Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-09-05
COM MU MICA TIONS.
For the Times.
REVERE HOUSE, Boston,
Aug. l0;h 1850.

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Boston was sbrouded in mourning. 1t
was the day designated by the city to
pay the last tribute of respect and love
to the memory of our late lamen,ed
President. For weeks previous pre-.
parations had been made to render
these solemntes of an imposing char.
acter, and the resul, was worthy Of this
great city. The concourso Of stran-
gers who had flocked thitherward, was
immense, and during the procession,
the streets from one end TO the other.
Of the line of march exhibited a vast
mass Of human beings. Almost every
house along the line of procession, was
shrouded in black. The mourning de-
corations Of the chief buildings and
hotels were particularly good. From
the Revere House black flag, beauti.
fully edged with mourning wreaths,
was suspended across the street. The
pillars were also WIRE alhed in black, and
across the front Of tho building, was
displayed in large letters. The Ma
tons Loss" The Museum was beau.
tifuIly decorated with black on which
was the inscription: II am prepared,
| have endeavored TO do my duty
From a private residence fosted flag
on which was inscribed-"IIe sleeps
his last sleep." The decorations and
inscriptions were so numerous, that we
will not attemp, description of them.
The funeral car was drawn by twelve
black horses, shrouded in mourning
with dropping Ostrich plumes upon
their heads. The car was fifteen feet
long and thirteen feet in height. Its in
terror wac heavily lined with white sa
tin. Where the bier rested, il was Gov.
cred with black velvet, with trimmings
Of silver lace. On the top Of the car
were eight black urns, containing black
ostrich plumes. On each side Of the
car were the letters II. r." in silver
The pedestal was covered with black
velvet, with the insignia of the several
states worked upon them, and from the
top lrose nine arches, ornamented with
thirty silver stars, embematic of the
differen, States. We were present in
Washington City, and in New York,
when The funeral ceremonies took place
: in those cities, both Of which in many
respects excellsd that of Boston, but
the catafsIque which we have just des,
cribed exceled in beauty and splendour
any thing we have ever seen before
Following the car came the white war
horse of the late Lincoln, who fell while
lighting under Gen. Taylor in the bat.
lie of Buena Vista. In the procession
were tho military, the fremen, the diff.
ferent societies and citizens generally
and it moved with heavy step TO the
solemn strains of the" Dead march in
Saul" and "Pleyel's Hymn" We could
not restrain the deepest emotions of
our heart, and we fel! how truly Ma
ton weeps. Owing 10 the great crowd
we did moi hear the Grafton on the &C.
casion. 1t was delivered by the Hon.
Josiah Quincy, Jr.
Now tina, the elections in Missouri
are over, and il is ascertained that the
Whigs have been triumphant, all eyes
will be turned TO behold the successor
} of Col. Benton, in the Senate Of the U.
} States. There is one whose profound
learning as lawyer; whose honesty
and consistency as politician; whose
purity Of character as a citizen; and
! whose nobIeness of soul and simplicity
! of manner as a gentleman, make him
truly worthy of Mssouri's highest hon.
OTIS. In all time of need he has ever
been found at his post. AT timo when
his State was largely Democratic, he
permitted himself to become The can.
didalc of the Wing party on the cleo,
torsI ticket for tho Presidency, Al
another time when his district was Dem,
ocraiic he was tho candidate of his
; party for q sea, in the Senate of the
: State. And again when there was bu
handful Of Wings in the Legislature
he was the candidate of that party fol
the Senate Of The United States in op
! position TO Col. Benton. Never has hC
+ wavered in Wing faith, never shrunl
from Wing duty. And while we would