Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-06
Senator Chandler.


Senator Chandler.
DETROIT, Nov. 5.-Pursuant to previous ar
rangement, the remains Of Senator Chandler
were conveyed, under the escort of a detach
ment of the Metropolitan police this morning
at q O'Clock, from the mansion at Fort stree,
to the city hall, where the committee of ar
engagements and detachment of the ligh,
guard received the body and placed it in the
center hall, foot of the main staircase, where il
laid in state until P. NJ. At S:l5 A. NJ. the
Fort street entrance to the hall was opened
when an avalance of people poured into the
| corridors. As they passed into the south OR
ridor they were separated into pairs, and, as
the casket was reached, the pairs were sepa.
rated and a continuous line of humanity
passed on each side. every person bending and
looking at the face of deceased.
The casket was black walnut, lined with
white satin, exterior covered with black
silk velvet. relieved with drapery of gros grain
silk. At the head of the coffin was a white
floral cross and crown ard base of evergreens.
which rested on column draped with crape.
On either side was center cross, red, formed of
scarlet double geraniums. At the foot of the
casket was another column draped in black on
which was placed sheaf of wheat with white
floral sickle, forming beautiful and touching
symbolism of the ripe usefulness of the de-
parted before being cut down by the great
reaper, death. On top of the coffin was floral
star given by the Chicago Union Veteran club,
At each end and facing the remains stood a
soldier of the Detroit light gusrd, with rifle
and fixed bayouet at parade rest each guard a.
unmovable as statue. Overhead the remains
were covered by canopy Of red, white and
blue streamers, lntermingled with folds of
costly Grape descending in graceful lines to the
fO,r 1f no ;-k1 L.
The remains were clothed in the usual black
broadcloth suit. The upper half of tic body
could be seen through a French plate glass
covering, the arms peacefully folded across the
breast. The determined face seemed as natural
a. Nfe.
The ceasele's stream of people which poured
through the building in two continuous lines
lasted from 6:15 A. n. until P. H.. and it is es-
timated that during the time intervening not
less than IL, 900 persons viewed the remains.
The body was removed to the Fort street
mansion shortly after P. NJ where religious
exercises were conducted by Rev. DR.. Pearson,
in which he said: ''This is no ordinary coca
sion which convenes to-day. Death, however
frequent and familiar by frequency, can never
to Thoughtful mind be- an event of common
magnitude. It cannot be other than most an
august experience to change worlds. This
event has about it colossal proportions
1t stands out aud apart like mountain in
not only to a household, but to the city, tho
State, the nation, and it may be doubted wheth-
er since the assassination of;Abraham.L Lincoln,
any single announcement has 30 startled the
public mind and popular heart as when on the
hrst day of November it was announced Zach
ariah Chandler was found sleeping his last
sleep. It is no ordinary man who has de-
parted from among US. It is not "self-
evident truth that all men are created equal" if
we mean equality of gifts and graces, capacity,
opportunity, or even responsibility, but it
were needless task to demonstrate to an as
sembly of people of Michigan that Mr.. Chand-
Ter was no common man. He was born leader,
endowed with those qualities that make a man
destined to leadership. He had rare bust
ness faculty and sagacity tact and talent,
large capacity for organization and adminis-
tration. His hand was naturally at the helm.
He had great intensity of nature. Even his
political opponents could not doubt the pos
ltiveness of his conviction and the Profound
ness OF his sincerity, and here, as Carlyle
justly says, must be found the base
blocks in the structure of all heroic characters.
He was peculiarly independent and intrepid.
The determination to be loyal both to his con-
vlctlOns and to his country, inspired him to q
bold, brave utterancc, and invested him with a
courage and confidence that were almost con-
tagious. He was an example of the political
fidelity addressed by Burke in his famous de-
Tense before the electors of Bristol, when he
said: II obeyed the instructions of nature and
reason and conscience; I maintained your in
terests as against your convictions" Few men
have ever dared to say and do what he has in
the face of every political risk and even such
personal peril. Mr.. Chandler was aplain man,
man for the people, FREQ from all stately airs
and settled dignities. He took. hold of every
political and national question with ungloved
hands. He understood and used the language
OF common people, not even disdaining the
ldioms OF common life. His speeches were
packed with vigorous Saxon. He thought more
of the short sword with the sharp edge and keen
point and close thrust than Of the scholars la.
bored liteny with its diamond-decked hilt. and
in this, as in few other conspicuous traits, he
was master of the best secrets that gave the
great Irish agitator o Cornell his strange power
OF moving the multitude. His last speech, even
when read. and without the magnetism of his
personal presence, may well stand as the last
OF his utterances.
In saying these few words of tribute to the
dead we reflect no merely personal Partially
nor political partisanship. We leave to the
Senators and statesmen to pronounce such
eulogy as BELTS his long and successful career.
am now nothing more than voice giving
utterances to the peoples hearts. aim at no
exhaustive analysis of his character, at no com.
prehensive sketch of his career, but leave
such task for the hands of the more compe-
tent, where time is more sufficient. No doubt
Mr.. Chandler was not without presentimcnt
or Kemonition Of his approaching end. he
has expressed grave apprehensions that it
might not be far off, though he perhaps
thought it would come in different form, no,
could he be wholly ignorant of the risk ho run
IN svch laborious and prolonged campaigr
work, but when his country seemed in peril biz
tongue could not keep silence.
just before starting on his last journey west
ward he said to me: In my judgment the
crisis now upon us is more important thar
any one since Lee surrendered, and as grave
| - any since Sumter was fred on Thos.
who knew him best will not be surprised that
with such an impression of the magnitude Of
the issues now before the American people ht
could not spare himself but gave himself with
out reserve to his country, sacrificing his lif.
itself on the altar of his own patriotism.
The address was followed by brief and Ell
oquent prayer, in which the Divine Being wa
fervently thanked for those qualities of brai1
and heart possessed by the deceased, which en-