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EULOGY 
 
 ON THE 
 
 LIFE AND CHARACTER 
 
 OF THE LATE 
 
 ZACHARY TAYLOR, 
 
 TWELFTH PUESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES : 
 
 DELIVERED AT THE RE(JUE3T OF THE 
 
 AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF BOSTON, 
 
 AUGUST 15, 1850. 
 
 r.Y JOSIAII QUINCY, JR, 
 
 BOSTON: 
 18 50. 
 
 J. H. EASTBUIIN, CITY PRINTER. 
 
feo^. Pub. Lib. 
 
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CITY OF BOSTON, 
 
 In tue Board of Mayor and Aldermen, 
 
 August 19, 1850. 
 
 Ordered, That the thanks of the City Council, be presented to the Hon. 
 JosiAn Quincy, Jr., for his appropriate and eloquent address, delivered in 
 Taneuil Hall, on the 15th instant, on the Life and Character of the late President 
 of the United States, and that a copy thereof be requested for the press. 
 
 Ordered, That the several votes of the City Council, concerning the de- 
 cease of the late President, together with the addresses of the Presiding Officers 
 of the two branches, and the order of an-angenients and proceedings on the day 
 appointed for observing the funeral obsequies, be printed together with the 
 Puneral Eulogy. 
 
 Sent down for concurrence. 
 
 JOHN P. BIGELOW, Mayor. 
 
 In Common Council, August 20, 1850. 
 
 Concurred. 
 
 FRANCIS BRINLEY, President. 
 
 A true copy. 
 
 Attest: S. P. McCleary, City Clerk. 
 
U L GT. 
 
 On the evening of the 9 th of July, at the Capital of 
 the country, surrounded by a devoted family and in the 
 presence of the highest officers of the Republic, an old 
 man died ! Four days afterwards, from Louisiana to 
 Maine — from the shores of the ocean to the outskirts of 
 the prairies — the solemn bell and the booming cannon 
 testified the People's grief for the Man, the Magistrate, 
 and the Soldier ! 
 
 Since that time, in every part of our wide-spread Re- 
 public, and even beyond the Ocean, the eloquent and 
 gifted have been employed in portraying the character 
 and dilating on the services of the great departed. And 
 we, citizens of Boston, and mhabitants of New England, 
 have assembled in this place, consecrated by so many 
 associations, to express our sympathy with the private, 
 and our appreciation of the public loss. A few weeks 
 ago, we had hoped at this time to have welcomed the 
 patriot to this Cradle of Liberty, and to have accompa- 
 nied the Soldier to the heights of Charlestown, that he 
 might have derived inspiration from the balls whei'o 
 
Adams and Otis spoke, and the fields where Prescott 
 commanded and Warren bled. But it has pleased the 
 Disposer of Events to call him to a more intimate in- 
 tercourse with those great defenders of our liberty than 
 we could have offered him through our memories and 
 associations. On his account we do not come to mourn ; 
 he had lived the allotted time of man upon earth ; he 
 had devoted his life to the service of his country ; he 
 died in the highest position to which that country could 
 elevate him. But, as citizens of a Hepublic, we regret 
 that we shall see his face no more, and shall not, in the 
 trying times of the State, derive benefit from his wisdom, 
 or protection from his valor. 
 
 But we are not without consolation. The life of 
 individual man is soon past ; but its influence, like the 
 train of light that follows the sunset, remains to illu- 
 mine the world after he has passed to other regions. 
 The fame of a great and good man is the property of 
 the race. The wealth he toiled for may be squandered ; 
 the lands he cultivated may be waste ; the hearth-stone 
 he loved may be desolate ; the marble which protects 
 his ashes may be shattered ; his sons, his kindred, his 
 name, his race, his nation, may have vanished — but the 
 words of wisdom which he uttered, the acts of heroism 
 he performed, are as immortal as his soul. 
 
 "While life remains there is always a possibility that 
 judgment may err — that constancy may fail — the past 
 is only sealed for the departed. 
 
The fame and character of him whom we commemo- 
 rate is secure. He is associated with the great and 
 good who have preceded him in office. He has become 
 one of that constellation, whose benignant rays shed a 
 blessing on our country, and by which the statesman 
 shall guide the bark of state on its course in safety. 
 
 We have still another cause to be grateful — President 
 Taylor was taken w^hen his services seemed most essen- 
 tial, and yet no convulsion follows. 
 
 Thebes fell with Epaminondas ; but, thanks to our 
 patriot sires, the foundations of the temple of American 
 liberty are so firmly laid and so closely cemented, that 
 the loss of no individual can shake its pillars. 
 " As the Moslem to Mecca, as the Hebrew to Mount 
 Sion, so may the oppressed of every race turn to our 
 glorious Union for refuge until time shall be no more. 
 
 The history of President Taylor is too well known 
 to need repetition. Bom in 1784, he passed his early 
 life in Kentucky, then a frontier State, where the 
 neighborhood of the Indians and the sports and manly 
 exercises of his position gave him the habits and energy 
 of a soldier. He received his first commission in 1808, 
 and distinguished himself by the defence of Fort Har- 
 rison in 1812. Afterwards, for nearly a quarter of a 
 century, he was with the army on the frontiers, form- 
 ing a character that made him the favorite of his follow- 
 ers, and strengthened the confidence of the government 
 and his fellow officers in his judgment and efficiency. 
 During that time his existence was scarcely known to 
 
the great majority of his fellow citizens. How slow of 
 growth is that which is destined for perpetuity ! The 
 oak that is to he a screen from the sun and a. shelter 
 from the storm, during the lapse of ages, requires a 
 century to hring it to perfection. 
 
 But the time he waited for at length arrived. 
 
 The Florida war had been carried on for several years, 
 at an immense expenditure of money, and a still more 
 deplorable destruction of life — with no prospect of 
 advantageous termination. 
 
 A court of inquiry was called, at which one who had 
 long been a commander at the West said, " that there 
 was one man in the army whose experience in war with 
 the savage tribes, and connexion with them when- 
 Indian Agent, would enable him to bring it to a suc- 
 cessful close — and that man was Colonel Taylor !" 
 
 The brilliant termination of the campaign in a single 
 action, rendered peculiarly striking the wisdom of the 
 selection. 
 
 In 1841 he was stationed on the frontier of Arkansas, 
 having, at his own request, been relieved from his posi- 
 tion in Florida. 
 
 In the spring of 1845, while completing his arrange- 
 ments for leaving the army, he received orders, in an- 
 ticipation of the annexation of Texas to the United 
 States, to resist the Mexican invasion. Having been 
 always opposed to the acquisition of that territory, Gen- 
 eral Taylor's first impulse was to resign his commission. 
 But a strong sense of his duty as a soldier prevailed. 
 
He felt that after having served the State for forty 
 years, he had no right to desert when she peculiarly 
 needed his services. He thoui^ht that it mis^ht be in his 
 power to shorten the duration, and mitigate the horrors 
 of the war. And well was this object attained — his 
 military talents securing the one, and the kindness of 
 his heart the other. 
 
 Time does not permit me to enlarge upon his career 
 in Mexico—Monterey, Palo Alto, and Buena Vista will 
 stand forever upon our country's history. They were 
 battles where great courage and consummate military 
 skill were united with a fertility of resource, and saga- 
 city of condition, that have never been surpassed. 
 
 At the conclusion of the war he returned to the 
 United States, where an admiring and grateful people 
 elevated him, without any endeavor on his part, to the 
 highest honor that man can bestow, by placing him at 
 the head of a free and intelligent nation. 
 
 His position as President was attended with many 
 trials and annoyances. The opposition of the highest 
 branch of the legislature, the want of personal experi- 
 ence, and even of previous acquaintance with those 
 recommended by different interests for members of his 
 Cabinet, harassed and chstressed the man to whom 
 State chicanery and political intrigue were almost 
 unknown. 
 
 I had the honor of being with President Taylor a 
 few days before his inauguration, when waited upon by 
 a delegation from one of the States, to recommend one 
 
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 of tlieir citizens for a place in the Cabinet ; which, as 
 showing his character, may not be without interest. 
 
 He listened with marked attention to their represen- 
 tations, and when they concluded, replied in a courteous 
 and dignified manner : 
 
 " Gentlemen, for forty years I have been serving my 
 country on the frontiers, and have never seen the faces 
 of those on whose ad-vice and wisdom I must rely in 
 governing the republic — I am desirous of obtaining 
 information from every source. I thank you for what 
 you have told me of the peculiar merits and qualifica- 
 tions of this gentleman. When the time of decision 
 comes, you may be certain that your representations 
 shall receive their full weight." 
 
 His high merit could not screen him from the shafts 
 of political calumny, and it is a melancholy reflection 
 that his last days were embittered by unfounded charges 
 which a mere politician would have regarded with con- 
 tempt,- but which wounded deeply the sensitive feelings 
 of the brave old man. He died, and his calumniators 
 blushed that they were numbered amongst his foes. 
 
 Hours might be devoted to the recapitulation of the 
 ser\'ices of General Taylor ; but I need no apology for 
 not repeating here facts that will be the theme of 
 the historian, when we and this celebration are alike 
 forgotten. Did I want a precedent for brevity, I should 
 find it in the example of him whose loss we deplore. 
 
 General Taylor was a soldier, and it was success as a 
 soldier that made him President of the United States. 
 
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 It is to be hoped that the tmie will soon come when 
 the " pride, pomp and circumstance " of war will be 
 insufficient to conceal its real deformity ; but till then, 
 being of the military profession will not and should not 
 prevent a man from receiving the reward due to his merits. 
 
 " At the great and general review of us all, Corporal," 
 says the beau ideal of the old soldier, as portrayed by 
 Sterne, " at the great and general review of us all, I 
 mean the Day of Judgment, if a man have but done his 
 duty in this world, it will never be inquired whether he 
 did it in a red coat or a black one." 
 
 And the citizens of a republic will be prompt to dis- 
 cover and ready to reward the services of her servants, 
 whether they have been rendered in the field or the 
 cabinet. 
 
 What are the qualities that naturally attract atten- 
 tion, inspire confidence, and awaken love in a generous 
 and intelligent people '? 
 
 The first is that wisdom which enables a man to 
 judge what are the best ends and what are the best 
 means to attain them. 
 
 General Taylor eminently possessed this character- 
 istic. We hear of the exploits of the battle field ; but 
 it is not there that the action and merit of a general are 
 principally to be seen. He must mspire his men with 
 courage ; he must concentrate his forces at a moment ; 
 he must be ready for every emergency. 
 
 In this power General Taylor was super-eminent. 
 He invaded a hostile territory with a small force ; com- 
 
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 posed principally of volunteers ; by constant drilling 
 he made them soldiers. He inspired them with confi- 
 dence in him and in themselves. He selected with 
 infinite judgment the position which Avould bring them 
 into action and immortalized his name. But it is the 
 part of wisdom not only to see what can be done, and 
 devise a means of efiiecting it. It must also weigh what 
 is to be gained against what may be lost in its attain- 
 ment. 
 
 Some ancient philosophers compared the world to a 
 great market, where every thing that was desirable 
 could be had if you would pay the price — and taught 
 that one great element of Avisdom consisted in deciding 
 whether the article was worth the price, or not. 
 
 What an illustration of this quality is seen in the 
 great battle in Florida. The enemy were intrenched in 
 a dense hummock— approachable only through a morass 
 — out of the reach of artillery — and inaccessible to cav- 
 alry. It was certain that a great loss of life must be 
 incurred. But he saw that the object was worth the 
 sacrifice. He paid the price and finished the war. For 
 he had wisdom to improve the victory he won. By his 
 wise, firm, and conciliatory course, the hostile tribes 
 were led to submit, and he had the honor of closing a 
 war, that at one time was deemed to be perpetual. 
 
 'Tis much he dared, 
 And to that dauntless temper of his mind, 
 He added wisdom, that did guide his valor 
 To act in safety. 
 
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 Wisdom, judgment, intellectual power, are always 
 objects of admiration. We admire them on the Bench, 
 where the genius of the present gathers strength from 
 the wisdom of the past. We admire them in the Sen- 
 ate house, where the destiny of the future depends on 
 a single mind. In these situations intellect is exerted 
 under every advantage — surrounded by admiring friends 
 — protected by the whole power of the State — inde- 
 pendence guaranteed by the letter of the Constitution. 
 
 How different and how superior is the exercise of 
 judgment and intellect on the field of battle ! — where 
 death rides upon the storm — where the Commander 
 feels that the safety of his followers, the destiny of his 
 country, may depend on his decision ; and knows not 
 but the next moment may summon him to eternity ! 
 A man whose reason can, at such a moment, triumph 
 over the fear of death, and be calm when all else is in 
 excitement, is a spectacle that no one can contemplate 
 without veneration. 
 
 Did General Taylor possess this quality 1 Let Oke- 
 chobee, and Monterey, and Bucna Vista answer. 
 
 Energetic courage must be united to wisdom and 
 self-possession in a leader of a people — " The will to do, 
 the soul to dare." 
 
 Courage, in some of its forms, is hardly a virtue. In 
 rage and recklessness the madman meets danger, as 
 the bull closes his eyes when he rushes headlong on 
 his foe. 
 
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 The courage of a general to whom is entrusted the 
 lives of his followers and the honor of his country 
 should have a higher basis. It must be founded on 
 calm reason and a sense of duty. 
 
 At the battle of Buena Vista it was suggested by the 
 officers that he should fall back. His reply was, " My 
 wounded are behind me. I shall never pass them 
 alive." 
 
 Many are the sayings of the wise and valiant recorded 
 in ancient story — but I know of none which to my 
 mind conveys a deeper meanmg than those simple 
 words. They were worthy of the old Roman — " It is 
 not necessary for me to live, but it is necessary for me 
 to do my duty." 
 
 On one occasion it was thought that his courage 
 almost became fool hardiness, when he refused, at the 
 request of his officers, to leave his well-known and 
 favorite steed for one less conspicuous in color. He 
 felt that his presence, though dangerous to himself, 
 would give the highest stimulus to his followers, and 
 was willing at personal hazard thus to contribute to 
 the fortune of the day. It was attended in this instance 
 with a sad result. In the heat of the first day's battle, 
 the Indiana Volunteers broke under the fire of the 
 Mexicans, and left uncovered the battery of the gallant 
 Captain Sherman, with which he afterwards performed 
 so essential a part on that trying day ; in an instant, 
 an officer, mounted on a white steed, rushed to the 
 front to urge and lead them on to their duty. He was 
 
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 mistalven for General Taylor, Avliose daring courage lie 
 emulated. A hundred rifles were at once levelled, and 
 he fell, covered with wounds. That oflicer was a son 
 of Massachusetts— a son of one whom she had repeat- 
 edly called to her highest office. 
 
 Citizens of Boston ! may we not — speaking to his 
 honored and honorable father, in behalf of a State 
 whose escutcheon teaches that liberty is to be preserved 
 by valor — say : 
 
 " Had I a thousand sons, 
 
 I would not wish them to a fah-er death." 
 
 But judgment, firmness, discretion, promptness, cour- 
 age, may inspire confidence without awakening aftec- 
 tion. It was the daily beauty of his life, it was the 
 tenderness of his heart, added to the exactness of his 
 intellect and the energy of his will, that rendered Gen- 
 eral Taylor the idol of the army and the choice of his 
 people. 
 
 As might be anticipated. General Taylor's manner of 
 life was simple and unostentatious. In the field, his 
 couch was as hard and his fare as meagre as that of his 
 humblest follower. He had no taste for the glitter of 
 the parade ground. He was content with being, with- 
 out appearing to be, a soldier. 
 
 The highest honor in ancient chivalry was conferred 
 when a soldier was knighted in the field, and received, 
 in presence of those who had witnessed the prowess of 
 his arm, the titles and designation which he cmbroid- 
 
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 ered on his banner and emblazoned on his shield. The 
 army has its familiar names as well as the family, ex- 
 pressing more fully than any titles the estimation in 
 which the soldier holds his comrade. It was not the 
 Emperor Napoleon, but the " Little Corporal," who led 
 the armies of France from Thebes to Moscow. It was 
 not Brigadier General Taylor, but " Old Rough and 
 Eeady," that the American troops followed to victory 
 or death. 
 
 Valor as well as beauty gains a charm from the un- 
 consciousness of its possessor. I had the good fortune 
 to pass several days under the same roof with the late 
 President, and as I observed his quiet and simple man- 
 ners and unpretending dress and appearance, I could 
 not but ask, if it were possible this could be the warrior 
 who sat composedly overlooking the field of Buena 
 Vista'? 
 
 It is needless to dwell on the kindness and sympathy 
 for the wounded and suffering which marked his career. 
 His lenity was so great towards the vanquished, as to 
 lead the Secretary of War to express dissatisfaction with 
 his course ; and the General defended himself on the 
 ground of universal philanthropy. 
 
 After the battle of Buena Vista, he sent forward a 
 train of wagons, accompanied by surgeons, to adminis- 
 ter to the wounded who might fall by the way ; and, 
 doubting in some degree, his right so to appropriate the 
 public property, he caused separate accounts to be kept 
 of the expenditure, that he might, if necessary, pay for 
 
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 it himself. But it was in social and domestic life that 
 these qualities received their full development. His 
 death was correspondent with his life, and his last 
 regret was not that he was called from earth, but that 
 he was forced to leave those he loved behind ! 
 
 In addition to, and above all other qualities, General 
 Taylor was distinguished by a love for his country, and 
 of his whole country. He belonged to the nation — he 
 had served the nation, and when called to be its head, 
 he suffered himself to be swayed by no local prejudices 
 or attachments. He was from the South, yet he recom- 
 mended a Tariff. He was a slaveholder, and yet was 
 in favor of the admission of California. As a South- 
 ern man and a slaveholder, he was denied the sym- 
 pathy and support of the Free Soil party. He died, 
 and they found one of their most effective champions 
 died with him. 
 
 The position of an army officer is peculiarly national. 
 He feels that he belongs to the public, and the nation 
 feels he belongs to them. When we speak of Washing- 
 ton, who thinks of him as belonging to any one section 
 of the country? His services and his fame are the 
 property of the whole republic ; hardly, indeed, does it 
 belong exclusively even to that. We forget that he 
 was a Virginian — we forget that he was an American. 
 We remember only that he was a benefactor to his race. 
 
 Such were some of the qualities which inspired his 
 fellow citizens with respect and affection for General 
 Taylor. The positions in which he was placed were 
 
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 such that the prhiciples which governed his conduct 
 must be known. His life was always before the pub' 
 lie, and subject to the close and daily observation of 
 those whose comfort and whose safety depended upon 
 him, and with a unanimous voice they acknowledged 
 his wisdom, his foresight, his prudence, his valor, his 
 disinterestedness, his kindness, his patriotism. I have 
 never heard of one among the thousands he command- 
 ed who denied his title to these high and ennobling 
 qualities. 
 
 The dignity and self-possession of the magistrate are 
 well known. The aggressive spirit of conquest was re- 
 strained by the force of his character and the magic of 
 his name. 
 
 He adopted means by which the new territories form- 
 ed their own constitutions, and, by so doing, excluded 
 slavery, without giving unnecessary cause of irritation. 
 On the great question of protecting American labor, 
 though a Southern man, he had Northern principles. 
 In his management of the affairs of Cuba, his energy 
 and promptness gained him the admiration of the 
 world. And when excited men talked of disunion, his 
 reply was, " Should that standard ever be upreared, I 
 will plant the Stars and Stripes by its side, and strike 
 it down with my own hand, though no man South of 
 the Potomac come to my aid," — and we felt that the 
 Union was secure ! From the day he entered on his 
 office, the public confidence in his wisdom, his mtegrity 
 and his energy, constantly increased ; and when his 
 
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 death was announced, thousands felt that a main pillar 
 in the Temple of our Union had fallen, and many who 
 had never seen him mourned him as a father and a 
 friend. 
 
 His last words furnished the key-note that explained 
 the harmony of his whole career : " I have endeavored 
 to do my duty." It was this endeavor that enabled 
 him to pass through the various trying scenes of life, 
 and to meet death with calmness and serenity. 
 
 To mortal man, the death scene of his fellow must 
 always be an object of interest ; the circumstances of our 
 lives may differ, but that hour we must meet. Happy 
 are those who can say with truth, when it comes — " I 
 am prepared. I have endeavored to do my duty." 
 
 Here, then, to mortal Adew, closes the career of the 
 war-worn veteran. But faith and imagination can fol- 
 low him still further. The great Roman orator, with 
 no light but that of reason, anticipated his death with 
 joy ; for his hope was that he should be admitted to the 
 society, not only of those whom he had known and 
 kjved on earth, but to that of the good and gifted of all 
 times, who had enlightened his mind by their wisdom, 
 and elevated his character by their example. 
 
 If his anticipations as to the future concUtion of our 
 race should be realized, what a scene must have opened, 
 as the eye of the veteran closed on earth. 
 
 The warrior chiefs of ancient times would hardly be 
 noticed, for from the palisades of lort Ilanibon — from 
 the everglades of Florida — from the heights of Monte- 
 
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 rey — from the plateaus of Buena Vista — the spirits of 
 those that fell would flock to welcome their loved Com- 
 mander ! And, above all, how would Washington 
 that patriot soldier rejoice to receive one whose life 
 was modeled on his own. 
 
 They were alike in their early training — in the expe- 
 riences of Indian warfare — in the rare union of wisdom 
 and valor — in inspiring confidence in all who approach- 
 ed them — in being spontaneously called by the people 
 to the highest elective office in the world. 
 
 " One star difi*ereth from another star in glory," and 
 our eulogium on President Taylor is — that he shall 
 stand second on the page of American history to him 
 
 who was " FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE, FIRST IN 
 THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN." 
 
PROCEEDINGS 
 
 CITY GOVERNMENT OF BOSTON, 
 
 RECETTION OF THE INTELLIGENCE 
 
 DEATH OE PRESIDENT TAYLOR. 
 
PROCEEDINGS. 
 
 A special meeting of the City Council was called, by order 
 of his Honor, the Mayor, on Wednesday, July 10th, at 12 
 o'clock, M. 
 
 The Common Council was called to order by the President, 
 Francis Brinley, Esq., who addressed them as follows : 
 
 Gentlemen of the Common Coimcil — With painful emotions 
 I announce to you, as the cause of this special meeting, the 
 sad intelligence, which was received last night, of the death 
 of the President of the United States. 
 
 A few days since he was participating in the ceremonies 
 designed to commemorate the return of the Anniversary of 
 our National Jubilee. Before the ceremonies closed, the dis- 
 ease, which terminated his brilliant career, had insinuated 
 itself into the very springs of life with fatal celerity. By a 
 rare felicity, his last act in public was at the lofty sides of the 
 monument now being erected to the object of his veneration 
 and study, the First President. 
 
 Zachary Taylor is no more ! It is the first time I have 
 ever pronounced that name without a joyous thrill. Gentlemen, 
 I have not the power, at this moment of overwhelming grief, 
 to attempt his eulogy; nor is it the appropriate time. It is 
 for the City Council to determine how the good people of 
 Boston can best testify their estimate of his worth and their 
 profound sorrow at this afflicting national bereavement. 
 
 The President then read the following communication from 
 the Mayor: 
 
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 City of Boston, July 10, 1850. To the President and 
 Members of the Common Council. Zachary Taylor, Presi- 
 dent of the United States, is no more ! He expired at the 
 Executive Mansion in Washington, last evening at 10^ o'clock. 
 
 I refrain comment, at present, upon an event, which is an 
 overwhelming calamity to our own country, and which will 
 be mourned by all good men throughout the world. 
 
 I have convened you in order that suitable measures may 
 be taken to manifest the respect, which all classes of the peo- 
 ple of Boston entertain for the memory of the deceased. 
 
 John P. Bigelow, Mayor. 
 
 It was then ordered, on motion of Mr. Kimball, amended 
 on motion of Mr. Crane, that the President and one member 
 from each Ward, -with such as the Board of Aldermen may 
 join, be a Committee to make suitable arrangements for cele- 
 brating the obsequies of General Zachary Taylor, late Presi- 
 dent of the United States. 
 
 The following gentlemen were appointed members of this 
 Committee on the part of the Council : — Messrs. Munroe, of 
 Ward 1 ; Raymond, Ward 2 ; Carter, Ward 3 ; Gardner, 
 Ward 4 ; Wright, Ward 5 ; Dale, Ward 6 ; Haskell, Ward 7; 
 Harrington, Ward 8 ; Sever, Ward 9 ; Kimball, Ward 10 ; 
 Minot, Ward 11 ; and Crane, Ward 12. 
 
 The Council then adjourned to the room of the Board of 
 Mayor and Aldermen. 
 
 The Board of Mayor and Aldermen were called to order 
 at half past twelve o'clock, by his Honor, the Mayor, who 
 addressed them, substantially, in the following language :* 
 
 Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen: 
 
 Under the authority of the charter, I have summoned 
 you together at this time, (as I have also, the other branch of 
 the government) to communicate to you intelligence disas- 
 
 * The Mayor had no notes, and his remarks are given as reported for tlie 
 daily press. 
 
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 trous to the happiness and welfare of the great American 
 family — Zachary Taylor, President of the United States, is 
 no more ! He expired, last night, at the executive mansion 
 in Washington. 
 
 I have thought it indispensable to the character of the citi- 
 zens of Boston that their municipal fathers should be con- 
 vened, at the earliest moment, to take measures to manifest 
 to the world the undivided respect, which they bear to the 
 memory of the illustrious deceased. I am so utterly astound- 
 ed with the news, that I have no words at my command to 
 express, adequately, my sense of the momentous character of 
 the event which assembles us in council. The funeral knell 
 was never tolled [all the bells in the city, at this time, were 
 tolling] for an event more ominous to American welfare. 
 There is no class, no party, no sect in our community, which 
 does not regard this dispensation of Providence as one of the 
 most afflictive which has ever befallen our country. 
 
 It was but a few days since, that we were engaged in mak- 
 ing preparations to receive President Taylor, as the guest of 
 Boston, upon the adjournment of Congress. We were to 
 have gone forth to our gates to receive him, on the spot 
 where our fathers received Washington. We were to receive 
 him with more than the ordinary respect tendered to a Chief 
 Magistrate, because we believed that he was like Washington, 
 in the chief excellencies of his character. 
 
 We were to lead forth our children to see him. We were 
 to show him our city — our public institutions, and extend to 
 him our profuse hospitality. Not because he was to come as 
 a conqueror, but as coming with far greater honors than the 
 trophies of war ; the glories of a personal character, which 
 do honor to humanity ; for having been more conspicuous 
 for his humanity than for his conquests — a humanity far 
 more glorious than the deeds enrolled on the bloody annals 
 of the battle-field. 
 
 We expected to meet him, not as coming from the smoke 
 and carnage of victory ; not as coming from the battered 
 
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 walls of stormed cities ; not as he rode in triumph over the 
 bloody fields of the far distant south. We expected to salute 
 him as the victor over hearts — as triumphant over the affec- 
 tions of a grateful people. But he comes no more — he will 
 never come. 
 
 That iron frame, which for so many years resisted the 
 storms of the elements and of war, has sunk beneath the 
 power of a conqueror, far mightier than all the armies of the 
 globe. That hand " which swayed the rod of empire " has 
 relaxed its grasp forever — that voice, which controlled the 
 tide of battle, and spoke in accents of mercy to the vanquish- 
 ed, is silenced in death — that eye, which so often sternly 
 glanced along the serried ranks of gallant troops, arrayed for 
 conflict, and which but yesterday beamed with all the kind- 
 ness of social affections, has lost its lustre, and is dimmed for- 
 ever in " the shadow of the valley." 
 
 But his memory will never perish so long as the race shall 
 retain a sense of the virtue of humanity. While the records 
 of mankind are preserved, so long will the memory of Zach- 
 ary Taylor be enshrined in the hearts of the enlightened, the 
 good, and the true of every land. 
 
 [The Mayor here manifested the most deep emotion, but, 
 after a few moments resumed, in substance, as follows ;] I 
 hardly know how to proceed. The subject is too great for 
 me — especially on such a sudden call. Other and eloquent 
 tongues will speak his history and praises to you, and to the 
 world. Thank God there was something in Zachary Tay- 
 lor which will never die. His soul, " in trembling hope," 
 has returned to "the bosom of his Father and his God," and 
 we will not doubt that he has found mercy with Him, who 
 has promised to reward the merciful ; that he has found ac- 
 ceptance with Him, whom he was not ashamed to own as his 
 master while on earth. In the expectation of his speedy 
 coming to our city, we had prepared his chariot of state to 
 receive him at our gates. But he no longer needs nor covets 
 our reception. I cannot but feel that he, who could truly re- 
 
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 sign his spirit with the words which are reputed to be his last, 
 had a better equipage on his journey home than all which earth 
 could furnish. As I think of his passage to his mansion in 
 the skies, I fancy that I descry from afar the radiant splen- 
 dors of " the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof." 
 
 Indeed, and indeed, it seemed to me as if the measure of 
 our country's difficulties and dangers was more than full when 
 the desolating news broke upon my unwilling ear this morn- 
 ing. Dangers and threatenings there were, more than enough, 
 before. Amid the darkness and confusion we all turned with 
 trust and hope to that glorious old man. But that hope is 
 broken ; and too late, I fear, we shall find the extent of our 
 loss. Not that he was the " last good man whom Rome 
 adored " — Rome was never without a great and good man, 
 but there were fatal periods in her history when she had not 
 the right good man. The greatness and goodness of General 
 Taylor were united with a personal influence over men, 
 which could control factions, reconcile disputes, and destroy 
 hostile and selfish combinations. 
 
 I am ill tlie habit of anticipating good even from events of 
 this calamitous character. In the present case, I cannot con- 
 jecture how the death, at this moment, of the illustrious sol- 
 dier-statesman will be productive of good. Bat I knom hov/ 
 it may be — by calling forth the mingled tears of all sects, all 
 parties, all classes throughout the land — by bringing them to- 
 gether in mourning union. As they mingle their sorrows, 
 kindlier affections may be rekindled, better principles may be 
 awakened, wiser counsels may command attention, and may 
 prevail in the ordering of our public aff'airs. The now swell- 
 ing passions, agitated by fierce political discussions, upon vast 
 and unwonted issues, may be assuaged by tlie unexpected oc- 
 currence of an overwhelming sorrow, and there may arise, 
 out of a general mourning, a mild and steady light to lead us 
 out of the dark and rugged path. These things I speak of 
 as hopes. Yes from the decease of our beloved President, 
 such a light may rise. And gladly would he, at any time, 
 
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 have welcomed death, could he have foreseen such a happy 
 effect. For such a blessing to his country, glad would he 
 have been to have sacrificed that life, so often periled in its 
 service. Let ns hope then for such a happy issue from that, 
 which we now, for the moment, regard only as a national 
 calamity. 
 
 At the conclusion of the Mayor's remarks, the Order from 
 the Common Council, appointing the President of that branch 
 of the City Government, and one member from each Ward, 
 a Committee of Arrangements for celebrating the Obsequies 
 of President Taylor, was read and concurred, and the Mayor 
 and the whole Board of Aldermen were joined ; and the 
 City Council then adjourned. 
 
 City Hall, July 12, 1850. 
 
 The Committee of the City Council having in charge the 
 arrangements for celebrating the obsequies of the late Presi- 
 dent Taylor have voted, 
 
 That the bells of the City shall be tolled and minnte guns 
 be fired between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock, on Saturday, 
 the 13th instant — the time selected for the funeral services at 
 Washington. The Shipping of the Harbor and proprietors 
 of Public Buildings are requested to wear their flags at half- 
 mast during the day. 
 
 For the Committee, 
 
 JOHN P. BIGELOW, Chairman. 
 
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 City of Boston, July 13, 1850, 
 
 The Joint Committee of the City Council, who were au- 
 thorized to make such arrangements as they may judge expe- 
 dient in relation to demonstrations of the public respect for 
 the memory of Zachary Taylor, late President of the United 
 States, — having already taken measures to indicate the 
 mourning recognition by Boston of the ceremonies of inter- 
 ment which this day are taking place in the federal city of 
 our Union, — do recommend the adoption of the following 
 resolutions. 
 
 Resolved, That, in the removal from this life of Zachary 
 Taylor, late President of the United States, the City Coun- 
 cil of Boston do, with the deepest grief, recognize one of the 
 most afflictive dispensations with which Divine Providence 
 has seen fit to visit this nation. 
 
 Resolved, That, in common with the millions of the Amer- 
 ican family, who this day monrn the departure of their great 
 political father, we contemplate his character with sentiments 
 of profound veneration, — pre-eminently distinguished, as he 
 was, for all the virtues, which command admiration for the 
 statesman and chief, and love and confidence for the man 
 and citizen, — not more conspicuous for his bravery in battle, 
 than for his humanity to the vanquished, — his ardent love of 
 peace, his wise and judicious conduct of the civil affairs of a 
 great people, — always victorious over his foes, and no less 
 triumphant over the hearts of his grateful countrymen, — in a 
 word, one, upon whose shoulders the mantle of Washington 
 rested with a grace and dignity, which marked him as the 
 true and fitting successor of the great founder of the republic. 
 
 Resolved, That, in token of the sense of t'lis Council of 
 the event, which we so deeply deplore, the halls of both 
 
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 branches of the government be shrouded with appropriate 
 emblems of mourning. 
 
 Resolved, That a eulogy, upon the life and character of 
 the deceased, be delivered before the government and citizens 
 of Boston, by such individual, at such time, and attended 
 with such ceremonies as the Committee, heretofore appointed, 
 may direct. 
 
 Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be communicated 
 by his Honor, the Mayor, to the family of the deceased, and 
 to the President of the United States. 
 
 For the Committee, 
 
 JOHN P. BIGELOW, Chairman, 
 
 The same Committee subsequently reported that the Hon. 
 JosiAH QuiNCY, Jr. had been chosen to deliver a Eulogy 
 upon the life and character of the illustrious deceased, and 
 that CoL. James W. Sever had been appointed Chief Mar- 
 shal of the Funeral Procession, and that Thursday, the 15th 
 of August, had been selected as the day for observing the 
 Funeral Ceremonies in this city ; which was done in accord- 
 ance with the following Programme. 
 
PUNERAL CEREMONIES 
 
 IN HONOR OF THE LATE 
 
 PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STxVTES. 
 
 COMMITTEE OF AERANGEMENTS. 
 
 JOHN P. BIGELOW, Mayor. 
 
 ALDER >1 EN. 
 
 Henry B, Rogers, 
 Moses Grant, 
 Samuel S. Perkins, 
 Billings Briggs, 
 
 James Perkins, 
 Solomon Piper, 
 Samuel Hall, 
 Henry M. Holbrook. 
 
 common council men 
 
 FRANCIS BRINLEY, President. 
 
 Abel B. Munroe, 
 Freeborn F. Raymond, 
 Solomon Carter, 
 Henry J. Gardner, 
 John M. Wright, 
 Ebenezer Dale, 
 
 Daniel N. Haskell, 
 Willard a. Harrington, 
 James W. Sever, 
 Moses Kimball, 
 Albert T. Minot, 
 Samuel D. Crane. 
 
 Col. JAMES W. SEVER, Chief Marshal 
 
 aids. 
 
 John T. Heard, j 
 
 Charles H. Parker, I 
 
 Henderson Inches, Jr. 
 P. Grant. 
 
 assistant marshals 
 
 Francis Tukey, 
 Henry N. Hooper, 
 Peter C. Jones, 
 JoTHAM B. Munroe, 
 
 Col. Wm. Schouler, 
 Robert L. Colby, 
 Charles T. Savage, 
 Henry J. Gardner, 
 
 Granville Mears. 
 
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 OEDEE or PEOCESSION. 
 
 MILITARY ESCORT. 
 
 First Division Mass. State Militia, under command of 
 Major General B. F. EDMANDS. 
 
 A Company of U. S. Light Artillery, under command of 
 
 Brevet Major SHERMAN. 
 
 Stationed at Fort Adams, Rhode Island. 
 
 Col. JAMES W. SEVER, Chief Marshal. 
 Aid, John T. Heard, Henderson Inches, Jr. 
 
 Aid, Charles H. Parker, P. Grant, 
 
 Clergyman and Orator of the Day. 
 
 Aid. 
 Aid. 
 
 GuAKD OF Honor. 
 
 iFuntral Car. 
 
 Col. J. K. F. Mansfield, 
 Levi Lincoln, 
 Nathan Hale, 
 Robert G. Shaw, 
 Franklin Haven, 
 F. B. Crovvninsliield, 
 John S. Tyler, 
 George Morey, 
 George Darracott, 
 James Cheever, 
 George Savage, 
 Thomas G. Cary, 
 Benjamin Seaver, 
 Stephen Fairbanks, 
 Edward Brooks, 
 
 Delegation 
 
 5^ Guard of Honor. 
 
 Led Horse. 
 
 
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 y z < 
 
 
 
 Com. John Downes, 
 Dr. John C. Warren, 
 Charles G. Greene, 
 Samuel A. Eliot, 
 James F. Baldwin, 
 Isaac H. Wright, 
 James Savage, 
 John L. Dimmock, 
 William Perkins, 
 Isaac Adams, 
 Robert Hooper, 
 George G. Smith, 
 John Rayner, 
 Paul Adams. 
 
 of Citizens of Louisiana. 
 
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 DIVISION ONE. 
 FRANCIS TUKEY, Esc^., Assistant Marshal. 
 
 Aid, Charles Robbins, Joseph B. Wheelock, Aid. 
 
 Aid, John W. Warren, Jr. Daniel Sharp, Jr., Aid. 
 
 Marshals. Mayor of Boston. Marshals. 
 
 Aldermen and City Clerk. 
 
 President, Members, and Clerk of the Common Council. 
 
 Marshals. Marshals. 
 
 Sheriff of Suffolk. 
 
 Independent Independent 
 
 His Excellency, the Governor and Suite. 
 
 Cadets. Cadets. 
 
 His Honor, the Lieut. Governor, 
 
 And Executive Council of Massachusetts. 
 
 Marshals. Ex-Governors of Massachusetts. Marshals. 
 
 Presidential Electors in 1848, and their Messengers. 
 Senators and Representatives in Congress, from Massachu- 
 setts, and Ex-Members. 
 President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Repre- 
 sentatives of Massachusetts. 
 Secretary, Treasurer and Auditor of State. 
 Attorney General and County Attorney. 
 Society of Cincinnati, in Carriages. 
 Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution, in Carriages. 
 Officers of the Army of 1812. 
 Officers who served in the Mexican War. 
 Aid. United States Marshal. Aid. 
 
 Judges and Officers of the United States Court. 
 
 Officers of the Army, Navy, and Marine of the United States. 
 
 Foreign Consuls. 
 
 Collector, Naval Officer, and Surveyor, 
 
 And Officers of the Customs. 
 
 Postmaster, 
 
 And Officers of his Department. 
 
 Judges and Officers of the State Courts. 
 
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 President and Faculty of Harvard University. 
 
 Reverend Clergy. 
 
 Senators and Representatives of Massachusetts. 
 
 Field and Staif Officers of the Militia, not on Duty, in 
 
 Uniform. 
 
 Officers of the different Departments of the City Government. 
 
 Past Mayors, Past Aldermen, and Past Presidents of the 
 
 Common Council. 
 
 School Committees. 
 
 Instructors of the Public Schools. 
 
 Port and Consulting Physicians. 
 
 Deputy City Marshal, the Officers and Clerks of the various 
 
 City Institutions. 
 
 City Governments of Salem, Lowell, Cambridge, Roxbury, 
 
 Charlestown, New Bedford, Worcester, and Lynn. 
 
 Mercantile Library Association. 
 
 Scientific, Literary and Musical Societies. 
 
 DIVISION TWO. 
 
 Under the direction of 
 
 HENRY N. HOOPER, Assistant Marshal. 
 
 Aid, Oliver Holman, Abel Tompkins, Aid. 
 
 Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. 
 
 Franklin Typographical Society. 
 
 Massachusetts Charitable Society. 
 
 Boston Benefit Society. 
 
 Mechanic Apprentices' Library Association. 
 
 Boston Mechanics Institute. 
 
 Shawmut Association. 
 
 Boston Charitable Association of Master Tailors. 
 
 Shipwrights and Caulkers of Boston and Charlestown. 
 
 Middlesex Mechanics' Association. 
 
 Worcester County Mechanics' Association. 
 
 Salem Charitable Mechanics' Association. 
 
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 DIVISION THREE. 
 
 Under the direction of 
 
 PETER C. JONES, Assistant Marshal. 
 
 Aid, John McClellan, E. Sewall Price, Aid. 
 
 Masonic Fraternity". 
 
 Grand Lodge, Grand, and Subordinate Encampments, and 
 
 Subordinate Lodges, throughout the State of 
 
 Massachusetts. 
 
 Rising Sun Lodge. 
 
 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 
 
 Grand Lodge, Grand, and Subordinate Encampments^ and 
 
 Subordinate Lodges throughout the State of 
 
 Massachusetts. 
 
 Order of United Americans. 
 
 Ancient Order of Druids. 
 
 Council of the Star in the East. 
 
 DIVISION FOUR. 
 
 Under the direction of 
 JOTHAM B. MUNROE, Assistant Marshal. 
 Aid, Charles C. Henry, James Q,uinn, Aid. 
 
 Fire Department of Boston. 
 In Uniform, with Banners and Badges and without their 
 Apparatus. 
 Hook and Ladder Companies. 
 City Hose Companies. 
 Fire Departments of 
 Chelsea, Charlestown, Cambridge, Roxbury, Quincy, Water- 
 town, Waltham, Brighton, Brookline, Lynn, Dorchester, 
 Salem, New Bedford, Lowell, Worcester, and other 
 Cities and Towns, with Banners and in Uni- 
 form without their Engines. 
 Ocean Hose Company, from Springfield. 
 
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 DIVISION FIVE. 
 
 Under the direction of 
 Col. WILLIAM SCHOULER, Assistant Marshal. 
 
 Aid, William W. Baker, Dennis W. O'Brien, Aid. 
 
 Scots Charitable Society. 
 
 Irish Charitable Society. 
 
 Roman Catholic Mutual Relief Society. 
 
 Young Catholic Friends Society. 
 
 St. Mary's Mutual Benevolent Total Abstinence Society. 
 
 Irish Protestant Mutual Relief Society. 
 
 Father Mathew Mutual Benevolent Total Abstinence Society. 
 
 United Shamrock Society. 
 
 Mathews Institute Temperance Society. 
 
 Laborers' Aid Society. 
 
 German Gymnastic Society. 
 
 St. John's Temperance Society. 
 
 St. Nicholas Temperance Society. 
 
 St. Augustine Temperance Society. 
 
 South Boston Young Catholic Friends Society. 
 
 Boston Bakers' Benefit Society. 
 
 DIVISION SIX. 
 
 Under the direction of 
 
 ROBERT L. COLBY, Assistant Marshal. 
 
 Aid, J. E. Herrick, J. B. Richardson, Aid. 
 
 Massachusetts Temperance Society. 
 
 Massachusetts Temperance Union. 
 
 Boston Temperance Society. 
 
 Washington Total Abstinence Society. 
 
 North End Total Abstinence Society. 
 
 Young Men's Temperance Society. 
 
 South End Total Abstinence Society. 
 
Independent Order of Rechabites. 
 
 Templars of Honor of the Sons of Temperance. 
 
 Division No. 1, Sons of Temperance. 
 
 Shaksperian Division No. 46, of the Sons of Temperance. 
 
 Franklin Section, Cadets of Temperance. 
 
 Tremont Section, No. 1, Cadets of Temperance. 
 
 Grand and Subordinate Divisions of the Sons of Temperance, 
 
 and Cadets of Temperance throughout the State of 
 
 Massachusetts. 
 
 DIVISION SE VEN. 
 
 Under the direction of 
 
 CHARLES T. SAVAGE, Assistant Marshal. 
 
 Aid, H. W. Gushing, John H. Reed, Aid. 
 
 Boston Marine Society. 
 
 Seamen's Friend Society. 
 
 Boston Port Society, 
 
 Salem East India Marine Society. 
 
 Commissioners of Boston Pilots. 
 
 Boston Pilots. 
 
 Reverend Clergy of Seamen's Churches. 
 
 Captains and other Officers of Vessels in Port. 
 
 United States and other Seamen in Port. 
 
 Shipping Masters and Landlords of Seamen's Houses. 
 
 DIVISION EIGHT. 
 
 Under the direction of 
 
 HENRY J. GARDNER, Assistant Marshal. 
 
 Aid, P. Butler, Jr., Henry A. Whitney, Aid. 
 
 Natives of Boston resident in other places. 
 
 Citizens in Wards, beginning with Ward One. 
 
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 CAVALCADE. 
 
 Under the direction of 
 
 GRANVILLE MEARS, Assistant Marshal. 
 
 Aid, Gilbert Brownell, Joseph M. Wightman, Aid. 
 
 Headed by the Boston Truckmen, in White Frocks. 
 
 The Escort will form on the Common near the Charles 
 street Mall at 9i o'clock, A. M. ; march up Boylston and 
 Tremont streets on the west side, and halt with the head of 
 the column on Winter street. 
 
 The First Division^ will form at the City Hall, at 9^ 
 o'clock, A. M., and follow the Escort when it passes the head 
 of School street. 
 
 The Second Division^ will form at 9^ o'clock, A. M., on 
 Tremont street, east side — right on Winter street. 
 
 The Third Divisioti, will form at 9h o'clock, A. M., on 
 the Tremont street Mall, — right near the Park street gate. 
 
 The Fourth Division, will form at 9^ o'clock, A. M., on 
 the Park and Beacon street Malls, — right near Park street 
 gate. 
 
 The Fifth Division, will form at 9^ o'clock, A. M., on 
 Beacon street, — right at the head of Park street. 
 
 The Sixth Division, will form on Mt. Vernon street at 9| 
 o'clock, A. M., — right on Beacon street. 
 
 The Seventh Division will form at 9i o'clock, A. M., in 
 Pemberton square, and march to Beacon street, — right on 
 Mt. Vernon street. 
 
 The Eighth Division will form at 9| o'clock, A. M,, in 
 State street, with the right on Washington street, north of 
 the Old State House. 
 
 The Cavalcade^ will form in Summer street at 9^ o'clock, 
 A. M., with the right on Washington street. 
 
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 The different associations and persons in the above divis- 
 ions, are requested to be punctual at the several points of for- 
 mation at 9j o'clock, and retain the' positions assigned them 
 until they receive the order to move. 
 
 Societies, which have not reported, will have places assign- 
 ed them on application to the Chief Marshal in the order in 
 which they report. 
 
 All Societies are invited to appear with their appropriate 
 badges and banners, those of a political character excepted. 
 
 A detachment from Col. Cowdin's command will fire min- 
 ute guns during the procession, and a national salute at 
 sunset. 
 
 Persons having charge of the Bells of the several churches, 
 are requested to commence tolling with the first, and to cease 
 with the last, oninute gun. 
 
 The owners and masters of all vessels in port, are requested 
 to cause their colors to be hoisted at half-mast, from sunrise 
 to sunset. 
 
 All citizens are requested to close their places of business 
 at 10 o'clock, A. M., and whether in, or out of the procession, 
 to wear the usual badge of black crape on the left arm. 
 
 The Chief Marshal and Aids, and the Assistant Marshals 
 and their Aids, will be mounted ; all other Marshals will 
 serve on foot. 
 
 The whole will wear black coats, pantaloons and vests, 
 and dark gloves. 
 
 The Procession will move from the City Hall at 11 o'clock, 
 through Tremont, Court, Washington and Pleasant streets, to 
 the junction of Charles and Boylston streets ; thence through 
 Boylston, Tremont, Park, Mt. Vernon, Temple, Cambridge, 
 Court, Hanover, Salem, Charter, Hanover, Richmond, Com- 
 mercial and South Market streets to Faneuil Hall. 
 
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 ORDER OF SERVICES IN FANEUIL HALL. 
 
 CHORAL. 
 
 i.uther's judgment hymn. 
 Great God, what do I see and hear ? 
 The end of things created : 
 The Judge of mankind doth appear, 
 On clouds of glory seated : 
 The trumpet sounds ; the graves restore 
 The dead which they contained before ; 
 Prepare, my soul, to meet him. 
 
 SELECTIONS FROM THE SCRIPTURES. 
 
 By George W. Blagden, D. D. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 From Handel's Oratorio, "Judas Maccabseiis." 
 
 " Mourn, ye afflicted People." 
 
 PRAYER. 
 
 By Rev. S. K. Lothrop. 
 
 REQUIEM. 
 
 Written for the occasion by Hon. George Liuit. 
 
 Enshrined in glory, as the golden west 
 
 Keceives the sinking day-star to its bed. 
 
 So sinks the patriot-hero to his rest. 
 
 And countless blessings crown his honored head. 
 
 'Mid hostile armies and exulting strains. 
 He led our eagles through the bristling line, 
 And came, victorious, from his battle-plains, 
 To lay his trophies on his country's shrine. 
 
 His country's wishes hailed the patriot-chief, 
 And crowned him glorious with a people's trust ; 
 He dies ; — and mourning with a people's grief, 
 They weep around their Father's sacred dust. 
 
 Peace be with him ; — no nobler spirit trod 
 Tlie paths of greatness to a hallowed tomb, 
 And o'er the laurel wreath that decks his sod, 
 In fresher green, eternal olives bloom. 
 
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 And oh, through long descending years to come, 
 Immortal blessings shall attend his name, 
 His country's annals be his memory's home, 
 And unborn nations love to speak his fame ! 
 
 ORATION. 
 
 By Hon. Josiah (iuincy, Jr. 
 
 CHORUS. 
 
 From Handel's Oratorio, " Messiah." 
 " As by man came Death, 
 
 So also by man came the Kesurrection from the Dead. 
 As in Adam all die — Even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 
 
 BENEDICTION. 
 
 By George W. Blagden, D. D. 
 
 The Music will be performed by the Handel and Haydn 
 
 Society. 
 
 J. Earl Williams and Stephen G. Deblois have been ap- 
 pointed Assistant Marshals, and wiU take charge of the 
 arrangements in Faneuil Hall. 
 
 The north and south galleries are reserved for ladies, and 
 the doors will be open for them only, at 12 o'clock. 
 
 JAMES W. SEVER, Chief Marshal. 
 City Hall, August 9th, 1850. 
 
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