, 1861-05-29

lowed by universal sentiment that his death
mustand would be espeedilyand fearfu]ly aveng.
ed. The northern people are not even yetawake
to the greatness OF the extremity that lies be-
fore them. They have as yet scarcely realized
the meaning and ultimate result Of the vast
movements whose eMoniclings they have read
for weeks past. The day in which Mnssschu-
setts's blood WAS ehcd in Baltimore, removed
the ecales from the eyes Of men for the time;
but though those dead soldiers were sternly
mouIned for and many oaths registered to
ayerge them, that event was so detached and
Eo many days have elapsed without any recnr-
renee Of like tragedies, that the acute excite
ment which the9 1 Rzsysiled, had IN great de-
II startling neWB from the war-dlstficts and
the continual ,display; Of st1ategical tactics
had done much to tone down the public mind
which would have been glad to have been
kept On the stretch There has been all along
ace1tain e1citenent,:+t to- be, sure, but It has
positive movement aud has oecasloned fre-
quent expressions Of opinion that the Gov
eminent was moving too slowly. The natural
eagernes8 Of the American mind to put things
through is apt to incline every man among Us
to be impatient for checkmate almost before
the pieces are set on the board With the
news OF last evening came sense Of satiafac-
tion, TINT aggressive movements were to com-
mence, and to-day when the report Of Els
worth's assassination flashed over the wires,
the effect Wns electrical. Ae On the Baltimore
murder day, the blood r1n like fire In the
Teins Of every man, md the brows Of al we're
Knitted and vengeance eprang to every Lip.
quired to teach us what lies in the future, 90
that We may nerve ourselves for the struggle,
and prepare so to strike that our blows shall
tell
Yesterday our Legislature closed its extra
session Of ten days. Its acts were important,
and contrary to legislative custom, the most
mRorSndt danag tnng ~fre re taneR dS hold FIST and
lpprized through my letters and other chan-
neIs Of its chief proceedings. Not very i'm
portant but yet interesting Was one feature Of
yesterday, Just previous 10 the adjournment
The House took recess Of an hour for tho
purpose Of singing certain familiar patriotic
songs. Among them were several OF our re-
cogniscd national airs, and some Of the COM
positions to which the present crisis has given
birth. "Star Spangled Banner aud "Hail
Columbia" i" OF course, led the way. Mr. Lunt's
fine sopg Of "The Pilgrim Fathers" and DR.,
Holmes's "AImy Hymn" were among the
Of Massachusetts, turned Its voice. And right
grandly did the 1nwgiyers lend themselves to
their Tork Of melody. The enthusiasm Eas
vast. The chorusses rolled up with swell
that made the arches Of the hall Tesound. I
had not fancied that 80 much choral force re-
sided in the Legislative lucgB. After the pa
triotic EentimeRt Was eatisfed bv the duo rem
6erinp of onr yariouslnational anthems. snfrit
Of deYotion fell on the assembiy. nna the a.
sembjy betook itself to the Harmonious inter
pretatfon Of certain psalm tunes known among
Us as "Continental,' = Penny y-royal1" and the
roamed with utter freedom amid the mazes Of
umaieaty" and 1.-THE fuges Of INeW Jeru.a
lem.s' nCoronatlon, u, ugt. Martins." and
ofher stand.bvs, whoeo names have seceded
fIom nv memory, but whose burden is always
fresh, were given with an energy worthy of
even Massachusetts Legisfature. The
mantle Of Billings and Holden. aud other
New England psalm-Triting WORTHLESS, might
veil fall upon the shoulders of several
| Of our representatives whose names would not
interest yonr readers. The devotional phcse
Of this concert vas, I believe, altogether spon-
| taneous-on1y the patriotism was premea1ta-
| ted. No doubt the clliyalry will sncer at the
"snuf1ling, pealm.8fnging, puritan rascalB ~
| bnt they may remember that the chevallers
| whom they delight to call their ancestors,
enee1ed At similar parliamentary practices in
| Cromwellian days whether the result juati.
fed the Bncer, Is matter Of history. I wish the
gallant cavaliers could have had an opportu
nifty Of apprecinting the unction with which
the :" Missionary Hymn" wns sung. There arc
certain lines In that time honored hymn which
address themselves with peculiar force to the
relations at present exi ting between North
eis, In the voices Of the singers which symbol
lied the Northern resolve to fulfil its mission
| Of freeing the Southern land from errors
chnin' before the close Of this great contest.
Business is now showing, IS much as 1t prob.
ably viii show, the effect of tue var upon it
liked war basis. Thus lar there have been
comparatively tcW failures among Boston mer
chants. Their relations with the South ore
not so Intimate or extensive as those OF most
cities Of similar commercial Importance; and
think moreover that B9ston merchants gen
vivid anticipations Of trouble ahead and took
IN sall accordingly. The result is that bntfeH
ind themselves really IN corner. The mos1
hardly ptnched class OF merchants are tht
boot:9ud shoe dealers, vino have suffered
heavily: the stoek-m3r SHOWS ma!keS
depression, as might WILL pc looked lor, ~ al
description OF fancy articles put the sterling
stocks maintain fin tone, though transac
t1ons are not large. The TaliFoad stocks art
slgnaliy firm, standing almost where they
Etood before the cannon blaZed nt Sumter.
M ban set N nc Notion ~ tTo j., weeks ago. te
rolled itself into quite formidable proportions
The sum Of Il 900, or upwards, WIS subscribed
BY various gentlemen for sending the "Arm.
Number" Of the Atlantic Aonthly and Variou;
private parties have sent on Liberal gifts o
books. A committee Of citizens has take,
hold of the movement aud established depo
for the reception Of any books, pamphlets O.
newspapers that any body may choose to send
A clergyman of East Boston has contributes
eeycn or eight hundred volumes, and th1
Tact Society here Is emulating the gene1ou
appropriation Of it's Ishall saY1 sister or RIA
III New York. I hone it will be more cateeor
| ical in its eynreesif,ns Of natr;otic devotion
than that akilitul non-committalIst,
In Conversational Distrfct No. j. conyen
tion cnlIed to nomfuate a candidate for fl
seat yncatcd hv Hon Chorles FrancIs Adams
held ifs session Yesterday. Il wss nnc-nnrtV
or Tafier m sii.1s1fr aesemblv, The c,fi VI
general and every noliticaI 6re.nIzation Va
fenresenfe1 Po1n{ar oninion settled dowl
WITH eTtraord{noTv unanfmity upon HIM. E
= Thnmna late :J1da,e ~ ff7e Sn6reme Cnur!
NJ he man fnr tha nface and the fi,nes and h
waa nominated in eonyention bv ucclamatiou
Connresa the nioce ~ onr newly an66oint -
Ssnfstar - = ~ ~ ~ T,!hi;t ser1ts
IL The oo;ner ~ tecnrine ~ t1e fa}enta ~ II Tnd1
Thomss a. - nossaazes c1ra+ n,en4a1 ~ ncu,ne5
atronr co,7-oor ssnsa sT5 4Tacnt;ve ~ ahi1it,
~ MS ord;r.~ darrae a. and n so1,nro.,a eiS az
onenca ols;n r. +baf ~ Wehatcr - w;11 ~ ~
rcer - 1aaE9 - 1os enr " national hans "A1'
The Gorernor 1 = - 9i1d ~ not hsvn a chanca IN vet,
t1,e Il Ho,n. cn.-ais I'm es 4 Wne wen era1i' iii
reno,+ ~ ha awnn15 - 5o r. ~as ~ recsI1ad ~ ~,
1fgfs;ntnrn hstora Ma nf1r3ol 5acsainT ~ -
1na5e. : The st.tnt. hoo1s wa tbna ssTed r.
eucumbrance nf useless bil1. We ehonId
hoEeyer. readily acnn3esff IN fhe formation n
1Hone Gnards,s ii id5ifu,z.- II ali IF iran
von1i EXHIBIT The mod nractica] nuai;ties =
the aHome Guard; Of Medford This bod