Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-05

Il
eountenanee were moved by no mere
curiosity. They came there not to gaze
upon the face Of great journalist OF
politician, but because he had always
been the poor mans friend, the SYM
/ pathetic champion Of the working man
who had struggled through their expert
ences and had never forgot their claims.
I All his public acts were directed by the
same impulses, and il Unlisted him in
/ the service of very many causes.
/ Not only did il inspire his life
! long war with oppression. vice
and wickedness Of every kind, but
fit made him unspeakably generous.
Perhaps he erred on the side Of mercy
against justice, but if a man must err at
ali, that is a good side to err on. What
ever may have been the mistakes Of
him who lies dead before Us, there was
no mistake in the main current Of prin-
ciple which characterized his life, and
therein is a lesson for US also. How
faithfully he did his work and lead his
life, it is superfiuous for me to say. It
was an emfnently practical one. What
various interests of art, of labor, OF edQ-
cation, of temperance, Of domestic poll
", Of freedom, 90 mourning for him to-
day. WELDING the mighty power of
the mighties'. engine OF the times,
placed in the editorial chair that he
was, it is no lightning to say that how
ever strOngly-sOme men think severely
he used his pen as the instrument Of
his thoughts and principles, he never
debased it as the stimulus of
impurity, or made il the vehicle
Of a single social wrong. While
Horace Greeley had many antagonists,
he had few If any enemies, and may
not, without violating the prOprieties of
tins occasion, express my satisfaction
that while political differences lie sealed
within these enclosed lids, the highest
representative of the nation to-day here
bows his head in honor OF the thinker,
the worker, the patriot and man. At
tempted applause, which was sup
pressed
The address was followed by an earn
est prayer and another hymn, angels
EUeT Bright and Fair. Rev. Mr.. Chaplin
then pronounced benedictiOn, and the
choir sang a most beautiful and touching
chant, o. What Is life.
THE PROCESSION.
The procession moved down Fifth av.
enue in the following order, the police
having previously cleared the roadway
from curb to curb:
Mounted police, Broadway squad
Superintendent kelsO and Mayor Hall.
Inspectors Dilks and Walling.
Fourth rfeclnt Police, Captain UlIman.
one hundred members OF the Fire Depart
meut, commanded by Engineer shay.
Rev. Dr.. Pullman officiating clergyman at
the grave.
PALL-BEA RERs.
Chief-Justi Chase, senator TTumbull,
Thurlow Weed, J. Chamberlin,
Rev. DR.. Bright. : William OrtOn,
B;,s,s r; W. R5gee, e-.- fInfi955 Fl 1dbDs6g Io1sey
Hon. ". NJ EvaTJs, = John = Williams,
Senator Fentou. : Hon. Erastus Brooks
Robert Bonner, r. 81. Hoe,
Peter c. Baker, ]. q. LightbOdy,
Charles StorrS. John Il. StOrrs.
Misses ida and Gabrielle Greeley, and other
mOUEuers, in carriages.
President Grant, Nice-President Colfax and
Observation-Disclosures Wilson, in open
tandem, with guard Of honor.
Governor Hoffman and the Governors OF ad-
joining states.
The Tribune editorial and repOrtOrial staff
typographical society.
Union League Club.
Members Of the Common COuEcl-
Heads Of Departments.
Distinguished officials from adj dining cities
in carriages, two deep. TO the num-
Der Of eighty-five.
Member Of the Liberal Republican General
Committee.
Union Republican General Committee.
Iammauy Hall General Committee.
simon Cameron Association.
sons OF Temperance.
Delegations from the Arcadian, Lotos, Far
mers and Rural Clubs and Ameri-
can Institute.
Citizens generally.
No music was in the line, but the pro-
cessiOn, as it slowly moved down the
avenue, presented a magnifcently inn
posing appearance. The-doOrsteps Of all
the houses along the avenue, without
exception, were thickiy crowded. The
windows and balconies were full; the
hotels, elub-houses and public buildings
Of all kinds presented a sea of human |
faces. The gathering was greater than |
the multitude which, welcomed the /
Grand Duke Alexis or watched the /
funeral Of Abraham Lincoln. From DR.. |
Chapin's Church TO Madison Square, a |
distance Of just a mile, the avenue was
nearly blOckaded. On the outer edge of
the sidewalk the crowd were hUddled |
two and three deep. On the walk within |
there was barely room to pass. |
At Madison Square and on the space be- !
fore the Fifth Avenue Hotel the con-
course was still greater. All along
Broadway from Four.e.Lth street
through which the procession moved, to
Hamilton Ferry, there was a dense mass
of people. About Bowling Green, the Bat
tery and the Ferry house the crowd still
stood patiently waiting.
On the Brooklyn side the same scenes
were repeated. Along Union street 10
Fourth avenue, and down Fourth ave-
nue. to the cemetery, stretched the won
derful double lines Of watchers. At
Greenwood there was q still more sur
prising sight. Here an enormous con-
course had gathered, standing about
the entrance gates, and thrOnging the
winding roads and concentrating ABOUT
the open grave, 50 that the mOurners,
when the cOTtege arrived, bad. the great
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