Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-09-09

nesrped their loss ia pglvtaeQ3ln the
|bosoms x yheit lsniliss their lsf war
visible. This Publick oslsbfstioh was
nded n marx Of respect Tor the
memory of those statesmen. There
was nothing IL the Transactions Of that
day. calculated q s,'lIy the obsequies
Of such men as John Adams and Thom-
| as JcHersop. had their bodies been, on
that occasion committedto the tomb by !
the inhabitants Of Bristol.
MEssRs. EDiToRs,
Your account Ut the cclpblAiion ut
the funeral obsequies Of jefferson and
Adams, is a well written, and intend
ed. az / believe 10 be a just deacrip-
ton of the same, aud to certain
point, tits a very fair aud a very ju-I
dicious statement in point Of fact, and
lin matters Of literary taste, and one in
which we believe all any way engaged
will candidly acquiesce but the close
of the article is calculated To carry an
impression, rather Singular Of the ma
turc of our kind of mourning meetings
in this county; it makes as appear
rather in an Irish light Of merry mourn
ers. to adjourn from the house of
mourning to the house of feasting, and
as the grief was dry. to refresh our
systems with little kindly kill care
to compensate our loss by drops OF
sorrow with some drops ofcornfort,a and
to keep our sinking g spirits up by
pouring spirits down." II makes US,
say, appear in this strange light, and
as it is false view; not intended by
you as such, but SO inevitably inferred
from your whole paragraph, ! hope
you will. with the same feelings which
led you to make the notice; feelings
honourable to US, to the occasion, and
to all of as, either publish our ex-
plation in this letter, or the correct
history as it was. Now as you, sir,
was present, and can with the best au-
thority avouch what l say, | hope you
will set the thing to rights. Nuw il
would appear that the citizens of Bris-
toi and Warren, repaired to the hotel
and partook Of a sumptuous Dime. or
entertainment after the funeral cere-
monies we're concluded up to. which
point, it is uhdeniabfe that every ar
rangement and performance was 10
fstrict and striking conformity with the
proprieties Of such an interesting So
lemnity. This is an erroneous infer.
encc from the statement there was
no such deviation from the true intent
of the celebration (; there was no such
dinner. no such entertainment the
citizens did not repair to the hotel
there was no arrangement: for such a
thing, no provision, no concert for it.
Then we say to those who have taken
exception to our merry mourning, as
they term it, that there was no such
thing The meeting at the hotel did
not take place by any provision I; Il
was as purely contingent as the meet3
Ing of the inmates Of any private house
commonly are an the assemblase of
any company at a New-York ordinary,
ever was ;the company If It could be
so called, did not expect. one Of then,
that happened 10 dine there that day,
to meet any other person whatever, and
il did not after all, comprehend more
than twelve persons, and how did such
a vast concourse happen to meet on
such day, at a pubIick hotel; why
| il ! stop for it, shall no doubt in pom.
dering upon it. run afoui Of some strik.
Il ing coincidence which far be the idea
from that of a Bristol mourning or
merry making never happens mo sir,
everybody kept out Of them, foe such
coincidence, strange IS it may ap-
pear to the readers Of your paper. we
were not in tsns for, alter the hornloav
Of the choir, so justly celebrated in
Iyour review Well, who were this
great company, and how did they get
together, Why, sir, six Of them we're
Warren gentlemen and six Bristol