The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-11

de, ana COO Is speaking To you nom that corpse thcto
solemn words
"De y, therefore, ready also for at such an hour as
ye think not the Son Of Man oometh.
Death snatehes away the high and the low, the rich
and the poor ii takes men in the midst Of their busiest
hours, in the midst OF their pressing engagements, when
they are needed by the country, when they are needed
by their family, when most important claims are under
way-just then death comes and takes them. Whyl
In order TO impress upon the living this great truth
Nothing secures yos from death il will not do for YOU
to say l have more important business to attend to now
it will not do for you TO wait until your public career Is
over before attending 10 this great subject the salvation
of your immortal soul.
wish only to add a single word With respect to the
only interview which / had with Gov. Brown. As TO his
private Character, you were better acquainted with it
than myself as to his public life, you are certainly as
familiar with 1t as l. | was called upon on Monday night
to visit him for the only time. l found him extremely
low, and, for the most part, his mind was wandering, but
there was an occasional glimpse of intelligence, and the
only significant thing which | observed la that brief in
teryiew, 1 wish 10 mention.
lie evidently recognised me as a minister. and desired
/ should pray for him and when / endeavored briefly to
point him 10 the mercy Of God, In Christ Jesus, aud babe
him ask for that, and rely upon IL that God would surely
granite L, and when l told his wife in her grief that she must
look to God, who doeth all things well, and TO believe Ia
this her deep affection lie was acting wisely and merci-
fully, he took her by the hand, turning his dying eyes
towards her, and evidently saying, Take that home TO
yourself, and apply the lesson to your conduct for your
family"
The preacher then concluded by commenting the
widow and family 20 the care and protection of the Father
OF the widow and the orphan.
Under the direction Of the marshal and his aids the
corfge then formed and marched from the East Room in
the following order
The Marshal of the United States for the District of Co
lumbia.
The Officiating Cicrgymen.
The Physicians who attended the deceased.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Mr.. Davis, of Miss. Mr.. Gwin, of Cal.
MI. Bayard, of Del. Mr.. Crittenden, of Ky.
Mr.. Bright, of Ind. Me-. Foot, Of Vt.
MI. Fitch, of Ind. Mr.. Floyd, Secretary of War.
Mr.. johnson, of Ark. Judge Clifford, Sup. Court.
Nh. Thompson, Secretary of Judge Catron, Sup, Court.
the Interior.
Family and Relatives of the Deceased.
The President of the United States and the Heads of De-
partments.
The Senators and Ex-Alembers of the House of Repre-
sentatives from the State of Tennessee.
The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate.
The Senate OF the United States, preceded by It's Presi-
dent and Secretary.
The other Officers OF the Senate.
The Sergeant at Arms OF the House of Representatives
The Elk Members and Members Elect of the House of
Representatives, preceded by tho Speaker and Clerk.
The other officers Of the House of Representatives.
The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States and its officers.
Foreign Ministers and their Suites.
The Assistants Postmaster General, and the other officers
and clerks OF the Post Office Department.
The Heads Of Bureaus and the officers and clerks of the
several Executive Departments.
The Officers of the Army and Navy and Marine Corps.
The Governors OF States and Territories.
The Judges and officers of the Court OF Claims.
The Judges of the Circuit, Criminal, and Orphans Courts
of the United States for the District OF Column
bia, with the members of the Bar and
officers Of the several Courts.
All other civil officers OF the Government.
The Corporate Authorities OF Washington.
The Corporate Authorities of Georgetown.
Citizens and Strangers.
A very large number of carriages had been provided,
and the funeral, as il passed down the avenue, was prob
ably the longest ever seen in Washington. The bells of
most of the churches toled solemnly, and minute guns
were fired rom the Arsenal. All the public buildings
and quite a number of the stores ON the avenue were
draped with black, and from the top of the Capitol and
other prominent points the national ensign hoated at
half mast. The streets and windows along the line of
the procession were thronged with spectators. The
funeral having reached its destination, the Congressional
Burial Ground, the body was placed in a vault, and the
religious services were concluded by Rev. DIR. Hall. We
understand that, in the course of "A few weeks, the re-
mains will be carried to Tennessee, where their final in
torment is to take place.
/ THE WAsmSoToS MosuMENr.-The inhabitants of
Wayne township, Montgomery county, Ohio, have taken
the lead in stirring up the slumbering patriotism of the
country. Whilst Congress has been recharterlng the
""h'o" h"AiS p'NN'yf HuNS oie III iocI,
they have been holding meetings and adopting resolu-
tons which, II faithfully carried out, will secure the ac-
complement, at no distant day, of the object so dear to
every lover of the Father of his Country" They pro-
pose that contributions be received for q period Of three
months at every election precinct throughout the United
States by a responsible person, and that every popular
lecturer be solicited to devote the proceeds Of one lecture
to this noble object. We are satisfied that this plan will
be universally acted upon, and we feel confident soon to
be able TO make the cheering announcement that the de-
pletcd treasury of the Society is being replcnishcd. In
view of these encouraging circumstances, it would be
well, now that they have nothing further to embarrass
them, for the newly-constitutcd board of managers to
commence their labors in earnest.
TIE CornTs.-Ihe Supreme, Circuit, and Criminal
Courts, and the Court of Claims did not sit yesterday,
having adjourned I'LL to-day in respect to. the late Post
master General Brown,
ID. NJ. CARTER, esq, of this city, is announced to de-
liver the literary address at the commencement of the
Wayne Female College at Goldsboro', North Carolina.
A FAIR for the benefit of the st. Joseph's Male Orphan
Asylum will open ON Tuesd,y next at the Assembly
Rooms, Louisiana avenue, near Sixth street.