The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-24


thought were more familiar than ourselves with their
FELLOW citizens The arrival of the procession was
| hv'ly and apmating The Board of Aldermen
with the members OF public institutions general OH
| GERS ana Others aseeDded the platform. The Chief
Marshal General Hall at the head of all direct
| Ing with activity every disposition The cenotaph
ON its arriving In frept OF the stand an affecting
object. The imagination almost supposed the body Of
the departed hero TO be in It After the ,nIen ma
pagesntry the brilliant troops the gorgeous bus
strs the rich einipages the caracong horsemen had
passed In front OF the stand aud withuray, vhs I'M.
city and neighborhood had taken their seats o tue
platform the Grand Marshal OF the intro
dueed the Rev Mr.. Armitage, who took the front OF
the platform, and offered up In a loud and audible
voice, prayer AS follows
| TIE PRAYER.
we confess Thee As the God Of nations the ruler of
a. cur supreme Ruler and the great Object Of eur
s.ss Is We'll as hs great npG,s q a. ns ssPs Of
in the & SdS sh S ss S hast
az i.ss,IA: ssSg,s &, .h,: Land
f,sn wren Thou hast .sss.s rs win upGrm R,osg.
ard has. Us % and happy soSP. u
eris. and i.cs 90 The. eonsset the Councils the
% 1S.. ] sps
Sn % va the %sd
speak. may Be- applied souls
ssepns the fa%iy and bsfesved Widow Of the departed
by ' Soras np snd ss' s
in Thee, the Omnpctept who last all in thy
We pray for INV blessing spop the President of The Uni
n this sn ssnet this on p them 'n w I
these blessings through Jesus Christ Lord. Amen
The Marshal then announced that the Philharmonic
Society wsnd shaunt requiem to the repose OF the
soul of Zachary Taylor ats President Of the United
On looking up to the gallery above which sup
ported by the high symetrical columns, whish1adorn
the beautiful trent of this simple bas beautiful build
ing the musical company aloft, who then
began to sing. led by the talented young musician,
Mr.. Eisfeld The effect in the open AR was fne and
the singing appeared to as fine also The music itself
when the singing of the requiem was concluded
David Graham, Esq rose and delivered the following
THn osATroH.
are ao% d1arss to oSsehd oss mSsi
drumthe bosming eannon-.he sable habilnen,s Of woe
si.sia hear. .hisS pa,.:.h ssas,s .Sas
seend tim: within short ys.s natl
: e tho Our
TIMES Of our country weIs eo%m,,ed lilo cold in death
g:Iious .ns .,ruEss and which sgs ys.,gI
Snsx him shall know him forever This an.
that the student has left his olssst..hs sade.MAn hi:
for this that city deeked in mournnsand that
portion Of the American people have met 70 pay our las;
man, and reserea in all the relations bu.
and ih. q po:sory /. guard and shsTh desf !.
tion shall snd abundant for the cerenonias Of
pstrotm as sI.mphed in the highest station within the
sf Of m,P had shed u.r. ppo. the Amsrissn same We
s% w 1 s in n sans
raj srn. and exclaim with the poot;-
praise to the man nation stands
Bess. hi, 500 CONN 4. WITH IN VET e.. eyes, os
As when . loved dies"
Of this day haowed BY higher and holer
Be FUN ~ srsn' si
not merely upon the strife. and of
day life tu, upon ts s,stGn. resulting from political ana
seldom needed lesson vanity earth
whose hand: as.sSy q ns,isns .Iss
PLACED AZ period like the present however In the history
when in our fathers ys. green graves.
When the heart Of the patriot filled with apprenen-
sSsn Ii hs HS%s 81 s. Of &
Is Threatened with occurrence Of such
an event allied With deeper and more solemn warpns
preserved in the purity OF is patriotism and ,ho ntos
nn ad haoas diversity Of qiat p
hey the nstrrs incident Of form Of government, whore
opinion lies AZ the foundation Of pOscai system
abroad could reach peril Esensins done
SSra.,s We
and sssy Isors ssss'ion. -si.psrins o. re.
iss,s a. oSn es,snsy SSbsS INTO
BS Ss n ssss aaG ss'I me SsSn
ns Of Treason erohs gpen our ears and the union q hs
the ismertsd Tsyor called 90 our
executive With the s gle Of
ina the Union upimpard he had entered his high
and 20 the of the PEOPLE he
had declared that whatever might threatsn IT,
sh ulc nsnd by H. and maintain Il In its integrity the
OF TIE obgaton confer
red upon him ~ the Constitution That he would
deemed this peg s abundanty atested by long life de-
Standing then, ~ we DO around bis tomb
on our pert 70 Nlndcne his holy by pedgpg
seesto each other and 10 country 60 ebuke the spirit
OF fsrateism, which would endanger insttu0bsif
every confederation hut that Of duty stand
shoulder 20 houldern the spirit In
formed In prservinr and defending the union states
70 this sacred resolution ePhsticay uvited BY the
sndesvored 10 do my duty" Ard ~ any hing further
wanting inspire with courage snd Eea e1ecuion,
~ ~ 20 - found In bis long life denying sarhces
and % faithful and service In the defence u
,hs Interests snd honor Of his eountry A. nouleatnE this
tson, " eminently htftng 10 the LEADING
which have MARRIED the Of the departed patriot In
doing neither the occasion the time aot
ted 20 this portion Of the exercises Of the day, will permit
anything more than brief aud Imperfect hluon 20 the
rrmbeh incidents - MS life and 20 the patriotic
wih wlthent sing exception, have marked his long an4
brilliant Zachary Tayor born
Virginia. in the year 1884 Descended As be from
vootensry stock ths father having been Colonel IN the
Continental army aud having fought BY The side Of Wah-
A. the battle 81 Trenton aud entcrns pom tho
II life. not In the midst Of revolution surrounded At
least ~ is thrilling asocson II s 90 be wondered AZ
that he vss early ntuea With those prime pies the m.nte-
which had led 60 the independence o. his
A. The ~ tiS Ne eiFrs,eo with Instantly Ken
tusky and taking his home the mids Of hostile Indian
tribe he tcnue familiar from his eafliet infancy with
TIE Tieam q thc tomahawk ard the yell % the In
the mdst ~ such Willis his early training the
oeTs Of virtue ard releon neglected W his
plery mother he naturally imbbed from the legends q
yoluonarJ valr as exempted in the history o. his father