Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-03
THE WEBSTER OBSEQUIES

Bos7os, Nov 3O-This day in accordance with previous
arrangement observed in honor and commemoa,ion
the late amented Daniel Webster.
The entire city presents solemn and highly imposing
pect All business is suspended and the entire CITY, from
extremity 10 the other presents scene cublematc
mourning.
There are probably thirty thousand strangers here, who
come in from the surrounding country TO join in paying
spcct the lustrious dead
All the public Offices closed and richly draped in sable
and gorgeousy festooncd with appropriate notices Flags
suspended at haas and minute guns
firing
The hotels, newspaper Offices &C., gorgcousy deco
rated with mourning embens The whole is such as
has never before been in Boston The eYpcnsiveness
and grandeur of the whole affair is beyond description
The trains OF cars steamers aad other conveyances which
arrived from all quarters last night and this morning,
literally crowded with passengers "ho 10 participate ir
the obseques.
The delegations from Worcester, Springfield New Bed
ford Rox5ury Salem Nantucket Plymouth Sussex, Cam
bridge and other places very large aud presented
most imposing appearance.
The Legislature of New Hampshire accompanied BY Gen
Pierce arrived at early hour III the morning. and were
corted TO the State House.
The arrangements of the obseques charge of Gen
John 5. Taylor The procession commenced moving
o'clock and now going through the various mark
ed out in the programme
1t will close with the Grafton SO splendid and solemn
occasion has never before been seen in Boston
THE PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS OF
THE UNITED STATES.-F Franklin Pierce is the first de-
mocra'c President ever elected from any of the New Eng
land States and is the third Chief Magistrate ha, tina, Sec
lion of the country has given The Union OF our presi
dents, tuo-John Adams and John Quincy Adams-were
residents Of the State Massachusetts Four Presidents
residents of Virginia, viz: George Washington Tho
mas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe THO
Andrew Jackson und james K from the S,s,e
OF tennessee and ancher-Martin Van Buren-was re.
sldon OF New York Vim. h. Harrison was elected from
ONO, ana Gen Taylor from Louisiana.
VI me vice Prestents, tno residents of Virginia.
VIZ: tnomas Jefferson and John Tyler. THO were from
MASSACHUSETTS Adams and Elbrdge Gerry and fire
we're from New o'S, viz: Aaron Burr George Clinton
Daniel D. Tompkins, Martha Van Buren, and NiiIlrd Fiji,
more, One was from South Carolina-John C. Cahonn.
and another from PeDnsy lrana-Georoe Al Dallas IT.
Vice President clcct-Wliam L. Kin,-is from ai,han. -
it viii thus be that Virginia has furnished TIC ~
Presidents 10 the Union, and New York The mos, Vic p
sidents. 80 -
Three OF the Vice Presidents were made P,cs,,r,s 30
Adams Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van Buren, bv Inc
choice OF the people; and roJohn Tyler and Mad Fill
more ce % tina, office BY the death of me Presidents with
whom they were respectively associated The Presidents
that died before their of Office General
rshn and General fayor the former within one month after
his inauguration and the latter little more than year of.
E!odge Gerry died while in office and two Others Aaron
Burr aud John c. Calhoun resigned that position before
iheir term expired by legal limitation The latter mmedi
atey became member Of the United States Senate over
winch ouoy ne had presided as Vice President
when Vice President Tyler became President by the death
OF General Harrison, his Office dcvolved on Samuel l.
Southland OF New Jersey President of the Senate who died
while ne was serving in that capacity and the Senate we
recollecI Alright, chose w. p. Maneum his successor
When Mr Fillmore became President by the dea,h of Cen
Taylor, William King The Prcs,en, bro fem of tho
Senate and became his in the vice
chs!r.-[N. II. Patriot