Litchfield enquirer., 1831-07-28
s ORATION OF MIR. DUER, Over the body Of the late IAnEs, M0NRoI =. at the CStV Hd ..

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 FellotO Citizens :-4-An0ther anniversary of our National Independence has been conse. crated by the death of another of thOse Pat. riots who assisted to achieve it-of another of those Statesmen, whOs after long course of public services, attained the highest office In that Government, to the foundation of which he had contributed by an early devo- tiOn of life and fortune tO his country.
 Did this event stand single in our annals ?- was It Huc0nnected in our memories. with the deaths on q former anniversary of the same glorious day. of two of his eTorious pre- decessors Even thens similar removal of the deceased would have been deemed aCf. monitOry, and would have commanded sol emn and appropriate notice: but following as it docs that signal union in their flight from this world. of the immortal spirits of Ad- ans and JsfersOn, the departure of Monroe must impress US with an awful sense of Di- vine interpretation, and awaken livelier grat. Nude for the favor and protecIion of at1 over ruling Providence.
 Amongst our national blessings we may indeed enumerate not merely the lives, but the very deaths of men like him whose mortal remains now lie before us--f0r his life was spent in usefulness to his country, and his death imparts greater sanctity tU her insti- tutions. 1t would be superAuolis, fellow -citi- zens, to detain you with narrative of events, which are interwOven with the history of this nation. and which must needs be familiar to all who have watched its prosperity, or N ho value it's renOwn. It is enough On this occa- sion to remind you that in the various pubic emplOyments in which the deceased was en- gagged for half century, he was distinguish ed for the ardor of his patriotism. and the up- rightness of his inientions-for valor and per- severence as a soldier,-for industry, caution, and fidelity as a statesman. And although before he had reached the highest station to which he could be elevated by the favor or gratitude of his cOuntrymen, he had not es- capped the political controversies of the time, yet party spirit had then so far subsided, and political adversaries had become SO far recon ciled, that he was the first chosen President against merely nominal opposition, and was reelected by an unanimous vote. His ad- ministrasion of that high office was not only characterized for its temperate and impartial spirit, hut it exhibited just and liberal views of national policy, and was signalzed by the firm attitude and enlightened principles which it assumed in regard 10 the South American res publlcs, and io support of the integrity and inviolability of the Western Continent.
 
 vice. he retired permanently from public life but the time he had devoted to it had pre- vented him from bestowing that attention to his private affairs which was essential to his declining years. With broken eonsti tution and impaired fortune, he sought for repose in the bosom of his family. and looked for his remuneration tO the justice of his country from the one he received all inc cancellations which this world could afford from the Oth- CT, grateful acknowledgement of his claims.
 Upon US, however, fellow citizens, and up. on our pOsterity, he still has claims, which money cannot cOmpensatc-Which time caN- not impair, nor dtaih exiinguish. We owe his memory lasting debt of gratitude fer the i'i"od shed in his youth in defence of our lih- erties-for the vigOr Of manhood exhausted in his efforts to promote our national inter- csts-and for the experience of his age devot- ed to extend and perprtuste our political wei. fare and security. And whilst we commit his body 10 the earth from which it sprung,. and commend his soul to the heaven whencea it issued, let US not forget, my countrymeb, another and higher debt due to the great Ruler Of the Universe, for the example cf such Q Hts, and Jor the glory cf such death.
 AssGult, ,rith intent to Ku-At the Court of General Sessions, in New-York, on Wednesday, William Thompson, a hack dri- yer, indicted for an assault upon Capt. Wm. Parker, with intent to commit murder was tried. 1t was given in evidence that the pris- oner was engaged by Capt. Parker to convey him out of the city with young lady of his acquaintance. on the evening of the 21st oi June, on an excursion of pleasure, at tle rate of one dollar per hour. While returning to the city the prisoner drove so slow that Mir. P. urged him to make haste, which he refus. sed. MT. P. then opened the door with a view to get out and walk, when the driver sprang from his seat, and struck him SO se- verely between the eyes that he instantly dropped almost senseless. He then seized Mir. P. by the collar, and dragged him over the fence, where he began to beat him with stones upon the head. The young lady in the carriage besought him to have mercy, to which he replied that he intended tO murder and rob the Captain. and that it would he her turn next. She succeeded. at last, in open. ing the door. and ran tOwards neighbOriDg house, screaming murder. with a view to a. rouse and alarm the inmates. They hearing the scream ran in the direction of the sound. and succeeded in experiencing the prisoner before his purpose was fully accomplished Capt. Parker. when found, presented 3 most shocking spectacle; his head was beaten almost to jelly; his eyes were 60 swollen that hs could not see and the blood was streaming profusely from his wounds. Dr. Lord, who was called in to attend him, testi. fed that when he first saw him he had no expectation that his life could bee saved. II