Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-06-26
His EScelIcncy James *. Polk, &c &c
FUNERAL OF GENERAL JACK
SON.

lCorrrsron1enee NJ tie Journal Of CONF
Marble, Tenn, lune lllh, ls45
We returned from the funeral at the
Ilcrmiia &c Yesterday evening | found it
too hate 10 write n letter for tho mail, rs
expected to n, the date Of my las, letter -
The funeral occupied nca,ly the whole
day and by the tim9 we rode twelve miles
bnck to town, it was nearly night. When
we arrived in the morning about nine o.
clock, the house was nearly filled, although
the Nour appointed fur the funeral was clev.
IN Ills more immediate friends and neigh.
hors had come in ut on carly hourio mingle
their tears with tho bereaved inmilv which
The old hero had lcn behind HMM his adop
ted son and daughter and their children. 1t
was n sad scene TO see the afflicted family
weeping over the remains Of him Who had
50 long been to them father and a friend
The corpse was placed ia the centre Of
tho large parIor, al the len Of the hall nnl
IS new arrivals made their appearance,
there was one cons,nn, stream Of human
beings, making their way to take The last,
look ~ him who had been so distinguished
in b.. day and cen"rauon His coun.
tcnance looked even Younger and frcskcr
than when | visited him previous 10 bis
death. Those who had never seen him
before. recognized at ouce, the features Of
,hc extraordinary man, whose portraits and
.nrra,inps Ii Y TAI seen in all parts OF
Inc country, ana whose face had in II dis.
uncilvencss Of character that dslnguishe
lpfrom all others.
Ga the mantle piece, Immediately over
the head Of the corpse was the last po rtralt
Of the old General lnkrn BY Mr. Hchly,
for Louis Philippe the King 81 the French
II was acknowledged IS all to be The b, St
piece Of painting Of us kind ever secs in this
pan Of the country, and vet there was no
drapery about IT, but true and faithful por.
tran Of the old man b,fore tic died The
eyes were so perfect, and the expression 50
true ihat calm and h0ug htlul look " hich
Distinguished his later years that you seem
ed boxing on lie Ilsell, rather than an i'm.
age ofl,fr. The features aud llneumen.s OF
the face were equally perfect; and the abun.
dance Of whne hair. with lis stiffness parl.
ally gone. and the Shrinking attitude Of the
form, broughtthe last days OF the venerable
patriot ,y,dIy before you
Al clcven o'clock the body was moved
on, on the broad piazza in frool otlhe house,
nHI PLATFORM erected bohlnd the pillars,
where the Rev Dr. Edgar took his stand
and the funeral exercises commenced BY
IT'S 'ipe more than a thousand people had
as.cmblrd, and among them many Of The
"A tIiisrs that assis' / the General IN dri.
wing the Indians from our borlcrs, stood
wrh trauu eyes around tie coffin The
Dr AFTER reading one Of the PsalmS and
singing and PRAYER took hs tex, from Rev.
: chapter, 1914 verses, aud delivered one
Of the most pathetic and eloquent dscourses
| ever heard
lie spoke ErS Of Ne solemn and affect
ing occasion TIM hai brough, them toceth.
er, and OF The de"p feeling ina, p rvaded ev.
cry heart, u this dIspensalion OF DIVINE
Providence Tie sAId a great and disln.
eurshed palrso, had gone down to the grave
sni We had come 10 nay our lasi tribute Of
rcsrect 10 his cold remains have mo-
room ior even ~ e,oh OF the discourse, bot
otter speaking ofthe present. affections and
,ilals ofihe Christina snd hs final, gloTi
ocs and bappy doauy beyond the grave
tie preacher touched uro- the history O.
The Generals he. and gave a skeieh Of In
rel gloe' eIrcrcnee nnd history Tor ,ke Is,