The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-07-20

Here NIGH stop. The eause Of til,
mpsrpfnl proftssion is explained. Tn
4iefurr might br considered ~ flushed
IL claim 10 the graiIudr Of Mankind /.
made MANIFEST aud hts liile IN imlnortalli ,
i esiablished. But Lls labbur, dld noi
hire cross have still Ia rAhllu I'm 4
yon ~ "iher lights than thasr IN ntach
se have regarded hln- IL present otheI
claims "a sour senrrltiol aud gralitudr
Passing eyer tbose inrldents u hich hi-tor,
has ALREADY recorded, lei IA regard hin
while ln,hsi station whici now Gil more hy
the idudUos, ofthe pubic than from any
merit 0ipy Own Ne here recngnizr IN HIN
tie able 'indlcaior Of Iusulted America a.
gain>t the sareasms Of European PhlIoso-
PIN. lndolglng ~ the visions of \ falla-
cions ihro VI WIS attempted To- hr proved
that the flush aud glow which nature as
snnrd on the other side of the Allahfic,
vi rpnS ertel On tins continent iulo thr
cadaYtruus aspect Of disease aud drg.ner-
ar That while she walked ahruad over
the face ot Europe Ia all her brautiful pro-
pprltuHs, here she hObblrd on craichrs
and deg rrrate1 INTO a dwarf How sar-
cessfnlly he threw back this sIaud-r upon
nuf ralNmniators 1T tn world decide.
Ills Mates on Virginia vii ever bear hlm
iatthtni witness. ISLANDERS upon nations
make the deepest and most lasting imlres-
sion. They fall not on one man, but Il
whole people, aud if not refuted, tend 10
sink thrn III the scale of existence Il.
npdrr any circumstances, thy are Ia BIZ
drpfrrhted, how much more are they To BIZ
80, When pnbllsaed again-t u natinn not even
In ihr grlstlp Of aIduhUod, unknown IL
/ he mass of mapkind and struggling to be
FREE. Such Was the condition of Amprl-
ca al that day. Shut out from free ln-
irrcourse with Europe by the munopolz.
tug sl'lnt 1T The parent state, she had re.
manned unknown Ia the world. and nas
regarded as an extensive Wild, wllaln
whosr bosom th- fires of genius and Of IT,
trllrct had uol as Vet been klndIrd. Nr.
Jefferson 81" then the injury which shr
would sustain II thry remained tnrrfntrd.
N1gilant at hls post and gnardful Of The
interests OF tn1se ~ rtrs, he encountered
the most distinguished of philosuphrfs
of Europe, and hi, victory Va. corlple,e
1t was answer enough for him TO have
sad, what IN substance he H. say, TINT IN
war we had produced Washington. in
phy.icks Frankhu, and IN astronomy .
RIltenhnuse ard If liS triumph had not
not tt'-u hr' u esteemed complete. mirhI
We not add with the cert MY If success,
that IN philosophy and politics, America
had produced J.frrson.
In all the sarlons stauons which he at
towards flied, W. ficd linn Iabourirg n
ceasngly for the good of his ro4n,,. In
ing won by his virtues and talents the con.
fdeuce Of Na-hil gton he was called L.,
preside over The department Of STATE. In
lhls statioS he sindicatpd the rights of A.
merrca against The soph'stry of the Euro-
pean taoInets, and gave proof Of. that
skill IN diplomacy for which ne will b. dis.
uhgns' ed through all future ages. Waen
thr future Statesman ehal look for \ no.
del from which 10 TO IN his st, l., of dlplo.
matte writing, will he not cease his sea rb,
aid sr'2r with avldry on that ihr Offspring
of the Srrtrlart's pen it, h,s cnrrpspon.
d-nce with Haumn, d ard Genet Cali
I'd AT lrngth by the voice Of the people II
the + rsidsncy OF these United States, he
t0ruisnsIi The model III an administration.
eondScIcd on the Purest princi les If r.
piHllranlsm. lit Sought ret To enlarge
ms pe"e's by construction, but r, i-rimg
every thlng tu.hls Conscience, uade Tia
the standard uf he cons ltuiinnal inter
probation. Retardns The sosernme, IN
its true and beau;i'l |igh Of a coof DE- A.
lion of ~tal.s, h. could not b. drawn from
his course 10y any OF tno.r spE nd,t cur
ceptlpns hlch ShlHr hut To mlsirau H..
Rgnlshrd s53 600 900 f the national
debt Enlarged hr hound rics Of our trr
rlf0ria :usdictton by the addInon 81 r.
glons more extensive than Dar Original
possessIons-oyerawrd the Barbary po,4.
FRS, and pres, wed Inc peace OF the nation
amidst the ire enduus Commissions winch
then agitatrd the world. | vii dwell no
longer on ,hs truthful topic, oor indulge
my feelings. Patty sprl Is buried ~ his
grave, and vii not disinter il. The A
merriam people will as one man look With
adDiratluo GA his character, and dwell
Nth ,crionate delight over those bright
incidents IN his life to which | have alrea-
dy alluded.
Thus, then NY ronntrymen, in the 6aih
year of his age he Terminated hi4 POLITICAL
career, and went INTO the shades of retire
mrnt At Monticello. Bun unlike the poll
texans of other days, who had fed from
The cares aid anxlelps of public life, that
retirement WAS not ingIarions. He sill
lived for his conntry. and the worlu. LII
that beautiful binding devoted to thr
Sciences, the last of his bhnurs, ,ealpd
under his auspices and CHERISHED by his
care, testify IN his How choice aud how
delightful this thr last froit Of his bralug
How lasting monument vii II be To hls
memoryt 1t will he, We may f.udly hope,
the perpetual nursery oftho.e great princi-
pes which IL Was ,hr business Il his life 10
incnlcdtr. The youth of Virginia. and the
youth ofoor sister states. 10 uo. his own
beautiful language will bring hither their