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From lie Washington aUaion.
FUNERAL OF GEN. JACKSON. i

died. Is
Fromths Washington Union.
FUNERAL OF GEN. JACKSON. III
TheJotowlng. Interesting accouu. Is thy1-s.
ceremonies over The tomb Of Gen, JacKs9E is
fOm the letter Of . gentleman IN, Nashviflesac-
dressed to another in this city .s
NASHVILLE, June 10, 1875.
Ny Deqr Sir:-T have just retutssed
! from the Hermitage, where atteEdedFh
ifuneral.ot GENERALLY aeksoA. u was SSH.
mated fairly, think that irosn Q sep 10
( 8. 600 persons we're present. There YSere
rising two hundred carriages Sln stt&nd-
ance, 10 say nothing ofthe horses WHICH.
as iastenedtoathe boughs of trees, 10 font
Of the HernMa gef yard, literally file i the
woods. At IL O'clock. A. NJ, the Kew.
Mr.. Edgar took position inihe~poreh in
front Of the patlor, and pronounced post
appropriate prayer-happily alludinA~ TO
this great and distinguished man Of our
nation. who.had lived as a patrio, land
Christian, and invoking tie blessiag Of
Heaven 10 sustain aud comfort thes be-
reaved. A psalm was sung next. rom-
mencing- t
"Why should we5siart and fear to diei II
What timorous worms we mortals are" So &c.
"Mr. Edgar S sermon was the besl That
/ ever heard fall from his lips. He. en-
deavored 10 do full justice 10 tbea high
public and private character Of Gen. Jack-
son and he came much nearer to tbe ac.
complis hment OF his object than hid ex-
pecied be could. His text was ifom a
passage in the Revelations; 'TIfe%s are
/ they which came ontof great trIbusalion,
and washed their robes white in the;blood
of the Lamb The sefmon was Hearly
an hour 10 length. "A hytnn was then
sung, another prayer offered, and then The
body was removed from the front parlor,
lwhere itlhad remained during service, TO
The hearse, and borne down, outside Of
the garden as far as the burial place,
where the fence had been removed that
it might hAbronght through 10 the grave.
There was some little difficulty in low
fering the body, in consequence Of the
too large.airn . sionS Of The box which
contained the coffin but this was soon o.
Iyercome, and then Mr.. Edgar made
series of well chosen remarks. adnira.
bly, suited 10 the place and occasion. The
entire service closed BY a favorite psalm
Of the Generals, which Mr.. Edgar said
was often spoken Of by him when living
II have never witnessed a funeral oc.
casion Of half the solemnity. Every man
woman. and child, seemedto be conscious
that mankind had lest one of the creates
and best benefactoTs+
at was bis request, as learn, tina. lit
lie or no pomp or parade should be Oh
served al his burial: nevertheless, the
Nashville Blues were present 10 uniform
and were permitted to FIRE three or fou
times over the grave.
| THE family seem 10 be resigned. Mrs
Jackson is almost incopsolable her it'll,
j children are scarcely sensible Of their loss
His adopted soni Andrew Jackson mani
tests keen sense Of bis bereavement
I have thus given YOU few particulars
which | had thought might not be desti
iute ofinterest."
/
Gen. Scott'snotice of tAs death of Gen
Jackson- The New York Courier say
that, among the recent incidents connect
ed with The decease Of this disiinguishe
parsonage, one occurred at West Point, D.
which every American will dwell wit
respect and qualification. The .Mil:tar,
Board over which General Scott presices
was in session when the intelligence wa
y received. General Scott mediatelya
frose, and asked thatthe examina alton nigh
be suspended. He then observed 10 SUB
siance :-"Ex-President Jackson died !
1.-THE Hermitage ON the Sth'ins:. The, in
formation is no. official, but suficiehil,
authentic to promp; the stepI. am abou
TO take. An event Of much moment I
this nation has occurred. A great maj
has fallen, General Jackson is dead
great general and great pairi3t-who ha
Oiled the highest polilic1i stations il tb
gift 81 hiscountrynea. He is dead. Tbi
lsnot the place fnGr am 1.-The individual /
pronounce fSseulogy on the illustriou
deceased. National honors will doubles
pc prescribed by the President Of the U
Il
H., bot in the meantime and in harmon
with The feelings Of all who hear me, an
particularly with those OF the authorize
lofsthis institution. | deem il proper 10 su.
fpend the examination Of the Cadets f.
the day and 10 awaitihe .orders'of the ES
ecntiye Of the United States on the suit
Iject."
The remarks were delivered with muc
dignity and feeliug+wiiha he brevity prc
per TO the occasion and though little wa
said, much was expressed. The Revie'
which bad 5eenordered wascouniermand
ed and the dags lowered 10 half mast.
The incident cannot fail to suggest M an
reflections Of most affecting character.
+ Gen. Jackson last Letter The Nash
vile Union says I'VE understand ibs
Gen. Jsckson's last letter was written I
President Polk on Friday, the 9Th inst
landit was in relation 10 our foreign affairs
The last time be signed his name was OIL
Saturday evening the 7th inst. The Hon
= Thomas F. Marshall had written 10 en-
quife into The situation Of his health-ih
, letter was answered by his son, Andrew
jackson. ir.. and trdnked by Andrew Jack
soa-.hss frank was bis last Signature :