, 1863-07-08

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| Friends in Car1iagea.
Beard of Trade on Foot
| Mercantile Association On Foot
Young Mems Christian Association on Foot
SERVICES AT THE CHURCH.
| At the Second Presbyterian Church, tn
| corpse was preceded by the clergyman, Rev
Dr.. Pettcrsoo, u funeral dirge being pe.forme,
upon the organ The pail bearers, member
Of the Board Of Trade and Mercantile Assoc:a
tion occupied the body Of the church tn
military On either side, and citizens in til
gallery.
The pulpit qrd coffin were draped in th
National Flag, fcstooned with Grape After th
| funeral dirgc by the organist was concluded
the band played beautiful and appropriat
| funeral air, composed for the occasion BIZ 4
J. Vans, which he has named "Col. Wright,
Requiem"
| The reading Of the Scriptures, and singin
| Of an appropriate hymn, was followed by I'll
SERMON OF Rev. T. #. PATTERSON.
| EER1!oE EFT REV. DE-. PATTERSON,
Job Il: liz. pe. 1oas-1s. 1st Thess. s:1s1s Jas
Shall we not acknowledge the universal AMI
particular pfoyidcnc: Of Gode Shall We cir,
sly st rious bearing TO the fallacious susges
| tiru thnt the results Of humsn Wickedness at,
rot decEtd 10 be proT.dentlal! Hare We rc
to do NTH oycrciyn Ruler who saw the eni
from the beginning, and WIo has appointed sht
dep1avit3 shall be permitted to act itself out
| ard 10 do It's work, however destructive !:
How easily might God have so overruled
| events as 10 have uycrted or postponed this
iniquitous rebellion, that has already cost the
1 ,FE-. If
| property aud trs asure, and probably more
| tt.an hundred thousand pTecious lives.
Might not this generation hive bccH spared
! these eore catanaties, ,h:d such been the divine
plat, without any miraculous Intervention
and then who ordered those cir
tiyidual who has gone forth for the defense ot
his country, has been induced to expose his
pereop 1ud lite to the peri1s Of the camp and
The march and the murderous fire Of tho
eremy? Who shaped the course of incidents
by which one man has escaped the hostile bull
LET'S, and ano her has fallen on the field of bat.
1lee All these events, more important than
the fall Of q sparrow, have been as truly, il
not us pa1pably under the control Of Gods
Almighty hand as were the plaques Of Eyy p1
or tie opening Of the Rcd Sea- before the con,
gregatfon of 1ssael? the return Of the floods
1pon Pharaoh and his hosts. Who causes the
wounded to be Ill. de Il hole, or SO determines
the working Of adverse tendencies, that all
surgical and medical sk1n is baf1cd, and the
boEcs of anxious friends queuched out b;
a fatal result j? Verify, God worketh al
things aftcr the counsel Of lis own will. il
ie he VITO gave, who has also taken away In
the great :.ffliction cntter which we all mourn
to day! and shall We not say Ms 1t ever be
comes us to say, Blessed be the name Of ths
+ Lord e'' Shsll nc not humble ourselves un
| der the Almighty hand of God, that he may
Lift pe up III his own gracious way.
| The life MD death Of such man as he va:
whose dece%ue has brought us together, mus
No euch man can live ID rain, or die in vain
God makes even bad men his unwilling in
| syuments for good to the world, In way.
which they do not design, by oyerrullng thei1
wicktd tdhess for the furtherance Of high mora
ends, and setting them up Is beacons Of warn
But lie assigus higher mission to the gooi
AID energetic supporter Of truth and pubiit
interest. We art called, On this sad OCCASION
to pny our heartfelt tribute to the memo1!
| and virtues Of epch Inan-sach private ant
| public benefactoT.
Ttoga county, New York, plact ftom whence
| have slHnrg not few Of the most able and
excellent men that now adorn the business act
| prblestien deTartmt nts OF our country boil
| at the East and the West
With n natural taste for military science
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les in pant at military echool at Norwich
Vermont. He af1erwards devoted himself foi
| about eight years, with much SUCCESS, to the
legal profession, in the city of Oswego, Nen
| York Subseque ntly, ana up to the time ot
bis entrance into the army, be .:as engaged ia
the produce business, which brought him to
t this city, He1e he has chiefly resided for ses-
| cral Sts1s ust, aud where he has been dist:o.
| gEished for energy, enterprise and public
| spirit. From the beginning Of the present
war, his mird vas deeply exercised
| with regard to Ills own duty to his c1untry-
clined the Colonelcy ofthe 1st Beard Of Trade
regiment, and being offered the post Of Lieut..
Colonel Of the same regiment, be entered
upon tie service In which he so willingly sac
riiIced emoluments, health and life self He
Was seriously wounded at Ficksburg while
neb1 3he 'ts'pg Of e a.v s iast IL Nsun5
though not ut first deemed mortal one,
proved too much for his already cnfechted
constitution. he gradually lost strength, and
hie LufItrings grew more Intense, until in
spite of I'LL the best surgical skill could do. he
knows no waking, short Of the resurrection
Of the great day
Col. Wright was a man Of extraordinary
ms ntal activity, and Of ackno vlsdged popu.
1ar eloquence, and well did be ufc his yiGor-
cus and ready talent for the benefit Of public
kAbt1tltC Ill UuI E1l5 l1H 10T LAE C4Q3E VI
our bleeding country, which owes him a debt
Of crerlastirg e gratitnde for the influence he
exe1ted by lis winning words in rallying vol
untceIs for her defense He was q man OF
great personal purify and integrity, and had
the respect and confidence Of all who knew
him, Ms pattern Of commercial honesty and
8 mcst worthy and deserving member Of no.
c}e1y in every relation Anlfable, kind and
generous, he had multisu6e Of friends, aud
can scarcely have made q personal enemy. Ho
waE not politician, but sincere and earnest
pa. riot, to whom Ills ccuntry'6 welfare was
officer, he vas universally admired and be.
loved. Els regard for the bodily comfort and
the moral security Of the men under hun was
noted and appreciated BY all with whvm he
had to do nid by all observers. fever did a
tr:yer man draw 4 sword or cheer on reei-
Mcnt Of soldiers In the face Of danger and
death.
Col. Wright WIS truly patriot and O SOL
| dicr, but was more christian than either
| A little more than five years since, in sea-
community, lie stood up with fifty five others
| in this plnce, and deciared himeer on the
Lords s!do, then AID there taking upon him-
tclf the bonds Of the everlasting Covenant.
| Since that time lie has been most consistent
and jealous disciple Of our Lord and Savior,
| ut home, in tn: Church, In the relations Of
business, in the army, among friends, among
strangers, in hcaltA and prosperity, and IN
sickness and suffering. His last days Of ra
tioua1 reflection were largely devoted to earn
CIT determination and prayer, in anticipa-
felt to be approaching. Alnlost iu his last
Eour Of mental clearness it was my privilege
to have an interview with him, and tu hear
him vc{y often 1amenting his imrerfections
and shortcomings. "Jcsns Christ is my only
hope. I trust in him alone" "Blesscd arc
the dead who die in the Lord. Yea, saith the
'heir works follow them-'' This man
country, in his life, and he being
dead yet spea'leth. dc speaks to us
through our knowledge and recollections
events Tint have attended the closing
ceres Of his earthly sacrifices. And
nllat are the lessons which he commends to
our aerions attention, and calls upon us to re.
drce to practical use. Let us listen to
these wtighty and solemn instructions now,
while We arc here to maze an inadequate ex-
preston Of our untclgned respect and affection
I,r him, whose manly form lies before u5 50
client, and yet SO eloquent.
Let us consider the value Of II good and I'M
iupcachable personal character, Of which We
are here reminded. How cou1d re cherish the
memory Of Col. Wright as now we do, II he
had been man Of vicious Life, or crooked
ard tr1e man alone retains hold on our
hearts, after be has passed away from among
The living, and We have nothing 9 to hope 31s q
love to recall the history Of such mans ca
recr through the world. We feel that his ex.
ample Is precious legacy, not only to his
children and lis relatives, but to the whole
community; Tor 1t shows us all That wisdom
excelleth folly rs far as light excelleth dark
ness,
The generosity and open-handed benevo.
keep In mind the position nnd worth Of one
who forgets himself In caring for the comfort
and welfare # others, mud for the interests of