, 1865-05-02
The Proeegtion--The Remains Escor.
ted Through the Streets by Nearly
10000 People.
I'm TEE COURT HousE.
THE B0DT LAID IN STATE.
The Coffin nnd Catnfalque-
Funeral DtrGe--I'lc Em-
balnsinE Process.
VIEWING TEE BODY AT MIGHT.
Torth-Llght Procession Tonight Departure
Of The Funeral Cs,tese for
Springfield.

Springfield.
AL that Is mortal Of Abraham Lincoln, the hon.
est End good man, the prudent and sagacioua
couufcllor the farior Of the country from the ne
farioua schemes Of II treason-the blaekest aud moet
deepe1ste the world hla yet eeen-now reposee in
our city. the city that he loved and that loved
h1In while the mcu1ners 60 about the streets, md
EVeIy heute weAys the funereal symbols of eor-
sow, md every voice Ia husbed IN Tue presence OF
she Ercat dead. These streets. that i've years aco
this very month blos.omed with flags and echoed
the booming OF cannon and the jubi1ations Of as
femhled thousands, "a The news wus announced
tlsr Abraham Lincoln had been nominated as the
candidate for the Presidency OF the United States
aro now clad In the partd-eolorcd emblcms OF
mourning, and echo only the solemn iollinR of
bells that then rang ont glad peals, and the boom,
ing OF minute guns that then gave forth the peo-
pies elsdness- he went from among us the
brave earnest, hopeful, honest, Christian man, to
save the country fom the ruin which portended-
tie cloud, no bigger than mans hand. that over
spread the whole heavens, covered the whole land
with darkness and de1uged /, with the
ptiIless storm. He swent rs an eatness,
simple man, determined only to interposc
the shield OF justice and right between the
threatened Republic and tta enemies,
To maintain the authority Of the laws and the Con
ftitutiun handed down by the fathers. and re-ce-
tahlieh order and obedience. he comes back to
US, his work nnished the Republic vindieated, It's
enemies oyesthrown and ening for peace; but
alasl he returns with the crown Of mar-
1yrdom, the victim OF the daetard assaaa1n. he
len us asking that the prayers Of the people might
be offered to Almighty God Ior wisdom and help
to eee the right path and pursue IT. Those pray-
ers were answered. He accomplished his work
and now the prayers OF the people ascend for help
% bear the great affection which has faslen upon
Them. Slain IS no other man has been slain. died
as NO other man has died, cut down while inter
posing the hnnd Of his great charity and mercy
between the wrath Of the people and gully rrai-
1o5s tes people Of Ch,cagG % to-day teRdss!' re;
streaming eyea-
The solemn pageant Of yesterday, and the aual
o. a9sa e1e ionrnu, app5ops
courts Of Chicago he gained ,hat Distinction
e. ha de1ss %,S
the lamented Douglas, Chicago, more than any
other city, aided to give his Immortal utt.rancee
ind thus rought prominently before The couEtry
shts hard working tolle1, this acute thinker aud
lc.7eaf re1fonsf. this uDfInchiug and unyielding
ia1anye ob:cufity, IN political sense at least,
this man Of men. md fcmandcc that the country.
should recognize IN him one fit to et7nd IN
r,
a,d prudent ruler in crises. And wen. as the
clouds were gathering thickly, and the muttc--
1ngs Of TIE approaching tempest were besrd on
.ethered together in thus cry TO seltei The plot
who should stand at the hi In. Chicago firmly de-
nsnded That that pilot should be Abraham LIN
With tie most able aud cnrning debater In the
1tnd, and hit saractty and honeety and pnr:tY no
man mar could question: The convention nominated
him, md the announcement that he Was to be our
ttandard bearer WaE received by the people OF
Chitaco with glad shouts Of jEbilatlon. and. IN
sa!lied il 1hefr 1ieht 1t the s' polls ss taey ta
had nerer rallied before. Chicago honared
.u,,et s e' f95 5e s09p' Ts2 ,ns nf Seors fss very
Go battle for the immortal principles OF which be
vas the exponent and Representative, and neret,
has she dtehouored his call.. The loyal mea Of
Chicago loved him and he loved them. They Of
The Esst admired and respected him - they eaw
The South hated him AZ vice always hatee yIrfue:
re of The West loved him a: friend and neigh
bor who bad grown up amoncst ne, whose every
worde@ and that love he returned. His calm aad
:1ce Was ever turned westward, and already |
.e had determined that, uh.n he had fulfilled |
rounded and complete as the orbit OF planet, !
oater sti1uolteG, then laying asfde the rcIns OF
goveanment and sheathfng the swora OF Justice, |
Gf his days in the enjoyment Of that he had go
Won, and 60 down to the grave in the !
mysterious and tnecF1table providences OF
Got, that n. ar desire OF his heart WIS
{ en1ed him. The Grier7nE widow and aalcted
forth chicsgo Vii deieh 10 honor : tss@ md % ex.
tend 70 them the warm grsap Of sympathy and
endsttR i = sa sncmpry Of he great dead and in
For al thcee reasons II was peculiarly appro.
PIRATE that Chicago thould do honor TO his re-
81 ND 6arF NJ -
That duty ha8 been nccomp mplished
robly md ppToprtateay. AS the train which con-
| loony pal, Of clouds rolled. away anc the sun
'roEe through the riffs, enTeloplng all the page
III m mellow. food Q! light The procession
sos1an trisu.s T. hls memory ana ssnssd
s;'m. 1ts composition VIE varied. and embraced
IL Eatpnalfues, ell crec-s aud all ectts Brouzed,
soGsss II o5
active service by honorable wounds; Governors !
ot Sta!cs and grave. thoush shhnl faced councillors
Il partisan differences; the CHILDREN Of the |
rchoos ny thousands. uncousciousiy participating
ceremony which IN aftez &c srs Viii be their most
precious RECOLLECTION yenstnole Judees Of Courts
lh- OLE great sorrow, Protestant and Catholic and
szebrcw. a1l moving :lce by side: Knights Temp |
~ asd 9e en o5 fsE a
cian, Enel.sa and Scotch, Irish and Welsh, |
French snt Norwegian, Danish and Spanish, He
ncra1rs the Archer, Gruetll Dlidnuss md !
ICrlveEein, of etalwsrtt phlccuahc Germans.
y eue.d TO liberty aad humanity associations,
of evc-y acset1pton ena lsst nat rot lesss
.:amned With the dignity Of manhood. the race |
y a.ich sy stroke Of h1e pen he delivered from
aJs horfr, they have marched by with stesdy. |
iramp, and stin tue dizeee ale willing |
n our cars, sne the roi! Of a,s,ant drums Pre-;
W eyer In1u fD1pfnHuf |
Thu great metropolis o1 New York layished }n |
wealth upon the solemn p.ccantrY and decora- !
aads u men, women and children eiood by In |
silent awe and reverence az The procession passed
Nv 11lnE away the I. Ln,ns Ct the m7styrcd Presl.
: at Of The Wcttcrn world, bowcd DOM in sor !
TOW and anguish. upoa the ?r1iftes Of Illinois,
uppa1rntiy fs1 from any human hahitatton,
ellver haired, and prnt undar The 1ntirmitlc8 OF (
ee, leaned upon tie stad. hle head bowed down ia
/. Gcnt revcrcnce md respect ,bnk ng the thoushts
ob,crt visible upon that broad expanse. lie stool I
a,one tn hls erlcf, paying his trihate. tribute
,ender ooS e a ar exsn
congregated thousands of the basy CRY to the so
iar9 od nan alone in hts SORROW, In the heart Of
i1y and rec, ,vtbsates The chord Q. grief. We
trrn to he sad details o! the dny ofmournins:
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The body waf received from tue line OF tne
E,chlcnn Ccu,ral Ra1lroad at Park oW, on tho
igsr shore, one mile south Of the depot, cooscyed
1hrncn 10 Michigan avenue. along the tVen1e 20
Iate street. down Lake to c ark, on Cla1k
Io The cast gntc Of the Court House square,
nd tptjde the eQuare round TO- the south
q oar Of lhc Court Honc G, in which the cof1n wss
d. posited the different paris OF tse Proce sn q
filed through the Court aonse, p1sI the cofnse,
end lett Ey the north door, breaking up INTO SEE.
1iuu: a. shey re ched the STREET, and marching on
to the places where they had gathered In 1ne
The xhole Of the line Of march Was strongly
ro1.cd in, and guarded along the edge Of the side.
valke. inside these were formed tho dfnefs1
compouents Of the proccssiln In donblc GOLD
culEuu the ttdcNnlkt ana open fpacee be!ug
reseryec for spectators. Il w4s ii hrst intended
10 ehut the outside public OF completely from
,he streets nlcnc which the pruce aeiou would
! ,oye hut this was de- tded to be impract1cahe.
I1nipr the new n1rnne eement the people had room
tn nees. md owing 10 the very efficient measures
,n7icn 10 Greeervc order, there WAS no ioconre-
~. nee among the immense crowds tf people who
fhrpeed every svenue through Which eight q
,i,e m ourpiu1 tortcge conia pnssibiy be ghlnea,
;. I'd stretched lar AWAY back INTO me Streets aua
tyrSs ahottlns on the line Of march.
AZ very carly hour the people teGan 10 o.! II
tb. sfrf,etr ind by nine o'clock there wsE gfano
e1inrtaia Of every entrance II ttc gfouno 10 10
s.nverae6. Some time before ten O'Clock Inc VI
rlous bodies participating commenced !o mose
MIC the plaets assigned them. h1d ior the ns1t
'nur the s1ere was one Of apparently tnexnac11le
a0A. y. .1,ov ,xftt M fDta AcnrH4 OF 1&Ae-