New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-17
GREAT MEETING IN wALL-sTREx7
Speeches By Gen. Butler, Hou Daniel g. Dickinson.
bon. I. z Chittendsn, and 0then.
II BLIC SIC N TIM H ~ e.
THE VOICE OF THE PULPIT.
Scenes and Incidents, &c.

4 The gloomiest day in our national history
sdaw ned upon Us on Saturday morning and da-k dgs
shaye not been unfrequent during the last five years
y Tho astounding news that President Lincoln haA
gbeen basely assassnated by desperate Rebel while
ssitng obiviOus Of DIR GER in theater at ashngeoa
Con Friday night and that assault. with similar deadly
Hintent. had been made few minutes ater upon SEQ
reary Seward while lying helpless on his bed shocked,
morted and exasperated the entire Northern people %
saturday. At first there were many who in spite
teegrsphic information to the contrary hoped thss
1.-THE injuries Of the President would not prove fsta
But few hours later the darker intelligence that
1.-The blow OF the assassin had been sure-that our visa
good robe, generous President was indeed no more
A The excitement. everywhere was intense. There wa
but one expression of sentiment-tbst Of the deepest
sorrow at the los, OF wise chieftan and excellent man
smingled with horror. indignation and exssperatiea
ganst his assassin as well against all the leaders d
this aocarsed Rebellion who are. Of course mere -
less directly implicated in the foul murder. genera
gloom seemed to peryade the entire community Nos
ony genuine 10y asts who had loved and honored Ne
murdered cheftan but thousands who had never gives
4him hearty support. were horror stricken and in
3censsd We did not see smiling face as We walled
'idown Broadway but everywhere could read in the
kregret, Indignation and vengeance.
At an early hour in the ming the huxdreds VI nag
and streamer,. ch on the previous day Suffered -
ctoriousy in the sunshine indicative Of nation1
Jubatiou were slowly ana sadly difappearing one b.
Zone only to reappear again dismay hung with sabh
sreamers as significant of the awful cloud watch bad
swy gathered in the sky Out yesterday SO bright saA
bae and descended upon the nation Before noon evan
4 Az ami 1en
fronts Of mos. of our public buildings and many private
residences were also draped In the same melancholy
livery; the flags on the shipping all lowered u
half mast and the sorrow deepenod 1t grew epace.
i The feeling probably manifested in evsiy
locality to which the mournful intelligence could b
transmitted by telegraph.
! In Brooklyn. Jersey City, Newark ard other town.
aud cities IN the vicinity. the sentiment identical
III tie expressions If profound and amenta
bic te curses against the assassin and his abetors sss
10 less loud and deep.
"No more compromised No more forgivenessr b
the expression thousands Of quivernS
Clips. I'VE have but thing for al the Rebel Leaders
nova dogs death by the galowstree Il shall b
war TO the knife hereafter"
Although IN some measure dictated by the iupusive
passion u the hour this expression was almost univef
sal ami there stormy intensity in the Language
that clothed IT, which evidenced transient naigRs-
ltion.
"Ipever voted for Old Abe and used 10 blaher hin
with elitaes pretty freely said broad shoadsrsd
bulnecked representative OF the 'Unterrifed' on IH1
TRIBUNE corner but lie bully Old man after al,
and now I'm going to the II There's any way To en-
Fist"
Y Dense crowds gathered about all the bulletin bosros
iCwhich were also surrounded by the melancholy oses
stripes at an carly hour aud Large throngs assenhss
on Wallst where it understood taat large mees
sng was to assemble at noon. TO give pabe eKpreks0s
I Of the prevailing sentiment.