Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-08-18
From tie Louisville Courier.

THE FUNERAL hlIES; OF CoL. Ss MIhcE,
CLAY, AND OTHERS, WHO FELL AT THE
BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA.
This was, perhaps, the most imposing
aud solemn ceremony ever before seen IN
he United States; not in regarG TO num-
,ers, bur with reference TO The high stand
inc aud character of their death, and the
persons engaged in the ceremonies OF their
;n,erment, at Frankfort, Gthe capital Of
Kentucky. Early on Tuesday, the 2Oth
or the present mouth, the drums beat, and
bands Of music paraded the streets, giving
nolits 10 the various military companies
aud others, that most solemn and i'm
ceremony was on the ,pointasof
opening.
AT sunrise one gun was fired from the
Capitol Hill, and about 3 o'clock, ladies
aud gentlemen, citizens and strangers,
civil and other orders Of persons began to
assemble in the square Of the State House
until the multitude had increased to about
thirty thousand (30,OOO) living souls. AT
10 o'clock, TWO guns were hred from
Capt. Williams brass FOUNDER, taken:
at the battleiof Cerro Gordo ; which also
fred funeral guns every five minutes du-
ring The ceremony of moving and the
,nterment, This brass piece was inscribed
withathe date (l773) Of its manufacture,
and was SCARED and lnutila,ed by the
heavy blows given and received in cap.s
ture, an effort having been made by tie
Mexicans to render it useless to the Ameres
leans, by iujuring its .rannions aud MUS
zle; and to prevent its being turned
against themselves, by rendering the
caIibre loo small TO admit the proper
sized shot. When the assembled multi
tude was perfectly still, Rev. Jno. Fl.
Brown, (Pastor Of tie I'd Presbyterian or
M'Chord Church of Lexington, TO which
faith Col. Mckee and lady were attached
by prelerence) rose and in very impress
sive PRAYER, opened the funeral services'of
the day., He was followed by John
Breckenridge. Esq, son of the late Hon.
] os, Cabell Brenenbridge, in most happy
and eloquent address, which will be given
10 The public, as soon as it can be prepared
for the press. Two fine choirs from the,
NC Chord Presbyterian Church, Lexington
and the Presbyterian Church Of Frankfort
under ,hscharge0f Mr.: Caudy Of Shelby
vile, had. prepared'two beautiful funeral
hymns, on "Luther's Judgment" 10 the
words,
"Great God, what do see and hear,"
the other, "Old Hundred" 10 Sir Walter
Scott's paraphrase Of "Dies itrg, dies
lla,'' commencing.
."FThe day of wrath, that dreadful day."
but owing to the immense pressure, aud
he seats being previously occupied by
he mass of citizens, musical services
gore compelled TO be dispensed with.
Alter the address, the bodies were brought
,ut of the Stale House whore they had
,een since Sabbath morning in the fol-
owinss oyder. sAs each body appeared
lhesspIendid gnited States band from the
"a sat Newport, which had been
il on the ground by the officer 10
lssssI d and played several appropriate pie
ces 5; Snng which was recognized the 1
a1n,ffsverga fayorite. ..P eace, troubled SOUL"
! Isl. Was broughtsby the pail bearer
The body Of Coll WIN. r.. Mckee, of,
Lexington, and deposited on a brass g.
pSounder, elegantly filled up as a hearse,
and drawn by splendid black horses, each
horse led by a groom in black. Col. Nc
KEGS servant William leading his horse,
caparisoned, in front. The
cannon carriage and hearse, having the
dag. of the AID Regiment K. NJ, enyel.
,ped in Grape, dropping over.
Cd. Lieut.. Col. Henry Clay, Jr. on
BRASS FOUNDER, drawn by two elegant
crews, the flag of the Louisville Legion
snveloped in Grape dropping over his
learse, the horses led by TWO grooms in
black.
Eleven other bodies, each on a carriage
ike the preceding swelled the mounlul
procession which moved towards The ce.
escorted by. many columns of
troops, aud followed by thousands of
mourners.
Whilst the procession was moving up
lhe ascent 10 the Cementery, the road and
hill sides were covered with thousands
upon thousands Of spectators both ladies
and gentlemen, thronging and crowding,
and pressing TO see the imposing mournful
as it moved up TO the hill. Upon
arriving at the place Of nterment, the
bodies were taken from The cannon hear.
,es. placed in their respective graves, the
military coming TO the "present arms" as
,ach body was brought forward aud every
lead was uncovered.
Never was witnessed more imposing
md solemn procession. Seventeen dead
,odics carried TO their last resting places
~ their friends and acquainces, and de-
,osited in .lhe place appointed for all
living by those who knew and loved lnem.
dultitudes Of persons who perhaps had
sldom wep, before, now wepl aloud, and
he full, pent-up hearsls Of relatives and
riends, gave uiterance to their feelings 10
ears and sobs. Many volunteer in
PASSING around the graves of his loved |
wept like child; aud as the
ast volley was fred over his remains, by
he military, and as the clods tumbled on |
he collins <of The dead, 10 silence and |
orrow the vast multitude left them to the I
lsep from which there shall be no waking
Until the resurrection morn,