The national Republican., 1861-05-27

the great principles OF justice and equality,
upon which this great Government was founded.
Upon the conclusion Of the ceremonies, the
line of procession was formed in the following
order, and marched down to the depot, by way
of Pennsylvania and New Jersey avenues
Washington Zouaves, Capt. Powell.
Company A, Turner Rifles, Capt. Gerhardt
Company B, Turner Rides, Capt. Krzyza.
nowski.
Detachment from the Washington Rifles,
Sergeant Wahl.
Dodworth's seventy.frst regiment band.
Seventy-6rst regiment, Lieut.. Col Martin.
Detachment Of marines, Lieut.. Fendall.
Presidents Mounted Guard, Lieut.. Martin.
Carriages containing the pall.bearers, con.
sisting OF ]. s. Nicolay, Esq, the Presidents
private secretary; Augustus Hate, ESQ, Of the
State Department; Col. Slower, of N. Y; John
II. Morris, Esq, Of N. Y; Col. Tyler, first
Connecticut regiment; Col. Mcdowell, filth
Pennsylvania regiment; Col. Lawrence, fifth
Massachusetts regiment; Lieut.. Col. Pitraan,
Of the Rhode Island regiment; Col. Patterson,
Of the first artillery; Col. Hartrauft, Of the
fourth Pennsylvania regiment.
Hearse, drawn by four white horses, contain.
ing the remains Of the deceased, Aanked on
either side by detachment of Zouaves.
Coll sEllsworths horse, led by groom.
Carriages containing the clergy.
Corporal Brownell, ofthe Zouaves, who shot
the murderer of Colonel Ellsworth, accom-.
panied by the officers of the Zouave regiment,
and bearing the blood.stained flag captured by
Colonel Ellsworth.
Delegation from the Franklin Fire Company.
Dsputation Of six of the Chicago Zouaves.
Deputation from the New York Fire Depart
ment, consisting of Messrs. A. H. Ockershause,
J. W. Brennan, W. II. Wickham, John r.
Plat, and John s. Giles.
National Rifles, Captain Smead.
Carriages containing President Lincoln, the
members of the Cabinet, and other friends Of
the deceased.
Just before the procession started, Corporal
Brownel, bearing the blood.stained secession
flag, was introduced to the President and Mrs.
Lincoln, both Of whom were affected to tears
by the recolectons it called forth.
All along the route of the procession i'm.
mense crowds had gathered to witness the sad
cortege, and as the procession moved along
many persons were affected to tears. The flags
along the avenue we're all placed at half mast
while the bells tolled solemn requiem. A
number of stores were closed whilst the process.
sion passed, among which was the bookstore
Of Taylor & Maury, in front of which was the
American flag draped in mourning.
On arriving at the depot, where an immense
crowd had already assembled, the procession
was drawn up in line, and the remains taken
into the depot. Here the Zouaves we're al
lowed another opportunity Of viewing the re
mains of their departed commander. They
we're all deeply affected, and shed tears freely
The remains were then placed in car, and
five minutes later, the train was out Of sight.
A young lady was present at the cars wher
the train was about to move, and gave to ont
ofthe officers who was to ACCOMPANY the corpse
to New York portion Of bouquet he gave hel
on the same evening on which the Zouave
went to Alexandria, which she desired to b,
given to his parents.
The corpse was accompanied to New
York by Lieutenants Liver, Stryker, an,
Yates, Corporal Brownell, Company A, ant
privates James Moore, Hiram Smith, John Fl
Smith, Frank Marshal, W. II. Brown, and Mi
chael Drinnall.
COLONEL ELLswoRTH.-A large meeting wa
held ut Willard's Hotel on Saturday nigh
last, to adopt suitable measures for procul
ing a suitable memorial to commemorate tn
patriotism and lamented death of Colonel L
L. Ellsworth. At half past eight the large par
lors of the hotel were well filled with the visit
ers in and residents of Washington, and th
meeting was organized by the election of tn
honorable N. P. Banks Chairman and Abrar
} Wakeman, Esq, Of New York, Secretary.
On motion Of G. Dennison, Esq, of Ne,
York, lat whose instance the meeting was cal
ed,) the honorable John Corhrane, Wad
Hutchins, and c. NJ. Mix, all of New Yorl
were appointed committee to draft resolutions
The committee retired, and after short inter
val q series of resolutions, expressing sympt
thy with the relatives of the deceased, and pre-
viding that subscriptions, limited to one dola
be contributed for the purpose Of creating
, fund for the support of his aged parents, an
of erecting monument to his cherished men
, ory.
Pending the adoption of the resolutions, tn
Chairman made very able and feeling speecl
in which he referred eloquently to the man
r noble qualities Of the gallant dead, and urge
r the propriety of hearty response to the sent
ments of the resolutions. He took occasion
, allude also to the brave and patriotic men
= his native State who fell at Baltimore, and COZ
. cluded speech of thrilling eloquence by sayin
4 that the outrages committed at Baltimore an
g Alexandria alone demand contest, and max
q victory inevitable.
Hon. John Cochrane followed in speec
strongly denunciatory of the Southern rebel
' and eulogistic of the deceased Colonel. Th
f honorable Caleb Lyon, of New York, and M
t Stewart, of Chicago, also made feeling and a.
propriate addresses.
y. The resolutions were then unanimously adop
ed, and committees Of three from the princip
cities were appointed to receive subscriptions
!, W. W. Seaton, Mayor Berret and Richai
l.. Wallach, were the committee for this city,
whom oil subscriptions should be sent.
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