Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-07
FUNERAL CEREMONIES OF SEN. FoorF.

FUNERAL CEkEuUNikS OE SEN. FOOTE.
WASHINGTON, March 29.--SENATE.-
After the reading, of the Journal, Sum-
ner rose and said: Mr. President
move that the Secretary of the Senate.
be directed to commnnicate to the Gov
erner of New Jersey copy of the reso-
luton of the Senate in reference to the
seat Of Mr.. Stockton.
The motion was agreed to.
Poland then rose, and ina few words
announeed the death Sof his colleague,
Mr.. Foote.~ So brief time had elaps-
ed since the great sorrow occurred,
that he had not had, time to prepare an
appropriate address, but he would ask
the indulgence of the Senate to deliver
one ON some future oceasion.---H He Of
Tered resolution, which was adopted,
that the Senate attend the funeral at
one o'clock, and that Senators wear
1.-THE usual badge of mourning during the
remainder of the session. gTs-g
The Senate, on motion of Trumbull,
at 1915 O'Clock, took recess untiisone
o'clock, and at that hour the fnneral
tservices commenced. The galleries
were densely crowded to-day to
lw tness the ceremonies. consequent
upon the death of Senator Foote.-
Hundreds of persons were unable to
obtain admission to the Senate, owing
to the immense congregation of specta-
tors. The Senators occupied seats on
the left side of the Chamber. At IL
tlo'clock Lieutenant General Grant en-
tered. in company with several other
military gentlemen. He was 10 plain
Ecitizen's dress. The Justices of the
lSupreme Court were announced, and
took a position on the extreme right
4 The President of the United States, ac1
companied by all the members of the
Cabinet, excepting, Attorney General
II Speed next came in and occupied one
lof the front low of seats. Following
these came the members of the House
4 of Representatives, preceded by their
I officers. These having been seated the
Ecerpse was brought into the chamber,
accompanied by a committee of ar
Frangements,s namely: Senators Doolit-
tie, Anthony, Howard, Hendricks, Sher-
man, and Buckalew, and by the pail
bearers, consisting of Senators Fessen-
iden, Harris. johnson, Guthrie, Lane oil
Indiana, and Summer, all of them wear
ing white scarfs. The coffin was placed
Immediately in front of the Secretary s
I Idesk. 1t was covered with black cloth,
deliberately and tastefully ornamented
with silver. The lid was adorned with
the choicest flowers, and bore a plate
with the incfiption of the name OF the
ldeceased senator, and the date OF his
birth and death. -. -, -,
1.-THE immediate relatives and family
: friends of the deceased occupied seats
L IL IL x1a ~ of
: coffin. There were present, beside
those already mentioned, the members
of the diplomatic corps, officers OF the
army and navy, the mayor OF Washing
, ton, chiefs of executive bureaus, anc
many others on the floor of the Senate,
/ The President of the Senatep1o tenn
Mr.. Foster, presided. Rev. DIR. Gray
, chaplain of Che Senate. opened the ser
vices by reading appropriate passages
of scripture, and by prayer of deeI
soiemnity, in which he feelingly alludec
to the distinguished character of the
), deceased, and the Christian VIRTUES
which adorned his life, and implorins
, the Divine blessing on the Presiden
and his advisors so that they may deriv,
Wisdom from above, the better to dis
charge the high and responsible duties
resting upon. them. t....,t.,,. i,t,.,
Rev. Byron Sunderland, a formel
chaplain Of the Senate, then took fol
|, his text the pslam commencing. Like
y as father pitieth his children, so the
lord pitieth them that fear him, anC
then delivered an address, in the course
of which no said thot in tho providence
of God, he was the friend and pastor OF
: the deceased for many years, and now
: he came as auo humble servant of the
, state of Vermont to tell the simple story
of his going out from among us, from
! II the commencement of his last illness to
its close, in order to show the condition
/ lof the Senator's mind, religious faith
: and hope, and his ideas and prospects
tof future life, the minister gave an ac-
eount of the spiritual interviews he had
had with him. rfsg,,,.,,..7 f.,zgor 81 ...,.iisl
|. AT z O'Clock the, dying, y Senator ex-
! Ipressed desire to see once more the
light of the sun in the heavens and the
Capitol on which it shone, and where
, he had so long served the pcople 1 Of his
. 4 state and country, and where his asso-
lciates were soon to assemble They
lifted him up, his. eyesgowere dim, he
sunk back on his pillow,the words of the
/ Odd Psalm were read and a solemn prayer
delivered by one who was the dearest
to him on earth. He called her to his
side and folded her in his arms, asking,
"can this be death, has it come already?"
Then looking with eyes of celestial ra-
dance, and lifting up his hands he
said: II see it, I see the. gates wide
open, beautiful, beautiful" and then
without papg he immediately expired
The minister inculcated the lesson that
Divine grace vouchsafes to all, lit wills
the mind with memorials the most last
ling of all human experience on earth.
He asked, in conclusion, who would
not exclairn In the language of one of
old: fsIlet me die the death of the
righteous, and let my last end hbe'like
his"
| Rev. DR.. iBoynton, the Chaplain of
I. the house, made the concluding prayer
in which herlsaid that SENATOR Foote
was more than statesman and honest
lman--he was a christian. the noblest
lexhibition of manhood this side Of the
grave, He then pronounced the bene--,
diction.
4 HTThe funeral services being concluded,
/ a 'procession was formed in the follow
| ing ORDER The Chaplain of Congress
for the occasion, the physicians, who at
4 tended the deceased, the committee of
arrangements and pail bearers, the
! fimily and friends of the deceased, the
Senator and Representatives OF Ner-