, 1865-04-18
CUR EATl0Nhl CALAMITY.
Neeilng Of tie Esr---Report Of the Com
rlttee Cd observation-disclosures
ArEsrstncht> for tie Funeral.
G. o NJ M GIN C0U NGfE,
Meeting Of the Members of the
Theatrical Profession,
r he Stock 1I8chnn
-A6SOctu II upB.

ofthe Chicago Bar wse he'd on Mondar morning.
in the Cnitcd 6lates Court room, to hear the re.
port Of the committee appointed On Saturday to
drsw up eufssble resolutions regarding the calamf-
II which has stricken the nation in the d.ath Of
Its noble President
Judge Higgins called the meeting to order, and
nominated Judge Drummond to the chau. in the
abfe0ce Of Judge Davis, who had left the city for
Washtngtou. The Chair WIS supported by JUDGES
Bur1n.
Judge Drummord, In taking the chair. said:
We have atscmtlcd here tins morning for the
purpcfe Of expressing our sentiments on the great
bereavement the uatlon has sustained In tho death
Of its ch,e1 magistuie Ii is always at alj tne.,
end event for nstion to lose its rulers but It Is
Which We arc called to tpUurn ours. TIE high
Official position OF the victim, bis purity Of per-
fonal Character, the eccne Of The acs-amiast
crowded theater-tsc cscape Of the assassln at
the moment all conspire u render this one ol the
most remarkable events In hfst7ry. "s have A.
sembled a. members Of noble profession nut
Judges and lawyers. lie belonged to our profess
zion, Was one Of the distinguished o:11ments Of
body in this ey and STATE SO 1hat 1t - u With
press cur sentiments on bis cruel dcath.
He vas practitioner IN our courts. parttca-
70 nanT war, and it 1s impossible for any Que
who has associated with him Hs lawyer at tho
Bar, or as Judge heard him, as = counsellor and
In our so1row let not mourn US those altogether
without hope. hepa1ion, It is true. has lust its
ruler, but there Is aa oser.Enttn. Froriaenoc
which will still preserve tho nat.0n. I canuot
ii Tx that the natloral life depend. or caa de.
prnd. upop the Iiir Of any one man. Providence
in is fostering care will raise mp others to take
great republic will p.recrvc the nation Ia its uni
f. nnd integrity. There ure 1nany gentlemen pre-.
s Pei 70 ged ei ta Sssa
Al IN informal Eoectu. nj tho Bar, held on Satuf-
day Eornits, committee cor.istin: Of Messss.
s. B. EooI11s, Samuel ". Fua!eF, Giant Good
rich, Thomas uoync and Corydon Beckw4th VIZ.
appointed 10 draw up resolutions for this neet1n:
to consider. These gentlemen hays doubtless
report. Afterwards speeches from any gentlemen
Will be El.dly herd
REPORT.
prceentet fne 1o1loxsnr M oena11 u lie committee
the Wise etttes,n - h @eau ne pure patfi9
sr and he escacions Il tesman ths ~ ,oe v2na
schffrr fc rnnTjn f4e nnhIa Sacra.a III IL tt
ing in Els hlood. firiil Of hor.nr NM .,G;sE
Ia penetrated every Ine md losai @ hesri Is III.
lrotd lind wh,ie Te st,nn .nn.iIci thst b,.,as
guilt could hxyc Tcached Gcnth at 1nsli1nitv ~
,e:seac y, ta naso avos's y ; tas @ ems M
taye hv tat Ei,ch h-nnrbt -rder,u u,ian ~ ,H.
race throreh The ath Of Aim phn ~ mr. ~ ~ n,nss
and Id ssse it '''~ ''' " AA''4 ~ a'' ~ o'ess
t1yicw tnc coiatoere of crancs xhIei, en1n,nate5
in ,,s fesrfni trsEey ~, ,tv - Eslss
10 bis God. bus seeond Is ftalry to lis Goyetn. @
n,ehrnda ma tnc,nGe. III rt;,no ~ ta so
m nnaqncd eaniHsa n IN gs1 ;bc ne
1n r ~; nsIu1s its ana tap'ne a 1 SuSss are
its ;ns1 rest r4tme IT hfch ,nr,ar;, y, I.a
md tic world vii Stand achasis A&' sAu'oo'7
~ IT. IT. ae9n ,n haa aatnlte h1s Destiny The N
canse ot popular government win The @ eausity Ii @ Of
that Tss whca 5ssaiIe4 ION wlta
n n!e Saen aHac6eo rom within. a civil wnr,
ass uasGo tEgoI Mcas anu luts1tss Icaeoing 70 tae
tea3 lonnuauons q cislt eoc,ety and political
economy, ata ~haea wese 9l almost ee9tary's
CROWN. WIS lnsaRnfhted n the fullest conddence
oi saectea. was prosecuted By ne tn,urecnts with
po apo%e5 s snn energy onis equa!ed " that which
tce Se1y nesGnt O. me contesi snd when tht pros.
peS!s o. tae 5enslson were a. thetr n:st, higher
IN Inu ne.es o, ,he @ strength 81
W. aauou. "in calmness ano se!l.potse und!5-
aee 2! e'sa % tne oa..e a. Of me
m eoe o dna II ~n
Cnl1eu etstcs, as theJ would nave done IN time OF
pt4ee.
Of r power wae needed. i involved sacriacs
" "nlcn Ny cannot aoeqaa1ely speaS. The fra-
MI.9cs , toase ana Ioe qcise!fns Up TESTIFY how
1ieaa1 life, Tue epulaE hea,t The nitas was pr
pts.- paItGLtae sacitnee We feaay-ths hand Of the
ets.,s n s9s me aisane Athelst *ho
beng, extracts he b!csansg ol peace, progress,
titt1ukauon. Gtk 1eae9puon, oio rot fptetpose. and
Arfanam Lincoln ts!i MARTYR 70 ne cause Of IN
menteo y nse p.oou, the AmeIacan nanan Is a
an!s oas ,ne eIonse.t oo !ae lacs ~ sae Taole
fnd 'as al ~ ~ aeas ~ 'nss
p,eb op'y lor Iae sloIzy "a 7f qasI as nss1e our oEn
hrIn.ni,p arY eniichfaUsd cir,,,1poTs peaes
tna lie po;iucal saVa,ion 1s'9, az thc,
s S1S sIa sI;s 81 /,
q woe xhie csr iesrs sss pvnstfatsd With a.
aticrs ana ahr ttnrs il, the EnrE ~ ~ ,son .nc ~
Ie.iioo. the ercat md marnanimons 1~nnie NAV
lndulce no frcl,n: pi yipctc;iveoess or rsy.noT.
rrmrnl~T1nr ,itaf hnm.n insrice he,cn,s ~ ~
cone1iIn;ed anthorirtess ana DICinc yrneeanrs ~
Elm who ha,h SID, 4sTeue, ance il mi:s: viii
repay" We cannot afford to put oarse1Tss upoa
c,Ge. uuman irs1i.e calls for h. blnusi hnt ii.
r1ne re1r,hu1IcD !, sstT h. ress5ras lin IN ,hc
a. see ~ @ 11rzss of 3d "a ed
tnn TIC snr Of remor.e ,5at nlgrr s,sen. ~ ths
rnsvincs Of tbe Torm that nsse1 dlss s'eeps' 'ue
Fsop this picture we tue personal and p.oies-
ata1 - .,.@,d ~ ~ ~ ,t1i,,o ,f Ht. eas WI"
laWyer. cit,zen and = usn. ~ AA' sDA'As:et' 10
r tha tnrra =, ~ ~, n ~. ea-,.a ~ .9a1 ~,
I'VE ~ - - .rinr Ike ~ ;Sp1 ~ eoe
wolves the relative uutttf and prescribes the rule
which "tcmrnsnds what Is right snd prohibits i
In the State or EATON. His character tot integrity
early became historic, and viii live while HISTORY
lives. A. citizen. he IVES the earnest advocate
and conetsnt upholder Of every enterprise to mp
lift soc,ety and benea. hi. fellow man md hts
private virtue: ro: les thsn bis pnhtc acts drew
might he mighty power for good Ia ali coming
tsnc. In socsa: and priEate lie, his heart over
flowed with IaLdress toward al, while ac cver
p1eInont.ion Of his n.gic end, sought
relief tn cenial and quiet hutnor
whirb deiIohfed every me The