Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-06-27
FUNERAL CEREMONIES OF
GEN. GAINES.


ceedcd to the parlor Of tho 81. Charlc
Hotel, where the coffin containing tn
remains of the old hero was laid out
cycloprd in velvet pail and surmountc'
with The rpaule,ls, scarf and sword O
the. deceased. The sword used on lhi
occasion was that Which was presente,
to the General by the State Of Tehnes
see, in testimony OF The gratitude ant
admiration Of the people Of than State
G,r ,he gallant defence Of Fort Erie
The coffin was surrounded by an array
OF military and citizens, in whose faces
,icrj; sorrow and vcneralion for the dis
'inguished dead were strongly expressed
The Governor and his Aids, all in fuI
uniform, stood al the head Of the coffin
On his righ, were Major General Lewis
and Staff, Dligadiel General Tracy ant
Staff, aud many officers Of the vo!unteeI
and militia service. On the left of Ihe
Governor, were collected the officers o.
our regular army now in this city: among
whom we observed representatives ol
The various corps of our army. Majo,
Porter, in the absence Of Gen. Brooke,
was the senior officer present. The
gallant and popular Brooke, who re.
ccired his first brcvcIs in fighting under
General Gaines, and who like his COM
manGer, WAS wounded in the storming OF
Fort Erie, was so much allrcled by The
death of his old companion in arms, tha,
he was unable 10 participate in the iu-
neral ceremonies. With Major Porter,
were M.jor Coffee; Of the Pay Depart
meni; Lieutenant Tree, Adjutant of the
81 Dragoons; Lieutenant Hays, Of the
Artillery; Surgeon Porter; Lieutenant
MrJillon. of the Artillery, and several
Others whose names were nN. known 10
us. Captain Calhoun, the aid OF Gene.
.al Gaines, Observation-Disclosures. crremo-
MICS. AT one o'clock, the Rev. Thro>
dore Clapp, in his pastoral robes, ad
vanccd TO the coffin, and laying his hand
upon it, pronounced one of those clo
qucnt cxtcmporr discourscs for which
this learned Divine is 50 distinguished.
lie commenced by Il beautiful apes
!!lsnphc to Death, and after dwelling upon
lis ,crrors, he said that b; fore its level
ling powers tie young and The Old, the
rich ard poor. the great and humble, all
alike sunk, as tic grain. fails under the
sickle. But for 'his priislabiIi,y of cuI
mental powers, there was soIacc in
the thought that our virtues live after us
Our good deeds perish hol in the memo.
ries Of our friends and fellow citizens
SO whilst this coffin contains ali that i.
left of the physical form OF Cur iIluslri.
cns friend, The Obvious waves of time
shall essay in vain to envelop those bril-.
liant deeds that shine upon the pages o
history. He will live in the Epic o
our county. He will shine among ,ht
bright consultations Of our nation
glory. He will be veneraied as long a:
vrluc is admired, patriotism hnnotcd
incorrupi5Ie integrity esteemed by ou
people.
Mr.. Clarp then proceeded to speak il
terms no less eloquent than truthful, o
the many virtues Of the deceased. II,
described his character, as modelled OF
that oi Washington and adorned with al
those virtues that marked the lives o
The Fathers of tile Republic. He dwell
rpon his high and lofty sense Of honor
his stainless reputation, the absence o
all passionate and rcveneelui feeling
from his heart: Amid much pcrsecu
tion through which he had passed, ant
under the provoking obloquy of dema
goges and personal enemies, he alway
maintained Ills temper, his invarabI'
humaninily and benevolpncc of charac
ter. Like Washington, ho always en-
joyed the confidence and affection o
the American pcopIs. In duty innexi
Bile, he was in disposition adrclionate
child-lil:e, unsophislicaled. His win
ming manners and refined courtesy made
him the charm, Of every social circle
and the welcome guest OF every family
As COMMUNICATE of his (Mr. CIapp's
church, he was the model of a faithful
pious christian,
Mr.. Clapp concluded his beautiful dis
course, which we regret we ate not abl
TO give entire TO our. readers, wilhou, i'm
pairing its beauty and elegance by 0
afiecionatc farewell and apostrophe t
rhe deceased.
After the religious ceremonies wer
over, the coffin was taken 10 tho hears
prepared for it on one Of The caissons @
tho battalion of artillery, and was es
corled from the hotel by a military cor
tcge, consisting of a detachment
Maior GalIy's artillery, and several com
panies Of the Lrgion, with detachment
from other military corps, and by on
} company CT tho A:h Uniled States 81
iil!ery, under Carl. Ridgcy.