The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-23
THE BURIAL OF MR.. LEGARE

Took place on Wednesday morning last al
10 O'clock. He was buried at Mount Auburn
and, by particular reques', as the Courier says
no parade was made.
The Boston Mercantile Journal Of Tuesday evening
(the both itsant contains the following impressive
annunciiton
ain the midst Of festivities, while the bells were
ringing the guns we're firing, the flags were waving
and the people were expressing their Joy and graf
tude IN the celebration of an act To commemorate
Of the noblest deeds recorded in the historic ar
Nashville the President Of the United States ard
distinguished from all parts of the countr, wer,
our guests-and every counlenance seemed radian
with smiles, denoting forgetfulness OF care aud In
diligence IN joyful anticpations, the ANGEL OF Drlr
came among HUGH S. LEGARE OF South ca
rollna the eminent scholar, the orator, the accom-
plished statesman, Is no more
"Mr. LnGARr died this morning II half u ST 6,,
O'Clock, al the mansion Of ca RICE TIcKsoR n
Park street lie bad complained Of indisposit,ot
soon after his arrival m the city aud was N conse
quence unable 10 participate IN the celebration Of th
Seventeenth OF June. lie immediate cause Of hi
death IS said TO have been Inflammation Of tie bowels
lie was attended by DIR. BreELow, and It is unneces
sary TO add, every thing which care, attention kind.
uess, and medical skill could accomplish was done 10
alleviate his suferings AM preserve his life"
The National lnlegencer of this morning.
ia copying the aboy, from the Mercantile Jour
nal, rem .rks:
"The suddenness and surprise Of this pain Il IN
tegence OF the death OF a most esteemed friend and
fellow-citizen hardly leaves our spirits sufficiently
composed tn add any thing Of our own to marx the
sense which we entertain of the loss that the Public
has sustained IN the death Of this eminent citizen
Let q lew words suffice.
MIR. LEeARs, hitherto distinguished in yariou.
public stations which he had filled both at home and
ahr and m ST fIx xIw -
Member Of Congress, d ed in a hg Nv honorable and
important station IN the Admnistra ion of public sf
fairs uniting IN his own person, for the time the
Oh Office OF Secretary OF State and the no less i'm
portant offce Of Attorney General. For the short
time that he has been a member Of the AdminiStra
ton he has displayed TO the general admiration of IA,
Pu lie, and Of those officially associated with him.
qualities and accomplishments Of mind at once bril-
liant and solid for which he had been before famed
and which made him far more an honor TO his Office
than hrs office TO him. But m the general symn.tby
Of public and private lament over his sudden and
premature death, that event derives no sctitious I'M
portance from his public station which seems 10 be
forgotten in personal qualities Of which public honor,
were not so much the reward, his own talents and
virtues the want Of the public service The
stream Of public sympathy, therefore, runs pure and
clear through the channels Of personal character
as man aud a citizen. II IS the h,gh-toned gentle.
man, the scholar, and the patriot, who is mourped
Il IS he who had eminenty contributed TO RHINE i'm
prove and enghten the morals the manners and
the undersian ings Of his countymen; and whose
social virtues at the grace Of society. the
delight Of his family and friends and the true sources
Of hs own dearest happiness"
The Boston Transcript Of Tuesday afternoon
says:
In the Municipal Court at its opening this morn.
ing, Mr.. 5. ID. Parker made the following motion /,
May II p ease your no, orr cannot forbesr from
communicating TO the Court the meanc holy intell-
gence that the Hon. Hugh s. Legsre, the ATTORNEY
General Of these United States. dlei at an early hon,
to-day, at his lodgings at a friends house. in I'M,