Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-06
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
BURIAL OF MR., WEBSTER
ApnIDorD IRON rur BOSTON oouaIER-

lie was recorded yesterday, NriruaJI
drew together an immense collection OF people rom
all narts Of the country and nearly every town in
Massachusetts had her 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 mean-
choly absorbed every soul.
IL was not harsh sorrow, but a tender wo,
Nameless, but dear to gentle hearts below,
Felt without bitterness, but full and clear;
A sweet dejecton--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,
in their countenances the severity OF their
sorrow, and all seemed sensible of common-loss
and among none, of all that mighty concourse, was
the grief so apparent as of the men and women of
Marshfeld
Early in the morning the people began to APP
proach in long PROFESSIONS the mansion OF the dead
Secretary nnumerable carriages, heavily freight
ed, which had tarred for the night in the neighbor-
ing villages, came up, one after another, to the
avenue leading to Mr.. Websters house by an admira-
BILE arrangement of the policemen sent from Boston
the vehicles fast they arrived were stopped I'M
laden then conducted to the pastures in the rear OF
the house who arrived before nine o'clock
were permitted to view the body in the library where it
had IN state LOT Seyeral uhyS
became 50 great after that hour and the desire to see the
body general that it brought out into the lawn in
front Of the house Here beneath the shade Of silver
eafed poplar of his planting exposed for gene
raj gaze the dead majesty Of the country The corpse
was attired in blue coat white vest white pantaloons
CATERS and white crayat 1t Mr.. Webster in "hs
habit as he lived The countenance of the great states
man 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 fare
well look, the police arranged it SO that the people
marched in procession by the body For three hours
constant train was in motion, and many sad tear upon
that bier shed.
Among the distinguished persons present were Hon.
Franklin Pierce Hon. Rufus Choate, Hon. Edward Eve
rett, Hon. Abbott Lawrence, Hon. George Ashmun Hon
VIM. Appleton, Hon. Robert G. Winthrop, Hon. Otis Z.
Lord Hon. Geo. S. billiard, Hon. G. H. Warren, Governor
Boutwell, Lieut. Gov. Cushman, the Secretary Of the
Commonwealth the Land Agent, the Adjutant General
Hon Henry Wilson, Hon n ?. Banks, Judge sprague'
ESQ., the Mayor and Aldermen and twelve members OF the
Common Council of Boston Prof c. c. FELTON,, OF Cam
bridge and many others from different parts of Massa
chuses It would be safe to say that nearly oneha Of
The government of the New England Society Of New
York was represented by Charles A. Peabody, w. o.
Myers, George Warner, Paul Babcock, L. b. Wyman
Charles A. Stetson Esquire and the Society itself by H.
and John Thomas, Esqs.
The New York Historical Society represented by
Edward Curtis Hiram Ketchum, Geo. H. Moore, John O.
Green Hiram Fuller Samuel Jones, r. M. Blatchford,
c. A. Stetson, w. M Evarts, Augustus Schel, Charles
King, president of Columbia College, DavidE Wheeler,
and Samuel Ruggles
The bar of New York represented by the venerable
ExsChancellor Samuel Jones' Seth p. Staples, Hiram
Ketchum, c. P. Kirkland Z. s. Van Wrinkle, VIM. nj.
Eyarts John Slosson J. NJ. Van Colt, D. E. Wheeler,
John Sherwood, c. A. Peabody c. Vansantvuord Charles
D. Mead, and H. A. Weed, Esqs.
The Wing General Committee of New York was re-
presented by delegation headed by George ]. Cornell
and the Democratic Republican General Committee, of
the same city, by delegation headed by Augustus
Schell
The Albany bar was represented by Judge Parker Gov
Marcy, Judge Harris, Gen. Samuel Stevens, and Mr.
Pruyn. There many other delegations from the
State Of New York. but have not time to enumerate
them.
The bar Of Philadelphia was represented by c. W..
Churchman and others.
From Dartmouth College there delegation Of two
from each class consisting of Messrs A Crosby and M
f. Runnes, ii. Hazen and J. H. Reed, w. A. Fields and
Harris Bodgett and Thompson, who attended the cere-
monies to testify their respect and regard for Dartmouth
greatest SON.
There large attendance of the reverend Clergy of
Massachusetts,. Werecognsed Rev. Dr. Putnam, OF Rox-
bury, Rev. Dr. Neale, Rev. DR.. Edward Beecher, Rev.
Geo. Richards, Rev. Hubbard wnsow, Rev. b. Stowe
Rev. Mr.. Lambert; and the Catholic Church in Franklin
street was represented by Rev N. j. OBrien, Rev. j.
w
clergymen from Boston present. whose we did not
learn.
At twelve o'clock precisely the religious services
commenced. The guests of the family occupied the
right and left parors and the people stood uncovered in
the sum- The Rev. EBESHxER ALDEN the pastor Of the
Orthodox church in South Marsh6eld conducted the
lgious exercises He stood in the hall, and in i'm
pressve voice thus addressed the multitude:
On an occasion like the present multitude Of words
were worse than idle. Standing before that majestic
FORM il becomes ordinary men to keep silence. al He
being dead yet speaketh" In the words he applied to
Washington in the last great public discourse he de-
Eyered the whole atmosphere is redoent Of his name
hills and forests rocks and rivers echo and reecho his
praises All the good whether learned unlearned high
low rich poor feel this day that there is trea
to them ALL and that is the fame and cha
acter of Webster They recount his deeds ponder
his principles and teachings and resolve to be and
guided by them in future Americans by birth
proud of his character and exes from foreign shores
eager to participate in admiration of him. and II is true
that he is this day here every where object Of
love and regard than any day since his birth.
And while the world, too prone to worship mere intel
lect aments that the orator and statesman is MORE
we enter upon sacred ground and dwell upon the
and friend. trust it viii be rude wounding Of the
spirit intrusion upon the privacy Of domestic e to
allude few circumstances in the last of the
mortal existence Of the great who is gone fitted to
administer Christian consolation and to guide to better
acquaintance with that religion which is adapted both
temper grief and establish our hope.
Those who present upon the morning OF that Sab
bath upon which this head of family conducted the
worship Of his household will forget he read
from Lords sermon the Mount, the emphasis
which he alone capable of giving to that passage
which speaks Of the divine nature Of forgiveness They