The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-28
WASHINGTON, February 20, lS4S.
Funeral of John Ouincu adams.

AT an carly hour THIS morning, guns were fired
in token of respect, and repeated at stated inter-
walls. Members of the military companies and
organized associations were seen going in every
direction, to the places designated for meeting,
previous to falling into line. The houses, par
tlcularly on the avenue, the principal thorough
fare, were shrouded In mourning, the stores
were closed, all secular business suspended, and
the tolling of the bells excited the most solemn
feeling and regrets for patriot gone. The hall
OF the House of Representatives was shrouded
in mourning. The statue of the Muse Of Hlsto-
~ Cher body was enveioped in the sable folds),
with the Ime-piece at her feet, seemed TO oe
looking at the vacant seat OF Mr.. Adams, aud
with her pen inscrlbing the last scenes IN the
life of her Illustrlous subject The galleries
were filled with ladies and gentlemen 10 over
flowing; and below, on the iloor, even before
twelve o'clock officers OF the army and navy, In
tuli unlt rn, foreign MN steTs ~ court dress,
and the members of the House, had assembled.
At noon. the House called Ia order by the
Speaker, and the journal of Thursday was read
by the Clerk.
The President OF the United Staief, with his
private Secretary. followed by Messrs Blu
chansn, Mason, Walker, Johnson, Marcy and
Clifford, comprising the cabinet, then entered.
The Justices of the Supreme Court, with It's OF:
hcers, aud the members OF the Senate, preceded
10y its presiding officer, took position Ia the
same vicinity. President Polk sat next to the
Speaker, on his right, and Vice President Dallas
on his lett. The family and friends of the de-
ceased came in, and were conducted 10 seals
The chaplalns OF both houses--the Rev r. r.
Gurlfy, and the Rev. Henry Sllcer-proceeded
down the main aisle, followed by the physicians
who attended the deceased, and the committee
Of arrangements consisting OF thirty members
Of tho House), and the ballbearers, wearing
white scaris. The dense IN the hall arose,
and remained standing uatil the coffin was placed
upon the sable bier IN the arena.
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the Bible, and delivered prayer, and the choir
m the gallery sung the following psaln:-
Hser, what the voice from heaven proclaims
For all tho pous dead!
Sweet Is the SAVIOUR Of their names.
Aud soft their sleeping bed.
They die in Jesus and are blsned;
How kind their sumbsr, are!
From euncriDgs and from sin released,
And freed from every snare,
Far from this world cf toll and strife
Tbey'rc prsseot Nth the LORD!
The lsbors Of their mortal life,
Ead ia alsrgs rewaSa.
The Rev. r II GuRLEy, the haplsio OF the House,
then announced the text from job ehap H. IL;
And thine age thal be oisarsr thon MONDAY; thou
shalt shine forth thou snail: be- ss the morning" Hn
seid that the hand Of the Almighty who Is the source
every living thing aud good aud perfscs git had
saken from that seat one full ofyess ana promise
who for, more than half century had hled various
stations in the pubic ssrvics who adorned every even
the highest station and whore Influence felt IN many,
n not ia ali the states of the civilized world. Ths words
Of the text instruct IS 20 the ELECTS OF pfacticst
relg on in old age, and affords encotr"semene 20 e"-r
works but there wss necessity for divine revelation
Righteousness shone forth, clear as the noondsy and
mild as hs morning in the old OF the great and
ven srabls man around whose uDaumated form now
wsep History will transmit TO fuurs generations he
xenpe of great patriot whose character blended the
IMPRESSION OF Roman fortituds and virtua Nth the
olisr sentiments OF universal philanthropy To-, sarE
ing o the schools tho prudence OF wisdom the iDtesc
q the sage united IN him, usy afford corsoia
lion 10 "a not improbable that the nind Of Our
rated friend snd father received lessons in mora aud
sligous duties from his distinguished parepls which
never eiIscei His exrssnJ mother wrote 20 BIN,
l17s that great learning and superior abilities should
e posses them would be OF ttls value aud small
9 imste unless virtue, homer and tutn should be
herlfhed by ho; and she exhorted him N aGhsrs 20
lac rule early instiled Ia his mEd, sud to Tsmemeer
hat he Was responsible TO his God Dsar ss he
vas to her, che said she would nuch rather
hat h, would have found grave IN toe o.ssb,
sbich he had crossed, than to see him IA immoral.
raeeess child We know but little Of tbs design ot
'fovid@nce Probably, in thess words, thJ truth
I'll on bic heart rain. AND distilled as dew, end
weakened VI virtue and religion, wLish vese 60