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HEADQUARTERS ALBANY ZOUAVE CADETS,

Co. A, 10th Reg't N. G.S.N. Y., Albany, N. Y., April 18, 1865. At a special meeting of this organization, held this evening, the following expression of its sentiments was unanimously adopted:

A strong column in the nation's defence is fallen! Liberty mourns a champion-humanity a friend. The great head of the republic has passed away; and as citizens and soldiers we desire to publicly record our sorrow and give expression to the admiration we cherish for the spotless purity of the character of the departed, the singular originality of his mind, the firmness of his resolution, the courage of his temper, and the success which has crowned his efforts to preserve unimpaired the integrity of our federal Union. We solemnly renew our allegiance to the sacred cause for which he died, and pledge ourselves to cherish in grateful remembrance the virtues he illustrated and the principles of government he held so dear.

"Nothing can cover his high fame but heaven;

No pyramid set off his memory

But the eternal substance of his greatness."

In his life, without a stain or blemish to disfigure his private fame, he was crowned with glory in his public career; through every casualty and round of action he stood a model and exemplar to the human race. In the disinterestedness of his acts, the nobleness of his designs, and purity of his motives, he stands without a rival or an equal-ornatus Dei. The unrivalled accuracy of his judgment is demonstrated in the extraordinary success of his eventful career. Knowing the power of truth, he renewed his strength day by day with the consciousness of being right. Without a doubt of the issue-placing entire confidence in the strong arm which had upheld the nation through a succession of dangers and disasters, aided by the prayers and support of millions scattered all over the world-he pushed on unerringly in his great purpose, and was enabled to see the dawn of universal victory and peace. Alas! that the bright dream of reconciliation and restored brotherhood should be disturbed and the page of history contain the recital of the "taking off" of a character so beneficent, so firm, and so mild, so enthusiastic and yet so rational. "Wherever among men a heart shall be found that beats to the transports of patriotism and liberty, its aspiration shall be to claim kindred with thy spirit."

To his family and friends, upon whom this affliction falls so heavily, we would give assurance of our heartfelt sympathy, with the hope that the Divine Comforter may pour His healing balm into their hearts.

The usual badge of mourning is assumed for the period of sixty days.

L. U. LENNOX, Captain.

D. S. BENTON, 1st Lieutenant.

H. M. WATSON, 2d Lieutenant.

A. MCROBERTS, Orderly Sergeant.

WM. A. HAMILTON,

WM. H. BURHANS,

C. C. NICHOLS,

J. H. HASWELL,

Sergeants.

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To the honorable William H. Seward, Secretary of State, United States of America.

At a meeting of the board of directors of the Young Men's Christian Association of the city of Albany, State of New York, the following expression was adopted with reference to the recent national calamity:

I. God has laid his hand on us, as a nation, sorely, in removing by a sudden and terrible death our beloved Chief Magistrate, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. We bow beneath the stroke with resignation, yet with deep sorrow. We supplicate His grace to sanctify the mysterious dispensation to our people, that we may be enabled to look unto Him in the hour of darkness, and confide the interests of this great nation to His paternal care.

II. The hand of the assassin has sought also to lay low the President's chief adviser, William H. Seward, the honored son of our own State. We see in these crimes the legitimate fruit of that treason whose seed was planted in secession, and whose growth it has cost the nation four years of bitter struggle to uproot. We believe that God has a great work for Christians to do, in educating the rising generation to right sentiments of loyalty to our government and its free institutions.

III. As members of the Young Men's Christian Association, we renew to President Johnson the pledge we made to his lamented predecessor. We will pray God to sustain him in the arduous duties of his office, and give him wisdom so to direct the affairs of the government in this time of peculiar perplexity, that our nation's integrity may be secured, and peace in righteousness once more smile on our land.

JAMES H. THOMAS, Secretary.

JOHN. E. PAGE, President.

ALBANY YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION.

At a meeting of the executive committee of the Young Men's Association held at their rooms, April 17, 1865, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted:

Whereas, in the very hour of our restored nationality, after the complete and glorious triumph of our armies, at a time when perplexing difficulties of policy were vanishing before a generous and magnanimous statesmanship, and when the glad heart of the country, full of passionate longing for reconciliation, was about to find expression in a grand jubilee of enthusiasm, the President of the United States and the Secretary of State have been made the victims of most cruel and inhuman assassins, whereby the national joy is turned to sadness,

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and the white robe of returning peace stained by a crime unparalleled in atrocity and infamy: Therefore,

Resolved, That while we bow in submission to the mysterious dispensation of Providence, which in the death of the President of the United States has afflicted our country, we desire to express the grief and sorrow that fill our hearts in this our national bereavement, and our detestation of the crime which, in the person of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, was perpetrated upon the whole nation.

Resolved, That we believe ABRAHAM LINCOLN, as a ruler, to have been governed by patriotic motives and honesty of purpose; and when we remember that in the darkest days he never despaired of the republic, but, in the last acts. of his life showed that he was actuated by a spirit of charity and conciliation toward the enemies of his country, the exercise of which gave promise of the speedy restoration of the Union, we cannot but regard his sad and untimely death as a misfortune to the whole country.

Resolved, That the wicked murder of the President while he was endeavoring to force obedience, on the part of the South, to the laws and government of our common country, and to restore peace and union once more to our land, has but strengthened our love for our country, and given us renewed assurances, by the common sympathy of all good citizens, that the Union must be again restored, and the national authority asserted and maintained over the whole land.

Resolved, That the rooms of the association be draped in mourning, as a testimony of respect to the deceased, for thirty days, and this committee, and the association at large, will unite with the city authorities or citizens of this city in solemnities suitable to the occasion.

Resolved, That the president be, and is hereby, authorized to call a meeting of the members of the association and make the necessary arrangements for properly attending any funeral obsequies of the late President of the United States, or otherwise taking part in the day set apart as a day of mourning for our national bereavement.

Resolved, That these resolutions be published in the city papers.

FRANKLIN EDSON,
President Young Men's Association.

Proceedings of the city council of Boston, April 17, 1865, on occasion of the death of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.

CITY OF BOSTON, April 17, 1865.

A special meeting of the city council of Boston was convened at 12 o'clock this day, by order of his honor Frederick W. Lincoln, jr., mayor, for the purpose of expressing their respect to the memory of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the late President of the United States.

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

There were present at this meeting the mayor and all the aldermen. The board having been called to order by the mayor, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted:

RESOLVES.

Whereas, in the providence of God, the shadow of a great grief is now resting on the people of the United States, in the sudden death, by the hand of violence, of their beloved and honored Chief Magistrate, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, now officially announced to the city council by his honor the mayor: Therefore, resolved

1. That in this early hour of the nation's bereavement and sorrow, the greatness of our loss cannot be adequately expressed by words, but it is evinced by the unspoken and unutterable language of the heart, and the tears of millions of our loyal countrymen, telling how truly and affectionately he who was from the people and loved the people, was loved by them.

2. That we devoutly thank God for the noble work our loved and honored President was permitted to do for the nation, guiding it with consummate sagacity and skill through the most difficult epoch of its existence; that we recognize especially his great wisdom and foresight in issuing his proclamation of emancipation, which will entitle him to the gratitude of the lovers of liberty throughout the world in all future ages, and give him a place in his country's fame by the side of the immortal Washington.

3. That we accord to the family of our late Chief Magistrate our heartfelt and tender sympathy in their irreparable loss, assuring them that we cherish as one of our country's priceless legacies the memory of him whom the nation.

mourns.

4. That the atrocious attempt to take the life of our Secretary of State, the honorable William H. Seward, and the assaults on the members of his household, have excited the liveliest interest for his preservation, and we trust that his life may long be spared, and his valuable counsels continue to benefit his country.

5. That we assure President Johnson of our cordial support in the great task devolved upon him by this horrible crime, entreating him to believe that the nation, instructed by this last bitter experience, will sustain the government more unitedly than ever in vigorous and effective measures for suppressing a wicked and unnatural rebellion, in meting out justice to all its abettors, and securing the amplest guarantees for peace in all coming time; trusting that he will not pause until every seed of its possible life is destroyed, and our whole country rests on the sure basis of full and impartial liberty.

6. That as a proper mark of respect, Faneuil Hall and the City Hall be

draped in mourning for the period of thirty days, and that on the day of the funeral ceremonies in Washington his honor the mayor order all public offices, schools, and places of amusement to be closed, and request an entire suspension of business on the part of our citizens.

7. That a delegation from the city government, consisting of his honor Mayor Lincoln, two aldermen, the president and three members of the common council, attend the obsequies of the late President of the United States.

8. That a eulogy on the character and services of ABRAHAM LINCOLN be pronounced before the city government at an early day, and that a joint committee be appointed to make the necessary arrangements.

9. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the President of the United States, the heads of the different departments at Washington, and the family of the deceased.

The passage of the foregoing resolutions having been advocated by Alderman Nathaniel C. Nash, with some appropriate remarks, they were unanimously adopted by the board, each member rising in his place.

The Chair having appointed Aldermen John S. Tyler and Charles F. Dana as a committee, in behalf of this board, to attend the funeral obsequies in Washington; and Aldermen George W. Messinger, John S. Tyler, and Thomas Gaffield, upon the committee of arrangements for a eulogy on the deceased, as contemplated in the eighth resolve, said resolutions were sent down to the common council for concurrence, and the board of aldermen then adjourned. Attest: S. F. M. CLEARY, City Clerk.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The members of the common council were called to order by the president, William B. Fowle, esq. The message of the mayor having been read, the resolutions adopted by the board of aldermen were then submitted to the common council. Their passage by this branch of the city council was advocated by Messrs. Clement Willis, of ward 8, Joseph Story, of ward 5, Benjamin Dean, of ward 12, and Solomon B. Stebbins, of ward 10, who spoke most earnestly and appropriately on the subject. The resolutions were then passed unanimously, in concurrence, each member present rising in his place.

The Chair appointed Messrs. Solomon B. Stebbins, of ward 10, Benjamin Dean, of ward 12, and Moses W. Richardson, of ward 11, delegates, on behalf of the common council, to attend the funeral obsequies at Washington, and the president of the common council, together with Mr. Joseph Story, of ward 5, John C. Haynes, of ward 9, Summer Crosby, of ward 12, William D. Park, of ward 7, and Solomon B. Stebbins, of ward 10, were joined to the committee of arrangements for the proposed eulogy on the illustrious deceased.

The common council then adjourned.
Attest:

W. P. GREGG, Clerk.