The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-04-19
Proceedings in the Cit.

the Ire-lleIl anu 81 Nj. Sc"dlut Nd5 lit :
rsnorted in this city at an early hour o.
saturday morning, there was dispositio
with some % receive 70 with Incredibly
s1pp0siug IL might be a mistake or 4 hoax
grr the minuteness and particularly oil Oh
telegraphic dispatches silenced all doubt q
soon o. they were read. A crowd rapid
assembled a. the telegraph Office, AMI
mee,ag OF the citizens was held there. q
which % was resolved:
III. That 900 copies Of the dispatche
concerning TIE intelligence, be printed 70
general distributions;
2l That the Mayor be requested 10 cal
q meeting Of the citizens at o'clock P. NJ
o. the State House, and that he also To-
quest general suspension OF business du
rine tie day;
3d. That The bells Of the several churchc.
and schools IN the city be tolled for Two
hours.
4 committee of 1--WE consisting OF Messrs.
". IT, Chapman, s. d. Bingham. ID. c.
Leach. g. W. Peck. and VI. p. KIborn.
was appointed 10 draft q series Of resolu-
tons expressive Of the sense Of this com
mnnify on this dire calamity, 10 be pre-
senied at the meeting % be- held in the ai-
ternoon. pursuant 10 the call Of the Mayor.
A proclamation in conformity with these
resolutions was issued, ana was observed
bv the citizens. All the fags i'm the CITY
,rora nj half mast and puhlic buildi.os
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q large number "i ciiizeus assembled ~ the
State House yard, and were addressed from.
the steps. Tie Mayor Hon. ]. II. Bartholl
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VII" F''' - w. ''i'e' "'i''i
me committee on resolutions, appointed in
them0rning, reported by Hon. d. C. Leach.
the f,llowinp.
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49, ''o" 'uo sicH' "oI@ o'
-. n.y., -, Il'l .ys'V'in7 'e
0"''' va ~ ,'ssuiiiv i peAceiui character
this occasion ro mass indgment on a. nn
htcal acts. we can. as one man. heariil,I
uhi'e in ll'a4>ihS ms earnestness and SIM
.s'sss , ~ ~ PURPOSE, ms integrity OF charac
Resoirnl Than n isa spTrce Of sincer
satisfaction 10 MS. a. American cjrizens
that amid all the arduous duties that have!
..' on 'lT- Lincoln amid all the try
ies ~ -. ~ ''44S 4's n
- ''''5 SIMS "oivdu III 1llle,
str;l is ;nt'-r,t - ~ 's.oi''oss y, PlI's
toned. and he dies As ne has lived estesme. /
10y all Us that modest work OF God. "ans
honest man.
so,,.ri ,. ''' ~ s..' '''''n ol secretary
patriotic statesman and dinlomatisf vIo
by his superior wisdom. tact and iinesse. ha.
secured The nation from foreign complica-
~, ''''l7 ~ ',l4''ie struggle Win Vin
Rs,ofr.J Thai ,,hile yyc how Nil, NJ. ',r;.i
en- hearts before the Great Ruler of theI
I inverse. We would humby invoke him tOj
S..''' our .,"5ipn III lhis hour oil trial, andI
Janrers ''''@' - '''' '''' ''''''''''''
ON motion tho res,,,,;,-., ,,.,r., .,....;
roo,si,. ,.lo,.,.l
Hon IA ron,-,,..
Adverfin, IN tho .,ro,, ,,,;ooal -.
which had e.ll.1 ,ho -, -
said the beotb of NJ Iioeo,, - -
was or c,m,,.,,;v.l, In, -. IT..
place vonlj d. eu.d IN o,o,ro~ 49,, a.;
nation will mo-, 40 .l;,o.-,,.,;~,, a.. IN
progress onward IN us career. Dul IL va, I
important from his custody of the affairs Oh
the nation, and because he was struck downs
as the existing representative of its power.
which had carried ON the contest with thei
rebels successfully 10 the hour Of hi, assas-
sination. 70 was i'm this point of view that
bis death became of national importance
and wouil be looked on with interest bv tbeI
nations at the earth. lie had been eVpect-
inc some calamity similar 10 this from the
somewhat mistaken clemencv which hadi
been recently exercised towards the rehel-
and We were To learn from this that tbarel
was no safety for the republic eycept bv ~ i
execution of the extreme penalties Of theI
law against treason.
Andrew johnson IS to-day President. All
the powers of Mr. Lincoln have passed iprot
bis hands; and il Is q matter OF interest fars
Us 10 inquire how he stands ON the Great /
questions of The DAY. He was a Southern
man; he had suffered by the rebellion. ands
Yet hal stood firmly by the ilag. the nation.
and thc glorious and everlasting princinleS
on which IL is based. OF his ability patri-
otism and craftsmanship. there could I'll
no doubt; and Mr. l. felt that the republic.
was as safe in Johnsons hands as il bad5
been ~ any time.