in mourning, Mr. verneur Morris in 
his carriage, . pe gent of the bar and students at law, 
f | mourning; governor and lieutenant-governor the 
in deep , 
State, mayor and corporation of the city, members of 7 
pega get ter the United States, the ministers, consuls, 
and presidents of foreign powers, the officers of the 5 
and navy of the United States, military and naval officers of 
the foreign powers, and militia officers of States. Be patient, 
dear reader, for the procession is almost over. Hence, we re- 
sume: Presidents, directors, officers of the respective banks, ' 
chamber of commerce and merchants, Marine Society, war- 
dens of the port, masters and officers of the harbor, the pres- 
ident, professors, students of Columbia College, different socie- 
ties, the citizens in general, including the partisans of Burr. Y 
On the coffin were Hamilton’s hat and sword, while his 
boots and spurs were reversed across his horse, the fine gray 
charger, caparisoned in mourning, being led by two black 
servants dressed in white, their turbans trimmed with black. 
The military escorted him in single file, with trailing arms, 
the band playing “The Dead March in Saul,” while minute 
guns from the artillery in the Park were answered by the Brit- 
ish and French warship in the harbor. The solemn music, 
its still more solemn accompaniment, the tolling of muffled : 
bells, and the heavy tramp of many feet, there was no sound; 
and even women of an hysterical habit either controlled them- 
selves or were too impressed to give way to superficial emo- 
tion. Moreover, when the procession, after its long march, 
reached Trinity Church, the military formed in two columns, ; 
extending from the gate to the corners of Wall Street, while 
the body was deposited before the entrance. Here, Morris, 
surrounded by Hamilton’s boys, stood over it, and delivered 
the most impassioned address that had ever come from his 
brilliant and erratic mind. His words were brief, both because 
he hardly was able to control himself and feared to incite ; 
the people to violence. Nevertheless, it was profoundly movy- 
ing, for he said: 
“Alexander Hamilton never lost sight of your interests! I 
declare to you before God, in whose presence we are now so 
assembled, that in his most private and confidential conversa- : 
tions, his sole subject of discussion was your freedom and i 
happiness. Although he was compelled to abandon public 
life, never for a moment did he abandon public service. For - 
himself, he feared nothing; on the other hand, he feared that | 
bad men might, by false professions, acquire your confidence 
and abuse it to your ruin; he was ambitious only for you, 
being deeply solicitous for you.” 
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