can be no stable or beneficent government where the dagger of an assassin overthrows or usurps the national will. To these general truths, of vital importance to society, the occasion presents other and most painful reflections. In the midst of the universal rejoicings over the success of our arms and the prospects of peace, the Chief Magistrate, during whose administration the rebellion had been crushed, and from whose power, influence, and patriotism the most sanguine hopes of a speedy pacification were entertained, has been violently taken from our midst. The banners that yesterday morning proudly and joyously floated from the mast-head, now hang in the drapery and gloom of mourning; and where but lately universal gratulations were exchanged, there are now seen and heard universal greetings of sorrow.

In this most painful hour of a nation's distress, it is most meet and proper that all official bodies and all citizens should solemnly express their abhorrence of the deeds of murder that have caused this distress; that they should deter, by their unanimity, a repetition of such deeds, and should manifest clearly to the world that the people of these States are not, and do not mean to be, involved in the horrors of anarchy, and that they will never give up the blessings of law, order, and free government. And it is also most meet and becoming that the sympathy of the nation for the bereaved family of the late President, and for the surviving and suffering victims of the tragedy, should be expressed. Be it, therefore, resolved by the city council of the city of Columbus : 1. That this council and the people of Columbus view with abhorrence the deeds of murder that have deprived the country of its President, and have endangered the lives of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of State.

2. That this council and the people of this city most deeply deplore the

death of President LINCOLN, and regard it as a great public calamity, and hereby tender their sincerest sympathy to his bereaved and afflicted family.

3. That we desire, on this solemn occasion, to place upon record our appreciation of the high and commanding qualities of the late President LINCOLN, as a man of integrity and a patriot statesman, one who lived and labored for what he deemed to be the honor and best interests of his country, who united mildness and kindness of heart with firmness of purpose, and whose character, on the whole, fitted him peculiarly for the great work of pacification and reconciliation upon which he had entered.

4. That the warm sympathy of this council and community is felt for the suffering Secretary and Assistant Secretary of State.

5. That a committee of nine of this council (one from each ward) be appointed to act in conjunction with such committees as may be appointed by the State authorities and the citizens generally, to make suitable preparations for the reception here of the remains of the late President, should they be conveyed through this city.

6. That copies of these resolutions be transmitted by the president of the council to Mrs. Lincoln and Mr. Seward.

Attest:

J. REINHARD,

President of the Council.

JOSEPH DOWDALL, City Clerk.

IN COMMON COUNCIL, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

April 17, 1865.

Whereas ABRAHAM LINCOLN, a citizen of Illinois, a man eminent for the purity of his life and his unselfish devotion to his country, and for four years President of the United States, while still performing the duties of that office to which he had been re-elected by a confiding people, has been stricken down by the hand of a muderer; and whereas his honored remains are now lying in state at Washington, and the funeral ceremonies will take place on Wednesday next: Therefore,

Be it resolved by the mayor and aldermen of the city of Chicago, That we have received the news of this terrible calamity with the deepest emotions of horror and of grief.

Resolved, That the deceased will stand among the foremost of the brightest names of history, and will be forever remembered with admiration and honor, not only by his countrymen, but by the good and true of all countries and of all times.

Resolved, That while we deplore our own and the nation's loss, our warm

est sympathies and sincere condolence are extended to the bereaved widow and fatherless children of the late President.

Resolved, That a committee from this city be appointed to visit Washington, and in behalf of the citizens of Chicago take part in the funeral ceremonies; also to accompany the remains to Springfield.

Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be forwarded to the family of the deceased, and to each member of his cabinet, and be furnished for publication to the press.

Resolved, That the eminent statesman, William H. Seward, now suffering from wounds received from one of the same band of assassins who murdered the late President, has our deepest sympathy and respect, and our most earnest wishes for his speedy restoration to health.

Approved:

STATE OF ILLINOIS, City of Chicago, ss:

F. C. SHERMAN, Mayor.

I, H. W. Zimmerman, clerk of the city of Chicago aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of resolutions adopted this day by the common council of said city.

Witness my hand and the corporate seal of said city of Chicago, the 17th day of April, A. D. 1865.

[SEAL.]

H. W. ZIMMERMAN, City Clerk.

IN MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Resolutions of the city of Concord, New Hampshire, respecting the recent national bereavement.

Resolved by the city councl of the city of Concord, as follows:

1. That in the death of ABRAHAM LINCOLN we deplore the loss of a great and good man; an able, faithful, and honest President, a sagacious and pureminded statesman, a guileless patriot; in his life the God-appointed champion of Union and liberty, and in his death their sacred martyr.

2. That in the manner of his death we recognize a natural manifestation of the fiendish barbarism of slavery, which, having sought in vain the nation's life in four years of bloody rebellion, culminated in world-astounding murder, striking down the people's chiefest and most beloved servant, and spreading a pall over the whole land.

3. That with humble reliance upon God, in whose hands are the destinies of men and nations, we would take to heart the lesson of this deplorable event as solemnly enforcing the imperative duty of the utter extirpation of human

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