The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-05

| at the beginning OF the war
President and his Cabinet 70 New York 10 give them an
appropriate reception
Ar Fsa susg sled that this would be better deferred
until the celebration OF peace.
Ultimately Committee appointed for the objects
above stated and 1t was understood that the thanksgiv
The committee composed of the following gen: L.
men:--Messrs. W. Dodge, chairman; Hamilton Fish,
Moses Taylor, 5 B. Chittenden A. Stewart, Ed Min
turn, General John Dix, Samuel Sloane, J. C. Greene,
] Surgos, N. H. Grinnel W. 3, Astor w. G. Blodgctt
G. W. Blunt and s. Draper
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board Of Aldermen held an adjourned meeting At
one o'clock yesterday afternoon, Alderman Jones pre-
siding.
The regular order OF business suspended, mo-
ton OF Alderman NORTON who offered appropriate set
Of preambes and resolutions respecting the victories OF
Grant and his ieu.enans concluding with pro vision
for the appointment Of joint committee of both boards
of the Common Council to make arrangements for
grand celebration OF the triumph OF the Union arms and
TO confer with the Chamber of Commerce and other pub
lie bodies on the subject The resolutions unani-
mously adopted and the chair appointed on the COM
mittee the following members Aldermen Norton,
Ryers, Jeremiah, Van voorhs and Farley.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR.
Ths Following communication from. Mayor Gunther
was received
MAYORS oryscs. NEW Yonx, April T. 1865.
pa,oa q our so% sS e With
OCCASION Expressed ysc opposed on principle
AS suated !" embter n over our leow %srns
and good VIII should he object to gain Can not,
FREQ from an displays Of glory eIhlos schsS
triumph and such will tend reconcile people tho
southern States To- renewal of their former political r
oas with m uder which we and they were once so happy
manifestation on part Of a desire to submit
ssuon to restore s o: personal free tom now
thrown down BY military power to dissvow the cruel policy
dty and powers OF the stats governments iron which alone
- can Se 10 nope 70 erJoy ' 9essngs o. liberty and
this time and under these ~
M Mon 1880 ,ny | ~, o. the birth OF Jefferson
fitting occasion Tor ciebra,ion such az think Would de-.
ny and lasting amt, no tnat our oGec are r@'eF
The recent eT,oa endorsed y your honorable body in
nxed on a dry sesrs double rrrr"se Wha o, ~''
sihy based he oaptue or these cic. rave 81 IA IL lie
success Of pnl'cal party the reng.a,on
Lincoln But the lu .y Of hpr br't.a with
n 10 paintcG ,r,ti , W .N3r ~ ana 90 ~
based on picaI lines Of seIr,tia, and r. osrr "a n
s.,rit Of .nHrnhniy aad generous rorlaauce Il
nay be received by peois Of TIE southern SITES a lhe
ppy ansnA o. 40 "a. o. ien seu erection ana good viii
"a 81 Po'ce 10 'n fFhs .os.S % , ~, var
ana ee-ou''lon. o. "opphEl uuNfhEH Mayor.
A h ,h NnGToh mo, "a 20 Teuin tho communication
'o s,e. Mnyo. "-'cn vas auopteu. - .
suiseq eh,iy, on motion OF Alderman FAEIEy, tho
na'tel wa feeonsnered ana the communication was
continued n.hc special couittoe on tie celebration
A,cr tlnsactlng arS, amoun. Oh routine business
'"o ooaIu "oJousneo pn'ti 'o-iiorr"".
Tur nnoorfyN sAvy yAnn' a.
In pursuance Of a general order from Rear Admiral
paudiug all the vessels in commission ttbe Bro,Ivn
Navy Yard holsed the national ensign Mt their mast.
heads Yesterday /, honor Of IN, captnre Of pchmord
b. General Grant national salute fired from the
eA T. on ,h eco. con noc. ~ noon.
more news of the same epcouraenr character as was
presented In the morning papers.
Ihe soop i.~ar Aonongahcia and the gunboat Nyack
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,e esen."s no'e m Issre's square, corner .,
81 "N ~. "'0."'' was ''''''''ae"
~ 49, ~ '"e , ''@so,' . "'l"' ,o' sp'"H0's
, o" " 800 $50 ''' .No'"e'' "'NN VI
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a,ratian A. eoht o,"ock o, ,noion e~J"tge Vh,e
selected To preside. Ito said the scattering was
entirely npronptu no speakers having been invited TO
tha asscmbla9c nnon thc srca. ,ic.or,.' Of th ian
armies. He hoped that the leaders Of the rebellion
Would DC punished ana Toe southern people, as abody,
,orsVen, so th.t We might have one common country
ne sag tne gsnerins WAS k'nd OF rove fcast and he
'hs' any sen.enen whose la,r1p'tm ed niin 70 give
sAPfessiol 20 we Joy IN "hin tisy s participated
A,.er iauslo ny ,no pana, mi IyrnS 1rnn mace an
md IouSy punlad@d '' was '''''ueu :" WIN ''en'0h
"'n .ouuy spphsuoeu -,
" pc'1 ana o'ner vo,un,ccrs addressed inc meet
ng, WHICH, from lhe beginning 70 the close, was enthu
A~eJ"ho'"s' an" AUTHORIZATIONS an Wasn-
1nGtOns
W,sussros AprI a 1ses
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N''er .Ao eao's"chs'' ycsN@uhy' 'ne Guy WAS very
quiet to-day although the recent great victory rather
serss of victories enrr,sscd puac atsntion and con
-, ~ w
'e'sa''on ALMOST eAcuSVe'y. Inc only demonstration
during tho day was parade Of the Third and Fourth
regiments OF General Hancock now veeran corps Tho
roo,nor,s usr, c,r,r,nao. b., c.,o.., Nv -,
h WV u'1 " Doio"e' w. a. Morgan
aud Lieutenant Colonel Cyrus Dobbs and they elected
the admiration and commentator Of all who saw them
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" pr ~ ''"'s
there was very general illumination by the citizens of
chain r,s,ao,o,s a,a r,.oos ,r ,,.,,,... o.. -
w ~ ~ P " business. o'us'' "e'e
issued yesterday Tor an illumination of the public build
ipgs this evening and the citizens generally concluded
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meeting was also called Ia front OF the Patent
Office building for this evening which was attended by