New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-03
BY TELEGRAPH 10 TIE sEw-YORk TRIBUNE.
Funeral service. Of ,Ir. Calhoun.


Funeral services oi IsT. alnouu
specal t. esra-h.- CJr-e.2ond-1ce fJr TIE Tris-r-
WssHiSsroS, Tses1GT. A7r- --P
By eleven 0 lock 20 day the semi cjr-alar "a
lery il the Senate CHAMBER vas Sled with aides
W. oae II ten co1.d obtain admission. Tie desk
had teen removed tr0n the senate CHAMBER and
as many chairs were placed on tie floor as Z would
accommoiste. Two q tie Committee NJ Araase
men,s Me.srs GREENE al JEFTEEsos DAVIS.
w.th " FILLMORE and Secretary DicKESs. sP
peared with white SIX sasncs over the ct shol.
der In The middle a.s.e was stand Ar;he cotha
covered wiki back velvet pail. The Members
u the House Of Representatives entered the chan
Der at fifteen minutes past eleven very tVl a.
tendance, headed by Their Speaker and C.erk, DO
wore white sssaes TIE members occupied chars
placed ID the hall circle within the bar At hall
pas. eleven the supreme Court was announced
Congress rose 70 receive them ami the judges taok
their seats on the lefi. Of the Chair TIE Foreign
Minister. came next and took seats On The EFT Of
the Chair behind the Senators
Sir HESRY BULwER was between Mr. CALnL-
RoS and Mr LEc0MFrE The President Of the
United states was next announced. The august
assemb.sge received the Chief Magistrate stand
ine. ard he took a seat on NJ FILLMORE right.
followed by a.l The members Of the Cab.nst
Among the distinguished persons IN the lob5ies
were joins y. MAsoS. ex Secretary Of the Nav,
Admiral WoRxLEy. British Nav. Gov. MARcY,
Judge BARBOUR, THOMAS RiTcHiE. Comnodoros
MORRIS, WARRlsGToy, SHIRBRIcE and BALLARD.
Col TALcOrr, Generals JEssuP and RoGER JoNEs.
The Postmaster General, Commissioner EwBANE,
Mayor SgAroS, Gen. HEvDERsoN. Maior GRAHAM,
and many others
Al2I Rev N. BUTLER Chaplain OF Senate.
entered IN his ssce-dotal robe, read nc the funeral
service Of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
an. the resurrection ard the life Sc The colin
was then brought in and placed On The velvet pal
ia front Of the Vice Presidents chair The pail
bearers Me.srs MASGUN, CLAY. WEBSTER Cas-.
KING aAd BERRIEv were in attendance, snd others
Of the deceescds friends sui near connections hsv-
inc black six ssshes Severa, .siies Of Mr. CA
NOUS family were a.o present in deep mourning.
Tae undertaken mscrewed plate IA toe coffin, cx-
biting Tic pale features Of tie deceased whom
saw in his seat the last day ne sat on that floor.
three or four yards from the place where MS re-
mains now lay cold in death. Flowers We're strew-
Cd over the bier The Foreign Minister'S were
dressed DO plain black clothes some Of the naye.
and military officers wore their 4niiorm. while
others were dressed 10 plain clothes.
Mr.. BUTLER delivered very impressive and ap
proprate discourse and vas listened to in lnbro
ken silence. The great truths Of religion appiica
bic 10 all who live, were made known b. Inc cham
p.on oil the cross ia manner every way worthy
OF his high vocation Such an interesting scene ]
have seldom witnessed Most trge was his re-
mark. that the distinguished dead there before
them proclaimed the truths Of Christianity and
spoke TO them OF the future in language far more
powerful than any that the living could use Mr
BUTLERs voice was strong, pleasing aIi soIofogs,
1is manner bold aud earnest and the woods OF his
discourse were selected with taste and convinced
the llustrious assembly whom he addressed tba,
be felt as he spoke. After NJ BCTLER concluded
the procession LEFT the chamber fer their carriages.
The family OF deceased and near relatives first
then the delegations from South Carolina as mourn
ers next the Senate, Vice President FMLNORE
hrst with Mr. DIcKEys followed by Gov SEWARD
and the Senators. Gen TAYLOR, IN plain b.ack
clothes was next announced then las Cabinet the
Supreme Court, The foreign Ambassadors each
with hat in hand the Naval and Military officers
and the City Council preceded by the Mayor.