The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-16
The Funeral Procession.

and lamented Major General Worth, Colonel Dun
can, and Major Gates, for which preparations
had been made grand scale, were performed
In this city yesterday, report of them will be
found in another part of to-day's Herald.
The ceremonies very imposing, and re-
flected great credit on the city of New York. But
we cannot avoid censurng part of the arrange
nen,s-especialy the order OF the procession.
1t is well known that the few members Of the
First Regiment of New York Volunteers, who
served under General Worth in the late war with
Mexico, and fought and bed under him in some
of the most terrible and bloody engagements
of the campaign, were exceedingly anxious TO be
selected the guard OF honor TO his remains
daring the procession. The impulse which dc
tated the wish of the hottest and lofiest cha
racter; and one would suppose that Gen. Sandiord,
who, it is SAID, arranged the programme, would have
granted the wish without hesitation, or have
Egned that honorable position to the gallant volun-
teers spontaneously, aud IN advance of their
quest 1t might have been supposed that common
decacy would have prompted that gentleman to
give those gallant fellows-the remnant of one
brave regiment-the honorable position in the
procession which they wished to hold, and to
which they were certainly entitled by all the rsles
of proprlety. Not so, however. General Sanford
arranged the order Of procession without
sultDg them, or acquantiDg himself with their
wishes In the slightest degree; and they knew
nothing of The post assigned them until they saw it
published in the papers.
This was a sad blunder, and our gallant Volun-
tsers having thus 1t, they quietly demonstrated
against Gen. Sandierd's disposition of them-but
in vain. The rogramme was made, and neither the
committee of the Common Council, nor General
Sanford, would make the necessary alteration.
We regret this. We have always entertained the
highest opinion of our citizen soldiery-of our uni
form, d militia. We will give way to none in our
appreciation of their gallantry, discipline, and
soldierly bearing. Nor have we ever doubted
that il emergency SHOULD occur in which their
services might be required, they would be un-
finehIng in their duty, and would uphold the honor
and dignity Of the Stats While, however, we
eoncede all that be conceded to our citizen
militia, We cannot hell expressing our surprise and
regret that they selected TO act as guard of
honor around the remains of the lamepted Worth,
preference, and to the exclusion, Of the gallant
New York Volunteers, who fought and bled under
hm-hls very companions in arms. One would
hardly suppose that an officer would show such
disregard TO the feelings of the Volunteers. II
General SsBdiord wanted precedent for assigning
abe post Of honor 10 the New York Volunteers, he
could have found one without much trouble. II
h. had referred to the account OF the funeral cere-
mt nies in honor OF the Emperor Napoleon, few
years since, in France, he would have discovered
that the modern soldiery Of that day were not
placed in the post Of honor, but that it assigned
10 the surviving members Of the Old Guard, who
served under the Emperor, and who were invited,
fom Their quarters in the Hotel des Inpoiidss, to
participate In the obsequies. On that occasion,
I'll, NaIshss Of the Empire were chosen as pail
bearers, the surviving members of the Old Guard
as the guard Of homer, and outside of them were
ihs modern soldery, who found no fault with the
position assigned TO them. But he precedent was
reversed by General Sanford yesterday. The sol-
dirIs who fought and bled under Grneral Worth
were ut aside, aud some of our State militia
many OF whom, in all probability, never saw him
were selected to occupy the post Of honor We
certainly ,hould like to know what ground this
was zone.
But tins ~ not all that we have to complain OF in
the proceeding connection with these funeral
solemniifs. The commanding officer Is liable -
censure for another act, equally objectionable, in
omttiBR until the eleventh hour, to send invita-
tion to attend the funeral solemues, to the gallant
Of Ger WHO was did de Camp 70 Gen. Worth,
during The late war, ard who was selected to
bring his remains to this city 1t is unnecessary
ie say that the conduct Of those, throughout,
who hsd control Of these proceedings, has not
received much commcndation. Indeed, It would
APPEAR az # the Common Council and the COM
an. ndinp ofIic,r we've more at home IN ordering
uscpt tu fire CT Zens, than ia minsSing
ceitmcn,e- OF The character vt thOsr az yesterday.
A,sit from these gruss mistakes, the affair passed
with solemn grandeur Su an imposing military
oryls, hs com b. en- witnessed ia this city. IL
WISE fulN appreciated b, The tens OF thousands who
filed the suttis ana windows along the line OF
PROCESSION.
TnE CABINET - Mn. WEBSTER - Ma. CLAY
Thst there is rt,ry general desire among the po-
L,icisns and people Of all parties, all over the
sopnuy, Tor a change IN the cabinet no mao, we
pttume, will deny. The late elections, With
searey az txeep ion, tell the story, and tear
th. testimony, that the cabinet has run liseh
out, Iust ~ he I1sh potato supposed to have
ran cut ~hcn seized with the rot Urless there IL
cbsrge Of The crop, vegetables will dsterorate IN
patvay Tie prssert c,binet IL, politically, IN
.l,e,t A 81 TAT. sufficient To laet the whig party