The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-04-22

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EAssnbozou. Apra u, 1864.
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the noarafhl iAtslllgssn 4 ~ dsath
President Linsoln, On TIE evening Of u
15sd fnstsat. on people ~sss shsstS
beyond msausure at ths oommission Of {
cot % hsinous, and Unnecessarily grisvs
that one % nobls asd tsas should b thu
violently deprived Of life in the midst q
hi ussfalnsss and in tho hour Of his tri
umph, on behalf Of the nation, over h
trsitorous rebellion which has caused bid
20 much labor and anxisty. Emblems .
mourning wsre sveryuhers visible ma
ny wept like ohildres, ard I'll good pso
pie had sad and mournful countsnslsesi
aags were drapsd in mourning and pat i
half mast, and al felt that We had suffered
An irreparable calamity,
There was . spontaneous gathering o.
orr citizens, and ~ organisation had By
slecting Russell Smith. Esq, Chairman,
and Joseph Campbell, Esq. Secretary
A committee on resolutions was appoint.
cd, who reported the following, which
we're unanimously adopted q expressive
of the feeling and sense Of the meeting :
Whereas, In the midst Of our rejoicing
on account Of the recent great and glori-
GUS triumpts Of tho National arms. our
good and noble President has fallen BY
the hand of murderous assassin. acting
in the interest Of m accuFpsd rebellion
against the authority Of oar good Gov
eminent, and
Whereas, This sad and mournful event
has filled our souls with poignant grief
that one 90 great and true should be thus
taken away in the midst Of bic usefulness
to the nation, which, BY his genius, %.
triotism and virtue, be has well and truly
made his own, and
Whereas, We feel it to BE- . duty
which we owe to ourselves and our coun.
try, to give a fitting expression to our
feelings ia relation to this cad event.
therefore,
Resolved, That in the death Of Preai |
dent Lincoln the world has lost ono Of its
greatest and best of mon, and our country
its best and truest friend, and that BY bis |
virtue. integrity and patriotism be has |
endesred himself to the American people |
in . degree unsurpassed BY Washington.
for one il the father and the other the |
savior of his country.
Resolved, That We have the utmost T
faith and confidence in the constitutional
successor of our deceased President, An.
drew johnson, and that We hereby pledge
to him our generous and cordial support
in his efforts to give the finishing blows
to that acoursed rebellion, and We hereby
that be mete out Justice to al
leading traitors-that is, hang them.
Resolved. That Ia tho future, as 10 the
past, We are determined to do our whole
duty in the cause of our country, and to
this end We pledge Ill that We hold dear.
Resolved that as token Of respect and
reverence for the memory of our de-.
ceased President, and a. eminently befit-
ting the occasion, We recommend to oil
good citizens the propriety of wearing
Grape upon the left arm, as 40 emblem Of
grief, for period Of thirty days.
Resolved, That Rev w. H. Turton 10
hereby requested to deliver funeral ora
lion on the death of President Lincoln on
Thursday. the eth instant.
The meeting adjourned to meet again
on Monday evening, the 18th instant.
RUssELL SMITH, Chairman.
JOSEPH CAMPBELL, Secretary.
It was unanimously voted that the
above resolutions be published in the
DAILY GATE Crrr and Keosauqua Repub-
lican; the latter will please copy from the
former.
Yours in sorrow, F. NJ. TAxE.