Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-09-01

e. arng, ul Gauiua ,,u ,l, ,.s iuf ARCH tn,t tuo,s
and services destined. hcy the few,
the least po,ti0 whose life dwcS in their ply steal
existence; whose heats have watched, while tho
have SLEPT; whose souls have gown up into higher be-
ing; whose pleasure To- be useful; whose wealth
oe"hShed repnaon wh" iespne the breath OF honorable
fame; who deliberately consciously pat what
called lille To hazard, that they live in the hearts of
those who come after. Such men DO die. To
be cold and nnoueSs aud bealess feel aud speak
not TINS Is not the end of existence the who have
OrGathed te;r spirits their
wh" have stamped their characters the pillars of the
NAG poured he hearts bupj iuoIhe chaunes of the
i"bh prosperity Tell me, VIII" tread the sod of yon
Sacred height is Wauen deaR Can you not see him,
pale ana prostitute, the blood o his gallant heart pouring
"u oi his ghastiy wound, but moving resplcnten
the field of his honor with the of Heaven upon
'hefk and the IRE OF liberty III mis- eye: Tell ,e who
make your pious pilgrimage tie shades Vernon,
Washington indeed shut UP III that cold and
ihat which made these men, and ike these
:ie The hand that traced the charter independence is
indeed m"tiomIess the eloquent lips that sustained H.
h"sed;bu the ay spirits that conceived, resolved, atu
ed maintained it, and which alone men, make
liie tc live, these expire;
These shall resist the empire Of decay,
" hen time is Ger, md worlds have passed away;
Cold III the dust, the persisted heart may lie.
BCi that, which warmed il once, die.
This is their life and this their euosy. these feeble
services of commemoraon, forth their WORTH
bot our own gratitude. The euogy of those vino declared
oar independence, written III the whole history Of indie
pendent America 90 not that they alone wrought
out our liberties; should bring grateful offering
10 eir oinbs, sacrificing them the merits of their
femporaries But surely, considers the histo-
~ of the times the of opinions, power of England
te weakness OF the colonies, and the obstacles
ally stood in the Of success, doubt, that if john
Adams and Thomas had thrown their
Influence into the scale Ut submissions the would
been felt To The cost Of America for No,
much TO say that pass, and the growing
millions OF America overflow REGIONS of
TINS continent bat there be American citizen,
who will not bear III his condition. in his pursuits his
welfare trace of what counseiiei and said
done by these great mfn. This is their unlyimg praise;
praise which knows 10 limits Bat those of America, and
Ia in these ,,,,
The thousand naIiirulde voices OF nature. II
sounds from the woodman in the distant forests the
west for what was II that unbarrcd the portals of the
mountains: The busy water wheel echoes back the
ot what was II that released the industry of the
from the letters of colonial restricton Their praise
horne on the swelling Of America distant oceans,
where the Of of trade came; VIA.
was that sent canvass iheIr? and glstens home,
il the of the happy population of prosperous aud
grateful country Yes the people, the people up and
call them blessed They invoke the blessings on
the who could be good well great, whose anb
non was their country welfare, who did re-
wa'ded by expressing themselves the they redeemed
f.om oppression