The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-26
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IThe following letter was not received IN
time for our yesterday mornings edition
Mr1DtrLLE, Pa, Msy %.
RESOLUTIONS ON THs DEATH OF PRESIDENT
LISoOLN.
On Monday last, at the special term OF
the District Court, = COMMITTEES Of she Bar
of Meadvills Was appointed to draft re'o-
iutiops on the death of President Lincoln
Colonel HI. Richmond, chairman of the
committee, made the following report
which was unanimously adopted and Or
dered 10 bs spread upon the records OF the
court:
WHzKKAs. 1t has pleased Providence, IN
it's inscrutsble dispeBsauou, 20 permit nat
opr late and lsmeuted President should %
suddenly and violently taken from US IN
the hour of his and our great triumph
and deeming it proper, he being a dlstIn-
onished member Of our noble profession
8heo called BY the vOice of the people 70
his high position, thst we, ss q bod snouls
give some BETTING EXPIRE sion OF our teei-
iuRs. 10 view of mis- death at q moment
when his life was, by = thousand reasons
more than ever precious to the nauon
tb. ref,r be It
Rssolued That we bJw in humble sub
miss,oo 10 the terrible blow which has
: snit,ep down our Chief Magistrate, rem
d,r,De thAnks to Almighty CD that The
> bsnd Of the assassin, doubtless long uPliit-
> -. VISA staid uDtil bis illus rious victim he'd
accomplished his great work IN crushing
> the most gigantic and iniqaitous rebellion
i Known TO nistory-in preserving the lnteg-
ritv and unity of our vast nstlonsl DOMAIN
!, in restoring to us a united country, Tor
# ever redeemed from the curse OF human
bon sage.
= from, humble life TO az honorable position
in the legal profession, soon 20 become dis
~tipsuished in the national COUNCILS, as 9
Legislator of vast and comprehensive view
and exsct and honest purposes, his early
career gave promise of his later renoWn.-
30 ELEVATED BY the SURFACES of a free people Z
Inc Chief Magisracy of this great nation, II
an hour of nstioDa peril and ALARM with
out q parallel in history, he proved himself
in all the " pdeFful vIcissttudes and aPpai
no dangers OF a most desolatiDg civil war
the able chief, he wise counselor, the greA
rular. the representative man Of the age
In our af. ctioDs he stands side by side WI
Washington in his loss we feel all III
cruabipg sorrow of children, bereft, b
some sudden calamity, of their naturi
parents.
ns Third. That few men could have brougt
he the people to e self respectful, and success
IL full termination of q war with 90 hero
ID bloody and INSCRIPTIONS an enemy &c
have kept the vipdictive passions IN sue
sSl Wholesome subsection TO ehrlstian aud pa
rO- riotic principles, as did Abraham Llncol
As The military head of the Datlou.
Fourth That we consider his assassin
ton the great crime of the century,-al
that this people should not give sleep
.ng their eyes, or slum bertothelr eYtiids' u
cit. M every alder aud sbet or in the horr I
deed. he he from high life or from low Ii
IS brought to the cOndigD Punishment
'ere yicnIy meriIed by the great otebce, q
zbieh strictest Justice demands, 10 VindIe
uon Of 40 infrsct d end outraged law.
Fifth That We have enHre confidence
vs. the Bonesiy. csPscity, intrgrlty' mo
worth and irmbess Of AuGr-W JOINS
- r.lied suddeuly and ube1 pectedly 10
duties Of MS great ofice, 10 a mSnrer
alarm men Of s'erOtsJ mould, aud al
men epoeh NEST mouebtous in our history q
the history of the world. Ii desllrg "
~,rsitoIs who hsve survived the rebelil
10. econetructi z this UuIoD OF s s,e'
shatLered By d most desoiatlpg civil wa
four years, DOw closed 30 t~TluUPhanIlJ
" he csuse of humsnTy md good COVE
ment, may b. be Distinguish d by ell
lzee zoodness Of Oh sracter ,rbe iFuoence, Wisd'
tain courage aud frmuess IN the discharge oil
49,. duty. of him whose office he has been {
led to fiji by 80 myste ious a ProVldeI
ZIG sfsv the night arm OF Ham who "causeth
the light to shire out of darkness" be his E
nge an guide.
the SIXTH That, the Courtapproving ther
these resolutions De preserved upon
records as q fitting estmODisl OF the e
sthe mate placed by the Bench and Bar upon
iiers character anu services Of him whose
/. - thu n6tiOn mOuFnB.
Il. After the adoption of the resoluti
ap- speeches were made by Joshua Doug
~ Eco, Colonel Richmond and Judge Pc
~U.EME
The Oolu nbus Opera HouSsCompsuy
a, to remain with US another week. Ind'
af mspts in the way of crowded houses b
caused them to extend their stay here
week longer.
I'd. Next week we are to be visited by
cold AnegbepianS," with their old
antiguated sons and played out SIM
During their stay with US We will not
foolish as to expect a change in their
ward, gramme, which, by the way, was ste
typed B. c., and the plates warrants
last till the dsy of judgment. In CeI
- Hall they will find ample room and SCI
spare seats fer their audience.