At a public meeting of the inhabitants of Kendal, convened on behalf of the mayor by John Whitwell, esq., the ex-mayor, and held the 6th day of May, 1865, the following proceedings took place: The following resolution, proposed by Mr. Henry Wilson, seconded by Mr. John Robinson, and supported by James Cropper, esq., (by request,) was carried unanimously: The inhabitants of the borough of Kendal in public meeting assembled Resolved, That it is their bounden duty to express their horror and detestation of the treacherous assassination of the Chief Magistrate of the United States, the late President Lincoln, and of the murderous attack on the life of Mr. Secretary Seward; and they request his excellency Mr. Adams to convey from them to the authorities of the United States and to the American people the expression of condolence on the death of the head of their government by the hand of treason and crime. The following resolution, proposed by the Rev. William Taylor, and seconded by Charles Lloyd Braithwaite, esq., was carried unanimously: Resolved, That the honorable widow and children of the late President of the United States be respectfully informed that this meeting enters deeply into their great sorrow, sympathizing with them in their sudden and most afflictive bereavement, and trusts that it may please the great Ruler of the Universe, in this His inscrutable dispensation, to comfort those who mourn, and to visit with His healing presence the widow and fatherless in their affliction. Signed on behalf of the meeting. JOHN WHITWELL, Address of condolence with the American people. We the inhabitants of Keighley, in public meeting assembled, having learned, with deepest sorrow and regret, the horrible act of foul assassination of his excellency Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, and the attempt upon the life of Mr. Seward, Secretary of State, do hereby express our sympathy with the American people, and especially with Mrs. Lincoln, her family, and the members of the late President's cabinet, for the great loss they are thus called upon to sustain in that pare, kind-hearted, forgiving, and persevering friend to the human race, so violently removed from his high and responsible position in life. We deplore the loss of such a good and great man, and deprecate the foul deed as a blot upon the human character. We recognize among the American people many of our beloved relatives and friends, and to all we offer the right hand of human brotherhood, expressing our earnest wish for the future peace, prosperity, and amicable relations of the nation with this and every other country; and we pray the God of all peace to guide them in all domestic affairs, to preserve them from discord at home and abroad, and especially from further deeds of dark and fiendish assassination and lawless violence, which they with us equally abhor. JOSEPH CRAVEN, Chairman. We, the undersigned inhabitants of the town of Kettering, in the county of Northampton, desire to express, through his excellency the American minister, our horror at and detestation of the atrocious crime by which the President of the United States has been deprived of his life, and our deep sympathy with the people and government, as well as with the family of the late President. H. LINSAY, Rector. Baptist Minister. MILES B. PICKERING, The above memorial of the inhabitants of Kettering was signed by eight hundred persons. Resolutions passed at a public meeting of the inhabitants of the city of Kingston, in the island of Jamaica, held at the Baptist chapel, East Queen street, on Thursday, June 1, 1865, the honorable L. Q. Bowerbank, custos, in the chair. RESOLUTION No. 1. That this meeting rejoices in the prospective termination of the fratricidal war which has for four years desolated the United States of America, and trusts, by the blessing of God, that soon peace may be permanently established in that country; that all its institutions, social, political, and commercial, may be speedily restored to their former order and prosperity; and that all classes of its citizens may be once more united together in peace, amity, and love. Moved by Rev. W. Gardner; seconded by Rev. E. Nuttall. RESOLUTION No. 2. That this meeting would reverently and thankfully acknowledge the overruling providence of Almighty God, in having evolved from the late terrible war the blessings of emancipation to four millions of human beings, and congratulate the United States that their country has thus become delivered from the curse and dishonor of slavery, and is now throughout its entire and vast extent a land of liberty, in which every man, woman, and child, without any distinction of class, country, or color, may enjoy the benefits of its charter, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Moved by Rev. Seth Wolcott; seconded by Rev. Mr. Dilavante. RESOLUTION No. 3. That this meeting would express its deep sympathy with all those families whose homes the late awful struggle has made desolate, and prayerfully commend the widows who have been deprived of their husbands, and orphans whose fathers have been slain, to the loving care and protection of Him who is the widow's friend and the father of the fatherless; and most especially would it mingle its sympathies with the nation, on account of the awful calamity which has fallen upon it in the moment of its greatest triumph, by the assassination of its late President, as also with his bereaved widow and family whom this terrible event has deprived of one whom they so tenderly and reverently loved, and who was so highly and deservedly honored by a great and mighty nation. Moved by Rev. W. Holdsworth; seconded by Rev. W. Hamilton. RESOLUTION No. 4. That this meeting cannot refrain from its expression of horror and detestation of the foul crime which has so suddenly deprived President Lincoln of life by the hand of an assassin; that it would pray the Father of Mercies to watch over the interests and welfare of the United States in this eventful and perilous crisis of their history, and by the communication of His grace to him who has succeeded the late lamented President in the government of the Republic, by the impartation of wisdom and discretion to those officers of state in whose hands is placed the solemn trust of directing public affairs, and to the people at large a spirit of mutual forbearance, conciliation, and good order, so that no further evils may result from the awful tragedy that has filled the land with mourning. Moved by Rev. James Watson; seconded by Rev. W. Raw. RESOLUTION No. 5. That this meeting would record its profound veneration and highest respect and admiration to the character of him whose untimely death it deplores, and its conviction that history will not only enshrine his name among the noblest patriots and most enlightened statesmen that have ever presided over the destiny of nations; but that the memory of Abraham Lincoln will be embalmed in the hearts of millions as one whose private virtues, simple honesty of purpose, and enlarged philanthropy rank him as one of the greatest and most honorable of men. Moved by Rev. S. Oughton; seconded by Rev. E. Palmer. RESOLUTION No. 6. That John Camp, esq., vice-consul of the United States of America, be requested to forward a copy of these resolutions to his government, with an assurance of the deep sympathy of the inhabitants of Jamaica in their present bereavement, and earnest interest in their future prosperity and happiness. Moved by Thomas Oughton, esq.; seconded by Richard C. Hitchins, esq. LEWIS Q. BOWERBANK, Custos Rotulorum, Chairman. KINGSTON, JAMAICA, June 5, 1865. His Excellency ANDREW JOHNSON, May it please your excellency: By desire of a numerous meeting of the inhabitauts of this city, held at the Tabernacle on the 1st instant, in condolence on the assassination of your late beloved President, I have the honor to hand herewith a copy of resolutions and address which were unanimously adopted, and also to state that the sympathies of the people of Jamaica have ever been with your government. I have further to ask the condescension of your excellency towards the meeting, by placing the enclosed letters in possession of Mrs. Lincoln and the honorable W. H. Seward, giving expression to our sincere and respectful wishes. I have the honor to be, with the highest respect, your excellency's most obedient servant, GEORGE W. GORDON, Chairman. Address of the inhabitants of Kingston, Jamaica, to President Johnson. KINGSTON, JAMAICA, June 1, 1865. SIR: We, the inhabitants of Kingston, Jamaica, on this melancholy occasion seek the opportunity of conveying to you and the people of America the inexpressible grief we feel, and the sympathy which touches our hearts, on the sad event which has not only overtaken the nation of America but, we may say the whole world, in the tragical end of the great and renowned Mr. Lincoln, your late President. Our feelings revolt at the atrocious, cowardly, and heartless manner in which his valuable life was taken, and by which the cause of truth, liberty, and righteousness has been deprived of one of its greatest supporters the world ever produced. When we reflect on his fixed principles of humanity and truth, from which he could not be moved by threats nor tempted by selfish interest to swerve, we find that he was of a singularly great mind. He accomplished, under God, great purposes, and his memory claims a reputation which can never be tarnished. We could wish that his most valuable life had been spared to see the end of the unnatural and terrible war which he had so nearly subdued brought to a conclusion; "but though dead, he yet speaketh." We hope that that freedom which has cost the penalty of life may be ever a memento of him, dear in the heart of the people of America in present and succeeding generations. We beg you, as the representative of the American people, and through you, his surviving widow, to accept this our special condolence in the sudden bereavement which has caused such general sorrow, and we hope that it will please God to grant sustaining grace in the hour of need, and that the dispensation may be sanctified in its influences. We have also to convey to the honorable W. H. Seward, Secretary of State, our heartfelt congratulation on the narrow escape of his life from the hands of the base ruffian, who so barbarously assaulted him on a bed of sickness. We hope that Almighty God may be pleased yet to spare his valuable life, and that his remaining days on earth may be peace. We heartily convey to yourself our best wishes for the success of your administration, and the happiness and prosperity of the nation, whose greatness is so truly enhanced by the blessings of freedom to all its subjects. By desire and on behalf of the meeting: His Excellency ANDREW JOHNSON, GEO. W. GORDON, Chairman. JNO. H. CROLE, Secretary. President of the United States of America. KINGSTON, JAMAICA. Resolutions passed at a meeting held by the citizens of Kingston, Jamaica. At a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of Kingston, Jamaica, held at the Tabernacle Parade, on Thursday, 1st of June, 1865, to give expression of deep sympathy with the United States of America, which have suffered sad bereavement by the assassination of their late distinguished President, Abraham Lincoln, George W. Gordon, esq., was unanimously called to the chair, and the following resolutions were passed. Moved by Mr. W. K. Smith; seconded by Rev. Mr. Dingwall: Resolved, 1st. That this meeting records with profound grief the overwhelming calamity which has afflicted the cause of humanity and freedom, and also the civilized world, by the tragical and sad manner in which the most useful and valuable life of the great and justly beloved President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln, was suddenly terminated by the barbarous act of an unscrupulous assassin. Moved by Rev. Mr. Crole; seconded by Mr. J. Williamson: Resolved, 2d. That this meeting desires to express its sense of gratitude to the memory of the late lamented President of the United States, and also to his surviving Secretary, the Hon. W. H. Seward, for their discreet, untiring, and successful labors in the most critical crisis of American history, and during which protracted period, by their persevering and courageous efforts, they were able to subdue a most stubborn and unnatural rebellion, and, by the mercy of God, defended the cause of truth and righteousness to an extent which shall hand down their memories to posterity with lustre on the pages of history. Moved by Mr. A. Herse, of the United States of America; seconded by Mr W. H. Bercley: Resolved, 3d. That this meeting congratulates the Hon. W. H. Seward on the narrow escape of his life from the hand of the base ruffian who sought his destruction on a bed of sickness, and thanks God for this token of mercy to Mr. Seward, whose life it is hoped may be yet long spared for future usefulness to bis fellow-creatures; and when it may please God to remove him from this present sphere of labors may he receive the welcome approbation of his Heavenly Benefactor. Moved by Rev. J. F. Roach; seconded by Mr. J. Gordon: Resolved, 4th. That this meeting glories in the fact, and humbly acknowledges with devout gratitude the hand of Almighty God, in the near approach of the entire abolition of slavery in America, and trusts that a similar blessing awaits, at an early period, all other slaveholding countries. Moved by Mr. J. Goldson; seconded by Mr. W. Harris : Resolved, 5th. That a copy of the foregoing resolutions and the address herewith be signed by the chairman and secretary and forwarded to the President, and also a copy of the resolutions to Mrs. Lincoln and the Hon. W. H. Seward, in the most acceptable manner, and the chairman, the Rev. J. F. Roach, Rev. J. H. Crole, and Messrs. M. A. Hearse and W. K. Smith be a committee for such purpose. Moved by Mr. J. G. Surgeon; seconded by Mr. M. A. Hearse: Resolved, 6th. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each of the newspapers of this island, and to the New York Herald, and also to the London Times. Moved by Mr. M. A. Hearse; seconded by Mr. W. K. Smith: Resolved, 7th. That the thanks of the meeting be tendered to the chairman for the able manner in which he presided over the meeting. GEO. W. GORDON, Chairman. Resolution passed at a meeting held by the inhabitants of Kingston-upon-Hull. TOWN HALL, KINGSTON-UPON-HULL, April 29, 1865. At a meeting of the inhabitants of Kingston-upon-Hull, duly convened by the mayor, it was "Unanmously resolved, That the inhabitants of Kingston-upon-Hull, in public meeting assembled, desire to express the feelings of horror and indignation with which they heard of the assassination of the President of the United States, and the barbarous attempt on the life of the Secretary of State, and also their deep sympathy with the government and people of the United States, as well as with the widow and the family of the late President, at the great loss which they have sustained. [SEAL.] HENRY J. ATTKINSON, Mayor of Kingston-upon-Hull, and Chairman of the Meeting. |