New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-26
SCENES AND INCIDENTS
THE MEETING AT UNION SQUARE
Address by the Hon. George Bancroft
A General Eeyiew.


Yesterday vast population, al but moiety
Of whom bad been DISPOSED 10 criticize TIE policy and
acts Of the Administration of the Government Wei,
trou-h; together in one sentiment Of accord 70 10
honor to the memory Of the MARTYR Prei lent In The
morning indeed had been The ease through the night
lines of people anxious 10 take last look Of al hist wa.
mortal Of A5rAuAN LINCOLN stretched fog mau,
blocks, from the aud from the
10 the City Hall
In Ibis connection We are sorry 70 be obliged 10 add
Ut the logic o' facts nhering in the extremely ilad
ysed arrangements he; lad been made was % pOien
til. rot with few only but with large numbers, tat
they absurdly charged upon Mayor aunihcr and the
Committee Of the Common Council the design OF fras-
ratine the wishes Of he people to approach the re
mains Of LIN SO oycd and reyercd. The pertinaciiy
with which this idea clung 70 was surprNne, and
STRANGE IS II may seem. We have no doubt ts beine
entertained by many 10 this hour.
TIE lines leng .honed the day on, until abon,
bal On hour before when the cofln closed.
Meanwhile extensive preparations everywhere in
progress 10 participate in the procession. But the peo-
PIE the peOple-Dever were seen such mighty crowds
before II there ere tens and hundreds 81 thousands
The day before, now there wore swarming nyriads
Not ONLY did al New York turn out to do honor TO on
whose loss seemed 10 each Ike that OF personal friend
and that friend the head of the family bat tie adacen
cities Of Brooklyn Jersey City and others in the vcin
ity, poured their population irio the metropolis
and not only this, bat the sympathetic ehor'
Of the nations heart is Quivering from
the recent event with vibrations strong and deeJ
tat from afar-ro the remotost towns OF this State,
PENNSYLVANIA and NewEnglsnd, and the prairies o.
tie wes-haye come yast tides Of pilgrims 10 gather
round the sacred form, which though nanimate still
speaketh The iinme9siy Of the crowds, which filled
tie thoroughfares as rivers in food their banks,
was the theme Of ever tongue. Every street-roof.
iretwork lamp steps of houses, no matter what
TIE station OF advantage was crowded like day Of
Judgment as we see it in pictures. with men. with
women. with children all bending the light Of their
borrowing eyes upoathat coffin which contained their
murdered Presidents This II was that not only these
mighty crowds. bt the hearts Of the American people
far and wide, were weaving themselves about as a
center.
such solemnig and depth Of feeling. so quiet Sc
grave was neser witnessed before in the metropolis
There were al nationalties the American. with
babitua toughfuuess In his expression the Celt Of
more ardent and imaginative temperament tie Teuton
ALWAYS loyl and liberty loving; the native Of France
whose wash word is honor, or, If Democrat Liberty
Fouaity Fraternity" the countrymen Of Garibaldi
and Of Kesciusko and those OF Kossuth the long suffer
ING African, whose hand is never turned to sDte tn
,niter and than whom the Emancipetor OF their rae
has no more sincere mourner; and 80 on through tn
list. ,, -
taken down oil barriers Of sect and party. Archbishop
McClosIy the chiefest dignitary Of the Catholic
Church in this country and the Rev. j. p. Thompson
D. D.. sbright and shining light among the Caviniss
walkedsde by side In the procession, and the Arch
bishopras TO pronounce benedcton upon that assem-
bly, WITCH with uncovered heads had rcverently joined
with he Rev Dr. Tying in prayer to the Father OF Al
Merti.s. And We might 90 on with no less striking
illustrations to the effect.
We aeed not draw the moral Of the event 1t viii b.
appseot to every one. Aside from the quickening i
give 10 that chefest christian grace and virtue
chary, OF which the subject Of our sorrow was 81
llusuous an examplar-the young will remember it
.ndt will intensity their loyalty and their respect fo
,u,pue authority. Have any who marched in tina
. procession been untrue to their country in speecl
uSeed Nowhere, not even in the bosom OF ihel
n family should their manhood allow them 10 relaps
ITO suyfeeling OF uiterance tainted with dsloyalty
THE DAY.
The dy was Of surprising beauty throughout--on
dthe eeles Of this yernal season. In the parks III
rass green. and flowers IRE bursting into bloom
DE tree are attrng themselves in their gayeft livery
and bins are singing in the branches. Nature smile
10 her bous lease OF life thus deepening the cor
as wi the sadness possessing all hearts and the tfaI
pings ed suits Of woe by which it il symboed.
THE SENTIMENT OF TIE PEOPLE.
AIIryading grief filed every heart and was II
Iredornant feeling, although nom tie nature of Il