, 1865-05-03
TIRE PREsiDCNT'S FUNERAL.
THE BGGY DEPARTED FOR SPRING.
FIELD.
visiting the Corpse in ,.the Court
House Yesterday.
Escorting the Remains to the Dspot--
Torchlight Procession--The
Funeral Dirge.
E1zectlngs, Resolutions, sc.

E1ectings, Resolutions, &c,
The corse Of our honored President has left
chicaeo-haeg gone forward on the Last sta-e Of its
journey to the tomb. Ere these lines meet the
eyes Of minority Of our readers the sepultnral
cortege Will have deposited The remains in the
State House-carned the 1Ifele.s form back to the
place where little more than four years ago he
took leave OF his friends on departing to a:sume
the honots md duties Of the Prea,denHsl Office.
lie has returned 10 that home, oh how sadly yet
sion on which he set ort, yea one faf more glor1-
Gus than probably even he dared to ptctuFe to
hitnself wnen last he stood in ths stree Of
Springfield, and .hdly bade them t'farewell.n In
Tits. his return. he comes us enc who hiss con-
quered through death-he has estahl1shf d fn fh,s
nte martyrdom bus right 70 be called The Savior
OF Ills country -" H1 DIED TO MAKE Us FaEE.r
Chicago has ebown during the p.sr two days.
fuly us ever, how deeply his image and tha record
Ct hts virtues Is cuErayen on the popular heart.
atou OF the foul which melted to his akea:sl-
nation, not less than OF the crinsoned hand now
1n:d low, which Was but the accurse1 instrument
can mourn The Enm p1geant Of woo which sa-
luted the corpse tn 1te Iassage through our city,
imposing though Il were va in truth ont feeble
breatt, aud rem aimed upcxpressed because too
profound for utterence. The national mouralue
hsps nowhere 80 deep. 50 heartfelt. Here be vas
kzumn and personally beloved, md OF the untold
thousands who a:senh1ed to receive here the dust,
scarcely one felt but that be wns honored In heinE
able TO pay the last sad tribute Of respect to the
Iemn1ua.
Ard row the void, NOW the time that shall tell
@ our G9d Is ae,S e
houeh il were, was yet broken by he ercitane5t
hive not been without sd Interest. But now
Il at the loyn = forever Departed md n.usht saws
the ut mory ofthe man remains, now comes the
80 dimonstr1tise. IS more aasc,ire. The dead Of
the nation, Of the raca, Is ,cone fr.m among US
CT. n his form has departed We mourn hin now
aE indeed gone; the place which knew HIN 80
long. shall knov him no nore forever.
f. 1t IL frdeld terrible, scarcely fathomab1e void
Lincoln has been Identified with Chicago as no
other President Hc was peculiarly ours, both
nop euei!y Of thousht and Temperament He vas
our resident IN every sense OF the word. Nwns
krrt thst he gsined those tte:s of men and things
Which Cited him for the exalted position he &c.
cIpied; here that tls ability was tst retosnized.
Il wa. upon our shoulders Inst he w1s lifted up
q oVe 1l.e beads Ct the people, end sustained IL
then for .hc freedom and bonor Of the Nation. It
w1s here that be commenced to ascend the i1dder
witch has I'D him heavsaEard. and landed him
among he clouds. whose -thsrlng form. now OBJ
we etsnd at the base Of TINT ladder and
fcok wistful!J upward, We can dtscesn the hand
vel; We can see, as did jacob The anreis M Of agd
ascending and defending upon It, and We know
bt n y 70 as asf on H.
u double portion Of his spirit may b. uppu bfss
srecs.sor. Then Wtli tndesd the et,ns y4 Of he l
dfesd Visitation be taken away, aud we may &C ,se
do. or our nnlonal trouble divide md let us
poss esfe:y over. '@N@~ 49, ~
this that we viii etli mourn hi. loss, aad hold in
TIC iirht Of onr ereaEent ere1a me my ~ We, nm IN
rem.,,n.- ,b.o,
Yea. from :hc t,hlc az nmr rnsn3o;v
Wei wire away al ir.yisl fond records,
ga N3sn ~ ~ sEoe @ s,soEd CT 81 alone M shall iys
Cn,nlscd Win oas.r matter.
h. las csnierrsu have m3de for him fams % Wh,eh
c.nnot nerieh. raised nannnment Tonr@ ansn-3no
tfa marhlc. On whose rtes sre raven the hi
record "a win an iron pen and lead Ia the roeek
II sssa
a,e living eps, le to bis worth. Known and rssd
1eet,on shall ever cherish hi1 In Eratefui remen
lraucc, It is moi as tue conouernrs Int Az liz
ot e sns tie chains M
free; he The prophet who came prca :hiar the &C.
cfnfab1E YESf OF the Lord. and WIN hfnur urht afsc
The dey OF vengeance Of our (3o tn the nj
our national liberty.
Thc hundreds Of thousands Of people who fol-
| lowed the 1nan,mste clsy along our streets, and
cazed on the cold features Of the depst ted ara bnt
tne 1.,a adssace guard Of the ~ mighty ho,s who.e M
rf4r ~. aaea;.5 tt ms tsi asea sHan ~ sat
swesr bv fhc 1ncmorv n fhs dsvotsi Vn.rtx, 4nu
that The f7nfnr 10 d.e3 4o ms;nts;u :. ,nnss ~ !
eha1t he nresasvea The 1snse n cantn1g iii T
Senni1 andear nm ~ tha ~ s,i,nn:
and ~ 1he 1tchf II a.WninT r,r,,f1s,ian sh u;
dawn oyer fhe hennles Of 1hn eart11 and man ~.
e1yWhere enafi r. frea. Ch,csoo iii; 31o5 .f,1i
pator, md treaeure 10 etill more gratefully cach
| inemeuto OF the nan Hhp.e fame viii bc the
brightest jewel in our CIVIC crown.
AAanA IN SAA AE.
Mnnday sherman. a,,f nsserd bv the who,e r,rt,.
| cetsIon Of nbout foftF thousand neonie. The
allow he boa1 % to % be- uut N oriss. Ths dr door, ~
| lv s,rrn ~ IosriEp fhe face ernnaed 1Ehnn -.
fnlsfaro during all the night Of Monda5 and until
| the remnins were closed on Tuesday. there was a
| continuous e.ream Of visitors passing ,hrough
the rotnnda of the Court House. 1t IL, Of course,
impossible to arrive at the exact rumber Of those
lsEt tine rpon 81 t6at is lcft of
bcz mnst be reached ealy approximately. D. to
had Tisited tss resine. e. m Between MD m'dntsSt @
siter that hey we're u nuaerou. - ever. Fuiiy
s9 he G9G n9oSs aa ss
. ....la.E.a AffsAaAses ~ ICE Or % 1ns hoo1.
changed, There WIS the same holy, calm express.
FOE, sno the ea1e pla"td sul1e resting upon toose
hszn n spq except i9r ss,
QEHus lie DQdy looked fAfltf az II In gentle
slnnbe5, I'D one could almost seem to hear ne
respiration, and see the breast neavlnc Al II In
~ TIE SINGING.
Atsntsrra!s, while the people were ding silently
b. from Tie second oos cane The solemn
!or the dead. The effect 1ss 1nexpresaiblJ grand
eod solemn.
r,,r p.orrs,,ov
e,es ~ ~
xaver,{ honr. reto-. thsv cnnln h.va ~ nna~*n
rity to enter The Couft Hpuae, This li,e eT.
tended. u intervals during the dsy for more than
ioT hoass. ''''' '''' '''A' "S4' A''s'D ~ '''A'
171eKs REs1s,,. p51Ta.s1os D. E.r'ns s,,r
.nife rpr1es 3n 1ha 5,t1 q .hans ~ an aaa
Tnssdsy morning from fnaispspolts haFins os1 pr 1o
sSa6esy ,sst aP'e;F gsns5a Palmer
from the Common Council Of the city Of Louis.
| T1lie. ine Eno!e pat1y hunnel my persons.
| They projected to Spring field last evening with
the funeral cortege. and will tsks part in the OBJ
| seqntcs. The following Il the delegation:
| Goycrror Thomas +. Bramlette and staff; D.
| ". Lindsay, Adtutant General: 8. z. suddarth,
HHtncr.I IT, Ernnrs, a;d5e, e
bodcet, Aid-de.Cump; Rev. b P, Henderson,
Chaoain; n. T. Samrc1s, Auditor; James B.
| 1ece. AEsistSTf see5etary' =. +. Duaean1 Ad'ae'
u II BeiEnsn' Eso. Ssmnie H. s1thn,, IT,
Peter, ESQ; 3. F. Avery, Esq.; b. Orril, ESQ;
| z. Z. Geatnney, y; y. Goddard, T; c. Colcmao,
tn =; = Fe n, eaaIa G,t;. =, e'a9rate5 y n n reg
T Toai. r. NJ Paften, y n. Kionev ~ K NJ n Wno1. r. a.