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T H EgT R I B f X E.
NEW YORK, SATURDAY APKIT.
Death of President Harrison*
-ri ? ? i i- v . ? i..?i..r'-'l bereavement
The paintul tiding* ??< a N <? on * P
. .... .. "_f t1??' wind to ever*
hn*t already been borne or. inc wins* ?
...?,,.? in NRY H \RRISI ?N
portion ol our land. V>ILLIAM ric..***-*
in so ?ok. ' The reliant Soldier, the *:.*? Statesman.
tlV pure Patriot and honest Man sleeps the sleep of Death !
The bleeding heor:* and blanched countenance?) of a Nation
apeak impressively the solemn truth which th* word* md
trappings of wo so freblj cxpre-**. Th-wan. and valiant
?cadet in battle and counsel?the standard-be ir< r in the lata
glorious**truggle lt'T deliverance from < nrrupti ?a aa I M ?
rale. who*e simplicity defied the arts an I *h<r>? sagacity
foiled all the devices of ajcuruting and i - o; ilous adver?arv
?the chieftain ruiw?ti up by Pr ?videneg to > ffect tt.ar deliver
a-?co?in whose name and person was achieved trie moat ivt-r
whelming political vietorv evc-r recorded?had hard ? be, r
elevated by the suffrages of s rrratefal People to th< -
oi human ambition, err he is called to *!un bei the dead
The toils, the anxiety, the importun ties, the pomp ami r-r<~
mony 01 exalted station ia on.- brief ?eck arv exi banged for
.the perfect, enduring rest and solitude oi the narrow ? b .-<?
appointed tor all the living.' II ow solemn s th
h>w impressive th< !< ??ori !
Wccanno: pursue this *nd th >me T>.. . ?-- to the Nat
is even more than it ha? yet realize ! Not John Tyler
i-. less a Whir, n Statesman, and an honest man than fieri.
Harrt *or.?we behove him to be all thnt the Country need*
do-ir- -?but the manner ? >:" his eiuvutinn ai.d in?- nature of
h:? position ,-ire wholly different Prom those of our ianient?--l
President. He ha* not that tried and proved popularity and
strength with the People?bis armor has n"t been tested
against the storm of vindictive hostilitt and th*- poisoned ir
o?ws uf sie traction. It..- People respect and cor.f.d?? in him:
but they hnv?- n.?t yet lenrnod to love him a* they did theit
g'*?d eld Chief, tot whose lite ten thousand !iv*-? *??..;,! have
b?-on cheerfully, gladly laid down.?But 1 ?uiScient uato tho
day is the evil th<r?-..f.'
( ?. Ii. Harrison bad completed ?ixtv-eight ienr< "t his ???crr.
ful life, and fifty since be tir?t volunteered a* a soldier in hi*
country'* service, Tout months since hi* election t" th>- Pen?
dency, and thirty days ?ince his Inauguration. Oue mot.th
ago, who dreamed that ho stood on the brink ol ?rnvo '
' Leaves have their tiiu<- to fall,
Aud flower* IO wittier at ll'-i Vorn, wind'? l.ri?.lb.
Aud stars to *ei-_ln,t
Thou hn-I all seasons for tbiur own, <> D.-ata '
DEATH Or THE PRESIDENT!
City or VVashimctom.April 1. l-i!
An a!l-wi*e Providence having suddenly removed from this
life, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON*. Int.- President of
of tii?' United State??, we have thcirht it nur dutv. in ihe re
ri'?> ot Congress, and in the absence of the Vice President
from the Scat of CvoTrrntne.-::. 'o uiuk.- thi< aillicting bereave?
ment known jo the country, bj th:sd<-lurnti"n underourhund*.
He tlied :<t the President's Hon?,., in tin* rit., thi? f< .
day \pril. Anno Domini, 1341, at thirty minutes before oue
o'clock iti the morning.
Th?- People of the United S' ite-, overwhelmed, like oi;r
>? !???-.. 1>\ an event <n unexpected ?nr! m> melancholv, w:l! rje
rive consolation from knowing that his death <-nlm umi
resigned, as his life lias been patriotic, useful and listinguisher];
tin*! that the last utterance of his lips expressed a fervent de?
sire for the perpetuity ol the Constitution, and the preserva?
tion of its true principles. In death. ii? life, the happiness
et his country was uppermost in hi? thoughts.
DANIEL WEBSTER, Secretary of State
THOMAS EWLN'O, Seoreurv of the Tr~u?urv
JdHN BELL, Secretary of War.
J J. GRITTENDE.N, Attornev Genera)
FRANCIS GRANGER, Poalmaetcr (Jeuer.vJ
CorTcspcndeoce of ibe Kxpr?^.
PacsiDK.wr's HoesK, Washuicton.
Saturday. I o'clock.. P. M?Ur Alexander of Baltimore
hae just visited the Pre.dent ? ( hamber, an,l pronounces hitn
better, giving till his friends reason t" indulge iti hope. The
good news ?prend all over the c:tv with joyful alvcrity.
'J o'clock ?The favorable sy mptom* continue,
? o'clock.?The symptoms are becoming ulaxniinc ; u Jiar
rhoc/t is thts ativned.
3^ o'clock.?The alarm of Gen. H 's friends is vcrv great :
the symptom* grow worse, and his <-ri?e becomes more ilan
gwrtiiis than ever. The medical men begin to doubt, if not to
de-pair, ami to "peak in a manner a::J tone, that hurdlv s-ivc-s
uj hope.
4 o'clock?The new* of increased danger flie? over the
citv. and i.ll are inquiring, and in all directions.
5'o'clock.?The President wnnder- und is at times quite
insenstr.Je. All his symptoms aru worse. Hi* familv hanging
J. in' anxiety ot?t his bedside, h;.s Physicians watching ev ery
motion. Hi,* liinrrhce? grow s worse* an.I leaves harulv a
hope, so rapidlj discs it prostrate hin streruth.
6 o'clock.?The Members ol the i a!>:n<-t have been sum
n,oBcd to tin President's, Mr. Cirateer j?-t gave the alarm
to his associate* The symptom* all ?orse. His physicians
rive him up. The dreadful report tills all with consternation
The alanger losing the good n:.d v? neruble man cos breaks
fully u poti u? all.
10 o'clock.?Reports from the sick Chamber for the last
four f? .ur? have ail been worse. The pulse beats feebler und
feeble." evvry minute. Histlesh has become cold and clammv
During tin* time, Gen. Harrison tia* spoken his last words,
atter which he fell into a state ol iroensibiUty. At a quartet
to nine, l)r. Worthingt on at hi* bedside, be said, (and it t.?
presumed he mils addresein*. lyl.-v r?
?'Slit ? 1 wish ioc TO CUDKHSTAKti T11K TtUfc PRtSCt
ri s5 OF Till GoVwKNataST, I Wlalt TUSM CARUtMOOCT. 1
A * K SQTlf.s.'"- BtonR."
Thi* is the dviug injunction o! the tro,Kt old man. made. Dr.
Wortbington nays, in a strong tone of voice.
All tise Members of the Cabinet, except Mr. Badger, for
three hi>ur? oust, havebecaina Chambei :.< arth?- President's
sick room. Their ?pir:t?. of course, arv sadly depressed by
tins melancholv event, but they are preparing foi the mourn
fu! dutv that devolves upon then
: 11 a clock.?The President y. i ling< is The White House
ha* been thronged bv citisens ol all cl Lsses fearfully inquiring
into the President's health H is insensible, feeble indeed,
and no one now indulges in hope, AH prs>parati..:is ar?- mak?
ing iis for a man already dead. I be roitsolations of religion
Iuvenil along been administerotl. He has been calm and
rhe Physicians are ,:s; uiiag
but. v ith no hope of an\
ma:iif?--t?sl ??> fear of death,
the la?t remedies their skill it
favorable r?'*ult.
10sJ o'clock.?tien. H. has ;::*t breathed his i.i-:. a.-wt vsith
out a stni?irlr. He bad been insensible foi a long v?biie. and
the ln?t wonl*. he spoke, were to Dr. Werthingtaaj Most
anxious and deeply afflicted friends arv weeping around bis
chtoubcr. W hat a Snsadful blow ha* strjek the land .'
1 .?Vi.'cs rl M-?Trio Mi nbers of the Cabins*! after p? r
fnrmit.r tiw ' monrnnii d ities to th?- de|?arted Presidi ?:.
are pre rearing a Letter to th.- Vice-President announcing the
f?rt odii ;.iII) The Chief Clerk of the State Ivpartuert.
Kletrbsr Webeter. U*s- is.despatched w-.:L it. and he
n-ivch Mr Tyler on Mcmdav. n.v. n. who will probablv U- here
Wednesday ?r Thttrsday tb* !ate*t
Jouu Tyi ik or ViRct.ftA :? n -w Prxsiok.xi , r r?s..K
1 Mun Statis b? thk C sstit.ti s
The i 'abinet are also prepagiag an orb' -:a. pT lamation of
the death at fh'ti. Harrison which will appear o the Wa*h
ingtoo'papers on Mooday
o'clock, Sunday At ??o-s* ? I save no ume; i .. .r
for nrflections. Thank Gdd!^ the noble and g d
lived to see honor and .tu*uce done htm! ?e I is
? . kindne?? ef :" nM lurK ^ be*1 ' '?? ? :
Victit.'i to Ot? aunsxns .
"?,l ?. Jo shsi ws. K?t.is ^."d ?'. '"?
\, . oTthe Epi*<?P-d.<-turehs who closed tbi eyes
)r. Haw?vy.ot si. ^ . J>n>;st ^^
f^H '*5tkson aa^anJwtu^n.and that 0 t il
'*' l w here th- n- are some Mt> letti r* tot ts- r- H
tit 0a* T- ThTn ? to-uifht. VVhat vamty ef vanities
.at arrived ui ??? mB" * ,^ N tnh Bead The
(.*?? HatTtsOfl ? w ' r , j.rK.cs to h::n t* inteast
llbefoght/tUtober,^' '
, i . u^.lsti is ver> t' CDt? ?c
u,.i her ^fj^Si* Prv^dent'shottseholdriow arv
latight*
Mr* Taylor ofVa., Mr*. Harr ?< a 'daughtw-in-law,) and
Mr* Findley
[t is not known yet when he wil] be buried
F.\ru*<? the faults of a h-tt.-r. written amid iurb exriting
scenes. Th<* certain ba? droppel, ,ir;,J a nation will mourn,
a^ the *od news spread abroad B
Th' correspondent of th* Journal of Commerce r-.^--. a
touching account nf ? he sensation produced in Washington bv
the intelligence of the Pn-Mden;"- death.
The members of the Cabinet. who ha--e been constant and
? .;.'.a:<: in their attendance night and day, ~-.-*.r n,0,t deeply.
I Hie whole city has been one of mourning during :he dar. I
t happenad to So in the Central Market a: an ear'v hour this
j moraine, and noticed that the country people, having hoard
! of the ?.mp-r.dinz calamity* were d-vpiv dutressed. :r I manv
i of them in tear*. It was only one week ago?la-t Satutdav
n ?rnir.c?that Gen. Harrison, .r. taking his morning walk.
ra?-?-?: through the market, at sunrise. with the elastic <-t.,r>
und bright eye ?>! manhood. That vary day ih?> fntal disease
rVi-.TiT.r--i upon him, which take* hi?, fr ?m us ? before his eve
REPORT OF THK PHYSICIANS
VVashincto:*. Aprii 4. 1541.
DV Ait Sir:?In compliance -with the request made to us
bv vn ,r~ .? an i ine othet ?*vr.t..'m??ii bt the Cabinet, the at?
tending ?nd consulting physician* have drawn up the abstract
..t a report on the President's ca-e. which I herewith trans?
mit to vou. Verv respectfuilv. vo;:r obedient ?--r\ant.
THOMAS*Mll.l.F.R. Jttmdi-g P-.*^,,on
T ? th*1 H-jU. D. Wl h-'. fA. *>tcr"0"i ,,j >Utf.
fin Saturday. Mari h '.'7. 1841. President Harr:- is. after
several days' previous indi*r>rs*ition, v.a* **>i;.si with a chill
and other sy^ioms ot fever. the next dav Pneumonia, with,
congestion ot the ii*er aa?l derangement of the stomach and;
bowels was ascertained t<> ex:-:. The age and debility ofthe
patient, with th.' immediate prostration, forbade a resort toi
g*-u??rnl blood-letting. Topical depletion, blistering, and ap
propriate internal remedies, ?ubdtted. :n a jrr.-at measure, the
dievase of the !unr- and liver. i?ut the stomach rind intestine-!
did not regain a healthy condition. Finally*, on the 'Id of
Aprii. at -1 o'clock. P. M.. profuse diarrhoea came on. under
m : h lie -ark. a: thirty minutes to 1 o'clock. Oil the mor'.iini
.it the fourth.
The last words utterred by th<> Pu--i ivat. a-, h.vird by Dr.
\"i orthington, were th">o: "Sir. I s?i?b you understand the
true principles of th" Government. I nish them carried out.
I .?;k nolhius more."
TIIO. HILLER. M D. \r-a Physician.
FRED. M \>. M. D j
N VN WORTH LN'tiTON. M. D., ' Consulting
J. C. If ALI? M D-. i I'll* vciiiow.
ASHTl iN ?.1 EX WITS M l> *
GE.VER \I. ORDERS.
\V?r Du jktshm. Washington, April 5, lr*41.
It i? with fochngs of the deepest ?error* that the See re
la rv of Warsannounc?*s to the Army, the death of the Presi?
dent ->:' the I'nitod Stnt.'*. William HkskY H a'.ki-on is
no more. Hi* lone und faithful services in many subordinate,
but important station-*, his recent elevation ihe hici-.-'-t in
honor and power, and the brief term allotted to him in the
enjoyment of it, ure circumstances ol tncmsetve*, whtcli
must awaken the liveliest sympathy in every bosom: but
these are onlv personal considerations. The dispensation is
heaviest and most afflicting on public grounds. This great
cuiamitv has'befallen the country at a p?-r:i>d ol general anx
ietv foi it-, present, and some apprehension a-, to its iuturc
condition?tit a time when it i* most desirable tha' nil it*
high offices should l>e filled, and all it* high trusts adminis?
tered in harmony, wisdom, and vigor. I tie gener?s ty ol
character of the deceased, the conspicuous honesty ot his
principles and purpor.-*. together w:ih the skill and firmness
with **hich ho maintained them in ail situations, had **?>:; for
him the affection and confidence of his countrymen : but at
ihe moment when, bv their voice, he was raised in a stotion,
in the discharge of the powers and duties of wh.ch. the most
, beneficent results might justly have-been anticipated from hi,
great experience, hi* round judgment, the high estimation in
which he wj. h< ld by the pcopl<\ and hi* unquestioned devo?
tion to the i -onstitution and Cnion, it has pleased a:i all-w'ihc
but mveteti eis Providence to removo him sudden'* from that
and everv other earthly employment.
Whi'.o the officers und soldiers of the Army will -hare in
the general grief which tho?e considerations so naturally and
irresistiblv io*pir.\ they will doubtless bo penetrated ** ith in- i
cr?*a*ed sensibility, and toe! a deeper concern in testifying, in
the manner appropriate t* them, ifte full measure of n r-a
lion's gratitude for the eminent s rvices of the departed pa?
triot, and in rendering ju-?t and adequate honors to his niem
orv . because he wa* himself a soldier aud au approvetl one :
receiving his earliest lessons in a camp, and. v?h?vi ::: r.pc-r
vears culled to the command i>f armie*. iliustniting the pro?
fession of,arm* by his personal qualities, and contributing
liir^'-lv by his ?tK-c?'sses. to the stock of In* country's glory.
It is to be regretted thai the suddenncs* of the emergency
has made it necessary to announco this sad event iu the ab?
sence of the Vice Presidenl from the seat of Government;
but the greatest confidence is felt ti.u' he w-i cordially ap?
prove the sentiments expressed, and that he will,in du < time
give directions for such further marks of respect, not prescrib?
ed by the existing regulations of the Army, as may be d>'.
manded bv iheoccasion. JN'O. BELL
N*vt DrsiRTjssNr. April J. '.??41'
Th>- IVp?rt!iicnt anr..-i:n.-,-* to the Or?:, .-r* of the Navy
and Marine Corps, the death pf William Hksrt. Harri"
?on, la'e President of tue United Sta:.^?. which occurred at
the Executive Mansion, in the City of Washington, on the
: morning of the 4th instant, and directs, that, uniting vrith
their fellow citizens in the manifestation of their respect for
' the exalted character and eminent public services of the il
' Iustrious deceasesl, and, of their *en?o of bereavement the
Countn has sustained by this afflictingdiepensation of Provi?
dence, they wear the usual badge of mourning tor six
month.-.
Th-- Department further directs, 'hat funeral honor- b?? paid
n.rr. at each of the N'aw Yard*, and on board .'ach of the
public vessels in commission, by firm,* twenty-six minuto irun-.
commencing at I'J o'clock. M-. on the ,lay alter the receipt
of this order, and by wearing their flags at half mast for one
week. J. D SIMMS, Acting Secrtstary of the Navy.
GENERAL I iRDERS.
HHVlHiL'AKTP.RS OF'THE ARMY, >
Adjutast Gbmcral's Orrtcs, >
rTathington. ,tr>.*.' <'. Ml.
Tlie death of the President of the Ptnt.-d States having
been officially'- announced from the War Department, th.* Ma?
jor General, Commanding-in-Chief. communicates to the
, Army the melancholy intelligence with feelings of the mo?t
profound sorrbw. The Ion?:, arduous, and faithful military
services ir. which President Harriso* his been engaged
since the first settlement of the Western country, from the
rank of n subaltern to that of a Commander-in-Chief, are too
well known to require a recital of them here. It is *uffici. :it I
to point to the held- of Tippecanoe, :h>- banks ot'the Miami,
and the Thames, in Upper Canada, t> recall to many of the
soldiers of the present Army the rlorious results of some of I
hi- achievements against the ?'oe? of hi- eouatr-v, both .-.ivacc j
and civiliisrd.
The Army has on former occa^ii-ns been called uro:: t-*
mourn the l.wu of *l:stuis;ui?hed patrol*, who ha* - occupied i
? ill.- Presidential Chair, but this :? the f:r?t ;:n-.,. ?ince the i
iulor>t:on of the C onstitution it has to lanjent the ?ieriiis'' of a
President while the actual exercise of ih? high functions
of the Chief Magistracy of the Union.
The merabers of in.- Army, in common with :he*r fellow
ni r.-a? oi all classes, deplore this national bereavement: but j
although th< y have lost afnead.evor ready to :>r ^:>n". their inter?
ests, h - r---..-nt example in the paths of honor and gl ry .
remains for their emulation. I
The t'u'Tral li**:ior> directed to be paid by the troops in
paragraph 523 of the (.?-.'ncra; Ilectlattor.* v>:'.\ be duly ob- ;
- * i. and the troops at the several stations will be pj.-ruled
at li1 ?? :Is*cR \. M. when tins order wall bo read, aft* r whi -
all a ? "* fox the day will cease: th* national Rag wii] I
piavtsd at holf-sta?: a: dnwa of day thirteen gun* w..'. !->
fired beside* the halt hour guns a< directed by ?io regula
and. at the close of the day a national salute. The
-::?.:.-: li .:-. r ?..i and color* of th?? several r--.-.:-. :? *? ii
bo p_: ::: mourning for the p< riod of *:x nioi:th* : and :.
he rs will wear the usua* bavlga ct ne-u.-t.^g on :u-- Left ?-??<
*v thv s-ibow. und on the a:.t of the ?word, fi-r tr.e - ime
,: ? ' '?' * AiaxAjsoaa Macomi M ? fJeaeral C sun:,: ;.z
? ??"?-?.???> ^.;-?.v _i; . f General,
fjarrisi present in the Executive Mans: rt, it the time of
the ?i-w-v- ?? of thetr bei r*>i%t:ve. ??.??,* the following: '
Mrs \\\ . Harrison. (*on> widow;) Mrs r?vlor, of
Richmond ni ? . Mr D 0 < -t-viand, (nephew ;\ Her.rv
Harnson, of -a. (jjrand^ephew:) Kiail?y Harrison, of
i >U:- ira: u-.m. i
MESSAGE FROM GOV. SEWARD
LxtcvnTM CnaMBIKAlbtxar, April 6ta, 1#ai.
7"a ' Ltfulatttrt
I: has become mv p.i:n:\:i duty to announce {J-g Leffisla
tun?, the death of Williajj H?vr.> Hisr:.?,, the Presi
?'??rt of the Cnited States
Such ar. cv.-: would at any time b-? a natie-nalcalamitv.
.:' is a tna! through which our L'nr.-titutton ha* ne?fcr ret
?la-'-.i. But under th* rircumstancos now atten-ding the
: event it rannot fail to '?>?* regarded a- a fearful visitation of
Divine Pr ?????: 'nee T*h< ' Kief otagistrate has be*n removed
at the r?rv commencement or ho. constitutional term of pub?
lic set vice, ar a rnomoir when he was preparing to meet :ho
CongTe-w.? o: the L" nited States at a *.-~.ion railed in an ev--.,
ordinary exigency of public amtir*. and in a rn?i< wrut-h dc
I mand-. all the *? Lsdom, firmness ami rsatriotism of our ruler*.
It ':>. comes us a- a People to humble ourselves before Him ;n
' whose bands arc the destinies ot the nations of the earth, to
acknowledge the jusliee. although we rzr.r.ni comprehend
the wisdom of His Pr ?videnee, and to implore Mirr. that the
favur and protection ? ? haie hitherto enjoved mav n?*: aw
j be withdraw n
The Legislature will, :t is presumed, adopt -omo firm fur
j the expression of the sympathy ol the public authorities ot
this Sur.:.1 with their fell its citizens, and tf.oir re-peej for the
j deceased, although all mu*t !>"el ih*t public honors are a*
, ..:?;i-.u:i::.j to ris-'iace a N it.or. - ?r.ot as they on? superfluous
t.> perpetuate the wisdom v.d the virtue ot the pr-'at and the
r, WU.MVM H SEWARD
i In the Assembly. Mr. H".* t v t immediately offered the-Vol
lowing concurrent resolution '.
Rftoired. (if the Senat.; concur,) That the Me-'-i^e of
his excellencv the Governor, eomroimicating intelligence of
ri.-. lamented death of William H.-n:;. Harrison, Preside--.: of
jj tne I nited States, be referred to a joint committee, to eon
ij *i-t of three members of the Senate ju.i fivo member* of ti e
, Asesembly. to take orde.r thereupon.
The re-olution -? l? agreed to by the Semite, and both
Houses intmediuteis adjourned?a* did tho C >urt of Chan
, cen. and :he Srspreme Court, now boidtug sp-.-i-i! terms La
j Albany.
LEOI5L ATCRE OF NEW YORK
LN SENATE . Wmdnbsoay. April"
I Mr Tnvlor, from the joint ?e'.re? committee *?f the two
Houses, submitted the following report and resolutions:
Report f th.: .?int coinmittee of the Senate anil Assembly
on th.- Message nf the Governor, communicating the intcili
I pence of the death ?:' tho President of the Cnited States."
Th>- joint commute-: or :h-?S. natc and Assembly, to which
was referred the Message, of the Governor, announcing the
death of tho President ot' the United suite.- to take u^der
\ thereupon, report:
J That tli-?v have rid under consideration th** -uSie.-r refer
! red to them, and respectfully recommend for the ailop:i?n of
. the Letrislaturo the followinc preamble ami rc-ioiution-.
Ir having pl.>a-.'.i fVlmifrhty God to remove bj d.'sth the
I President of the United States, on the fo'arth day of April
j ir-.-tant. the Senat" and AssembK of the State of New-York.
' deepiv impressed ??.-?tu thi* mo-t painful event, anxious to
testify their sympathy e?uh the (irtlie:??d famiK of the de
! rcased, an.l ,?.... n( the mournful and hitherto unexpe
! rienced National \i?iuiti.>::. und to respond in a -tntnhle mnn
j tier to the sentiments of profound sorrow which this bcrcave
' mont i> nduiued to awaken in e\crv brs-otn. do unaniraouslv
I Rs solve.
j 1-: rha: the death of our fellow-cititen. WILLIAM
. HENRY HARRISON*, tho President ot the I'nited States,
in th?* mi.l?t of tlie rt.rcs and duties of his hirh office, is a
qreat national ??e.liimitv. and a dispensation of Providence :ip
i jven?ne in the <tr..r<_:e!.t manner to the affections and patriot
t i>m of the people of the l'r.'.ted States, and that the Legisla?
ture and people of this State lament thi? melancholy visita?
tion, and deeplj sympathise with th.-m on this solemn i-r.-u
j sion.
I 2d. Th.T. tiie chaplains of the I--j:-h>ture are rccjue?te,l to
j select or.r of their number to deliver am appropriate discourse
\ in the Assemblv chamber, before tho two Hoase? on -ome
; Sabbath during the present session, to be designated by him.
j That the ehnir of :he Presideat of the Senate nnd of the
Speaker of the Assemblj he-hrouded m bluck. and thut the
; members nnd officers of the two Houses wear the usual badge
i of mourning for the residue ot the session.
I 4th. Tint whoa the two Houses adjourn '.hey will ad; iura
1 t.i meet on Friday n??xt
5. Tiiat tho-c resolutions bo e:nererl on the journals of the
two House*, and that thn Governor b-? requestt-d to transmit
copies thereof to thu V'ico President of the Tniicd State?, to
th" Governors of the several Suites, and also to the widow of
the deceased, with the expression of the warm sympathy of
thU Legislatur? :n her atlrictiori an?l the bs-r^avemsoj: of tier
family.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
A communication was received from the Mayor of the citv.
inviting the Members of tho Legislature to attend a cine and
military proces*ion on Frida) next, in commctrnprtuion ot the
death of the Prcsideut
(>a motion of Mr Poster, the Senate thoa adjourned til! 10
o'elfs-k on Friday morning. Eva. Journal.
STATE OF NEW-YORK.
HnAD Quaaraas, Alb-*ay. Apr? d. !=m.
oh 5 k ra i. okpkr*.
Information hai x; been received ofthod-?9th of WILLIAM
HENRY HARRISON. President of tbe I nited States, nnd
Commander-in-Cbief of the Vrmy an.l Nn-.y thereof, the follow?
ing arrangements will be observed by th?.- mi?tia of this State. '
as a manifestation of respect to the memory of that iUu*tr:ous
General and Magistrate
The usual bad?e of mourning, consisting of crape ?n the
left irm and on the -\sord hilt, will be worn by al! the mn
missioned officers of the mDilia ol this State until nttcr the
ni'Xt annual inspection and review of th.-Lr respective corp-.
Trie commandants of a]] artillery regiments and hatti?ii..ns
at .l .>f all oompanies of artillery attached to rerimentsoi brig?
ades of infantry throughout the State, w-.l! cause run. to !??
fire L within their respective commands, at even huh h >ur
from sunrise until sur.?-t; anil the commandants of the -nti-.tut
vs .ll direct the national standard, dress/-.1 ;n mourning, to be
displayed from their respective head quartors on the day n<-\t
aftei tt;<* receipt of tiie-?.- orders.
Tiie ('ommissan < reneral and k?>ops-r- of iL.- military stores
will furnish ths1 necessary implements and ammunition for
these funeral honors.
<>:hVer? receiving copies of thi* or.i.-r edl promulgate the
same without delay throughout the tw-un.!* of the-..- r. rpective
:.::-.A?d<. und will superintend it< prompt execution.
IU order of the Commander-in-Chief,
Rl'FIS KUNG, Adjutant GeaeraL
Frend- H.irnscz.?The subjoined interesting -tute- I
r.:> r.-. of the religious feelings of the late President. L- copied I
from tho Nati.'nal Intelligencer of April C .
It is kn iwfl that, for many years paat. General Harrison
had become daily more aad more impressed with religious '
fi?i lings, alv*uv- treating serious thitigs seriously, and show?
ing himself mindful of his futup* accountability. A memo? r
family has stat?-d tha.. for many months pa?t. he hi*
M.-v.-r amirt'ti the reading <"t the S-.-nptures every nitm: be?
fore rrtirnsr to rest, howev. r hara-s.-d by company or *>orn
down by fatigue. Oa Monday, ihn third day of his indis?
position, ar.ci before be felt hitnseit ia any particular ?ianj-'r. i
he declared to those siround httn that he had lorur boen d<-. ->
:iir-.v,?-.i with the truths of the Christian Religion, and
regretted that he ha*i not cua-ccii; t himself w.th tL>> church
a* a communicant.
1 he vcasion affords us an apr"er>.-..j.:e opoortunits for re
i-hinc & para?raph from his Inaugural Address, which
we know ha? boen read ?ith pleasure by thousau.1.-. md will
now, we are eonrider.t. b-^ peru--.i ara.n with mcn-uscd in
:? - -: Vlready speaking from tbe tomb, how valuable are |
sentiments of morality and religion addres*-- J to the ;
? bj th. distinguished scad:
1 deem the prvssent occasion lufficieatly important and j
- lernt to n>- ia expr? ss to my fellow citizens a
pt ?' nd r> verence t%r the Chr.-:.ar. R- ligionand a thorough i
? lavictioQ that a sound moral. r\-..ci. us .:>-rty. and a iust j
?? reli^; .- respoasib?ity, are e.,..s;iailv connected j
*-ith all tn il? : ag hnr>r>.ne--: and that p, !
e: is ? : ? y fie ^fu of civil sind religious frtse-dom;
- .. ? .: it i p--?-;-'r.-.t tre? !a>?rs ? ?ir F.k'-.'e-r*. '
usd ha ? ? *- rved to a* instit .: :.? far exc'eedixig -i '
e-t ? llei ?? th ??* of any ..?thv? people, let as unite (n fervent
t ?? ins ? ?? rv ur..'.rest of our beJ ???-! couatrv in all i
Froa the < .iotx.
\. thi r roflocti -.? are a'-* iibod ia the uioa^h: of the
norhir.i- .-,? of life, and tbe emptine,, y? i-anhiv rrar.diur
0 e brief month has witnessed (Jen. H&rri-?n's ascent to the
'Ummk of human ambition?und In? pas-A^L*' t.) the u>mb.
?Vhat shadows we are, and what sluvlow? we pursue."
TmiT~TiTXTiwrjiTj?rTT in iiini ill iinix-wrnTniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir.1 iimnrr
Private Corre-rpondsore ?f th? Ki.tor.
Wvstukoto*, April t*-0- ,A4'
M> Dhir Str.: From tao moment of Him?uu'? attack
the bilious fever, or pneumonia, understanding the manner o
his medical treatment, and having watn****?-d hi* rvident il
health from the very day of bis :naugnrAti>-. I f? ar.-d hi
? itdd not iarvrvo. He had undouVtedly the best pbysican
the countrv afforded, and perhaps all tdvs -.hat a differ*?
rour*" of prnctic might hare snvrd h:m is o--- of ylac* Hi
rests from his labors?full of years, full of honors : his rr.*tn
ory green in the hearts of his countrymen The senMtuo:
produced hereby his sudden death was svcTwhclming. e
deep gloom curtained the heavens during the day without
and a deeper gi.>on: rested upon the hearts of those ?-ho wen
jheltcred from the storm. 1 never such a day any where
The member of the Cabinet, (excepting Mr B idger, who i
with 1.:* familv in N. C.) were in cons tar.: attendance day an<
night a: the President's House, anxiously watching the sicl
tn i of their dying friend. Immediately after bis death tool
place, the Circular of the C abinet was printed. t**o copies o
w hich I got and forwarded by different gentlcmi u strangers'
in the Sumiav morning cars for you, which I suppose \ jr. re
reived. The subsequent proceedings you have in the papers
j Steamboat was chartered on Sunday, and -en; dowr
' for the Vice President, who. it is just reported, has arrive*]
?a the citv. The funeral pageant takes nine* to-roorro?
fne remains of the illustrious General will be interred ia Uv
(?ooereaflonal Burial Ground, until the necessary prepora
I ons ran. be made for their removal to < >hio. A hope is ex
? c-- d here, that the Vice'President ?dl direct his remains
1 -.-i K.. deposited in the vault coastructed beneath the dome oi
Capitol for the dust of Washington, until the farther
I, tx^urv of Congress r.\r\ be made known I ?an see noth
ing out of the wa> :n the suitgestion.
' < iov Tv >r. though of 3 somewhat different -cho.il ia politics
< from < 'ma. Harrison, is a man of sense, bonc-t mt-nuon* and
good principles?and Will endeavor to carry out to the full
th* wishes of the great Republican party of the country who
? placed his name on the *nme ticket with the good old Chief.
! w ho ha- i>e.-n gathered to his fathers. Gov. Ty ler's fortune ba*
; t--en a remarkable on.-. If I recollect rightly, he owed h:- first
; election, to the*!" S. Senate, to a vacancy occasioned by death :
j ni? election a* Governor to a -imilar raus?: und now to the
hizheet elective station in the world to the same cause. He
has de-e: v, d w.-Li of his proud Commonwealth in the f irmer
-unions. 1 ioub: not be will i-arn the lo* c of his country
men in the one to which he i- now called. Yours, truly.
Pro-a 'Tos .Nsw-y'-ri..?r.'
1 Th-- Saiiov'i Calamity?We hare bar lly word, to ex
! pp'-s our sen*e of the great affliction which h:ij> this week bs>
f?llen the American People in the death of William Hiskt
j Harrison, so lately inaugurated President of the l'aii.-.l
j States. It .fcem-i like a dream?a sad and fearful illusion ol
; the fancy?that he who was but yesterday culled by a vast
mnjoriiv of the popular suffrages to th-* high.--', station in the
People's gift?whose route from Ohio to Washington ?iw
marked bv all the houors of a Roman triumph?who wu in
d icted into the Chief Magistracy of this groat and tree Na?
tion amid the joyous acclamations of an immense* concourse
of i-itiieim?ihat he who had posted through so many perils
ano trial* :n the course of a long and eventful life, should have
attained at last the summit of human ambition only to fold
t:\- rob??- around him and lie down m the onwaking slumber
of [Veuth ' Whv. what a bubble is Ambition '?what a moek
ery is Fame'?i ?ne little week since, and thousands would
:. ivc walked over buru: ig ploughshares to exchange pontion*
with tbo man ; nnd now he is but dust and ashes, on which the
clods a.r>- heavily closing .' Who can ever struggle for power,
save for noble end- and holiest use* J
We rejoice to ob-erve that the deportment o4'the American
People, under this affiictius dispensation, ha> boon such as
does honor to the National character. We bare lately been
divided and arrayed against each other in fierce party conflict,
and he whom Death has now taken from us wo.* the -t.andard
bearer of the ho?t on whos* banner victory at Uingth alighted.
It was but natural that some trace* of the asperity engendered
by such a contest should survive iu termination. Doubtless
such wo? the case. Yet the annouueemont of Gen. Harrison's
death was received with equal demonstrations arui wo believe
with equal sincerity of sorrow by ritiaens of each party. All j
feeling adverse to the party candidate was merged in profound I
regret for the loss of the Nation's Chief Magistrate. To this |
general tnith th'-p* are of course occasional axceptiorw?per?
haps more in this City than elsewhere ; but even here the
number of sincere m?Mir;vers of the general lo*s bj hardly k*s
than that csj the wi-.r.^ People? The flogs displayed at hoJf
musl trom the ?overal rcnii'-zrou* of b.?th political partie*.
from the hotels,'.tbs; shtppine, the public buildings, the funoral
ol-or* once* appointed by our City authorities*, and iho unos
tentatious evidences of grief exhibited on every side, bespeak
th-- general s-n?s- that a deplored, a great calamitr has be
fti^en tiw Amerioaa People.
And indeed the U>ss to the opposing is hardiv le-ss than to
the dominant party. Gen. Hamsun, by eerlv and resolutely
avowing his r.-?.'iu;:on to serve but a single term, had deetroved
all temptation or excuse for further detraction from his per?
sonal mer.t- or hostility to his personal acts. He had placed
himself above u?c reach of opposition. Taia loss, therefore, I
may be truly a:.d properly deplored by the Nation. All in
lerv?t> rsvjuire unity, energy, responsibility L-i the Executive
head?the oppi/s'.ti"n hardly less than the adverse party. ALI
tho?o an- temporarily, w.- trust not permanently, destroyed by
the di a:h of the President; and a painful sense of uncertainty,
apprehension and p-'rii sv.cc<-? di to the genera] feeling . f sta?
bility, security, and the welcome approaches of long coveted
ropossv
Thsse are the general grounds on which the ^r.-at bereave?
ment u keenly lamented ; but wc ?ho.:!d do injustice to the
diu?tr.o?5 deceased did we fail to add that h.j rx-r*onal fjunJ
it.fs wre such as to give poignancy to the common arhVuon.
?ur country has hud few public men w bo cnjoytsl go murh as
he the aff'VLion. of those with whom ia > ace or war he wa?
rssso-.atcsi. The admiration, the devotion of those who hod I
?ssrved with him in the field or shared with him the penis of
lie early settlement of the W..-sr. were universal and un- :
bounded. The rem'-rnbruncer of ?'-- rareer as ctuvfnior of
Irviana Tominry thirty to forty y>. a.-s *<;.) contributed LargeIv
to the overwhelming majorities accorded aim throughout that
vast region in the recent canvas* With a chivalrous raag
Daaimity of saui he Lle:idv?d great courtcsj; of bearing and
kindnesvs of heart. No candidate f< r tnportant tn^?t ever
m-Jigled fj fr?**sly in an exciting csvnva_~< a,.ad yet came out of
it with so little personal ?l will or bittssrneisa on the part of
bis opponents as attended fi-c Harrison's eleetion t.> the
Pres.iency. No man tver I?fore entered upon the duties I
thai *; itioo en ring so fully the pers r.al esteem and h- arty
j wd wtU of n< -iriv oil the great men ? ~- had strenu rnsly
tle.1 against his elevation as he w^ -e tatimely death has
shrouded tr.e land 12 rr.u :r...ze.
In ozj> r, -r",-."t mis htu pc?] - ~ est t.*-^1 appearec :
us to do .n ustice to (l.-r. Harris i 1: has Issren f?tshi n a! -?
io consider and. sp.-ak of him a> ?? - ??' ^?"g. but of slender i
or at 1-ast ordaiary abilities We ? ?' '-his judgem-nt is '
repelled by nearly ail who knew hm intimately, not only
his friends, who might be ac trtialttyrbut by tho*
who. standuag ia poiiucoi oppos:: . n to hira, had no indue- L i
meat to overrate his talenu?bj luch -en as Messrs. V3!. ?
Buren. Ca boun, W righl tu d Bei ! No one of these has .
evsjr spoken a word lisrespectfu ?? f-rm^laole aqd ri -1
uinotj opponsit:; acd we bare ? to believe that the I
L kmduess and r*ourte?iy which nrnrkssd th**ir personal mte?.
j course w;ta the Lv.e i'r?? Lent were the result of sweet* s*
te?*m fur hi.- virtue* oi.d maah ret-irsl f. r bit h:." meata]
1 I qualities
Undoubtedly the heartv kin.ine*.. ttnmr?aJ affabdm
pi...
total aosence ot pretence or assumpti >n which 11?ring -hod
* , (Jen. Harrison, while :hey contributed to hi* popu writ) I
1 lowered tho common r>tirnAL,. 0f h.? ability. Tbe ?-.irr?.- v?
too apt to a.?.visa* w?h the-..- ideas of i great m . ? the p -
and mien of a tragedy hero ; tad a- ?, ho :.imri.-? 5; s a*
doing* and t ipic? of every-dav life, a np!e man ri ag -.,
fellow m.>a. without swagger in ru? ? i t ? imitati n b
on his brow, generali) pe..*?i"? a- .? clever fell >w enough ? -.
t :nin!y. but b) no means of eminent ability ? Fhe world ,
" f etil! deceived l>y ornament,' whether ot" pa- ! .?
* ? whOti it v? obvi v.,?iy :r-.,. that, in transcend"- ' ?? - ?? >f in
* leer, tho ia.: * Presidetit was not the ratal ot Webster or 1
' ? houn, :t wo dd be diificult to name another man who**
v ' public career. :n a great varictv of public employment*
legislator, governor, commander, tec ?n whose ->"t es . .
^ ! writing*, whether in p .hlv ernplovment ot as n cm did ??
honorable station. ej.hibit?%l stronger evidences ?d j ? ?.
good ?cn??'. of innate sagacitv aim shrew'tlnees blei :? I ? i
1 erect -implicit) of character, than his wh se i th< N >'..
I i? now deploring.
But he ha.? pass.- i beyond in ? - "ach of praise or eeaaure
' '. Fortun kt?* man' be has been c?\.,r.i :rotu tho summit '>t hum-ia
' j ambition to that world which throu*o Eternal Merc} he feared
j not to enter, in the fuiines-s of his year* and his fame He has
i pa?,?<yi bis endless rest wttha Nation's prayers I ?i hisb
i educes and a X iti >u'? :?'ar- to embalm his memon H e have
I no sorrow for bim, but ten the bereaved People he leave* be
\ fun.l tnd tin ci ished. heart-broken family wh?s.? attachment
to him bordered on idolatry, and whose desolation i* iade
1 terrible. How fearful the transition in their condition a^J
' prosp??cts -a bich one little week has wrought 1 The bitteroee*
ot this agony .? for them only : the lesson in tor us and for
all Who vsiLi not read it utit'ht ?
;
?Vaarrrtl ot" the Into F re-sideu ;. W illiniUi tteuary
llavrrisvaa.
WisHixoros. Wednesday aveajns;. April 7. IM 1
I r*?ud you a ? ->ii -? description of the procesvltnj* ot the
day. which witnessed tbe Vmcrioan Nation in their represen?
tative capacities, paying thoirlast honors and tribute to tiu-ir
late lamented Preeids u:. wbo?e funeral is now over.
The minute gun- from the various stations at sunrise. ?ith
the telling of bells opened the d i) At an early hour crowd*
ot persons,of various orders aud societies, wer?' torining'in vari?
ous port* cf the city, getting ready to join in the line of pro
cessiou, to follow the remains from the President's hou?e;
while military companies from neighboring cities, with m.ir
t;ui music, were coastantly urn vine, tounite the soldier'* lri>
ute in th>' rivj procession Scverul thousands ot person*
w'ere filling the niva, in and arouud the Presidents.
PtVrsawd >n the East room ?/
th-' President's house, where the bod) lay in state?the .-.si
tin placed iu the centre oi the room with the lietid to the eu
tnsce ; besinnmg at the lett side onterin? ti'e d ,or was a row
of chair-. :u which were Presideut Tyler, together with tue
members of his Cabinet. Mr. Webster und Mr. Hell on ot;e
hand: Mr. (iraiik'i r, Mr. Ewirig, aud Mr. Crittonden on the
other ; uext to the Secretaries was John Quiocy Adams, u
ex-President; next to him were four of tho last Cabinet. Mr
Forsyth. Mr. GUpin, Mr. Pobsett, Mr Paulding. Imme?
diately behind them, were the Foreign Ministers und suites
in full costume. Uevond th.v-e psntiemen, continuing tie
circle, was a .urge number uf the Clergy. On the side opj->
sito tii.' President and Secretaries were seut?<d Col. To?ld.
Col?Chumhers, Mr. Copcland, and othcrgmcmbs!rs of the late
President's fumilv. Standing up arouud the s.?uied circl?'.
were the Senators and Members of Congress now in the city
?variou- ofhciul otTicers of the <?overuinetit, together wuh
the pull-bearers and other* w ho had been admitted under tie'
rule, together with a large number ot lndie?. Tho room wi?
hun^ in mourning, the coffin was covered with black velvet
and gold, over whieh was a black velvet pall, on which wa.
placed two of the President's swords, an t hyaeialh Ruwers
were strewed on and around the pall, t >n a table at the foot
of ih? coffin were Ceti. Harrison's Bible and Prayer book.?
\t 1?! o'clock tue service comuieuc%'d, tho prayer and uchn,~
ter of the Scriptures being read by tho Ruv. Dr. Hawlcy
After reading tho prayer*. Dr Hawlov bore tostunony. from
his own kuow ledge, to the religious character of the Late
President, stating that he hod been iu the dad) practice oi
private devotion and of reading the Scriptures', and that one
of the tirst acts of tho lute Prcaideut ou taking posss<ssion ot
his mansiou, had beeu to buy the very copy of th" Bibls and
Prayer book, which then lay on thu table; ami that it hud
been the intention of Gen. William Honry Harnsou to b*>
j come a regular communicant of tho church: and that his lire
and professions ekhrbitcd a most earnest aud sincere atuu b
; ment to the practice and principles of Christianity. Tbe
service* were deeply affecting, aad prixluced tho greatest so
lemait) and stusibility of feeling anion^ ail present.
After concluding the services, preparations were immedi?
ately commenced, for proceeding to tho tomb, and tt i? due
to the Clerk of thu Supreme Court, who had th" direction of
the ceremonies in the House, to say. thut. every ihin^r Was
conducted with the te-st order and decorum. Tne coffin ss.u.
carried from thu cu-st r?H>m to tho hearse, by a tile of United
States soldier*, followed by tho pail-bearers. The paD-bear
ers were l*?.'nt>-*ix in number, one lor ??ach Stute io the
Union, dressed iu white scarfs and black cruise; among ttiein
were?the Hon. Mr. Cushing. Hon. Mr. Hall of Vermont,
Hon. Mr. Foster of Tennessee, Hon. Mr. Doty <>t Wbconsin,
Geucral (irunger of .New-York. Mr. Hoffman .1 Maryland,
Genera! LlmcL, St. Clair Clarke. (Jen. Georee ( . Wash tug
ton, Mr. Moore of New-Hampshire. Mr. Naudain of Dela?
ware, and (Jen, Hanna of Indiana!.
The procession tiieu proeeetled by thomihuiry ..-^jr;, r-om
po-i-il of fifteen companies of ruvalry, infantry uud artillery,
together with a large number ot oflicer? <>t the army, nu*y
and militia of tiie several Stat??*i in full unitonn Itnnu di
a:.'i_. bs bind the hearse, wluch was drawn by *i\ .Miit<- h?r-?'?,
were the tiimii) and relatives of live late President, the Pn
sident, huads of Department, and all civd ..t!;. . r-. and ch rka
of the Government, the legislature ol tiie Stale ot Mor) land
wttn their officer?, and a long- and continuous line "f ir. iua
societies, arid citizens nod ?tranyers, amounting t<> many th >u
- i:,.i- ir. nun ber. "t Members of Congress present in th*?
proc< -sion, were Mr. B.-nton. Mr. 'Falimodgi., oi Ui-.- Senate :
II ivernor White. Mr. Cost Johnson, Mr Monroe, Mr. Peck.
Mr. Saltonstall, Mr. Eomble, of th?? House. The procession
mo\?.sl tlon? Pennsylvania Av?>nue, by the Capiu?l. fu the
Congress Burying Ground
It was a striking evidence of the grief which pervaded
everv one, that on I) the public buildiajj*. but e^.-rv *t.?re
auid h"u*s' in all the ?tr?-.-.* were hung aa mourning?the mi?
litary mad.' a magnificent display, au-i the whole w-as uu^h^
nig and sublime. iT'J
After reaching the place ot interment, the nnLtar. w.-re
formed in line, on one sid-- of the road opposite the burying
ground, w.;h Genend Macomb and stafl'in front; and o.? th?;
bo?U approached, th>- rauaic displayed a dead march. ar.-J i- ..-h
company saluted the remains u- it paj-~si. rhocoffin waa
then ranaed into the c-.-jj.?:. -_?. whew the concluding servii .?
*a* .".ne through w.th, x...: then p!ao<d in the vuu.'t ? b tx
was eutered by the President and nis cabinet. The procua
sion th?.'o n ti^rned tu tne eit) ind dispersed1.
Minute gun? were Sr.r.r at] lay, and th* bolls were v'.i.ug,
a .i the whole city seemed tu be leeply impressed whb the
s. lemnitiei of the occasion > I absorbed in woe. The pro
-??---ion was conducted m th' most p**naet order and reapeci
* .. propriety, and was ths . aposing ?;>??.-tai'le ever wit?
nessed in Aus- r.ca. M?ra?a<r Harald.
From u< Pkiladelplua Ceiled sut?* OazsHte.
It is 1 *r. i d wtietti. r aiiv. ( biel Magistrat? ever cnv,.
more attea-...u m that time : tho duties ot his station ih in
ltd the v, Jjl, .;... ased H has fallen nefore the vsdee
fthe pe -j saluted his entrance'into, the high office had
i.e.! r?wi,v.
We ,^ a. . \: -e?, the >p:-.. n ? t almost 'i-srj cit.^.n
the t a w...:. *e ?.?y that Genoral Harriss>o
s.s u it und patriot, unwrpnassfd .u love ot country aud
.jdUcb . ins i t i, i <ht in all ni> ilealing?, pu>?|i, nr*J
:, .:..-?une *h i-. : igh every station of public life
e .;. ?hands and a heart. Whs*n such a man dna
md Laves vacant the E\.? u::w. < hair of tiie nation, a nati a
n-um?. The pang if individual grief at the io?? of a tri d
- -..i must forgotu a for a time in tho public privation
ind iu ?? wi.. e.-.;. u-*i remember that,the la^.l mouina
3- b a ns-is ? a*ay from a spneru ot" ?och u*e
uIqcsss.
