New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Funeral Ceremonies Mt Washington.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.

Correspondence OF The Tribune.
WAsHISGIoS, Saturday evening July IS.
The grandest pageant of the kind perhaps ever
Witnessed at this National center is now over, the
procession having reached its destination. The
mortal remains Of ZACHARY TAYLOR, twelfth Pre-
sident Of the United States Of America, now repose
in their temporary resting place, amid the graves
Of the diSting dead who have fallen like him.
self amid the activities OF pubicstationsto whchthey
have, from time to time. been sent here to the
people in their several positions of National Trust.
The vast muttudes who have swollen the long
line OF the funeral procession are turning away
from the tomb OF their late Ruler, 70 forget what
they have seen, ndheard, and felt too for the
lesson Of his sudden death to have the desired ef
feet upon their hearts-the lesson that all the pOnp
and power Of official station, even OF the Chief Ma
gstracy itseli, are but as the I" cid clothes must
be, sooner later thro En aside-that they are, in
deed, not worth the toll which secured thea nor
the anxiety which they have begotten in the mind
of the weareri
The ceremonies at the Presidential Mansion
were exceedingly imposing, so far as they were
COT ucted therefor the burial service OF the Pro
testant Episcopal Church, 10 which DR.. PAYSE, the
ofhcstDg Clergyman as well as one of the Con-
gTessonal Chapains who assisted him, are at
isched, is always terminated &C the tomb. The
sermon Of Dr. PAYSE-if sermon 1t could be called
was Il beautiful piece OF composition and well
delivered Ii contained many striking thoughts
Wthsl But having sad this much feel bound
to say that It contained some mOnstrous assump-
tons. One of these was that II the Almighty had
seen fit to notify the late President, on the day Of
his Inauguration, on the 5th day of March that 10
sixteen months from that time he would be sum
mon6d 70 his account, Gen. TAYLOR icOHid hape
acted IN eUery particular Just as ne has dctet
Now, think you will bear me out in saving
that such O declaration needed some qualification
Il Lea hat pgfu
tai subject 10 the irailties Of less dstng men
srG temp ted like them, TO depart from the air line
Of duty. Such eulogies would DO ia bad taste in
any body, but they sound particu arly so upon ipS
claiming 10 speak by authority OF the Court of Hea
ven. They would benefit the memory OF no mere
man, be 10 ever worthy bat rather detrac. from
Il, because liable 20 make the hearsr inc-edulols
~ 10 pOftralturts Oi virtues possible q me SUB
iect OF euloey. l SEo~ there is maxim
transmitted from Pagan era, which warns
him. " no speaks Of the dead Ia sly nothing out
!. I'd. TINS being negGfirc re ,uirr mont IN ~ be
yeG " thout incouve nieuce Bat | know If no
phlosof hy, either proane or Christian, which 70
guifes tie eaiogist 20 depart rum he line Of prOoa
biiy TO give point u hi. enc ION of the departed
now many soever admirable traits he may have
possessed.
The local disposition n lie m,urners. pail bear.
ors. Cabinet, foreign ministers officers OF the Army
az Navy, Secretaries, Members Of the House Of
Representative, Sc around the remains was very
cncCtVe Inc ChaubuDE, 10y Derlyns tnOlrl tue
management Of Marshal w allsck, Deputy ,
and assistants generally, praise worthy, aud the
general arrangement good.
The Funeral Car and the old war steed "Whtey'
were. as | stated IN my description Of yesterday,
the chief points Of attraction in the Procession
The long line OF the military Escort, commando ! By
such an imposing Chieltain as General SCDrr and
offered and arranged SIS it was in every respect.
gave a most imposing effect to the scene, as you
may imagine. The throng all along the line was
immense. Every balcony and window was filed
and even the tops ofthe trees-Tith eager spects-
tors. OF the number in procession | will not ven
ture estimate in the hurry which the mail is
causing me. But l am confident there have been
not less than $4,000 people ahoat by the mourn.
full yet grand occasion of which [ write. SIGMA.