Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-03-10
From the National InteRigencer.
Funeral 0bsequies Of Mr. Adams.

4 dcr;np IN tho romans of the deceased Patriot and
Sto,csman the last human tribute in conducting
,Lan, 80 ,,a;r RESTING Mace In the uCitv of ~.
insna 'N'
A. M .orlv bour mon in uniCorm might be
-, Lss,anin, 40 ,beir resnect;ve nlaces of ma
80 ,vh;le 5umerous oroups of citizens and
stran,er. were Aocking from all directions To-
xsarJ The Can;tol
Nv a iud;cions ARRANGEMENT. the doors of that
vast bu;Id;ng were thrown omen TO the gathering
multitndes. while those of the Hall of the House
4 of Renresentatiyes. where the funeral ceremo-
MES were to take place, were closed to all but
the members and officers of the House. The
ladies' gullery was rapidly filed up, all gentle
men without distinction being peremptoiily ex-
cIuded. A certain portion of the semi-crcular
gallery CASUALLY occupied throughout by gentle
men only) was partitioned of for the accommo-
tlation Of a very large choir of singers selected
from those Of the several churches Of the city.
The Hall was shrouded in black, and present.
ed very solemn appearance. This part of the
arrangement was executed with great taste and
JUDGMENT by the officers of the House, under
the suggestions and kind supervision of a dis
tinpuisbed LADY, The figure of History espec-
ialy. Whose graceful form surmounts the clock,
holding in her hands tablet and a pen) was
robed with consummate taste and Judgment, the
black drapery covering her entire person with
the execution of the arm holding the recording
non. whose alahaetpr Xlltpnpgs. strong con-
trast with the surrounding stole, had a fine eff
feet: heightened as Il was by the attitude of the
head. which. turning toward one side. happened
10 have its countenance in the very direction
where stood the vacant seat of Mr. Adams. as If
In The act of recording the solemn circumstan-
ces of his death. That seat by order of the
House was draped in the deepest mourning, and
by the fact of its vacancy, recalled every be-
holder TO the blow which had there fallen, like n
thunderbolt from a cloudless sky. The portraits
of WAsurNcToN and LAFAYETTE. on either
hand of N, chair were covered over with thin
crane. casting a melancholy dimness over the
features. without entirely concealinp them. the
frames being covered with a deeper black. The
effect of this too ,yas very fine most truly rem
ressn,;nc what would have been the feelings Of
both those d;st;nguisbed men If alive 10 witness
tbe solemn scene. for WAsuNGToS gave The
deceased his first commission, and LAFAYETTE
embraced him in his arms when taking his last
adieu of America.
The members gradually arrived and filled up
their seats in the hall. portion, however, being
reserved for the Senate.
The space in the central area, in front of the
Clerks table, was furnished with seats for the
Judges, the Cabinet the Diplomatic Corps, and
the Committee of Arrangements, consisting of
one member from each State of the Union
while in its centre, stood table covered with a
Officers of the Army and Navy. as they en-.
tered the hall. had seats assigned them next in
the rear of the Foreign Ministers. BY an un-
fortunate omission no seats were reserved for the
Clergy; but as a number of them arrived not
only from the city but from Baltimore, Alexan-
dria, and several from Massachusetts, they were
conducted by the officers of the House to favor
able positions.
The members of the Diplomatic Body arriv-
ed severally, from time 10 time, and not in
body; some Of them manifested their respect for
the solemn occasion, and for the presence of the
assembled authorities of the nation, by appear
ing in their full official dresses, with their re-
spectiye orders and decorations, while others
seem to have deemed il more appropriate to ap.
pear in simple black. The contrast could not
but strike the eve.
The Speaker having taken the chair, the Jour
nal of Thursday was read Soon after, the SEN
ate entered preceded by their venerable Pre-
siding Officer, whose white and flowing hair
renders him so striking an object in every scene
where his erect and dignifed figure is seen. He
took his seat on the left Of the Speaker. As the
Senators passed up the centre aisle and took
their seats, the Speaker and Members of the