Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-18
L. Boooess, Js., Secretaries.
c.. Il. TAS2Y,
fr,o,a ne P.hrsJa,s Republican, Jnlp l4.l
I,SERA CEREMONIES.

rE,o,, n. P.tsrsl,s republican, Jnip l4.l
FUNERAL
:, S.,3.y last. The citizens of Petersburg
NTH oreat unaDimiiy, and without regard 10 par
~ nn;,cd in having The last tribute OF respect 10
10 nosnorv Of Gen. Andrew Jackson. al an
carly honr of the day, The streets were throhSeu
with strangers from the adjoining country, Who
| had como 10 pay honor 10 the man whose oeatn d
ns,;nn mourns; and, al a little after 9 ocltck, a
nrocession Of the civil and military, unaer Tue
| command of Gen. Daniel c.. Butts and ms AS,
| .is,anrs, was formed on Wash nglcn street, ana
! marched through The principal streets IN me '0"n
| 10 Poplar Lawn. The day was oppressiveiy ho''
and on lha, account a great many citizens were
prevented from joining the procession, when,
however, was very large. The Odd Fellows
turned out in large numbers, and presented a very
brilliant and interesting appearance; all OF me
Volunteer Companies also were out, ,oge'hef
with a very respectable detachment OF cll'zehs ~
carriages and on horseback. We were tfhIy
| eratifed that we did mol see a solitary Store open
"a duripg the march OF The procession, ana tnal
onr Wing friends committed no public at Oh
! Ina, day by which ii might be known whe'heI
they wcr Wings or Democrats, tut an eVinceu
a becoming and respectful regard Tor Inc solenli
| .prvices OF The day. The crowd OF persons allhe
| Popuiar Lawn was larger than any We nave esei
before seen dSSSIDQleu tutlC,d ha 80
| ,en,iop of the audience exceeded our hlghesl an
,icipations.
The services were commenced BY an eloquent
| and lrryen, praver rom the Rev. Mr.. SlauSh-
Ter. Of The Episcopal church. The Grafton was
hen delivered by our s:llow citizen, Hugh a;
Garland, Esq. After reading the eloquent ano
able addresses Of Bancroft, Bnl.r, stevenson
Woodbufy and Howard, one would have up.
posed thai The subject had been exh ns'ed' ano
mat The orator who followed them would be ne
~cessarily obliged 10 fail or be constrained 10 teli.a
~ ice told tale" Not so, however, with Hugh a.
Garland. The burlhen had been placed upon Inc
shoulders olone who could bear II, ana tne 'ash,
wasimpostd up zone who was iully aoe, ahV
admirably qualified 10 perform il. And perform
il he did,-eloquently ,-faithlully,-,"ith .ne
sL;ll and perfection OF a master, with The ability
ola profound IN mixer and accomplished sen lar,
ana with the lervid burning eloouence OF an
ora, n whose very soul is inspired win inc mag
nilude and sublimity Of his theme. On this oc-
casion Mr.. Garland had not written his speech
nor had he any notes before him, and yet ior one
hour and three quarters he never %ialteIea OF
besi,aled for a moment, commanding Inc IN
broken attention OF his l,rSe and intelligent au'
dieucc from The beginning 10 The end OF MS ora
ton. We have yel 10 meet with The hrst man
who was not gratifed al the effort. II pore nc
resemblance 10 a studied eulogy; snca IL was no'
intended 10 be; such il was not. The bold out
lines OF Gen. Jack<on's character were sselched
out with the pencil of an artist, and some OF Inc
most prominen, acts OF his life were reviewed
with ,he trulhlulneSs and candor OF history, and
if the address paltook OF The character OF an eulo'
gy, il was no, because The speaker enteavnred u
make ii 50, bu, because ;na. vas the most nalural
and therefore lhe most appropriate Language
which could he used in reie. ence 10 the lie ano
character and deeds Of such a man az Ancre"
ssssS&sssphH6 pr n MI. Gafiahu VIII. De 'iHadeta 70 WIN
| GU, his speech, 50 shat il may DC presented 10 lh'
public. TIE ceremonies OF the day were con
cluded BY the Rev. Mr.. Charlton Of The Methods
| church, whose eloquent and touching address L
the Most High, sensi-ly affected every heart, an'
bestowed upon the auditory a salulary and
grateful benediclion.