Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-05-19
GREAT pIEErING LONDON.


GREAT MEETING IN LONDON.
Londou,s April 30s-On yesterday evening,
the 18th April, an immense public meeting con
vened under Che auspices OF the Emancipation
Society, in st. James Hail. to express the feel
ings of grief and horror at the assassination of
President Lincoln and sympathy with the Gov
ernment and people of the United States, with
Mrs. LincoIn and Mr.. Seward and family The
galleries of the hall were draped in black and
was crowded with people, Who manifested not
merely their admiration for the character and
capacity Of the late President and sincere sym
Pathy with the people of the United States IN
the loss sustained, but their hearty approval of
the great cause MIR. Lincoln represented.
The platform contained an array of Parlia-
mentary gentlemen and many leading citizens
OF the metropolis Many ladies were present,
majority OF whom were in mOruuing. Various
resolutions were carried not merely with una
at public meetings.
The Chair was occupied by VIM. Evans,
President of the Emancipation Society, Messrs.
Foster, Stanfield, Leathern, Taylor, Potter, Bax-
ter and Baines, Members of Parliament COM
nenced the proceedings with expressions Of
deep sympathy with the American Government
and people, and their entire confidence in the
administration of President johnson.
The Chairman was supported by 20 infuen-
of distinguished persons, representing every sec
ton of the community. Letters of sympathy
were read from Sir Charles SyeI, Lord Hous-
ton and others.
w. E. Foster. nieniber'of Parliament, moved
as the first resolution, that this meeting desires
to give utterance to feelings of grief and horror
with which it has heard of the assassination Of
President Lincoln, and the emurderous attack on
Mr. Seward, and TO convey to Mrs. Lincoln and
Al ~ ~ - n a l. a
expression of its profound sympathy snd heart
felt coincidence.
Mr. Foster said this was the time when the
tie of blood, binding EDglshmen to Americans
was indeed. truly felt. A thrill of grief hOr-
ror and Indignation, which had passed through
the length and breadth of Europe and especial
ly possessed the heart of every EnglishDan,
if the most painful calamity bad fallen on HIM
self Cheers. e.,9 sfsat. = fs
This meeting would send by the ship which
left their shores that night, its sympathy with
with the widow and orphans and country, who
had not lost their faith for the futnre. He was
confident in the belief that they had so learned
the lesson of common history that they would
prove what strength free and christian people
have TO bear up against every blow like this,
though it be such blow as had rarely ever fall
en- upon any community on earth. He express
ed his convictions that President johnson would
continue President Lincoln's work Of restoring
peace to the country, and ensuring freedom to
all who dwell in it. EGreat cheering.
P A. Taylor, NJ. p, seconded the resolution.
He expressed deep sympathy with the Amer
ican nation, which had lost worthy successor
of Washington. Linceln's great task had been
| ful6lled-he had crushed rebellion of slave
holders. Still the destroyer had not witbered
one leafin the chaplet Of bis glory. He had no
fear that the Government of the United States
would fall into the career ofreveDgefui retribu-
ton. He asked the audience to remember that
for years portions of the press and the people
had heaped every epithet of abuse upon Lincoln,
and were now trying to do the same thing by
Johnson TaShame"1 He felt confident that
the efforts of the Government would be cOntiD-
ued in the same direction those of Lincoln,
and that it would effect a complete restOra-
! ton Of the Union with the emancipation of the
negro. Lincoln died for that principle, but his
death was not the symbol of its defeat, but of
its glorious triumph.
Mr.. Leathern, n. p, brother-iu-law of Mr..
Bright, cOncurred in the hearty tribute paid to
the character aud services of President Lincoln.
! They had seen America pass triumpbsntly
| through gigantic perils. and they confidently
expected that she would come out with equal.
fortitude and equal dignity from what was per-
| haps the last and greatest of her triumphs-
| Mr.. Stans6eld, NJ. P, moved the next resolu-
| tion, viz: That this meeting desires to express
| its entire confidence in the determination and
power of the people, and the Government Ofthe
United States to carry out to the fullest extent
the policy of which Abraham Lincoln's Presi-
Dental career was the embodiment and estsb-
| lish free institutions throughout the whole
| American Republic.
Mr. Stansfield said they had met not only to
give expression of their horror at deed sOfOul
that history could produce parallel, but tn
/ show sympathy for cause which begins by be-
/ ing honorable and great and righteous, which
/ by the acts and the life and death Of its martyr
| President had now become sacred in their eyes.
| Loud cheers-] The South had been fighting
for the avoyed and deliberate purpose of pro-
noting and perpetuatiDg human slavery. 1t at
tempted to found its subsistence on a national
crime, and had met the deserved fate of those
who set themselves against the laws Of God
The North had been fighting for a country
which they would share, but which they would
not allow to be torn assunder step by step, the
| North rose to the hight of the great and holy
argument in which their cause was founded
! Each delay and each defeat seemed but to make
their resolve firmer and higher, and purer their
policy. If anything could strengthen the
States in their trial il would be the deep felt
spontaneous. sympathy which was now travel
| ing to them from Europe.
L d. ID. VI II
He said he now stood in Parliament as success
or to Richard Golden, whose object it was
equally with that of Lincoln to dignity labor
| Lincoln destroyed slavery in America It
should be their wish to destroy serfdOm at home,
\ and he trusted the result of the conflict in
America would be to give an impetus to the
cause of freedom in Europe.
| Mr.. Baxter, M. p, supported the resolution.
| All the events of the last four years dwindled
into insignihcance before the issues involved in
| the great contest in America. Not only was
the great question of slavery involved In the
contest, but the question of constitutional gov
ernment all through the world He did not be-
lieve great cause depended ON a single life,
and felt confident that the American people
would hurry to triumphant issue, the policy
and principles of Abraham Lincoln.
| Mr.. Card, M. p, moved that copies of the
foregoing resolutions be placed in the hands of
/ Mr.. Adams for transmission to the President of
| the United States for Mrs Lincoln and Mr.
Seward. He paid a warm compliment TO the
American Minister whose moderation, firmness
and Cancellation had been the preservation of
peace between the two countries.
The resolutions were supported by thevarious
members of ofParliameutand Reys. Newman Hall,
| and Mason Jones. Cyrus W. Field, who was
called for, and received with great applause,
| thanked the Chairman ON behalf of the Ameri-
can people, for their deep sympathy with the
thirty millions the other side of the Atlantic,
who were mourning for the death of Abraham
| Lincoln
MORE INDIAN TROUBLES.
A st. Paul correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, under date of the 9Th, writes:
| A small raidiDg party OF Indians has reached
the settlements in Blue Earth county, and on
Tuesday murdered a family of four persons,
named Jewett, who were eating their breakfast
Troops have gone in pursuit but of course they
won't catch them, as the Indians have one daY
start. There were but SIX Indians in the party.
This is the same locality where similar mur-
der was committed last year, and in the neigh
borhood of the massacre of 1862
| The Indian excitement IN Blue Earth county,
| mentioned in my disnatch of VesferCaH cnlmi-