New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-04

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First came the marshals and their aids followed BY
tAnd Of music, then the 2lst Regiment in full foree
Chen the cergymen Of the different churches carrying
spen Bibles; then open car drawn by four White
horses and tastefuly adorned with National Tags In
Shs car there were IS coored ladies dressed in white
% represent the IS recent Slave States Each OF them
tsd beautiful bouquet to present to Cen Sexton after
he speech which he was expected to deliver. long
procession Of women followed the car Then followed
SAe children Of the Public Schoolor part Of then and
there were ls00 in line at least. They sang dufing
- entire length Of the march;
John Browns body lies moulding In the grave
John Biown's body hes moulding IN the grave
John Browns body lies a moulding In the grave,
His soul a marching on
GLORY. GLORY Glory Holleulah'
GLORY Glory Glory Halleujahl
Glory Glory Glory HalleGjahi
We 60 marching on
This verse. however. was not nearly 30 popular as
one which was intended should be omitted but rapid
q suppanted al the Others until at last all along the
eaile or more Of children marching two abreast. no
sGher sound could be heard than
Well hang JEFF. Davis on sour apple tree
We'll hang JEFF Davis on sour apple ueel
Well hang JEFF Davis on a sour apple teei
As We 80 marchingoD
e secret OF the popularity of this verse was found
eat after the procession MIR Timothy Hurry,
soCharestown Massachusetts, volunteered TO teach the
children the different schools to eng this songs but
desired by the superintendent TO omit this verse;
O the ground Of personal opposition to capital pun
Sshment in all cases where criminals in position
where they can be prevented from ,njurine society.
Many Of the children already knew the song and took
Che advice not to sing that conrarwiseas per-
As~, they were expected to do b. their volunteer
teacher. 1t did seem that they could remember no
ether verse, and the sest with which they sung it
showed little appreciation Of the position Of the oppo
asnts Of the penalty Of death
Very few of these children had ever been at school
before; not Of them had walked In public pro-
esson they had had only houre drill their play
ground and yet they kept in line closed up and wore
ander perfect control and orderly TO the last They
snly ceased to sing In order that they night cheer Gen
Saxton, Col Woodford, various grorps Of Union Off
ssrs OF sailors two Northern men whom they
Seoognzed their friends Gen. SaIton and lady
On carriage at street where the procession passed.
md Col. Woodford and LADY ct another; and
tnuous cheer greeted them with cheers for
ofacer whom they supposed to be Gen. Hatch. The
soored people know all these officers their friends.
Cen Saxton Is their vore every where In the Depart
nent and they have all learned that Gen. Hatch and
Col Woodford gave them equal rights in the public
sohoos-sn advantage which they psiSe next to free
dom.
Amer the children. came the various tradcs First,
Che fishermen, with q banner bearing an emblematca
Device and tie words 1.-THE Fisherman welcome you
Sen. Saxton." Second, a society with the banner
1.-THE Union South" Third. carpenters. mssons, team
sesrs drovers coopers bakers paper BARRIERS
backsmitbs wood.savyes painters, wheelwrights and
SAe fire companies The carpenters carried their planes
and ether tools the masons their trowels the team
sers their Whips the coopers their adzes the bakerc
crackers hung round their necks the paper-carrers
banner and each copy Of The CAarisGoS Courier; the
BARRIERS their shears the backsmiths their hammers;
she woodsawyers their saxbucks, the painters their
Asushss the wheel wrghts large wheel; end the fire
eompar les ten in number, with t5eir banIcrs their
Ebpemer with their trunpets.
The most original feature OF the procession was
fargo cart drawn by two delapdated horses with the
worst harness that could be got to hold oct which
followed the trades On this cart there an auc-
hoaeer's flock and q black man. With bel. repre-
pented ne gro trader red flag waving his head,
rscsing the days and yet so far OIL when hn-
uan beings we're made merchandise OF in South Caro-
Tina. This man had himself been bought ard sold
several times; and two women and child who sat on
che block had also been knocked down at pablo Grcon
N Charleston. As the cart moved along. the mock
snctioneer rang his bell and cried out; "H'0 muck GIN
offered or ibis good eooki' She Is an rlent cook,
ssmen" She make far kinds Of s1ocktsrte sox-
JSos beef fish OF. Joris" " VaO bidsi" "?06s bio.
s.Two hundreds" "oOVs bid" "250" 900" 1850.
900" "450" '"Iybo bids who bidsi 500" And
10 he went On inHeng in sport the Internal traffic o.
which many Of the spectators had been the living vic
Tins. Old women hurst into tears as thy saw this
tsbleau and forgetting that It was mimic scene
shouted wildly: "Givs me back my Children! CHA M
Isei nv eadrea" The wringing Of HANDS seen on the
sdewalks caused more fan lookeron 10 cure the
oocy that would even suggest the possibility tha the
vretcbes who had bought and sold loyal men might be
- ought 10 be readmtted to the rights Of citizenship
lsuf there are people who would even recommend
that hese persons alone should be regarded as citizens
There is DO officer In all the United States who could
stand up before tie storm Of righteous indignation
which fearless record Of the lives Of the oathtakers
Asre would arouse. And that chronicle OF crime is
being made here fever they attempt put down the
Irue loyallsts here this record viii be sent to The
tribune
Behind the auction-car 60 men marched tied to
spe-in imitation Of the gangs who used often to be
ed through these streets their way from Virginia TO
he sngar.felds Of Louirans. AL Of these men bad
I'm soh In the old times.