Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14

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to perish came upon me, and caused the
widows heart to sing for Joy"
1t was confidently hoped till Sunday last that
Mr.. Stevens would rally again, but Sabbath
morning there were evidently signs Of serious
change tor the worse; Monday he was disin-
clined to converse, and desired quiet; Tuesday
he became more cheerful, talking on a variety
Of ordinary objects, and seemed especially in
tereeted In some matters OF public interest To.
wards evening, however, his voice failed him,
aIa ha1 ne was , unable to SPEAK shove whisper;
and prayed, invoking the Divine blessing upon
their Benefactor, and. through him. upon the
colored race. With this exercise Mr.. Stevens
seemed visibly affected, thanking them with
feeble voice and an afectionate pressure Of the
hand. Just before 12 O'Clock it was evident to
those present that death was near at hand; after
10 breath easy, like falling into a quiet slum-
Der, till life becam extinct. The only visible
change OF countenance, to indicate the exact
moment OF MS departure, was momentarv ex-
preston, as II flash Of light passed over his
features, after which all was STILL
God is no respector ofpersons; neither genius,
nor wisdom, nor power, nor greatness, can, for
great and the humble; the learned and the ig-
norant; the mighty and the mean; the public and
the prlvae man; must, all alike, lie down
in the grave. Death is the great leveller OF
men and nations. But he is dead! No, not
dead: the good never die, their life 10 grated
upon the Infinite.
But he is gone, the free, the bold,
The champion Of his country's right,
His burning eye is dim and cold,
And mute, hts office Of conscious might;
On no! not mute, his stirring call
Can startle tyrants on their thrones,
And on the hearts Of nations fall
More awful than his living tones
Unnumbered pilgrims DER the wave,
In the far ages, yet to be,
Will come to kneel beside his grave,
And hail him, prophet Of the free!
It's holter ground, that lowly bed,
In which, his mOulderipg form is laid.
Than fields, where Liberty has bled,
Beside her broken battle blade!
Who Low, IN dangers fearful hour,
When all around, Is wild and dark,
snail guard with voice, and arm OF power,
Our freedoms consecrated Arkl
With stricken hearts, y God to thee,
Beneath whose feet. the stars are dust,
We bow, and ask that Thou will be,
Thro' every Ill. our stay and trust.
Pass on the bier; with sorrow the nation will
follow the revered form which il bears 10 Its
final resting place. A score of years ago, oh
Pennsylvania, we took him from your midst.
Rehold, we return him, with his work finished,
bearing his sheayes Of harvest home. Give him
place among your green hills and let him
rest.
Honored phiianthropist, great statesman
erty, could we have held the hand OF the in
satiate archer thou hadst not died; but, having
fallen, rest IN peace, rest in peace J!
Rev. DIR. Hamilton then offered a fervent
prayer, lHtpIOTlng tne tnrOne OF DlVlne drdce
TO have mercy on the departed soul, for the
mercy OF the Lord is from everlasting to ever.
lasting. He next prayed for the blessings Of
Heaven upon the family OF deceased and those
who had so kindly watched by hlm and ad.
ministered to him during his last illness. He
prayed that the funeral tram might be watched
over and prevented from accident on its way
TO Lancaster; and finally that we might all SO
live that our days should be devoted to the ser
vice Of our God, and when our work upon
earth be finished we might all be gathered TO
eternal happiness.
DIR. Hamilton then pronounced the benedic-
tlOn, and the friends gathered around the coffin
to have last sad look at the deceased.
THE PRINTERS.
During the service the Grant and Colfax
Printers Club. numbering one hundred and
twenty-five members, Charles Z. Lathrop,
Esq, Pres dent, assembled in the Rotunda to
Join in the procession.
THE POLICE.
Notwitb standing the short notice gwen, and
without positive orders, a large number Of
members Of the police force appeared in the
Rotun da to show their respect for the deceased,
the organization Of the force. They were drawn
up uncer Lieut.. Noonan, and joined in the
procession 70 the depot.
REMOVAL OF THE REMAINS
At the conclusion Of the service Mr.. Lemuel
Williams, the Undertaken, ad vanced and closed
the coffin, when the procession was formed and
left in the following order Capt. Carson. OF
the Capitol Pohce; Geo. I. Brown, Sergeant
at-Arms U. s. Senate; General James A. Ekin.
Emory, Rev. DIR. Hamilton, Hon. Chas. Sum.
ner, Surgeon General Barnes, Attorney Gen
eral Evarts, Mayor Bowen. Senator MacDcn-
ald.-ths corpse borne by the eight gentlemen
Of Lancaster County, who were fianked on
either side by guard Of honor from the But
ler Zouayes; then followed the relatives and
friends Of the deceased above named. At the
itol the Butler Zouaves were drawn up in two
lines, through which the corpse was carried TO
the hearse, dirge being played al the same
time by the Philharmonic band.
The relatives of the deceased then took car
riages and the cortege moved on In the toilow-
ing order: Captain Carson, OF the Capitol po.
lice and Mr.. Williams, the undertaken: George
T. Brown, Sergeant-at-Arms United states
Senate, and General Ekin; DIR. Noble Young,
the clergy, Senator Sumner, Surgeon General
Barnes, Attorney General Evarts; Mayor Bow
en- sens'or Macdonald; ,,,dr rhil1smon.e aoaaSa.
commanded by Major Fisher, with the
national ensign shrouded with Grape;
detachment Of the Metropolitan Police; hsarse
white horsee; the relatives and friends Of the
deceased i'm carriages followed by the commit
tees Of the Boards Of Aldermen and Common
Councils Of this city; and aslssanons @ from the
Army and Navy Union; the Printers Grant
and Colfax Club, and many Pennsylvanians
now in this city. The cortege proceeded to
north A street, thence to 1st street west, thence
to c street north, thence down o street to the
Baltimore depot on New JERSEY avenue. The
whole route of the procession was lined with
spectators and the scene was solemn one.
AT THE DEPOT.
Ma jor George S. koontz, the efncient general
superintendent of the BALTIMORE and Ohio rail-
road at the Washington depot, had all things
prepared for the reception Of the remains. A
special train, consisting Of one car for the re.
MAINS and three first-ciass passenger cars for
the family and officials who accompanied the
corpse had been made up, and were drawn by
en- CINE No. l26, Mr.. John Baldwin engineer.
The tram was placed in charge Of Capt. Jos.
Deylin, one Of the most experienced conduc-
tors No decorations were made, as II was
against the wishes of the family that there
should be any display, Mr.. Stevens having so
expressed himself before his death.
The time table bas bean so arranged that the
train will reach Lancaster at six o'clock this
evening, via Harrisburg and York, where IL
will stop to allow the friends TO see the corpse
ARRIVAL OF THE PROCESSION AT THE DEPOT.
JJpon the arrival of the procession at the
Depot the Rulter Zouaves formed in two lines
with reversed arms. and the relatives of the
deceased having alighted from the carriages,
took their places in the procession, Immediate
ly following the pail ll-bearers with the remains
The corteee then moved into the Depot, the
band PLAYING dirge. and the remains were
depositsd in the car arranged for the purpose,
when all those intending to accompany the
corpse secured seats in the train. ..--.r. -
The remains were in charge OF Mr.. Smith,
Deputy Sergeant.at-Arm OF the Senate, and
were accompanied by the members of the fam.
ily above -named; Major y. b. Fisher. COM
manfiins Butler Zouaves: Capt. VIM. Hawkins,
Ria nd N.