Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-03
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} directed 10 communicate 10 the Governor
Of New Jersey a copy Of the resolution
Of the Senate in reference to the seat oi
Mr.. Stockton. The motion was agreed 10.
. Mr.. Poland then rose, and in a few
( words announced the death of his col
: league, Mr.. Foot SO brief time had
elapsed since this great sorrow occurred,
( that he had not time to prepare an APP
p propriate address, but he would ask the
indulgence OF the Senate 10 deliver one
on some future occasion.
: He offered a resolution, which was
adopted that the Senate attend the fu-
T neral at one o'clock, and that senators
; wear the usual badge of mourning during
the remainder of the session.
: The Senate. on motion Of Mr. Trum-
| bull, at I2:15 O'Clock, took a recess until
3 10 O'Clock, and at that hour the funeral
services commenced.
: The Senate galleries were densely
crowded to-day, TO witness the ceremo-
nies consequent upon the death Of Sem
ator Foot Hundreds of persons were
J unable TO obtain admission 10 the SEN
} ate owing to The immense congregation
of spectators. The senators occupied
seats on the left side Of the chamber.
At Il o'clock, Lieut. Gen. Grant entered
in company with several other military
] EtUAAElltus Ilt W ~ III pam AAAAANAA
dress The Justices of the Supreme
4 Court were announced, and took a po-
lsition on the extreme right. The Pres
ident of the United States, accompanied
! hy all the members of the Cabinet, eX-
cepting Attorney General Speed, next
| came in and occupied the front row of
I seats Following these came members
of the House of Representative, pre-
ceded by their officers. These having
been seated, the corpse was brought into
the chamber, accompanied by the Com
/ mittee of Arrangements, VIZ: Senators
| Doolittle, Anthony, Howard, Hendricks,
| Sherman and Buckalew; and by the
! paII-bearers, consisting of Senators Fes-
! senden, Harris, johnson, Guthrie, Lane,
Of Indiana, and Sumner, all of them
wearing white scarfs.
The coffin was placed Immediately in
front Of the Secretary's desk. 1t was
covered with black cloths, elaborately |
and tastefully ornamented with silver |
The lid was adorned with the choicest !
flowers, and bore plate with the inscrip- |
ton of the name Of the deceased Senator /
and tfe date of his birth and death. The /
immediate relatives and family friends 4
of the deceased occupied seats on the left 4
and in the locality of the coffin. There
were present, besides those already men,
toned, the members of the diplomatic
corps, officers of the army and navy, the
Mayor of Washington, chiefs of eXecU-
tive bureaus, and many others on the
floor of the Senate. The President of the
Senate pro. tenn, Mr.. Foster, presided.
Rev DR.. Gray, Chaplain Of the Senate,
opened the services by reading apprOpri-
ate passages of scripture and by prayer
Of deep solemnity, IN which he feelingly
alluded to the distinguished character Of
the deceased and the Christian virtues
which adorned his life; and imploring
divine blessings upon the President and
his advisers, so that they may derive
wisdom from above, the better to dis
charge the high and responsible duties
resting upon them.
Rev. Byron Sunderland, q former
chaplain of the Senate, then took for his I
text the psalm commencing "Like as a
father pitieth his children, so the Lord
pitieth them that fear Him." and then
delivered an address, in the course of
which he said that in the providence of
God he was the friend and pastor of the I
deceased for many years, and now he
came as an humble servant of the
State of Vermont to tell the simple story
of his going out from among US, from
the commencement of his last illness to
its close, in order to show the condition
Jl TIE lotIAtDI Lllillf lis EtAlElOuS IdlLl ?
and hope, and his ideas and prospect of
the future life. The minister gave an J
account of the spiritual interview he had
had with him.
At seven O'Clock the dying Senator eX-
pressed a desire to see once more the light
If the sun in the heavens, and the Capt.
-ol on which it shOne, and where he had !
% long served the people Of his State and
country, and where his associates We're
soon 70 assemble. They lifted him up;
lis eyes were already dim; he sank back /.
IN his pillow. The words of the 23d
Psalm were read, and a solemn prayer
delivered by one who was the dearest to y
lim on earth, He called her to his side
md folded her in his arms, asking, "Can
his be death Has il come already?"
Then looking with eyes Of radiance, and
ifting up his hands, he said, {" 7 see it! I I
ee the gates wide open! Beautiful L
'eautifui and then, without a pang, .
le Immediately expired, The minister
nculcated the lesson that Divine grace
-Ouchsafes to all it fills the mind with I
memorials the most lasting of all human
experience on earth. He asked, in con-
luion, "Who would not eXclaim, in
he language OF one Of old: Let me die
be death of the righteous, and let my
asst end be like hisl'
NV III AloN lltbilg NlldAldlh Ol lLlS
House, made the concluding PRAYER, in
which he said Senator FOote was more
han a statesman-an honest man; he
vas Christian; the noblest exhibition
{ manhood this side of the grave. He
hen pronounced the benediction.
The funeral services being concluced, =
procession was formed in the following I
rider: The Chaplain Of congress for the
CCas!Ou, the physician who attended the
eceasod, the Committee of Arrange
lents and pail bearers, the family
nd friends of the deceased the
anators and representatives, from the \
tate Of Vermont and mourners,
iti1ens of the State of Yer
lout, the Sergeant-at-Aarms OF the
enate Of the United States, members
{ the Senate preceded by the Presi-
ient of the Senate pro tenn. and Secre-
ary of the Senate, the SeTgeant-at-
arms Of the House of Representatives
receded by its Speaker and Clerk, the
resident Of the United States, the heads
departments, the diplomatic corps,
Judges of the United States, officers Of
Xecutive departments, officers of the
rmy and navy, the Mayor of Washing
on, citizens and strangers. The process
ion proceeded to the Baltimore and
'hiO railroad station, where the corpse
ras placed in a car for immediate trans
Mission TO Vermont.