The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-11-11
From. tie Boston Courier.
Burial Of Mr.. Webster.

WI tOWu III VQabSaCuuSGbbS Udu hGI
representative at the grave of the illustrious
dead There could not have been less than
ten thousand persons present. Grief sat
heavy upon every countenance, and silent
melancholy absorbed every soul.
1t was not harsh sorrow-but tender woe,
Nameless, but dear to gentle hearts below,
Felt without bitterness-but full and clear,
A sweet dejection--a transparent tear,
Unmixed with worldly grief or selfish stain,
Shed without shame-and secret without pain
OF all we saw at Marshfeld, the sun alone
looked cheerful. Every man, every woman,
every child, indicated in their countenances
the severity of their sorrow, and all seemed
sensible of a common loss, and among none,
of all that mighty concourse, was the grief
so apparent as Of the men and women Of
Marshfeld.
We have time only to makea brief record
of the proceedings, and therefore must enter
at once upon the facts. There is another
circumstance connected with the burial Of
Mr.. Webster-the transportation of the bod
les of those members of his family who went
before him-from Boston to Marshield-
which we will record here.
On Thursday, Mr.. Franklin Smith, I'm
dertaker, at the request of Mr.. Jas. W. Page,
removed from tomb No. 6, St. PauPs Gene
terry, in this city, to MarShfeld, for RENTER
mcnt, the remains of
Mrs. Grace Fletcher Webster, first Wife
of Daniel Webster, who died at New York,
Jan. 81, 1928, aged Al years. Mrs. Julia
Webster Appleton, wife of Samuel A. APP
pleton, who died at Boston, April %, 1913,
aged 80. Edward Webster son Of Daniel
Webster, late Major in the First Massachu-
sets Infantry, who died at San Angel, near
the city of Mexico, Jan. %, 1913, aged %.
Charles Webster, son of Daniel Webster,
who died at Boston, Dec. 10, 1924, aged 3.
Grace Fletcher Webster, daughter of Daniel
Webster, who died at Boston, January "a,
1917, aged years, Grace Fletcher Web
ster, daughter of Fletcher Webster and Car
oline w. Webster, who died at Boston, Feb
! I, 1874, aged years, months. Harriet
Page Webster, daughter Of Fletcher Web
ster, who died at Boston, March 2, 1915,
aged l year, 6 months, 81 days. Constance
Nancy Appleton, who died at Boston, March
10, 1919, aged l year, 10 months.
These bodies were deposited in Mr.. Web
ster's tomb, which has recently been erected
in the ancient burial ground at Marshfeld.
The sad ceremonies were witnessed by the
relatives only. When the body Of Major
Webster was inferred his favorite horse
/ Duke, now owned by young Daniel Webster
son of Fletcher Webster-was led up to
the tomb Thus ended the sad offices Of
Thursday.
! Early yesterday morning the people began
/ to approach in long professions, the mansion
of the dead Secretary. Innumerable car
riages, heavily freighted, which had tarried
for the night in the neighboring villages,
came up, one after another, to the avenue
leading to Mr.. Webster house BY an adj
mirabe arrangement of the policemcn-sent
from Boston-the vehicles, as fast as they
arrived, were stopped, unladcn, and then con
Quoted to the pastures in the rear Of the
house. Those persons who arrived before 8
o clock were permitted to view the body in
the library where it had lain in state for sew
eral days before. But the crowd became so
great after that hour, and the desire to see
the body so general that it was brought out
into the lawn in front Of the house Here,
beneath the shade Of a silver leafed poplar
Of his own planting, were exposed for gcner-
al gaze the dead majesty of the country
The corpse was attired in blue coat, white
vest, white pantaloons, CATERS, and white
cravat. twas Mr.. Webster in his habit
as he lived" The countenance of the great
statesman was but little altered, and those
who had seen him within the past two years
easily recognised his features. In order to
accommodate all who wished to take a fare
we'll look, the police arranged it, so that the
people marched in procession by the body
For three hours constant train was in mo-
tion-and many a sad tear upon that bier was
she'd
At y o'clock precisely, the religious ser
vices were commenced. The guests of the
family occupied the right and left parlors
; and the people stood uncovered in the sun
, The Rev. Ebenezer Alden, the pastor of The
Orthodox Church in South Marshfield, con
Quoted the religious exercises. He stood il
the hall, and in an impressive voice, addres
sed the multitude.
X X X X * * !.
At the close of the exercises, the BODY
was covered and the lid of the metallic buria
case screwed down, and the coffin which ha
, already been described, was laid upon thu
hearse. A procession was then formed, un
der the direction Of VIM. Dehon, ESQ. TIL
immediate relations of Mr. Webster Mrs
Webster, Fletcher Webster and Instantly
, James w. Paige and family, Herman i
! Roy, Jacob lie Roy, VIM H. Leroy, Dan
lei LIE Roy, Edward LIE Roy, Mrs. Webster
five brothcrs,) Mrs. William Edgar, Mrs
Webster's only sister, Master VIM. Edgar
! Lieut.. VIM lie Roy-Ied the funeral train
: Then came the attending physician and tn
= officiating clergyman, the domestics of MI
! Webster's family, including John Taylor an
! his wife, of Franklin, n. H.; the Governo
and Council; the Mayor and other member
: of the Corporation of Boston; the Hon. All
7 bot Lawrence, attended by his son; Genera
u Pierce, attended by John E. Thayer, ESQ
: members of the Corporations of Salem
> Roxbury, Charlestown, Cambridge, Wiz
L chester and other towns. The citizens fro1
! far and near made up the close of the proce
It sion.
i The pail bearers were Jos. Hewitt, Set
Weston, J. P. Cushman, Til. Ames, D. Phi
# lips, and Ebenezer Harlow. They were a
] of Marshfeld, and among the oldest resident
! of the town.
" The solemn train was at once put in m,
le ton and proceeded slowly towards the sepu
: chre-Without music-and here again tL