The Portland daily press., 1865-04-24
DiscraditahlA.

O16Cf6ultHUl6.
On Saturday we received a call from some
high-minded, respectable, loyal ladies, who
felt agrieved at the dsloyal conduct of one of
their own sex in the city. After hearing their
story, our first impulse was to publish the
names Of certain parties who seem to have
offended against the highest sense of propriety
and decency; but, upon second thought, We
concluded to spare them for the present. 1t
seems that not hundred miles from Mid
die Street lives a woman, who, on the
news OF the Presidents assassination, said she
ioas glad of it., and she would feel proud to
have been one of the company to rid the
country of such a manor words to this eff
feet. This language, SO unlady like, SO inhu-
man, so deuittsh, was uttered in the presence
OF and in reply to one OF the ladies from whom
we have received the account.
A short tipe after this shameful language
was used, a message was sent to our inform
ant, by child, We think, though we may be
mistaken on this point, requesting that she
would not repeat what Mrs. - had said, as
she was very sorry for it, and deeply regretted
using language so unbecoming. The messen-
ger was informed that the request came too
late, as it had already been reported to several
persons Subsequently the husband of the
offender came, and made similar request, and
expressed similar regrets. The lady said to
him, "h you so deeply regret the affair, why
not display some visible sign of regret from
your house?" He replied tina. he would not
have either his house or his shop draped; but
said that when the time came understood to
be the day appointed for the funeral) he should
display the proper emblems.
The woman herself was called upon, respect
fully, by other ladies, and asked If she would
display some mourning emblems. Her reply
was similar to that of her husband. Judge,
then, of the surprise and Indignation of the
loyal neighbors to find, on Wednesday, when
almost every house was decked with symbols
of sorrow, displayed from Tie house in ques-
tiaa nothing but undressed flags and evergreen
wreaths, - the usual emblems of rejoicing
with no sign or token of sorrow or mourning.
The neighbors are quite sure that a hedrt dis
ease afiicts at least one pair in the city, and
that the assassin spirit, which rejoiced at
Booths act, still reigns within them.
MOURNING NOT OVERFLOW the loyal
people still incline to lay their hearts together
10 grief for the Nations great loss? A very
large congregation assembled yesterday fore
noon in Free street Church, to bear DR.. Bos-
worth deliver discourse on the death of the
President The church was handsomely and
tastefully draped in mourning, and presented
a very solemn appearance as did also the
crowded audience. DR.. Bosworth spoke an
hour on Mr.. Lneoln's tragic death in a solemn
fervent and eloquent style. His text was "Be
er was absorbed in his subject, and his whole
soul was in the work. He gave high and
noble character to our late 1 resident, And
although he had lost son in the army, yet be
did not lose sight of the spirit that breathes in
every page of the new Testament. He was
less puritanical when speaking of the rebels
than some other preachers, but not perhaps
the less just and wise on that account. He
preached that kindness and leniency which
Characterised all the acts of our late Presi
dent. Vengeance belongs to Him who rules
over all and not to us. He did not think i,
wise, prudent, or just at this time of great ex.
element to feed that spirit which caused the
rebellion. twill be rife and rampant enough
without any such pampering. The discourse
was an able one, and its spirit calculated to dc
much good. The rebels were not spared; fol
he said the spirit that actuated them had nc
parallel this side of the Internal regions. Blu,
low Is not the time to raise the cry of venge
ance; that will come fast enough and be loud
enough, through all the land without any
special efforts to foster and cherish it.