Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-04-04

| President Johnson sat on the left of the mair
aisle of the Senate, facing the coffin, and at hi
left were Secretaries Seward, Welles, Harlan
and McCulloch, with postmaster General Den
nison. Attorney General Speed was detained
at home by sickness. Next to the Cabinet were
seated Chief Justice Chase and the Associat &c
Justices of the Supreme Court.
On the right o; the main aisle, fronting the
coffin, stood Judge Poland as chief mourner
having on his right DIR. Foot "a brother of the
deceased), George Foot (his cousin), two Mise,
Foot (slso cousins) Mr.. Sc ard Foot (nephew)
Mr.. Sllas Hodges tbrother of Mrs. FooD and
wife, and several personal friends. The bereaved
widow did not leave the house, now desoate to
| her.
In the other circles of seats were Colonel De
Raasloff (the Danish Minister), NJ. DE Tassara
(the Spanish Minister), and NJ. Romero (the
Mexican Minister )-no other diplomats APP
pearlng
Gen Grant was accompanied by Gen. Ing Ills
AMI Delaheld, and there was a large attendance
OF officials, civil, military aud naval.
Nearly every Senator aud Representative was
present, wearing mourning badges, and the cit
Izens of Vermont were also he floor of the
Senate. understand, by the way, that they
held second meeting this morning and passed
an additional set of resolutions condoling with
the family of the deceased. The exercises
were commenced by Rev. DR.. Cry, the Chap
lain OF the Senate, who read some appropr "a lie
selections from Scripture, and followed them
With an impressive prayer.
SENATOR FOOT's LAST HOURS.
Rev. DR.. Sunderland, who had been the pas
tor of the deceased, then delivered an impress
slve discourse from a portion of the 103d
Psalm: Would, ne said, that here and now,
with the sacred ashes of the deceased in our
midst, we might forget the exciting scenes of
the present and 60 back to the DAYS of our
chlldhood-lhose purer years when, IN the sim
plclty OF youth, We were Nearer CarIst. The
reverend speaker projected TO give affecting
detail OF the incidents OF the last illness OF the
deceased from an early period of MS illness.
He vas impressed with the b b5lief that he should
never recover. On various occasion the speak
er prayed with hlm. Ga one OCCASION he re-
marked that he knew il poor time 10 seek
religion IN illness. He felt strong desire 10
accept the terms Of Divine mercy II he could
only have assurance that God would not reject
him after he had long rejected God. At
another time he remarked that he was trying
TO prepare die. He could not dlvest him
self OF The idea that should never recover.
On Sunday he expressed his conviction that II
was the last Sunday he should spend on earth,
and the announcement was received by his
l-N@A
sIon peculiar TO lne disease ne was laboriug
under. On Tuesday, a. if forewarned OF APP
preaching death, be spent the whole day IN
taking leave OF friends and IN religious exer-
clsss. TO his wife, so5bing by his bedside, and
MS friends, he SaIU here j. no occasion
for weeping. This Is heaven begun below. l
90 trust in my Saviour A little later be re-
marked that ne had been trying 10 call 10 mind
II there was any human beng 10 whom be had
ever done an INJURY; II there was he trusted to
be forgiven.
In reference to his death he requested that
no unnecessary p-r rade should be mae. lie
wisht to be sent TO his home in Rutland, VI,
that his remains might rest with the p ople " no
had done 50 mucn tor him. Ills great grief
was IN parting win MS beloved wife. Durlng
the niguJ he made an expression of faith in
God and partook Of the communion bread and
vine.
AT O'Clock in the morning it was evident
that be could not last long, and he sgnlfed his
desire TO once more see the Capitol, where he
mad served SO long. lie was hiled up, but lis
eyes were already covered win the Il N OF
death Inc 33d Pain was then read, and his
favorlte verses ot faith IN The kedeemer were
sung by his desire. lie then folded his wife 10
LIS heart IN lasI fond embrace. and exclaimed,
VI hat, can this be death =? and shorty alter &
look OF ecstasy came over his face and he cried
out, see /, see II The gates are wide
open Beautiful Beautiful and immediate
y expired.
Dr. Sunderland concluded his discourse with
some suitable reflections upon the difference
between the death-bed Of the Christian and OF
the pagan.
After the exercises, procession wss formed
under the direction Of Capt. Isaac Bssset, Act
ing Sergeant-at-Arms OF The Senate, which
moved through the north extension of the Cap
itol into the retun1a, and left the building by
the eastern poTIlco. A hearse ana carriage
IN waiting, aud the remains were followed TO the
depot OF The Baltimore Railroad where they
were deposited for the night
The remains left Washington Friday, and
arrived in Rutland Saturday, where funeral ser
vices were neld Monday.