The weekly Louisianian., 1874-04-04
/. LETTER.

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The following interesting com
munication was intended for ou1
last issue, but was not received il
time:
Mr.. ED1roR-
Everywhere the temperance o.
the "Lou1s1AN1AN" has elected the
most favorable comment, and it will
again command tho attention of al
interested in the affairs of Louisiana.
rejecting, rs it does, the views anu
policy OF Gov. Pinchback, whose In
iiaence in your State is too well
known to need remark from me.
Presuming that your many
readers will be interested in the
events happening in this city, par
ticularly those bearing on the per-
picking Louisiana question, I have
availed myself Of your kind permits
sion to write you an occasional let
ter. First of all, and overshadow-
ing all is the death of Charles Sum-
ner SO fraught with calamity to us
as q people, and the nation at large.
The circumstances of his death
are only too we'll known to require
recital here. THIS overwhelming
griaf and loss has taken complete
possession of us all. Never except
the death of Lincoln has any event
created SO profound on impression
in the history of our country. His
lifeless body has been bourne from
the National Capitol to Massachu~
sets in the honorable and afRec-
Tomato custody of his associates in
Office. The whole civilized world
has taken note of the solemn event.
The whole country, in its great
cities, its scattered villages, it's road
side farm-houses and its lowliess
cabins, pauses, reflects, and mourns.
Your correspondent was detailed
to accompany the remains to Bos-
ton. Noting of special interest oc-
CURED on the journey. Along the
route at every principal city and
station vast multitudes of people
courageously buGeting tie bleak
March winds, had assembled.
understand that the published
announcements were misinterpreted
and that the gatherings at these
places had entertained the notion
that a display was to be made at
each. On no other assumption is
it easy to account for the patience
and pertinacity with which people
having, what they deemed good
points OF observation, chung to Them
amid the many discoinforts OF the
weather: On arriving at the depot
III Boston the, party we're net by q
committee of tie Common Council
Of that city by whom they were
conducted to the State House, where
Senator Anthony delivered the body
to the authorities Of the Common
wealth III d:specch full OF patllos
ard feeling.
The remains were received on
Of the State, by Gov. Wash
her Chief. Magistrate, who
also spoke with deep feeling and
after which the commit
tee withdrew and the remains we're
given in charge Of Major Lewis
and his company Of colored
the Shaw Guards Of the
Massachusetts, militia. On Sunday
remains lay in state in the Doric
Hall, at the State House, and it is
that fifty thousand per-
sons took q last look at the coffin
Is it lay almost encased in floral
decorations. On Monday he was
The throngs which gath
,red to witness, and in o certain
sense, to participate in the solemn
proceedings, consisted very largely
If out Of town people; and during
lie forenoon hours every car and
rain bound hitller came crowded.
1t two o'clock the remains were
aiken from the State House to ,
Chapel, where MI. Sumner
attended service, when in q
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The Chapel was decorated in
mourning and flowers, and pew "a c
where MI. Sumner was won't to sit, .
n attendance on divine service, i.
vas appropriately marked by {
Mourning. After the funeral ser a
ices were over, the body was placed q
n the hearse and the procession q
moved slowly and with solemn still
less between the long lines which
$ far as the eye could reach, lined 6
he streets on either side. As the a
PROCESSION passed through Cam n
the bells tolled, and the flags q
n all the public buildings were at e
At Harvard Square
ear the College, the students had G
ssembled to look for the last time II
t the coffin of one who graduated r
ago from that time-honored II
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