American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-15
Remaining yours, respectfully,
ONE OF THE RINGGoLD COMMITTEE

RESPECT PAID TO THE REMAINS OF RNG-
GOLD AND CoCHkANE AT New ORLEANs.-
The citizens of New Orleans paid the highest
demonstrations of respect to the remains of
Major Ringgold and 1t Cochrane, on Sunday
the 9Th inst, the day after their arrival there
The Tropc of the 7lh, which is clad in mourn
ing in honor of the distinguished dead says:
Yesterday, in accordance with the Mayors
proclamation, the flags of our shipping were
hoisted at half-mast, and the whole city ap-
peared TO enter into the solemnities of the
moGrnful occasion. 1t was felt every where,
that Ringgold was in our midst. A spirit
seemed to rise from his coffin, and TO tell us
that it yet lowered over the field of battle,
ready TO do good service in the cause of the
country. The word "Ringgold," like charm,
dwelt upon all lips, and the people, agonized
at his death, were exultant in the thought that
his glorious soul yet lived in the Army.
Yesterday was the anniversary of ST. BARRIE,
and the Battalion Of Artillery under the indo-
mitable Major Galley were in the field to no.
nor their Patron Saint. Their usual diversion
on this occasion is target-shootng; but, in con-
sequence orhaving loaned their cannon to the
U. S. Government, to be sent to Tampico,
they found it necessary to dispense with their
usual sport. They paraded the streets Of the
city, and made, as every body knew they
would, beautiful display. Every gun had
bouquet in its muzzle. After paradng they
devoted themselves to the illustrious dead
AT 10 O'Clock yesterday, Maj. Gen. Lewis and
his Staff,with the U. S Militia and officers, were
escorted from the City Hall to the Rotunda Of
the ST. Louis Exchange, by Mai Galey's Bat
TALON Of Artillery. In the Rotunda, upon
cenotaph, under the folds of our Nationa Ban
ner, lay the remains of Rnggold and Cochrane
Nobody could see what the collins contained,
but no one doubted that the spirit of liberty
rested upon the lids, and that the bodies be-
meath were of men who had died for their coun-
try. We were there. The drapery of death
enshrouded the Rotunda Tears fell thick and
fast upon the covered collins, and the soul of
free thousands poured itself out upon the pre-
cous remains. Mai. Gen. Lewis and Staff took
position at the head of the collins, while the
Artillery Battalion formed in a circle around
them. Oh, the exhibition was noble, magma
MIN Gus, great and moral. Here were men in
the freshness and bloom of life, weeping tears
of sincerest grief over the remains Of two who
had fallen fighting for their country. The de-
ceased belonged not here. They came from a
distant portion fthe land. They were hardly
known to our brave military, and yet they had
fallen victims TO the memorable demands of war
in foreign land. This was enough to convert
the man, the soldier, into a weeper, and the
whole scene correspondent with the motion.
Immediately after the position of the militia
ry was taken, all were brought to present
arms, when the appropriate salute was given
to the illustfious dead. At an order, each man
drew his bouquet from the muzzle ofhis piece,
and deluge Of flowers Immediately covered
the collins of the deceased. The little spot,
which contained all of mortality that remain
ed of the glorious dead, and which was render
ed sacred by the flag of as proud and magnani-
nous nation as ever existed on either conti-
nent, was fragrant with the oder of freedom,
and the flowers, which typiGed the softness and
beaaty OF life, poured out fragrance on which
the gallant spirits under them might delight to
breathe their way to Heaven.
Yesterday, the joint Committee of the Cen
eral Council and of the three Municipalities,
met at the Mayors office for the purpose Of
adopting suitable measures for a funeral in
honor of the gallant Ringgold of the U. S
Flying Artillery, and Of Lieut. Cochrane, Of
the 4th u S. Infantry.
Tho Tfopic hero gives programme of q
military and civic procession, which was to
attend the remains from the Exchange to The
Ralrood depot, on the 7th, when the Balti
more committee were 10 take their depart urt