The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-04-22

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written On ihe same page with thar Of
those pure Iatriols who, 10 every age and
every land. have been lhs disInlsresled
friends Of human lresdom and happiness.
The bes0tIiul union of private excellence
xIih public sirIne has neser bren more
winningly fxhIbilfd Than ii the case az
Gen. Harrison. His frank simplicity
and lreedam from Ell oslenlslion--his 81
isehmenI 60 his soldiers-his urbsnily
and eondeseension ln men Of humble lor.
iiune-his charity 10 The poor-his open
hearted and open.hsnded hospilsliIy-
his incorruplible hon6sly 10 every peeB
mary lrusl--his uniform. unwssfring de.
s0iIon 10 has country, illustrated IN bis
dying moments BY tie expression Of bis
attachment 10 The Constitution. and sane
iihed BY The sentiments OF personal pisiy
UNITE 10 enIille him 90 The inefipti0n on
his tomb az " Tie Good President"
THE FUNERAL CEREMONIES.
Wednesday having bren set apart Tor
The solemnities Of The funeral Of The late
President. some anxiety mas lelt. in The
early part Of The morning. a. 10 The xesih-
er. lofihe sky was overcast and fears were
entertained lastil would rome on 10 rain;
bui IS The Cay advanced these spprehen-
sions were dissIpsled, and though IL con.
linued rather cod. this did bnl favor The
march Of The troops and Of The other nu
merous collections ofpersons Who formed
portions Of the Funeral Processinn.
A. sunrise. the sound Of cannon frnal
The several military stations in The vicinity
Of ,he cay hefslded the melancholy oe-
ession which was 20 assemble the cili.
zens ofihe District and iis neighborhood.
and minute guns were fred during the
morning. In entire eonsonsnee with those
monrnIul sounds was The aspect Of the
~hole city, as well j. dwellings as lie
population. The buildings on each side
ol The entire length OF The Pennsylvania
svenue. with scarcely On exception. and
many houses On the contiguous streets,
were hung ~iih f.stonns and sueamers oil
black. hot only sbou, the signs end en-.
frances. but in m'ny cases from ell the
upper stories. Almost every private dwell.
ling had Grape uron The knocker and bell
handle. Of is door. sni many Of the very
humbles, abndes hung out some sponia
neous signal Of the general sorrow. The
stores. and places Of business, even such
- are Two frequently seen open on Oh,
Sabbath, were all closed. Every thing
like business seemed 10 have been forgot
ten. and al minds TO be occupied viii
tie purpose Of the day. ..
The railroad cars approaching the ci
| ~ we're crow ded To excess, although III,
trains we're doubled. and large portion
OF the passengers stood up, from neces
sny. The entire way from Baltimore hill,
er. The steamboats, brought crowds o
people from Alexandra, and the indIyi
dusls entering the city from the adjscen
county on horseback and in vehicles O
every description seemed 10 be more nu
merous Than even on The occasion OF iht
late Inauguration. The great point q
attraction was tie Presidents Mansion
Towards that III steps, all thoughts. wer,
tend NC. There lay the Body, closed IL
| its lesden hesrse. and covered with il
solemn pall. seated in that deep repos
which nothing shall break bu, the Arch
angels trump. |, lay on a bier in III
East Room. ian occupation how differ
ent from its woni!l and ladies' were al
mi,ted al The morning, who heaped urol
The coffin offerings Of the most beau,fu
flowers. The northern por.iro of Ih
Mansion was hung with long banners o
black. extending from column TO column
The lion gates Of the enclosure in from
were closed, save when the carriages o
the Foreign Ministers. members OF lh
| Cabinet, the attending Physicians. III
Clergy. and some other privileged per
sons we're sdmiued, preparatory to .he;
taking the places assigned them in ,h
Funeral Procession.
The military portion OF it. constituting
the Funeral Escort, began 10 form in lin
IN The New York avenue, immedistel.
north of the Presidents House. and
most noble and imposing appearance
presented. Without undertaking IL Civ
The exact order or all the details Of Oh
, military part Of the procession. IL mus
suffice US far The present TO state that q
volunteers. besides the Light Infantry
National Blues. and Columbia Ar,iller
of this city, and The squadron OF Poioma
Dragons from Georgetown, there wer
, present the Eagle Arlilleris.s, Eu,sw Il
ian,ry, Invinclbles. Independent Grev'
+ National Guards, Maryland Cadets, an
, Military Association. Of Baltimore, Ii
. Annapolis Greys, from tie city Of Al
. napolls. and n part Of The York Riff
r men and Washington Blues from Yorl
= Penusylvania. Then there was bs,.a
n len of United States Marines. and d
J. vision Of United States Lish, AEHller.
: commanded BY Capt. Mnggold. fto
. Fort McHenry. But one Of the most in