The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-01
The mufile drums were beating
Funeral marches to the grave.

The ceremonies of the day were commercially the
reading Of the twenty first Psalm copies of whih had
been printed and distributed through the chirch
The hymn was sung in splendid manner by lower-
full choir The Rev Albert Barnes then read some
beautiful extracts from the sacred Scriptures being
from Exodus, 18th chapter" The Lord il my
strength and song, and he is become my salv asn, !"
etc. and 10th chapter" And God spake all tese
words, saying, etc Samuel LIST chapter" The bhu-
ty of Israel is slain. Psalm 10th" God is relige
and strength" etc, and Psalm 77-"God be merciul
and bless us" etc AT the conclusion, a prayer vas
said IN a most eloquent manner by the same.
AT the conclusion Of the prayer, Mr.. William B.
Reed advanced to the speakers stand, and commenced
his Grafton. beautiful allusion to :" Old MORTALITY"
commenced one of the most noble orations it has
been our lot to listen to- Even that time honord
man journeyed among the lonely Businesses of his IA
tive mountains, renewing with his chse the inscrp
ton which time had nearly efiaced on the toTbs of
those who had fercey struggled and nobly died in
fence OF their cherished faith SO, after the aIse
of many years, did the countrymen of him whoe
bones repose before them again assemble tie
remembrance of his deeds of daring, and pay agan
those ohsequies which past generation had been
proud to confer After some pertinent remarks upen
the blessings of free government he proceeded /,
the main purpose of his address, General Hugh Mer
Ger was born in the north Of Scotland, In 1871 ana
died at Princeton December Sd, 1117 Before pro
ceeding further the orator INDUCED in an eloquent
view OF the state of Europe at the first named period
and his final defeat at Culloden the loyal pa
trotlsm of the Chiefs who in the face of every danger
chung until death around their crownlcss King
At this point noble burst of cloquenco completely
enchaned the feelings of the auditory. He spoke OF
the battle of Culloden of the little band who had
often carried terror and dcsolation into the English
ranks, then worn and disprited-a wretchcd handful
opposed to powerful and well appointed army burn
ing to wipe of the disgrace which had been deeply
imprinted on their By the watch fires of the lit
tie band, reposed stripping Of % years of age who
had left home, kindred and profession, to fight the
quarrel of his monarch-that man was HUGH MER-
GER The result of the battle is well known-the
history of the dreadful is part of the house
hold history of Scotand's sons. Nothing was heard
of him, of Hugh Mercer, until he was found to have
escaped from Leith board of small vessel bound
for Philadelphia. He arrived safe and settled in the
western part of the State to what is now Mer-
ccrsburg, franklin county. We know nothing of
him till find him captain in the provincial forces
raised in 1855 to Iepe the ncursions of the Indians
who short time afterwards gave terrible proof Of
their might in the defeat and death Of Braddock The
next notice in his participation in expedition sent
against strong post of the lHdans who from the Sus-
quehana to the Allegheny brenthedterror and desruc-
ton to the scattered settlers He was commanded by
Gen. Armstrong-under him he fought his first battle
in the country, and by him when, MORALLY wound
ed, he borne of the field Of battle at Princeton
He bore distinguished part in this action and eing
severely wounded sent to the rear and afterwards
by of the chances of battle was left the field
Alone, with mutatcd arm, and faint from other
wounds, he wandered for days and weeks amid the
boundess forest living upon the berries which heavy
winter had spared till he struck upon the waters of
the Potomac and, after incredible fatigue reached