The Funeral of Little Joseph.

The accident which has brought mourning to the hearthstone of President Davis is sad indeed, and the afflicted family will have the sincere sympathy of the entire people. This blow, added to his responsible position, must weigh heavily upon Mr. Davis, but he will doubtless be consoled by the reflection that little Joseph has been transplanted to a fairer and better clime, where wars and strifes are unknown, and where anthems of praise ever ascend to the Great Source of all perfection. The earthly “mansion” may be clothed in the habiliments of mourning and each member of the family circle will feel an aching void whenever the little prattler is missed from the group, but Joseph has a mansion “not built with hands eternal in the heavens.”

Of the death and funeral of this interesting little boy the Enquirer says:

“The afflicting dispensation of Providence which removed from this world a beautiful child of President Davis, has created a void never to be filled, but the deep sympathy of a whole country with the afflicted family may in some measure mitigate their grief. The funeral of little JOSEPH DAVIS on Sunday last, from St. Paul’s Church, was attended by one of the largest gatherings of the citizens of Richmond that any of the events of the last three years have called together. It was a tender and silent expression of the sympathy and regard of a large community for the President and his family. The whole country will join in condoling with the distressed family.”

SOURCE: “The Funeral of Little Joseph,” The Daily Progress, Raleigh, North Carolina, Wednesday, May 4, 1864, p. 2, Col. 3