The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-04

ever since have tended his tomb with pions care
more precious thnn odorous garlands Althou?h
sensibIities and emotions Of the people Of New Or
leans, the ceremonies were conducted without any
Of tho pageantry or pomp which usually char
acterizes such occasions. No blazonry OF military
rank marked tho simple procession winch accom-
panied the remains from the tomb to the steamer.
No note of martial music measured the solemn
tread Of the long line Of mo1rn:rs. But grief was
not less sincere because its expression IN the &C
customed mode was not permitted; nor was it the
le q intense that there WAS added to sorrow for
the loss Of one so loved for the loss OF the
cause for which he fought.
Two days previously the family tomb Of Mayor
Monroe, il which toe remains wore deposited, was
opened by hrr. Thomas Bcthick, the undertaken,
to whom the funeral services were entrusted.
The body, it was now seen, had been buried in o
zinc case and o mahogany coffin. The latter was
found TO have been greatly decayed during the
past four years. But to understand it's condition
It should 6e remembered that the body had been
only buried about month before the arrival Of
General Butler in this city, and that it was to him
that the idea had occurred Of inshtuting a.search
for treasure in the resting place of the dead Act
before the present sexton (according to the state
ment which the latter now makes), and ordered
him to conduct the party to the grave OF the de-
parted soldier. The sexton did so; ho ives then
ed thereffom. Without waiting for the forn,ality
Of unsorewing the Id, it was violently pried open;
one of the side pieces was forced from it's fasten-
ings, and it was not until hole was cut in the
zinc case, which was placed inside OF the cofi1,
that the curiosity OF the party was satisfied. The
coffin, thus partially destroyed, was then returned
to it's resting place, and the act was subsequently
recognized by the then existing authorities, by
the payment of the ordinary fees to the sexton for
his services upon tho occasion.
The coffin and zinc case, when disnterred, still
betrayed the rude treatment it had received, and
as it was otherwise almost destroyed, new one
was provided made Of black walnut, covered with
Taiyet and adorned with silver mounting. About
an hour previous to the time appointed for it's de-
parture from the grave yard, the coffin was e1-
posed to public view, and was soon covered with
chhplets and bouquets strewn by womans hand
The commits ee from Texas appointed to receive
Mayor Monroe and stated to him that it vas the
wish Of tho deceased, expressed before his death,
and also the wish Of his family, and the people Of
Texas that he should be buried in the State OF his
adoption. To this Immediate assent was given,
and at the hour appointed the distinguished gen.
tlemen Of Texas and this city who have been re-
quested to act as pall-bearers, proceeded to the
St. Louis Cemetery with no more display than
what is made by half dozen carriages When
the latter reaehed the tomb, not more than q hum
dred people (nlost OF them ladies) had gathered
there IL advance. However, tho space Immediate
y around the tomb eStre :.ely limited, and for
taat reason some OF the adjoining nbstones were
occupied by eager spectators.
The usual religious exercises of the Episcopal
Church We're read, commencing, ~ II am the resur-
rection and the life, "by Rev. j. ". Beckwith, OF
Trinity Church, assisted by Rev. DR.. Leacock Of
Christ Church.
The following named gentlemen acted as pail
bearers: Gen. Beauregard, Gen: Bragg, Gen.
Hood, Gen. Longstrcet, Gen. Dick Taylor, Gen. s.
3. Blckner, Gen Bays, Gen. Maury Gen. Gibson,
Deas, Col. Ashbel Smith, Col. D. w. Jones, Major
Tom Och!ltree.
No stranger could have supposed that the piaia-
: " attired pallbearers who walked beside the
6earse were Generals high in rank and in reputa-
tion-men who hadled armies to battlo and had
defended cities, and who had organized campaigns.
Among them were several who had been the
friends and associates Of the deceased in the old
army Of tho United States, and some who had
been his Eeutenants in tho recent war, and who
stood beside him on that fatal but glorious day
which deprived tho Confederacy of his services.
There was Beauregard, the fayorire son Of Louis
lana, who Immediately succeeded him IN COM
mand Of the army; there was Bragg, his energetic
and ipdefatigaple chief Of staff there was Buckner,
who 30 galsatly fulfilled the chioftain's orders, by
the heroic but iruitless defence at Doneson.
It Is remarkable, too, that among this distin-
regard, Bragg and Hood, who had each in turn
succeeded to the command Of the army upon
which the lite and death Of its first leader seemed
to impress peculiar character lnd q strange
fatality-an army whose history was illustrated
by so many heroic deeds, and so many signal mis-
fortunes-an army which seemed to have inherited
it's Aeroism from lis lie and its msfortunes fror,
his death.
Besi les those Just named there were present,
among the pall-bearers, General Rchard Taylor,
who achieved the splendid victories OF Mansfield
md Pleasant Hill; Con. Harry T. HAYS, who COM
ma1dod the famous Louisiana brigade in the Army
Of Virginia; Gen. James Lohgstreet, whose name
is memorable as the commander of corps of Gen.
Lees army, and who won distinction on so many
battle-felds, from Virginia to Georgia, at Manas-
sas; and the second Manassas, at Gaines Mill,
Frazers Farm, Chickamauga, and at the Wilder
ness; Gen. JEFF. Thompson, so renowned for his
who fought under the lamented Johnston at
Shiloh. and who led his brigade Of Louisianians
through all the bloody battles N which the Army
Of the West was engaged; Gen: Dabney H. Maury,
glory to tho closing Of thu war; Col. Geo. Deas,
whose valuable services in the Army Of Virginia
are well known to all; and Col. P. n. Luckett who
commanded, with signal ability, one OF the finest.
Texas regiments in the late war;
The members Of the Texas delegation, acting us
pali-bearers, were Col. Ashbel Smith, chairman;
Gen. \. G. Shelley, Col. D. w. Jones, and Major
Tom Och1ltree.
During the religious exercises the coffin rested
outside the tomb, upon the shelled aisle, and was
covered With wreaths of immorteles and other
flowers. To these were elded, by the ladies pre-
sent, 81 large number Ut floral offerings that the
coffin wes almost buried beneath th snl.
Reaching the street, the body was deposited in
hearse made of black cypress, very richly mount
ed with silver, and which had never before been
used. The siyer-mounted harness was also new,
and with tho black horses used upon the ocLasiol
constituted an eQuipage which was fitting to con-
vey the remains Of departed hero.
The crowd had now sweled to perhaps thou
SAID strong, ald tribute OF respect was here paid
to the memory OF the great leader which has mover
before ceen witnessed IL this city-.not even when
Col. Charles Dreux was intorrcd-the first of the
war victims from the State, md one OF the most
popular men that has ever lived in our midst The
mark Of respect which was shown upon the present
occasion was the marching in procession, and on
foot Of the ladies OF the city.
In this extraordinary procession we OBJ eryed
many Indies Of advanced years, and all young ar,;
old walking through nlui and mire in the middle
Of the streets. Such spectacle has never been
are told that at the funeral Of the wife of an illus
tricus General which occurred in the midst OF tie
war, there was like exhibition OF womanly senti-
ment-a sentiment expressing admiration for hero
ism apd respect for every one allied to the hero;
but with the exception of that sad solcmnity
which VIC did not Witness no such spectacle as
that Of Yesterday has been seen in New Orleans
during the last quarter Of o century, and perhaps
n3ver before.
No one, so far rs we could observe, rode ex-
ceptiug the ministers who of6eiated and one OF
the Generals who had lost tue use OF his limbs.
The rest followed, although the Tay was long
one, on foot AT every square the crowd rapidly
increased, until it scel:ied to absorb all OF the
passing population Of the streets. At one time it
must have extended in length almost q milo. 1t
WAS composed, without exception, Of the most re-
spectacle people Of the city. It certainly was