The Arkansas advocate., 1831-10-05

however interesting to me individually. are of too little importance to he taken into the estimate, where the liberty and happiness of our country are so yitally involved. JOHN t. CALHOUN.
 Fort Hilf, JuIg 26. 1881.
 From fhe Bosioa Centinet ef August 26th-
 Honors to Janscs lHonree. ; estefday
 had been appointed by the civic author ities 10 perform the funeral obsequIes on the occasion of the death of the late
 President Monroe. The morning pre- sented omens ofa rainy day, and though it appeared favorable in the course oi
 the forenoon, 1t rained steadily the rest of the day. Still, however, a large con- course of our citizens met the munich pal authorities at three o'clock, on the floor of the State House. Tue various city, state and national officers Of the vicinity, together with the various soci- cites belonging to the city, citizens and distinguished strangers were formed ln-
 to procession, agreeably 10 previous announcement in the papers. The cortege was honored by the presence oi his ExceIleney Gov. Lincoln and suite, and escorted by the Independent Ca .iets, under command fCel Baker. Un- der n severe shower at } they left their Armory, and repaired to the Stale House to perform the escort duties We cannot omit this opportunity to pay a passing tribute to this admirable corps on this occasion. Undisturbed by the violence of .he rain, 10 which they were exposed the whole afternoon, their ranks were unusually full, their discipline exact, and their whole ap- pearance equal to that of any period of their history within oiii memory t was quite dark before they returned to the armory. Such volunteer duty, tlias performed, is equally honorable to the military character of the city, and to the individuals concerned.
 The procession having marched, shei- tered by umbrellas, to tie Old South, attended to "a eulogy by JohnQ. Adams. The church was crowded, the funeral
 was read in an impressive manner by
 Rev. Mr. Doane, Rector of Trinity Church, and the music was appropriate and effective. To the Eulogium we lcannot do adequate justice. Mir. Adams looked unusually well, and though his voice was more feeble than on some former occasions. VIC apprehend that he
 was generally heard, excepting in re- mote parts of the house. From his
 known friendship for Mir. Monroe, his intimate acquaintance, acd long public service associated with him, and from his own pas. elevated station, q general interest was felt 10 hear the discourse. His mode of treating the subject was somewhat novel and very interest ing. Instead of entering abruptly into d personal sketch of the character of Mir. Monroe, and then illustrating the character by facts, his plan appeared to be, to take up in succession, the prom inefit public operations, and national services in whichthe late President had been engaged, and after having given 8 sketch of each, and their importance to the nation, to place the subject of his eulogy in bold relief, as the prominent agent in each. By skilfui disposition of these topics, he presented Mir. Mon roe's public services in such light, as to convince every attentive auditor. that he had been one of the greatest of public benefactors. Parents. he said. might point to him through all the eventfulvarieties of his life, as constant model of imitation for their children.- He toek occasion to advert in terms of the highest praise to his lamented wife. ln conclusiols he made an eloquent apostrophe on the subject of system of internal national improvement and education, of which the late President was a constant advocate, and tie Or,- tor spoke of It as one of the most pre- cious incidents to our national institu- tions. But time and room would fail Us, if we had the ability to do justice to this finished eulogy. It will soon be printed, and within tic reach of ;lfii.
 Stcinanaing g.-Ieander and Lord Byron are celebrated for having swan the Kel- lespont. Stimulated by this faat, two gem tiemen of this city, says the United States