Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-12-19
JOHN
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me "ensory III tina great patriot. sssssesn. snd
ors'ss. has BEEN most xn.sly a~xiscsed; wA.ir hrr d,ss.s
Whose services 10 Tho No. of lndeecnlsose wxss ns
= Tine % hss have been snsrgsxsj - tho sh,ee. and
avs % canvas and IN marble. this great patrol.
name out seldom fssis q Pose. even when c.,ebsat,r.
that ffeeIum he was ar,ng tho very fut. III nu, ,hr
hnt. TO rish has lite no obtaining I have fs year mo-
heed his ncglees With feelings o. unfeikned rorr,,-
Never was a man more beloved w any people than
haneork Was by The people of Massachusetts Win
the exception OF n SINGLE year. when Boy~doin ~as put
IN he ws'. Tor sIriecn successive years. elected their
governor, and closcd his patriotic and illusirivus hE. ian
that high station. Hundreds orumcs haveI seen him.
when - Worn ou, and crippled by diseas q hat he could
not sisni. taken from his carriage into the arms Of two
faithful servants. twho reyulah, attended ior Tho pur.
pose.) and carried up to the council chamber, a dis
lance Of nearly fifty yards from the sireet. The last
time hs addressed nj. fellow -ciiixsns was the most IN.
rressive scenc 1 ever witnessed. A rown m~s,inr
was called upona qnesbcn Of great erciicncni. Oc
fane'ri Hal could not contain the people. and An nd.
,ournmeni took place TO the Old South Meeting House;
Hancock Wa brought in and carried mp in.o the front
gallery. where the Hon. Benjamin Austin supported
hn ON the right. and the celebrated DIR. Charies Jaryis
npon the ief. while he addressed the multitude. The
Governor commenced b. si.tins 10 his-icllow .citizen.
that he fct iI was the last time he should address,
thcfn.-,tst the seeds u mortality uere gro~ine fasl
osiAin hia' The fall Ut q pan might have been heard,
s'eh a death like silsnce pervaded the lisisnins crowd
during the whole Of his animated and soul stirring
speech, while team ran down The cheeks of ih,usauds
The meeting ended. he was conv eyrd 10 hs carriage
and taken home. but revsr AGAIN appeared i'm publ,c:
his death followed SION after. The corpsc wa. s,ubov
elled md kept for Eight days. ~ give an opportunity q,
the Citizens frvm the distant parts Of the State 10 rem.
der The last tribute of res, ect In hrs memory. They
came by thousands and tens OF thousands; the proce..
sion was an hour and a half IN passing. Tn. DOS, 81
honor among the military was given 10 The Concord
Light Infantry, unicr Captain, Davis, the ame who
| e fnfnafndei fkcF, nm > rsux n.k~-. "A
Of \ pril rs. II was the mnsi solemn and Interesting
and incomparahly the ltngesi funeral procession | eve,
aw. Simoel Adams who Sas lieuienznt. goye rnur
became governor ~exotficio by the death Of Hancock
and biloSedthe bier.<'here were no heanes with nod
ding piumes IN those days.) as ciicf m.urner. but the
venerable patriot could tot endure The fatigue, and wa,
COMPELLED To Retire from TIE procession.
Hancock. beture The revoluiinn, wss a man of vas
fortune. and though he permitted IL TO flow in the caus,
Of has country. like water, he, had still enough let I
supprrt a splentid establishment, and lived and cu,er
tanned like q prince. HIS generosity was unbounded
l wellremenser that one evening in cacl. week dur
ing summer a iuli hand Of music, al his own erpen,s
attended In front Of his venerable stone mansion, 10 IN
terrain the Citizens Who wer. promeuadine ON IN
mall. lie SELDOM lcfi Boston 10 visit nj anv distance
hut v hen he did he was escorted by n volunteer ,nsD
ofcavnlry, who held themselves in rcadincss Tor ia,
purpose. tie was very fund Of joke and rapartee. .
much. so that n worthy citzel of Boston, Nathanir
Baieh. Esl a better, who never failed 10 appear anon
The invited gueis nj his h,spiiabIe board. Obtained IN.
nneHried appsiiaiion ofghc Goverror's Jester.' I'll.
Celebrated brisso', IN his trascts to the United State
speaks OF his meeting this gentleman NJ Hancock. 4,
bic; and such was The mutual attachment between In
governor and Mr. Bich, that ffihe farmer was Gale,
away, io matter what distance, Squire BaIch aitenn~,
hun like his shadow, which the following circumstanc
must happily Illustrates: Governor Hancsck wa. cali
ed on a visit iofhe then province OF Maine, on whicl
occasion he travelled 10 state, and was attended by IN.
Hon. Col. Orne, one Of the Executive Council, an,
Naihanial Balrh, Esq. Their arrival at Portnnou,h
New Hampshire. was thus humoroosly announced
Oh Thursday last, arrived in this town, Nathsuie
Bal'h, Esq accompanied BY Ills ErcelIcncy John If,,,
cock. and the Hon. Azn Orne Esq.
The events of by-gnne dayshavc hccn brought to m,
RECOLLECTION by the following short paragraph rum th'
y. Y Evening Star.
NGl1aLk Rr;c-Wc have had left for us nj ON
ofhcc. for ihspeciinn. the original commission appoint
ing John Hancock first Major general fine Massa
ehuset's Coishy. II is dated May 30. I1I6.