Newbern weekly progress., 1860-05-29
THURSDAY MORNING. MAY "a, 1860.
Old Me,nOrics-Let Modern Politicians
Read.

Old Memorics-Let Modern Politicians
Read.
Through the kindness of A. T. jenkins, Esq,
of this town. we have been permitted to examine
copy of old newspaper, the :" Ulster County
Gazette" published at Kingston, Ulster County,
New York, on Saturday, January4, 1900. Though
small antquated looking sheet, it is full of in
teresting matter,-interesting especially at this
time when civil strife and sectional dissensions
are threatening the very existence of our great,
powerful and free country. 1t contains an account
of the death and entombing of the earthly re-
mains of the great and good WASHINGTON,
and the proceedings of Congress in reference
| thereto the addresses of the two houses to Pres
ident Adams and his replies.
The fact of the death of Washington having
been ascertained-
Mr.. Marshall with deep sorrow on his counte-
nance and in low, pathetic tone OF voice, rose and
! addressed the House as follows:
The melancholy event which was yesterday an
nounced without doubt. has been rendered but too
certain. Our Washington is no more! The hero,
the sage, and the patriot of America-the man on
| all hopes placed lives now only in his own
great actions and in the hearts of aectionate and
afflicted people.
IT, sir it had not been usual openly to testify re-
spect for the memory of those whom heaven had
lected its Instruments for dispensing good to
yet such has been the uncommon worth, and such
the extraordinary incidents which have marked the
life of him whose loss all deplore that the whole
American nation mpelled by the same feelings would
cali with one voice for public manifestation of that
sorrow which is so deep and universal
More than any other individual and much as to
one individual possible, has he contributed to
found this wide spreading empire, and to give
to the Western world its independence and its free
dom. Having affected the great object for W hich
he placed at the head of our armies, we have
seen him convert the sword into the plough share
and voluntarily sink the soldier in the citizen.
When the debility of our federal system had be
HnN faSt tHn6t he ted q
parts of this vast continent dssolving have
seen him the chief of those Patriots who formed for
a Constitution, which by preserving the union
WILL trust substantiate and perpetuate those bless
ings our revolution had promised to bestow
In obedience TO the general voice of his country,
calling ON him to preside over great people, we
have seen him once more quit the retirement he
loved and in season more stormy and tempestuous
than war itself with calm and wise determination
pursue the true interests of the nation and contrib
ute than any other could contribute to the
tablishment of that system of policy which will,
trust yet preserve our peace, our honor, and in
dependence. Having been twice unanimously chO-
sen tie Chief Magistrate of free people, see
hin: at time when his election with the universal
suffrage could not have been doubted affording the
world instance of moderation, by with hdrawing
from his high station to the peaceful walks of pri-
vate life
However, public confidence may change and the
public affections uctuate with respect to others, yet
with respect to him they have, in and peace, in
public and in private life been steady his
firm mind and constant as his exalted virtues
Let then Mr.. Speaker, pay the last tribute of
ana affection departed TREND. Let
grand council of the nation display those sentiments
which the nation feels.
The account of the last sad rites over the re-
mains of the immortal hero, as published in the
paper before us, closes thus:
When the Procession had arrived at the bottom of
the elevated lawn, on the banks of the Potomac,
where the family vault is placed the cavalry halted,
the infantry marched towards the Mount and formed
their lines-the Clergy, the Masonic Brothers, and
the Citizens descended to the Vault and the funeral
,,f fbn 1-ir
repeated from the vessel in the river, and the
souLd ds echoed from the woods and hills around
Three general discharges by the infantry-the cav
alrv and IL pieces of artillery which lined the banks
of the Potomac back of the Vault, paid the last trb
ute to the entombed Commander ill., Chief of the Ar
mics of the United States and to the departed Hero
The sun setting. Alas! the
RY set forever. No-the name of WASHING
TON-the American President and General will
triumph DEATH The unclouded brightness
of his Glory will illuminate the future ages!
Oh that fre-eater South and Abolition fanatics
North would read, study and ponder the life, SER
vices and history Washington and stay their
wonton hands which are up-lifted against
our country's peace and safety.
About the close of the last century they had
Ireiu times in Europe, the following extract
from the foreign news column IN the ancient pub
licaton before will Indicate:
French Official accounts under the Bern, heard Of
Otnher 8 state that on the 4h the Austro- Russians
were defeat ed with til loss ofseveral thousand killed,
wounded and taken. On the 5th the Austro Russians
were defeated at GIaus, with the loss of ZOO prls
oers bes des great number of killed-at this place
there were 400 Russians wounded, and 6UO at
The French army of the Rhine, about the 9Th of
October defeated the Austlans with the loss OF oOO0
killed and wounded Their loss, 1000
Two Spanish frigaes, bound from the Havana,
having on board upwards of three million and halt
of dollars besides Merchandise were taken on the
9th of October by four British Figates, and safely
carried into Plymouth.