The daily crescent., 1850-07-22
From the Baltimore Sun
FUNERAL Obsequies of our late lament
President--Gen. Zachary Taylor.

WAsHIseToN, July 10. 1850.
g. ms day having been appointed by the public authorte
o,s o g onrniu guy Of committing 70 the silent tomb th
G street and point of observation wiih
epate in and behold the solemn pageSpf many S % %pbfm
have come from the surrounding counties in ali kinds Of We
every section Of the country appears well reprsend
Il wond be utterly impossible TO calculate the vast numberr
thousand If hundred thousand Ue persons @ lsh ar egS
wbe ~ " sasn % Q, sorrow and m9nr9ne ever
nost Qhlce departments, Capitol National Institute Civ
and in many instances the splendid and stately
Of the high IN and abundant in wealth. as well a. M
propratey and exqesyely clothed in the Insignia of B
%ory aS 10 he @ oo PP hat a % great and goOl
anu ay exaitet in the estimation Of this great naton 6a'
through lie vae9 Ose ssdo e, s and being
od anu he slnltaneous ollmg of the bells an
tory Of America and the universal expression OF sorrow De-
pCed eD 9pon every gives that the sum
ARRIVALS FROM A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A1,rpop,r,rs
pnng the morning. successive and lengthy trains Of
whistle OF the engine continued reach the oty erowded
WIN c9mpanes Of citizen sodiery from Baltimore Phlade
soeahons all OF whom properly received by t6e atten
i've eommtlee o. and duly instructed as 10 ther
proper laces IN line AT O'Clock arrived the Msyr -
Baltimore aceompqHsd BY The Hon Charles NJ KeSssp Ss o.
Il he Council 5adge o og cy and so 0T%sd Es By
dressed "a suits Of deep mourning with hat bands Of bae
were received at the DEPOT by he appear
pSs o the Guy council and officers Of the corporation of
son which was upon the point Of starting They Would
eat be5 on ne s two W, hours previously but
rum oatAnlofe' where the handspring gave way.
MOVEMENTS INTO LINE.
At all the public offices there was Drevious IN ba ,t
satHeIng o. the numerous officials with badges Of mourn
headqunrein full force Numerous soldiers Of tba az tr
af5, oeetheT WIN great many volunteer companes be
pairing for their place the solemn Tles Private csrrsg
be pa I ~ nv ~ eyetY aeeo9 during the morning to
hs9 N. regulation Of the procession 1'0'' VIM
NJ troops yers formed precisely II O'Clock in the ave-
u1 u lis tesinente man'ion, with the
ing o. BGeye Major sedgwieks troops Of Light Arery
PROCEEDINGS AT THE cAp1rot
r. senators Were IN attendance BY hapast 10 O'clock
Officers and al ooeH GHSTng Is RIVE Were RrepsEed by the proper
drew 70 ptocs eeq 10 % prayer and the senators with
grand civic and military procession was 10 move A th M
o3seGge The Senate returned the Senate Cham
SCENE AT THE MANsION-AFFEoTISe RrIJa1o,,s s,n
Inc doors q the Executive Mansion were opened Al 3
the Foreign Ministers and Others, who by order OF III a
mlliee OF te tive Houses of Congress- were entitled n S
mission ne crowd IN the filed up every ayenna
leading @ The mansion not appropriated 10 the military and
0l Te %s@bs snst . we te g tSSe pa in he procession
a bssreIs and those Of the two Houses Of Congress who
10 Iayor, OF baltimore and other relatives OF The ats
fieSdent ESD l occupied positions near the remains. "''
Line foIsign Ministers all appeared in full court oostpme
The eoifn containing the remains Of the lse Pri
% " aa upon platform, raised in the centre Of The
nh nln
black Grape. $3.50 N''e'eu "lui
obedent to the request of the afflicted family family
pI3e We're said the remains of the deceased nnon
winch OCCASION none bat the relatives of the family We're
Hieqe line eonntenance OF the deceased witnessed bnt
Sasnt ehanse appears that Mrs Taylor objects 10 pro-
posaI 70 emoam the body When the religious ceemonies
az later hour the this vast room was
f a. ~ uey proper conception The male members OF the
ohv Were present. AT the foot of the coffin eat MI
NE member Of lhe Cabinet Foreign Ministers
ues Anaires Private Secretaries ETC. and var
Bsy une, ,, o. pSeIgyren Of all denominations.
Ttten1ed the fresdent during his illness asssiad nv
~ " suffer chaplain Of the o. s. Senate and rector
~ lIny church, performed the solemn and imprassive I'M
rieI service of that church. M impressive ou-
ihs exercises Were commenced by the funeral snths
hsnceiofth blessed are the dead which die IN ia ~ ~
rei om their aboFs, and their works do follow tbs
amen rms was admirably sung by Choir nj ~, r,ss
nnnef ue direction OF Professor BeTyn foowed Nv nr
A1s sea9ing q the psalms, according the ei
heV mr. fyne here arose and delivered no nsthasiS
llan has taen. lie rst described what constituted rs
nan; tnen compared The essentials of true greatnes rs tb
Alslsn N tne character Of the late President Tayo M
euarks 10 the Houses OF Congress mOsi anpFonya
nd Impressive, whle he happily adveed 10 the preene f
ne dlpomaflc CORPS the hOn0Ked Teprsen aves OF te
speeuye countries They. too had assembled with US To
rop esr TO departed worth. Such feelings were entiaS
our high appreta aion Many tear al this partienlsI
ht treklsd down the cheeks Of tess dgntaFes and pro
Ile1 fi nisloie lmpresSioe OF the entire audience
tqn. Hegefdy Johnson Attorney General, went like
IN h Sna throughout Appeared very much affected.
~ eoing remsrkss the preacher made an eoquent
y prsei Il ~, s ~ ishason Monumsnt, now erecting and
F''s"' =" washington, and erec, thereon mauso.