New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-18
A PSALM OF PEACE,

The Daily Nees has, of all journals published
lin the loyal States, been the most radically hos
title to the Administration Of Mr.. Lincoln,
because devoted to the principles and policy
(which find their fttest embodiment in Jefferson
Davis We did not expect ever to find leader
lin The Ners that we could heartily approve;
but We very gladly give place to the iollowing
"THR GREAT CALAMITY.
II is as IL pail overhung tie land and IN the shadow
sof il dwcllcd chilled and awe-struck people. A
brotherhood Of poignant that makes
,strong men weep aId veteran soldiers shudder-las
brought all classes and all parties to the dreor eyo OF
.cOmpaniOns in misfortune. Our city looks like ayast
burii ground whose monuments are hung with the sym
bos OF wo and along whose avenues million mourners
1pacc silently in the solemn consciousness OF bcreave
lment II il not only the flags tapping at halt.mast IN
1.-The drilling rain, or the gloomy ystas OF eraped
iacadca that leave the impression OF universal mourn
ling fOf in the s0mbcr looks and thoughtful Sadness
,ol our citizens their dowDcest eyes, their subdued
tones we find the most impressive tokens o. the popu
lar distress
And indeed, it has rarely happened that people,
.haye been visited with such cause for amentatien.
Had it pleased God. by disease or accident, TO take
Iron Us our Chief Magistrate the shock would have
been less But TO see lin stricken down by the brutal
rage Of assassin, murdered OF the very threshold OF
1.-The gate Of peace he about to opn abruptly hurledI
from his sphere Of usefulness at the crisis Of the he
publics fate in such msiotnnf,a that's horrible aud;
pable and caemous, has been concentrated INTO ohes
fatal momen; to oyerwhente country with affection
For first time in our history assassination has thrown,
Its dagger into the political scale. on the disgrace OF
ill., the shame OF it, the peril If ever that crime shond
be identified with the American character act,
us not believe for the honor OF the AmericaAf
name that IL was prompted by partisan malevo.t
ence Let IL not be associated with the record OF
civil strife further than as ne act OF murderer Nn0seS
viii not insul. any section Of our country by pleading
for It's people or their leaders. excupation nom CON
plicy in this hendish decd for IN behalf OF Amer
canisp assert that they will oathe and denouhce
For soldiers have sympathy with assassns lie tleirf
cause right or wrong they strike for Il on the embated
plain AGAINST an armed and ready foe.
The lull extent Of the misfortune involved IN Mt 2
IucOln's death cannot yet be measured 1t depends
upon whether his Will take up the policy Oh
Cancellation that we know the late President had de
tcrminod 10 pursue Lr. Lincoln, or those IN power
was lie best friend of the South In bis kndhe artednes
he withsto0d and baiied the yndictivcncss and isna
csm OF the radicals Of bis party II IS known that hf
had prepared aud about 20 publish Proclamation
OF General Amnesty conolaory IN It's tone and so3
honorable in It's conditions that u would have Oeeus
acceptable 20 large portion Of the south As We hs tof
the conservative people Of The North; Nhas oil
That PROCLAMATION VIII IL De IGNORED, now that.
It's author lies cold 10 death We trust not. 1t,
Is among the loeacios he leaves the ke (
public. Those who have power cannot pay bettcrs
tribute 10 bis memory than 10 ilNl his wishes. HIS
voice viii he wo.c heard in the Cabinet but in the
heas OF those that remain there should he chords echo
inC the words OF peace and forgiveness that he uttered
so brief while before b. passed into eternity. 1hes
living DO honor 10 the dead In compa the unfinished
labor Of love. No filter requiem Ia Abraham Lncolnl
than tie song uf peace swelling nom the grateful hcertsi
of his countrymsn.
lie Ks no hceGtombs-lct his grave be unpoluiedt
by the blood of Americans slaughtered for revenge
Let tie law deal with the murderer: but Tor states
mln.hp and foI the influence Of popular opuiou ilcl
m on al the hour is Peace. Shall toe deed Of single
man prompted by his Own unnatural instincts affect
the policy OF strong Government, and blast d !
hopes that have recently dnHrcd upon the land i
Shall tie legitimate SORROW of the people iorf
the loss Of one whom they trusted and hoEoTedn
degenerate into savage Yindctycness toward isoe
gutcs end, Il this day unconscious ol the crime that
has been porpcrated II would be SANDER on cur 4
emil tcuneLt to believe IT, Noi lctour statesmen and
our people resume the c0nclatory temper that IrC.S
vailed before these dreadful tiGugs came to check the
current Of popular opinion lctit ho said that the gctmf
" Peace was planted by the hand Of Abraham Liuco.l
LET II live AID flourish and become monument 20 DIS !,
fume'