, 1865-04-17
RECEPTION OF the NEWS In
CHICAGO.
The City Draped in Mourn
ingg--Universal Sorrow
Cessation of Business,
Adjournment Of the Courts--.PrO-
ceedings Of the Bar---Meetfng
ON 'Change --- Religions
Services--The Evening
Gatherings.
HOT WRATH OF TIE PEOPLE-.-4 nay
OF SADNESS AND SORROW.

Lincoln is dead; Seward dangerously wounded
the prcaideut Of the United States, and his mos
valued adviser, both strnck down at one fel
ewoop: our beloved President periehcd by the
hand Of The dastafdly assas;in. The nation
1nourns.
So great grief hes moi tefal1en Us at apy time
since the first p-ee In our national hi.eory was
written; SO screre a loss We hare never before
been called to NOUN. Sad, indeed, the Calamity.
unspeakably deep the bereavement. Dopbly great
at 1his time, when the fate OF the nation hangs in
the balance when the whole of the terr1bls bisto
ry of our four ycars Of war is merged into;sie NO.
MEET, This, the er1s,s Of the nationa power, iatt
nov that NIL eecms to depend Oh the skill ol the
attending phyeici.n, h- II taken away, and We ara
LETT 10 eeck sruEe advisers. to rely on treatment
dictated by otheft, whose slightest mistake my
be death to The patient
-Four years the ehip Of stste has pursoeahe.
coin. and his chtcr officer Seward Ga!iantIy the
bark has breasted the waves and 6tcmmed 1he
ndc, and tossed the foaIn1nE epray from her bows.
md rode steadily along o. eyer .ae Iasins billows:
the dlrest confusion the snIp was Oft mcna ed ~
the fury Of the elements. but whether q steady
storm that threatened to cleaye the saila asunder
or the short chop which takes unawates and
brings down all By the board, he was slways pre-
pared. lu the daEkest moments his hand Wis
ever on the helm, and l,s voice. calm and eenia, !,
command and cheer. Nov the vessel approaches
the port. the storm set howls, the tempest Is moi
h1ahcd, and The breakers heaye IN sight.
The good captain has marked the way. he
knows just where to run through to bring the
vessel tafc!y INTO smooth water. His hand
il on the helm and his eagle eye scans each foam-
ing crest, and movce rhe wherl to meet ihe wave
just at this momentous crieis he Is stricken d0xn
and another must take Ills place. Even in that
brief spacc ef time the vessel yaws. her head
turns Iuwsrd. the treacherous rocks, and the
Trecke1s on the adjacent shore lsugh in demuuiae
clee as they think Of the swlff approaching de-
euuction. shal! we weather the cape is b e.rd on
a1I hands, The crew. before confident In the skill
Of their commander. nos look w1sttuliy and sadly
ut the thresienins danger, and we'll may the new
steetsman be pardoned q thuddcr at the awful re.
s2onsibsltty thus suddenly thrown upon him. The
Cftff 1T the loss OF their beloved chief, poignant
though II be, Is but shadow to the deep murky
cloud which menaces the safety Of all on board.
down at the instant when he could be lcas eparct;
taken from ps at the moment of alt Others, when
his presence md Cuidnnce was all.1mportant. The
removal, I'll pale into tnstsniacance before the
feeling Of nationat peril. He Was, under God, the
hope Of our salvation.
inty a It Is ihs rst Instance II he kind olu il te
h1etoTy Of onr Continent Among the despo1rns
Of the Old World the imperial record is litle else
and usurpations Of power. Grccisn kings, Ko-
man .empcrors, Assy1!an rulers. French and
Euglish mouasces, Russian emperors and
and violent deaths more often than they
have been permitted to close thsir
1eigns peaceahly and die in the boaom Of thell
Senate chambeE. though standing ont ~ We'll
defined event in history, was yet remarkable, only
Tor i,s moro than usual boldness. Bur we h1ye
bsrc been so admirably framed thai al dsnses
Of this clnte Of crimes was considered to have been
otniatcd. So fat bas this idea pcrmented our lecH
II. e. ~
crime Of prceiden'icide. Treason asains- the gov
ctnmentis defined. but We hare no iEeasuu against
fhc executive, The only nation on the ssce Of
the earth which has not deemed it necessary to
reaoIt to such euactuen1s, we Euddenty lind our
aelvee net By an exhibition Of the crime, which
Hnds no parallel in history, q CRIME at which
even The flends Of the 6oito14leas pit might
blush and Satin himself pale hls brow IN horror.
Such er1mc Is unparalleled. because without
excuse. We netd not to enicr on my eulogy Of
she late President e could nGt wt1;e 50 wi Of
aa even hts batterest enemies will do now tina,
ts tsken from among Us thus rudeiy. sunics 1t to
ample OF the mildpese which has always charac-
Ierized his frmnses In dealing with the rebellion
and rebels. Though the country has been CON
traitors within the camp have competed for the
crown OF !nfamy with 1rlitors without not one
.aS1l,an has b. cn pa' to death; during the iou'
wears Of bis nGI1t.l.tlatiou. All who have beer
ppt to death have rendered themselves anenab}t
10 the laws Of waI BY entering the army eiihe,
osh OF soua f1o e. a,5r 5o@ haSa IN, ~,
IN few case. executed, hut t1cr,
are few who will not resdity admit thst in th1
respect TOO much leaisacy .i b. @ hsen shoTn a.
country. and whether IN the future 1t be possible
10 produce bis equnl, most certalnly n?t in tht
past Or IN the present has Eu'er erer II lived VIII
<sntm,v displayed uniformly by our late President
Well may the rebels expert TO hea. from the lips
Of johnson the reply made by Rehobosn to The
old men: sMr fa;ner did beat you with whips
but Will chnstlse you with scorpions" Suhse
Qucnt events vii. show thu. they have Jumped ou
or the fryinf pau into the fire.. The deed VII
mity By the intent Of sarao to pluck The AlmtsntJ
Well may tie nation weep-fountatns Of teazs
can never be Oiled, either In the executive ch4tl
or in our af1ec11one- Who but be could hart
brought us safely through this fiery trial. landing
bs ia slss
ecllos If gone. Our grief at has loss to ourselves
ieeo great that We can scarce spare tho19at t
All loved and guarded equally by. him. In hiI
loss We mourn parent. His own family scarct
loved him more dearly tuan the Grcat heart Of tht
American peop.e.
name ou ht to be buried ont Of sight. 1t 10 I
Thousand pitcs TINT be has immortllixtd himse!
hy the deed, which lacks In adjective foccib't
enough to, c1pfess i's hldeous character. Il
smother column &c ctrc the chief points IN BIZ
history; out Of Gc!esenre TO the pnoiic curiosity
regretine the ne;eesty OF dong so. especially a
there n1e strong ground fos hti1er1ng that Ont
chief 1nciEemcnt to the deed was the knoEiedge
1h2t Le would live IN history. 80 Better damned
ph1yt uat1y~ tl:1u die unknown xss his motto
and like the tneendsary who Cred the Eiaes.a,
temple. he vas willing 10 s7.riGce n' 10 gain tn
fine he Eorcht. Tue justcst punishment TIM
could be tucted out to Ills omhftion, would b.
wsrd, that be meet It's doom au1d stuaied ner'ecs
with no eye to zee aim, unconscious that he Is tn
oljIc1 Of extraordinary detrstst1on.
Tho NcxEs In Chicago.
The eoYrow which afflicted The whole nation
nowhere was more deep thun In Chicago. Lfncol
was especially the 1an Of our Choice: he h4
been largely Identified with W from hls earl
mannood, had lansbt& cud talked with ia. sahorts
Old cltlzsn4. and received hcsc his nom,nanon 10
The high Office which he held SO successfully, an
Ia which he. fell In ChfesSo he was warm:
admired, chetr:rlls supported during ~ ilie' ~ !,
,mpha,ically *sthr man oi the people, 1t w1
pa though one had becn taken from our oE1
unldst-unc whum above I'll oihes: We e1ehtet
The news came in at 80 late an hour On Friday
night. ftar none EIeE It till theI rose from theil
bids on Saturday morning. and read the full Dc
never bcforc await them. DEstne.s men WHIT
alxpys nike their paper, with their codtc. wer'
startled by the ncs;s a. hundreds oi bseaki,st m
The ftrI cts wcreskarly filed with anxlous faces
9he newspaper ot0ces were bescged vita ioGai
NIL TO- is1rn M me ,e hesu 81 me TT
shut md Seward e'anbed. Sorrow and indasn.
ttun struggled for the HastcIy in thou.anl
ss ssr "tsss,i sssie 's.sea' 5:a sss.i6
b The announcement tn,t Secretary Seward ba
se sx S1oasde sSsng - nts
aId iouc eobs were frequently htata; These wcl
atmnst the only audible saunde cmittsd. Even
iiinp The news 10 friends who had not befol
neayd It men spoke almost in Ehlapcf. The
c1nae conjecture. The fEst shock Of grief owe
the m,nus or the peuple sadly reverted to possib
eouscquencee, and to th: qucst.un whe'her th
Gcrr ihe rceu}t Of a conspiracy org :nlzed by Il
Ennfhern leaders. or OF some SMALLER hody
brutcs VIM handed tocetheI on: Of sheer dian0ls
TO pinsk .1es aeS1 to u ihinE M ,acS eoud mol I'd p
sSemeeIses to do IT, and indeed the 20
row which peryadea oil hearts was o-
en- en- FIJI Her ps eses showed toc deep Dc Working 1t
in and told how dangerous would have been eSt
m imn,led Justification of t:e decd All busane
se, ~as 1 To- enforee the rule which was sclfimpos
~ ~ least NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the peop!
The tanks. the board Of Trade, the pceac 9:ncs
al closed for the ds as f1 'n ~ ION
bnfiHinr fnr ;hc fair was postponed, A m3jort
Of he saloons even clos"d their doors. and
Of 1saeya tSst places &C. Woad
=, nnrn duriuz tie day or evetlng, the renlnil
ooes follov I'd the example when they Eaw he
vrTy geucra!ly the rule wss adnptcd7not o.
piase 81 AMUSEMENT wss open o9 SATURDAY.
~ enG Swel1inx. tue Curt House, Custo
s Mcnse n ho,els. and other pablc buildings IA Il
M e ts 'Se fS Msss a or az
nouf usIu ..a.r erfrc etecple u masthead mour
{n1,y III noated At hs mast thr nauonal cas ;as,
anS.- sli IT the leading stsrets, and IN front
ss IL 2yss ass ses9 s9S ~;
@ nanaeaSS r uanp srne there Mas tcarcsls m e1cepi
70 lhts General exhibition Q. sorrow T. the AZ
eira,,on Of s,ur huloved President Eyen M ~ psu' M
1sir1,e anon the street wore cfapc upon msa ~ ~