NEVERSINK COUNCIL, At a stated meeting of the above Council, held June 12, 1865, the following Preamble and Resolutions were adopted: WHEREAS, The Chief Magistrate of the United States has been stricken down by the hands of a cowardly and infamous assassin, in the hour of the nation's triumph and national goodwill; at a moment when he had attained the highest pinnacle of renown, when he had crushed the unholy rebellion, that for a time threatened to destroy this great and glorious Republic; at a time when peace seemed about to crown his work with success, after years of anxious effort, toil, and labor; Therefore, be it Resolved, That the nation, by the death of our late President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, has lost a noble patriot, a wise statesman, a friend of humanity, a glorious leader, and a true citizen, whose loss we most deeply mourn. Resolved, That the great principle of the unity of the Republic, which has been defended and maintained by the offering of so much suffering and blood, is rendered forever sacred by this sacrifice of the chosen head of the nation, at the moment of its permanent triumph. Resolved, That we feel the full force of the blow that has fallen on the nation, and have unswerving faith that the same Divine Power which blessed the birth of this great Republic, and has guided it through paths of peril and carnage to its latest triumph, will conduct it through its present gloom, to the enjoyment, in the future, of unclouded glory and greatness Resolved, That as a leader in a revolution, (which he had not made,) he adhered as closely to the law, as that revolution permitted. In disaster, he was undismayed; in success, sober; in the presence of provocation, moderate; and in the hour of victory, merciful. Resolved, That we have the fullest confidence in the character and ability of our new President, and pledge ourselves to support him to the full extent of our power and influence so that the guilty may be brought to justice, with all the majesty and severity of the law. Resolved, That we tender to the family of the deceased, our heartfelt sympathy in their deep affliction. Resolved, That in commemoration of the deceased, our flag be draped in mourning for the space of six months. JOHN H. SELL, JNO. M. SCHONOUR, Committee. Attest, J. T. STAM, R. S. C. B. FISHER, C. QUAKERTOWN COUNCIL, At a regular stated meeting of the above Council, the following Preamble and Resolutions were adopted: WHEREAS, Our late President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, has fallen beneath the blow of a cowardly assassin, stricken down at a period when his magnanimity and exalted statesmanship had raised the country from the depression caused by four years of bloody war, to a period when the smiling path of peace and plenty was clearly brought to view. He has fallen, and the tears of millions of free born Americans water his grave; Therefore, be it Resolved, That in the death of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the country has lost a great and good man, one prompted by the purest and best motives, ever solicitous for the best interests of the whole American people, and whose life has been enlisted in the cause of liberty and union. Resolved, That while words but feebly express our deep sorrow, we tender to the American nation, and his grief stricken family, our sympathy in this their hour of great bereavement, and we pray Almighty God to avert further calamity from this nation, and to sustain and comfort the sorrowing widow and fatherless children. P. L. BENNER, C. S. WOLFF, Committee. Attest, MILTON G. REITER, R. S. ENOS P. NEESE, C. NORTHERN LIBERTIES DEGREE COUNCIL, No. 1, O. U. A. M. At a regular stated meeting of the above Degree Council, held May 12, 1865, the following Preamble and Resolutions were adopted: WHEREAS, The Almighty Ruler, in His inscrutable wisdom, has permitted our nation to be afflicted by the death of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, who was foully murdered by the bullet of the stealthy assassin at his back, in a moment of unsuspecting leisure and relaxation from his protracted duties, under circumstances of peculiar and aggravated atrocity; Therefore, be it— Resolved, That we feel it a duty, as Americans and as men, to express and put upon record our abhorrence of the deed, so new and unimagined in our history, and so foul a blot upon the age and human nature. Resolved, That in the death of President LINCOLN, the nation mourns a patriotic leader, a wise counsellor, and a kind hearted friend and father, whose many virtues, public and private, had commanded the esteem and confidence of his fellow men in a degree rarely equalled: the friend of mankind, he fell, a martyr to his honest and enlightened convictions of right.. Resolved, That though never mortal had so many and such sincere mourners, we are consoled by the knowledge that he died in the hour of victory: a kind Providence had permitted him to witness the triumph o loved. ndrous old Flag he revered, and the Union he Resolved, That an injury aimed at the President is a deadly blow struck at the majority of the people, making it the personal duty of every one to do whatsoever he can to hunt down the miscreants and bring them to justice, as far as human justice is commensurate with such a crime. Resolved, That we view the act of his assassination, coupled with the murderous attempt upon the life of the Hon. Secretary of State, WILLIAM H. SEWARD, in his own house and sick room, and the undoubted design to include the Vice President and other high officers of the government in a general massacre, as part and parcel of the accursed rebellion, now happily suppressed; and giving the finishing seal of infamy to it through all time. Resolved, That we tender our condolence and sympathy to the afflicted widow and her children: we claim them as the wards of the people, and may God afford them that consolation which none other can. Resolved, That we tender our sympathy to tne Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, our great statesman, in his personal and family affliction. Resolved, That we have full confidence in the ability and patriotism Oi President JOHNSON, and regard him as a man, tried and true, who had the esteem and confidence of his great and lamented predecessor. Resolved, That the charter frame be draped in mourning for the space of six monthe. |