New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-05
VoL.XXV.....No. 1913.

Nor is this mourning confined 10 any class or TO an!
district Of the country Men Of all political parties anu ~
all religions creeds seem united in pay ing this mournu
Tribute The Archbishop OF the Roman Caihohc Chureh
in New. York and Protestant minister walked SIDE 10y
side in the said procession ana jewish haDol ~
formed part of the solemn service Ihere are Futn
cred around his tomb representatives. OF the AIM! hh.
Navy Senators, Judges Governors, and oiheels OF bi
the branches of the Government ana members .,
,all the civic associations, with men ana
women from the humbest as well as thel
highest occupations. Here and there too are teas
las sincere and warm as any that di"P With With Vul'I
from the eyes of those whose kindred and whose face
ave been freed from their chains by HIM whom inc!
mourn their deliyeIer Far more have ga"eu on 'ne
face of the departed tAan ever looked upon tHe laco
any other dcpared man. More eyes have looked upon
the procession for 60Omiles more by night ana D!
dav bv sunlight, dawn, twilight and by torch
light, than ever before Wa,eneu w p, rs!.T
OF procession. We ask why this Woluerim mouth
ing thls great procession. answer First, part OF
the interest has from the times in which We Ve
and in which he that had iaicn was pflncl ae'oI'
In is principle of nature that feelings once ex
led from the object by which they are excited turn
readily To some other object which may for the time
H. tiat the deepest affections OF our hearts gather
around some human form IN which are incarnated the
owing thoughts and ideas OF the passing age Ii We i0oA
then at the times We see an age Ol cAtIteI.n'' 10
our wears the popular heart has been stirred Ia ITS NJ
most depths. War had come upon ~. dividing iaml-
les Separating nearest and dearest irenGsa war the
lexteut and magnitude Of which 30 one could estimate
Ia war in which the blood Of brethren she'd by al
brothers hand. \ call for soldiers was made by TINS
voice now hushed. and all over tins LAID, IRON
hill 70 mountain, from plan 10 Vaey tney sPhe VI,
hundreds of thousands of bold hearts ready to go
forth and save our National Union. This feeling OIL
excitement was transformed next into feeling OF deep
grief because Of the dangers in which our country wa
placed Many said: Isit possible 20 save onr nation
Some in our country, and nearly all The eadli
men in other countries. declared II TO be lmp9slO
to maintain the Umoni ana many an Aones'
min and many in grief and almost in despair anXlous
|iuoujred: What snail the end of these things be- In
,additon the wives had gwen heir huspanus Iuoincls
their sons In the pride and Joy of their hearts thc!
saw them put the uniform, they saw them take thel
martial step aud they tired 10 hide their deep feelings
Iof sadness. Many dear ones slept on Inc D"teheiu,
never return again. and here was mourning ID
every mansion and in every cabin IN our broad laHd
Then came a feeling 10 deepen sadness as the story
camc Of prisoners tortured TO death or starved tnroub
The mandates Of those who ale called the representa-
tves of the chivary who claim 10 be the honorable
ones OF the earth; and a. we read the stories OF ahe
|attenuGted, grief turned partly INTO horror ana
Marty into q cry for vengeance Then the feeling was
changed 10 one Of Joy. There came signs OF the
end Of this Rebellion. We followed the career of
the command of the brave officer who Is
guiding this procession climbed up the bigts Of Look
ont Mountain and drove the Rebels from their strong
holds Another brave General swept through Georgia
South and North Carolina and drove the combined
armies of the Rebels before him. while the honored
Lieutenant General held Lee and his hosts IN death
grasp Then the tldinCs came that Richmond
was evacuated and that Lee had surrendered
The bells rang merrIy all over the land
The booming Of cannon was heard. lluminations ana
torchght professions manifested the general JOY ana
families were looking FOR the speedy return Of their
loved ones from the field OF battle just IN the midst OF
sle widest JOY. IN one hour-nay IN one inomcnt[he
tdincs rang throughout the land that Abraham Lin
colin the best OF Presidents had persisted by The hands
of an assassin. And then all that feeling (Which
had been gathering for four years IN forms OF excite
ment, grief honor ans * Turned mo one ~ai
it is not the fine merely which cansen .-is mourn
ing the mode of lbs death must be taken into
Had he died bed OF illness with kinu nleuus
around him; had the sweat Of death been Wlpeu
from his brow by gentle hands while he was yot
conscious; could he have had the power to speaz
words of affection 10 his stricken widow WORDS o.
connse 10 MS like those which heard in his parting
for Washington in his Inaugural which shall now Oe
immortal; how 1t would have softened or assuaged
something of the iei 1here snt az IeoS1 na
warning was given TO him or to Us. He was stricken
down when his hopes for the end OF The EeDeion were
bright and the prospects Of Joyous life were before
rim There vas Cabinet meeting that day said ioI
have been the most cheerful and happy o any hed since
the beginning Of the Rebellion. After tins meeting
he talked with his friends and spoke OF the four years
of tempest of the storm being over, and OF the iour
wears of pleasure and Joy awaiting him; as me
weight OF care and anguish would be taken ifOm us
mind, and lie could have happy days win hs iaihy
aCoin In the midst Of these Gntcpations he lei ms
house never TO return alive. The evening wac
Good Friday the saddest day in the whole calendar or
tho Christian Church-hencciOrth in this country to be
made sadder If possible by the memory Of our nations
loss And 30 filed with grlef was ever!
Christians heart that even all the joyous
Thought of Easter Sunday failed TO remove the crush
inc sorrow under which the true w0rshippcr bowed
in The House Of God. But the great cause OF tins
mourning is to be found in the man himself MI LIN
coin no ordinary man and bcleVe the con'ictl9n
has been growing the nations mind, as 1t certainly
bas been on INV own especially in the last years OF his
administration. By the hand ofGod he was especially
singled out 10 guide our Government IN these
troublous times and IL seems 10 me that the hand
of God NAV he traced in many Of the events connected
with his history First then recognize tins in the
pbysieal education which he received, ana when pre-
nared him for enduring hercnean abors In the tfas
his and the labors Of his manhood. God was Civ
ing him an iron form. Next TO this was his ldenthcaiion
with the heart Of the great Their
feelings because be was one OF them ana connected WIN
them IN their movements and life. His education was
simple; few months spent III the schooih0uSe gave
him the elements Of education. He read few books but
mastered al he read. "Bunyans Progress ana the
" Life Of Washington" were his favorites. Inl
these We recognize the works which gavel
the bias to his character, and which partly
nodded his style. His early life, with ITS varied strug
giles Joined him indissol1bly TO the weeping masses and
mo elevation in society diminished his respect for the
of toll He knew what II was to fol- the tai tfees
of the forest and TO stem the current OF the hard Mis-
sissippi. His home was in the growing West, the
heart Of the Republic. and, inyigOrated by the
wind which swept It's groves be learned the lesson
of serelianoe which sustained him in seasons OF ad-
versity. His genius was soon recognized as true|
genius always will be. He placid in the legisla
ture of a State. Already acquainted with the prnei-
pies Of law he devoted his thoughts TO matters Of public
interest.
This is all that has been received up to 2 a. H.
A BRIEF REVIEW.
We have followed the remains of President Lincoln
from WASHINGTON the scene of his assassination. tol
Springfield his former home, and now 70 be his final
resngplace lie had been absent from this city ever
since he left il February ls6l for the National capital
to be inaugurated President of the United States
We have seen him lying in state at the Executive Man
sion, when the obsequies were attended by numerous
mourners some of them clothed with the bighest
public honors and responsibilities which our republican