Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-07-18
RTOH 2oMp, July
FUNERAL OBsEQuIEs.


FUNERAL OBSEQuIES
The Testimonies OF the Nattou's Gratitude in
honor OF the Ilus,riou> Dead multiply so fast upon
us, hal we find IT Impossible TO ,pread all the De
tails before our Rea~ ers. We must, therefore.
Content ourselves with Epi,ome OF such of the
Proceedings as we cannot cop, in ersenso.
We lay the first proceedings OF N0rt1M in no
nor OF Themes Jefferson before our readers On
the 18th very numerous and respectable meeting
of its Citizens was CONVEX ed at he Court house
(Mr. L. Newton in the Chair, and Mr. T.
u Broughton, Secretary, which unanimously
adopted the resolutions proposed by DR.. Stark; de
claring that the death OF John Adams The yene-
Tabe apostle of liberty and -tedlast asserter of his
country's rights in the hour OF her utmost need.
deserves to be solemnZed throughout The land. as
cause for national mourning that the citizens
OF the Borough will wear Grape for 80 Iays: and
that " Thursday the Goth Inst. the day set apsrt
for paying funeral honors to Thomas Jefferson be
also observed as day of Public Mourning for his
illustrous cOmpatriot.''
The Ciiizens OF Portsmouth (Mordecai Cooke
IN The Chair and MIR Joseph Schooltied, Sec'ry,)
resolved TO unite the solemntes III honor of Tho
mas Jefferson and John Adams, together They
resolved to accept the invitation of the Citizens
oil n orioik, and CO operate with them in the pro-
ceedngs OF the goth to suspend all business ON
that day; 10 ire minute guns and toll the bell and
to request the masters of vessels to wear their co
Tours half-masi, on that day: They also adopted
the following Resolution.
Resofued, That we highly approve of the
resolution OF our fellow citizens of the Borough of
Norfolk, nsiructirg their Representative in the
General Assembly OF Virginia to introduce al its
next session bill, and endeavor to procure The
passage OF law, for the payment of Mr. Jelfer-
sons debts, and Tor the erection of Monument to
his memory.
On the 10th the Citizens of HAMPTON convened
81 their Courthouse 10 adopt measures expressive
OF their deep sorrow for The melancholy event Of
the death of the venerated Jefferson (Capt Rohor,
Lively In the chair, and Jesse j Simkins Sec'rvN
Messrs. a w. Jones and W. J. Simkins address
ed The meeting; and resolutions W ere adopted SET
ing apart "Wednesday the 18th Juy 40
day OF mourning; requesting Mr.. A. w. Jones
10 deliver funeral EulogiGm in honor of the
deceased, and the Rev. J. S. Westwood TO offer
an appropriate prayer recommending the Metbo-
nist Church, where theOration was TO be delivered
10 be hung with black, all business to be suspend
ed, the bell TO be toed from sunrise to sunset and
minute guns to be fred on that day and to ,ve,r
Grape for 30 days. The Patrick Henry Debatino
Society OF Hampton, WIN. Hope President. and
>. j. Sinpkns X. Sec " entered into resolution
10 Cooperate with their fellow Citizens on this
lnourniui occasion Accordingly, on The 18th these
various resolutions were carried in.o effect the
funeral procession was formed +; aud in commit
ance with the request of their fellow citizens the
REV MIR. Westwood put up pous and patriotic
prayer and Mr. Jones 80 in the boIdesf strains
OF eloquence and patriotic feeling, described the
origin progress and termination OF our Revolu,ion
airy struggle, and assigned TO Mr. Jefferson the sIe
vateo part which he bore IN that great achievement
ne men explained the excellent policy, by which
hls administration (whle President) was etided |
and after warm and feeling tribute to his private
character, closed address that interested every
nearer in the highest degree'
n meeting OF the Citizens of Pefersblro con- |
vened on the 1lth (Mr. Winfree, the Mayor. in
the Char, and Mr.. +. G. Yancey, Secrefary. on |
information being received Of the death of j. Adams
q considering that this melancholy event occurred |
on the Fifeth Anniversary of American Freedoro |
the year of Jubilee throughout the u. States-on
the same day and neal the same hour that it pleased
Almighty God to recall the spirit of the iIInstriou
Jefferson TO himself exhibiting remarkable coin |
cidence OF circumstances, and sfIoIdng a memora |
Ole instance IN the annals of human affairs of the
experimenting care of DvineProvidence in length |
enlng the existence OF these hcnored Patriots to
30 great span ordainirg hat those who in their
liVes had been associated Tor the promotion of their
country's good, should in their deaths not be d. /
yided--
" Therefore Resolued, That the General Com /
Inltiee appointed at the meeting of the Citizens of
petersburg Friday last TO make arrangements fo,
lestliyng our respect for the memory OF Thomas
jefferson, be instructed 10 accompany the proceed-
Ings on Saturday the 18th inst with all appropriate
ceremony in commemoration Of the virtues and re-
VolutionaTy services OF John Adams, now like
use deceased"
They also recommended Grape to be worn for 30
days, and requested Mr.. Shore in his Grafton 10 psv
al proper respect 10 the revoutionsr, services
OF this distinguished patriot" Saturday lat was
the day set apart for this Funeral Procession, and
Eulogium.
IN williamsburg, the following interesting
scene occurred, il IS described in a letter TO the
Editors OF the Norfolk Beacon:
4" Since the commencement Of The present tern,
OF the Chancery Court in this ancient Metropoll..
We nave heard, with much feeling, OF the deaths
~ our venerable countrymen Jefferson and Adams
"a motion OF General Robert Il. Taylor. IN.
court was adjourned on Saturday immediately sf
yer the reading OF the orders as tribute OF espect
'o'ns hTss named Parrot, on whose character and