The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-13

adjacent streets crowded with people On compar
ing estimate with those Of several others, we set
down the number az this assembage At about eleven thou
sand. Among them were many ladies' They came
thronging from all directions and from the platform the
scene was Of the most imposing ever witnessed in
this CITY, No obseques in this city have embodied equally
impressive features.
Al hall past one O'Clock the body attended by the pail
bearers and chief mourners passed out from the Union
Hotel Kearney street and up the great avenue
through the plaza. Room was made by the concourse,
and through the alley thus made the solemn procession
moved to the platform, where the coffin containing all
that was mortal of Senator Frederick placed Then
the multitude pressed onward like the surging of ocean
waves, aud formed themselves into one solid mass Of hui
manity"a sea Of upturned faces stretching TO far be-
yond hearing of the ceremonies which take place.
The pabearers and chief mournes then assembled upon
the platform, and when all were seated, Col T. D. Baker
arose and having the coffin (Which was covered with
wreaths of 0weTs before him. funeral ora
ton which venture to say will remain for many years
impressed wildly upon the memories o. his auditors Inc
gray haired man fused no was TO addressing public as
semblages) found his emotions this solemn occasion
ready 10 unman him during tho entire delivery At times
his Voice. loud and ringing il was halted and altered,
and the trembling Of the accents showed how often and
how deeply the strong man was moved Nor were his
hearers less acutey penetrated with the momentous and
affecting nature Of the occasion.
GRAFTON OF COLONEL f. d. BAKER OVER THE DEAD
BODY OF FREDERICK.
CITIZENS OF CALFoRSA-A Senator lies dead in our midst
He is wrapped in bloody shroud and we, TO whom his
tolls and cares given, about to bear him to the
place appointed for all the living 1t is not fit that such
should pass to the tomb unheraded is not fit that
that such death should call forth rebnke, be
rounded by no public lamentaton. II is this conviction
which mpes the gathering Of this assemblage We are
here OF every station and pursuit. every creed and cha
racter each in his capacity Of citizen to swell the mourn
fu tribute which the majesty of the people offers the
unrepying dead. He lies to-day surrounded by little Of
funeral pomp No banners droop above the bier mel
ancboy music floats upon the reluctant air The hopes Of
high hearted friends droop like fading flowers upon his
breast and the struggling sigh compels the tear
that seldom weep. Around him are those who have
known him best and loved him longest who have shared
the triumph and endured the defeat Near him tho
ravest and nobest Of the State possessed by grief at
earnest and sincere; while beyond the of the
people that he loved, and for whom his life given,
gather like thunder cloud OF swelling and indignant grief
In such presence fellow citizens, let lnger for
moment OF the portals of the tomb whose shadowy
xibrate to the public heart, speak few bl lief
words of the man. of his le and Of his death Mr. Bro
derrick was born in the District Of Columbia in 1919; he
Of Irish descent and Of obscure and respectable pa
renage; he hod little Of early advantages and
summoned to his aid complete and finished education.
HIS boyhoodas indeed, his early manhood-was passed
IN the city Of New York. and the loss of his father esrly
stimulated him TO the efforts which maintained his sur
vivmg mother and brother, and served also to fix and
form his character svon in his boyhood His love for his
mother his first and most distinctive trait Of charac-
ter, and when his brother died-ansearly and sudden
deahthe shock serious and reflective cast to his
habits and his thoughts which marked them to the last
hour of his life. He was always filed with pride and
energy and ambiton-hs pride was in the mandess and
force Of his character and no man had more HIS
energy manifest in the most resOue struggles with
verify and obscurity, and his ambition impeed him seek
foremost place in the great race for honorable power
Up to the time of his arrival in California his life had been
passed amid events incident TO such character Fear
less reliant, open in his cnmties, in his friend
ships welded 10 his opinions and marching directly to
his purpose through and all opposition his career
was chequered with success and defeat But even in de-
feat his energies strengthened and his character de-
veped When he reached these shores his keen obser
walton taught him at that he trOd broad field and
that higher career was before him. He had false
prde-sprung from people and OF race whose vocation
was labor he tOied with his own hands, and sprang
bound from the workshop the legislative hall From
that hour there congregaed around him and against him
the elements of success and defeat Strong friendships
bitter eDmities high praise, malignant calumnes-but he
trod with free and proud step that onward path which
has led him to glory ana the grave. Itwoud be idle for
at this hour and in this place To speak of all that his
tory with unmitigated praise; will be idle for his
enemies hereafter TO deny his claim to noble virtues
ard high purposes. When in the Legislature he
boldly denounced the special legislation which the curse
of new country, he proved his courage and his rect
tudc When he opposed the various and sometimes sue
cessu schemes TO strike out the sauary provisions Of
the constitution which guarded free labor be was true 10
all the better instincts Of his life When prompted by his
ambition and the admiration Of his friends he first sought
seat III the Senate of the United States he sought the
highest Of all positions by legitimate effort and failed with
honor 1t is my duty to say that, in my judgment when
NJ later period he sought to anticipate the Senatorial
election he committed which think he lived TO
rep.et II would have been violation of the true
principle OF representative government which reason
IGbhc " private could justify and could have met
the permanent approval OF good and wise men. Yet
while say this over his bier let remind you of the
which prompted t-of the many good purposes it was in
tended to effect And If ambition, "the last nfrmty
OF noble MINDS" let him for moment from the
better PATH let me remind You how nObly he regained
IT, impossible to speak within the limits of this adj
dress Of the events of that session of the Legislature at
which he elected TO the Senate of the United States.
but some things should not be passed in silence here
The contest between himself and the present Senator had
been bitter and personal. He had triumphed. He had
been wonderfully Sustained by his friends, and stood con-
essedy 'the first in honor and the first in place" He
yeded to an appeal made 10 his magnanmty by his foe
II he judged unwisey he has paid the forfeit WE'LL Never
in the history OF political warfare has any pubic man
been SO pursued never has magnty exhausted itself
Fellow citizens, the man that lies before You your
Senator From the moment Of his election bis character
has been maiigned his motives attacked his courage
imleached, his patriotism assalcd. 1t has been q
system tending to end And the end is
here. What was his crme9 Review his history
consider his public acts-weigh his private charac.
before the grave encloses him forever Judge
between him and his enemies As to be Judged in
his private relaons who his SUPERIOR It was his
boast and amid the general license Of new country il
was proud one that his most scrutinzng enemy could
TX no single act of immortality upon him. Temperate
decOrous, ser,sraLed, he had passed through ali the
excements Of California unstained No could charge
nm with broken alth or violated trust or habits simple
and Inexpensive he had lust Of gain He overreached
10 mans weakness in bargain, and withheld no man
he just dnes Never in the history Of the State has there
tt citizen who has borne public relations more STAIN
less in all respects than he But is not by this standard
that he is to be judged. He a public man. and his
memory demanCs public Judgment. What was his pub
Inc crmeS The answer is in his own Words: They have
Killed me because l was opposed to the extension of
slavery and corrupt administration Fellow citizens
they are remarkable words, uttered at very remark
able moment; they involve the history of his Sena-
torial career and Of its sad and bloody termination
When Mr.. Frederick entered the Senate he had
been elected at the beginning of Il Presidential
tc III MS friend Of the President elect having undoued
" been one of his most influential supporters There
were unqnestonaby some things IN the exercise of the
appointing power which he could have wishea otherwise
but hc had every with the administration which
could be supposed TO weigh with a in his position
He haG hearth maintained the doctrine of popular soye-
reienty as set forth in the Cincinnati platform, and he
never wavered in Its support TIL the day Of bis death
Bet when, IN his Judgment the President betrayed his OBJ
llgatlOnS u the and the COuDry-When
series OF acts In relation to Kansas he proved to
bis pledges and nstructons-when the whole power of
the administration was brought to bear upon the egsa-
tive branch OF the government in order TO force slavery
upon an unwilling people, then in the high performance
OF his duty as Senator he rebuked the administration
by his voice and his and by his principles Il
rs true be adopted no half way measures He threw the
Whole weight Of his character into the ranks
OF the opposition; he endeavored to rouse the
people TO indignant sense of the iniaui.
tons tyranny of federal power and kindning
with the contest became its 6ercest and rmest opponent