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
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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 «
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