The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-06-14
Fuuerai Of Judge Douglas---Sermon
of Bishbp Dnggan at his Grave.

nDouoLAs wereikterred at Chicago on Fri
last, according to previous announcement
The streets Of the city, in the vicinity o
the line Of march of the funeral procession
we're thronged with people, thousands o.
whom were brought in by the early trains
from the country. Clark street, from
Brran Hal! TO Lake, Lake to MichIgau
Avenue. and Michigan Avenue for some
distance south, were enclosed by ropes
and guarded By squads of police 10 prevent
any interruption to the passage of the fu.
neral cortege. Upon Lake street. the
sidewalks, windows, awnings, and house
tops were crowded with human beings
silent witnesses of the solemn spectacle
Hardly a loud word or boisterous laugh
was beard. All the derse crowd seemed
impressed with the soleDnity of the occa
sion, and manifested their respect for the
ilustrious dead by becoming silence.
About haf-past ten, the carriages. ap
proprialely trimmed with the symbols oi
mourning, drew up in front Of the north
door of the fremont House. Mrs. DouG-
LAS, her father, mother, and two sous pass
ed into the first between lines Of citizens
with uncovered heads; the Catholic Bish-
CD in full canonicas, relatives and physi
clans occupying the remainder.
About eleven O'Clock, amid the tolling
Of bells, the firing Of minute guns, and
the waiing dirge. of the bands, the pro
cession. consisting Of distinguished men
from all paris of the Union, the military
civic societies, and citizens of Illinois and
other States, commenced moving.
Tie procession WAS about two miles in
length, and occupied an hour in passing a
given point On a moderate estimate,
ten thousand persons were in the cortege.
The casket containing the honored remains
rested beneath canopy OF American flags
dropping from an eagle, and was drawn by
six white horses, appropriately dressed in
the insignia of mourning
The Chicago papers say the procession
was the most imposing spectacle ever wit
messed in that city. The thousands of ST.
lent spectators, tie pendants of Grape
looped upon the house fronts, the half
mas,ed flags, the wailing requiems of The
bands, the solemn and measured tread OF
the military, the civic associations with
their drsped banners, but above all, the
deep solemnity and unaffected grief which
seemed to pervade all, formed a picture
of mourning to which Chicago has never
before been accustomed.
The cortege moved at slow pace to
the burial place at Cottage Grove, three
miles from the city, where the last sad re
specis were paid to the grea, dead. Right
Rev. Bishop DroGAN, the Catholic Bishop
Of Chicago, performed the religious exer-
clses, and delivered The following
FUNERAL OHATtON.
We are assembled. !e owed friends and
fellow ii izers, 10 pay The last tribute OF
respect TO all that retnans 10 US of the
dep rted statesman. Senator DoCG AS
The sorrow visible in every face this i'm
posing and universal d spsy of sympathy
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and classes in his magnificent demoustra-
ton. III his own home and throughout the
euure land. all speak more forcibly than
any words. however appropriate, of the
irreparab!e loss which the country has just
sustained
Trus'ed, esteemed. and honored as lie
WAS IN lite, never was he more necessary
TO the nation, than when it lost his distin
gulshed service forever. To the myste
rous DEGREES of Providence, which has so
UNEXPECTEDLY summoned from amongst us
our singulariy gifted aud honored friend, =,
We must submit with pious resignation !;
proslIated ~ We are ty his sudden stroke,
we can ony V bow down and adore. What
3 contrast the scene of io>day presents 10
the universal accIamations with which the
citizens Of Chicago hailed his return
amongst Them, a few short weeks ago =
Then all classes We'd. in demonstrations Of
love aud honor to the illustrous man. who,
without ceasing to be the chiet Of great
party, appeared amongst us in the charac
Ter Of the uEcomrronising patriot ia
the darkest hour Of our distress and gloom,
lie arose. the star Of hope to a distracted
nation. OF the perfect sincerity Of his
burning words, none who knew the man
will for moment doubt. q
But his eloquen mt and patriotic voice will
be heard no more; death has forever de-
prissd US of his exalted sdom His
memory, however, will live; and though
dead he yet speaketb." 1t is sad, indeed,
TO reflect that We lose such man at such
. period of life, when long and useful years
would still seem before him, cut down in
the very prime Of bis existence, and when
his couusels were most needed but we
mus, be resigned to the voice of Him who
has summoned him so soon
Death is no respecter Of persons, and
IN the instance before us impresses the sol
emn lesson that neither the most conpre
hensive wisdom, nor the most devoted ear
nesiness IN the noblest of causes, nor sin