The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-04-22
From ,,,s Nsiioaal In,sIIissnesr.
THE FUNERAL.

Wat sIi The pomps and tEiamPhs ofonr lisss
Bot iegseiss ID b'ussln. fspKe.
whrn. buI four wesks sinre. Il xas
COR weleame is.k 10 lay before our res
dsrs sketch Of the JOYOUS scenes which
marked The Inauguration Of beloved
Chef Magistrate, how limle did we--aIasi
haw liilIe did sny one anlicipale that our
columns would so som be corrupted xi.h
she particulars Of his Funeral 0bseqniss!
Il seems. even yei. bul ss dream
some false hui sdrghiins vision. Could
the deep soliriiude Of The best and The
sisesi meR-could The fond. me saaeuine
hopes Of innumersble personsl and poll
6esI friends-eepld the prayers. the sim
eere and ierteni prayers. Of multitude
of Christian people-c0uld The undivided
Affection OF slmasi an entire nation. have
secured 20 one human being prolonged
lie and unimpaifed health and felicity.
these would assurdly have been The lol Of
William Henry Harrison. Never. since
The tine Of Washington. has any one
manssp concentrated upon himself the
love and confidence Of The American PEG.
pie; and never. since the melsnehsly day
which shrouded nation In mourning for
his sudden death. has any event produeed
50 general and 80 profound . sensation Of
surprise and sorrow.
So brief had been The late Ptesid-nt's
illne.s. that. NV ss in the case of Wash.
insIun. there hsd scarce been time Tor Us
10 begin 90 fear. shen the stunning blow
Of the realty frll upon u like the stroke
of thunder IRON . clnudless sky. Men
looked sghssl and staggered. as IL amazed
By something they could scarce believe.
Bot il was true. lie vho. with open
beaming eounienanee. passed slong our
streets IN the JOY VI his hesu-he. the
welcome. the long expected. the desired,
on shom ell eyes were fastened. 10 whom
ell hearts ven, out. who had within him
more stirring subjects Of e1hilirating con-
sciousness than have met In any single
bosom since Washington was crowned
with wreslhs as he came back from York.
town, was, on Wednesday last. within
one month, zone little month";" borne
along tia, same crowded syeRue-erowd.
ed no, as before with . jubilant People
gathered from every quarter Of the coun.
Try, but with sincerely snrowing multi.
iudes following his bier. Az The shouts
which then rent the dir were ihe free
spontaneous expression OF The love and
joy Of freemen. delighsing 10 confer their
highest honors on one whom they be-
ls,sd to have richly deserved them; so.
now, the lesrs which fell from the eyes
Of woman. the signs aud looks Of grief Of
gray headed men, the general, universal
aspect Of public sorrow. we're the IN
bought. the unpurchssable tribute Of
bereayed People TO public virtue and de.
voted patriotism. This was not the mo
msnisry gush OF feelings wrought upon
by The pomp and circumstance Of fune.
raj procession. II Was not the sable car,
the nndding plumes. the slow and mourn
Iul srsy--ii was the event itself--the
loss Of such man, at such time. which
drew forth these expressions Of public
feeling. They will be substantially the
same IN every part OF Ihe country. As il
was here, so il will be every where.
When the words 1.-THE PRESIDENT IS
DEAD" met the ear. the nan Of business
dropped his pen-the srlizaa dropped his
ioOls-children lpuked in The faces of their
parents. and wives into the countenances
Of their husbands, and The wall OF sorrow
arose as If each had Lust parent or some
near and dear friend. Could Gen. Har-
rison now look down on the land lie loved,
he might. indeed. "fead his history 10 a
Nations eyes," and those whose bosoms
glow and struggle v ilh high purposes and
strong desires for their coun,ry's good.
may learn in what they now behold.
wherever ihey turn their eyes. how glorl'
Gus a reward awaits the memory ol those
who faithfully serve their country.
But, while We mourn for ourselves,
there is no cause Of mourning on behalf
81 the deceased. The rsy Of his coun.
ary's gratitude, though late, shone in full
splendor on his departing hour. lie hal
attained all that man ran reach of human
honor. Freely, spontaneously, unani
mnusly, had his countrymen placed hln
IN she hughes. seat they had to give. lie
had done enough, during the brief Time
he occupied il. To show that. as he he'd
passed with honor through many LESSEE
trusts. so he was equal 10 this last and
highest trial TO which his character ant
powers could be subjected. Az much a.
he had opportunity 10 do. he did well
The candid, even among his enemies, u
there be any who do not now blush u
own tina, ti,le) will admit this. But h
had no, SO far entered on The tempes.uou'
sea Of public affairs as to expose hImsel
to new aud personal enmi'ies from III
discharge Of his duty. Before the storm
had time to ga,her-befors envy, and de
traction. and party Jury had begun To mus
Tor tbei, etoreS nf cntniny vengeance u