Daily national Republican., 1865-04-25


remains n the Presldsutial Mansion, saw
I5em rsmN|fd from the temporary conn IN
thieh, VI. wera borne thsre, apd from that
Ilis f.llroII a. 5t, ~ tr11upoIIatloh & mi
n9is, I ~ t,teh a q tite with bem.
~ tIci1' int|& md, "a hlI1elt ous u The
fkssidt1I1 ) ~ Ish 90 and oI IN p6hIIs oc.
easions stood at bis side o. No him, and
I felt as ~ even had duty not Iimanded my
presence, I could not leave tn inanimate
form Of him Of whom I had seen 90 much, and
who loved 30 well In LIE.
The days Of preparation psssed BY the
lying In state In the East Room, where thdd!'
sa9ds stood 81 che sids of thsir holorsd and
maFtyrpd chief and paid 70 biz memory the
tribute Of respect With streaming eyes the
semhlage Of al who aided the Executive IN
the performances of kiS arduous dutIst IN
ashington-.hundreds Of the most noble
civilians Of the country; the full DipIomatIe
corps, whose heh dresses we're IN marked
contrast 70 their sad, sad eoantepances, for
they all loved Abrahem Lneoln--the MOURN
era, not only Of the family but from his native
and hisadoptsd States; I'M reverend clergy
IN full numbers. Iwithessed II an,
listened with q most meihncholy but
proud satisfaction 10 the feligioas services,
fun of, submlisivs piety, but aiSo fuil of ex.
alted' patrioti1m. saw the immense con.
course of people, eiyil and military, who
crowded Pennsylvania avenue from osorke-
town 70 the Capitol, a. the funeral cortske
passed along, marking by their bowed fofnb,
and their hghs and tears, their deep gfisf AZ
the loss Of one whom they had looked upon
~ their fhther.- ekW the sacred romans
Deposited IN ihs ssiefalqs. In the ssnts, q
blagos Of grief Al aFoana II, aud heard the
pious and eloquent divine, who had been
FROM the arst AZ ghs side ofths departed ana
his inpurning family, (Dri Gurley,) repeat
with great impressiyenesa, earnssthstt, and
devotion 50 much of the burial service as'was
appropriate, endipg with prayer. hei'Al 7
The crowd then departed. The guard or
honor, which had been ever present since the
sad eatnstrophe, consisting Of at least One
major general and his stah, and often Of two,
were len In charge Of the body. ~ i"Al
At oight O'Clock on Thursday morning che
eofin was opened and the crowd admitted,
| and between that time and ten o'clock % the
evening, pearlyforty thousand peopls looked,
n sorrow and IN tears, upon TINT beloved
l. Al sis o,ciect I. h., on Friday, there ~sts
assembled in tbs rotanda al the Cabinet
1
| company the remains, the Rev! DR.. 0uriey,
Lieut.. General Grant and many other high
oaicsra Of the army, the Police Of tho Capt.
tol, and a few prominent citlssnG DR.. Cur
Icy addressed, With deep fervor and great
lmprssAivsnsss, the Throne Of Grace, and his
prayer found , solemn Response, I doubt not,
In every bosom
The conn Was then closed, ana was borne
BY twelve SsrEeants 70 the hsErSe, and being
sicortsd by . battalion of the Veteran Re-
serve Corps, was followed BY Lieut.. Gen.
4 Grant and Brig, Gen. HsrdsS, arm in arm,
and many other oticsrs OF the army; the
j OommiAs Homer of Public Buildings and Cap
tain Of the Capitol Police, all 90 foot and
| By tho President and heads Of the Depart!
menlL and the COMMITTEES, In carriages, 10
the Baltimore depot, whore Il was placed In
q car deeply and most appropriately draped
ID mourning and prepared fot the occasion,
whore the reverend clergyman again offered
up prayer 70 the Father Of us all and At
sigh: O'Clock The train moved Of. and he
whom We all loved 20 wen and for whom We
would have willingly given our own lives,
was borne in solsmnity and gloom towards
his Anal resting plhce In the bosom OF the
state who gave him 10 n. ..- 'nl
''unyeil thy bosom, sacred tomb
/ l' Take thiA new treasure "a thy trust
aH O. Aud tive these sacred relies room b.
| Z 90 1di To nlnmbsr IN the slispt dust, = ...-
\ Abraham Lincoln's funeral ID the sixth that
have attended In the East Room Of the
PrssidsntiAl Mansion. and pray IL may be
i the last: lsssTiH #Hr4 tsH .tHf .r ~ ..T.H
LIST. That Of President William Henry
HArrisOn.l f,h .nHN gag. .g-.a ..... orr.
ID. That OfMrs John Tyler ,r., .,.rr
3d.IThht Of seeFetaries Abel P. Upshur,
Thomas w. ailmer, Attorney aspsral Virgil
Maxcy, and Col. Gardner Is.g I,.ir,. ID.
4th. That ofPrssidsnt Zachary Taylor.
9th. That of Willie Lincoln. o.T. r,. o..
9th. That Of President Abraham Lincoln.
Allths ceremonies Of those funerals were
most imposing and well conducted, especially
that Of those 90 suddenly borne into stsrnity
BY the bursting OF the ArgS gun on board the
Pfineatoni The ceromonies Of the last sur
passed any other In solemnity, and the ar
rangemsnis within the East Room were per-
feet, and for that perfection Hon. George
Harrington, Assistant Secretary Of the Treas.
pTy, Is entitled to all the credit, .rt,g 7...
J naan.aNf.Ilxs ynnr.