Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-07-27
wv hole No. 1884.


who bad fed from the cares and apxie,;.s Of
public life, that retirement was not ingior;o,.
tie still lived for his country, and the world.
Let that beautiful building. devoted to the Sci
enees, the last OF bis lsbours. reared under hi.
auspices, and cherished by his Gaze, testify to
this How choice and how delic ,tF,l this ,I.
last fruit Of his besrinei How tasting mann.
ment will il be TO his memory II will beer ,,.,
may tondly hone, The perpetual nursery oftho.-
great principles which It was the business of HE
life to inculeate. The youth of Virgins. and
the youth % our sister states, to use His orr
beautiful language, 'wii bring hither their gel
MUS to be kiudled at our FIRE. The cool Oh
Dominion, the blLssed mother ofus all, will then
raise hor head with pride among tho nations,
When history shall az some future day. come
10 draw his character, 20 what department shall
she assign him. Shall she encircle his brow
with the wreath of civic wor,h--or shal Phi.
losophy weave a garland Of her own He !.
equally dear to all the scences-In mournful
procession they have repaired TO the tomb where
his mortal remains are iautned and hsllowed
the spot-WaVe after wave NAV roll b., sween-
ing IN IFS reslstlesS course Countless generations
from the face Of Che earth, vet shall the resting
place OF Jefferson be hallowed--Iik. Moant
Vernon, Monticello shall catch tho eve of the
way.isrer and arrest his enurse--Thcre shall
he draw the inspirations of liberty, AZ d learn
those great truths which nature destined him
TO know. 49,.
Is not then this mans Efe most beantiF,llv rn,.
| sistenR Trace HIM from the pariuI ofhis err.
| hest manhood TO the hour Of bis final dissolu.
lion, and does not his ardour in the execution
OF the great cause OF human rights, excite your
| admiration and enlist your graiitndeti NAV il
not be SAID that he has lived only forthe good
OF othets' Look upon him in the last stage Of
| has existence--But a few DAYS before his dealt,
he exults in the happiness OF his country. and
the full confirmation Of his !sbours1s with the
prospect Of death before him suffering under
cruel disease. he offers up an i'm pressise pray-
er tor the good Of mankind. When speaking,
ct the approaching Jubilee, in writing 10 the
mayor OF Washington, he saws: May il be 10.
the world what believe il will be---the signal
OF arouslng men to burst the chains under,
which nionkish ignorance and superstition had
persuaded them 10 bind themselves. and to
assume the blessings OF free government.
And u shall be the sgnal---A food of light had
burst upon tue world. and the Juggernauts OF
superstition. ard The gloom of ignorance, shall
melt in its brightness. VIII you then lock upon,
him, my countrywrn, in the last moments OF his
exlstence' Skall ! make known toyou his sond
concern Tor you and your posterity when tho.
hand OF death pressed heavily upon bimi Learn
then, that he dwelt ON the subject Of the Uni.s
| yers'ty--pourirayed the blessings which il was
destined to ditiusei and forgetful OF his yalua-
bic services, often urged his physicisn to leave
MS bedside. least his class might suffer in his
absence. One other theme dwet on his Inns till
&c was mouonless--lt was the 9th ~ July
1Se often expressed the wish to die on that day
-'-on the Cd, so says nv correspondent he rais.
eo ms isnguid head. and said This is the 4th
/ 81 iuly, ard the smile Of ccnierinsers ,,lsYe
upo hls ips--Heayen heard his PRAYERS a. Il
| crowned his wishes-0h, precions life. Oh.
glorious DEATH lie has left to Us, nv country.
men, precious iegacy---Hs last words were.
i resig9 myself to ms God and nv chill "a
my country'-And shall not that child of hIx
sge--thst only surviving daughter-,he soIace
OF his dying hour, be fostered and cherished by
. grateful country
Thus has terminsted, IN the a4th year of his
age, the life Of one Of the greatest and Rest ef
men Ills weary sun hath made golden SET
| Let the rulers Of nations profit BY his example,.
AN example which points the way 20 The TEN.
I pie OF true glory, end proclams TO the states.
man OF every age and Of every tongue
| BE just and fear not.
Let all the ends theu am'st at be ihy coutry's,
| Thy God'sand truths
Then shall thy lifeless BODY sleep IN blessings
land the tears Of a nation water thy grave. >
Let his hfe be an Instructive lesson aIso 20
1 80, my coontryrtn. Let us teach children
to reverence bis name, and even in infancy TO
lisp hs principles. As one great means of per.
pe'uat'ng freedom, let The annual recurrence az
the DAY OF our nations birth be ever hailed
with rapture.
Is u not stamped with the seal of the Divine
1y' How wonderful are the means BY which
he rules the world Scarcely had tie funeral.
knell OF eur Jefferson been sounded in our ears
| when We are startled BY the desth-beii Of apo.>
Their patriot--his jealous coadjutor 10 the holy
cause on the fseyolutiou--one among the fore
most OF those who sought his countrv's disen-s
fhrsilment-ot ADAMS, the compeer Of his
early fame--the opposing orb ef his meridian
dsy--the trieLd Of his old sge--ana his compa.
| mon TO the realms Of bliss They have sunk 20.
| gether in death, and have fallen on the same
glorious dsy into that sleep which knows no
waking. Let not party spirit break the rest Of
their shln berine; but let US halow their rneuo..
| ry for the good deeds they have fone--sBd inn
plore that God who rules the Universe, to
| smile or ourcountrv.
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