The New York Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1874, Page 3

SUMNER. Last Honors in Washington to the Dead Senator. Imposing Funeral Services in the Senate Chamber. 4 DISTINGUISHED ASSEMBLAGE. é President Grant, the Cabinet and Diplo- matic Corps Present. Departure of the Remains from Washington. ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK. The Legislature of Massachusetts on the Death, Reception and Burial, WasuInaton, March 13, 1874, This day, memorable as the day on which the obsequies of Charles Sumner took place at the capital of the nation, was bleak and cold, chilling March winds sweeping the broad streets and ave- nues, making the journey to the hill more than the task of a sorrowful pilgrim. One would nat- urally suppose, with the 30,000 colored people resident in the District, that the rotunda and corridors of the Capitol would have been thronged with the representatives of the race whose champion the dead Senator had been for hhearly @ quarter of a century; but it Was not so. In the Senate galleries, seating fuily a thousand persons, not more than fifty were negroes, Had it been a bright, warm day, the entire population would doubtiess have turned out to pay the last tribute of respect to the memory ‘of one whose zealin their behalf Srst demonstrated Itself in the proclamation of freedom for the Dis- ‘trict of Columbia, and where the enjranchised race first wielded the ballot in our municipal elections, PRESENCE OF THE PRESIDENT. It was not generally known that the President ‘and his Cabinet were to attend the funeral services, and when he entered the Senate Chamber, followed by Secretary Fish and the other Cabinet officers ’m the order of the organization of the depart- ments, every eye was turned toward the Chief Magistrate to catch the expression of his ‘face. All through the services the President sat with bowed head, contracting his eyebrows at timaes, as though repressing emotions awakened in the presence of the illustrious “dead. The President had said he had no personal 4 will toward Mr. Sumner; the disagreement was of @ political nature, and in Mr. Sumner’s death all the feeling engendered by the criticism of his “acts as President had passed away forever. Even in the recent matter of a federal appointment in Boston he had occasion to learn how shallow is the friendship of men who are controlled by political ambition, ang who would use the people's repre- ‘sentatives merely to promote seifish ends REMOVING THY REMAINS FROM H STREET. At nile o’clock the remains of Senator Sumner ‘Were removed from his late residence to the Capl- ‘tol. he Committee of Arrangements and the ‘committee to escort the remains to Massachusetts, “together with the pallbearers and the Massachu- Betts Congressional delegation, with the ladies of their iamilies, met there some time previous. ‘These ladtes placed upon the casket # large flora cross, and some sympathizing friend two im- mense fern leaves. The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate -and the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House Were also present, the former having ‘ppecial charge of the fuseral arrangements. ‘The casket containing the remains was placed fina hearse drawn by four white horses, and this ‘was followed by 150 colored men on foot, including Frederick Douglass, Mr. Pinchback, of Louisiana; John r. Cook, Register of the District, and others of prominence among that race. The Congres- fional committees and the Massachusetts delega- tion and their families, a8 mourners, took their places in carriages, together with others in at- ‘tendance, and the cortége moved to the Capitol. A large number of persons, principally colored, ‘were gathered in front of the late residence of the deceased, some of whom, early in the morning, ‘were privileged to see the remains of the Senator. ‘The procession having arrived at the Capitol the casket was removed to the rotunda, where it was Placed upon the aais. It was covered with flowers, consisting of wreaths, crosses and crowns, with cards giving the names of the contributors, A Deautiul feature of the floral, decorations was Mintature broken column of flowers resting on a ‘base of violets and composed of white angelicas entwined by a slender string of violets. Among the contributions was a large and beautiful cross Of calla lilles, camellias, white rose buds and other delicate flowers, APPEAKANCE OF THE DEAD SENATOR. The face ofthe distinguished dead was visible ‘through the glass. It had become somewhat ais- colored since embalmment, particularly near the smose. The body was dressed in a plain black suit, ‘with the hands resting on the breast, VIEWING THE REMAINS IN THE ROTUNDA. There was an imme@fse crowd on the west side of the Capitol, composed, for a great part, of col- red persons, many of whom were females, dressed in full mourning. This mass of human beings moved slowly up the steps towards the rotunda, all anxious to see the Temains, There were policemen in attendance, wiving directions and keeping the spectators in ‘ine. They successively passed by,the corpse, ob- taining merely a glance in the hurry of movement, ,and found exit on the east side. The rotunda ‘was heavily draped with mourning, and the scene ‘was marked generally with much solemnity. By half-past eleven o'clock the crowd about the Capi- ‘tol was larger than ever witnessed before, not ex- cepting during the noted impeachment trial of President Johnson, and itis estimated that 5,000 persons at least could not gain admission even to ‘the corridors surrounding the Senate galleries, IN THE SENATE CHAMBER, The galleries of the Senate Chamber were crowded before eleven o’clock, and hundreds were compelled to leave, being unable to obtain even ‘standing room, The chamber was elaborately raped in mourning, and a large number of addi- ‘tional chairs were placed upon the floor for the accommodation of the President and Cabinet, the Justices of the Supreme Court, members of the House of Representatives and other invited guests. ‘The members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, who attended as mourners, were designated by black silk sashes, and nearly ail of them were accompanied by their lamilies, ‘The commitree of arrangements on the part of the Senate were designated by white silk Bashes worn over the right shoulder, and the pall- Dearers by black sashes worn in a similar manner and fastened by a white and biack rosette. The members of both houses of Congress wore the ‘usual badge of mourning on the left arm. All papers and books were removed from the Gesks of the Senators and upon each one was ‘placed the printed order of the iuneral. Mrs, Secretary Fish occupted a front seat in the Dipio- matic Gallery, At noon, although the weather was Qimost as celd and the wind as keen as on inaugu- Tation day a year ago, immense crowds were still ‘coming to the Capitol, aud thronging all its ap- ‘proaches. ARRIVAL OF DISTINGUISHED MOURNERS, At an early hour General Sherman, accompanied “by his staf, General McDowell and other high om- ‘cers of the army, and Admiral Lee and other NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, Prominent officers of the navy, entered tne Senate chamber in full uniform, and were assigned seats behind the bar, Shortly after twelve o'clock the diplomatic corps, in citizen's dress, made vheir ap- pearance and were conducted to reserved seats on the floor of the Senate immediately behind the j seats left vacant for the Justices of the Supreme | Court, and adjoining those reserved for the House committee appointed to attend the funeral. Among them were Str Edward Thornton, Admiral Polo and Baron Lederer, who were accompanied also by representatives of nearly all the other for- eign legations, The catafalque upon whicu the body was to rest was brought into the Senate Chamber ata few min- utes before twelve o’clock and placed immediately | in front of the Vice President’s desk, The mourners, consisting of the Massachusetts delegation in Con- gress, accompanied by the ladies of their families, Major Poore and & few other intimate trtends of the deceased, came in just at twelve o'clock from the Vice President’s room and were assigned seats on the left of the Vice President's table, THE OPENING PROCEEDINGS, Senator Carpenter, President pro tem. of the Senate, then calléd the Senate to order, and Rev. Byron Sunderland, Chaplain, addressed the ‘rhrone of Divine Grace, as follow: O Lord, our God, we come together this day to engage in the solemn ceremenies of an occasion which Thou hast made for us, amidst the engage- ments, the excitements and the tumults of the present lue. We beseech Thee, now that we are all here assembled in this chamber, the represen- tatives of the people themselves, to hear the voice of the Lord our God, look down upon us with Thy favor and bless us. Sanctify to us all the cere- Monies and services of this solemn day, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen, The President pro tem, (Mr. Carpenter) di- rected that all the officers of the Senate, clerks to committees, pages and @thers not needed upon the floor retire to the Cloak Room, to make room for the House of Representatives. The journe! of yesterday’s proceedings was read by Secretary Gorham. Mr. Buckingham, of Connecticut, said the burial of the late Senator Sumner would take place on Monday next. He moved that when the Senate adjourn to-day it be to meet on Tuesday. Agreed | to, ARRIVAL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, Hon. Edward W, McPherson, Cierk of the House | of Representatives, appeared at the bar of the Senate and announced that the House would attend the fungral of the late Senator, At twenty minutes past twe@ve o'clock the House of Representatives was announced, and that body entered the Senate Chamber, beaded by Speaker Blaine and Clerk McPherson and the committee on the part of the House to accompany the remains to Boston. The members of the House were then assigned seats to the right of the Vice President's table, the Senators and others on the floor standing, as the House marched in at twenty-live minutes past tweive, The Supreme Court of the United States was an- nounced, and the Justices, marshalled by Mar- shal Nicolay and Clerk Middleton, entered the Chamber, the Justices ull being attired in their ju- dicial robes, Tney were assigued to front seats on the right of the Chair, Chief Justice Waite occu- pying the extreme right, THE PRESIDENT AND CABINET. At half-past twelve the President of the United States and Cabinet were announced, and every one arose as they entered the Chamber. They were assigned seats in the front row to the rigutof the Chair and next to the members of the Supreme Court. The Committee of Arrangements and pallbear- ers were announced immediately afterwards. They entered, preceded by the Rev. Dr. Sunder- land and followed by the corpse, borne by six policemen, among them several colored ones. As the remains were borne to the catafalque and the solem& provessfon marched in Dr, funderlana read, “I am the resurrection aad the life,” &c. The body having been piaced upon the catafulque, ‘vhe cross sent by Miss Grant was placed upon the casket. All being then seated, Mr. Carpenter announced that religious services appropriate to the occasion Would now be performed, THE RELIGIOUS SERVICES. Rey. Dr. Butier, Chaplain of the House of Repre- sentatives, reo@ érom I. Corinthians, Xvi, 22 to 58, aiter which he offered the following prayer:— Great God, we bow reverently in Thy presence, Thou bast done it, Teach us wisdom as we walk among the open graves. Biess the millions whose hearts gather tenderly around tus coffin to-day, Bless our own great land, and give unto us con- tinued glory, victory of truth and righteousness. We ask these mercies in Thy name and for the sake of Him who hath taught us when we Brey, to say, “Our Father which art in Heaven, hilléwed be ‘Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it isin Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses a8 we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, jor Thine ig the Kingdom, the power and the glory, forever. Amen.” PRAYER BY DR, SUNDERLAND, Rey. Dr. Sunderland, Chaplain of the Senate, then read from Psalm xxxix., commencing at verse 5, and from Psalm xix., commencing at verse 2, and offered the following prayer :— Almighty and everlasting God, before whom this world and all:that it contains are as the dust of the balance; before whom change and time flee away like a shadow; yet art Thou the confidence oi! all the ends of the earth, for it is in Thee that we live and move and have our being; because Thou hast made of one biood all men who dwell on the face of this earth; because Thou hast formed and tash- ioned usand plaged us im our lot; Thou hast ap- yn boundary of our habitation, and Thou ast numbered all our days; and it has pleased Thee, our Lord, our God, in the fulness ot Thine own time, to send among us Thy Son, our Saviour Jesus .Ubrist, O Lord God, manifest in the flesh, to bring us the expectation of light and a life of immortality; and so with Him in the successive centuries it has pleased Thee to raise up the prophets and apostles, the heroes and princes of tne world. It has pleased Thee, tn the conflict and turmoil of this our mortal state, to send torth the ministers of Thy grace and providence, endowed and panoplied for their mighty task. And soin all the crises of the times, when enormous evils had to be surmounted, when the old order of things had to be withdrawn, when the new condi- uons for tiie new energies of the human race had to be created, Thou hast planted Thy workmen at | every point, and guarded and upheld them with courage and with strength. © Lord, our Ged, how marvellous are Thy works and ways! How marvellous dost Thou stil! con- tinue this day before us and beiore all men, as much in removing away Thy servants from their fieid of labor as in sending them into it. The day of death is fuller of meaning than the day of our birth, because it 18 the grander lesson of our man- hood; because tt 1s a chapter far advanced in the book o1 human destiny. And now, Lord, Thou hast removed away from us a man who had stood 80 long as @ prince ot the earth—a man whose name and life and character and fame are iorever linked with all that is sacred tn human institutions and all that is dear to haman hearts, O Lord, our God! we are all bereaved together— the Senate, the Congress, the capital, the country, all have been made desolate, and the old Plymouth State, where so long ago the Pilgrims came; she sits to-day in mourning—a mother weeping for her prostrated son, and the white man and the black man, and all men, of every name and race, throughout the world shail this day be touched With the griet of this sudden stroke of Thy provi- dence. But we can say nothing agatnst it before Thee, O thou righteous Judge and Supreme Ruler ol mankind. Yet, peradventure, thou wilt vouch- safe Thine ear to hear the prayer oi Thy servanis now for all those who have been afiicted in this dispensation; for the surviving, but scattered Members of his own family rime for those who were so near per- son and in his presence through all the phases of his private and public life; for those children of that enduring race for whose advancement his great powers had been so long empioyed; ior all his companions and contem- poraries; or in the ngh and ok circles of human civilization, both at home and abroad; for his col- leagues and feilow-Senators in this Chamber, and for the Representatives, the people and authorl- ties of his native State, and for all those in every Class and in every condition who this atten sin- cerely lament his loss. On, t to all these Thy grace and the consolation of Thy Spirit. Sanctify to them and the nation this most impressive in- struction of Thy providence, And now we beseech Tnee, O Lord, biess Thy servant, the President of these United States, and bless Tuy servant, the Vice President of the United States, now absent trom his place in tats House, and the members of his Cabinet; biesa the Gov- ernors and Legislatures of the States; and, we beseech Thee, bless the Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States and all Wie magistrates m the land; bless the officers and men of the army and navy of the United States; biess all that are in positions of responsibility, Oo! trast and of honor among this great people; bless whe teachers and insiructors of the nation; bless those who have the charge of the transmission of intelli. gence and the conductors of the public press, And we beseech Thee, O Lord, bless all eugaged in any walk or pursuit of life, in any department of human labor or enterprise for the promotion of the race and the comtort of this world, And we beseech Thee, O Lord. bless any that may be under the pains and penalties and burdens Of this life, to cheer, to wean he strengtien and to ubbold them, And pow we beseech Thee, give to us one and alla sense of true humility and of unfeigned contrition for our sins; fill us with the Spirit of repentance toward Thee and fatth in our Lord ard Saviour Jegus Christ; pardon our tniqui- ties and blot out our transgressions before Thee, and accept us one and all as Thy sons and daugh- | ters through Him whom alone and Thy work of atonement and effectual intercession we shall be saved, And now, 0 Lord, our God, be graciously | pleased to go with those Wio shall bear away for- | ever from this place the body of our lamented | driend; give them safe conduct in their Sad _ journey, And we beseech ‘hee in thy kind Providence, let all the arrangements for his obsequies be fittingly made among that nobie but now stricken people who await we arrival of the tuneral tram by the old cradie of Liberty, O Lord, the God of our fathers, bless this nation and all nations; bless us and all men together, and when we come to Thee open Thou for us the portais of eternity and crown our souls with @ pure, a blessed and a glorious immortality, througu Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, Amen. THE BENEDICTION Was then pronounced by Dr. Sunderland, and Mr. Carpenter as presiding officer, said:—“Now $10 Senate of the United States entrusts the remains of Charles Sumner to its Sergeant-at-Arms and the committee appointed to convey them to his home, there to commit them, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dustin the soil of the commonwealth Of Massachusetts. Peace to his ashes.’ CLOSING THE COFFIN, The coffin was then closed, and the flowers having been replaced it was removed from tne chamber, followed by the committees appointed by the Senate and House to accompany the remains to Boston, every one standing as the coffin was re- moved from the chamber. The members of the House of Representatives, Supreme Court, President and Cabinet, and other invited guests then successively retired in the order uamed, as their exit was called for by the President pro tempore. 5 ‘The Senate was then called to order. ‘The Chair announced asa member to fill the vacancy on the joint select committee to investl- | gate into the management of the affairs of the District of Columbia Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, to | be chairman of the committee in place of Mr. Boutweil, excused on account of ill health, The Senate then, on motion of Mr. Bucking- ham, at ten minutes past one o’clock, adjourned till Tuesday next, As soon as the Senate adjourned a rush was made by a large number of women and some men to the vacant seat of Senator Sumner, to gain pos- session of the flowers which had been placed upon his desk, and similar attempts were made to carry off part of the floral decorations that had been removed irom the catafaique and cofin, The crowd managed to obtain possession of a good many of the flowers before the officers of the Sen- | ate could interfere. The cofln was carried out to the entrance of the Senate wing of the Capitol and | deposited in a hearse drawn By four white horses and attended by mounted policemen. PROCESSION TO THE DEPOT. The funeral cortége was about half an hour in | passing from the Capitol to the depot of the Balti- More and Potomac Railroad. The hearse was fol- lowed by the carriages containing the Massachu- setts delegation and their families, the committees ofthe Senate and House, chaplain and officers of the Senate. and on foot some 300 colored citizens and a number of clerks from the departments. The civic procession was plainly in keeping with the simplicity of the services conducted in the Senate chamber, and those who have witnessed the obsequies of Presidents and Senators gay that they never saw a more im- pressive scene than that which took piace in the Capitol to-day. In one corner of the chamber there were officers of the army and navy in unl- form, and their glittering apparel only served to Make the solemn black of the Senators, Repre- sentatives, judges and diplomates the more con- spicuous, During the services deathlike stillness pervaded the chamber, and good order main- tained gbout the entrance to the gallery prevented Gntusién, which on former occa | sions sadly marred the religious exercises then being held. Messrs. Hooper, Crocker and Buffinton were the only members of the Massa- chusetts delegation who did not accompany the remains to Boston. Mr. Hooper had been most intimate with Mr, Sumner for many years, and he feels more keenly perhapsthe loss of his friend than any of those who were- intimate with the Senator. He did not feel able to undertake the journey, Mr. Crocker is conflued to his room by sickness. Senator Boutwell was unable to be in | | the Senate during the services; he is still suffering very much from the recent severe attack of dys- | pepsia, induced, itis said, by mental anxiety, It | may be stated that the respect patd to Mr. Sumner to-day is the highest that could be paid a member of Congress. The Senate was in session, and all that took place in the chamber is officially recorded as a part of the basi- ness session of the Senate. On reaching the depot the casket was put in a burial case, and plaved in the baggage car next the engine. Two Pullman palace cars had been con- nected with the special tram for the accommodation of the committees and the Massachusetts delegation, There was some misunderstanding about the time ofleaving. Messrs. Butler, Dawes and Judge Hoar did not arrive until the last minute, and the train ‘was once stopped to allow two of the pall bearers to get on board. Five minutes after three the train moved slowly out of the depot, bound for New York, with the right of Way until ten o’clock to-night, The engine was In charge of @ careful engineer, and instruc- tions were telegraphed all along the line to make way for the special. When the train left there were but very few persons present, the crowd hav- ing scattered when the remains were placed in the cars. THE FUNERAL DEFERRED TILL TUESDAY, Just before the departure Judge Hoar recetved a telegram from Governor Washburn to the effect | that it had been deemed best to defer the funeral in Boston until Tuesday. That would give the people im _ aistant parts | of the State an opportunity to reach Boston in time to see the remains; whereas, if the funeral were to take place on Mon- day, tens of thougands would be disap- pointed, The objection, it is thought, to the delay will be the same that prevented the com- mittee from stopping in Philadelphia and New York—that is the fear that the embalming of the body has not been suc:essful. Evidences of de- composition were apparent to-day after the re- | Mains were exposed to view in the Rotunda, and the jolting motion of the car between here and Boston it 18 believed may hasten decomposition 80 as to make it impossible to expose his features to public view when they have reached their des- tination, Great regret was expressed by mem- | bers of the delegation from the city of New York | that the body could not lie in state in the City | Hall as requested by the city officials. Mr. Francis V. Balch, named as one of the exec- utors of Mr. Sumner’s will, has taken charge o! the | residence. Over ten years ago Mr. Balch, with John 8. Rock, a colored man of Boston, were, on motion of Mr, Sumner, admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Rock ‘was the first colored lawyer allowed to inscribe his name among the attorneys admitted to this Court, and Mr. Sumner always regarded the event as the precursor of the day of freedom for the colorea people, when the Supreme Court would acknowl- edge that black men had rights which even that Court would one day respect. THE JOURNEY FROM WASHINGTON, The train of three palace cars carrying the pall- bearers—those designated by the United States Senate—and the Massachusetts delegation in the House of Representatives—left at three P. M. The cars were heavily draped in mourning, and bore a company of sad, silent men, who seemed to appreciate deeply the melancholy event which by this time has struck many affectionate chords of deep admiration, if not of love, throughout the country, and which have long vibrated with sentiments of endeared regard and lofty veneration for the ehampion of buman rights and freedom the world over, Not since the death of the lamented and self-denying Lincoln has a funeral cortége le!t that capital with surroundings identified with so much sympathy, interest and importance. Their lives ana that for which they struggled so much alike, they differed only in the sudden ond violent taking off of the one and the peaceable slipping down the tide of me of the other to the great river waters Ol ctermity, As the train left the depot, all along MARCH 14, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET, the streets until the suburbs were reached large groups of men and Women mutely gathered, but with yearning anxiety depicted on their faces, looking wistiully upon the draped cars, with hats off and reverentiy following the receding train with mols tened eyes. These groups were picturesque studies worthy the modelling of! @ Powers or Paimer, attesting, as they did, how deeply the great Sumner was engraven on the hearts of the masses and especially of the colored people, who with one accord say and feel that it will be hard to fill his place. THE ARRANGEMENTS ON THE CARS, as previously carried out, were complete and well conducted, The corpse was carefully placed in | the conductor's section of aneat aud clean bag- gage car, the casket having been covered by a | strong, smootily planed and iron han- | aqled pine box, In the first car there | was a detail of eight members of the | Capitol police, fine -staiwart looking men— | four of whom were white and four black, under | charge of Captain S, 8. Blackford, of the same | force, who acted as the representative of Sergeant- | at-Arms Ordway of the House of Representatives, and Mr. J. R. French, aided by his gentlemaniy son, E. R French, accompamed tue Senatorial | party, also having in charge the remains confided | tohim by the United States Senate for delivery to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The fol- lowing Senators acted as escort :—Messrs, Sargent, of California; McUreery, of Kentucky; Anthony, of Rhode Island; Schurz, of Missouri; Oglesby, of Illinois; Stockton, of New Jersey. The tollowing members of the House committee also accompa- nied them:—Messrs, Huribut, Beck, Clayton, Rainey, Foster, Hancock, Scudder, Hale and Ran* dail. The following named members of the Massa- chusetts delegation, Messrs, E. R. Hoar, George F. Hoar, Dawes, Butler, Pierce, Williams, Gooch and Harris occupied the rear car. Rev. Frederiek W. Hinckley, pastor of Unitarian church, Washington; | Hons. J. B. Aliey, E. L. Pierce, Dr. Joseph Taber Johnson, Mr, A. B. Johnson, formerly private secre- tary for Mr. Sumner; Major Ben Perley Poor. ARRIVAL AT WILMINGTON, Nothing of importance transpired at Baitimore, | as the route took the party outside of the city pre- | cincts, and at Havre de Grace there were but a few curious lookers on, The train sped on its way | with lightning rapidity, and upon reaching Wil- mington quite @ large crowd was collected at the depot. While this is somewhat usual, yet many were gathered to see what couid be seen. A short stop was made for lunch, which gave the inquisitive crowd @ chance to divide the honors | of the day with General Butler and the tall, six | foot seven colored policeman, who seemed to be the two objects of greatest interest. At Wilming- | ton a telegram was received by Mr. Rainey, the | colored member from South Carolina, signed by E. | Clarence Howard, M. D., stating that a dele- gation of citizens wished to strew the casket | with immortelles, and asking tuo party to stop the train at West Philadelphia, This was accord. | ingly done, the travelling case of the casket having been meantime opened. Though the train waited some time for this delegation they did not put in an appearance, at which much regret was expressed by Mr. Rainey, as also Senator Schurz. Alter this nothing worthy of note transpired, ex- cept that the distinguished gentlemen of the party expressed themselves generally well pleased with the progress made and the rapid as well as agreea- ble travelling of the train. Senator Schurz seemed especially dejectea throughout, and appears, after Mr. Samuel Hooper, to have felt the shock of Mr. Sumner’s death most keenly. Between West Pail- adelphia and Jersey City nothing of moment oc- | curred, ARRIVAL IN THE CITY. The party arrived in New York city at half-past ten o'clock last night, and was met by Captain | Leary, of the Twenty-sixth police precinct, who in- formed Sergeant-at-Arms French that he was directed to report to him, offering the services of @ platoon of police to act asa guard of honor to the remains. He also stated that he was authorized | to open the Governor's Room, where the body might be laid in state until the departure of the com- mittee for Boston. Upon consultation with Messrs. Dawes and John B, Alley tt was concluded that, as the whole party was going tothe Fifth Avenue Hotel, it would be more satisfactory to take the body of Senator Sumner there, as no programme for lying in state in New York city had been arranged for. It having been rumofed that the body of Mr, Sumner had yesterday began to de- compose, Mr. H. R. Harvey, of Washing- ton, the undertaker who buried Lincoln, Stanton and Booth, and who has had Mr. Sumner’s obsequies in charge, when nearing Philadelphia opened the casket to see if the features had changed or decomposition had progressed. To his great satisfaction the face was iound to have improved in color, and to pre- sent @ more waxen and agreeable appearance than atany time since death. The general ex- pression of the face was very fine—perfectly white and free from discoloration or distortion, Soon the pallbearers and escorting party were | placed in carriages, and, together with the body of Mr. Sumner, proceeded to the Fifth Avenue | Hotel, whence they will start at ten o'clock this | morning for Boston. RESPECT FROM THE HAYTIAN GOVERNMENT. The Hon. Stephen Preston, Minister Plenipoten- tiary from Hayti, will join the funeral cortége of | the late Senator Sumner on its passage through this city this morning and accompany it to Boston, | there to attend the last rites, as mourner for the Haytian government, from whom so much grati- tude is due to the tate Senator. This action of the Minister is taken in obedience to a cable despatch received via Kingston from the Haytian govern- ment. NEW YORK CHAMBER OF coM- MERCE, In pursuance of the published call a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held | jacent to this Continent, | could but have many mourne: yesterday at noon to take appropriate action in reference to the death of the Hon. Charles Sum- ner. Mr. William E. Dodge pres:ded, and when the call had been read by Secretary Wilson, the former said they were met to take such steps as might be deemed proper by the Chamber in ref- erence to the death of so distinguished a citizen. Mr. Cyrus W, FI8LD arose and begged to offer the | followlng resolutions as expressing the feeling of | | the Chamber:— Resolved, That in the judgment of this Chamber the death of the Hon. Charles sumner, of the United states Senate, in the vigor of his faculties and in the midst of an houoraple activity, is a loss to the country which is not likely to be soon repufred. esolved, That in him liberty has lost a zealc resolute defender, the equal rights ot citizens an a! and \ le and vigilant guardiat, the Wise apd sate idoas of national economy an eloquent expounder and the great boun of a common Christian internauonality a most eificieut ad- vooate, solved, That in Mr. Sumner's public Ife we have seen n noble example of the utmost zeal and diligence in iulaiing the duties of a legislator, united with a sincerity so periect that it never was distrusted, aud an utter dis Guin of every low motive and every petty art, men look- jog to him as toone who never thought of secking the ublic favor by @ny other expedien: than that of render- | Pag essentia! service to hits countey and to muanicind, Kesoived, That in an age like the present the death of one who gave 80 shining an example of public virtue and the consecration Of great mental endowments w the Nignest purposes, is a calamity which deserves to be marked by peculiar expressions ot sorrow ior his de- parture and 0; reverence for his memo: Resolved That a committee of five pointed by the Chair, who, with the President and Vice President ot the | Chamber, be requested to attend the funeral ot Mr.°| Sumner, and that @ copy of these resolutions, duly signed by the oflicers of this meeting, be sent to the sen- ate of the United States, the Governor ot Massachusetts and the relatives of Mr. Sumner, Mr. JONATHAN STURGES said that he had the monrniul satisfaction of seconding the resolutions. It had been recorded in Holy Writ that “the right cous die and no man taketh it to heart.” He hoped that we shall never in this country come to that state that, when men like Charies Sumner die, no man would lay It to heart. It afforded him peculiar gratification that the resojutions had been proposed and that this action had been taken by the Chamber in common with similar bodies all over the country. Mr, SAMUEL B, RUGGLES sald it seemed superfu- ous to add anything to the resolutions, which were so very good in themselves, but there was one | prominent characteristic of the aeceased siates man 4 reference to which he was sure his friend, | Mr. Field, Would consent to have inserted in them. he reierred to 118 moral heroism—nis efforts tn be- | hall of a common Christian internationality. Mr. Figip consented to the addition suggested. Mir, RUGGLES--While mentioning this character | | Flags at half-mast are conspicuous in all quarters, | mourning by order of the city. + istic of Mr. Sumner’s life he would, 1f tn ord ress his intense satisiaction with, and a on O!, the beauties and power of the Americal press as noticed that morning in reference to his death. It would seem as ifthe whole Continent had burst into one bed of flowers, fragrant with admiration of Mr. Sumner, The elegance of language, the tenderness of sentiment, the beautiia! pathos of this reference to the dead Senator were such as to make him feel proud of tue press of his country, The gem of them all, ne thought, however, was taken from a Poughkeepsie paper, which reads:—*For the moment we can scarcely think of our nation aud Sumner away, tor our nation has been made national within his time, | It has assumed its supremest proportions within a | decade and for a longer period, in that Charles Sumner has led tts advanced ideas.” Mr. Ruggles | had the honor and painful duty to follow to the | grave the body of Daniel Webster. and as they Were sadly returning from Marshfield a Massa- | chusetts farmer, clad in homespun, cried | aloud, “Ah, the world is lonely without you, Webster,’’ and in the words of the quoted journal “we can scarcely think of our pation and Sumuer away.” It was @ sublime truth, and equally so ex- ire | Was the expression that the nation within his time | had assumed its majestic proportions. But Charies | Suinner had a sublimer idea than that of the nation, He strove to make the world @ union of nations under @ common Christianity. He loved | mankind and all races of men, In 1863 it was Mr. | Ruggles’ lot to be sent abroad on the commission to show the world that we had power to preserve our Union, and that mission was a success by the great organizing power of the dead statesman. In 1867 the question Was again asked, Shail We be rep- resented abroad? ‘What are you going for?’ Mr. Suiner asked. ‘To prove tothe world that this country is destined to feed the whole world,” tue speaker replied. Mr. Sumner’s tace beamed with delight; he was satisflea; he suppressed all oppo- sition and Mr. Ruggles was ahowed to go. Great as he was he became the victim of his love for tne human face. Mr. Sumner, if he had any faults, was a little too mtch the slave of an idea. His affection for the African race was unparaileied, | and that caused him to use his influence in thwart- | ing President Grant im the annexation of the | Island of 3t. Domingo. That was lus mistake, for | the country must acquire in time the islands ad- | The worid Will not soon 100k upon Sumner’s like again, | Mr. GEORGE OPDYKE Said that but little could be | added to that already uttered, and the resolutions | were heartily concurred in by him, While the dead | Statesman possessed all the virtues and ali tu munly attributes, that which had struck , him” with the greatest force was his moral heroism, his consciousness of rigut. lie was Willing to proclaim betore any audience his profound convictions, Nature had endowed | him with agreat mind and with great integrity of purpose, and these, wiih his moral heroism, | placed him tn the front rank of American states- en, The Man who stood as he did, almost alone before the people im the great battle with the question of Airican slavery, and with nis firm c.n- Victions im the justice of the cause, until tue end, this death, The nation hears with sincere sadness that he is no | more, and feels that the loss 13 irreparable; and | therefore the more honor this Chamber pays to | lds memory the more we will honor ours¢ly | Mr. ELLIor ©, Cowpin said it had beenfhis priv- ilege jor more than thirty years to be acquainted witn the dead statesman, and in that time be never knew one more devotedly attached to his | country, Mr. Cowdin in the most interesting | manner referred to nis meeting Mr. Sumner in | 1500 and at other times in Paris. with allusions to | the nature of his then great physical sudterings, and how, cheered by his friends, he took courage aud ultimately regained some ot bis jormer healtu. He also alluded to other personal reminiscences, | and concludea oy saying that Mr. Sumuer was not | more @ man of mark in an age abounding | in celebrated characters and memorable events. | As a statesman, he not only occupied an elevated place, but he ood somewhat by himseli, conspic- uous and grand. The salient points in his charac- ter and career were vast erudition and cultivated tastes, tireless Industry and sublime courage, fidelity to convictions and persistency of purpose, unselfish patriotism and unbending integrity. At home he had few peers as the learless, the de- voted, the enthusiastic, the eloquent champion of | the cause of human rights and impartial freedom. As such his name will be handed down to posterity by the historians of his country. In foreign lands he was better known and more highly appreciated by eminent men than perhaps any other American oi hisday, Among others with whom he long held | the triendilest relations were Brougham, Taiiourd, | Cobden, Bright, De Tocqueville, Thicrs, De Remusat | and Laboulaye. If in the far distant future of the Republic men of the present time are rememberea | and revered for great achievements and great sacrifices in behalf of liberty and humanity, may We not salely predict that side by side with the names of Abranam Lincoln and William H. Seward | will stand conspicuous that of Charles Sumner ¥ Mr. WILLIAM E. DopGE suid that he had just re- turned from Washington, and that he was in one of the committee rooms of the House when the abnouncement was made that Senator Summer Was dying. The committee immediately ad journed, when he at once went into the House, and he never saw such an expression of sadness on the faces of men as he did on those of the members, And when it was first announced to the citizens of Washington that he was dead there was made a deeper | impression of sorrow on the people than at any | | Mipated in the aesiru act as chaplain on the occasion. Richard A. Dana, Jr, will offer @ series of resolutions, and brief speeches in their favor will follow from ex-Mayor Gaston, Alexander H. Rice, Richard Frotuingham and others, ARRANGEMENTS POR THE FUNERAL, The remains of the distinguished dead will arrive here at five o’clock to-morrow afternoon and be conveyed to “Dorie Hall,” in the State Capitol, where they will le in state until the obseqaies, Which, according to present arrangements, are to take place on Tuesday. The day, however, may be changed to Monday, tf the Massachusetts delegation accompanying the remains should de- Sire it, The decision to have the services at the State House has met with the endorsement of Mr, Longfellow, one of the executors of the will of Mr. Sumner and the recognized representative of the intimate friends of the decea¥ed. It 1s probable that the Governor wili order out the Independ- ent Corps of Cadets as a guard of honor to | the remains while lying im state at the Capitol. It 18 also probable that the Light Infantry will do escort duty on the occasion of the funeral. The body will be interred at Mount Auburn, by the side of the mother of the {ilustrious dead, and the grave is being prepared there to-day, TRIBUTES OF RESPECT IN THE LEGISLATURE. In both branches of the Legislature this after- noon there were numerous and feeling tributes of respect paid tothe memory of the distinguished Senator. In the Senate, after the prayer py Chap- lain Ide, who appropriately reterred to the sad occasion, General Banks arose in bis place and stated that the committee were ready to report on the death of Mr. Summer, and itat some de- tails would be reported hereafter. He then read the following resolutions :— Resolved, That the Legislature of Massachusetts re- ceives the sad intelligeace, communicated by tis Excal- Jency the Governor, of the sudden death of the %ion, Charles Sumner, senior Senator of Massachusetts in the Congress of the United Statess, with emotions of pro- found and abiding grief, Kesolved, That in this achusetts iden calamity Ma: | Mourns the loss of an inestimable public servant, whose separate qualities are someiimes found in individual git aens, but rarely united in que man. His industry“was Hielbss and lus fidelity uulimiited. In the prosecution of those “reat measures to which he gave support ihe energy” constancy and courage were uueonquerable. Im his contest for the supremacy of the which he had stake the hazard of his lite he was un- moved by assault and Insensible to fear. Against the allurements of power and corruption in every form he stood a tower of adamant. At every crisis in public affairs his bearing was that of one who, confident as to f others prmaiples upon his own duty, was considerate of the mghts His extraordinary acquisitions as a scholar nen It every departinent of eminence among abi learning. He was an accomplished legist and jurist, @ as au orator unsurpassed by any man of his ime." Tl vigor of his intellect, his great experience and capacity, his philanthropic spirit, his ardent patriotism, ie a pressible love of liberty, his limitiess devotion to the Tights of man, gave to ‘all classes of people, to all sec- tions of the country and to the world at large a perma- nent interest in the prolongation of the labors of his lite. Resolved, That, deploring the public loss, itis yet a consolation that the people of the commonwealth share in the triumphs resulting In great part trom the labors of their illustrious senator, to wich, in the agony of death, he gave his last and noblest thoughts, and which cul: ion of an odiots and sectional system of chattel slavery, in the entranchisement of 4,00),000 slaves, in their political and social elevation, and ‘the incorporation of the sublime docirines of the declaration of American independence into the text and body of the constitution of the repnbiic. Resolved, That in the galaxy of her illustrious chil- dren, whose colonial, revolutionary, constitutional and military services shed an undying iusire upon her name, Massachusetts hts no wortlier son. After the reading of the resolutions, Mr. Wash- burne, of Suffolk, addressed the Senate in an im- pressive manner, REMARKS OF MR. WASHBURNE, There are times in the experience of most men when, overtaken by sudden bereavement, they feel the poverty of human speech to express the emotious which rise up for utterauce. ‘This is as true of communities as of individuals; moments when @ voice, almost audible, seems to say to us, “Be still and Know thatlam God. Iwas dumb and opened not my mouth, because Thou didss 1tJ? We have reached such @ point in our experience a@ people. An event has transpired which, though not unexpected, has nevertheless come upon us a8 8 thief in the night, as it were in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, and we labor for fitung terma in which to express the grief that oppresses us. The space occupied by tue illustrious dead covers A most important periodin the annals of tbe na- tion, and it 1s quite impossible in the hour allottea | lor the service for any one to present even a brief analysis of his lie work. I svall not attempt to do it, This task will indue time be submitted to other and abler hands, Let us rather mingle our tears and sympathies together as we bow before the affliction which has come upon us, sorrowing | Most of all thatthe places which once knew bint Will Know him no more forever. Given tous by Providence, as we must believe, for the accom- | pilsteietit of @ great mission upon the earth, he | has finished the work allotted to him, 0 how aud now, early in the “golden | atternoon of life,” ‘weary and worn irom the fields of nis trumpbhs and victories, worthily 1?” time since the death of Avraham Lincoln, As @ champion of human liberty the dead statesman stood like a shaft in the desert, and while in tie enjoyment of the result of the great | work of his life; he was suddenly cut | wo, @nd the nation realizes his loss. | rt. Dodge was thankful the Chamber had taken sucn action, and giyen the members an opportu. | nity of expressing their Admiration of the mauy | great qualities which he possessed, As the com- mittee Of five, in addition to the President and | Vice President (George Opdyke) called for in the | resolutions, he would name Cyrus W. Field, A. A. Low, Lg Cooper, John Taylor Johaston and Eiiot | ©. Cowdin. The resolutions were then unanimously adopted. HONORS T0 EX-PRESIDENT FILLMORE, | Mr. JONATHAN S. STURGES reminded the Chamber | that it had not taken any action upon the death | of ex-President Fillmore, but he hoped that betore he rests trom nis labors, ana his works they will foHow him. It is an impressive reflection that there is no home in all the commonwealth where sorrowing Kindred wait for bis remains when they may bé dorne hitler from the capital of the nation. With the exception of a sisier, living upon the far- off Pacific shores, he was alone in the world; and | sothe more, Mr. President, are we all mourners to-day. The Siate he has done so much to honor will receive all that was mortal of him and lay him tenderly to rest upon her bosom amid the tears and benedicuons of ail the people. Mr. Prestdent, only four days ago the Senate adopted resolutions of respect to the memory of an ex-President of the United States—a venera- ble man, who, in the fulness of years, has passed away from the scenes and responsibilities olearth, And now we pause to pay a similar trib- ute of love and regard for one greater than he— one nearer and dearer to our hearts—the recog- they separated there would be something done tending to an expression oi their feeling of his | death. He therefore moved that Mr. George Op - | dyke be requested to prepare @ proper memorial, that it may be lorwarded to Mr, Fillmore’s tamily | as the action of the Chamber. Mr. OPDYKE was glad that Mr. Sturges had brought the subject before the Chamber, as it was | most proper they should notice the death of Mr. | Fillmore, more particularly ag he was a resident | of this State. He had filled the bighest office in the Republic, besides many other offices, and in | them all had acquitted himself with so much purity | of purpose and fidelity to auiy that he had won | the confidence and esteem of his fellow men, Mr. Donae was also pleased that the matter had | been reierred to by Mr. Sturges, us tt was a little remarkable that at the same time the countr’ should lose two such men as Sumner and Fil- more, His life of purity had greatly endeared the people to the ex-President, aud the memorial should be prepared, 2 ‘The Chamber approved of Mr. Sturges’ sugges- tion aud then adjourned, THE WMASSACHUSEITS LEGISLA- TURE, pastnenentts seam en Bosron, March 13, 1874, Demonstrations of sorrow at the death of Sena. tor Sumner continue to multiply. Not only all the public but many private bulidings, as well as nu- merous residences, are draped with emblems of mourning, and everywhere there are manifesta- tions of the heartielt sorrow which seems to have so suddenly fallen over the whole community, and the feelings of sadness are growing more numerous and more professed than ever, The beautifal hall of the Board of Trade, on State street, has been placed in deep mourning and elaborately decorated. The cornice around the hall has been covered with black, with white trumming, and the windows are curtained with black, the hanging being of the same color, with @ white figured border, Over each window is placed a black disk, on which is the monogram “J. 8." The alcove, from which leads the staircase to the Corn Exchange above, is heavily hung with black velvet, with silver fringe border, In the centre of itis placed a bust of Mr. Sumner by Millmore, resting upon a pedestal cov- ered with the American flag with black drapery over the arch. Surmounting the face of tho alcove is a | black background on which are the words ‘‘Non sibi, sed patria.” The decorations are in excellent taste and will remain in the hall for thirty days, Faneuil Hall is also elaborately decorated in ‘The face of the galleries is hung with wide strips of black and Wiite, in festoons, as 1s also the cornice entirely around the hall, From tae centre of the cetling depend four American flags and strips of black and white, in festoous, reaching to the galleries. The windows are aiso hung in black, and similar festoons extend around the hall attached to the | gas brackets, The platiorm is also hung with | black, and over the clock, at the east end of the hall, is @ large arch with a black surface, on Which, in white letters, are the words:— AOLOOO RODEO DO DECE DOLE DOLE TE LOLE LENE DEDENE LONE TO OG) CHARLES SUMNER. 3 | Gee nero nena ne nen neeeer te revere re reserert OETOtE HOO On one side is a black tablet giving the date of his birth, and upon the other side a similar one bearing the date of his death. ‘The decorations are elaborate and taste/ul, and the old hail pre- sents a sombre appearance beiitting the sad ser- vice it is to perform. ‘The public meeting of Bostonians will take | place to-morrow at noon, There will be a public demonstration of sorrow in Faneuil Hall, Mayor Cobb will preside, General Banks will probably deliver ap oration, and Rey. Dr. 8 K, Loturov will | Jaint or fall, were we not nized a of the Oppressed, the friend of the iriendless the wide world over. \ Well might we be distrustful for the fature, as one by ohe the men who have upheld our country’s honor and fame assured that others, brave and true, will come forth to fill the places made vacant by their departure, and that to-day, upon a thousand altars, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, they are ready to pledge anew their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor, that they will transmit to their children the heritage we have received trom our fathers—the priceless bless- ing of a Fepublican government. resident Loring, having cailed Mr. Bailey to the chair, then addressed the Senate as follows:— REMARKS OF PRESIDENT LORING. Mr. PRESIDENT—The sad and startling event | which has suddenly arrested the attention of this | commonweaith aud the country falls with peculiar | and touching torce upon us Who are assembled | here. For nearly @ generation of men the name of Charles Sumner has been held dear and sacred in hese halls. His humane and lofty septlments | have inspired the legislatt wen fassa- | Chusetts to bit honorable purpose in the | great nablic Sof our day. We have his feet who hag pomted the way to an immortal service, and his short and brilliant career hag ) taught the world what a tree commonwealth cam | do on the field of battle and in the execu- tive council to purify and elevate man- kind; and his name bas been @ watchword | For those who believe in humanity and inte; and justice and equality as the foundation of an imperishabie Repuouc, Around Charies Sumner as | Senator aud citizen, as asseciate and friend, has | circled for @ quarter of a century the best aspira- | tlons, the highest culture, the loftiest purpose and | the earnest hopes of our peopie, high and low,. | rich and poor. To him it Was given in the same hour to warm the thought of the scholar and to | cheer the heart ot the downtrodden and the op- ressed. As he waiked along the path of life he | led with one hand the wise and the thought- ful_to a lofty spere of duty, and with the other hand the poor and the lowly to the great | opportunity and the sweet consultation which at- | tend untrammelled manhood. Not always in ac- ‘ cord with the popular demand, he was always | found proudly in the fore front of popular honor; | not always an ingentous legislator, he furnished the broad general princtples upon which the more expert might build with entire saiety and jor the highest wellare of the county, fo his mind the | anunating sentiment of a Republic Was virtue, and | so he demanded tor the people complete social | and civil equality, and of the government @ | patriotic and honest administration of pub- | he affairs, Exposed all times by bis sturdy and uncompromising faith to the severest | criticism, he set his standard of puditc service | high and made his demands upon his assoctates | amperative. No man can now recall @ word of | toleration for a luw and equivocal design which ' ever fell frow bis lips, and many & man can now remember the kind encouragement which he wartinly bestowed upon humane and mauly pur- | pose. And now that he ts gone the best senti- | ments of our hearts struggle for expression. For- tunate as he was, not so much in the accidents of public life as in that constant preparation Which made him the central figure of eve! | momentous event in @ most critical bal | in our history, he was also 10! |in “the respect and admiration — which his career sceured from all classes and orders of men. For him the poet sang, the historian wrought, the scholar labored, the orator warme the suffering prayed, the emancipated pour forth their biessings. When we remember his characteristics and call up the events of his life, to no man of our Cg and generation so truly applies that familiar and delighttul tribute, dra’ irom. the aucient tongue he loved so well:— Tustin et tenacem drum Non civiuin ardor prava jweatiwn Non euttus tnetantds tyraant ‘Mente quatit soltda, And as we contemplate his Closing hours, to no man belongs more bene Ay ivine WOTds—. “Mark the perfect man and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace.” itr, Hayes, Of Suffolk, @ resident of the same ward as Mr. Sumner for many years, followed President Loring m an appropriate spe in which he alluded to the largeness of Mr. Summer's weit and his eatly labor for prisonet 1elong work tor t ve, and the abyotion ot his later years, when slavery was dead, to the good of their masters. Mr. Summer, he gai a thoroughly honest maa, and aguinse him ho "wera Ol calumny was ever succ uttered. How. ever men differed with him, ali honored him lor CONTINUED ON TENTH PAGE,