Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-16
The News of President Lincolns Assasslna
ton abroad.

The files Of foreign papers received last week
were full of editorials deploring the d,ath of
President Lincoln, and expressing the deepest
sympathy with the United States in their great
calamity. There was no exception to the uni
versatility OF the expression of sorrow aud grief.
Public meetings were held in all the largo cities
of England and all over the continent, aud
speeches we're made and resolutions and address
ses adopted declaring the heartIest sympathy
with this people, and the utmost horror and in
dgnaton at the atrocious aud unparalleled
crime. In the Eogllsh House Of Commons and
House OF Lords an address 10 the Crown was
moved and carried, expressing the sofrJS and
Indignation Of Parliament at the estimation,
and praying her Majesty 10 convey the express
slou Of those feelings to the | 5. Government.
The London Star said 1t does not need even
the disclosures which have now, o late for any
good purpose, reached official quarters to prove
that TWO nadmen cannot become simultaneously
inspired with the same munstrous prOlsct and
lmpeed at the one moment TO do thelr several
parts Of the one bloody business. The chlyary
oi the South has had much European c)mp,l.
ment Of late. IL has been discovered TO be the
lount aud origin Vi all the most noble and
knlghtly qualities which the world heretofore
had principally known through the medium Of
medIaval romance. lie, it not be forgotten that
southern brains lately planned the condagration
Of peaceful city. II never can be forgotten,
whle history 10 read, that the hands OF SOU hern
partslns have been Redeemed by the foulest AS
sasSln plot the world has ever known that
they have been treacherOusy dipped IN the
blood OF one oil The best citizens and purest pat
riots T. whom the land Of Washington gave
birth.
/ The Times remarked 1t is not using the
language OF hyperboIe in describing the prevail
ing manifestation Of feeling as untx IMPLIED.
Prcsiieut Lincoln was only the chief OF for
eign state, with which we were not unirtqu9 t..
ly in diplomatic or political collision. He
might have been regarded as not much more to
US than the head OF any friendly government
And yet his end has already stirred the feelings
Of the public 10 their utmost depths. 4 space
Of twenty .lour hours has Sulhcod to nil the o0un-
Try no, only with griet and indignation, but to
evoke aluoSt unprecedented expressions Of feel
log from constituted bodies. 1t was but on
" ednesdsy that the intelligence reached us, and
on Thursday the Houses OF Lords aud Commons,
the Corporation OF London, aud the PEOPLE OF
our chiel manufacturing towns in pubho meet
ings assembled had recorded their sentiments or
expressed their views la the loese OF Lords
absenea oil precedent Tor sueh manifestations
was actually made the subject of remark. TIC
addresses which the American people will re-
ceiye from US are expressions Of sincere aud un.
affected sympathy.
These utterances OF the leading London pa.
ptrs found an echo in all the papers Of the realm,
Inc rebel runaway Mason Judged it necessary
in behalf of the rebellion to publish a c,td de-
nying the completely Of the South in the crime
United States STOCKS were CONSIDERABLY depressed
as was natural, los the people Of monarchca
governments can never learn that republic doe
not depend upon the lite Of any one maa.
All the Paris journals express a feeling Of
horror at the assassination of President Lincoln
A dispatch from Paris says Napoleon on re.
ceivog the news deputed an aid-dc-clmp to cal
on the Minister Of the United States, to reques
him to convey to President Johnson the express
ion Of profound aGl etion aud sorrow with which
the oiious crimes had inspired the Emperor
The Italian Chamber OF the Deputies wa
draped 10 black on the 9th. aud would continu
SO for the three following days in mourning 70
Abraham Lincoln. The Minister Of Financ
moved, and the Chamber agreed, to send an ad