New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-21
EXPRESSIONS OF GRIEF.

AIDEkMEN-WhAI THE SENllMENi or BlSlNfsoS
MEN SEEMS TO BB-MANY KIND WORDS FOR
GENERAL ARTHUR.
Meetings were held yesterday at the Stock
Exchange, the Produce Exchange, the Cotton
Exchange and at various other business cen
tres in the city. and resolutions expressing
deep grief at the National calamity were
adopted, or measures were taken to have more
formal gatherings called. The Board of Alder
men also took appropriate action. In talks
with business men profound sorrow at the
Presidents death and great sympathy with his
family were expressed. Little business was
done in the Exchanges.
ACTION or THE CITY AUTHORITIES.
AN ssAGE FROM THE MAYOR TO THE ALDERMEN
AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED RI THE BOARD
THE CITY BUILDINGS DNAPED.
The City Hall appropriately draped in mourn
ing and the National State and municipal Gags
aoael from the building at half-inast. The pillars
and balcony were heavily draped in black and
within black festoons from pillar to pillar. The
rooms occupied by tn Mayor and the Board of Al
derlnen hung in mourning, as We're also the
other municipal buildings. Members of the Board
discussed the sad event in low tones they by
one arrived. Mayor Grace was at tho City Hall at
an early hour and expressed his sorrow at the
calamity to those admitted to his private room.
The Mayor also took the initiative in the matter of
preparing to receive the remains of the President
in they were forwarded to this city.
The regular meeting of theyBoard of Aldermen
was held at noon. After President Kccuan called
the Board TO order attention was first given the
following communication from Mayor Grace in G.
gard to the Presidents death:
MAYORS OFFICE, NEw-Y ,KK, Sept. 20, 1891.
To The Honorable Tie Board Of aldermen.
Ii II my sad duty announce To Won the death of
james ~ CARRIED, late PRESIDENT OF the United States
IN an evil hour the hand OF the professional pace-un
ter struck at the life Of the whom Nation
exalted To its highest office and wrought
The brave man who escaped through the Thousand dan
gers OF Chickan ana tails upon the anniversary that
assassin Ia his own person he worSod all the pos
so,iuts OF the HE OF an American, and splendty ex-
a aa1 inc LAY, law only that !hey should afford hlIn
a brave man ever a51s. ana Which onr Constitnti"n
secures to all who hve under it, From child
taken painfully Ill took the chance which the Constr
tuu0n gave num- ana out oil 1t at name mat
American regards VITA Pride Iho hand that took hi-
life struck VIII the same blow Ut Vhe Constitution which
made his possible. The slow, nsdOus poison of
partisan politics has wrought It's work III bringing into
being the professional politician who regards ninlsel
law, ad latter sanctty in the ego OF The
otee-seeng PARTISAN except IN so far they afford
Stale. IT, perfection OF political machinery demands
that the Stase should support Tie foes who plot
its vital principle and now, al last the necessary
zeal result been achieve anu VINO embodied
IN ills career tne AierlcLn political idea lies prOsrtc
before that Otner idea which the State ouy an
inexhaustiOie treasury OF SPOTS. To-day the Nation
hnths VIC I'VE III the presence Of great aud cxprca
sble grief Every event III che life of nina lived
hopiy ana VINO ed TO give emphasis 70 the IEnobe prin
ce rhch anus at Tue hert vi our liberal Institutions
has be'oule household word. Ills blood cries
ment of evil whom the law ia its majesty viii try. anu
whose cause will be determined py the wisdom o.
tins yIetSr NAV SER lie spniin "a M % I @
so"al properly against The araudcr he thiel the
swD DIS point.
lac adening grief of great people will he assuagea
wien tudt surely WiiiSaii
It's greatness aud crush Oi being the eut put
el case which, uheI used wonld destroy forever our
Zee institutions James \. Garfield, in thdt
President Was neither the President OF the Republican
parry MOI tht Dcmcratic party, hut Was tnS resident
OF the people the representative O all alike, aud ia his
death ali suffer at once unseakabe aud an un.
ptopSDlT wrong. 1he people wil not forget thc mau
WI" IN his last n"ients whispered painfully. rue pc
plc, tue peopie-iny trust!" w. X. GRACE, Mayor.
The following resolutions were thon offered by Al
derman Sauer:
Whereas, dis Honor the Mayor has officially commnni
Gated TO Iiie Common Council the sad Intelligence of The
States, and has recommended that appropriate action be
taken ny the municipal authorities 20 give expression u
the profound grief of the people of the city ia view of
great National calamity. ana
#hsrsds, III bowing ia submission To the will Of Divine
Providence and III acknow allug inscrutabe WAYS
OF Him who rules the desties OF aud NATIONS in
tnis Affecting ls by taking TO Himself the
EtrHtor OF the Government of this great Republic IL is
saD%"siSely accept Una" from we s0uS ee hand ana
this dual evidence OF His power; that we should
sympathize with those are more directly afflicted b
the Presidents deatn-hs wife and his fatuorcss chill
dIeu-and mat We should feryently supphcile our
Heavenly Father of Ills mercy TO accept ti, deaf o.,
fresIaent G@rnsld as pr4pltatory sacrifice which VIII
inc country 10 realizing sense OF their total
upon the goodness OF cod; be- ii therefore
Resoiced, That in the universal for the death of
President Garfield it Is tue uy the people OF this
city 10 participate aud their representatives in th
Common Council IL 10 incumbent upon us t.
take such measures az viii tend to give public
expression 10 their profound grief, deprecae the
ahom,be crime that led to the death our beloved
Chief Magistrate and To syIupathlze condnIe with
his afflicted relatives, his stricken wife aud bcreavcd
faniy; and
Resotoed, That it ia hereby recommended TO our Gill
Gems 10 close their respective places of business and re-
Train ron secular employment the day set ait
era, i'm hody should his remains ha ro, ms !un
city, with their slaves of Office draed in mourning amt
VIII wear badge OF mourning Tor period Of thirty
days; that the tags Of the City Hal aud other public
buildings be displa ed at hall sunrise uutil
sunset. until and Including tie day the fune and The
vessels narDor be rcamested f.
display their hags in like for the same per od
and that special committee of nine members he ap.
pointed TO perfect tue aud. after consuato
tae Municipal Government and la council win I"c,
make such other ami further arrangements to them
siyely To manifest sorrow for The death and rcvcrcnce
for the meuSry OF the deceased. BE it further
ReSoiced That as additional evidence of rpauect
for the memory of the deceased Presldcnt tho Eoard do
now adjourn.
Alderman McClave first spoke To the resolution
lie said:
little more than sixteen years ago. when peace be-
sraphed that Abraham Lincoln dead stricken down
~ the maui OF an assassin Many OF how
heavy the 1ef that spread the people of this
city In common with those of other parts tile contrv
Ana now with peace aud prosperity throIigIout III,
enStn aud breadth Of tue land the hand al assassin
again strikes the Chief Magistrate country The
blow struck not ony James A. Garfield, but also the
hearts OF Dfty millions of people. Our grief and horro,
a. the crime can hud adequate expression
ia words. That a elected by the
Voice OF the people that the President of a
republic not despOt monarch. but placed al The
head oi Tree government by free people, should bc
stneken down oy an assassin shocks i.id alarms the
American people, and * touches tue the D.u
crat AS wen the Republican. We should be ready 10