The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-05
THE VICTORIES.
Continuation Of the Excitement i'm the
City-MectinE at the Custom House-Ao-
lion OF the Common Council, Sc.

Continuation Of the Excitement. I'm the
City-MectinE At the Custom House-Ae-
tion OF the Common Council, xkc.
Yesterday another exciting day In this city. The
people had not recovered from Mondays jubilee. Their
heads still intoxicated with the spirit OF victory
and they seemed determined to 90 on another grand
spree OF enthusiasm Grant and Lee Lncon ard Davis
Sherman and Johnston Sheridan and victory absorbed
tho public mind Very little Of anything cse leaked
in conversation The whole city full Of the subject
and scarcely any business transacted necessary
consequence The display OF flags almost gen
cral on Monday ard the aspect Of affairs almost
~ joyous and patriotic
DELIBERATIONS OF THE FALL or RIcHMoND-MEETiSG
AT coLDscroR DaArEg's OFFICE.
The committee appointed BY the Wall street meeting
vsable in view Of the recent vctories met yesterday
afternoon in Collector Drapers Office. The attendance
was very large. including Honorable Simeon Draper
Moses Taylor, Hamilton Fish, Samuel Wetmore Isaac
Bell. 9. Is. Chuondcn, Hon. M. y. Odcll, John J.
Phelps, Msrshall o. Roberts, Samuel sloan, r. H. Nc
r Green " Blo d. William n0.' ver%ye Ed Ah Min
turn, Sheppard knapp, Jonathan Sturges Charles
Gould: Charles p Daily Richard schc. D: Denver, Ezra
Nye, John A. Stewart, Charles A. Heckschler benjamin
r. Winthrop, Charles II. .arnhall, Henry X. Bcgart H.
B. schaHin, J. y. De,mcrc, John J. Aston Jr, James
Evarts Prosper NJ weimore r. L. Stuart, A. Lowe, H. G
Morris, NJ W. Cooper, John y. Williams, Henry N.
Tabor Henry @. stcbbins, j. b. Nicholson and Robert
Hone.
The subjoncd letter received from General Dix
NEW YoRK, April 4, 1865.
DrG snJ not able be present your meeting bat
my ~ any way you with tho
mond. Yours truly, JOHN A. DIX.
Collector DRAPER called the meeting to order
Mr. SLoAS sad no programme had been determined
upou but he would tell the meeting what had been sug
gested II had been suggested that rs public process
sion had recently taken place. any further demonstration
OF that Kind had better he deferred until the concrson
Of peace II had been proposed that Two addresses
should be prepared one TO the Pesident
and one to tho army-addresses Of graft
,udc and congus,on and that these addresses should
be published ard signed by the citizens OF this city and
forwarded IL had further been suggested that this
not only occasion Of gratitude TO the army but aso ~
Almighty God, for sending victory to crown arms
and that tho churches should be thrown open IN odrr
that appropriate services benng the occasion might be
celebrated.
Mr. WIN f. Dopax being called upon, said u ON
cult TO appreciate the ciruumstances that sur
rounded them The success which had now
crowned their arms had been discounted for some
time past, though probably the victories achieved
He thought the suggestions advanced by Mr. Sloan
good ones but that at the nms time they should bear IN
mind tho suffering and wounded soldiers While
rejoicing this glorious deverance, we must reflect
that had been accomplished al cost or life and mi
and suffering almost unparalleled In the history OF The
world Such heroic bravery such heroic suffering, such
regardessne3 OF life, were never before known. Those
who were enjoying the fruits OF this struggle wthou
experiencing any Of the suffering ought to do their bee
10 second the efforts Of the government the sauitir
Commission and the Christian Commission to alev late
the suderng Of those who had brought about this
Mr. & b. cmrrrpr suggested that day Of thanks
/ giving should be appointed.
On thc motion Of Mr. SLOAN, II was resolved that ,
committee Of fifteen should be appointed TO carry ou
the objects suggested viz the preparation Of addresses
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