Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-08-03
THE LAST HOURS AND DEATH OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON
7 IRON Rdunor's Lut Of JCttrseu.

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pressed desire that he nigh, survive until md
day. He seemed perfectly at ease, being Will
ing to die. When the Doctor eplercd his room.
he sand, "Well Doctor, you see J am here yet.
HIS disorder being checked, a friend expressed
hope Of amendment. His reply was that the
powers Of nature we're too much exhausted 10 be
Ialhedn On a member Of his family observing
that he was better, and that the doctor thought so,
he listened with evident impotence. and said,
Do not imague for moment that feel the
smallest sollc,tude for the result lie then
calmly gave directions for his funeral, expressly
lorbiddng all pomp aud parade, when beng an
swered by u hope that II would be long ere the
occasion would require their observance, be asked
with smile, ado YOU think fear 10 die" A
few moments after he called his family and friends
around his bedside aud uttered distinctly The FOL
loving sentence. IL have done for my county
and all mankind, oil that could do, and now
resign my soul without fear 10 my God my
daughter to my county" These were the last
words he artlrulated- his last solemn declaration
to tho world-hs dying Will and testament be-
queathing his mos, precious gifts, TO his God, and
TO h,s country All that was heard from HIM af-
| forwards, was n huuicd tCpetiuon, IN mdsIinct
and scarcely audible accents, Of his ia,orllc Ella
culaton,. Ntmc Dim,iias DOmnit Nuno Dlmii-
as DONNIE. lIo sunk awuy imperccpubly aud
and btcalhcd bis last, without u struggle OF
mnrmur, At ten minutes before one o'clock, on
| the geN JuBIirE Of Amcrlcan llbery--thc
| day, and hour too, on which tho Deretauon Of
| Independence received It's final reading, and the
| day aud hour ON which he prayed to Heaven that
he might be permitted to depart
Astonishing colncldentl wonderful enthusiasm
| Was not the hand of God mos, afocllngly dis.
played in this event, as if to adj another, and
GROWING one, to the multiplied proofs Of Ills
special superintendent over this happy country
On the anniversary Of day the most distinguish
ed IN the aRnas Of lnanklnd-on the hueIh an
nyersary Of that momen,nus day on day too,
which his own great work had rendered thus mo.
mentous--at the ndenhcal moment, when fifty
years before he was engaged IN repeating ts
sublime and eternal truths, for the final adoption
Of hts country--and IN mercllu lulfllmen, Of his
last eotIhy prayer, ''o ~losod his sycs IN patriot
exiacy, amidst the thundets OF a,N'isty. and the
lightning Of lmpassloned defamation, N.ah,ne
from every temple, X hosannas OF congrogalen
na,,on uniting with one voice IN procalmlng the
assurance Of h,s lmmortuh,yl That the like icllcl'
tous combination has never happened IN the
world, nor can it ever happen. may DO almost said
with certainty, Few Of the miracles recorded II
the sacred writings me more conspicuous OF I'm
posing. Mark again what did not escape thu
wonder and The record Of the ANXIOUS spectator
oc 81. 40 extraordinary nJolraciion
physical existence, manifested IN tho last moment
of Mr. Jefferson, as # TO render tho COINCIDENCE
r more strlklngly aud beautifully complete AT
, O'Clock 7. NJ, on the Sd Of July, his physician
Of whose cmnenco It would be supeiflnous Il
speak, pronounced that no might be expected 4
cease to live, every quarter OF an hour from tina
time. Yet he lived seventeen hours longer with
out any evident PUN, OF suffering, or rcsilcssness
with sensbilhy, consciousness, and Intelligence
for much more than twelve hours Of tho Tune, and
: at the las, gradually subslded into manlmalioI
(, like lamp which has shone throughout Ioul
dark night spreading far It's benehccnt rays, an
! had continued to burn enough to usher ~ bfoa
daylight upon mankind. His desire 10 sec III
noon.dc Of tho National jubilee was thus won
derruly fulfilled contrary TO tho expectations o
ali around HIM. Surely llie so precious and i
luslnous, should if possible. DO rendered NOR
: eslimable, more sacred, in the contemplation 0
= the incomprehcnslblc felicity Of his death.
Never was this nation more profoundly i'm
pressed than by the occurrence OF this event
When the first shock Of the intelligence was owe
the whole emotions Of amazcment yielded to II
erlect nal ordinations from every tongue {
mingled surprise, admiration and awe. lnsiea
Of being viewed 10 the light Of a calamity, lher
! was not a heart which did not feel thrill Of raj
!, ture at tho miraculous beauty Of such dealt
Friend me, friend IN mourulul pleasure, and intel
changed fluctuations, broken with CALCULATIONS {
' wonder, on the signal manifestation Of the han
:, of heaven IN our affairs. Business was suspend
ed, from town to town as the intelligence sprea
through the country; the minute guns were fret
: the bells all sounded a funeral note, the flags {
: the shipping fell hall mast and every demonstrt
( ton of profound feeling, spontaneously COOP
= rated IN marking with reverence the lmpTosss'
' occasion. Yet, while the nation was heavn
! with the frst-agltUtion Of the shock, the report
/. the death OF his venerable coadJuior Of Qulnc
y, but five hours after, on the same day. came III
. a second bolt from the same Superintendent
!. Hand, 10 confirm and redouble the awful solcr
!, nifty Of ihe moment Dying also IN the san
mighty spirit, with the last words, "lndepen
:, ence forever and Jefferson survives vi
!. one the Author Of the Declaration Of lndepen
n ence the other the great champion ard defend
!. on the floor Of Congress, and both the only Is
a survivors Of the committee, appointed 10 prepa
:, iha, instrument another aud powerful confirm
! was added that Heaven Itself mingled IN the j
= blee celebration Of American Liberty hollowl
:, anew the day by double apolheoss. Tn
- were amlable and glorious in their lives; in det
: they could not be divided II was, indeed, a
a occasion for tho deepest public feeling. Ha
i. psnng singly, each Of these events was felt
supernatural happening together. the astonI'
70 ment, with the evidence was rendered two.io
: and almost overwhelming
:. In private memorandum, found among soT
:. other obituary papers Of MIR Jefferson ~as I
n sugoestion, that in case any memorial Of h
should ever be thought Of, small granite obeli
L-Il l. a.an.oA .r,.h The (nllnMlnn lnacrlnlin