The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-10

From the Boston Post May oath.
Yesterday the grave closed forever over the
remains of Nathaniel Hawthorne, name that
will live while the English language has an
existence or memory. The body was re-
moved from Plymouth, N. a., the place OF his
demise, to his residence at Concord, Mass.
and in that quiet town yesterday afternoon, he
was followed to his last resting place by O nu-
merOus company of friends, including many of
his literary associates whose writings, like his
own, are known around the globe.
The services were appointed for one o'clock,
but the appointment was afterwards changed
for three o'clock. At that hour the Unitarian
Church was well filled d among the au-
dience were Professor LOngfcllow, Professor
Agassiz, eX President Franklin Pierce, DR.. o.
w. Holmes, james Russell Lowell. George s.
Hlard, Rev. VIM. Ellery Charming, Charles
+. Norton, Prof George w. Greene Judge
4. ?. Whippe, A. BroIs n Alcott. James I.
Fields, George i. Loring. John s. Dwight,
Richard s. rockingham. A. Williams. of A.
Williams & Co., Richard S Spofiord, Jr.. Miss
Harriet e. Pre,cOlt, Mrs. james L. FieI Is, and
others.
The coffin was placed in front of the pulpit
and was covered with prOfusion of spring
flowers, whose fragrance filled the church.
The services commenced with Il voluntary up
On the organ and the chant "Thy will be
DONE" by the choir. Rev. james Freeman
Clarke, of Indiana Place Church, Boston, ad-
dressed the audience partially as follows:
If there ever has been one who was emf
nentiy himself and received, cherished and
faithfully fulfilled that which God gave him it
was our friend who has LETT us. IL is not for
me TO speak Of him, for many of you knew him
better than |. But we all knew this of him.
and we kre w it in his writings u which he
put himself; we know OF him that his plan
was his own, and that his whole work came ac-
cording to the law which God had IMPRESSED
upon it. and that God put lin here to glorifv
this tame New England life, and to pour over
it all that poetry that was in his heart I
know no other thinker or writ r. who has had
such sympathy as he had with that dark shad
Ow which falls over our eXistence-that shad-
Ow which theologians call sin. He seemed to
be the friend OF sinners in his writings. 1
think we may give him that title l think
that he may follow after our Heavenly friend,
and bear something of the same name He en-
tered into those mysterious depths and felt his
way through those dark passages the human
heart, and always with tenderest sympathy,
always to show us that there is something in
our own hearts which might have led us the
same way.
think that was work which our friend
has done which was never done before as he
did it. 1t was not that he did not recognize
all that was right and generous and noble in
nature. His books were full of sunshine as
well as of shade. Nature, who sympathizes
with her children seems to day to have bound
the stars of her beauty around her, as parting
tribute to this her Sun who has been so faithful
to her allegiance. AL this fragrance and sweet
ness of the opening year which is breathed
around us seems to be the farewell of the
mother to the son who has gone on into that
higher pasture, that nobler work. and hat
larger life which is ready for us when we have
finished our work here.
The services were concluded by PRAYER and
the reading of hymn. The coffin was then
opened, and friends were permitted to look for
the last time upon the familiar face, which re-
tanned almost the appearance and expression of
life. 4......... ''.'
The coffin was then placed In the hearse,
having upon it a wreath of apple-blOssoms
from the ''Old Manse," which, BY the pen of
Mr. Hawthorne, has become familiar name
to our literature, and the manuscript of an un.
finished romance which had engaged the atten.
ton of the decease in his latter days.
A procession was then formed, a number OF
Mr.. Hawthornes associates acting as pail bear
ers and the body was conveyed to Sleepy Hol-
low Cemetery. Here. on the summit of q hill,
a spot mu,h frequented by the deceased when
at his Concord home, amid the tall pines,
whose leaves rustled mournfully above, he was
laid to his rest. The usual Scripture selections
for burial were read by Rev. Mr. Clarke, and
the friends who sadly gathered arOud felt,
while dust was committed to dust that the
spirit had returned to God who gave it.
1t was pleasant to notice that so many
turned aside from their daily duties to join in
this sad scene. and that the store of Messrs.
Iicknor & Fields. in this city, was appropri-
ately closed during the day.