The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-17
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pEATH OF JAMLS MONROE

l the vererabie Ex President, James Mon- roe. expired at the residence oi bis son- in-Iaw. Samuel GoHyerneuF, Esq. in flIis city. The event has been for some lime past expected, and, for the last few days, momentarily locked for. His spirit was permitted 10 finger in the bo- dy until his eountry's birth day came, and departed while grateful nation, for whose independence he had fought and bled--which yenerated him while living and hallows his memory now, as in the front rank of its benefactors-was iloidi:ug its universal J;ubiiive.
 Thus of the six former Presidents, by "a coincidence for which 1t would be dli- fcult to find parallel in history, three have been called away in good old age on the same proud anniversary Their fellow-citizens knew not in the midst of their reioicings, while arms were gilt tering, saiutes resounding and bells ring l ing elatsome peals, that death was deai- ine with inc fathers of their connlrys- Else had .sthe day been daFkened and the pomp o'ereast." While we write, minute guns are firing, and tlie.bells tol- ling; and the sad solemnities. due to the honored remains of enc Of the very few elast of the Romans will soon succeed the festivities of yesterday. The nor al illustration this affords is too striking to need being pointed out.
 Mr. Monroe's biography-is written in the annals of his country; and the events of h;s life are connected with those prominent in the pages of her history, from the time when while yet a youth, he bied in her service at Trenton, un- ii recently he sat in the convention which amended the constitution Of his native State. During his administra- ton, of the government, the nation hourished ii unexampled prosperity; de- yeloping ifs unlimited resources with vast rapidity, and maintaining with dig nity it's peaceful relations with all the world. To him may with truth, and pc culiar aptness be applied the eloquent apostrophe of Tacitus to Agrieola, s1u 1ero Telir, non taa,tens clafatate oitR. sed ztsnns oppss tstsaitase ssorsis.' Happy is Ii for ais country, that tha ,epsoach.of to- tal lGgratiiude cannot in his instance be cast upon her. The long withheld debt was paid, just in time to save her hon or, and to gid the evening Of his days, which had else, affer all the obligations she owed him, closed in sorrow and pen l ury.
 l MT. Monroe vas born in September l75S, in the County of Westmoreiand. Virginia, aifa died died iii his Ed 73d year. 1T September last helost his wife. long the cherished companion of his prosperity as well as of his adversity. Embarrass- ments, and afilictions 10 doubt contrib uted 10 hasten his decease. His desire of returning to Virginia, and there clos 1 ing his days, was often and earnestly expressed. We learn that he retained alt his mental faculties to the last, and was perfectly camposedsand calm. 1 When the noise of firing began at midnight, heopened his eyesiBquiringly ; and when the cause was communicated to him, q look of intelligence indicated lthat he understood what the occasion
 vas. There can be but little doubt ttffii;i | the simultaneous departure of his two predecessors on the same day was pres ent to his mind.
 We understand that the funeral will take place from the house of $. Geu- Iverneur, Esq. on Thursday next, O. lciock, P. M. We presume it will be re- commended from the proper quarter, to 1 the citizens generally to close their stores and shops during the movement of the procession.
 l We have been favored with the fol- !c#iHg memorandum in reiation to his military services. He entered the ar mj at i3 years of age, and marched, under Washington as Lieutenant, in Ithe retreat through Jersey. He volun- teered to attack the Hessians at Tfen- ton, a.d assumed the command oi his company when Captain Washington fell. lie was severely wounded in the neck, and carried from the field. He stood by La ayette5w 5when the latter was wound- ed at Brandywine and was subsequent- y selected by Congress to command a regiment, which was to be raised by irglnia.
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