The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-01

man eo.sld besaev such nj. gin. lst whether Ia
s snfss Z. e hsrh 10 n@a fssn conversions
Of Ibis day ana he assse a,ls ~ naus WITH his' am
oSs h's ds1.as ana yens sneefv acknowledgements Of
Ieesiyd y yo both 81 yourself and ils people whose
Gov Seabrook then addressed the MAYOR. The Ho. T.
L<ger Hutchinson. - follows:
Mr.. MAYoss commit 10 your care these precious re-
m2ns the solemn ceremonies Of day rsqusss
shall arrive eoassn hem % their temporary resting
place
Mr. Hutchinson replied a. follows:
Gov As the organ Of tbs corporation Of the
found emotion, the mortal remsius a John Caldwell Cal
hoan sacred trust conaded g % Be retained Until ne
,hsir constituted authorities. shall be declared respeetng
their final rsspng-place
The procession began TO from The green = one
o'clock the military in advance. then the hezrse. follow
ed BY long train Of carriages conveying the family Of
the deceased, the Senate committee the Governor and
mtees from Wilmington and the interior q this STATE
Next followed the procession fool-he fire compa-
Mes the Freemasons. Odd Fellows Sons OF Temperance.
cayacade Of citizens forming the rear The procession
Ts moved into King street, and down that street Ha
sell, thence to Meeting street. and down Meeting 20
South Bay thence 10 East day and up East Bay to Broad
street. and thence to the City Hail. the end OF the
meat. Its entire length was nearly mile and hall
IA me military io%sS Gn ins soan SIDE q Br0aa s!fe
and between them passed successfully the several d
visions Of tue procession This scene Of the movement
whole The vast crowd the perfect order and harmony
that regned through il, the public buildings wrapped in
mourning. the hearse mohoness before the temporary
resting place OF the dead the impress OF the whole solemn
pageant which was here concluded each added is own
force TO complete the effect.
The body was here taken from the hearse, conveyed
into the City Hall, and deposited in the caiafaique
sucted for the OCCASION where i lay in State, in charge
Of the special committee Of two hundred. until o'clock
The doors Of the hall were opened soon after me coin
deposited in its place and from that time until
midnight and again from early light yesterday unl the
zens passed in moved up the seps the caaaque cared
instant at the chamber that held the ashes Of
the usricus dead, and then passed out In AZ this
time, the solemn stiffness OF the room was unbroksn.
Men spoke in whispers. and even the movement Of the
crowd was noiseless 6ow as OF a shadowy pageant.
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into the hands Of the guard of honor and borne foh by
them from the hall Ia the rear Of them formed TIE
State and city authorities he several committees and
the citizens, which moved through Broad and Church
streets. TO ST. Philips Church The interior OF this beau
sion, and the aspect Of the harmony with
the feelings Of the audience who thronged the place.
The funeral services were performed y TIE r. Rsy
Bishop Gadsden, who college classmAte Of Mr..
Calhonn and showed token that the memory oil old
partnership added tenderness to the soemny Of the ser
vices for the dead.
The funeral discourse was delivered BY the Rev Prof
Miles, from the text Proverbs 4. 4; memory Of the
just is blessed We cannot here speak OF this dlsc0urss
deserves The author presented first the character
OF the pure and perfect staesmanhs qualities, his OBJ
ecfs and his life. Then he tested, By his ideal nanda.
the character and OF Calhoun, OF which he fur
nshed an analysis that was at once profound clear and
complete.
Every part Of the service performed with affecting
solemny and on any occasion have we been more
impressed with the beautiful appropriateness of this ser
vice of the dead.
From the Church the body was conveyed to the burial
ground and deposited in the vault prepared for Its recep
ton:
.Such honon Iium 70 her hsro paid,
And peaceful rests this mighty Hectors shade"