New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
Mr.. RICHARDSON'S FUNERAL

intimate friends OF the deceased, ana ibhy uhaDo
gain admittance stood in the hall around the door, the
body which looked remarkably natural, wac inclosed IN
handsome rosewood coffin. bearing silver plate, upon
which was the inscription
ALBERT D. RICHARDSON,
Died Dec. 2, 1862
Aged % years, month, and &c days.
Upon the lid Of the Jn kind hands had placed beau
tful foral tokens Of that sincere and tender snecon
which the ruthless hand Of death may interrupt but can
not change or impair Shortly before twelve o'clock the
relatives and personal friends and associates In THE
TRIBUNE entered the room. Among them were MIR. u
Richardson Mrs. Richardson and daughter OF the
late Mr. Richardson Mr. Elisha F. Richardson Mrs. Sage
mother OF Mrs. Richardson, Mr.. Greeley Mr.. Sinclair,
and many others from THE TRIBUNE, MI Janus d.
Browne, Col Thomas W. Knox. the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher and Mrs Beeoher, the Rev. o. B. rockingham
Prof. Calvin E. Stowe Of the AndOver Theological
Seminary; the Rev. H. NJ. Field, d. D.. editor OF The
Evangelist, Mrs. Elizabeth Ames the scnlptrese MIS-
Parton Mrs Stetson and many others Prof Stowe was
prepared to take part In the ceremony but owing TO tie
presence of Mr. Beecher and Mr. rockingham, his ser
vices required The services we're opened oy
the Rev. o. B. rockingham who read selected portions
from the Psalms and St. Paus Epstes, and then made
the following remarks:
REMARKS OF THE REV. o. q. FROTHINGHAM
DEAR FRIENDS: We stand here at this moment In the
presence OF God The world is not with us in this cham
ber only that Great Spirit which searches all hearts,
that kind Spirit which hates, never deserts never
forges That infinite forgiveness which smoothes outan
the rough places OF life and strengthens everything
that ia created, and welcomes all at last TO
the eternal arms Let us feel that We are
In the presence Of the all holy eye. Let our
thoughts be gentle, all our words be uusiul'
let our hopes be sweet and pure and high Being asked
to say few words shall not trouble you by taxing you
into the secret this sad history sadly ended Let US
leave the secret OF 1t to him who alone knows e secret
1t for any OF us TO go into the heart OF TINS sorrow
40 enya NJ na IN nFnh n
Judgment any person. The man whose body lies be.
fore here. stricken down in middle fe IN the night
of his power and Of his usefulness was man who asked
10 favors for himself while he lived He was clear
sighted cearhearted very strong OF purpose and very
brave OF spirit Were he alive he would answe r them him
self While he lived he was always ready to answer Ior
himself His sickness, as you know, was painful ne
bore 10 without murmur fearing death, saying
that he feared pain, but never showing IT, Ihropgh an
these days when he was hanging between ire ana oeain
ment Of criticism No reflection upon the deeds. the
thoughts motives Of others Nothing severe against
his enemy nothing but tenderness and unspeskable graf
indnstry. and his industry Cof how few can 1t
be saidD was spent In instructlng and helping
his felOw.men. His career was one OF LABOR ne Wei
coined labor but the labor that he gave he gave toward
those ends that noble, just generous and humane
He was a warmheaTted and consistent Trend, liberal
with his hand with his heart with all his talent pass
no Judgment upon him but the judgment Of his friends.
and they those who knew him most iDumately-Lhose
who knew HIM longest-they speak the most kindly OF
him aud say that he needs the hnnest vail Of charity to
cover up any faults he may have mad FOR
myself With all my soul ] believe that he was
a purehearted, siIge-nlnded. earnest, and true
man IL he committed imprudences 10 do we all II he
fell into mistakes do We all But IN my udgmen NE
mprudenees were small considering all things, and his
mistake was small AS know the story, II seems to me
that he conducted himself with singular discretion and
with great purity OF purpose. Lot remember how
complicated life is how surrounded we are pehind anq
before with subtle enemies Let us remember how every
time we move we put finger some spring, and IL
may be a spring. in this case that may cause DEATH
and may we remember. my friend tried believe Co
remember that 1--we presence OF God, and that
and although lives are all IN the dark they are IN
Gods light for ne changes and guards ana brings al
thing out into true in the end and let US remeD
Der the great hereafter where all secrets shall DC cs
closed where all shall read the lessons Of our life and TINS
and the Infinite love shall pronounce upon the
upshot Of what We have done and believed.
and let us believe humbly and moekly that we
are TO stand before this same Christ For the rest
let our hearts be gentle aud our feelings Kind toward the
unfortunate who brought this our friend TO his end
Let us make allowance for human nhrmties and passion
and let ms spread the broad mantle OF our ena oyer
him, Judging him would wish 10 be Judged. Let
think with the utmost tenderness OF the woman VINO
ia left now suddenly widow, soon after she was
wife Let us remember her Loneliness, her long SORROW
the past that so hard and so bitter the future
work TO do and little help 10 do 1t beyond what che
has in her own heart from the love oi Cod ana Ne VINO
that she may be strong, true IKE woman eonVlnoed
that she has done what she Thought IN her human
strength and weakness TO be the pest Ana et Us uhh
OF those little who left faerless Let us THINK
Of them tenderly casting upon them only the sweetest
thought as We associate them with the,f hei Wn9 eh
dead Letus learn TO share each Others joys a0 sor
rows. TO bear each others burdens 10 forgive as
given. and 20 do what we may WINE We i've %
brothers and sisters and children OF he same great aer
n Heaven.
spring up IN our hearts ana IN me DeaFs OF oteI 70
STAY cOnvclions and perhaps break up society ana e.
us with love aud faith, and hope ana comfort help ana
sustain remembering that here we are only trying 70
love them that may live faithfully anu truly IN the
world beyond. And may our thOngDts follow theSe
friends as they carry poor remains 10 minge with
their native dust remembering that the spirit has al
ways been and IL now with God
REMARKS THE REV HENRY WARD DEEcuEH
III believed that this by whose corse stand mad
broken the wall and plucked the Unrest flower IN
peghbors garden and that he struck dead FOR such
a crime surely, would Say no word here to-day. /
would offer prayer for the living but let silence cover
him as with pail KNEW his services TO the country but
I was not personally acquainted with him. derive my
information not from fevertsh paragraphs which fly
about hut from true aud high minded men and women,
whose word Ia law TO me- aud who knew Mr. Richardson
ana knew from the very first step OF that history which
actions with whom lie consulted from day 70 day aud 70
whom he laid bare his very heart ID respect to
They witness 10 his singular freedom from deceit
TO his childish rankness to ms truth ana honor IN not
fatal affection. Upon such abundant testimony OF many
conourring friends who well understand human NE and
he mprudent. that his sympathy carried him INTO
WAYS which nicer aGc s So,Ssd r Sat
he consciously violated any law OF Cod or any canon OF
9G auss ssi y dsn
When death was drawing near. and was called 10
unite him 10 her who now sits desolate, oyerwheneu
with multiplied sorrOws, went with slacrity. be-
eved that she both legally and morally Justified IN
separation from brutal husband who, 10 excessive ahd
personal abuse, had also furnished That one
extreme ground OF divorce which usthes it in the eyes
of All Chrsendom And he facts and truth are held "
be not the less real and morally ustyng because she
for her chidens sake and for her own shrank from che
Odlous task Of revealing and proving the extreme
reasons moving her, and obtained divorce on repe.
sentatOn OF part only OF tue reasons thaI eheu ior
such separation, ,-,
went often 10 the throne OF grace during the anguish
OF nv couutrys trial for those men who stood by
her most faithfully, and vowed that they should be my
brothers and that long as lived come what might II
they carried themselves faithfully toward my land
then they should lack friend in There were
two engaged in fighting that Rebellion; those who