Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-28
Correspondenee of he IYhis.

Nrw YoRK. June 24ih ls45.
The day has opened most delightfully."-, and the multitude
is like the sand ON the sea shore Every avenue to the
city is flied with and vending their way TO
join in the procession, be ookers o ut the scene
The different Associations and Clubs and Military Com
panics have been all the morning moving aud running
and fro in the streets TO organize themselves while the
cockd hat and gentry gsoping up and
down. giving their ORDERS Many man to day feels him
self several inches taller Than the old Hero ever
did, The all the morning. employed the Navy
Yard, ports and ships Of have been rourng and vast
ing gun powder without mercy. The Ships in port with
oil other craft who "do business the great deep" Ho
tells, Theatres, Museums public buildings and from crop
shops in abundance ass dropping their various
masts, windows and balconies.
The several regiments composing all tho military COM
panies Of the city, met the Battery in the morning. and
reviewed by Martin Van Buren, in solders clothes.
and Governor Silas Wright The entire battery within the
enclosure given up TO the Military After the rcyiew
the companies maehed up the Park where the procession
formed. Here tie dense mass was so immense ths,
the work Of organizing Of tho most difficult kind
More than three hons taken up getting out Of the
Park. When the last Of the procession leaving the
Park IN Chatham street, the van reaching the opposite
entrance to the Park from Broadway. The march COM
menced little after p. NJ, tho discharge of three
pieces OF ordnance, and proceeded up Chatham To East
Broadway, up East Broadway to Grand street
Grand street to the Bowey, up the DoweTy Union Park
1'S-NJ
Hall.
1t would be On endless effort to attempt 10 describe
the banners used this by the innum.ra
bic distinct Societies and Clubs: noticed with great deal
o regret, the Empire Club who most conspcu
of all Others The portraits Of Washington Jefe
Jackson aud Won Burcn were painted on theirs, with
number Of notices and devices. What a shame thought
that ihs baud Of villains should be suffer 10 be so prom
ineui. The first, second and third regiments led the van
then the officiating Clegymon aud Orator, then x.Prcs
dent Van Buen Wright Marcy, Scott Shannon, other
dgnlisres followed and they followed by the various
bodies anayed In the order Of procession. During its
march tho bells toltd from oil the churches.
On the arrival Ut the procession in front Of the City
Hall, the Military marched of under the Captuins Of their
several Companies. The Societies and Associations halt
ed at tue stand TO hear the oraon The ceremonies
meneed with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Krcbs and the u.
neral Grafton then pronounced by Hon. u. Y. Butler
IL was considerably org. lie gave rapid sketch Of the
old General in his military and civil Some portions
OF IL were eloquent and feeling IL will be published end
your readers poruso n aud form their opinions
After he had finished choir of male and female singers
sung very appropriate piece Of music and the services
were concluded with prayer from the Rev. Dr. Vain
wright On the stand Martin Van Buren,, Governor
Wright. and other prominent Of the party. just ew
moments before the services commenced, ard the Fire
Companies passing tho stand the alarm 81 fire was
sounded, and the rush Of the .een through the crowd
threw the dense into piles, where many were tram.
Piled upon, and dsfgured and bruised without mercy.
whose heads running blood from the fist bat
ties they had been engaged In, and their faces swollen with
terrible bruises. The ali night have been a scene
Of carousing, and the Theatres and greg shops literal
ly bcseged with the strange host assembled from Ill quart
es 20 do honor 90 the memory Of the old Hero The pro-
cession, though full Of display large that
which drawn together TO do honors the lamenied
Harrison They both far removed from the
which gave item eminonco, end from Iooplo who
The loss Of t1em. Peace 90 their ashes.
Among tbs strangers who have arrived here from abroad
s the Rev. I'll Smith, from Bcyroo In Syria where he
has been laborng Tor many years Missionary Of the
American Board Of Foreign Missions.
The Rev. DR.. Taylor preached his last Sun
day, in Grace Church II eHsciing scene. II ha,
been purchased by Company for the purpose Of building
on s present location, Chinese Museum. The Company
! are going 70 magnificent building.
Stocks a little down--Money Is easy, and the Bank
discount literally good paper Bot little Of any thing
dono to-day, the business houses being s closed q
o'clock. HUDSON.
NEw YoRE, June 25tb, le45.
Tb, Funeral Procession having terminated, IL may vel
call forth few thoughts While patriotism suggests II
oBo'ecs tho best order q proper and becoming honor
TO The eminent aod good who have served their country
with fidelity through veal aud woc--and do object 20
but approve Of the ceremonies Of yccrdayyet the mode
and used often delineao tho peculiar character
The whom these konofs conferred My mine
now IL free from p1fiy thoughts and basscs. desife u
speak American. oisinterosied man. The deat
n Washington filed the whole lsnd with lanicn,aton
The vruous and good Of every order fell 70 mourning NJ
the loss of such good The pupis and tho good
every deplofed the bereavement 50 u was viii
other eminent Of the "mighy past" In the death
Harrison the same pious snd patriotic bfeathec
from every lip and soleu,y w the house OF God
the counonanccs Of oil was vlsibo 10 avery ey,