Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-03
FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 3. 1860
Daily Sir9inian.
The Burial of Lord Macaulay.

IRON Eye WITNESS
Pets Corner, in Westminster Abbey, is y
gloomy nook, very cold and cherress. and very
dingy from the dust of centuries nnd the smoke of
no nconsid"rnblc humber nf years. Th, nre
twn ways Of gaining access 10 it. Tho first is
common tee,ery one: fe t, the guardian duty
and all Is dohc. The second Ia by tLorny
often dangerous. always n most difficult Path. -
lie. hawevrr. who succeeds in threatening it, and
earns tlc tn rest in Poets Corner. goes not
away like the first visitor but rero>es there in his
last sle"p among the worthless of England living
ever IL u.h dca, Last not least, amongst those
VIII" have mer,lrd the catdis,nctlon or"a corner
in Ne>tm,nster Abby is Thomas Babington
Lord Alacaultv the brilliant essayst and his
torlau, one Of The most distinguished authors Of
modern times, remarkable ns thcseate for prsduc
ing great writer's, aud ono of its most successful
orators, poets and statesmen. The grnye hns clos
edits ''pcndetnus and marble Jaws" over all Of
mortal that renamed of hum but so longns the
lin"ii,h tongue shall lac spoken will Thomas
lIahngtuu Mnrauay live. nnd the briliant pro
ductnn oi his Iran maintnin the supitmncy uf
English literature. 10 do honor to his memory,
Church nnd State. art, science and literature
throng"d Yesterday 10 that gloomy nook in West
minister Abbey, where his h'dy now lies. For ono
weary hour, ~ that cold, damn aisle, the great re
lehrtics ot the day jusilrd one another. await
in: tho solemn ceremony which wns to mark
the close ot The earthly career OF the man they
hbuTHt'I ltt WIS lhefe no nhpPRNI lb hlfnti.
Bat the "alIs, though gray and mixed, were more
eloquent oi lealh than if they had been covered
with the drarrricS OF we.
lhorc wa. "a thcm tho handwriting. which,
COMMUNICATING Il departed worthy, spokr tol. Of
the 'nd a nllinnan ambition. There wetr marble
han''s also Which pointing upwards, admoni,hed
the quick II i've tnr the lite to come. Mnrc mud
moro eumers, I'LL the lung aisle is filled, mnny
rnuks deep, with notahliiies. AT Tho end, facing
the chanccl, IL huother crowd near which stands
Il certain phihnthropic Earl, in the earnest CON
ference with some three or lour members of tho
press who taking down Names" and whom
lie is endcnyuring to imprcs1 with his sense of
"the indcooroa hess Of ladies' coming to II funeral
with ed roses in their bonuets" llc himself
in undrrss, and has not even PAIR oiblnck clovcs
Sir John Lawrence is, for n moment, the centre
of attraction OF many eyes, rs hlH straight form is
caught sight nj, proceeding towards the screen,
nn,l one "t the unicrtaker's men, who has done
his share of work and has p,rched himself up be.
hind u@ on the projection of one of tho columns,
informs those IN his Immediate neishhorhood Of
! the prc-cncc Of n celebrated Queens counsel. by
cxclaiming, Here comes Edwin james in his
! black cap. 80 strange ara the contrasts and the
! Incong gruiti"s On such occasions.
What with the -huillng al feet tho squeezing
| for places. the loud wlispcrin.s of nance, and
the vet undrr inquiries after hose Of new corners
! Including Pendonnis who stalks stuiSht To the
| place he hns selected-what with tho running
| comment aries of bysandcrs and the loud cxpfes-
4iuns Of Indignation lroo II very irasclble and
/ tcnsiyclv crlulnel Hdv, Immediately in front ni
us. who has brought her prayer book, but is too
! iammcd up tn use t--what with The loud com.
men;S ii the gentleman with the brogue, standing
/ to our lett front, upon the radical distinctions he
! tween modern and ancient architecture. and the
! pcrtlnncItv ri the scotch gentleman. on our left
| also, who will Persist III quoting whue passages
| Ir, ,ilt,s and Ia, ~,
| the two coorei gentlemen who have nst entered
! are come t. show their respect for "Dl Zachary,
in the nershn If his son, i"r emnuriputiug their
| frcfl'icf: aud what with the cold under our feet
aud tl,r nticr eue"rleS.ness around ~. confess
/ 10 nothing like feeling ot being "JycraWed hy
! the snl ilui 81 the occa>ion.''
| Indeed. Ike the tw bright haired .ous of
| Scotch duke IL front Of u.s. who are spcrudin, in
| lon LISA wil.pels upan the chances nl their hring
atr Ia c-rnntlc the rails, - JON Their SIC, with
ont Eruf seen y ile curly headed ,aleemln,
/ WHO has nnSt rcrvcrs " taken his stuI imme-
! diatny tct yern onr-clyrs and the char - ior
/ tlu i Ifit t'e II t." Alh"V--W" arc cl .glatiug
IA aces Of Lei = abe t. zee anything w,ih VI
II val r,ts mug lie, involving tine crushing 81 an
N oaNetlrnl hat. wh"n tha Abbey bell tolls one;
! the ~ - isol.s Il solemn tone oi Warun.. the
! bright eiee,i c1nri,tcrs u",n iprfh IN it"H rch
! SaJrtle the tr, words o! Il am the resurrection
ia d TIE lite"
+
ritgnieh the words rs sung, hut ~ the rrrem, m,nv
prorcnlS we Know Mt what point ni it the Rev.
II m iurner "ho olhcldtes, has arrived: and
when oolthr grand anthem. most cxecruliy rem
derd. i"it ubsev vrte ea paSseW. disf turra hy n
sp.,5li'l foua'cr npl spca&ing in tho lal cst Of
fa-rttn.J Bic >ed are tie deal," is commenced.
We prepare fur the event ii the day, aud seule
, ourselves H. cateh II alinnSe Of the procession.
TiS over. We have been impressed to witness
the weeping OF great men over Macauay's : re-
mains. This has been for the real ceremony
,f he day. We will look into the gravo--oue
look as we rass-and hurry away from the resting
place of Thomas darlington NIacauay.
Go ID OFT OF EyIL.-The effect Of John Browns
invasion OF Sirginin, has been to place the South
in stare oi greater reliance. and its own resour-
ces, industry and independence and its effect in
portions Of the North has boen to make tho minds
OF the people here more thoughtful of the
consequences of an "irrepressibla conflict
between The North and the South. 1t has tenn
porad the judgments of some. cooled the ardor of
Others and restrained the passion OF still another
class. 1t has forced tho Republican CCnyen-
ton and Committee to n more ca, elul and tenn
perate expresslohof purpose aud led many thought
less persons to count and weigh tho consequences
OF treason against State and treason against
the government. 1t has compelled some of the
aiders and abetors of John Browns "Provisonal
Government" like Fred Douglass and Forbes to
fly the country and to find shelter in Exeter Hall
| and with the George Thompson's of Scotland. 1t
has comp elled the Governor Of this State to make
public declaration against State invasion and in
behalf Of State Sovereignty 1t has called into
existence Union Meetings from Bangor to Phila-
delphia. and to some Of tho very hot beds Of un-
sound Abolition sentiments as well as in the Ma
tional and Conservative cities of New York, Phil
adel phia and Boston, and in such towns Troy.