New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-25
In Philadelphia.


From Our Special Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA Sunday April 20, 1857 IN
All that was earthly, except, indeed, his LIE
and history and Deeds and example, now familiar as
household words in all the homes of this great landau
else that was earthly Of the President and Honest Man
in whom there guile rests to-day In old lnde'
pendence Hall Here, four years ago. standing on the
spot where his cold clay and speaking OF the
principle Of equal liberty which the deliberations OF the
Continental Congress, in this same hail. had helped to
establish. he said
sbou, to say would rather be assasnated than sur
gender it."
To-day thousands look the las. tine upon his good
face perhaps recall those significant words Of self con-
secration and prophesy. and think
Here is himself, marrd, yon see, with traitors"
And then 20 their way sadder and better men. They
loved hims it rreverent say they loved him because
he fl. ct loved themi Aud now
"They would go and hiss his wounds
And dip their napkins III his sfcrrd God;
Yea, peg hair Of hn tor memory, 80
And dying. mention II within their Wills
Bequeanina it as rich legacy
Unto their issue"
IT was US the love of David and Jonathan and now IL
the sorrow of David Jonathan slain. They would
break out-"Woe to the hands that shed this costly
blood Over thy wounds do prophecy but they re-
member how he that is dead had no revenge in his
heart and feel that his shade would look down from the
sky greycd aud in anguish if bare and lawful justice
were transcribed or aught done in simple revenge
Only Justice then is demanded and il the traitors
fault II
-"This evenhsnded Justice
Counmends the Ingredients OF their poisoned chalice
To their own hps"
And then the masses cram back the natural cry for
vengeance with the thought that
The ,sas.insion doesn't rammel up the consequences
and catch with its surcesse success"
INDEPENDENCE HALL.
Let me recur to Independence Hall At che head Of
the coffin clothed in black drapery, relieved by
profason of flowers in boquets wreaths, crosses and
anchors is the great bell that ninety years ago burst
with the mighty strokes that proclaimed the passage OF
he Declaration of Independence. 1t still bears in cut
bronze the famous inscription,
Procam Liberty throughout all the land unto all the in
habiisnts thereof Lev Ixv TO-
Then there the chair in which Hancock sat when pre-
siding over the Continental Congress the chair be
rose from when he stepped TO tie clerks desk on the
fourth day of July l775 70 sign mis- in bold char
|acters the Declaration Around the statues
and pictures Of Washington end others Of the fathers.
The whole hall is Of fags. drapery and flow
crsfags for patriotism, draDery for mourning flowers
for love for hope for all tender and beautiful senti-
ment ay. and for the resurrection.
AT HARRISBURG.
The procession at Harrisburg yesterday morning
was large and orderly and passed through streets
thronged with thousands, some Of whom had come
from hundreds of miles away. There had been special
trains from all quarters the day before The remains
had rested in the State House during the night and
were exposed TO view to late hour Gov. Curtin and
staff Gen. Cameron and other distinguished gentlemen
came on the funeral train to this city, 1t halted at
Lancaster fJr Thaddeus Stevens but he too unwe
to travel Lancaster the home of James Buchanan,
and his house was visible approached the city.
No flag no emblem OF mourning indicating patriotism
and sorrow could be detected that house. per-
haps, was any expected. A thousand times better be
Abraham Lincoln assassinated than this craven and
depraved old man, who ontlved his Presidency. and
outlves the respect of all good men. This thought
occurred to ALL and shudder through frames
as we thought that this hoary headed man, Booths
moral accompce once sat in the highest place OF the
Republic
REACHING PHILADELPHIA.
The train ched Philadelphia at 4;30 p. m, two
hours ahead Of the usual schedule time having started
from Harrisburg hour in advance and gained
another hour the way. This in er to secure
day light for the procession here, but by some inef
fciency OF those in charge bere the gain was OF no
value, since procession
two hours after our arrival. 1t was O'Clock when the
hearse reached Independence Hall. Three hundred
thousand people packed the streets and looked down
from windows and verandshs, and another hundred
thousand were n'the processonl give the estimate
Of the city authorities and do not think exaggerated
for there have been 0 in the city yesterday,
two thirds of whom have been present. Broad st.
is nearly twice as wide as your Broadway, yet for
hall IL al ha Tor of
the houses down to the sidewalks and then the
very wheels of the carriages. Walnut, Arch, and
Chestnut. sts are vide Broadway, but mile of
each was crowded in the same way. Then the throng
surged down from each street crossed from far
the eye could reach
DECORATIONS.
need not try TO describe the elaborate. tasteful.
costly aud universal symbols of mourning on all the
houses for YOU have the same in New-Yorki nor the
inscriptions and hammered notices, for you have them
too. Not less than twenty times repeated was the
Divine bards beautiful Characterization of Duncan SO
familiar to all Of us. and so applicable nowi
- Besides, this Duncan
bath borne his faculties meek, hath been
SO clear in his great office, that his virtues
win plead like angels: trumpet toneued, against
TIN. deep dannaton Of his taking of,
Stridins The beast, or Heaven cherubim, hOrsed
Ipon the sightless couTiers of the air.
Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye,
That shall drown the wind
One wondered where all the flags from, and all
the black CLOTH and more where all the people came from
The countless and various stoons aud rosettes about
tho windows and the pendant flags dropping as though
with the UNIV onted weight of the black that bordered
their folds. One knew these the handwork Of the
aged matrons the lovely and the beautiful girls
who leaned from the windows. passed mournfuy by
the ruins OF the noblest man" Of times-the work