Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-11

Queen-.o-n aud Liverpool on the 3Oth ult.
An address Of coincidence TO the American
people has passed the lower house Of the Aus
Iian Reictsrath o~osnimously.
The Austrian and Swiss governments have for.
-arded addresses to the Protestans churches of
Paris
Napoleon has left Paris for Algeris.
Bourse Wa heavy Rentes closed at s7f.
A vote of cebsure on the Spanish cabinet for
The late military conflict in Madrid. vas lost BY
. large majority.
Italy aud the Pope have concluded an arrange
meat on the Episcopal question. The bishops
are to return. and the Pope will Immediately fill
the vacancies.
A Brazilian mail has reached Lisbon. bringing
Rio Janerio dates TO April 9Th
The MOnteyideo banks are authorized 10 re
sumo cash payments
A large force Of Paraguayans threatened to
invade The Argentine Republic.
An order to attack Brazil aud Buenos Ayres
is eIr eced
LoSpoS. April 20.-On Saturday evening.
April %. an immense public meeting convened,
under the auspices of the Emancipation Society,
in ST. James Hall, to express feelings of grief
and horror at the assassination OF President Lin
coin. and sympathy with the people of the Uni
ted States, and With Mrs. Lincoln. Mr.. Seward
and family. The galleries of the hall were
draped in black and crowded. Admiration was
not only expressed of the late president, and
sympathy wi;hthe people OF the United States
for the loss sustained. but their hearty approval
Of the great cause Mr.. Lincoln represented
The platform contained an array OF Darlia-
mentary gentlemen. and many leading citizens Of
the Metropolis; many ladies we're present, a ma
jority OF whom we're dressed in mourning
Various resolutions we're carried out. The
chair was occupied by VIM. Evans, president of
thu Characterization socfefv MpeCra- Foster Sta-
field, Taylor, Patton, Baxter and BAins, mem
bers OF parliament, commenced the proceed
sings with expressions OF deep sympathy for the
American government, and expressed entire
confidence in the administration of President
Johnson.
The chairman was supported by twenty six in
huential members of parliament and alarge array
of distinguished persons from every section OF
the community.
Letters of sympathy were received from SIR
Charles LYell, Lord Hamilton aud Others.
W. Z. Foster, member of parliament. moved
the first resolution that this meeting desires TO
give u~ttersnce to feelings of grief and horror
with which il has heard of the assassination Of
President Lincoln and the murderous attack on
MIR Seward, and 10 convey to Mrs. Lincoln and
the United States government aud people an ex-
preston OF its profound sympathy and heartfelt
coincidence.
MI. It bSltf ctlui uns WAS tue time WOe0 TIE tie
of blood birding Englishmen to Americans was
indeed truly felt. A thrill of grief, horror and
indignation had passed through the length aud
breadth of Europe and essentially possessed the
heart OF Engiishmen as though some painful Ga
lamity had befallen himself. [Cheers. This
meeting would send by the ship which left their
shores that night its sympathy with the widow
and orphans and The country.
He was confident in his belief that they had so
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would prove what strength free and christian
people have to bear up against every blow
like this. though it.be such a blow as had rare
ly ever fallen upon any commonwealth He ex-
pressed his conviction that President johnson
would continue President Lincoln's work of re
storing PEACE to the country.
Z. A. Taylor, member OF parliament, second
ed the resolution. He expressed deep sympathy
with the A American nation who had lost so worthy
a successor 10 Washington. LincOln's great
task had been fulfilled. He had crushed the rs-
bellion of slaveholders. Time the destroyer will
not draw one leaf from the history Of his glory.
He had no fear that the United States would
fall into srevengeful retributiou. He asked the
audience to remember that for years portions OF
the press and people had heaped epithets and
abuse upon Mr.. Lincoln and..were now trying the
same thing upon Johnson. (Shsme)
He felt confident that the efforts of the new
government would be to continue in the same
direction followed BY Mr.. Lincoln. and that it
would effect a complete restoration of the union,
with the complete emancipation of the negro
Mr.. Lincoln died for that principle, but his death
was not the symbol of its defeat. but Of its Clio
rious triumph. lCheers
Mr.. Dearborn and NJ p Brother concurred
in the hearty tribute paid TO the character and
services OF Mr.. Lincoln. They had seen Amer
lea pass triumphantly through gigantic perils.
and they confidently expected that she would
come out with eqasl iorEitude and with equal
dignity from what was perhaps the last and great
est OF her trials.
Mr. St4nsfeld, NJ. p, moved the next resolu
ton, VIZ:
That this meeting desires to express its entire
confidence in the determination and power of the
people and government of the United States to
carry out TO the fullest extent the policy OF which
Abraham Lincoln's presidential career was the
embodiment, and establish free institutions
throughout the whole length Of the American re-
public.
Mr. Stansfeld said they met not only to give
all expression of their horror at a deed so foul
that history could produce no parallel, but to
show sympathy for a cause which begins by be
ing honorable and great 10 be righteous, and
which by the acts and bv the life and death of its
martyr president had been accomplished in their
eyes.
The south had been fighting for the svowed
and deliberate purpose OF promoting aud perpet
usting human slavery 1t attempted to found
its subsistence on a national crime, and had met
the deserved tate of those who set themselves
against the laws of Goo and man.
The north had been fighting for & common
country, which they would share, but which thew
would not allow TO be torn ssunder. Step bv
step the north has risen TO the hight of the great
holy argument on which that cause wss founded.
Each delay and each defest seemed but to make
the resolve Grmer, and higher. AMI more sure
their policy II anything could strengthen the
states in their trial, il would be the deep felt.
spontaneous and universal sympathy which ia
now travelling TO them from Europe.
Mer J B Potter. Member of Parliament, sec
onded the motion He said he now stood in
parliament a. The successor of Richard Golden,
whose object il was. equally with that Of Lincoln.
to dignity labor. Lincoln destroyed slavery in
America Ii should DC their wish to DESTROY
freedom at home, aud he trusted tina; the result
Of the conf CT in America would be to give an
impetus to the cause OF reform in Europe.
VIM Baxter, N P, supported the resolution
All the events of the last four years had dvin-
died into insigni6cance before the issues involved
in the great contest in America. Not only ~as
the great question OF -lavery involved in the
contest, but the question OF c~onstitu.i onal gov.
Srnment all through the world.
DE did not believe a great cause dependei