THUBSDAY, APRIL 20, 1865. THE HEW ADMINISTRATION. On the principle that the Amerioan Re public, like the unchanging maxims upon ■which It is founded, never dies, and that our most eminent sons may pass away, but that the indestructible foundations upon which our institutions reßt remain unshaken as the eternal hills, Andrew Johnson has taken up the reins yielded to him by Ms illustrious and lamented predecessor, and I may be said fairly to commence the ae j tive duties in the continuance of the Go- I vemment. We have no desire to overstate j the responsibilities of the Executive, but ir |j g right that we should face" and understand I them. The Chief Magistrate chosen by 'the American people in November of 1860 had many apparently insuperable obstacles to overcome; but after the people became educated to war, their re sources and their determination organized great and conquering armies, and sus tained and stiffened the Government in all its 1 departments, civil and military. With the "conquest of the insurgents, however, and the prospect of peace, came other novel duties, and it is these that President Johnson will have to meet and to master. There are two questions—although of not immediate, yet of crowning importance— that will remain for adjustment by Con gress. These were foreshadowed in the speech of President Lincoln on the eve ning of the 11th of April. We allude to the proposition whether in counting the votes of the States on the amendments of the Federal Constitution ; abolishing slavery, those only that have adhered to the Union should he' counted—not including the seceded' Commonwealths; also the proposition whether a State applying, as Louisiana applied at the: last session, for admission under her new Constitution, shall be retaken into the Union with her twelve thousand loyal ! voters. We take it for granted that upon i'these Important questions' Andrew John son concurs with Abraham Lincoln. have never understood him to take the ground that Tennessee, for instance, was not of the Union because the traitors frau dulently claimed to have carried her into [treason. If this were his belief, then he would not have assisted in the constitu tional reorganization of that Common wealth and participated in the election of j Governor Bbownlow and the legislature | how in session at Nashville; Andbew I Johnson stands upon the principle \that to refuse to count the votes of States holding the relation of Tennessee, Louisiana, a&d Arkansas to the Go vernment is practically to recognize the light of secession, and, by parity of rea soning, it is cleaT that two-thirds of the thirty-six States of the Americs|n Union -must be obtained to ratify the amendment of the Federal Constitution, and also that 1 it is the duty of Congress to admit them, [ after having organized free governments, |to the National Councils. But without the concurrence of Congress neither of these i important measures can be consummated, j The reduction of the public-debt Will be [ one of the first duties of the people, as well as of the Government, and in this work [ Lieutenant General Grant has happily > led the way in his four celebrated recom-‘ : mendations enunciated by the Secretary of [ War, several days ago, which included the disposition of useless vessels,, the cessation • of the draft, the cutting down of supernu merary generals and other officers of the [army, and the gradual diminution of all [the machinery, civil and otherwise, ih [ eluding the entire system of provost mar shals, made necessary for a state of active i hostilities. To this programme he has [ added the reopening of all the Southern ports, for the purpose of encouraging fo reign and domestic trade. But these most essential reforms will demand that what we have retaken and repossessed in the South Shall not be lightly given up—that the laws of Congress, as well of confisca tion as of the punishment of the traitors, shall be rigidly and - sternly enforced; and, to this end, that a large stand ing army shall be kept in -every | doubtful' State, - and a watchful and 1 vigilant navy along our entire sea-board. « Connected ■with this policy will be the care and discipline of the manumitted blacks of under the salntaiy legislation of Con S Tess - Here is a problem of difficulty and importance—one it o energetic and fertile mind k’iiMofeegw President. ” the forfeiteSSpSpSlftSis^irthe South is ” another matter for serious reflection. In one of Governor Johnson’s speeches he intimated his desire to transfer to the hands of the brave men who had aided in con quering the rebellion, and who wanted remain in the South, the propsrty which, ’ in the hands of its old rebel owners, had become neglected and made, Bimply the means of supporting them in their idle and luxurious effeminacy. The remodelling of the revenue system, the readjustment of the tariff upon foreign importations, and the preparations for the gradual approach to specie payment, are classed among the imperative and pressing obligations of our public servants. But while the ma chine of [Government is so securely set tled in all its grooves, and is moving smoothly ailqiSg'-’rits accustomed path, this is, we submit, no time for a called session of Congress. The subjects involved in the overthrow .of the rebellion may well, in deed they may better be temporarily con flded to public discussion than to be thrown, rude and raw into the chaldron of debate after such events as those ; through which we have just passed and are now passing. Intermediately and Lbefore the assembling of the peo ple’s representatives becomes necessary, [ let us give to Andbbw Johnson a hearty and undivided support—the influ ence of our best counsels and our truest energies.' If generously backed, he will carry us safely through; and if the people are unfaltering and confiding, there will be ! little left to Congress but to ratify their ex pectations. This they have always been I *o Abraham Lincoln; and this we be lieve they will be to bis successor, Ah , drew. Johnson. The Glory and the Shame of the Confede- No’gr that the rebel capital, for which w,e long battled in vain,'has fallen into our possession, hosts of able correspondents are daily crowding the columns of loyal Jour nals with graphic pictures .of its condition. The; accounts of what has occurred, and of what has been discovered, since" its occu pancy, coupled with the events that fol-, lowed its capture, abundantly prove the wisdom of the popular instinct which pointed to Richmond as the citadel of the •rt hellion. Its fall involved the loss ofthe flower of the Secession army, and the .de struction of the last rational hope of the champions Of the lt was tit® Tuicano from which burst forth the overwhelming lava-tide that has swept so many brave men to destruction, and laid waste so many fair fields and flourishing towns. There were hatched the schemes, and there were issued the orders, which so unhappily prolonged onr fearful civil strife, with its- attendant horrors. En throned in all the majesty of Satanic power, there the arch-traitor of the Con federacy issued Ms imperious edicts, and, ruling with a rod of iron, overawed and crushed opposition to Ms usurpation by a system of terrorism, oppression, and cruelty unparalleled in the bloodiest and blackest records of the most fiendish monsters that have disgraced the human race. The Popular Peeling. . Deeply as we sympathize with the popu lar feeling upon the base and cruel murder of Abraham Lincoln, our late President, we must equally reproach the unnecessary "violence displayed by the people in so many instances when they feel that they have been in some sort justified by the antece dents of the individual. But when such an instance happens as that which occurred at the corner of TMrd and Chestnut streets, we feel hound to remonstrate, with the agents in the commotion, and most decided ly to condemn, their action. One man struck another upon Monday last, suppos ing that he had spoken disrespectfully of the President. Almost instantly the cry of “ Copperhead’ 1 was started, and the ex cited crowd became wild in their efforts to. kill Mm. Officer Kendig ‘ fortunately rushed into the crowd, and bjr hard work succeeded in running Ms prisoner to the station house amid violent cries of “kill the Copperhead!” ,■ ! . ; TMs individual was a strong ;Union mam His name was Simon Sntder, and. he re sided on Noble street, above Sixth. He had voted for , the late President,.in 1880 and 1864, and had invariably supported the, , present Administration. Thus it will be! seen that an Union man suffered simply ; because he was called a Copperhead. That what he said /was true,;is vouched for by the Chief of Police, whoj had known him from boyhood. . ! , ■ .We call attention tothis fact ifor the.pur pose of showing our readers the absurdity involved in taking from, a casual expres sion of opinion or a momentary excla mation, the prejudice which maly induce them to resort to physical violence. In striking on the impulse—however patriotic —of the moment, they will very probably bring disgrace upon their profession of po litical faith, by the manner in which they develop it While saying this, we feel with the People in their present great be reavement, ana sympathizing ! with their 1 indignation, would justify them in all which, may be said by them ia reference to it. Abraham Lincoln iu Independence Hail. We reprint oh this day the report of the speech of the late President Abraham Lincoln in Independence Hall, in this city, on February 22, 1861, Washington’s Birthday, when he was on hiS route to Washington for the purpose ofhis Inaugu ration. It was Ms first speech in Philadel phia, and the portions which we have itali cised give evidence both that he looked' forward to the probability of assassination; and that what he said or did, he was, Gad willing, “ready to die by.” I ain filled -with deep emotion at flrqllhgmysolC standing here in the place where to gether the wisdom, the patriotism, the devotion to principle, Bom which sprang the Institutions under widen we live. You have kindly suggested to me thatin my hands Is the tasfcol restoring peace to our dlstraoted country. I oan eay la return, sir, that all the political sentiments I entertain haje been drawn, so far as I have been /able to draw them, from the sentiments which originated, and were given to the world from this hail in whioh we stand. I have never had a feeling, politically, that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence. I have often pon dered over the danger# which jwere Incurred by the men whir assembled here, and adopted the Declaration of Independence. I have pondered over the toils that were endored by tte oEEjew and soldiers of the army who achieved, that independ ence, I have often inquired of myself, what great principle or idea it .was shat kept tnia Confederacy so long together. It was not the mete matter of the separation of the eolontoa from tie mother land, hut something in that Declaration gwloap liberty, not alone to the people of this country timt hope for the world tor all future time. It was asst which gave promise that In quo time the weight# should he Ufted iiom the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal oaanool This W the sentiment embodied in the Declaration ol Independ- ence,, .1.. "■■■■. How, my-frjpnds, can this ooniitry'be saved upon thathaqlßl li it oeh, I will consider/myself one -of‘ the happiest men in the world it I can help to save It. If it can’t be eared upon that priooiplo, it will he truly awful. Bvtifthie country cannot tie sotted without giving up that principle, I wet about to sag I would rather be attastintled on tbit spot than to sur render it. Now, to my view of the present aspect or affairs, there Is no need of bloodshed and war. There 18 ns necessity for It. lam not In favor, of suck a course, and I may say in advance there will be so bloodshed unless It be forced upon the Government. TheGo* vemment will not use foroe unless force Is need ■■gainst it. [Prolonged applause, and cries of “That’s the proper sentiment.”] My friends, this is a wholly unprepared speech. I did.not expect to be called upon to say a word whonl cams here. I supposed X was merely to do something towards raising this dag. I may, therefore, have said some thing Indiscreet. But J have said nothing but what l aw trilling to live by, and, in the pleasure 0j- Almighty God, die by. » . We reproduce this Teport vqrbalim, the President himself having mentioned to. our Reporter that it "was the .most faithful verbal interpretation ih type of any of his speeches wbich had ever been made. We reproduce it, not on account of tMs, but with the simple Impulse to lay before our fellow-citizens the fiißt wordß ever uttered in public in this city by Abbaham LitK" coin— the more especially as they iß&rk the idea which had so frequently oWruded itself upon his mind, that he ipjght ulti mately become the victim ofg&ctioaal ven geance. Jf Virginia is still thar refuge of many of the worst traitorsthie Government. They feel up their old toeefiiagjawflßßpM days gone by, it sight to see a hundred and fifty human beings carried through the city of Washington from Maryland and from the adjacent counties in Vir ginia, on their way to the far South, to be' sold into life-long fortpre; and this horrid traffic was nowhere so profitable and so notorious as in parts of Maryland and Virginia. It has left its natural fruits in the dvinds of those who flourished upon it. r Hence we must not be surprised if the relics of this barbarism should' continue, like a dapgerous disease,, to pojson and to disturb the peace and .the prosperity of what was once*called the Old, but what is now soon to be the New Dominion. As we passed along the beautiful river of the James, on our way to Richmond, a few days ago, anficontenfplaterl the noble country, alternately champaign and val ley, we reflected-upop the wonderful and healthy innovation that would be produced if this ffuitM soil, ns# and heretofore held by .a few aristocratic slave-owners, should be parcelled amoig the enterprising and baTdy farmers ofe Middle Pennsyl vania. It is a common thing for one In dividual to own five hundred or a thou sand acres in Virginia, while through the West, and especially in Pennsylvania, the farms are small and compact, well-cared for, afil economically managed, so asto.be productive of the largest profits. All this, however, will be changed when in the course of time a new population is poured into these regions. It will be like new life suddenly infused into a languishing and sinking body. \ Ore of the overwhelming arguments in favor of the'fihandal system of the Federal’ Government, and in support of the theory that the best way to crush the rebellion is by the force of aims,.i® found in the sud den worthlessness of the paper trash issued by Utterly irredeem able and odiotfifa|s:if was: before the fell of Richmond and 'the * suraCßder of Lee’s army, the whole mass, after these events, perished almost in a night; and from the Potomac to the South Atlantic it was of no more use to the holders than so many dry leaves. As a citizen of Richmond said to ms—“ I could not take five bushels of Confederate money down to .the Balti more ships which are moored at Rockett’s wharf, filled with provisions and clothing, and buy a pair of socks or a bushel of po tatoes.” This is a much more eloquent argument than one of the long speeches of the ablest advocate of Southern inde pendence. T It re stated that a iriovement is on foot in the Southern States, headed by many of the leading politicians,' for submitting to the conditions of Mr. Lisroonst’a ’ammesty proclamation and the laws of Congress, asking only the modification of the statutes relating to confiscation. Op THE two fugitives from human and Divine vengeance—Jefferson Davis and J. Wilhes BooTH—which is the worst, the unsuccessful murderer of his country, or the successful assassin of the Chief Ma gistrate of the Republic ? THE LINCOLN OBSEQUIES. LETTER FROM “ OCCASIONAL.” Washington, April 19, 1865. It is precisely four years since the mob at Baltimore fired upon the Massachusetts volunteers on. their way to the defence of Washington. How strange it is that the anniversaries of some of the brightest and some of the saddest events should have been greeted by a great victory or a great calamity ! Lee fled before the triumphant legions of Meade on the Fourth of July. Grant captured Yieksburg on the same day. Lincoln fell .on the anniversary of the evacuation of Fort Sumpter, 'and Ms honored corpse is borne to its rest ing place on the same day when, four years ago,, the first Northern blood was shed by traitor hands. And yet more ex pressive still—and I name it not to be be trayed into irreverent comparisons—our Good President, after all his acts of for giveness of the enemies of Ms country, died at their hands, on Good Friday, the of the Crucifixion of. the Son of God and the Saviour of man. And I firmly be lieve that if Mr. Lincoln could have spoken after the fatal shot of the assassin.had shattered his brain, he would have ex claimed of his murderer: “ Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And why did they not know it ? Becausa they were taking the life of their best friend—he who had pardoned so many of t|ieir associates, and who, only three eve nings before, had spoken authoritative words of clemency and reconciliation. And do we ever reflect, in the midst of oar grief and wonder that such a deed should have stained'this age of, progress and refine ment, that Abraham Lincoln could have died at no time. when his surpassing excellence would have shone with so rare an effulgence f He passed from us as the land was echoing with songs of joy over the triumphs of liberty. He entered upon eternity- as a pious people were thanking God that He had stricken our country’s foe. How much better than if he had gone from us in the gloom of na tional despondency ! Even as ths sum mons came there was a wondrous peahe at his heart, and a felicitous sense of duty done. No monarch ever had such a funeral. Although not so elaborate and ornate as the pageant of .the dead Eighth Henry, or the return of Napoleon to the ' soil of France after he had fretted and smouldered away in the rocky island of the sea, it was the proudest tribute ever paid to the memory of an American President. The suddenness and the manner ofhis death! intensified the na tional sorrow, and called forth a’burst of popular gratitude without a parallel. I wish-1 could describe the wondrous scene. It was a lovely day. The air 'was filled with the perfume and the harmonies of. jocund spring. Crowds had come frbm.all the States. The Government was'typified -in Andrew Johnson; the army was repre sented by Grant and Ms staff; the navy by FarragutandMssea.lions; the Judiciary by Chase and Ms associates; the Cabinet, the Congress, the departments, the freedmen, the released prisoners, the penitent rebels, '&& clergy, the professions, fit People the base of the mighty pyramid, the foundation of private rights and public safety. I-leave to oi3ieij||pthe -filling up of the picture. Let me ijllrow from an old-fasMoned New beauttfhl'wfhlit'hihe wove for MTashington; that I may lay it on the great flag that-covers and canonizes all that is left of Abraham Lincoln: ! j ; ‘ Before the splendors of thy highjjenown,. How fade tbeglow worm iastresofa crown; How sink, dimlulflhsu, in that radiance lost, The glare of conquest, and of power the boast! Let Greece herAloander’a dteiiß proolalm, - '■ Or Ciesar’e trinmpt s gild toe Romanhame; Strips of thed&zzlujg glare around them oast, Shrinks at their crimes humanity aghast. With equal olaim to honor’s glorious meed, See Attila his bourse of havOolead; - X O’er Asia’s realm, In one vast rain trail'd, • See furious Zinge’s bloody flag unfurl'd. , On base far different from the coameror’s clialm Bests the nnsnllied column otthy fame— His, on the graves of mligons proudly based; r ./■; With blood qemented, and wlth thars defaced'; Thine, on a nation’s welfareffxedsabHme; I B] Freedom strengtUened’jraffrevered by Time. He, as the comet, whoae'pOrSntons light Spreads baleful splendor o’er the gloom of night, With dire amazement oblUs the startled . . While storms and earthquakes, dreadTta -course . attest; And nature trembles, lest In ehoos husl><i ■ ' Should sink tie tottering fragment of the world; Thine like the sun, whose ray Opes the glad morn, amM&hts the fields of day, Dispels the wintry stfam, the chilling rain, With rloh ahnnaafioe clothes the teitUe plain, AndM &n 10 raj® 1 ® 8 around, Thcugfe’shone thy life A model bright of praise, Napless the example bright thy death portrays; -When, plunged In deepest wo aronnd thy bed, Each eye was fixed, despairing sunk each head, While nature struggled wlthextremest pain, And scarce could life’s last lingering powers retain; In that dread moment, awfully serene, Wo trace of suffering marked tb; plaoid mien; No groan, no murmuring plaint esopfedtby tongue; No longing shadows o'er thy brow were hung; Bat, calm In Christian hopes, nndamp’d with fear, Thou Bawest the high reward of virtue near, On that bright meed, in Barest trust reposed, As thy firm hand thine eyes Aspiring closed, Pleased, to the wUI of Heaven resigned thy breath, And smiled as nature’s struggles closed In death. Occasional. WASHINGTON. [Special Psspatchesto The Press. 1 Wabhikotoh, April 13. THE FUNERAL CORTEMS. This nineteenth day of April marks an epoch in our history. Four years ago to-day, Union soldiers coming to the defence of the National Capital were murdered In the streets of Baltimore. To-day the; funeral obsequies of Abbahih Lmoonw, who fell by an assassin’s band, have been performed. He has saved the nation, himself he could not save. The murderous spirit of the rebellion and of slavery culminated In the, violent death of our greatest chieftain, and foypd a willing Instrument In T, Wilkes Booth to ornery oat the hellish designs of the bold, bad men .who- sought the life of . the nation. The deed is consummated, but the Republic ljves. The procession commenced to move from the Nr. ecutlve mansion precisely at a- o'alook P. M. In the exact order laid down in the programme. It Is now o'clock, and still they come. Washington has never witnessed anything like what Is passing here to-day. The day la glorious—clear, warm, and ge nial—and It would seem that aU our people must be abroad. There Is a great infiux of strangers here from abroad, and aU the Immediate country round about has. contributed largely to swell the multi tude. From early morn, up to the present hour, Pennsylvania avenue, from the oapltal to the White Eouse,on either side, has been one compact throng of human brings. It is not too much to say that A hundred thousand people witnessed the imposing demonstrations of the day. To describe accurately the Incidents of the occa sion would require more time than we now have at command, as this most soon go forward, or It will fell to reach Its destination in season. It may suffice for the present to say tha’t aU passed off In order, and nothing occurred to mar the solemnities of the occasion. * We may remark that at the point where we stood, on the Avenue, when -the car passed upon which rested all that Is mortal of the great deceased, there was a spontaneous outburst of Indignation, not loud, hut deep, against the deep damnatlon of his taking off; and this, was not all—tears, ooploul tears, were observed on many a face. The people feel their loss, and they will avenge It; la no violent way, hut through the channels of the law ontraged justice shall be vindicated. This day, as well as .that upon which the good man felt, will long be re membered ; Indeed, It can never be forgotten. THE CITY FBIOB TO THE FUNERAL. Tbe day Is beautiful and quite warm. The Ave nue Js filled with persons to witness the mournful funeral procession. Civic and military processions are passing to-the appointed place of rendesvous. All business is entirely suspended, and the olticens have turned out e» masse to pay the last sad respect to the memory of the late President XitKOObw, Every window, housetop, and available spot Is filled with people, though It will be two hours before the funeral cortege will pass. bumob. It la rumored on the streets this P. M. that Judge Oaatpesli. and K. Id. T. Hcktbb have been ar rested in Blohmond, by order of President Josh sow. Tbeetory lacks confirmation. ” ANOTHER ABBEWT. John T. Fobd, proprietor of Ford's theatre, was arrested la Baltimore, yesterday evening, and a now confined In the Old Capitol Prison. The Burial Place. of Fresldent Lincoln. WABSisiSifiSpSilll-M.'—Governor Osnsssr to day received uielbllo wing deßpatoh: 'I SpaiHGVIBLD, lU., April 18, 1865, A national monument fund is on foot, and a plot of ground, six acres In extent in the' heart of the city, has been .selected as the burial place of our late lamented President , ’ Shauom Tvbdalu, Secretary of State. THE TRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRID 20, 1865. THE LATE PRESIDENT, .*/ ABRAHAM LINCOLN! THE OBSEQUIES. FUNERAL CEREMONIES IN , WASHINGTON. ASolemn and impmarn Pageant of Woe -HMISKSB OTSXPOBPINO OP TBB OSBBITB9 P2O Pilgrims from Every Quarter of the Union at the OnpUeL The Streets, the Public Buildings, and the Pri vate Residence* Crowded, APPEARANCE OP THE the mems is the east boos. THE RELIGIOUS SERVICES OF THE DAY. PRAYER OF BISHOP SIMPSON. FUNERAL OBATI9I BY BIT. lli. GFBIiRI. A SAHOS’S SOBBOW OVEB HER h&ktybed chief. BpeelalDesp&tohtoThePress.l - WABHiveTo*,' Apr’llo, 1885. To-day has been a bright, genial day for a sad; 1 sad ceremony—the 'funeral of oar onudered Presi dent. The first beams of sunlight oame oat with the booming of morning Cannon, and as the day grew old they grew radiant till they almost of dam taer hotness. As I write I see away oat over the rooftops rejoicing nature luxuriant la odorous blog. ’ some and myriad budding leaves on the verdure-, clad Virginia hills. .There la not a oload in the whole sky. It .seems as glad asW no satidnlay beneath mourning over its murdered dead; and:- paying him the last hondrg the Jiving oan render to the departed; and yet .gp it is, for the spectacle prerented here to-day was" but» part or the general sadness aflover the land. The whole eity-ever since the death of the Presi dent has been gloomy in srape, stretching from house to house, as if -to keep up the oommunloa of sympathy and the remembrance of opr less. Stores ’ have been doted/ business forgotten; for the sole thooght of the' penile has been the story ofthe dreadful murder and-condign justice jon- the 'as eassto. Washington has been sad: evet since Good Friday, although a joyous time of the Christian year; but Wednesday, April l*th, will ever bnher grandest and her saddest day—grand because of We great outpouring, the extraordinary demonstration!', of respect to .tho.dead—sad because all this love/all - this honor, was for one who was gone—one who oenld'no longer thank them, or feel himself nerved to gre&terdeeds of good to the people of, thewfioles naUon—oho who had. been siatn even % those to nhomhewaa a friend and h=nefa|tor. ‘ . '.t ; WOV«H»BBJVnOK,ABBpAD,‘ ' . The announcement- that funeral Would-fake place'to-day drew together immense numbers of people firCm;every.part of the oofihtoy/, Delegations, came from HUpols, New T/ork, the New iStstei, OeCdjeveryporfion df|®)idd, ssifllifS!ntierless i«F dfriduals camb. from numberless (Hfferent’piios*. The Union league' of your oity/w fiSjin. the Councils, and the members blithe. Perseverance Bose Co., were amongthe'atiiv»iß,,whUe froia'Nbw York’cametbo Union I,eague; the mttsren6.public' societies, andanumber-'of suoh jndn as John -Jaooh Astory Moses H. -Grtoniell, Swieoh Draper/and many others. Every trabj tost arrived was full of men and women_ olatj-ta'iolemn biaok ln respect to, the memory ofu/e-natidn’s Bead. But TuesdaynlgSt ahd Wednesday morning brought the tergest nam- : bers, and-to them were soon addeebthousands from Baltimore/ Alexandria, and the. dtfferent towns and vUlagesfor miles around Washington. Jo the early -morning,. before the great' slumbering, popula tlon had begun to appear he- the'streets, the olty wore a mostTunereal pepect, with, its’Countless festoons of black flapping idly In the wind/and its mourning Hags stretching out lastly before the in termlttent April gusts, ehly’to fall back 'suddenly to again hug the Btaffs ■ that Supported them.. The •great dome of theCapUol stood-out'against, the morning shy ebolrcled with badges of woe, and the White House was no longer white, but gloomy with, the trappings of death. : v The time for "toe oommenocment of the funeral services at the White House was fixed at 12 o’clock, bat Wore that time thousands ' began to pass to-' wards the Executive Manalon.cluaterlng on FK teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, and lining with a blank,' gorging inasei the pavement and rail ing guarding the grounds ln front Of the mansion. Soon the troops began to arrive and take their places In the line of escort. Soon the whole avenue from Thirteenth down to Fifteenth street whs crowd ed with thousands who Btood' looklng .mqurnfhlly on the draced mansion ana all the’sad surround ings, reminding them of thdlr great loss and of the awful crime which had; been committed;-gainst them as a people. To this motley ensfmiieof gleam ing bayonets, uniforms of bine, and toe monotonous black of the pojinlar .dress, were soon added the lnnnmerable carriages which were to composs part of the funeral procession.. The sun boat hotly down, and the eddying, gusts shook up great oloudßof dust, and Cent them with unswerving Impartiality .over the^whole' throng j-yet there was no diminution of the crowd, but rather a con stant increase of Its numbers. The wibdowa and porticoes of the Treasury and .State Departments were also filled with ladles, who looked down upon the scene before them with OYldeotlnteNst, ‘.’Ad mittance to the White House could only be gained; through the Treasury, and the doors were bissleged* from early morning by anxious ones, who were do-. Blrtras of entering the house to wltnessand asSikt in the obsequies. There were people there who had travelled hundreds of miles to gain this request, and there were people who had not travelled at all ; but all their pleadings were in vain,- The most plausible stories, the . most ingenious subter fuges, were resorted to, but- all were useless. Tito implacable officials turned them off without merey, compelling them to wander disconsolate,' or be crushed in the swaying throng. TBB OAfHXBIMO IST THU TBBASUBV.' Those who were fortunate enough to be gifted with the ,r open sesame ” to the; White House 'as sembled In the west wing of the-Treasury ■ Depart, meat. A few minutes before eleven the doom were opened, and admittance gained to the, Executive Mansion and the “ East Room » ever a long tempo rary wooden bridge, which'summed'the galleries and uneven ground lying between the.marble mone tary palace end the boundartea qr.tbe' PrealdetLttal grounds. It required a long time' for the many gupEte to pass, but the spacious rooms hold al! that were admitted. The arrangements, under toejdg reetlon of Assistant Secretary of the rligton, were of the completed kind, and every -- -, thing moved smoothly, without the sllghtestdOlay or confusion. ; APPBAKABOB OP TBS -WJUTUHOUSB. Passing over the long, woodenbrldge .bearded stn trles'stopged the guest at the gate until his ticket, - entitling him to admittance, was shown.' Then oja oers marshalled him through the entrance rooms to the East Boom, where the body af the President lay Instate. The exterior of the.mansion was elabo rately and tastefully draped.’ The pediments of ;whlte marble were festooned generously with crape, which woundln regular folds down the great, smooth pillars to .the ground. The reception room was un touched. It was as always. But the light was dimmed to a funerehl gloom, which made objects indistinct and shadowy, and prepared the mind: oi the visitor for the sad scene Into which a few stops would usher him. ’When we entered It a distin guished desnpany was assembled: committees In spotless black, with great white silk sashes passed: across their breasts oyer their right shoulders f generals of both grades, admirals, commodores, Congressmen, and citizens from every part, of po sition and influence. Members ef the press were grouped together In silence over the long area, A sad gronp of soldiers, cavalry and Infantry, without arms dir accoutrements, were massed on the right of the portico, their officers at their head, while Scattered over the ground were other groups—all. sad, all still, all Impressed with the meaning of the ' oooasldmtiiat had brought them together. THB HABT BOOH. The scone In this room burst on one with a sudden pathos-of tree, for everything that could suggest It was present. The heavy oartalns were' drawn down ov|r the windows, shutting out toe sunlight, and long reaches of heavy crape mingled its earn bteness with the gay gold of the brocade. The mirrors, eight In' number, whleh in the times when toe honored Inmates of the Presidential mansion were happy reflected back In. myriad tints bright scenes, scenes of joy, were nbw hidden In crape and barege, The ruddy yellow of the frames was hiddenin blank, and toe brilliant polish of toe pler glass lost Ha brilliance beneath too white FIE OF TBB BSIOSft thb simpers vix.x.iko.' disguise of fairy gauee. Bnt It was not the gloom that saddened, nor the hangings that covered every thing that looked of mortality, nor the abandon ment of desolation in thn city that smote the heart. There was something still more solemn, that spoke far more olearly of death, In the fune ral catafalque and the silvered coffin that held all that was earthly ol the great, the good, the Hue. It nepded none of these raven plumes to tell of death, for there it was in ail its ghastliness under rite gathering folds of the sumptuous canopy cover ing the remains of Abraham Lincoln. It struck all with force. Not one among all who entered the East Boom, no matter what he was—a total un believer c-r a fervent Ohrlstian—bnt felt that, the King of Terrors waß a mighty king, who spared no one in his anger, and sought hla viotims alike from the highest and the lowest. TUB Saißß IK THE BAST BOOH. All that/ art oaij do, all that.a desire for luxury osnoo.has been donetorender the East Room beau tiful. Even in its garb'of woo the same beauty re mained niore lovely and even heightened by the grief that strnggled with idle show, rendered the origi nal beauty the more winsome. Baton this occa sion its natural beauty was heightened by an in tellectual beauty. Ail the talent, the genius, the celebrity of our land were gathered within its comparatively narrow limits, and to their pres tige were added ail the mind and force represented in Washington by the Diplomatic dorps. The guests had been ranged to a great Semi-elrele around the catafalque. On the chord of the semi circle was the corps of correspondents of the press of the oouutry—gentlemen whose mission It is to criti cise, Instruct, and elevate the manes, who read their words with icspeot and’profit. Between'the great aro or distinguished men- and the ohordof chroniclers who make history was the catafalque, partially obscuring from the view of your corres pondent tho distinguished gentlemen who stood to. the centre of the robin, for the catafalque stood to about the centre. The guests entered the room to tho order of their arrival, without regard to rank. There ware am bassadors, now Congressmen, then members of the Ccunoil of some grieving loyal oily, whloh had already sacrificed hundreds or thousands of Its loyal sons. A grave, gold-laced scion of the European aristocracy, and its many interests; was the arrival now, and after him came a humble, truly democratic representative of the municipality of Baltimore, modostln deportment, plain to dress, to manners, and to apetoh. Then would earns a portly olosely succeeded by some general with two stars, who had made a name amid the dangers,of the battle-field alike for his courage as a men and his devotion as a patriot- But there, were few who were notdlstinguishedlii law,politics, war/ or finance. To the common eye. they were com mon men, with nothing to recommend them beyond their art*#, but there was a purpose of countenance! an evldenoe olwlil and of, power, that told tho most superficial that these men presided over the dastl nles ornations and shaped theoo’urseol the civilized world. It was an Interesting sight for the members or thn press to study, the great semheirole that: stretched around them. One of the most striking objects was a fine-looking man, who stood tar above: the ground, his outlines limned against a bareged mirror. He was ’ wholly nnoonsolous of the no tice he attrsoted, but his dlgnhy and his manly bearing extorted admiration from eyery one—critic and unsophisticated. He stood there a* statue—a : living statue-tartth health on his checks and a flowing beard that betokened his manhood, and : many am an, enthusiastic on certain- subjeota even in the presence of deatn, suggested his portrait at a representative of WeStrengthof our thrice blood bcught -Union. But there were other interest tog sights. In the throng before us was in cluded the entire political Intellect of the na tion. The men who led us through the storms of wut ; the men who preside as monarchs in finance and Tarnished ns the sinews whose strength hurledjdown the boasting rebel power; the men who, in the battle-field nnblenohed by oannon roar or whistling ninfkot shot, directed tho efforts of our gal lant armids to tho glorious ends of success; our great merff the men who in every trlal-and every defeat were proof agalnst despair and equal to every emor. . gency, were there, modest and nnobtrudtog but noae ihelcta meritorious to tho ourlouß eyes that sought for theta. Circled around the catafalque rich to all that ingenuity could suggest, were these men, great in the field, great in the roriuni, great la the council hell. On the rlght of the corps of tho.press, In this distinguished gathering,wore men, most of them, per haps, unknown to fame, but useful In. their spheres, and all contributing to the strength and glory of thn nation. The catafalque is easily di3oribad, Mca surementa are not neceEsary, for they :bring no Idea of extent to the leading mind. It was a canopy of black arching over the remains of the mur dered dead. • He rested, in-quiet peace to a dais— (a ,p»r«leligram whioh formed the base upon which rested ti e eatafaique. A dais, was reaped for the totter convenience of the sorrowing, who mounted It to take a last look at the dead, the martyred dead. To our right, as we have- before intimated, were, many of the mostvaluable men of our land—notdis tlngulshcd to position, perhaps, but in their spheres. invaloable. We nollood among the myriad of faoss that of Mayor Wallsoh, of Washington, and many of his Oounciltnen; the Mayor and Connell of Alexandria, the city to which Ellsworth died; Mt-etrs. O’Neill and Myers, Representatives from jour State; Gen, Bnrtaide/Gen. Hoffman; and. Gen. ; Dyer. Thelr gaze waadxed'on too black velvet ooffia richly beAlveied by the nation who bemourned tho loss of its honored oconpant. General Barnslde was dr«s, bnt his face was just tho aaoiq as when hfrledoar artales on the teDted fleld.thougS . Urged wltbZshe sadness of -the hour.* In the oentra -Of the Setoloirole were the distinguished gen , Oemen/pf'jhe Supreme .Coqrt end 'She-. dlpjapiati j Hffitetetweett -tiase two* great bddlas. ’ Balaced gold, tho ftuibatsadors’fooklitl around on the .gathering of dtetJugulihed meu/wlth au air of calm Indifference, al|haogh they could not look upon the of regtet, ato; ajre«pesfe«ia a 1 memolrof'deoided honor, of honor,lndeed, while he wSs livliig. There! was a great dontrasUtotween - the Dlptomario Coipsand tmxlxlghost juaio9@fcay. One oa me out. m- all the tinsel and glory of rofsity which deponfls on ostentation for Its safety, white our greatest'cbirt' dould not be distinguished from .tbetaass of citizens. On' the'lefc oftSe Pcees corps was:p|rh&ps tho mostnbtloeable gather ing of all,, for-’there stood the men. who ,ln the honr of auf fda&ii delivered as out of defoat, and crownCa H out with victory . Thero was Ad mirai TlUiff old tar, the conqueror of FortEisbor, aaptta.-oonqneror. indeed,Of the whole South Atlanl^^iagt; there was Farragut, the in vinolbie—he. 4 j®A™>oned the Mississippi to the Union armies- j Shnbrlolt, and last; though not least, Grant, the N o<mqueror of the hitherto invlflcibjjjarmy of Virginia, the man who by sheer genius and shill had driven the rebel co horts from their Chosen stronghold, and compelled them to surrender to a friend's country at the ex penae- of the; Confederacy for which', they fought and died. On the right there was nothlng paf ticnlarlynotlceable/eventhonghthey panto to the obsequies of the first martyred PresL dent Jn our Republic. They valuable men— aH staunch men, but they played 'no ~ great part to' the drama nr the nation’s preservation. Those lii/the centre were, to their places, lnhtru meiftal-ltt'tb* salvation of the Union, but their parts were secondary, for their weapons drew 116. blood. But on the extreme left/on the north side of the catafalque, were congregated the men who, on land and sea; had upheld the honor of the' flag. Grant was there—the impersonation of mo desty—quiet and unobtrusive among those who" had contributed far less to the natlon’s suocess, Farragut, Shubriek, and other admirals were alns tered around him, engaged sometimes In lively conversation—lively, we judge/from the*smiies we scw at-dlfiorent rimes, when something'particularly pertinent had been uttered. Grant stood there a monarch .among all—a plain,, unpratendtogiitaan, with cloEc-shorn whiskers and a square massive . face; hli three Btars—denoting that he was the lead tog effioer of the United States—the chief among Its ehlef—.were concealed on one shoulder at least by the groat white sUk sash wMeh Indl oated Ms. position as oMer pall-bearer. Somo times he tteed to tbe many major generals grouped anmffd made some remark smilingly; but besond therespeotwith wMoh hiMvcty-wvord was received there was no evidence that he was the ge neral-in-chief. alter .the President, of all the ar mies of the Unlteav. States. There was no gor geoosness about him. The same style of uninter rupted rows of buttons, ta olustera of three, marked his uniform, and the only moans of recognition for those who had never, seen him was- tho nnmlstake able face which had been reproduced in a thousand photographs. , A - THB VTrirXßAi OUBUKOItIBe. These ceremonies were conducted by Rev. Dr. Burley, tl» pastor of the Presbyterian ohuroh, of Vjrfilch the dead'President waa a-oonstant at ■ tenfant. Alter toe üßnal toheral services a prayer by Right Rev. Bishop Simpson, re plewSwlth unction and religious patriotism, suc ceeded by a fervent prayer by Bev. Mr. Bray, c( services were read, these pttfm a coffin strewed with “CMP-Slas -anfl etfrgreens, the offerings of toe true .hearted and the ,sympathising. The sermon-of Dr. Burley wajA, fine production, and all Its promt bent features ate included in the condensed report tote found £h another column. ' THB BIXBBBAn nfeoasSlOH. The sons of toe services, In eompany -wlth ; many friends, Including the wives and. daughters -of the promi>. ;9»nt members of the Bpyorfc&obt. ‘ Thaddeus,tfis younger one, seemed deeply affebtod, and bowed IBs; headi upon bis hand duringhhe whole of too cere monies. His son Robert was In his: full uniform of captain, and partook In the'sorrow of his younger brother. Mm. Lincoln was notpresent. "When the-last prayer,haft been offered by Dr. o S3gs& coffin -was' removed by twelve ser. g«S»Sor toe Invalid jmrpif, and placed In a hearse, the like or which in. grandeur hog never been wit. nessed/ln Washlbgioli. So.’great was ’toe tee of thfr. 1 beared ttai the" coffla,tbougb lßawsrlsg sir ftot. tlx-.inobes in the dear,; seemed as a child’s bo toe great eggpty of the Ncep taole ta whlch ft was carried. When the coffin had been transferred, the precession marched on its way. . In toe subjoined report wo glve somo Idea of its strength and magnificence, Neyerbefore has Washington, or any olSer city, witnessed suoh a pageant, and In all human probability it never will again. ; - ran srsOTAOhB OF THB vmrewxr. Eyes have not often witnessed such a eight as we witnessed from toe lofty porticoes Of toe Treasury. WWdo not need to enter into itspartloulara, slDOe a subjoined report oovers many of its partiou lara. But toe report can never express the newness, the beauty, even in toe midst of grief, oftols funeral, in the advance were the rf?feteran Reserves, men who had In battle .pro -yen their prowess. Following them, were the marines, toelr celebrated band, the oavalry and the artillery. Pennsylvania avenue was not thronged, but packed with people. 1 The roofs of the houses vied with- the streets In the nuinber of their occupants. The stream _pr men. In blue and red, mounted and dismounted, were euooeeded by.the oltlzens m long files; extending toe whole width'or Pennsylvania avenue. » was a glorious elghVanS at least thirty thousand men assisted In toe. grahd> proof that; toe Union Is not dead to Marts 01 w« a more splendid sight'witness**! never, perhaps, may It he again. Th"* B ”**”**^ st last deposited In the they rrlll remain to-Mglfc to waive or the people. They wW leave he» ah morrow, passing through Baltimore and Harristmrg to yonr city, arrlvln* thewporhapCh* Saturday, where it is hollered they wIU romala smai 4 A. M. Monday, when they wIU pass York, Albany, and other cities, to the I&sffrestiflg* plaee in Springfield, Illinois. thb pboobsbiow. t. At preolsely tyro o’cloclc the line of march wm taken up at the Dresidentfs konse, In tke foltoirlng MtkEeglment invalid oorps.wltk reversed arms, regimental flags draped in mourning. Drum Corps of fifteen drums and tenflfes. , StkK eglment Invalid Corps, Ctol. Oeb.-W. Offlt. Marine Band. marine Corps, commanded by Major Graham. Ut ILS. Battery of Artillery. , 84tb U. S. Battery of Artillery, • _ (Numbering: together elgbydaoes, la-pounders, with , caissons, sto., commanded by Brig. Gen. Ball.) 16th New York Cavalry, Col. N. B. S waits or. Bth Illinois Cavalry, Col. Clendennln. 18th New York Mounted Band. General Keteham and staff. General Slongh, MiHtary Governor of Alexandria, and staff. Dismounted Officer* of Marine Corps, numbering i about two hundred. Officers of Navy and Army on loot, numbering sti . hundred. . Mounted officers of Army and Navy, numbering about one hundred. Signal Corps officers. Held officers. Marshal Damon. Beyeread Clergy and Physicians in carriages, three * abreast, find fifteen in number., ; The drivers of these carriages had their hats trimmed with wlflte cambric, and those who rode horseback in this part or the line wore white satin sashea across their bodies, the ends hanging grace fully down below thetr waists. HSABSn, Bearing the mortal remains of the late Abraham Lincoln, drawn by slat gray horses, each led by a groom. : The grooms were dressed In full black salts and white satin sashes, ar.(l had white tledaround their dress hats, with long flowing ends. The ornamentation of the horses was quite simple, and consisted of hlaek cloth rosettes, one'of which was placed at the head of the horse, and another about the middle of the body, and were attached to the harness. The hearse Itself was cons true tel with much skill and taste. -In Its simplicity it agreed with the character of the great man whose remains it bore, and In elegance It became the sta tion of the Ohlef Magistrate of this Bepablie, It w&atenfeet In length, and about four auda half feet In width. The height of the platform on which the coffin rested was seven feet from the ground. This platform was supported by a ptdestal-like parallelogram fourteen feet long and seres feet wide. A, domed canopy surmounted the whole. At the top of the oanopy was a gilt eagle,covered with crape. The whole hearse was covered with black bloth relieved by layers v of silk velvet. The seat was covered with hammer cloth, and on each end was a splendid black lamp. It wag, altogether, fif teen feet high,-and-the ooffinwas so placed as to afford a 101 l view to all spectators. ,The hearse was guarded on each side by a detachment of the Ist Virginia Artillery on foot. After the hearse came the President's horse, with his saddle, bridle, toots, and stirrups. The horse wauled by a groom. * Then followed the pall- bearers In carriages: ' ‘ «ii Mr. Soeter, of dinneatlcut. Mr. Morgan, of New Tori. Sir. Jobqpon, of Maryland. Mr. Tates, of HUnaU. Mr. Wade, of Oilo. Mr. OoßHees,' 9f California. OH THBFABT OF THE HOOBB. Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts. Mr CoffrotU, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Smltb, of Kcntuoky. Mr. Colfax, oi Indiana. Mr. Washbnrne, of Illinois. ' AaMY. . Lieutenant General If. S. Grant. Major General H. W. Hallsok. Brevet BrlgadlerGeceral W. A. Nichols... WATT, ' Yioe Admiral D. G. Psrragnt, Bear Admiral W. B. Shubrlclt Colonel Jacob Zeller, of the Marlne Corps, civilians. O. H. Brownings George Asbmun, Ttomas Corwin. ..Simon Cameron. The family, represented by Robert Lincoln and Thaddeu.B Lincoln, In a carriage, Xbe delegations of the States of Illinois and Ken- tucky, as mourners, In callages. President Andrew Johnson. Tbe Cabinet Ministers. . The Diplomatic Corps, Chief Justice Chase and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. The Senate of tbe United states, precede’d by Its ••A:' . . The House of Bepreseutatlves of the United States, pr eceded by Its offloere. ’ Statesand-Terrltorles. Legislatures of the several States and Territories. The Federal Judiciary and tbe Judiciary ofthe* The Assistant Seeretarlesof State, Treasury, War, 1 Haty, and Interior, and tbe Assistant Post : master Generals, and the Assistant ' Attorney "General. Officers .of the Smithsonian Institute. (All of the above, after ibehearse, werejn carriages.) Knights Templar and band. City Connells of Philadelphia, dressed In full black with black crape on hats, with the words “ City Connells of Philadelphia” In gilt letters thereupon. The Hemtorß and Offloere of .tbe Sanitary and Ohrlßtlan Commission. Satterlee Hospital Band. Perseverance, Hobo Company of Philadelphia, dressed In black, with the name of the company on crape, In gUt let ters, on sigh. bats. Washington City Councils. ' 4th U.S. Battery Band, Ohio Delegation. New Jersey Delegation. California Delegation, 1 ' Treasury Band. - ' The heads of bureaus and the clerks In the respec tive offices of the Treasury Department, Heads of bureaus and clerks in the respective offices ■, . • of the War Department, i Heads of tmreans and elerks in the respective offoes of the Navy Department. Heads of bureaus , and clerks In me respective offices of the Interior Department. Heads of bureaus and clerks In- me respective offices of the Post Office Department. Ofßoers and clerks In the Attorney General's office. Officers in me Department of Agriculture. Joint Committee of the Aldermen and Common Connell of New York. The badge worn by the committee was hand somely draped, thedevloe being the coat of arms of the cltyVhaylng' engraved thereon the respective names of the members of the body. The badge was about two Inches in circumference, and appropriate In Hsappearanco. ■„’.r.r Surgeons mounted. Surgeon General Barnes and Staff, jf' Drum Corps, . Battalion from Quartermaster General’s Office, ' known as the 21st Infantry. Members of Councils of the city of Baltimore. ;'A ,V. Officers of Custom House. , .Quartermaster’s Band. Officer* ana Soldiers of the War of Mia. ' ■ BraSß Band. Capitol Circle No, 1, Fenian Brotherhood, num- boring about five hundred. Brass Band. 14th Hotted States Xnf&ntry, Ist Kliment Meigs Home Guard. 2d Iteglment Meigs Home Guard, Col. TanselL . Employees of Quartermaster General’s Office. Employees and operatives of the War Department. Employees and operatives of the Navy Department. Sth Illinois Cavalry Band. United States Military Railroad employees, num bering about one thoasand> Unlon League of Georgetown. National Republican Union Assoefatlon. Delegation from Alexandria with covered wagon draped, and the motto, “ Alexandria mourns the National Loss.” Alexandria Eire Department, numbering about two hundred, uniform red shirts, black pants, and felt hats.' Potomao Hose of Georgetown, D. 0., numbering about 100 ; same uniform as Alexandria Firemen. Mount Tenon Association. Soldiers Horn hospitals. Brass Band.-’ Mechanics and Workmen from Mount Claire. - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Employees. Arsenal Employees. Brass Band. </,; . Massachusetts Delegation, In whlchjseneral Butler - walked. *S| Delegation from Philadelphia Union League. Delegation from New York Union League. ■ ' ' East Baltimore Union'League. -. Slgffi Union League of Raltlmore. ajedical College of Georgetown. OffiolWand Studentsor Gonzaga College. - /■- Merritt'Band. -Hebrew Congregation. i -... ; Brass Band. Baltlmoro Clty Comet Band. Turners’ Society. Ancient Order of Good Fellows. Germania Lodge or oad Fellows. Carver Hospital Band. Good Samaritan Lodge, No.T, Sons of Temperance. » Equal Division, Ho. 3, S. of T. Aurora Division, No. 9, S. of T. Lincoln Division, S. of T. Central Division, No. 12, S. of T. Brass Band. Empire Division, No. IS. Hope Division. , .. Italian Societies; -Brotherhood of toe Union. Bookbinders’ Society. Typographical Society. Jewish Congregation. Emery Hospital Band. - ~ COtOUED eOCXSTIBS. Benevolent Association of Colored People. Harmony Lodge, Ho; IS, G. if. O. of O. F. Colored Men. King HesehUh’s Pasturer No. S. ■ Hnlon Grand Lodge. THE VtTRBBAI, KAJUOH. r , a ° d beautiful funeral march, per ffifffi«uffir :toe first time yesterday, by the United states Marine Band, was composed and dedicated to-the occasion by Brevet Major General J. G. Barnard. J _ The procession passed from toe President’s houae Fourteenth stre«l to FenitßylTaida arwime. MMI along tke ay«im6'to the ,Oapltoi boudingg, Whers the remaJns of President Lincoln wire laid xotmKUHtf • .. Aji tbO soldiers In tee proeesston marehed about twenty-fiveabreast. Many of too civic societies fifty abreast, stretching entirely noioss Pennsylvnnia avenue. CBy Aieooiated Press J , , r „ WaiiatoTOT, Aprtl ».-E«ly **«? ****??“ wore crowded wire pertoES. toousands iff teem from distant cities, and otter localities. Nearly J®***' tire population was abroad. By ten e’olock pronteent point ©a tkc line of j>ro«»»oflWMMw pled by thote who desired to.obtaln the baet wewot the solemn and trulylmpremlve pageant. In tike Immediate neighborhood of the - Bteonttm Mas slon a dense and unprecedentedly large sr o W d had assembled. During the forenoon radons bodies had mot at the Treasury Depart merit, separate rooms haelng been assigned them, and to those Assistant Secretary Harrington, who - had charge of the arrangements, delivered tiokets of admission ’to the Executive Mansion. Theyln. olnded the Assistant Secretary, the Assistant Postmaster-General* and the AssWarat Attorney Genera), Senators and Representatives to Oon gross, Governors of tke several States, the Judi ciary, and others of prominonoe. J*®® enter the mansion without tickets, room hiring been provided for six_ hundred persons only, upon a- raised platform, with steps on the. e&H &nd north and aoutli sides rooia* .>*** corpse ley about tb.% centr«» tie ipaoe-belng re served all round the catafalque with ehalM »r tie occupation of tie Imsiedlate fmmUf r deceased. It was here In the, East Boom that the hcdles' of Presidents Harrison and Taylor lay In state, but the aßrangements on those ocoa eions were far Inferior to the present, for now. artists had V been , employed, contributing or their skill and taste to produce the best pos sible Effects, At eleven o*clock the guests .be. gan to arrive, a body pf about sixty clergymen,«w»n allpartS-of the country, being the first to enter. There was an Interval of a few moments between the arrivals, srfd thus no confusion whatever was occasioned. The proper officers were in attendance to assign the guests to their appropriate places in the room. Heads of Government bureaus, Govef. nors or States,.membere of nrtuticipal governments, prominent officers of the army and navy, the diplo matic corps in full costume, members of the Otaif tlan Commission, the Union League oommltteeof Philadelphia and New Tork, merchants ortbeprin clpal dries, membersof both Houses orCoOgrees, and others. ' - ~ ' .. There were honored representatives, holding the highest official stations, from all parts or our own country end from foreign lands, and, under the clr eemstance of the? assassination of a President, whose body lay before them, the scene 4 wa* solemn. jy graad-and Impressive- At noon the President of the United States entered, Tin company with his Cabinet, all of them, excepting Secretary Seward. President Johnson approached the catafalque, and took a last but brief look at bis illustrious prede cessor, and then retired to a position immediately oh the east, and In full view of the ooffiaed remains to his front. At ran minutes p»Bt twelve, amid pro found silence, Rev. Dr. Gurley, approrehtog the head of the catafalque, announced the order of the religions services, when-Rev. Dr, Hall, Episcopv lien, from the same point, read a portion of the Scriptures according to the form of that Qhtifstu The opening prayer was made by Bishop Simp ton, Methodist Episcopal, who to the; course or It said that in the hands of God were the Issues oflife and death. Our sins had wiled for Hls wrath to de scend upon ns as indivldnais and sis a community. For the sake of bur blessed Redeemer, forgiveness was asked for all our transgressions, and that’all' our iniquities may be washed away, while we bow o&dor tills sad bereavement which hd* caused a viufr spread gloom, not only In this circle, but ever . the entire land. An invocation war made that we might all suhmltto God’s holy will. Thanks were returned for the gift of suck a toau as our Heavenly Father had just taken from us, and for the many virtues which distinguished all his trass motions; for theititegrity, honesty, and - transparency of charac ter bestowed upon him. and for having given him counsellors to guide.'our nation through perils of unprecedented sorrow.; He was permitted to live to behold the breaking of the cloud* which overhang our national shy, and .the disintegration of tee rebellion. Going efi the mount-he: beheld the land of promise, with its beauty and happiness, and the glorious destlpy rreerved for us as a nation.. Thanks were also returned teat, his arm was strengthened, and wisdom and firmness given to his heart to pen a declaration of emanoip&Hoh, by which were broken’tee chains of millions oi the human raoe. God be thanked, the assassin who struck down the Chief Magistrate had not the hand to again hind tee suffering, and op pressed. The name of tee beloved dead would ever be identified with all that is great and glorious with humanity on earth. God grant thit dll who, stand hers entrusted with the administration of public affairs may ha-vo the power, strength, and wisdom to complete the work of His servant so glo riously begun, anrtiiraytho successor of thi> deceased Presldent notbear the sword in veto. God .grant that strengthmay beglven to Mm, and to our mfU tsry, to perleet victory, and to complete the contest now nearly closed, liny the spirit of rebellion soon pass away. May the last vestige of slavery, which caused the rebellion, be driven from our land. God grant that the ten may shine on a free p tonic, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and frina the Lakes to the Gulf. Not only safely lead us through the struggle,'hut give us peace with all nations of the earth?; Give us hearts to deal justly with them, and give them hearts to deal Justly witmus, so that uni verssi peace may reign on earth, we raise our . hearts to Thee, to plead Thy blessing may descend on the iamily of the deoeased. God, bless the weeping widow,as to her broben-beartedneaa she bows trader - a sad strike—more than she eon bear. Rnetrctober to. Thine own arms. God, be graofouswlth tbfrebii dren left behind him; endow hlasonsvrttS wisdom from on blgb ; prepare them for great usefulness; tMayteey appreciate the patriotittmcample and vlr tuerof their father and walk ta hls -footsteps. Wo prey TEee, tee Bishop iaid, to make the asaasslni ilOß of personal prot)ttoowhearts. Whll*by thsre mawE,<phe deceased* whom we have called afrlsnd, do race grant us grace and repentance of our sins, so that atiboendot life we may bsgathered where anfigglßS’ere net fount, hod where sorrowaurtßick isess never come, but all gather In peace-and love - wound the Father’s throne in .glory, toe pray - Tbte ihalour republic may be pnadA-tha, stronger for this blow, wbifeberaWepledgeoiurMlyas to- set our faces as a flint against every form of opposition which may rise up for.its destruction, so that w*, ; - the Children, may enjoy the blessed advantages efa Government delivered from our fathers.* Me con cluded by repoath g the Lora’s Prayer. , The Ecv. Dr. Gurley then delivered a sermon, standing on the steps, and near the head of the ceffin- He commenced by saying: to* recognize and adore thenoverelgnty o£ GOd. ' His throne la in the heavens, and His kingdom rale to oyer alt : It:. * was a cruel hand, tile dark hand ofthe assassin, that emote our honored; wise, and noble president, and filled the land with sorrow. But above this hand there lg another which we must sreraud acknow ledge. It is the chastening hand of a wise and faithful God; He gives ua the bitter cup t we yield to tee behest, and drink the draught. This chastisement comes to away heavv and mys teriously deep, at a -time when the rebellion was pa,sing away. Theasaassto hasatrtsken dpwn a man upon whom the people hadlearnad to trust, andupon whom more than npenuayotoer bad eeriwd their’ hopes for a restoration of tee Union and a return or harmony. Is the midst of our rejoicing we needed this stroke, this desecration, and therefore God has sent It. Our afa lotion has not come forte from the dust nor from the gionnd- Beyond the act of assassina tion, let ns look toGcd, whose prerogative it Is to bring light out of darkness and good out of evil. Be who has led os and well-prospered us sq won darrußy during the last four years of anxiety aqff conflict will not forsake ns now. He maNchasten, but not destroy; He may purify us In the fur nace, but will not consume us. Let our principal anxiety sow be that this new sorrow may be a sanctified sorrow, and indues us to give all we have to the cause of tenth, justice, !*w, order, liberty, and good government, and pure and un defiled religion. Though .weeping may endure for a night, joy cometh-tocthe morning. Thank God, that' to spite of this temporary darkness, the morning hag begun to dawn, the morning of a brighter day i hon our country has ever before seen. That day will come, and tee death of a hundred Presidents and Cabinets cannot prevent it. The a firm and loving .confidence, which no other man enjoyed since tee days of Washington. He deserved it well, and deserved it SB, He merited it by his character and by his acts, and by the whole tenor, and tone, and spirit of his life. : He waa wise, sim ple, and sincere, plain and honest, truthful and just, benevolent and kind. His perceptions were quick and elear, his judgment was calm land accurate, and his purposes were good Mid pure beyond a question; always and every* where he aimed and endeavored to be right aud to do right. His Integrity was all-pervading, all-con trolling, and Incorruptible. He gave his persons! consideration to all matters, whether great or small. How firmly and well he occupied his position aud met all its grave demands to seasons of trial and difficulty is known to you all, to the Country, aud to the world. He comprehended all the enormity of treason, and rose to to* full dignity of the oo- CMion.' He taw his duty as Chief Magistrate of a great and Imperilled people, and leant on the arm of Him- who giveth power to the faint-and. who toefeaseth strength Hev.’Dr. Gurley, towards the close of his address said: # I speak what X know tod testify what Xhaveolten hoard him Bay, when I stlrm that that gnldanoe and mercy were the prop on which he humbly and ha bitually leaned; that they were the beat hope he had for hlmeelf and for his country. Hence, when he was leaving his home In Illinois and coniine to this city to take his seat In the executive chair of a disturbed and troubled nation, he said to the old and tiled friends who gathered tearfully around him and bade him farewell, “ X leave you with tnls ro quet t—pray for me.» They aid pray for him, and millions of others prayed for him; nor did they pray In vain. Their prayers were heard, and the answer appears in all his subsequent- history. It shines forth with heavenly radiance in. the whole course an d tenor of his administration, from its commence mentions close. God raised him up for a great and glorious mission, furnished hlm for his work, and aided him in Its accomplishment. Nor was It merely'by strength of mind, honesty of heart and feeling, and persistency of purpose that he furnished him. In addition to these things, he gave him credit for a eslm and abiding eontdenoe in the over-ruling Providence or God, and la the ultimate triumph of truth and righteousness through the power and the blessing of God. This confidence strengthened him to all his hoars of anxiety, and toll, and inspired him. with calm and chwulng hope, while, outers were Inclining to despondency and gloom. Never shall I forgot Uie emphasis, and the deep emotion with which he ln this room, to a company.!* clergymen and others who called .to pay their respects. In the darkest days of ear civil conflict: ‘-Genl tlemen, my hope of success to this great and tern, hie struggle rests on that immutable foundation* the justice and goodness of God s and when WWI tb«aienlng and prospect! veE <££*l still hope that to seme way which mar, oansnt all will be well to the end, because our eausefe and God is on our side.” cause is just SLSVWpW** ana holy faith, and it ra!t. an it S!de hto torn and\ttTnV u e 44l d«ned Mm ti» sjioiijf, it esxbol- We ad mired his child ly*“4 deeeto f’fbnoh and sterling Integrity, his kind and forgiving temper, his * industry and self gacrificlßg (Javotlon to all iSS duties or his eminent posltlSn. From the **• greatest, fats readiness to hear «nd eoMidH; the canto of the poor and humblest” suffering the oppressed; Us charity towards toon who InfJL turned the correctness ef his oplntonsand the'SST dom obhis polloy; Us wonderful aMUto differences among toe Mends of the tfnl*n.le»a taf ttaaci away from abstractions. and fo¥toHommon knew no difference of all men *s brethren, and endowed aUk^V^toSrn?^ aud.the purs Oitof hapbt&Mss**. ei E |uedl?our t mSihi nr Kl?S «■* »hat freedom hid fost Uvll .strife, should never he, gs?&Ma 1 £ JJ*. W»_abldtog Confidence In Gfod!andfhtiSEl final triumph of truth' and through Hlm and for His Sfce. Tbta^Si^?? I®* 1 ®* blest virtue, his grandest principle—,°?" ofhisstrength, its * a ** tthii It suns to ma* after beim? w* * aod and with, bint ofUft tor more s«■ / principle by which, mure than ”,, be Ing¥aid, yet epeat eth.” during eonMence to God, end ■„ ,7. a, t. mate success o r the cans® of r*nrt 6 ’ t cause of humanity, more than j» •s■' does bo now »** to o» and to th* v and servedeyfteß- ..By this he B pt>f t! a: nor in office, shd charges him to h. 2 5l • By this he speaks tothe member, >• the men with whom her counselled J" i> sssSofated with to lona, and no 0h..„ faith to God. By this be speaj,, porttlonsprlnfluence and'smii.jrt,, , v ‘ ■ trtubieustln»fc, and Charges a«l , t **- God. By this he speaks tot ate ! v., at tosaebdett to-day and wsbd r ter Wailing and refuse to be c*™,'<■ charges them to have filth m pC, " r 't; will speak through toe ages aa,? ,V~ } peoples to every band, and hts m„ -i i wHT be, “Cling to liberty an®', s « for them* bleed for them, rju ;<ftt need-be, an* hawe confidence 1. that the voice of thla testlmonr » ®'< into our hearts to-day, and Into thd heart of the nation ' appropriate Influence upon our , our patience, and one devotion - dearer.to «a tow ever before, b 0,.., by the blood of Ita most con.nui 5 !; Its wisest and moat feedty trot,,,®'V*' dead, bnt the God to whom he tZ ;' ie 2i he can guide and strengthen hts » guided and strengthened him. - memory of Mtwmttes, of us . «i, counsels and labors, of his eslw .t*' l * t, to God, Uvea, is precious, and m» ’>»)> good to the country fiulte do*n to ‘ lie is dead, but toe cause t,« so •*! „> ably, patiently, and fart-.fosir „ - 1 ;!« defended—not tor: himseir <,„)£ but for all people In all th?i r a" I '* time shall be so more. That fall, and sum* survive it. ?t.>i In* prospects flashes toeerleej'r the., gloom peoastoced by his r «. language of God’s uoiies „ **, ,»■> - telltoguS that though ttm fri,,. ‘ ,r dle. llberty itself is 8 <■; no assassin strong enouKh a nn n( A U enough to quench-ita Intn(OCTisi a svn . ' ita onward march to the conquest «. B „ ,; e ’>• world,. This Is our confidence and ty, i “ ’= lation. as w# weep and mourn to-day V' 1 ' beloved President is slain, our nci.,'.- {- <> saved r and to wo elngoi mercy a«' c n>ent. Tears of gratitude mingle with,?’’ row, while there Is alto the dawning .•■ happtenday upon ear stricken aadwe. ri f' betSraised Chat cur fallen chiet Uvm , seethe-daydawn and the day star i, i j " arise npon the nation. He saw it. Alas! alas! be only saw .toe d,r n '. ( son has risen toll orbed and giort ms, : letnited people are reJMctog to 1 , | itt ! shine upon his grave ;.but tbat gtart ; dons and a eoesecrated spot. - The V: ty and of toe Union will fe pair .to I ’ ages to come to prononnee-we msm -;,,, ■’ pant blessed, and gather from btaj,,,;' from toe rehearsal o! his deeds and vc:...., centlves to patrioUsm- .They *ni ta» c vows of fidellty to their country and t, tI ,V Btv. Hr. Gray, Baptist,, closed te* vices by h prayer, conclude, v “God of the bereaved, eomfurc a -! ... int:\imlrg family i bless ihe how tju c O let. toe manue of his prortec-s-... Urn. Bless the Secretary of state amt u!i ,V God, if possible,aceordlng to th' =ii L . , lives that they may render suit i .. vice to the oountry« Bless all the Lf: , Cabinet; endow tnem with «ltd , . t, Bless the commanders Incur erimc all thebrtre defenders of the cumi,r T continued saecen. Bless tbe ftetus. reign cowls. and give-us peace writ, tbeeatth. O God I letneasor, that u land Witt Mood. nnd’deaolMed our c >-j , t ' rsaved on hemes, and filled tfiem and orphans, which baa at le-a-n , T Jo. the assassination or tbe tutu ; ’ tiller,Godofja.tfce and avenger i.f i : ,. wrong*. let the work of treason fa-i;- aull tjhjerpefcratorß ofthla horrible cn 31, N ardmrought to jsstioe. <Jht bear prayer and tbe wan now rising fr a . - smitten and crashed heart, and debtor a. . pO’Mdh&i. cur enemies, and send spent „, air out borders, through Jeeas Ctrl-: . i: . Amen* The corpse was then removed to tke was In front of the door of tbe ExecaMv, and at 2 o’oltjOK the prooeasloawas . tte Jlce of Pennsylvania A venae. The Sept clear of all encumbrance, bat th* were densely Used with people from - House to the Capitol, a distance of s r . -, half. Honhwtope, portlooe*, the wlsdo*!. hoiue, and all elevated points were oecu;.!;- tereBted spectator^.’ As the procession started, minute gos? tearSt-Jobn’sChirreh, the City H.h Capitol. ,Tbe ;bella of ail the oiu:c!.; city, end tfcd 'various Sra-englD«, m- First in the coder of procession was s of colored troops; then followed whl-e n, of Infantry and, bodies of artiilerj at!) i navy, marine, and army officers on rsc borers In carriages; next the hearse, .. white horses v the coffin prominent to s «, holder. The floor on which it rested evergreens, and the coffin covered wltr The 'diplomatic corps, members of 0 n!«r'= vernera of States, delegations of vwi - fire companies, civic associations, darts t: - rlons departments, and others, all in tee the procession, together with man; pub: o vate carriages, «JX closing np with »!-, > : of- colored men. The body was convey* ?; > posited In the rottmda of the Capitol, Tie nearert relation of tlielite Preji's-r now here.afethe two eons of the decM . t. ; . CaptainßobertandTliaddeos Lincoln: x.v wards and C. M. Smith, of Springfic:'. brothers-in-law of tie fate Pre-ddea*, 5-•; resit Beecher Todd, of Lexington £j„ 1;... S, Todd, of Dacotnb, cooslcs of *I r F Lincoln was not pr©p©»t »t tbe fur!?.- I ,' li»8 not even Been her hiw&. Btece themomtag of Ue deeestse. WASBUOKW, Ajiril I».—-fill the r tors, T< ixfc their ettaohee, In sli flfiy. r f wire pretest at tbe funeral ferric* M t ic * Mansion to-day. Tiab'pSaseln thep->-:- directly after tie President sod Uiolrr . Tils, fertbe first time In car history, »ioe wlvh tienssge of foreign Batins*. - ■• '<Jlplc.im.tio corps follow tie monarch Hr?: they ex-presidents, the Jogtlees of tie Sntrs anfl ns&miereof Congrets. Upon the a?-;.- iyadof tie procession at tie east front ■ |dtol to-day, tie coffin having: been o :r : centre of tie rotunda, tie President sr,'. tie foot of tie coffin,eommnded bra tb- Senatorß and high military officers, ■ nnmter of Illiholans, as chief mourstr".: = company filling bnt a small portion o' tit pls.ce, Dr. Gurley, at Urn head of the e ■: a few brief and most Impressive remark-, o the words of Scripture, consigning the ('<«: ence animated by the soul of Abraham t the course of to return to itso.i. l The deep tones of bis voice reverbera-? : : vast walls and celling of the great r j;- first need for snob a pageant, and do-;.:.- : preesive scene many were affected to tear-. THE PRESIDEMT’S REfflil^S EKES PASSA6ETHEOTBH PENNm PSOCI.AKA.TION BY GOVERNOR ( BABBISBUBS. Habbububo, April 19.—Arranrem.?':- a made bere for the reception of the reas late President. They will beet sorted t’ = tbe cars by a military and clvlo pnoe=.-i a. lie In state In the ball of tbe House of .- . Uves. The store!, workshops, and all pcWi: -rf. |L closed to*day, and divine services ' «Ku chnrcbes. The hells of the city were tU i' JBs o’elock A. id. till si P. JL, and minors ;:r filed during the day. “at The tame arrangements are to be Friday and Saturday. -Jra HAsnisßUße, AprilM —The foHewlmrS 3g eras received by-Govtrnor Curtin tills tor. iaffi WASBISMTOS, A,”'-. gE? To his Excellency Governor A. G Cumn: K The remains or the late President, Abr-; - 1 OTS sols, will leave Washington on Friday S o’clock, to go by way or Baltimore to H i-:- • . '4W and thence to Philadelphia and Newv* : ;K tune table as arranged. The remains w:li Stß, Harrisburg at * P. M. (Friday), and I'a' ! :,|9| IS noon on Saturday for Phtiadelpsi 5 -'*9l they will remain until * o’clock Slon li? r - iin lug, and then be oonreyed to New York. '■ ;l« of the time table and programme wt't - IBH warded to yon to-morrow. Yon are resp«’- - Mam vlted to meet the remains with your tt- it. - ■99 point as you may designate to this II > p ‘- - *9 end accompany them so far as yon may ;-i ■ 95 logo. You will please signify to this liey-.r- ,; pas by telegraph where you will join the r- " ASS whether you will take charge of them a 1 ' 1 odl burg; where you will have them placed wavs:■ remain at the capital of your State, and wr,> - jk nors yon desire to pay while there. By o: £ Tja? the Secretary of War. E. D. Townss *9 Brigadier General, A A - 1 - S In reply to the above intelligence his Ks Immediately despatched as follows: ;;’S HanSteßCßo. w To Brigadier General Townsend, War I , , M I propose to take charge of the rem i '« 1 '‘J ~£m of the State, and to accompany them ;Vn -> w the State. Xwill meet them at the b ■:-‘.or. i?m will he placed In the Capitol at Harristar.-, V■: -i* military and civil honors that can be arrmirr !*■ he shown. Measures are being taken for ts-.- , ■ poee. I Will send another despatch. , I^l A. G. CcstJ- 4M WBOOiAItATIOS OP THK oovesac's- Wm , s 0“ ***» Of and by the authority of ;L f Wm noiiwe<k of akdsevt Governor of the sudd Commonwealth- -fl A FROCLAStATIOK. . . The remains of the murdered patriot, Ih-t' I] Lincoln, President of the United Statts, tH In ti e state on Friday evening n**. m to the place of interment in Illinois. Tesy tbs eome from. Baltimore to Harrisburg, thance ; • f . wBl, on Satnrday.’be conveyed to Pallaae'pai;- thence on Monday morning to Sew York j meet them at the State line, and t»S» '"‘v them while in the Commonwealth* 1 tsc, tg that an business be suspended during tbs* .-‘-."i J through the State. Local authori'ies at -r .. j? everywhere join the State authorities bef; , paying honor to the memory of the martyr.- naan who has fallen a victim to the sirage- 8 ’ of assassins. By the Governor, Cr <,n- Enx Suras, Secretary of the Comment" 11 -- (.o»Bt to omreu oisvatt®'. , g Habbibbcbq, April It.—The following oritr -• been gent to General Cadwalader: Was BarAK'rrrsvr. . AnmyAK* Gssssax-’s CmdE, A; ■ - To Major General Gaiumlcder: ~,. You will meet the remains of the LieU’--- Abraham Lincoln, upon their entry into • ' and escort them to Harrisburg, the ■- : -'.v Pennsylvanla, keeping guard overturn w ; remain In your command. The eeraow 1 public honor to be paid them while is mand will be In conformity with the ■ the Executive of the State, to whom yoa w. ‘ “> By order ef the Secretary of War. , '• E. 1). Towksekp. A OFFICIAL GAZETTE. THS Stem CBAWGBD—DKSPATCH TAEV, BTABTOK. WASBiwovort, April 19.—'The anan-*" conveying the Presidents remains fm lll ton to Springfield have beoa chanced 11 ‘ Ifff. They will go direct from Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Plttsbarg, Tor. andthenee to Sprlngfie’d. ■" itownrll. ***** Secret if > - SECOND OFFICIAL GA2E‘ lL . • IHI ORIOIHAI. PLAN 4DHS2S» .Wabbikotok, April W-ll P.M.-R finally ottHclodedtoconfonntotheoriitin* • . fi-onts made yesterday for the oonroraa- < yMPB Of the 1M» President, “ worn Washington to Springfield, vi/; ■” . Baltimore,'Harrisburg. Peiladeipbn, V, Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Oolafflbub u Us, and Ohicago to Springfield. , ;v>: Edwxh M. Stawtok, Secretary « -I*
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