Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-16
THE ETEC0LE MEMORIAL CEREHO
NIES AT THE CAPITOL

been extended by presiding officers OF Oh
two Houses OF Congress. and o. th0-
holding tickets Of admission % the ga
leries. The hall Of the House Of RepT,
sentGuves was opened for the adm issio
of representative and those % whor
invitations had been extended, who wer
conducted % seats assigned % then
The President Of the United States wa
seated in front Of the Speaker table
The Chief Justice and Associate Justice
Of the Supreme Court Of the Unite
States occupied seats near TO the Pres
dent on the right of the Speakers table
The heads Of Departments, with dinll
matte corps, occupied seats Eear IN
President, on The left Of the Speaker
table. Officers OF the army and nav
who by uame have received the thank
of Congress, occupied seats next 70 tn
Supreme Cour1 on the right Of the Speak
er's table.
The Representatives occupied seats OF
either side Of the hall, in the rear Of thosl
invited. burrows of seats on either sid,
Of the main aisle for Senators, in addi
CiOn 10 those above mentioned, weri
occupied by the assistant heads Of De
partmenUs, Governors OF States auJ
Territories, the Mayors Of Washington
and Georgetown, the Chief Justices and
a
Chief Justices and the heads OF Bureaus
In the Departments, and others.
When LieUE-Gen. Grant entered the
gallery with ladies he was greeted with
applause.
The army and navy officers We're in
uniforms. The diplomatic corps ap-
pearei in citizens dress
The House was called 70 order at
twelve o'clock by The Speaker, who,
after q prayer by the Rev. Mr.. BoyntOn,
laid before them q letter from Secretary
Seward addressed TO the Speaker. making
his acknowledgements for the invitation
10 be- present on this occasion, but seri-
ously TegreUting that the state Of his
health FORBADE MS attendance on the
interesting national ceremonies. The
Cabinet, excepting Mr.. Seward, were
present.
Senator Do0Lttle conducted the orator
Of the day 70 a seat at the table Of the
Clerk OF the House. When the Sena-
tors, the President and his Cabinet, and
the Supreme Court entered the hall,
ChOse ON the floor rose to their feet and
stood until the former were ali seated.
The Marine band, in the rear Of the re-
Porter's gallery, performed solemn air.
The Rev. Dr. Boyut8n, the Chaplain Of
the House, delivered prayer.
Hon. Lafayette :. Foster, President Of
the Senate, pro teHl., called the two
Houses 70 order, and then said:
No ordinary occasion could have con-
Veued this august assembly. For four
years & storm Of civil war ragged fiercelv
over our country. The blood OF the best
sul bravest OF her SOUS had been freely
shed % preserve her name sud place her
among The nations Of the earth. In
April last the dark clouds which had SO
long hung heavily and Ei0omIy ever our
heads we're all dispersed. The light Of
peace-m0re welcome than even the sun
shine-gladdeBed the eyes and hssrts of
our people. Shouts Of joy and songs Of
triumph echoed throughout our land /
The hearts Of the devcut placed them
selves ia orisOns and thanksgiving % the
God Of battles and Of nations that the
most wicked and formidable rebellion 4
ever known in human history had been I
elEeetuaiy crushed and our country F.
saved. In the midst Of the abound 7
iux JOY, .uddenly sud swiftly as the T
] l.EhtuiUgs flash came the fearful 4
tidiugs that the Chief Magistrate I
Of the Republic, our President, loved /
and hOElred as few men ever were, 50 .
honest, so faithful, so true 10 his duty .
and country, had been foully murdered /
and had fallen by the bullet Of an as-as-
sin. All hearts were stricken with hOr-
rUr The transition from extreme joy % /
profound sorrow wss never more sudden
and uuivcrssL Had it been possible for
o. stranger iEu0rsnt Of the truth % have
looked over the land, he would have sup
posed that there had come upon Us soUna
visitation Of the Almighty, no less dread
fll than that which fell on ancient
Egypt. After being gszed upon by
clvrlads Of living eyes under the dome
lf the magnificent Capitol, the remains
1f our President were borne iu solemn
procession through cur cities, towns and
villages. all draped in sorrow, the sym-
1ols and tokens Of profound and heart
felt grief % their final resting place II
the capital of his own State. There be
sleeps peaceably, embalmed In the tears
n his c0untrymen. The Senate and
House Of Representatives have thought
proper 20 commemorate this tragic event
by appropriate services. This day, the
birthday 5f him whom We mourn, has
properly been selected. An eminent cit
zen, distinguished by his labOrs and ser
vices ia high and responsible public p0-
-iti0ns a. home and abroad, whose pen
lss instructed the pnesenb age IN the his
.ory of his country 10 future ages, the
Hon. George Bancroft, VIII now deliver I
discourse. Applause
Nj Bancroft, who was sitting between
senator FoOte ou one side, and Repre-
sentative Wsshburn, Of Illinois, on the
Jther, then arose and delivered bis ad-
iress.
The orator was frequently interrupted
BY applause especially in those parts
which be emphasized, and in which,
while speaking Of Great Britain. he said,
Be- Let a bin OF reform remove the worn
lut Government OF q class, and iufuse
new life into the British Constitution, by
5onfidiDg rightful powers % the people,
snd We cannot be Indifferent 70 country
that produces statesmen Ike Golden and
Bright but the best lower anchor Of
peace is that Of the working class Of
England who suffered most from the
civil war, but while they broke their
diminished bread in sorrow always en-
ccurHged US 10 persevere.
The orators contrast Of Palmerston I
with Lincoln, the former. after few
years, hardly 10 be noticed by the side Of /
the graves OF Essex and Chatham, but
tie latter 10 lie remembered through all
TINE by lls cOuutrymrn. and by all the
people OF the world. was received With 7
Enanli iestalous Of deiigHt-siF Fred
erick Bruce being an attentive listener;
1ut the applause A-as more extended and
emphatic when Air. Bancroft exclaimed:
''Ihe Republic Qf Mexico must rise
sgaiu.h Those parts Of the address re-
ferring 70 the emancipation proclama- {
ton, ana the utIerauges OF President Lin
coin ii mat connection in favor Of free
dom, were received with earnest respon-
rs BY the vast assembly, as was the
cause referring 10 the answering friend
D. - Il p q .
7l0sing her ports against The war-ships
aud pTivateens Of the sediuouiats. Alr.
stocked. the Russian Minister was cyi-
Ieutly pleased by the compliment 70 his /
gs-D Governments The other foreigu
Ministers preserved an appearance of
stern gravity. The allusi0n b Mr. Lin
.1l8's wish. made only three days before
his death. that the elective franchise
we're conferred on the very intelligent o.
he c0l0red men, sRd on tlQse o. Lem
" h0 served our cause as soldiers, but taal
r should be done by the states them
selves, and the remark that he never
larbOred the thought Of eNactlng II rom
b new government s. q con0lll0n q ito
was greeted With applause
ss was also the remark that IN appoint
.ag The head Of the armies he followed
The manifest preference Of Congress,
Many eyes were 81 ll's point ouecUeu
against Gen. Grant
The following is the concluding portion [
Of Mr. BancFOft's address:
Ia his character, Mr.. Lincoln was
through and through an American. He
Is The first native OF the region west Of
,he Allegheny's % attain the highest sta
noni and how happy il is that that man
who was brought forward as the national
outgrowth and first fruits Of that region
should have been Of unblemished purity
ln private life, a good son, d kind nus
oaud, most affectionate father, and a.
a man So gentle 10 all As 10 integrity,
Douglas, his rival, said Of him Lincoln
Is the hOnestest man / ever knew. The
habits Of bis mind were OF meditation I
and inward thought rather than action. I /
de eNcelled in logical statement more
Than executive ability. He reasoned
clesrly. His n-judgInent-was
good ana his purposes were fixed. but
bks the Hamlet Of hit only post, his VIII