The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-27

70 perform tne same melancholy duty over the
departure OF another equally honored and re-
spected man. Then we honorcd the man Of
liberal principles, of high sense Of Justice to-
those adpspy and hS%Se e ST sea,, No, %s
do honor to one who has left an enviable name
on me pages q his eountry's literature.
book.worm-but, unlike the worm that gnaws
the contents and leaves nothing to his country
but fragments, he has given TO us and to the
haustcd, never consumed, and never perish from
before us forever.
OF course, cir, / refer to that great work so re-
plete In valuable information to every scholar,
every professional man, every statesman, to
every american citizen--the work known as the
repair to yonder Capitol we shall there and, Sc
curely arranged beneath Its dome, a library un-
surpassed for its valuable works, maps, docu.
Rs careful Parsh SuSes.nG OF to ysSSS s' sd
cious selection. Other labors OF his In this line
OF duty might be referred to as honorable to be
Capitol and American literature shall last, the
name and renown OF this distinguished deceased.
MT. President, the lives of all good men are
replete with many valuable lessons, and many
times their deaths are more suggestive than their
ps. so II 10 In this case In the death OF MI
Germs OF life are admonished to leave at our death
something to the honor OF our names, to the fame
81 our country, something to the benefit Of man.
Mr.Connolly said tina, through period Of forty
years, he had recognized In Mr.. Force marked
had been true Friend OF our city, ever ready to
do all In his power to promote IFS present inter.
sstssend future welfare. For his patient and
conscientious labors in collecting and preserving
torian the statist, and fhe statesman viii in all
mo %s c H fsS Gss1 Of sS
with q like committee appointed by the upper
Board to arrange for attending the funeral OF de.
The Board then adjourned to meet on sunday,
at p; m, IL the Mayors office, from there 10
OLDEST 1SnADITANrs' AssociArIoY.-At lp.
m, on Saturday, the association assembled in the
Common Council chamber. President, Col. is.
DR.. Blake briefly stated the objects of the
meeting and moved the appointment Of COM
mt.ee to dr IA resolutions Of respect to the
adopted, and Mes.rs. Lewis Johnson, Jenkin
The following resolutions were reported and
Rs,oiped, That the death of our hls y.cstccmed
hearts with indispensable grief, and deprivcs our
association Of one OF its frat, Oldest and most
useful and valuable members, and the city OF a
greatest ornaments.
Resoiped, That In appreciation of his talents
attachments and patriotism, and as an express.
sion OF our grief at his lamented death, we will
wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty
day and that we will attend the funeral in body
the journal, and that copy thereof be cngrossed,
signed by the officers of the meeting, and commu.
nicatcd to the family Of the deceased.
the deceased in this city, where, with MI. Davis,
he established what was for long time the only
book store IN the city,
with the deceased, being associated with him AS
an officer OF the corporation and Of Columbian
paying I. high tribute RI to his memory;
one OF the first members of the National Monti-
ment Society, and the last survivor OF those who
Der, 1883. He was one of the original members of
the Oldest Inhabitants, and was ever In his place
when his health would allow.
deceased with the Society Of NstionsI Sciences,
Mr. Jenkin Thomas appropriately spoke of
his acquaintance with the deceased.
Adjourned.
During yesterday forenoon a large number OF
personal friends and acQuaintances OF General
mains Of the deceased, who was encascd In a
mahogany coffin, which was covered with rich |
black cloth. The coffin was trimmed with silver
a neatly engraved silver plate, bearing the name
Of his death. Al about two p. N: the remains
& Co., undertakers, the following named gentle
men acting as pall-bearers; Hon. Richard Wal
,aen, Mhyorj lhomas Blaguen esq, Dr. j. Is.
Blake Rroi. Joseph Henry, Geo. w. Riggs, esq,
nT. w Imam tuhton, y. carroll Brent, and j. Z.
MGiuire. ~
hev: Dr. Gillette, pastor OF the First Baptist
church, and Rev. pr. Samson, president Of CO.
lumoian Coiegc, the pall.bearers, and the family
accompanied the remains from the
street Baptist church, where Rev. DIR. Hill was
In waiting. just before the hcarse arrived at the
church, the members OF the two boards of the
Uity Councils, headed BY J. Russell Barr, prcs- |
lent oil the board q Aldermen, and James q. |
Dnlln, president OF the Board OF Common Coun-
,il arrived, and were seated In the church.
Inc oldest lnhabitants, Association, headed
by their marshal, MIR. y. Mast, had arrived pre- |
iiously, and were formed In open order between
he curb stone and the church door, through which
The pall-bearers passed with the corpse into the
ihurIb followed by the friends and relatives.
Soon afterwards the Columbia Typographical |
Ina 'sty arrived and passed into the church, and |
' oo. hem we noticed hGessrs Geo. ). Gideon
,ap" ",r,. "ds Wendell Of this Society there
, NV W iarn: "Mber marshalled by Daniel II. |
|, a, han ,nise u" |
In The audience yc ,>"tl"cd General +. o. Gar
Ds1rvt a az oS mi nromiDeDt persons
'"N'"' ""' """pef VI o'"ei. US |
THE FUNERAL sERvI.
The coffin having been placed In 4. my OF ne
liter, amid a death-like silence, Rev. b.. VI.
cite announced lO72d hymn, comm ncing, "N, ny
hould we start and fear to die p which was =
olemnly sung, Mr.. Z. Brown leading.
Rev Dr. Hill then read portions Of scripture |
ISbropriate to the occasion, which were listened
o with bresthlcss attention,
Rev. DIR. samson here arose and said II was