New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-22
TRE DEATH or PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
How the News was Received in the
Old World.
Repression of Popular Demonstrations by
France.

SPECIAL DsJsteh to The NJ y. Tribune.
wAsHmoroN Friday. Sept. 81. 1865
The death Of Abraham Lincoln by assassination year
ago. stirred the European mind to it's utmost depth For
five years the eyes of the civilized world had been upon
tbcater Of war on which MT Lincoln the most
spicaous guIc To the common people OF Europe he was
TO to places OF supreme power To people and to
rulers DO represented the march Of freedom the triumph
of progress And when tho news OF his death was INSTALL
tan Osly dashed Europe, sympathetic thrill passed
through all the nations maniesng itself our Atlantic
shore By universal coincidence and sympathy IS Mr..
Bigelow linister 10 France well says, II is difficult 20
oxa ggcrate tho enthusiasm Itch his name inspires among
the Of Europe at this moment enthusiasm be-
fore which the ruling classes however little disposed TO
waste compliments upon anything tainted with republican
ISM are obi. I'D to incline 1 think II Is generally con-
cedei that the doath OF has occurred that
awakened such prompt and rliyci Il sympathy at
amorg his own country people eId among foreign ma
tons
In he archives Of the State DEPARTMENT at Washington
are thousands of letters from az foreign Governments,
showing their symp and their interest Even rulers
who hlyo lfia lon with Republcansm dread assass-
nation From this large Of respondcnce we have
cuod few letters showing tho disposition Of foreign Gov
Crmouts. The dreadful ncws Of the assassination Is con-
tanned in the following letter from Mr.. Hunter, Acting
Secretary OF State 10 Nr. Burnley, Acting Emhassador TO
England. The sane letter. mufQts mataEds was sent TO
al ioroiga Ministers in the United S,aes
DEPARTMENT oF STATE, WAHNGlo&, Arrl - 1868.
SIRE II my gos. sio;une to Ire Obliged 20 MORN yol
OF not less affecting t. the pe3Te OF tie United saie
.ce ncctcd viii Ito Government The President tho
ing tbeater ne this city and expired THIS morning Iom the
arolt tie soue time an attempt ldo to assassinate
the Secretary OF state, Which ih@ugh Il io1unaey inec
len Ri severely but 1t IS hoped not dangerously wounded
Arr A. W. Sawarl was also struck on the head with icavy
weapon aud in critical condition from the effect Of Tie
Pursuant to he provision Of the Constitution Of the United
StatcJ. AIdroW Joansou the VccIresiden has formally
assumed tue uncii'is oI resident haIe "! NY .eon H
th0z1d 10 perem the dutca Of Secretary Of state until
.
". HUNTER Acting Secretary.
!. Hume Bar ,, esq. &C., &C., sc.
The 'D. l,rr' from foreign countries came from tho
..io boring tf nee Of Canada when yscount Monck,
more &. wrote that "the intelligence of tho
perpotI.H.r .r his atrocious outrage by which the
United ga. nd been deprived OF their Chief Magis
trate, hal a. I'll classes Of tho community in this
-. lace with and horror. Immediately that re-
ccycd confirm ton Of tie sad news gave directions,
i'm conjunction with the Northumberland commanding
her Maestys troops in this Province that az al civil ana
military stations tho Gags should be hosted half-mast
high AL the Canadian cities held meetings aud passed
resolutions abhorng the great crime that had been CON-
mitted. London, Woodstock, Broakyllle, ST. Thomas,
Gait Berlin Waterloo, Toronto ard Hamilton held meet
ties. " r' '''''''
On the 10th of May Sir Frederick W: A. Bruce for
warcd letter the State Department 'uddcssed by Her
Majesty the Queen to the lion. Mrs Lincoln, and shall
feel obliged if you viii cause 1t TO DC delivered W'hoHt
delay"
Masonic Lodges High and Mghtyuesses and separate
individuals from Liverpool, Sheffield the Bahamas tho
Irish Frcemasons Victoria and sydney in Australia, and
from the isles OF tho From France, than from
any other European country the correspondence IS very
f and froc The first letter received OF the State Depart
ment shows the sympathy Of the French people, and that
Government toreby put dorm all popular demonstration
on thts SUBJECT.
Mr. Bigclor to Mr.. Sesard.
LOCATION THE UNITED STATS,
PANS, April 2e, 1895.
Sm An oidedeoampo Of the Emperor olled early yester;
dag morning ut the Legation ca to testify tho horror ana
sorrow which his Majesty experienced on learning TIE crime
which had Just deprived tho United states ~ It's President
On the receipt " the 6st report his Majesty had refused TO
credit it bn second dsp1tch later IN the evening M no
doubt It's correctness II was then 100 ae 10 SEND 20
Legation out Che adcde was Instructed 70 eoe az
carly hour e nox morning 20 express inc sentiments OF
his Majesty and to request on behalf Of Tue Emperor that
would transmit expression OF them 70 the FieePfesldent
Iismy duty 20 add ny conviction that his MJs IN ile
communication which he has requested nae to make IS lut
ith Interpreter Of the sentiments Of bis subjects wlo nave
received the intelligence with uuanmous expression u
horror for the crime and OF sympathy for IT'S victims.
Non viii ind Of tho evidence oil tbs 10 the journals
which send you
have been occupied most II the afternoon in receiving COP
utaons students and Others, who have eaiel 20 y
their sorrow and sympathy Unfortunately ihef -les
we're demongtrntye nsWRces ts 70 iio'oM t-e
intervention O. te police who would ouY allow tie M very
m led numbers throllh The streets One OF me ues 0na
od me That ttorc were 30V0 NJ them who WouQ nave Nled
10 have united formal expression o their iee g. The