The life and public services of Abraham Lincoln ... together with his state papers, including his speeches, addresses, messages, letters, and proclamations, and the closing scenes connected with his life and death. By Henry J. Raymond. To which are added anecdotes and personal reminiscences of President Lincoln, by Frank B. Carpenter.

STATE PAPERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

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spectators gazed in silence upon the grand display. As
the funeral-car approached, all the military bands burst
into a solemn requiem,-the artillery thundered out their
stormy greeting,-the vast crowd, as by a common impulse, uncovered,-and as Rev. Dr. Gurley, in deep and
impressive tones, recited the grand sentences in which the
Church signalizes the departure of her dead, the body of
President Lincoln was borne into the rotunda and placed
upon the lofty catafalque prepared for its reception. As
the recitation closed, President Johnson entered the hall,
followed by several Senators. 'Captain Robert Lincoln
and the family relatives came forward. The President's
body-guard formed in double column near the body.
Dr. Gurley made a closing prayer and pronounced the
benediction. All then left the Rotunda: guards were stationed at all the doors. General Augur and his staff took
charge of the remains, and with drawn swords the officers
detailed for the service mounted guard over them. As
night came on, the jets of gas concealed in the height of
the dome were lighted up, and cast their softened glare
upon the vigil that was kept below.
The body of the President remained in the Rotunda,
exposed to public view, during the night of the 19th, and
until nine o'clock at night of the succeeding day. Thousands upon thousands visited the Capital to take a last
look at his features, and among them were many wounded soldiers, hobbling from the hospitals, to gaze for the
last time upon the face of the late Commander-in-Chief.
A guard of honor remained during the night, and at six
o'clock on the morning of the 21st, the members of the
Cabinet and distinguished officers of the army, and many
members of Congress, paid their final visit to the remains.
The coffin was then prepared for removal, and closed.
It had been decided to transfer the President's remains
to Springfield, Illinois, the place of his residence, for
final interment; and the original purpose had been to
make the transit as rapidly as was convenient, and without exposure of the body to pub' 3 view. But this design could not be carried ou4 ai every city and town
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