Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-10-15
From the san PraneIsoo mines, sspt. 1e.l
ARRIVAL OF the REMAINs.


AT ten minutes past eight o'clock P. NJ, on
Friday, the dead Senator's remains were brought
IN hcarSe drawn by two black horses 10 the
Onicn Hotel, followed byea number of private
carriages containing the most intimate friends
OF the amcnted deceased. large assemblagc
OF persons congregatcd in front Of the hotel and
stood reVcrcntly with uncovered heads MS the.
coln9 was borne withn=the edilfce In half an
honrS time the donrsawcre thrown open, and
numbers with continuous steps and bowed
ae2dS walked through the outer to the inner
na'l' m "here IN a bronze metal ssarcophagns, lay
niS'renalns. Arnold man walked soemny tn
ihefcorPse with his hands crossed upon his
%'saSl' ,n! whispering prayer. Then touching
the forehead of the dead Senator, he slowly
%"rmnred: God bless you Your soul is in
heaven. God bless you. California has this;
my lost her nobleSt SON. Then rcYerently
crossing himself he walked awav
THE DEAD SENATOR LYING IN STATE
on saturday, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, the lower
part oi the Umion Hotel was thrown omen to the
public, and all day the multitude throngcd in To
see The body OF Senator I}rolericE, as it lay in
state. Inc corpse was placed in metallic c0fffn,
III tue lnner apartment, the approach to Which
was Run% with american flags. The outside Of
the Union Hotel was draped with tic habilli.
ments OF woe, aud every face wore that un,nis.
taxable expression which denotes tIat some
public calamity lad fallen upon the community.
The collin was placed that the moving throne
coald hle past and around it, and out through
another door. The hands of living fiicuds had
wrought wrcaths aud boQuctS of llSwcrS, with
which the collin was loalcd-and so numerous
st last dId these become, that no ,oom being
found for them they were placed ON the floor
about the bier. The corpse was dressed in
SUIT OF black, with collar and neckcOth the
hands lying along the sides, crossed upon tie
hndy. The face was somewhat shrunkcn, prob.
ably from the intense pain which the sufferer
lad undcrS0ne during the previous three days.
lt wore, however, the same expression as in
llte and the Senator might almost have been
supposed TO be III deep slcep SO calm aud
natural was the appearance OF the face. All
day long tho crowd pIcsSGi in men, women
and children-slnwly they passed round, lin
ge'lng at the coffin, and gazing with faces full
OF grlel and reverence upon tie last spectacle
THE FUNERAL oIATIoS
Col. Ecker pronounced an oration over the
body OF l}roderick. In the course Of it he said:
1t was his boast, and amid the general license
OF new country, it was proud one, that his
most scrnllnlZing enclny could liz no single act
of immortality upon him. Temperate dccorous
Selt-restr0ncd, he had passed through all the
cXcitemeutS OF California unstaincd No man
could Charge him with broken faith or violated
trust Ot habits simple and inexpensive, he
had no lust Of gain. lie ovcrreqchcd no mans
weakness in bargain, aud withheld no man
his Just dues. Never III the history 0f the State
relations more stainless in ali respects than lie.
lie was public man. aud his memory
demands public Judgment. What Was his
public crime? The answer is in his own words:
THEY HAVE KILLED NE BECAUSE WAS OPPOSED
TO TIE EXTENSION OF SLAVERY AND CORRUPT
ADMINISTRATION" EeIIow>cilizeny, these are
remarkable words, uttered at a ve,y remarkable
moments; they involve the history OF his Sena.
ton.
who cop defy the
Establishments of power, and the in,lolcriicc OF
office, the c"rrnptions of administrations p
What hopes are buried with lin ntho grave
|Ah ! who that gallant tpiris slpIl resume,
Leap rom Eurotah' bank, aud call u,rUm The tomb!"
BIT the last word must be spoken, and the
imperious man'late of Death must bc fulfilled.
Thus, y brave heart! we bear thee 10 thy rest.
Thus, surrounded by tens OF thousands, we
leave thee to the equal grave. As in life, no
other voice among us SO ruug It's trumpet blast
upon tho ear of frcemen, so in=tlcath its echoes
will revcrbeTatc anil nur mountains aud val.
lcyS, until truth aud vaor cease To appeal TO the
human heart.
Ills love of truth-too warm, too strong
For Hope or Fear to chain chill;
- His hate OF tyranny and wrong,
Burn in the breasts he kinded still.