Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-20
"Edward Curtis, Esq,
"Colector, &c, New York"
Correspondence Of the National Intelligence
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Although Saturday is the busiest day of the week,
TO nothing has been done to-day in consequence Of
the funeral obsequies in memory of our deceased Pre-
sident Those who opened their stores closed them
at twelve o'clock, since when, all that has been done
has been in commcmoration of him. whose loss the
tion mourns There will be evening papers day
The business Of the week has been much broken IN
upon by the melancholy news from Washington
which reached here on Monday, that but little has
been done The news from Europe is without effect
The IT, S. Bank disclosures create public Indignation,
but the changes proposed in regard to the reduction OF
stock and entered upon in regard to the officers of the
institution have carried the stock up from 10 to ~ ii
the Legislature of Pennsylvania Wilt place the Bank
upon the same footing with the other institutions, all
will be we'll with the billpowers the depostors and the
possessors of post notes. The stockholders at BEST
must be heavy losers but the extent of loss must de-
pend in a great measure upon the future. Inc loss
upon foreign stockholders will be immense and per-
hans have the effect Of satisfying of our rabd po
lcions that foreigners have been sinned against
than SHINING in their connection with the w. ). Bank
| OF The $50 900 shares which made up the capital OF
the Bank l97 SOL owned abroad, and the remain
ing 152 40 nj home: The immense losses sustained
III be at the rate Of about oursevenhs upon the To-
regners who had confidence. So much for selling the
political power Of the u S. TO the money power Of
England. ,,,-,,,,,,rs
The mails by order ire close at two clock, which
leaves me- hut moment or two to recount the impos
inp ceremonies of the day. All Nature has worn SOM
bre and solemn appearance through the DAY. ne
Heavens are hung in black and the sky IS irlnged IN
its darkest drapery. The sun mas peen "l.hufawh
from The face of the EARTH and the clouds hanging hea
yily and mournfully above give fitting correspond.
ence TO the gloom which pervades below Every vs'-
BILE thing in creation gives sign of the general sorrow
CITY Of three hundred thousand souls is in mourning
for the loss Of the President Of the U. s. Our flags
are clothed in weeds of wo and float at half mast. Our
public buildings many of them, wear the same sable
weeds The banners Of our little leg ion of associations
none Of them political though-are dressed in the
same symbolical signs of the public grief The drums,
which may be heard all around, are mufieo, ana,
like the hearts of the popuace of the naton beat but
the death.march TO the grave. IL IS impossible Tor the
eve TO reach or the pen 10 picture the scene which pre-
sens tsefin the Park write. The military spectacle
alone surpasses any thing OF the KIND ever seen IN le
country, and the assembly OF ctzens make up mu-
titude Of men whom man can number lcount near
ly one hundred civic societies and some thirty military
divisions all in mourning In addition to these, are The
entire corporate officers OF New YORK, brooklyn, ana
the surrounding towns, with Mr. van buren, the ex-
President of the United States. he officers OF Tue
General State and City Governments are all in attend
ance with the Judges of the Courts, Legislators Estate
and Nationally Revolutionary soldiers, and the rem.
nants of Revolutionary societies. Inc veteran Of
fourscore and ten, and the youth who has just en-
tered his school, in the procession, which has just
now formed and with them all orders of men, from
the bumblest citizen tn the most elevated in the
military and civil service of the country. You can
have no conception of The display grandeur and effect
of the scene presented Whole streets are dressed IN
mourning, with Grape hung the honse-top, and from
side 10 the other and fro" window to doorway
sent most imposing appearance especially those OF the
and foreigners The Irish , naR enclosed
So of the Thistle, and of every emblem whether repre-
native land the birthplace nth of h adopted pd 9
of the most imposing parts Of the procession. The
banners of the twenty six States two classes of them
hung in Grape, with white star and black rosese
upon them the whole upon blue silk was another OF
The attractions The Urn, borne by the sailors of the
Navy who had served in the good ship Constitution,
and under the especial guard of detachment of the
United States Army, was another attraction, and per,
haps the greatest Of the procession, full band Of
music preceded it, playing the death march. noble
steed followed without rider, and led by an aged ser
want of the deceased President, Twenysix pail!
bearers made up of our most aged and respectable c
zens came next, and after them the ex-Presdent in
carriage with the Mayors of New York and Brooklyn
The procession, it presumed, would reach from the
Battery to Harlem, distance of nine miles, and eigh
abreast II is two o'clock as close, and, although ad