The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-05-18
From the Brother Jonathan
THE DEATH OF Harrison
ny Mp. WILLIS

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Are there spirits more blest than the plor.,.,
Who mount 10 their zenith, then melt ,no olevN
But rising, still rising, when passing AVN,
Farewell, gallant eagle! thour't buried in ~
God speed unto Heaven, lost star of our n ,iaE
Death! Death in The White House! All ,...
5it1 fore, l,tii" Ha "''ef
Trod his skeleton foot on the President. a..
He is looked for in howell, and dreaded IN I'
The king in his closet keeps hatchmen, an %a'N-
The youth in his birth place the old man a, EaNN
Make clean from the door stone the path !" "'% S
| tomb;
But the lord ofthis mansion was Graded no,h
In church yard far off stands his beckonns I t.
He IS here ms the wave crest heaves Aas6Sh us
ss high sN
AS tho arrow is stopped by its prizo in the ,kv n
| The arrow TO earth and the foam TO the sho"! "a
Death finds them when swiftness and sparkle ,,N
| DER. .l.f- -fl .,..t...
But HARRISON death fills the climax o, story
He twith his old stride-from glory 10 plOr
Lay his sword on his breast There's no ami
its blade
In whose laundering breath his bright aureA =,
| fade! a''' 'N
Twas the first to lead on at humaniries call
1t was stayed with sweet mercy when "gory" w,
| ALL
As calm in the council as gallant in war,
| He fought for his country, and not its "hurrbr.
In tha path of the hero with pity he irod-
Let him pass with his sword to the presenc. a
| God!
What more. Shall we on, with his ashes Y.
stay!.
He hath ruled the wide realm Of king in his dn
Al his word, hike Monarch's, went treasure M
land
| The bright gold of thousands has passed lhrOuy
his hand
| Is there nothing to show of his glitlering hood
| No Jewel to deck the rude hilt of his sword
No trappings-n no horses'-wbat had he, but NOW,
Onion with his ashes. he left but his plough
Brave old Cincinnatus! Unwind ye his Sheet
Lei him sleep as he lived-wIrH HIS PURSE At nj,
| FEET!
Follow now, as We list! The first mourner to day
Is the nation-whose father is taken away?
Wife, children, and neighbor may moan at ha
kneli-
Tle was ''lovor and friend" 10 his country as we'll
For The stars our banner, grown suddenly dm
Let us weep IN our darkness-but weep MT u
Not for him-who, departing leaves millions in
tears! t
Not for hlm-who has died full Of honor anayear,
| Not for him-vy no assembled Fame ladder 50 huh
From the round at the top he has stepped 10 tho
1t is blessed to 60 when. so ready to die.
Cinoinnati.-This Queen City of the Yves: seems
to be prospecting at present as much any former
time. On The 18th Of last month there were lG
buildings in the progress of erection, and from the
best date TO be obtained it is judged that durng6s
season 800 substantial houses will he added TO h
city. Uasf ta
Justice in Canada.--Bills of indictment, of nu
dcrs committed by the Tory partyat some oftheln
elections, have been found against several indvida
in The Gore District. Weare informed by the Mo-
ireal Times that the individuals indicted har,G
been admitted to bail! .ss..a
The General Post Office. The New York Cor
me rcial Advertiser says "the late Postmaster c.
eral left the department ONE MILLION IN DEBT
Connecticut. Governor Ellsworth, in his messng
expresses himself strongly in favor ola proteciv
tariff, OF tho financial condition Of the State b
gives good account. She owes mo man any thing
and has a school fund Of S2,000,0O0, yielding a
annual iucome of $4,000. The annual expense
| of tho Commonwealth do no,exceed $50, 900. Owe
legislation is an evil under which Connecticut doe
not seem TO labor, since all her public statutes, en-
acted during period Of two hundred years, ar
con tanned in ono volume.--The militia force
10000 men. t
Marks Of good Fd,mer.--He rises early, ha
tie business for himself aud orkmen all planns
beCor hand, his tools in order and in their places
and never let's his work drive him; he keeps hD
fences in order, his land in good tillh, and bis cat
lie, &c. in good case; he is constantly adding
he worth Of his farm and :he stock of his knowE
edge; and he never fails to read and pay for news
paper
John jacob Astor, of NJ York, pays tax Of
about $4,000. The rate being bout five doIa'
on one thousand dollars, il follows that his taxable
properly amounts to three millions ofdoIlas.
A Iloosier Candidate for Congress sayshs is one
of twenty. nine sons and two daughters BY the sam"
father and mother, all now living; and that Many
one can boat him on that score, he will w''h'f0~
from the course. His name, might be eSpec'eu'
is Smith
Starring Cattis.-The b Baltimore Farmer g'Ve''
sad account Of the appearance of cattle in the ou'
of Maryland lie says the loss by starvation IN '"'
single State will be less that two thousand na
cattle and twice that number of sheep and lamOa
Mcleod was brought up this morning, says wv
New York Star of Thursday, before the supfs"'
Court, in the custody ofthe Sheriff ofNiagara GU"
ty, and the hearing of the arguments in tho e'''
was postponed until Saturday week, in consequent
of the absence OF Judge Bronson-a full ben'h :"
ing necessary