The New York herald., 1865-04-16
srKSoH or GENERAL rEcx.

NJ srKSos OF GENERAL PECK.
"a MAJOR "s1srai p.o. as1t addressed the meeting.
" He said hs felt 70 Be his duty, In tie
that every ocsr With the Department Of
East was ready 70 unite In any token Of Ct 70 the
= he would rank In history second Wsshin gton-ap-
plausr)-honet W every sct OF hs public fs honest to
p 1.-THE OF she responsibility has devoved upon eny Pres
dent da.ng his fouT years term that devoved upon
He had conducted safely through our foreign AID do
4 mestc computations and difficulties and believe that
before the Ath Of July next he would have successfully
bsought about lasting pescs his life had been spared
9 SPEECH or MOSES H. GnusELL
Ia said My fellow czens, my heart s fun OF grief
: In view Of the sad even, which has occurred to
Z this nation. II seems bat yesterday when We
d assembled here for the purpose ef express.
I Ing our Joy at the glorious result that had
in the loss Of one whom universally
accorded the qualities Of integrity aud wisdom that
80 needed at the present hour in our oountrys history
In his judgment he thought II proper that committee
should be appointed from this meeting TO participate
with the national and State authorities in such arrange
ments as should be made for the funeral servccs He
would therefore propose that twenty five gentlemen he
named by the chair ss composing that committee 70 be
named hereafter
SPEECH OF GENERAL GARFIELD, OF OHIO
General GARyKID aid:-The night before my de-
parture from Washington 1t my privilege to witness
pressed the Joy Of this great nation 1t
pressed before, In view Of tho great victories
terri BILE contrast in the news Which reached me upon
arriving in this city II though the rebellion
by this last Of frighful madness, the moment
whsn the peplc were rejoicing At having reached the
haven OF peace at last had determined that the President
Of the republic should to join the army Of the dead
who have laid down their lives the battle field ZAP
plause But, fellow citizens, they have slain the nobles
and mos. generous spirit that put down rebellion
say II; but it does seem to me that his death almost
parallels that OF the son of God who cried out Father
thQVh han
people to fall upon them. Great apyIause) Peace
forgiveness and mercy the attributes OF this govern
& ment, but Justice and Judgment with inexorabeE
tread follow behind and when they have slain love
when they have despised mercy, when they have re
ected those that would be their best friends then comes
i Justice with hoodwinked eyes and the sword Applause
From every gaping wound Of dead cheffrom every
the voice 60 up this people TO that house
Is swept and garnisbed will say thing For
mere revenge! would do nothing: This nation is too
great to look for revenge but for the security of
I the future would do everything. (Appause.) pur|
honored dead if they could look down upon this scene
would say to you, eve have committed to you the high
d and holy charge that shall no; have lived in vain" II
< do not believe It is in the character Of the
of France and Italy Applause, and cries OF 'Ncycr
do not believe that General Lee and his officers could
have sanctioned this act but II they dooh they do
let them feel the rod lightnings Of the peoples ven
zens Cries Of "Go ongo on.') My heart ia too full
the Cabinet and almost the last words he said to me
q I love President more and more every day
understand and which he does not have consid
cred with all the earnestness Of his spirit believe he
has though, more deeply than any 0as, American , s
q among but though dead he is your President and
mine to-day. tAppause)
81 SPEECH OF l.. r. CHITTENDES.
Mr. CmTTsSDxN said:Is there ia all this continent
day one heart that not full of grief' Our friends
thousands tens OF thousands and hundreds OF thou
sands have been laid In their graves to this country
and now last night that man who in American history
y shall stand next TO Washington offered sacrnce
upon the altar of our country The speaker continued at
some length in eloquent strain, and In conclusion
said that tho mon who had starved our prisoners should
q not escape tho punishment of their crimes He vowed
in his heart that citizen Of this glorious nation he
would not his till tho who have brought
this great grief upon have received their jest punish
z General WALDupaE read the revolutions adopted at tho
{ Produce Exchange, which were unanimously adopted
SPEECH OF HON. Mr.. oDELL.
aS rS s s'S h. eSsou T ha.
~ down the man tha, has put down the REBELLION ZAP
= plausel deeply sympathse With the aen see before
y cheeks OF the banker, the mechanic, OF the old ano
young, at the nations loss my own eyes have over
flowed with yours, with grief We all icel PERSONAL,
that we have lost friend During the four years pas
has been my province to hold personal intSIcours
@ indeed, patriot and lover of his eountry-appause)
and In midnsh, hours no watched with anxious solci
tude over the interests Of this great nation would no
one word 10 excite an undae spirit OF vengeance b
say to you that the spirit that has swept down th
President and Secretary Of state is the fou
psuse II Is the same spirit, whether the work of on
man or the result Of the combination OF five men,
s Sy ho 0af
bic battle Of Bull run, when they buried our soldiers
with their faces downward, and which has been shown
by the organized system of starvation TO which thay have
subj cted soldiers In southern pronsthe spr
With hos now eliminated In assassinating him who
. ruled over this nation Of ours
g. SPEECH OF HON. wM. p. FEssESpEN, OF MAINE.
He said it was his fortune 10 be member Of The thirty
seventh Congress, and he had the honor Of being &C
ausinted with the President Of the United States whose
los. we now mourn He knew HIM But 10 love
tho steps or tho ONCE Of the secretary o. State,
people Of f'Gn Il. are nas
would spare your life 10 ses the end Of this rebellion
Said be, "Mr Fessenden IT may be that shall not live
10 see it, and sometimes think shall not but If
= taken away there are those who would perform my
du los btter" 1t but yesterday were rejoicing
saying Of the anclsnts that you cannot say that
man he has been goriops until yo9 zee bow be died.
Sss 10y nsSn has sS l
end until every traitor IS punished We viii hang Jcr
= Davis. (I.oud Of "Good. "Good, and Applause
q There one solemn duty yet be performed by this
vast assembsge, which II 10 proper ehoud be done and
which 10 carried forth In the resolution which will now
read
Resolved That this meeting in view Of the nations BE-
In the se..h Of ASr.hsm Lincoln do reeemped
= mourning for thirty days.
2 The resolution adopted unanimously
The meeting was Then adjourned subject 10 the call oi
e the chairman.
Il MEETING IN NASSAU STREET.
ADDRESS ov GENERAL BURNsIpg.
A, three O'Clock General Burnside was noticed by q
large who assembled In front Of the once
and he was immediately surrounded and called for q
speech In response tho General addressed the crowd
from the steps Of Of the buidinga lie sadI feel
too much snsved, my friends to express any lengthy
remarks this sad occasion. too much oy ercome
by my own feelings TO do justice TO the memory Of our
late good and talented President and will not sttemp,
the task II duty and the duty Of the country nov
10 support bis successor. Andrew Johnson applause
and glad to be able 10 say that he worthy Of the
support Of the people have bad abundan opportur
ties TO know hs character for have been in consulia
ton with him At All honrs OF the day and night when
been enabled TO discern his course m,uuteIy
s. on all matters which required his Judgment and
N Havtu had thpca \