The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-04
BORN NOVEMBER. 1895
DIED jung IS. 1870.

ing rooms are shrouded in black, and every window
IN mourning with black scarfs of Grape. The tall
white columns Of the majestic porco facing the
south are completely shrouded in black, giving
soemnly majestic and funeral aspect to the ex-Presi-
Dental mansion.
The funeral took place at4 o'clock this afternoon,
Masonic ceremonies being first performed in the
draWng-rO0m over the body. | saw the body be-
fore il was encoflined. The feature are in noble
composure Death has impressed upon them the
seal Of majesty. In his life, his features never wore
that impress Of command and intellectual strength,
that seemed now chiselled upon their marble out
line. He was habited in plain suit Of black, and
copy Of the Constitution Of the United States was
placed at bis feet. Before being taken 10 the Gem
etery, the body was Theoretically soldered within
copper coffin.
From the house the funeral coriege, which was
very large, all places Of business being closed by
order of our good Wing Mayor, proceeded to the
Methodist Episc opal Church, where, after services
performed by the Rev. Mr. McFerren, il was con
yeyed 10 the cemetery, followed by vast con-
course of citizens The body was de posted in the
GrundY vault, temporarily but il will soon be re-
moved TO lawn of the ex-Pfesidental mansion,
where willow now stands, and over it will be
erected stately marble cenotaph thus the body
OF the President from Tennessee will lie entombed
in the heart of its capital Mr. Polk, by will, the
evening before his death, gave the lawn to the
State, in perpetuity, for this purpose.
Mr. Polk sent for the Rev Dr. Edgar, of the
Presbyterian church, seven days before his death,
desiring to re baptized by him. He said to him
impressivey -
Sir if had suspected twenty ysan ago that should
come u my dath-bed aRgrtpdred L would base made me
stcueu man ye ain Aoqnl 70 ele anu nave pot made
can there be any ground Tor thus situated hope 2!
The Rev. Doctor made known 10 him the assur-
ances and promises of the gospel that merclfully
run parallel with mans life.
Mr.. Polk then remarked, that he had been pre-
vented from baptism in infancy by some accidental
occurrence that he had been several times strongly
Inclined to be baptized during his administration
but that the cares and perplexities of public life
hardly gave him time for the solemn preparation
requisite, and prOcrastination had ripened into
lnactlOn, when 1t was now almost too late to act
In his conversation with the Rev. clergyman, Mr.
Folk evlneed great knowledge of the scriptures,
which, he said, lie had read great deal, and deeply
reverenced, as Divine truth in a word he was.
theoretically, christian.
The conversation faiiguing Mr.. Polk too much
Tor hlm TO be then baptized, it was postponed, to
take place the next evening; but in the interval,
the ex President recoected that when he was gov
ernor and lived here, he used 10 hold many argu
ments with the Rev. Mr. McFerren the talented
and popular Methodist minister of the place. his
warm personal ond political friend, and that he had
promised him that when he did embrace christian
lty, that he, the Rev Mr.. bcFerren should haptiZe
him. He, therefore, sent for the Rev. Edgar
made known this obligation, and expressed his IN
tentlon 10 be baptized by his friend the Methodist
minister, The same day the venerable Mrs Polk
mother OF the eX- topsident, very pious Presbyte
ran lady, arrived from her residence, forty miles
distant, accompanied by her own PASTOR hoping
that her distinguished son would consent 10 be bap-
tized by him
-" Mother" said the dying ex-President, taking
her affectonately by the hand. g have never in
my life dsobeyed you, but you must yield to your
son now, and crafty my wishes must be bap-
tized by the Rev. Mr.. McFerren."
Ills mother, wise as she is piOus did not hesitate
10 give her consent; and in the presence ofthe Rev.
Qr. Edgar, and the Rev. Mr.. Mack, of Columbia,
the President received the rite of BAPTISM at the
hands of the Rev. Mr.. McFerren.
Mr.. Polk has died worth about one hundred
thousand dollars, the bulk of which is settled upon
his amiablelady; who, it is to be hoped, will long
make this city her abode--an ornament to its So
cieiy, for g all lips do praise her,, NOEL