The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-01
T H Z r E P U BLIC.
From the Charleston Courier, 9Th tIt.
SOUTH CAROLINA MOURNs FOR HER


taton and weeping and great mourning; Rachel
weeping for her children, and would not be com
forted, because they are not"
The obseauies of MIR. CALHOUN celebrated,
in this city, yesterday and the day before, with i'm
posing magniicence and impressive solemnity; and
during the whole time the city was clad IN the ha
biliments Of wo. The procession formed on Thurs.
day, to receive the remains of the deceased, was
the largest OF the kind ever known in our city
the citizens turned out en- asse to join i-and there
was n numerous attendance from other parts OF the
State and from other States. nevery street through
which the procession passed, the temples of reii-
gon the public buildings Of the city, and the fronts
Of private dwellings, were tastefully draped with
the emblems of mourning. On Meeting street, the
front Of Hayne street--that great mart and avenue
Of tradewas closed up by large sable curtains.
and across Meeting street was suspended a banner,
bearing its several sides the mottoes-"Thc Ma
ton mourns," "South Carolina mourns." The
citadel and its parapet also appropriately
dressed with streamers and rosctes, and other fu-
neral decorations The banner of The scamen, who
Rev. w. b. Yates, of the Mariners Church, bore
the inscription-"The Children of Old Ocean mourn
for him'-a most appropriate tribute to the noble
efforts of the honored dead, in the of 1912, in
behalf Of Free Trane and Sailors Rights"
The children Of the various schools carried ban
ners thirty in number, decorated with the and
emblems Of the several States of the Union.
During the entire day there was a universal sus-
pensionof business, public and private-and clos
ing of stores and offices of every kind-with even
stricter observance than usually attends the Sab
BATH The tolling of all the church bells. the firing
of minute guns, by detachments of artillery, at
rous points, and by the revenue cutter off the Bat
terry; the solemn roll of the muf1ed drum, and the
plaintive drge of the military band, added largely
the funeral character of the occasion. After the
procession was over, the body OF the deceased, en-
closed in iron case or sarcophagus, Tin which it
brought from Washington,) adapted to the
shape, formed of two sections, an upper and lower
one, and closely screwed together, was deposited
under magnificent catafalque or canopy at
the city hall, where it lay in state during the rest
Of the day, the night, and the following morning,
until removed for sepulture, under the charge of
body guard and watch, composed of two hum
dred citizens While thus lying in state it was
visited by vast crowds of our citizens, of all ages,
sexes, and conditions, going in a continuous
stream up the front steps, under beautiful arches
formed of native Palmettoes and their foliage and
through the front door, and passing out of tempo
rary passage ways provided the west side of the
building The gentler sex, In paying their tribute,
threw beautiful and fragrant flowers on the pa
trots bier, and literally covered the sarcophagus
with bouquets. Our negro population were also ad-
mitted to the privilege OF visiting the remains of
the deceased, and embraced il in considerable num-
bers. Truly may II be said that young and old,
the intelligent and the beautiful the public digni-
tary and the private citizen, rich and poor, bond
and free all united in paying the heartfelt tribute
of mingled honor and sorrow 70 the beloved and IL
lustrioos dead The whole ceremonial constituted
a solemn and imposing pageant, unsurpassed, if
not unique in our land; the arrangements were all
Of the most exquistely tasteful and appropriate
thorities aad agents, who designed and conducted
them, and the perfect order and reverence pre-
served throughout, unbroken by a single impro-
prety or untoward incident, were exemplary as
10 excite the observation of both citizens and stran
gers- IL indeed worth living fsr, 30 DO etius
ahectionately mourned and universally honorcd in
death.
The arrival Of the steamer Nina, which had been
cha artered 10 proceed to Wilmington, North Caro-
lima, having on board the committees of the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the United States,
III. 49, al
mittec of twenty five appointed by the Governor Of
the State 20 take charge of tho remains OF Mr.. CAL
HoUS, and subcommittee from the Committee OF
Arrangements, was announced about eight O'Clock
in the morning, by discharge of cannon from the
revenue cutter Gafiaitn, Captain Ceste, lying just
below Fort Sumter, in our harbor. The cutter lay
at anchor with her sails furled her hull encased in
mourning and her masts and yards handsomely
aud appropriately festooned She taken in tow
by the Nina, which passed slowly abreast OF the
city, the former firing minute guns. The Whining
ton steamer, which hove in sight short time before
the Nina made her appearance, reached her birth,
and, having landed her passengers and the mail.
proceeded down the river and, in company with
lhe steamer Msfanora, which had been kindly Of
iered by her agents, the Messrs Lahtte, 10 the
Committee OF Arrangements, and the steamer Pilot,
fOrmcd an escort ~ the Nina; and the four, appro
priatey dressed in the habiliments Of mourning,
With their coiors flying at half mast, we're those
Of the shipping in port, moving slowly about the
hsrbor, awaiting the arrival OF the hour when the
arrangements in progf in the city would enable
her 90 place on Carolina soil the remains of him
whom She delighted 90 honor in life, and whose
death the whole city, as If moved by one impulse,
were about 20 soleInniEe with all the demonstra-
tons bcfitting the occasion.
The cabin OF the Nina very tsstefully
shroodcd in mourning. On her quarter deck a
the passage from Wilmington TO this city. The
platform and steps were covered with hno black
cloth. The riscrs Of each step we're lined with
white cambric, having four boz plaits at the dis
Nsfff Of alN a.. a
tlsck silk gtmp and fringe, forming gothic arches,
each terminating with silk tassel. Over this plat
to'm s raised . canopy, composed Of black cloth
obviously arranged. half circle of stars, in
rrOups II I've each, numbering in all thirty, en-
tend across the side Of the canopy, and shows
otse of largcf dimensions Immediately in the cen
lrs and 0ser the head OF the corpse. These stars
ace made ol -ofDe white material, and are shroud
"a uith blnck Grape. intending W convey the idea
lhsi ths ~hois cosniry y IN mourning boz tho loss
a this tfsaiy great kach side Of the canopy
sTeas xith large oi0th curtains, looped up at each
eosnsl. With bar hsnd-otne drsperics two Of which
srs whiie and Bur black, and bstwssu each Of
ass-~ aFsptrier suspended large black tas-els.
a totnialttes spponied BY tho citizens Of viii
uaiartsa. Csfas "a IN the steamer Nsna, aud was
saet q is-iing by M chairman Of tho commit
a.. sxtsn.d tistn its h-pitalities 60 which Mr..
~ hessct. thsir Chairman, responded Ia an appro
prists fnsnnrf.
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slgnal. psa~ei 40 a. sinith's wharf, where The
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