Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-09-03
BURIAL OF A KING.


There is a very graphic letter in the
last New York Mirror, from the pen of
our excellent writer, Theodore Fay, the
American Secretary of Legation at Ber-
lin, descriptive of the celebration of the
obsequies of the late king of Prussia
The view which the writer had, was for
tunately obtained, probably by "court
courtesy from lofty portico overlooking
the immense square of the Lustgarten.
We subioin few paragraphs from The
letter-MddisOniaH. ...
The edifce, in the magnificent porrl-
CO OH which / was standing, formed por-
ton of the spectacle still mole striking.
For brillioncy and beauty of architecture
it equals almost any thing ever saw,
and impresses one with a sense of gran
deur that makes him imagine himself in
ancient Rome. 1t is constructed for a
picture and sculpture gallery, in which
are preserved most Of the valuable paint
irgs owned by Prussia, and was founded
and completed by him whose last earthly
remains, on their way to the tomb, we
were presently to see from its lofty steps
and beneath its golden roof.
" At about twelve the cOrtege began
to issue from the gate Of the Schloss,
and was received with becoming silence
First came mass of clergymen, uncov-
cred and moving slowly; then troops ap.
poa,ng and marching by with solemn
and perfect order, and apparently without
end Company after company, first of
, Infantry, and then of cavalry, come on,
till, from the height and distance where
stood, it seemed like great river flowing
/ forth, wave after wave, into the light, TO
, the deep and thrilling tones of the music
marching slowly before the church door,
, where all the clergymen waited uncover.
! ed. They were wheeled round as they
advanced, and silently disposed in the
t square till it was entirely filled with these
I brilliant troops. | believe, from fifteen
, to twenty thousand defiled before the
| door, and were then drawn up in silen
/ array to receive the body of their king
beneath whose just and benefceht swa!
t by far the greatest portion of them were
born, and to whose wise and virtuous love
Of peace and sensible Indifference to the
, dear-bought tinsel of military glory, the
whole country owed its long and happy
exemption from bloody and brutalizng
war.
Among these troops were a Russian
i regiment, of which think the Emperor
: is colonel, and another wearing the uni
f form ofthe guards of Frederick the Great
j Sat length, in black and lofty hearse
drawn by eight black horses, covered tc
t to their hoofs with black cloth, and witt
a baldakn of black velvet held above by
II could not distinguish how many hands
= closely followed by the king and queen
raised TO their new dignity by sorrow
which | sincerely believe has at least fo
] a time sholn it fall its gay beams, thc
= emperor and empress of Russia, the prin
9 9 ces and princesses of the royal lGmily
! the Princess Liegnuz, (the wife of tht
deceased,) the hereditary grand duke o
q Russia, the grand duke Of Meckienberg
. Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, anC
= other relatives, all on foot; then BY lons
. and dense crowd Of individuals, royal ant
T noble, of rank, literary and scientific CO
lebrty, or attached in some way 20 tht
- court, or government; then came all tn,
domeslics of his mWosty's family. | be
leve, the thousands and thousands VII,
9 witnessed the passing of this sad process
8 sion, and looked upon the car beneat
. whose sable covering and golden orna
ments lay the venerable and exCelen
/ monarch whose brief military salutes eve
ry passor by had received daily, as he too
his drive through the streets--l believe
: scarcely an individual Of these multitude
> looked upon the closing scene with 9th
er than sincere sorrow, for better sovo
. reign Death has scarcely taken in man!
" a day"