f the East Room. It was
covered with black velvet, trimmed with gold lace, and over it was
thrown a velvet pall with a deep golden fringe. On this lay the
sword of Justice and the sword of State, surmounted by the scroll
of the Constitution, bound together by a funeral wreath, formed of
the yew and the cypress. Around the coffin stood in a circle the
new President, John Tyler, the venerable ex-President, John Quincy
Adams, Secretary Webster, and the other members of the Cabinet.
The next circle contained the Diplomatic Corps, in their richly
decorated court-suits, with a number of members of both houses of
Congress, and the relatives of the deceased President. Beyond this
circle a vast assemblage of ladies and gentlemen filled up the
room. Silence, deep and undisturbed, even by a whisper, prevailed.
When, at the appointed hour, the officiating clergyman said, "I am
the resurrection and the life," the entire audience rose, and joined
in the burial service of the Episcopalian Church.

After the services the coffin was carried to a large funeral car
drawn by six white horses, each having at its head a black groom
dressed in white, with white turban and sash. Outside of the grooms
walked the pall-bearers, dressed in black, with black scarves.
The contrast made by this slowly moving body of white and black,
so opposite to the strong colors of the military around it, struck
the eye even from the greatest distance.

The funeral procession, with its military escort, was two miles in
length, and eclipsed the inauguration pageant which had so recently
preceded it. The remains were escorted to the Congressional Burying-
Ground, where they were temporarily deposited in the receiving-
vault, to be taken subsequently to the banks of the Ohio, and there
placed in an unmarked and neglected grave. The troops present all
fired their volleys in such a ludicrously straggling manner as to
recall the dying request of Robert Burns that the awkward squad
might not fire over his grave. Then the drums and fifes struck up
merry strains, the military marched away, and only the scene of
the public bereavement remained.

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T. Ewing
THOMAS EWING was born near West Liberty, Virginia, December 28th,
1779; was United States Senator from Ohio, December 5th, 1831, to
March 3d, 1837; was Secretary of the Treasury under President
Harrison, March 5th, 1841, to September 13th, 1841; was Secretary
of the Interior under President Tayl