The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-10-18


metfoBoiis of the Carolinas, as well
Of New Hampshire and Maine.
N6ttd Stely for us, the Bell-Ev-
ereff part and the Democratic par
IN the Empire State are in no
acogdAbut are marching togeth-
,Sr, step step, and shoulder to
shogldef1-to victory we feel sure
If the city arouscs, as it is doing,
and invokes the State, our MAORI
ties here in the city, and all along
the Hudson, wfifBe immense. let
us spressddstaAlsss m9jpri4s9GEs ,Ye. I
can, by an effort Worthy Of DIR
power. II was New York City
that in 1878 saved Ihe Feaeral 7
Constitution, enacted III, and NedrS
tating States. = New York City can :
save the UpianN0fAthe aS~tatesvzand
save thStTenioh We must. aSSN
,Ss-I Huneral ofae OR3W araysnroltA
+ The funeral of GoYTW lard took
place Mt New Albany, pnh WednesE
fday evening last. The editor OF :
Estate Sentinel, who accompanied
the remains from Indianapolis, thus
speaks ef,the funeral a,
The solemn mtfsic;S the military,
With arms reversed, , FtheO sable.
plumes of the hearsc, the long line
Of. ciyicdsocieties, with heirregalia
and insignia draped, the fremeh,j
with their banners craped, and the
seemingly interminable lineof ear
Eriages, the tollingHof bells, and the
ringing out Of the minute guns, aQ
combined to make it-a1nost ihTptcs%
s;vo scoun 10. !. fSATof IN
The throng upon the street was
far greater than we had Witnessed
at any time during the'Statc Fair,
and the people composing it seem
cd impressed with the soltmnity of
the occasion. 3N0tTi6g d6dldGbein
better taste--nothing more expires
siyc of the feeling of regret for thS
loss of a bclovedand valued eitizcny
than the rcceptioniofthe remains9f
Gov. Willard by the peopfeo of Newt
Albany, ~ 1880 .lPv'2 ~
No pen can do justice tdthe sol"
emn grandeur of the scene as that
Imposing procession with its cm-s
blcms ofisorro& passcdA a6SWRs that
!, draped and shrouded street, Tho
/, Understanding wcrc faSt gather
ling and tlleisnn had set behind ~
, heavy bank of clouds. The. air at--
: ter a moderately warm d;iy had'be-
), come damp and chill, and Iongbe-
fore the rear of the cortage had
! turned from the main street it was
|. almost dark. The religious SER
vices were performed here and
5 when'thc corpsearrived 40 the ccm-
t etSyaiNwas depQsltediH the grove
according to the Masonic ceremo-
> NAL, But few comparatively Of al
. the vast crowd could get within
hearing distance, antfit was 80
dark that none could seeiscxcept,.
. those Immediately around tho
grayes We know however, that
= these services are as deeply impress
$ sive as language can make them,
i and while, tho rites were, perform
ing, the utmost silence and decorum
!. prevailed. II, was only WREN Il
movement from the, centcrtoIdthat
g dustahad been,eommitted to- dust,
If and that the body of AshpelaR
b Willard slept beneath the clods of
/. the valley, that the different socc-
ties and orders compenced their
march honieward. Ahdth6s tlfou-
sands of,sorrowing spectators turn
7s ed sadly away. lie, fslceIis 81 near
: that aordcrjipc where his tipt in
II tellectual spurs,were won, and hiS
d grave will be guarded by people
j. beloved and who loved and .hon-
c Ored ,ld&. h05aIa
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