The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1869-10-02
The Funeral of John Bell.
,r,o, the Louisville Courier-Jounal.l

who died at Cumberland lrou .
last Friday morning reached Nashvnle !:
AT. g o'clock Saturday evening" accom>
panied by committee OF escort con-
sisting of some Of the most prom'nen'
c;tizers of C}ar ksville, and were car
.i.i to the Capitol, whore they lay in
state untir3 O. clock Sunday afternoon
when the funeral took place, in the
presence of the largest concourse OF
neonle that had ever been seen ID that
CITY on any similar occasion.
Extensive preparations were mace
fer the funeral. A meeting of the Bar
of Nashville, numerously attended,
was held on Saturday, when series OF
resolutions were adopted, and address
ga were delivered by ex President
johnson, OK Gov. Henry $. Foote'
Messrs. Francis B. Fogg, N. Hobson'
aud other.
During the day on Sunday thousands
visited the capitol to take u last LOOK
at the face of the statesman who NAG
served his country in high places LOT
more than forty years, ana hao dleo'
leaving no blot on his name. Long
before the funeral services began, the
, hall Of the House of Representatives
was crowded to its utmost capat lty.
and room was found for not more than
, one-four,h of the people VINO sooght
admittance. During the services the
e Sneakers stand was occupied by the
a 1t. Rev. Bishop Quintard, the Rev.
+ Messrs. Rice, Sawrie. Young, Wright,
d Skinner. Campbell and Fall. and by
e lex-President johnson and Governor
i Senter.
s After the services at the Capitol,
= the. coffin was borne TO Mt. Ollvet
It Cemetery, escorted by two companies
: of the Forty-6fth Infantry aud a
e mounted detachment of the same regl'
n ment of regula United States troops,
It and followed by long procession
i of carriages. The hearse was drawn
j. bv six white horses, led by grooms
IN and guarded by the mounted troops
ID No citizen of Tennessee was ever hon
a ored with so imposing funeral.
as The following biographical sketch
r rs Mr.. Bell appears in the Vicksbur}
as Herald:
k. On the 10th inst, in Tennessee
ID, Hon. John Bell died of typhoid feve,
nd Mr.. Bell was born on farm six mile
a" south of Nashville. Tennessee. on tn
m. 18Th day of Feburay, 1897. and We
nd consequently when he died in his sew
IN entv-t third year. He was elected
m 1.-The. State Senate in 1917. When
ace term of service expired he wlthdre
nen from politics and retired to prlva
me. life and to the practice OF his prote
lion. the law. In 1927, he was elect'
of to Congress over Felix Grundy, tn
ry- lin the zenith of his fame, and the i
vorite of Andrew Jackson, who IN t
u year following was elected Preside
1ese of the United States.
will In 1888 upon the question OF
the removal of the Deposits Of the Unit
near Estates Bank, he took issue with JAG
[ood son; and in this breach, great resi-
That we're involved. There it was T
Fax Hugh L White and John Bell OF 1
we ncssee, and James K. Polk of Tenn
it. see and Martin Van Buren, OF n
man. York, became the leaders respecti
from Of the jackson and anti-.Jack
anne, ,artv.-which subsequently, becs
,eif." The Democratic and Wing parties,
other rhey existed for twenty years af
many wards. -.....
lever In 1884 he was elected Speaker
the House over Mr.. Polk. His cal
lin the House of Representatives f
flying 1S28 to -1841 was brilliant. In l
} has he was made Secretary of War
event General Harrison. In September
q by resigned because Of disagreement
India MrTyler. From this time until ]
cor he was engaged in private purs
sht OF In that year he was made mer
'nd'sh of the House of Representative
" hich Tennessee, and was elected to
f the United States Senate in Noven
II the In 1853 he was reelected to
ances Senate, and at the first session of
CHI he gress afterward, the Kansas Sebr
truck bill Of Senator Douglas was prese
in full With one exception among Sout
'peless Senators (Gen. Houston, of Texas
stated Bell was the only Senator from
pro- section who opposed it.
rom In March, 1859, he was retired
njury." the Senate after tw elve years of ser
In May, 1860, he was nominate
red in the CONSTITUTE ,nal Union part
Hur Baltimore az their candidate fol
Tenn, Presidency.
milling In 1860 81, Mr.. Bell did not
tn the in his tent, because he was del
les. or candidate for the Presidency
to call visited Washington in March Of
80, a