Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-11-12

patro ts-the great, tried souls of the young
Republic, in whose ways he searlessly walked,
Into whose fellowship he had been received
out of our city, the gray morning. they
bore the great President to other cities, to
receive. in his henignity, with folded hands,
and silent lips and sealed eyes, other weeping
thousands; aud everywhere they bore him he
called forth the tenderest sympathies and
grandest passions Of men-pity, sorrow, peni-
tence, reverence, patriotism, devotion, II holy
love of freedom, justice and humanity. These
folded arms told of the mightest work OF cen
tures accomplished. Those silent lips preach
ed as never living lips preached to the hearts
Of the peeple; so that wherever he passed, he
left them better than he found them.
The towery wreaths and crosses that lit the
funeral shadows about him were all emblems
OF a martyrdom august aud momsntous. The
hearse that bore him through crowded streets
had an awful sa0Tedness and dearness, like
the ark OF the Lord he was palled In sombre
glory, Love and Honor and tender Sorrow
bore him constant company.
Yet 10 was not dead over whom we wepl
with bitter griei and passionate resolves the
memory of his taithfuness endurance, courage
and sublime honesty; the vitality OF his strong
simple character, made great life about him
still; strength. aud virtae went forth from his
broken body the light OF Heavens acceptance
ragged from The still face, and death was swsl-
lowed ap in victory.
That was cot funeral procession. I, was d
liberalor's sublime ovation;it was royal pro-
gress OF freedom, through the valley OF the
shadow OF death, but august an d triumphant.
Yet OF late we have seen real funeral pro-
cession, starting from the Capital of the Re-
public, and passing ever the track sanctihed by
the last march OF our martyIed leader Through
the cities of the North and West REAL dead
President has passed
Poe tells a ghostly story of n man power
fully mesmerized when In ARrIoULo MoRTIs, who
remained seemingly alive, aud even responded
to questions, long after ths principle OF life
had fed aad the work OF decomposition had
commenced. Thus, though he whom crowdi
hailed President had A marvellous appear
ance OF vitality, aud responded to every ap
peal, yLt he was dead and touched With cor
rupton.
Every where that he paused, this ghastly sem
blanee of u true live man, he called forth the
meanest prejudicea and eruslest passions o
the people who sought to do him honor; with
false, violent words he nurturea hate, injus-
| lice, selfish greed, low ribaldry aud impiUty; -
and, as far as the evil power WAS given him ia
reach the hearts Of men, he LEFT them worse
than he fonnd them.
He was canopied with jishonor; anger false.
Disaster aud mortal agony waited on his tr
umphal car, and innocent blood marked hii
track. Aud so be passed 90, daily stretching
forth his traitorous hand to SOW the wind-tht
whirlwinl harvest OF which ripsns apace
Everywhere on this festive funeral progress
there went with this mesmerzed dead Presi
| dent, ,echoing his hollow utterances and joining
| in his Dance of Death the pale, gray sem
| blance Of u great Statesman, whose lips onct
uttered grand oracles and imperishable watch
| words OF freedom. Only the semblance, thu
nusnbstantIsl, watery wrath OF him we 81
| loved aud honored; the man himself is DRAI
| past all resuscilRtion-sunk in the Dead Sci
| OF tajthlessness and apostacy,
| "a thousand fathoms down"
Wofully out place, down among the deaf
men, we're our live heroes, the great soldie
and the great sailor In their places shOul'
| have been the martial shade OF the hero G
| the Chickahominy Harmed at point, exactl
cap a pie"-and the phantom pirate OF tn
| Alabama
To give solemuity ard respectabilily to tha
disastrous Dead March, there should have bee
priestly presence and ghostly consolation
| Here surely was iii place aud illustrious com
| pAny Tor the SenerRhle shade oil the great BRAY
preacher of righteousness and freedom, Wht
ia his latter day madness, surpassed the mad
mes; OF the prophet Balaani inasmueh as hi
our prophet cursed The Israel he was sent t
bless, and so died; but who CALAIS, poor ghos !
al unconscious of the momentous change, sti
walks abroad in his spectral "donble,' ant
being dead, yet speaGeth