Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-11-07

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and trs,omen, beoueathcI his precious gus
10 his God and his country. All that was
Heard Of him afterwards was hurried repeti'I
lion. in indis,inct and scaHely audible accents,
This invorite ejaculation, fNunc Uih'it"' W
ninen--"Nunc Dimitas DDomine." He sunk
away mpercepliby, md breathed MS 'aS'' WIN"
oat slrugg lc or murmur, al tei nnu ,S. 0e
fore one O'clock, on the great JUBILEE Oh
american Liberty day ana hour 100, on
which the Declaration Of Independence recel'
we'd is final reading, and the day and hour, on
which he prayed 10 Heaven tina! ne might be
permitted 10 depart.
| Astonishing coincidence! wonderful enthusi'
assn! Was not the hand OF Coo :lost etftclu
ally displayed in this event, N to add another
land Growing one, to the multiplied proofs OF
His special supern'endcncr over this happy
Icouutlyl On the anniversary OF day the
mos, Distinguished in rhes ,nnaIs Of mankind
on the htucth anniversary OF that momcntou$
Iay---on It day too, which his own great work
had rendered lhJs motnentOus--a the identical
momeur, when fifty years baIorc he was enga'
gcd in repeating It's sublime and eternal truths,
for the final adoption Of his country--and in
mcrciiuI fu!iilmcnt of his earthly prayer, he
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thrnders of artillery, and The lightning of i'm
|passioncd defamation, flashing from every tenn.
Ipe, anl hosnnuas oi u congregatcd nation uni
ling with one voice in prucaimng The assur
ance of his Immortality! That the like iecl
tous combinations has never happened in the
world, nor never can happen, may be almost
said with cerlainty.--Few OF the miracles re
corded in the sacred writings are more conspc,
Iuous or imposing. Mark agaln--what did not.
escape the wonder and the record OF the anX-
Iuus spectators Of the scenc-thc cXtraordlnary
proirac,ion OF physical existence, manifested
in the last IN ments Of Mr. jefferson, as if to-
render the coincidence more strklngly and
beautifully Scomplcte. At 8o'clock p, NJ, on,
he 3rd OF July, his physician, o.. whose eml.i
nenCe il would be superfluuus 10 speak, pro-,
nounced that he might be expected to cease loI
live every quarter OF an hour from that time, !
Yet he lived seventeen hours longer, without
any evident PAIN or suffering, or rGStcSsncSS; i
without sensbliy, consciousness and ntclll
gcnce, for much more than twelve hours ofih
lime, and at The last gradually subsidized into IN
animation like lamp which has shone through
Out long dark night, spreading TAR lis bcGeti-
Icent rays and had continued 10 burn enough
10 usher IN broad daylight upon mankind
His desire TO see the noon.lide of The National,
jubilee was thus wonderfully fulfilled, contrary
10 the expectations OF all around him. Sure a.
life so precious and ilusrious, should, if posi-
bic, be rendered more eslimable, more sacred
in the contemplation OF the incomprehensble
felicity oil death.
| Never vas this nation more profoundly i'm.
pressed than by the occurrence OF this event
When he first shock of the intelligence was
over, the whole emoIons Of smazemcut yield.
led to iuterIectlcnai EXPLANATIONS from every
Tongue, al mingled surprise, adm ration and
awe. Instead Of being viewed in the light OF
u calamity, there was not q heart that did MOI
feel thrilling rapture at the miraculous beau.
Ivy of such death. Friend met friend, in
moLrnlul pleasure, and iuterchanged luIicila.
lions, broken with elacuations ot wonder, on
he signal manifestations oil tic hand of heaven
IN our affairs. Business was suspended; from
town to town as the intelligence spread through
he country, the minute guns were fire, tic
bells all sounded a funeral note the flags OF the
shipping fell haIf.mast, and every demohstra.
ion OF profound feeling spontaneously co ope
ratcd in marking with reverence the impress.
sive occasion. Yet. while the nation was heav.
ling with the first agitation OF the shock, the re-.
Ipurt of the death Of this venera coadutor OF
Journey, but five hours after, came like So
ccnd bolt from the same experimenting Hand
10 confirm e. redoube the soernniy Of III,
moment. Dying also in the same mighty
lSpirii, with the last Swords, "independence
orcver" and Jefferson suryives"-lhe one, tn,
aulhor Of the Declaration Of Independence, thu
oher the great Champion and defender on the
floor of Congress, and both the only two sur
viyors of the committee, appointed to prepare
that Instrument another aud powerful contir
nation was added, that Heaven itself minpIc,
in the Jubilee Celebration of American Liberty
hallowing anew the day, by double aporho
osIs. They were amiabe and glorious ir
their lives, IN death they could not Dc divided
1t was, indeed, fit occasion for the deepes
public feeling. Happening singy, each o.
these events was felt as supernatural, happen
ling together, tic astonshment with the ey
dence is rendered Two fold, and almost over
whelmning.
In q private memorandum found among
some of the obituary papers Of Mr.. jefferson
was the suggestion that in cnse any memorial
of him shoud'evor be thought of, small gran
tic obesk should be crecto !, with the follow.
ling inscription:
Here lies buried,
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
Author of the Declaration o; Independence,
Or the Statute of Virginia Ior Religious
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