East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-04-19
CORRESPONDENTS.


such as were never before known in
this nation, we find ourselves at last
in this quiet and beautiful spot con-
templating over a elimination SO hor-
rid, so intensely wicked, fendish and
damnable, that our thoughts of it can
take no form but loose themselves in
labyrinth Of vagueness, doubt and
bitter uncertainty.
We left Mt. Clemens Thursday,
April @, ria Grand Trunk Route,
reached Buffalo the next morning. In
that City, as in Michigan, were every
where evidences of rejoicing over the
capture of Richmond. The stars and
stripes streamed out from spar, dome
and balcony in gleesome ecstacy, call
ing so hopefully to mind those noble
and prophetic words of the gallant
Broadhead, "the old flag will triumph
yet" that. it seemed to us as to all
about that the role Of "grim visaged
war was played" and an era OF
good feeling" just dawning upon our
distracted country. All along the
route of tho Erie Railway, the same
demonstrations were continued, and
at Waverly news of the capture of
Gen. Lee-not yet the Lee, however
having been received, the thunder of
hundred gun salute gave additional
zest to the enthusiasm.
New York, where we arrived on
Saturday was just quoting down in
the way of patriotic demonstrations,
having enjoyed week of jubilation,
but Sunday evening at about half
past eleven came the official intelli-
gence which the bulletin boards of the
afternoon had intimated, of the sur.
render of Loe and his entire army to
Gen. Grant, and then commenced an
other week Of jubilee, and with the
rojoiceings over victories won, was
mingled satisfaction at the stable
conditions, business matters were be-
ginning to assume. A graceful and
gradual letting down to the legitimate
standard, rather than any ovorwhelm-
ing crash or senseless panic seemed to
DO the programme agreed upon by
general consent for general benefit,
and the views of buyers and sellers
harmonizing, stimulated trade and
rendered transactions satisfactory to
all concerned.
Friday, April 1Ith, the anniversary
of the surrender of Fort Sumptor, the
day on which was received the newss
that drafting was stopr5d, was OBJ
served by tho ,:opulace as day of
devout thunkfulness. The Evening
Express thus speaks of its religious
ooscrvances:
Good Friday-the anniversary Of
tho great sacrifice of the Redeemer
on Mount Cavalry-was commemo-
rated this morning in all the Catholic,
Episcopal, and Lutheran Churches of
this city, by solemn penetential SER
vices and chants burthened by the
prophetic narratives Of the crucifxion.
The observance Of tho day was more
general than in many years past; all
the churches were thronged by devout
worshipers, plaintive anthems on the
sufferings of the Son of God were
sung; the touching story of our
Saviour's Passion was recited and con-
templated before the successive sta
tons of the cross" which appear in
all Catholic temples, and the great
affairs, destitute of the Blessed Sacra-
ment and every trace Of ordinary
beauty and joy-appeared in sombre
robes Of mourning-in token of the
agony and death of the Redeemer,
which Good Friday brings to vivid
remembrance.
The following extracts from "the
spirit of the Press, on Good Friday.
From the Expross
THE GOOD NEWS.
This day, Good Friday, though
solemn Fast day in some Of the church.
es, is one Of rcvercnt and hearty
thanksgiving to more Of the people of
the United States, than any other day
of the two weeks past, of the year
past, or of any period during the war.
1t is like the bow in the cloud. 1t
promises sunshine, Peace, Restora-
ton, Fraternity and good will among
men. 1t carries joy to thousands Of
families in this city, and to ten thous-
and families elsewhere. 1t declares
ofncially that no more men are re-
quired to close the war-that no more
recruits are needed, and that all
Drafting is stopped in the Loyal States.
We heartily thank Heaven for all
this, and wait with impatience the
hour when the last rebel army will
surrender to the lawful authority of
the Government of the United States,
when the flag of the Union shall float
over every hamlet in the land when
a national day shall be set apart for
peace, and the whole people, North