The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-18

n without loss Of time. Secession assassns have
7drowned the voice OF mercy in behalf Of. seces-
5sion leaders in tho universal public voice for
4 ustice and for the protection of tho nation in
4 its appointed rulers.
4 Under Andrew johnson, as Military Cover
nor of Tennessee, that State has been COM
3pctely shorn of every vestige of slavery, in the
4 restoration of the State to the Union. Under
q the same director. as the head of the nation, it
is morally certain that no other rebe!lious
8 State will be readmitted to the benefits Of the
4 Union till shorn Of every vestige Of slavery.
i The ways and means which have done the work
y in Tennessee will make 1t easy, too, in every
II other State. Why mott The institution is but
ga dead carcass; let it be removed. This re-
moval of slavery, however, will not interfere
!. with the reconstruction Of their labor system,
y ON the basis Of freedom and compensation, by
: each of the States concerned. But President
Lincoln's emancipation proclamations will
doubtless now be regarded ~ conseorsted laws
by his successor.
The national finances, continuing under the
skilfal management Of Secretary McCulloch,
i will be well taken care Of The pulse of Wall
street denotes that the public confidence in
this regard is strong and still improving. The
rebellion is suppressed; the policy of recon.
! structon which President johnson will pursue
will, we are satisfied, be efficient, decisive and
t enduring; the treasury, the national debt and
/ the national currency will not suffer any haz-
/ ards of experimental tinkering, but will go on
! steadily under our new President, who Is al
hard money man, till we reach, in good time,
| the platform of specie payments.
Lastly, touching our foreign affairs, 1t will
suffice, for the present, to say that Andrew
johnson is dyed in the wool as a believer in
! the Monroe doctrine In short we anticipate
from him. in the reconstruction of the rebellious|
States and in the rectifcation of our foreign
affairs an administration which will make
these reunited States the strongest, happiest
and foremost ma ton Of the world.
The LAST OF THE GREAT ENGLISH ACTORS
Mr.. Charles Kean, the last of the great English
actors is now in this city on passing visit to
his American friends After an extensive tour
of great portion of the globe, embracing in
its range the golden lands of Australia and
California, as we'll as the islands Of the Antilles,
! he has once more bent his steps to the mag
nifcent metropolis Of the Western world. Like
Rienzi, the Roman tribune, this distinguished
man is the last Of noble race of actors whose
triumphant fame has filed the land. Such
another actor does not live at this day. His
style is pure, chaste, finished and highly intel
lectual. To see him Is to see at once the i'm
personation Of perfect art and true specimen
of the most careful cultivation. In his acting
we find nothing of the coarse, vulgar "Black-
hawk" style which "tears passion to rags"
and "splits the ears of groundlings"-a kind
of acting that has unfortunately been coming
too much into vogue Of late. This, among
many other reasons, Is cause enough why mr.
Kean should be earnestly welcomed among US
OF Mrs. Keasn, who has gained laurels where
over she has gone, we may make the same
remarks. The thousands Of playgoers in THU
city who remember her will bear In mind hel
warm, impassioned and energetic style Of act
ing, which speaks at once to the intellect a
well as to the heart of her audience. Sht
returns to US with more power than before
with larger and richer store Of pearls gath
cred from the depths of the histrionic sea. Thu
opportunity afforded the public Of seeing and
hearing these accomplished artists is brief; bu
let all who con take advantage Of it Al the
last of the great illustrators Of his profession in
his own land, Charles Kean will necessarily
attract great attention. With the close of his
career the race of great English actors will
have passed away. He will leave US to go ia
his place in Westminster Abbey-the sacred
precincts reserved by his country for those
who have distinguished themselves in the pro-
fession of arms or of art. To this republic, with
its inexhaustible resources, is given the mission
of hereafter producing the great interpreters oil
- all scenic and dramatic art. And now that for
a brief period, we have the last of the English
actors among us, let every one who can go to
see him, feeling assured that he is the last link
that binds US to system now passing away.
The FUNERAL OF THE PREsrDENT-A GENERAL
E3DAY OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fenton has fxed
e Thursday, the 10th inst, as day for services
Inappropriate to season of national bereave
n ment," in consequence of the lamented death o
4 our late President. This day. it will be remem
bered, had previously been named as public
Festival for our numerous victories by land and
sea; but the mournful event that has convulset
< the whole country caused the Governor to alter
his proclamation. We now have ofcial init
nation through Mr.. Hunter, the acting Secro
b tary of State, that Wednesday next TO morrow
is selected for the funeral of the Presdc mt, arc
"a is to be generally observed throughout The
+ country. All churches and religious societies
s. of every denomination are invited by the
+ government to combine in the movements
81 Of honor and respect to the honored dead. 1
therefore seems proper that Governor Fentor
should at once also fix Wednesday, instead o.
q Thursday, as the day of general mourning, 81
that the two ceremonies should not clash on'
81 With tho other This can eosilv ha accom