Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-04-15

GroRorA, Gen. d. Clinch. -
TrNNRssER, Colonel Rogers.
IouIsIAnA Mr.. DuyaL
MrssIssIPPr, Major Andrew Smith
ALABAMA, DR.. Perne.
ARKANSAS, A. w. Lyon:
NEw.HAMPsHIRE, ]. 3. Moore t.-s-....--
RuopE ISLAND Mr. Smith:
. yERMoNT, Hon, MT frenIlce.
DELAWARE, DR.. Naudain' ...-
VIRGINIA, Major Camp.
SOUTH CAROLINA, -.
KENTucKY, Mr. Critlenden.
INDIANA, Gen. Robert Harris
ILLINOIS, Mr. Guernsey:
Missouri, Major Romano.
MICHIGAN Mr.. Harris.
Ono, Mr.. Graham OF Cincinnati .,endoucs of
members Of Congress was not large. Anonns g Me-
observed Messrs. Gushing and Saitonstall OF "i NJ
sschuse't Mr. Prentice Sf Vermont WALKER Of
Mississippi, Mr.. Cost Johns9n, o Ma1ys1Ss NJ h.w'
Kembe, and Mr.. Peck. Of New-York; Mr: V Wy
Delegate Of WiseS%nsnv M MonaUe and others
Tur Professionalism the order Ofthe Procession
must direct your attention to the prCgTGn,ne. mere
large and brilliant display q NE Ma crene
About forty Clergymen and the four attending fhy-
sicians to the President preceded the funeral car.
The FUNERAL CAR-Ihls tnHerat car was one 7,
the most magnificent ever seen in this country A.
was drawn BY six beautiful white hrses' ana q! me
head OF each horse was "a black groom, dressed IN
white Roman Toga fastened round MS d wass , Sy
black Grape. Black Grape was also on each arm.-
| Their appearance was very impressive, LIZ
The Coffin was elevated conspcnonsly on oleF:
rich black velvet Pail covering it, Ii was go high as
to be visible to ALL Vioets a"d .sJaclnns wrought
into wrea,hs were ;.erwoven among the heb'limel.s
of Wee AZ eyes, of course, were intensy hXeo "Po"
i this. s;do or
| the Funeral Car. eD
The Family and Relatives, with the heads OF De-
| partn,ents, followed the hearse IN carrlaees
| The Legislature of Maryland with their oinces'
and in full procession attracted much notice.; mill
ary them from annapolis s n n,o
did not arrive till after twelve O'CLOCK, put zen ''o
the procession as they were going up the Avenue.
THE SCENE AT THE BuRyINe GROUND,
The corpse Of Gen. Harrison al IL clock reach,
ed the Congressional Burying Ground. Inc cro"u W..
| assembling there seemed at one time to cover the
whole h on which is the Capitol, as tar as the eye
! could reach. The Military in uniform, numerous
and high officers Of the Army and Navy IN tn aress
hes, the pealing of cannon, &C. &c. created impress
SONS, il is impossible to describe. When the body
was taken to the vault where Is 10 resi- al Ie S ~
the spot, and when the Church service was read by
the Rev. Mr. Hawley, the scene was 80 aiiecnng that
deTG the 3Msd s Win the
family, to the very tomb, aud also every fofelgh
Minister
About o'clock, the burial service was over, when .
discharges Of muskeiry commenced, which was KEPT
up continually for long time. The PROCESSION dl!i
not re.orm, 6u, all left Of their own will in their VAR.
Gus groups, after taking long. last tarewe o. 'ne
Hero and the Statesman, who has been consigned to
il is orhy of remark that the Bible and the Prayer
Beck which were used to-day in the funeral servces
were houeh. by Gen Harrison himself for the use Of
the White House, the morning after his Inauguration
have not time nor heart to comment more az
the scenes we have this day Witnessed. The People
all deeply felt it. they showed in the gravity Of their
manners and conversation. 1t ls SAD Gay lor our
country but what Providence wills, must be Tor the
best.
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1871.
The administration Of the Government goes on as
under Gen. Harrison. There is no change IN any
thinU neither in men nor measures, and what has
been with Harrison will he with Tyler.
It is understood that the members q the Ca6net
dent and that he has expressed himself as bound to
carry out the principles of his predecessor. H.
The new President vet continues al Brown :, CIT,
ing al the public table. il is presumed shat Re Will
soon 20 into the White House, though his family WI
not come till the Extra Session, the calling OF when
Mr.. Tyler apnrova- doah OF General Har'
rison. is believed will greatly emharrass bis family
His expenditures here have been free, and his ar.
rangement for coming here costly but there can be
no opposition, it seems TO me, to allowing his ami.
free them from the embarrassment incurred.
The Secretary the Navy. Mr.. Badger, 10 expect.
ed back here next week. II is said, that the Attor-
ney General, Mr. Crlttenden, will soon make short
The number Of strangers in the city is again large.
Many mail are here making their arrange
nenta aud ni.nV others whom the ceremonies VI the
funeral brought here, ore aefs ye'-z - 49, e..
From tie PHILADELPHIA Gazette.
A nation has been smtten-a republic has been
saddened by the fiat OF Power, to which none can
give resistance. and the swaying Of scepre which
expressive language Of the Latin poet, knocks with
equal pace al the door o cottages or palaces OF Kings
has received the late President into his icy armshis
freezing kiss has emancIpa'ed noble and benlgnant
country and hopes for it's happiness and honor. now
but paid and deserted dust, from which the life Of
life has fed forever! 1t 10 picture OF solemnity, Of
awe and admonitiOn it teaches us the evanescence
OF human hopes, the utlity Of sublunary wshes-and
tells us, loudly, and with an awful emphasis, how
worse than vain are the calculations length years
and honors, with which the eminent often as it
were prescriptively invested, The King Of Shadows
loves shining MARYLAND agai,ss: such objects how
often do his quickest and most fatal arrows hurte
What We h'SA, "hst we venerate, what we, press to
our bosons, and wear in Our heaHs-how they bow
TO the mandate of "pass We away" Our fathers,
where are they and the prophets, do they live tor-
No language can describe the sorrowfnl consterna-
ton, the profound regret. which Will Peryade me
Union. as the intelligence OF the deSth o. ne ave RE
vast west, like the sound OF tho mighty OAK raining "a
the stiffness of the forest the steamers as they plough
along our mighty rivers VIII Dear WIN mem tne en- ~.
cloud that heralds forth The imminent tempest, will
spread itself over the whole Of the nation from
the dark streams Of Maine to the waters OF Mexico
there is sackclnth in the high places, and wallng
through the land .
49," Not glt,ering line
Ofguards in pOmpous mail arrayed,
Bastion, monted wall, or mound,
-. .. v Or padsade; .. isis.
Or covered TRENCH secure and deep .-..
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