The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-13

tranquility ofthought and utterance, have con.
strained opponents to reconsider their own de.
cisions, and even to bring these into nearer if
not entire accordance with those of their cour
teous but ever resolute antagonist. His cour
,esy was as conspicuous as his decision. No
low, unworthy epithets escaped his Inns No
sinister insinuation disigured his masculine 3D.
dresses. He gave full credit to his most vim
lent opponents for purity Of motives, and never
deigned to WELD even in the fervid fever of de-
bate, the doubtful weapons of surmisa or
of sarcasm. He could be seyere-te often
was-but his was the severity of CONSCIENTIOUS
belief, contending with might and main for ,vha
he conceived to be right in itself, and uspfuI in
its issues. None could ever accuse hin, Of
coarseness or vulgarity. He was out and ont
gentleman, ana the singular uniformitv now
characterizing the eulogistic remarks Of all
parties in the United States, speaking through
their respective organs of this great man. is a
grand and righteous tribute to his memory as
an upright, honorable, benignent, and con-
scientious Senator.
Conscience was his guide in all tbinps.
Well instructed in early life in the sacred
principles of heavenly truth, it cannot he
doubted that the internal monitress whose
dictates he implicitly obeyed, drew her ad.
monitions from much higher source than
those either Of unenlightened reason or a
treacheIous expediency. In his noble father.
whom he 80 soon follows to the tomb. he had
fine example of truly Christian patriotism.
and it cannot surely be doubted that AZ the
younger Pitt of English fame was in some re-
spects the reflection of the elder, so William
Pitt Fessenden took no small part of his in
tellectual and moral impress from his i'm.
mediate ancestor. Both drew their inspiration
as patriots from the political creed of the early
Puritans; both loved learning for its own
sake; both loved their country with a pure
and practical affection; and both did their Mt
most to remove the foulest stain from her
escutcheon-this most disgraceful stigma from
her reputation. They were both great men
great in mind, great in their respective spheres
of action, great in motives and in aim. and
both equally entitled to the contemporaneous
and posthumous respect of all who have
known or may yet know their names. their
merits and their deeds.
Father and son now speak to US, fellow citi-
zens from the tomb, and whilst we venerate
their memories as related to the nation which
IN various capacities they served so faithfully.
let US take home the lesson thus impressiyely
reiterated, of the comparative evanescence and
vanity of all earthly attachments and dstinc-
ton. Let us ask of God that we may be SO
taught as to apply our hearts unto wisdom
Wisdom lies in providing for the future and
the future of eternity can be provided for only
by securing through faith in Christ as the bro
pitiation for sin, the redemption of the soul
and that thorough moral renovation which
alone can qualify us for the society and scenes
and services of heaven. Let us set our affec.
tons on things above, and not on things on
the earth, so that our life may be hid with
Christ In God, and when He who is our life
shall appear, we also shall appear with Him in
glory.
The choir then sang the following beautiful
hymn from the Vesper servce
Lowly and solemn be,
Thy children's cry to thee,
Father Divine,
hymn of suppant breath,
Owning that life and death
Alike are thine.
Father, In that hour
When earth's all succoring power --
Shall disavow-
When spear and shield and crown
In fatntness are cast down,
Sustain us thou.
sa By him who bowed to take .-...-
The death-cup tor our sake,
The thorn, the rod
From whom the last dismay .--
Was not to pass away
Aid us God!
Tremblers beside the grave. ---r
We call on thee to save
Father divine. 5-4-
Hear! Heart our suppiiant bre .th,
Keep us i'll life OF death,
s-- Thine, only thine.
At the conclusion of the hymn. the Rev Mr.
Bailey offered most appropriate and beauti-
full prayer, followed by the chant by the choir,
Thy will be done" which was most touching
ly rendered. Rev. DR.. Carruthers then pro-
nounced the benediction, after which notice
was given that the casket would be placed in
the vestibule affording all who might desire it
an opportunity of looking their last upon the
features of the deceased. Prior, however, to
its being removed from the front of the pulpit
the Odd Fellows passed by it, each member
depositing upon the coffin sprig of cedar, the
type of Immortality. As soon as the casket
was placed in vestible the immense congrepa-
ton passed from the church, each pausng for
moment to take last glance at one they had
SO loved and respected in life, and after thew
had all departed the multitude thronged in
from the street, but in decorous order and
quietly, some with tears standing in their eyes.
Tho procession was bhun forrned in the fol-
lowing order
Platoon of Police under command of Deputy Mar
shall Bolton -l
Ligonia Lodge l. o. o. F. under comm and of a n
Brown, Marshal "a ~ 10
Machigonne and Eastern Star Encanpments ,,n;tod
under command OF W. G. Norris, Marshal.
morrill, Of Maine, ex Senator Fostsr Of Conn
neeticut, Judge Ether shepley, Judge
Howard, President Harris OF Bow
dom College, Prof. A. S. Pack
ard, Hon. John Lynch
. and ex-Gov. Israel
Washburn, Jr.
Hearse,
Immediate family of the deceased, relatives. and
Gov chamberlain and Staff filling sixteen
The Mayor. Board OF Aldermen and Common Coun-
City o OH
Officers Of the Portland Custom House.
and took its course through Congress, Pine and
Vaughan streets to the Western Cemetery, the
streets along the entire route being crowded
with citizens, the bells of the First Parish and
st. Stephens churches tolling requiem and
the guns at the Arsenal booming forth an ac-
compartment. There were no services at the
grave, but the remains were quietly deposited
beside those Of his wife and son.
The flags of the British and Spanish Consul
lates were displayed at half mast, as were also
those of the shipping in the harbor and we be-
lieve every one who owned a national ensign
in the city, whether it was of large or small
size, displayed it on this occasion.
JUDGE CHAsEs RETIREMENT FROM Poll
Tlcs.-The report of letter from Chief JUS
tice Chase in which he peremptorily with
draws from the field of political action is an
thentic The letter was addressed to James A.
Briggs, ESQ., of New York, whom many of
our readers will remember as one of the Re-
publican campaign Sneakers in this gta 70 10 OF