Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-11
THE ENQUIRER.
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FUNERAL RoNoRa TO THE MEMORY or c2.
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FUNERAL HONoR3 TO THE MEMORY or az.
NERAL JACKSON.
Thursday, June &c, The City OF New Orleans.
The scene Of Jackson's greatest and noblesl victo
ry-brcausc il saved a beautiful city from brula-
Inv and destruction, and gave 10 his country The
blessings OF reace-seemed 10 be moved as with
one throb OF sorrow for his death. Nothing was
wanting 10 invest the occasion with becoming So
lemnilv. We cannot give even a faint outline of
The emblems Of grief, which consecraed The ,lav.
Al Ill o'clock a touching address vas delivered
by HE Rev DR.. Sect who for many years bad
known Jackson intimately, aud had been the
Presbyterian Minister al The Hermitage Chapel.
We have room but for lev extracts from The
Jeflersonians narrative OF the Interesting scenes:
During Mr.. SCOTS elegant and thrilling allu-
sion to The battle scene on he plains OF Chal-
mcue, the smoke from the cannon, which were
frrd ~ intervals on The square, was iortuously
driven into the church, and seemed 10 rise mo
the vault like cloud of battle incense.
"Ai about five O'clock in The evening. the i'm
mcnsc line Of procession was formed on Canal
sueci, The Urn and Cenotaph being directly op.
pose The State House. Crawn by four white
horses shrouded with crape-lhe name of Jack
son, in letters oi gold, being visible on the urn
beneath The rlumcs. The hearse was preceded
BIZ twcny-seren gentlemen bearing shields in
scrihcd with the names Of The States in The
Union each standard being carried by native
of The STATE whose shield lie bore.
"The honorable and venerable military gentle
men. and distinguished ci-izens and functional
ries. who sustained The office of pall-bearers,
came ncx'-while whit, ba;tlc-hoTse, led by
Two gIooms, caparisoned in gold drarod in
mourning, followed The htarsc. Then came The
heroes Of The Revolution and the veterans Of
New Orleans, n mournul and shattered band,
in twenty-five open coaches.
Just as the lamps were abou! being lighted, he
procession having passed through the streets
sh.r;idci in mourning, reached The Place d.
ArlneS. in front oil The vracrable Cathedral Of ST.
Louis:
"A laige platform, co:,ring The JET d'eau and
fountain, had been erected, a, The pedestal OF
monument which rose !-orl The centre 10 the
height OF tl.it,y or for: lei, like mausolcum,
erected hy grateful cry 10 The memory OF
The illustrous dead. II vas oi such imposing
and iaullless proportions thai had il been frozen
into granite or marble, / would, perhaps. have
been the most peiiecl noel Of 4 column Of gra-
li,ude To the memory OF great man and OF an il
lustriuus event 1t was surrounded b. seats for
The accommodation Of lie ladies' and the officers
and marsi,als, mouThers and followers OF The de-
parted Jackson.
"The whole square wa, Lighted rp with funeral
torches aammr .fnnfJ',) sustained on pcdeS
tails or pillars ,rapcl in Dlac. Every apex a.
.he ron railing which surrounded the Place J.
Arnes slowed with cear ana s!eadY light like
a .lAubeau. The entire wss aWiully sublime
AMI impressive. while he column 10 Ike dead
lose solcmnly above al On The side OF cn,ahla-
ture fronting The Chnrh OF s. Louis. was This
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