The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22

gentleman who Was present, and shows
+. the in,elleetusl aud moral power Of q l,e.
i publieaa nominee for the Presidency over
Fureing aud mSddened crowd
/ shall never forget The 0r,t time ] saw
+ General Garfield, T. was tho morning
after President Llncoln's assassination
/ The country was excited to its utmost
F tension, sud New York City seemed
ready for tho scenes Of the French Rtyo.
luton, The intelligence Of taucoln ;
murder had been flashed by the wires
over lao whole land The newspaper head
/ lines OF the transaction were set up in the
largest type, aud the high crime VISA on
every ons's tongue, Fear took possession
OF mems minds as 10 the fate Of the Gov
ernment, for In few hours the news
came on that Stewards throat was cut
aud that attempts had been made upon
the lives OF others OF the Government
officers. Posters were stuck up every.
whore, in great black letters, calling upon
the loyal citizens Of New York, Brooklyn,
Jersey City and .neighboring places, to
meet around the Wall Street Exchange
aud give expression TO their sentiments
II was dark aud terrible hour. What
might come next no one could toll, and
meu spoke with bated breath. The
wrath Of the workingmen was simply un-
controllable, and revolvers and knives
were In the hands Of thousands OF Lin
coins friends, ready at the frat oPpor-
tunity TO take tho law into their own
hands and ayengo the death of the mar
tyred President upon any and all who
dared to utter a word against him.
Eleven O'Clock A, NJ. was the hour set
for the rendezvous. Fifty thousand peo-
pie crowded around the Exchange Build.
ing, examining and jamming the streets,
aud wedged In tight as men conld stand
together. With few to whom special
favor was extended, went from Brood
lyn, at 9 A. NJ, aud, even then with the
utmost difficult, found way to the recep-
tion room for the speakers In the front
WAS protected by heavy iron railing.
We sat in soemnity and silence, waiting
for General Butler, who, II was announc-
ed, had started from Washington and
was either already in the city, orexpected
every moment Nearly hundred gen
erals, judges statesmen, aud others, were
u that room waiting Buffers arrival.
We stepped out to the bscony to watch
the feArfully solemn and swsying MACS OF
people. Not hurrah was heard, but
for the most part dead silence, or deep,
ominous muttering ran like a rising wave
up the street toward Broadway, and
again down toward the river on the
right.
At length the batons Of tho police were
seen swinging in the air, far mp on the
LETT, parting the crown aud prossing IL
back TO make way for carriage that
moved slowly and with difficult ogs,
through the compact multitude. Sudden
ly the silence was broken, aud the cry OF
Butlerl Butlerl Butlorl rang out with
tremendous aud thrilling effect, and was
taken up by the people. But not bur
rah Not opce! II was the cry Of great
people, asking 10 know how their Presi-
dent died. The blood bounded In our
veins, and the tears ran like streams
down our faces. How II was done for
get, but Butler was pulled through, and
pulled up, and entered the room, where
we had just walked back to meet him.
A broad Grape, yard long, hung from
his left arm-terrible contrast with the
countless flags that were waving the
nations victory in the breeze. We fret
realized then the truth OF the sad
news that Lincoln was dead. When
Butler entered the room we shook hands.
Some spoke, some couldn't. All were in
tears. The only word Butler had for us
all at the first break Of the silence was:
Gentlemen he died in the fullncss OF his
fame aud as be spoke Il bis lips culver
ed, and the tears ran fast down bis
checks.
Then, after few moments, came tho
speaking. And you can imagine the
effect, as the Grape hutlered in the wind,
while his arm uplifled. Dickinson, OF
New York State, was ialrly wild. The
old man leapsd over the iron railing o 1
the balcony and stepped on the very edge
overhangiug the crowd, gesticulating iD
the most vehement manner, and next
thing to bidding the crowd burn up tho
rebel seed, root and branch, while 3 by
stander held on 10 bis coat.tsils TO keep
him from falling over. BY this time the
wave Of popular indignation had sweiled
TO ils Great. Two men lay bleeding on
side street, the cue dead, the ether
next to dying: one on the pavement, the
other 10 tie gutter. They bad said
moment before that Linboin ought 10
have been shot long agol They were not
allowed to say 1t again. Soon Two long
pieces of scantliDg stood out above the
heads Of the crowd, crossed at the top
like the letter a, and looped halter PEN
daut from the junction, dozen men fol-
towing its slow motion through the msss'
es, while Yeugesnce was The erY
Ga the right, suddenly, The shout rose,
qAe Wmtdi Tie Wortdi TIE otIioe Of
The Woyldg Wortdi World and move
ment Of perhsps 5000 or 10. 900 tnraing
their faces iu the direction OF that
building began 10 be executed IL was
critical moment. What might
come 20 one could tell, did that crowd
get 10 trout Of that ofies. Police and
miatary woulg have avsilsd little Or tsen