Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-07-27

DELIVERED BY COZ. TILER:

hath "bestrld the earth like a Colossus" and
whose rem ins are followed 10 the grave by the
tools and minions OF his powtr' Are they the
token of a ceremOneous woe-3 mere mOckery
of feelIng9 Or, are they the spontaneous Of
ferings ct gratitude and lovel What mighty
man has fallen in Israel, and why has Virginia
clothed herself in mourning'-The tolling of
your dismal bell. and the loud, but solemn dis
charge nf arr illery bath announced 10 The nation
he melancholy dings-THOMAS JEFFER-
son no longer lives. That glorious orb which
has tor so many years given light to our foot
steps has set in death. The pstrio'-the states
man-the philosopher--the phlanthropist has
sunk into the grave - Virgins mourns over his
remains and her harp is hung upon the willows.
Why need say more1 There is a language IN
this spectacle which speaks more eloquenee
than tongue can utter This is the testimony
of well spent lfe-the tribute Of nations
gratitude. Look on this sight We rulers OF the
earth, and learn from it the lessons OF wisdom.
We ambitious and un,amed spirits, who seek
tie attainment of gl--y bV scaifolfllng formed
Of human suffering, behold people IN tears
over the funeral bier of their benetsc'or, and It
true glory he your object, be guided by the
ight OF this example.
In pronouncing the eulogy of the dead, my
countrymen, Ihave no bloollstaned banner to
pFCSCbi--Un bHttltS W FCNbuhA--.lP c"V'N -
helmet To deposit On his hears. have to en-
wine civic wreath which philosophy has wo-
zen and PATRIOTISM has halowed. The achieve
nents of the warrior in the field attract the
,ttenton Of manknd,and fssten on the memory,
while the lsbeurs Of the civilian too often pass
1nuoted and unknown. But not so with thst
man whose death we this day mourn. The re-
sult ofhis policy are exhibited in all around
although his sun has sunk below the horizon Oh
This world. yet hath it LETT tram OF lght
which shall never be extingu shed. Al the
commencement OF his successful career, he
manifested the same devotion to the rights OF
man. which he eyinced in all his alter i'te--at
an early day he so distinguished himself as me
firm, and fearless asserter OF the rights OF Co.
lonial America. as to draw upon him the irowhs
of The Royal Governor and had already anti
cipated the occurrence OF the period when the
colonies should be elevated TO the condition OF
free, sovereign and independent Ststes.-Hav'
ing drawn his principles from the fountain OF a
pure philosophy, he was prepared 70 ass2ll the
slavish doctrlne that man is incapable ct self
overnment, and TO aid in building upon ITS
overthrow that happy system under winch IT IS
our destiny to live On the coming OF mat ire.
menious storm which fer eight Years desoIated
our country. Mr.. jefferson hesitated not--hal-
ted rot Born to rich Northumberland
u the attainment Of high distinction under the
pc. al government-courted bv the aristocracy
ut tbs land, Nc advertured, with the single mo-
i've Of advancing the Cause ot his Country and
of human freedom, into that perllons contest,
hrowing into the scale hls life and fortune as
af 10 value. The devoted friend of man, he
had studied his rights in the great volume of
nature, and saw with rapture the era near at
and, when those rights should he proclaimed
pf tho wOrlH arnusa1 trnn he Slum her OF
turtles. The season was approaching for the
exten,on of the empire Of reason and philoso-
ply and the discipline OF Locke and sidney re-
iolced at its approach Among his fellow Ia
1ourers those devoted champions OF liberty,
those brilliant lights which shall forever burn.
he 500 conspicuous. But how trsnscendant-
" bright was that halo of glary by which he
was surrounded on the 4th Of july, iY76: Oh
day ever precious in the recollection OF Freemen
low rendered deubiy go by the recollection that
t vas the birth div Of nation, and the last or
lin no had conferred on it Immortality. Yes!
ilustrions man! it was given thee to live until
he advent o. a nations jubilee-thy dsembo-
lied spirit was then upborne by the blessings
IF ten millions of freemen, and the day and
,our OF thy renown was the day .and hour of
Inv dissolution How inseparable is now the
,onnexion between that glorious epoch and
his distinguished citizeni Does there not
eem to have been an especial providence in
lis DEATH The sun OF that day rose upon him,
md the roar of artillery and the hossnnas of a
lation sounded in his ears the assurances of
us immortality. So precious life required
Heath 80 glorious Who now shall set limits
o his tamel On the annual recurrence OF that !
glorious day, when with pious ardour millions
'et unborn shall breath the senti nents con-
aimed in the celebrated Declaration Of indie
1endence-when the fires of liberty shall be
sinded on every hill and shall blaze in every
'sley, shall not the name of Jefferson be pro
'ounced by every lip and written on every
lesr,l shall not tie reiaicings of Thea day and
he recollection ofhis death cause the smile To
hase away the tear and the tear to becloud
he smilel But not the future millions of these
lappy States. shall his fame be conhned--that
State.7aper viii be found where
'er is to be found the abode of civilized man:
in the ears of tyrants, they shall
rembie on their thrones-while man, so long
he victim Of oppression, awakens from the
sleep OF ages and bursts his chains. The day
5 rap Oily approaching. prophetic tongue has
il, TO some nations sooner, TO
,thers later but finally to all, when 1t will be
made manifest, that the mass OF mankind have
1ot been born with saddles on their backs, nor
f4voured few booted and spurred ready to
ide them le5itimately. by the grace of Cod
Already has this great truth aroused TO one
laIf of this cont nent from the lethargy in
which Il has so long reposed Already are the
,rans OF liberty chaunted from the Gulf of
Mexico TO the Rio de la Plata, and its affairs are
,recting on the ruins ct sIperstitous idolatry.
\ mighty spirit walks abroad upon the earth,
which shall in its onward march oyerturn prin-
:ipalities and powers. and trample thrones and
a. A,I