, 1861-06-08
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A Last Tribute to Senator soi I
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rDrsREAr MILITARY AID e1rlc ceRrEeE.
THE Ih1ERAEhrAT COTTAGE GROVE
The Funeral Grafton, of Bishop
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TDEcREAT MILITARY AHD CIy1c coR1EeE
1HEiA1ERAEnrAr COTTAGE GROVE
Aspects and Incidents OF tho Dav.

among cur citizens al anticipated. and uue
oeedtd period Of rest aud rccupcration, befo,
tgasn entering upon his public duties. VII
win soon forget the pomp, and circumstanc,
and whnt was still better, the epcntaneou
welcome Of IN ovation which was partaken /
by an classes Of chr community, and .whlc
merged alicreede and parties in one generou
and fulltoned sentiment and desire to d
honor to Senator Douglas for Lis noh1e an
patriotic support and vind;cation Of the conn
try md the laws. How, with the shouts q
thousands, and to loud martial music, TIM
proud procession swept down C1azk street q,
the evening Of May 1st. What = cheer aros
from that vast multitude as Senator Dou21s
stood before the ten thoueana people assem
bled In waiting at National Hall: His utter
aaces Of TINT evening are permanent record
that speech, his last, perpetual aud nobl
Legacy to his ccu1tr5men. -
From National Hall the Senator and stste.
men TUNED away to die. To the triumpha
entry succeeded the painful scenes Of the slcs
chamber, the long ytsils Of anxious and faith.
1ul attendants, foremost among whom the ten
der ard devoted wife, while gradually, as hope
Raned. pail Of sorrow settled and deepened
upon the Thousands Of friends without.
watching eagerly for ffcqucnti intelligence
from Tint bedside, now gaining courage
from reported favorable symptoms of tie mal.
ady, and again darkening, until alternating
hope and fear found u dread termination In
the intelligence that Senator Doug1.s was
dead. Dead 1t the very zenith Of fame, to but
lew accorded, when, party and political ties
forgotten, whole loyal people praised him.
Dead with his hand yet pointing to the sword
he recognised as tho only recourse TO vind1-
este law and punish htrsitors. Dead, apparent.
y midway life he had made lis conntsy's
History. Wise Was saadiu, in = whose
proudest hour Of Triumph a slave at his ehop1:
der Thiepered constantly *'Remembe, thoni
a1t but num- Never was the lesson Of the
uncertainty Of life more powerfully taught
ttan In the stroke which sought the aiming
mark cur city and our natlon deplorcs, =,
At the conclusion Of the Masonic obsa.
quies ever the honored dead at Bryan Hall
IN Ihursday evening, reported in our Last
issue, guards were posted, and the remains
faithfully watched, aHaiting the day which yns
to zee them conEigned to their LAST resting
place. ? ,
Yesterday morning at an early hour saw our
Streets sattr with gathering Thousands. Long
trains fom the country adjoining and even
from quite distant points In this and adjoining
States, brought in large numbers, desirous to
pay their last tribute Of respect to the Illus.
tf1ons dead The weather was every way f.
so1ahle, oTercoo1 for june, jet 80 not aultry,
aud the dust laid BY recent rains secured q
clear and drst}ess atmosphere.
AT an early hour, q large police force was
Posted at the several streets crossing Clark
street between Madison and Lake, which were
thus kept clear Of vehicles for the formation
ofthe several Grnnd Divisions Of the Funernl
procession.
From an early hour BEyan Hall was the cen.
t1e Of interest among the gathered mu1titudes
Who hlled Clark street, the adjacent portions
o. fhe Public Square, and sHaEmee thicEly at
all available points Of view, by windows and
roofs of adjoining buildings. Looking out
over the city countless flags we're at half mast
while down.the long vistas Of our streots the
eye rested upon symbols cf mourning. most
frequent along the streets made the line Of.
march, hut elsewhere uumerous Many Of
these were mos. elabofastely and ttastefully
gotten up. dags were bordercd' deep with
black, wreaths, .festoons, strcame,s, rosettc.
Of black and white fabrics met the eye in ere.
y direction. Many wore mourning rosettes,
or other badges Of grief, while countless
street vehicles bore like tokens.