Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-07-27
Whiri, brood. In slenee and cofroles the heart

IlG ltDIt a6tleTsb' lJHFis. HliD DLIiFra Wtlf
are nearly allied. all furnishing evidence o
s.--s.-A-----Wo too great TO be expressed,
Whci, brood. In silence and coftoles the heart.
The western part Of the room was oc
auped by the President Of the Senate aiit
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,
and tts members and officers Of both o
these bodies. Heads Of Bureaus, and large
body Of clefgyrnen Of all denominations
All being seated, under the well con
csived instructions Of the Marshal Of The
District, by the aids who performed thei
office with prompt attention and noseess
tread. an amateur choir from savera
churches, under the direction Of Professor
}erlyn, sang, in solemn cadence, the
anthem
4 heard voire from Heaven saying. write
write ffotsl hencefoith blessed are the dead whlel
die In the Lord, for they rest from their labors
Amen y
The ritual Of the church lord let rne
know my end, was impressively read by
the Rev. Mr.. Pyne, the responses being
given by the Rev. G. i Butler, il which
other clergy and laynen joned The
latter gentleman then read II portion Of the
fifteenth chapter Of st Paul's Epistle to
ths Corinthians, But now in Christ
risen, - &c.
The Rev. Mr.. fyne then delivered n
discourse adapted to the occasion, charac-
terized by Chat earnest devotion to hi.
sacred office which must have been remark.
ed in him by any oite who has ever heard
him; Ill the course Of which he did jnstlce
to the high personal 1ualites'of the deceased
| independently OF his military or civic ser
vices, however gteat-stlcii as his perfect
integrity, ronscientiousness, iruthtllness,
love OF justice. discharge Of duty under MI
circumstances. and at t'll ti,neE-preicrrinu
his own convictions Of right TO any trans
cient popularity. whicl, had secured to him
the great hold which he had upon The collA
fidsnce Of the people. These principles
the reverned gentlemen evidently con
ceived had Influenced the whole course Of
action Of the illttsttiuus dcal, to such nn
extent that, ms far ns possible for merSy
were he expecting at any nonent to
I've called to his last account. The prac-
tical duty which it appeared TO bo nainly
the object of his discourse to inculcHe upon
each Of his hearers, was, 20 to live from
day to day ms TO be ready at any time to
"go to his last account. -
The bcnedittion closed the funeral scr.
vices ut this place, and the body was re-
moved to the carringo prepared for it IN the
order Of procession. the infant Eberbachs
ningling their sweet voices with the 11ea-
sured tread Of the marines, who bore the
body 10 the ebr, as they snngL.
His tfilnphs are o'er---he agone to his rest
rothe throne ofhis Maker the home Of The bes,,
How peaceiias,nd calm he now rpats on The bier !
Each heart droops in sadness, each eye sheds tear
The hero the statesman, i,. Journey is tlone
All his cares now arc Ger, his laat battle won
Vow swertly he rests from his sorrows and fears
He leaves proud nation IN sadness and tears
THE MILITARY uoNots AND PROCESSION.
Ii was past ! o'clock before the cers.
monies at the Pres,,lentla Mansion closed
and. soon after, the procession began to
move. We enjoyed favorable post for
observation. having fair view Of both the
civic and the military portions Of it, and
the impression was that Of soiemnty
every way worthy Of the occasion How
the troops may have borne the criticism of
an experienced military eye, we pretend
not to know. TO rs, certninly, they appeared
welI-tra,ed aud soldlerly in their move
ment, and neat tasteful, and striking in
their many different and contrasting uni.
forms They were drawn TIP in line on
the avenue, fronting the Presidential
Mansion, with their officers posted III
military order aud, when the funeral
ear made its appearance, it was received
with the highest military houors amid
solemn sounds Of niariln music. The
inlngling dlrges filed the air, and seemed
imptossively to chant to each other the
poets immortal strain,
"tThe path Of glory leads but TO the grave"
The CatofaIqee, or moving bier which
bore the mortal remains of the late Pres-
dent, was drawn by eight white horses,
speedily eaprisoned. each led by an atten-
dant groom in white turban aud CORES
ponding dress, The car, large and elevated,
covered with black, and hung round with
testoops of silk, was s,rmounted by II
canopy, above which was seen the Ameri-
can eagle deeply sho,,ied, il fact almost
hidden, in black Grape. The coffin oc-
cuped conspicuous position, and was fully
exposed to view. But all eyes were
drawn even from this solemn sight to one
still more calculated to touch the feelings
Of promiscuous asseme,age; it was the
Generals favorite horse, the far famed
"Oid Whaey," so well known to every
soldier who served under the brave old
man through the perilous and glorious
Mexican campaigns. He is a well made
animal. of some fifteen and q half hands
in hight, in fine condition, and, as it seemed
with "a military Dir. On the saddle were
the holsters and inverted spurs Poor
fellow. he stepped proudly but how
would his pride have been qucled could he
have known that he now accompanied
his beloved master for the last time. Yes,
Whitey.! you are surrounded by soldiers,
as You were wont to be ; the cannon
thunder in your ear that is familiar
sound; and near you is he whose heart
never quailcd and whose sword was never
turned back from the fight; but, alas.
he has met, at last, a foe he could not con-
quer, and the hard that SO often patted your
neck and reached you a morning token Of
his loving care, is cold in death, and will
caress Won no more
The military escort was closed by Major
Gen. Scott and his staff. The noble and
commanding figure of the General-in-Chief,
mounted on spirited horse, and shadow