Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-07-17

bleeding heart Of the bereayed Tife--f for lie
can comfort in this her time Of sore trial
and affection.
Daring the entire day Of the reception and
of the Corpse in this City, all bust
ness was suspended, the stores were closed
and drapcd in mourning, as were also the
several residences on Fayetteville street, and
every demonstration Of respect observed by
the entire community.
The following proceedings have been hand
cd us for publication
At a large meeting Of teachers and friends
of Education, held in Raleigh on the 9th inst
TO confer on the subject Of Text Books and
other important matters connected with the.
educational interests Of North Carolina, and
of the South, Rev. C. II. Wiley. Superinten-
dent Of Common Schools of the State, offered
the following Resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted
ResolUd, That VIC have heard, with pro-
found regret, Of the death of Hon. John w.
Ellis, Governor of the State. That in this
dis9ensation of Providence, the educational
interests of North Carolina have lost a sin
cere and efficient friend, whose enlightened
patriotic Zeal has done much to promote
the moral and material advancement Of his
native State.
ReSOtrcd, That out Of respect to the mem
Ory the deceased, this meeting adjou n until
alter the funeral ceremonies Of Tomorrow.
Resotced, That these Resolutions be pub
lished in the Raleigh papers, and recorded
among the proceedings of the meeting.
We copy the following from the Peters.
burg Express;
THE FUNERAL HoNoRs TO THE LATE Gov
ELLls.-The citizens of Petersburg testified
their respect TO the remains of the late Hon
j. w. Ellis, yesterday, in a manner approprl
ate and becoming to his genuine worth as
public officer and a private citizen. TO have
witnessed the spectacle presented at the de-
pot where bis llfeless remains were to arrive,
and the solemn scene on the streets through
which the funeral cortege moved, would hav'
impressed the mind OF a stranger With thu
belief, thai a universally beloved citizen G
our own community had been stricken dow
The turnout on the occasion, both civic an
military. was spontaneous and universal
The vast concourse crowded all the availabl
space at the Norfolk depot where the bod
was landed, and lined the streets even to tn
church in which it was deposited. On tn
a arrival of the S uth Side train at one O'Clock
the several military compsnies-the Hon
Dragons, Capt. Psnnill, the Cockade Cadet
: Capt Plat, and the Home Guard, Cap
: Potts, under command of Col. E. L.. Brocket
!, together with the Masonic fraternity of tn
city, were drawn up in line to receive tt
corpse. With arms reversed the solemn pr
: cession moved slowly of, marching up
B~ollingbrook street, up Bollingbrook to Syc
> more, up Sycamore to Washington stree
thence to the Southern Depot, where the II
=, mains were delivered to an escort Of Mort
. Caroliniaus, who had come on during ii
/, morning to receive and convey them HON
r Guarded by this escort the body was CO
! veyed down Union street and deposited
the central aisle Of St. Pauls Church.
Z there remained under proper guard until
P o'clock, when in charge of the Carolinlans
Y was removed to the depot and started on
h route home.
Gov. Ellis was in many respects a renal
)" able man. Few indeed, in his condition
3 ply steal i~nfirmity, could have remained
= his post as Gov. ELLIS. did, and fewer S
could have accomplished what he has do
He as an inhexihle and incorruptible pat
lc OF and an ardent Soulherner, and his ma
I'd will stand out in bold relief in the histor,
TO North Carolina during The perilous time
=, had to steer the shin of state.