Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-04-21

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ed the plan.
For several days previous large des-
perate looking man has been stopping at
the KirkwoOd. He Is now missing, and
IS among the papers found in his baggage Is
& letter from Booth This and other sus-
picious circumstances confirm the opinion
e that the Vice President was included III
a the hellish plan, and to this missing lndI-
g vidual was allotted his death. The Vice
8 President retired to rest that Friday night
about clock.
PRESIDENT JOHNsON'S POLICY.
New YORK, April 1S.-The Post ;
special says President johnson, yester-
day, said to clergyman, who begged of
n him to be merciful to the rebels, that
mercy to individuals was not always mer-
cy to the State.
He also declared to prominent mem-
= Der OF Congress that he was willing to act
with the utmost magnanimity towards the
common people of the rebel States, but
that the unrepentant leaders must be pun
s ished
New York, April 1S.-A special dis
= patch to the Evening Post, from Wash
ington, says delegation after delegation
arrive hourly at the White House. 1t IS
Y impossible for one-third Of the vast
crowds of visitors to obtain entrance.
FEELING AGAINST BOOTH IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, April lS.-The City Coun-
ellis have offered reward of $4,000 for
the arrest Of the assassin of President
u Lincoln. The feeling here against Booth,
is greatly intensified by the fact that he IS
Il Baltimorean, and it is desired by the
& people, that one who has so dishonored
the fame of Baltimore, should meet with
speedy justice.
y THE FUNERAL CEREMONIES.
In the immediate neighborhood of the
Mansion a dense crowd had assembled.
: During the forenoon the various bodies
met at the Treasury Department, sepa-
rate rooms having been assigned to them.
4 They included the Assistant Secretary,
the Assistant Postmaster General, and
the Assistant Attorney General, Senators
and Representatives in Congress, Gov
ernors of the several States, the Judicia-
ry, and others of prominence.
None could enter the Mansion without
permission, six hundred persons only
having been provided for upon the raised
platform steps on the east, north, and
south sides of the room The corpse lay
about the centre, the space being reserved
all around the catafalque, with chairs for
the occupation of the family of the de-
ceased. It was here, in the east room,
that the bodies of Presidents Harrison
and Taylor lay in state, but the arrange
ments, on those occasions, were far infe-
rior to the present.
At II o'clock the guests began to ar
rive, a body of about sixty clergymen be-
ing the first to enter. Then the heads of
Government bureaus, Governors of States,
members of municipal governments,
prominent officers of the army and navy,
the diplomatic corps, &c, &c.
At noon the President of the United
States, in company with his Cabinet, ex-
cept Secretary Seward, approached the !
catafalque and took last but brief look I
at his illustrious predecessor, and then
retired to position Immediately on the /
east and in full view of the cofined re
mains.
AT 10 minutes past II o'clock, amid
profound silence, Rev. DIR. Gurley, ap-
preaching the head of the catafalque, an
nOunced the order of the religious ser
vices, when DR.. Hall (Episcopalian) read !
a portion of the Scriptures, according to
the form of the church The opening
prayer was made by Bishop Simpson, Of &
the Methodist Episcopal Church, who, e
in course Of it, said that in the hands Of Z
God were the issues of life and DEATH
Our sins had called for his wrath to de- B
scend upon us, as individuals, for the
sake of our blessed Redeemer.
Thanks were returned for the gift of
such man as our Heavenly Father had q
just taken from US, aud for the many vir-
tues which distinguished all his transac- IS
irons for the integrity, honesty, and tran
sparenoy of character bestowed upon
him, and for having given him counselors
to guide our nation through a period of k8
sorrow. Thanks were al
so returned that his arm was strengthen b
ed and wisdom and hrmness given his 81
heart to pen Declaration of Emancipa- 81
lion by which were broken the chains of "a
millions of the human race. 81
God be thanked that the assassin who 81
struck down the Chief Magistrate, had b
lot the hand to again bind the suffering III
md oppressed. The name of the below 81
I'd dead would be ever identified with all K
hat is great and glorious with humanity u
IN earth. May the spirit of rebellion e
oon pass away. G cd grant that the sun 81
ny shine on a free people from the At b
antic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes N
o the Gulf. 81
May He not only safely lead us through b
he struggle, but give US peace with all b
lations of the earth God bless the 81
Veaping widow, as in her broken heart 81
dnesS she shows under a sad stroke more 81
han she can bear; encircle her in Thy B
rms. God be gracious with the chill Il
ren left behind, endow his sons with b
Yisdom. s.
We pray Thee, the bishop said, to make 81
he assassination of personal profit to our Il
cart, while by the remains of the de- 81
6dSGus WuOu VIC Hau called q IfIenQ, We HI
ray Thee that our republic may be made y
he stronger for the blow; while here we Es
ledge ourselves to set our faces as a flint ss
gainst every form of opposition which n !
lay rise up for Its destruction, so that 81
e, the children, may enjoy the blessed RI
1vantages of d government delivered from g {
1r fathers. e,
He concluded by repeating the Lords & !
rayor.
SERMON BY DIR. GURLEY. &
The Rev. DR.. Gurley then delivered i,
'rnon standing on the step near the d
cad of the coffin He commenced by 81
ying @r
We resognize and adore the sovereignty g !
Almighty God; His throne in the b 7
eaEens, and His kingdom ruleth over all. h l
1t was a cruel hand, the dark hand of III {
e assassin, that smOte our honored, wise E e
ID noble President, and filled the land r. q
th mourning. But above this hand II =:
ere Is another, which we must see and n
knowledge. In the midst of our reioic- b c
gs we needed this stroke, this discipline. H c
I'd, therefore, God has sent it. a
Our afHiction has not come forth from &
c dust, nor from the ground Beyond RI II
e act Of assassination let us look toGod. 8 Il
lose prerOgative it is to bring light out b a.
darkness and good out Of evil. He -
10 has led us so well and prospered us 1;
wonderfully during the last four wears pi
anxiety and conflict, will not forsake r hi
now. lie may chastise, but will not N dt
StrOy. Let our princiDal anxiety now p