Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-09
BY last Evenings Mail.
From the .S'Gtiord Itt6iitgraccr, .7prI :
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BY the extraordinary despatch used in sending the
Official intelligence TO the Wee President, al Williams
burg, and similar despatch by him in repairing to the
seat Of Government, John Tyler, President of the
Y. ), arrived IN this city yesterday morning, at >
O'Clock, and took lodgings at Browns Hotel.
At l. o clock, all the Heads Of Departments except
the Secretary Of the Navy, (who has yet returned
to the city from his visit 10 his family( waited upon
him, to pay him their official and personal respects
They received with all the pollteness and kind
ness which characterize the new President. lie sip
nlfed his deep feeling Of the public calamity sustain
ed BY the death Of President HARRISON and expressed
his profound sensiblity to the heavy responsibilities
so suddenly dcvoyed upon himself. He spoke Of
the present state Of things with great and sorl-
BUSINESS and made known his wishes that the several
Heads Of Departments would continue to till the places
which they now respectively occupy, and his conf
dence that they would afford all the aid their power
enable him carry the administration Of The Co
ycrnment successfully.
The President then took and subscribed the following
oath Of office:
do solemnly swear that will faithfully execute the
office of President of the U. s, and WILL to the best Of
my ability, preserve protect, and defend the Coastitu
ton Of the I ;. JOHN TYLER.
April q, lcil
DisrRIcT OF COLUMBIA,
city and County Of Washington, -
!, WILLIAM CRANcH Chief Judge Of the Circuit
Court Of the District of Columbia, certify that the above
named John Tyler personally appeared before me this
day and although he deems himself qualified to perform
the duties and exercise the powers and office of Pres
dent on the death of William Henry Harrison, late
President of the L. >, without any other oath than
that which he has taken Vice President, vet rs
doubts may arise and, tor greater caution took and
subscribed the foregoing oath before ne.
April q, ISL. W. CRANCH
From hs Globe Of Wedacsddy Ereniag.I
The funeral OF President HARRISON was conducted to-
day with great propriety-wIth pomp md soemn,y
4 vast multitude attended. Uniform companies from
the cities of Baltimore and Philadelphia united with
those of the District and these added several bodies
Of United States troops drawn in from neighborlnr
posts, made very imposing military display Several
band. of fine music led different sections of the M
litary array, and, with melancholy strains, blended
the sympathes Of the people. The whole procession
including large concourse OF citizens from the
he ghbonng States, filled the PENNSYLVANIA avenue
10 very great extent The houses Immediately on the
Avenue for the part hung with black drape-
rs, and the windows crowded with fair faces The
day soft and beautiful, enabling tie immense
throng "a great many Of whom FOOT to attend
the remains they honorcd to the place of scputure
some two three miles from the Presidents mahslo,.
There the last rites beng paid and the body deposited
III the tomb, the closed by the firing Of can,
non and yolleys of small arms. Throughout he dav
minute guns fired, and during the procession tho
bells of the city tolled.