The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-03

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lessene,l the sol.mniiy oI the frslins Abitb
| i, was intended To excite. II was OF AZ "b-
Ilang si.ape, faur ~ five feel side, eigni ~
aipe long & perhaps four feet high, in"l.a'ng
NV ards the op, Covered with tightly
Irswn black clnth. supported upon low
unique wheels. and hearing upon il ,so
large colFas shronded 10 black upon the
Il DIV Oft car, IN front. and behind, we're
he wing globes OF thr Egyptian Mauso-
leum --on the sides, separated by laehry-
nal ufns, were escuichebn.. containing
the dates 0f the bnih. aud death of Adams
aud Jefferson. This was lhe ear; plain,
si.nplr and appropriate, II sll.nced the
crowd as il rolled heavily by. aud the eye,
fascinated by air nge attraction, rested
upon the tsI collins until they were no
Hunger 10 b. seen in the deose mass of hu-
man brings that surrounded them.
After The car, as chef mnu ner, came
i CARROLL, OF CAngoLLTos. sccom-
panied b. Col. Howard. ,nd Gen. Smith /;
! they we're IN a baronche drawn by four
black horses zach led h, 4 < Dom in mourn
! log. Need we here express our feelings
IN words ? IL II moi Sufficient to state the
| TACT, to animate lne lnag nations aud the
| feelings Of opr readers. { ARRDLL. OF
LARRoLLroN. the last surviving signer of
the Declaration Of our Indepcndencp, chief
| nonrner ~ the funeral obscqlles of the
author aud the supporter of that cb irter Ut
Libe,ty, Jefferson and Adams. Who at.
tended lump One who fought in its sup
port al tawpens, nho SHE'D his blood for IL
At Eutaw, who nov under his own vine
and fig tree, AT hia own hearth stone. re-
ceised the crowd Of mouiners, and loined
them IN their sorrow. Who else ? He
their cntempOrary once the spectator of
their glory, now th. eulogi-t OF their sir-
tues.
Who followed CARROLL OF CAR
BOLTON. in the procr ssnn? Four gene
rations. Those who fought ~ Bunker Hill
and York Town--these who fought NJ
North Point aud New Oflrans-ihose now
arrived at the prime of manbood--and
those WIN. clinging to- their parents, or col |
lected under their instructors, urged the
short rapid steps of infancy to keep pace
with the proud ranks that marched along.
Need we sly more of Carroll uf Carroll |
tons place in the procession, than to state
these facts?
After the bsrouche, came the state an- |
thoriies; after them came the old grey
headed men, who could tell Of '76 a. of
Yesterday; then the officers of the diff
en' courts and the municipal authorities
then came society after society then came
long lines of youths aud calldren then |
came sea,nen with their hags engelop.d ia |
crane; then came the crowd uf citizens al |
MI ages and conditions filing the street
from side To side, children beading their |
parents, parents leading their children =
then, closing the procession. on came the |
deep ranks If soldiers on came a sea of
plumes, scarcely waving in the solemn
march but the banners which were wont
Ia HAT 50 fairly were rnvsloppd IN mourn
ing and the eye looked 10 vain for the gilt |
ter of arms rank after rank passed nv and !
still others filled their places, and when |
the head of'he procession was concealed |
rs 1t turned into Howard street, the last
files were still nearly mile in the dis
lance.
Al last the head Of the colump reached |
thr Park, aud turning into the Bevihere |
gate, wound through the woods, nntll after |
passing the crown of the hill, il descended !
into the natural ampnitheatre below. In |
the centre of this, surrounded by twenty |
thousand people who looked down upon it, !
was the platform for the ceremonies mt
the buck Of the platform, extended be- |
tween The trees, was drapery of black |
cloth, we should think almost seventy feet |
in leogth and fifteen in height, projecting
from the middle of which, and sunror,ed |
by the bongh of an oak hung the'dark cano-
py, over the place Intended for the orator
on either side of the drapery behind waved ,
the United States flags. As the troops of
horse began 10 descend into The amphi- |
theatre the populace separated to the ri ght
and left, and in short time the ranks of
the procession formed c!use body round |
the platform; u few mounted cavalry sur /
rounded them, aud upon these pressed the
throng of the people close by the orator |
Of the day were seated CARROLL Ann
HOWARD, and the other seats were fill /
ed with the Cincinnati, the soldiers Of the
Revolution, the State and municipal au-
thortles, aud the different staff, of the mil. !
itary.
we nave sen many spectacles but ne
yer one which made the impression which !
did this IN Towards Park this crowd col !
lected under the broad shadow Of the oaks
al looking TO one object, all listening to
"nt theme--the Eology of Adams and JEFF |.
ferson. Al the sound of The trumpet the
openlng prayer was delivered by Bishop
Sonlt--then followed the oration of Mr..
smith, and the ceremonies were conclu-
ded with prayer by Mr.. Duncan. The
crowd fingered for a while around the SPOT,
and still Sazed anxiously at the solemn pre-
parations-- But the sun which had htb.r-
to been completely obscured by clouds.
now broke turth in all its spIendour and
lighted up with almost magic hriIIiaucy the
deep green OF the woods. Trumpet and
hos'e ana drum, and word uf command
ruhS loudly on the ear-the Military resu-