Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-05-08


in our second war, how inanT ii > gone
Beyond tho promotions OF army or navy,
they will never more serve that country
whose honor was dearer than life! The
last Of the dead was the hero Of many con-
flicts. lie often heard the. war cry Of the
lndian, and the roar Of cannon, and p1,iled
to victory the armies of his country. Mo-
thinks | see him, near the sources Of the
Wabash, preparing for the exigencies Of I'M
eventual morning. Before the twilight
his sleep il broken by sentinel-guns. Bat
tie ages. lie is in the midst Of the con-
fit. The voice we lately heard SO clear
and loud at the Capitol, IL sounding above
the noise of battle In its tones Of high COM
mand. Yes, | see him, with his eotintry's
sword in his hand, and the fire Of battle i'll
bis eye, charging upon The savage foe with
the enthusiasm Of victory. But bark -
The din Of war IL husl1ed i--And see The
conqaerer sleeps in the grave with the pro-
phet
Such 10 tho glory Of nun, of whatever
kind leeting as the shadows OF bis body,
or The dust Of his grave. "Man giveth up
the ghost, and where is ho'' "All flesh is
grass and all the glory Of man as the
flower Of grass; the grass witleretil, the
flower thereof falleth away. But tho word
Of the Lord endareth forever
The text from which Mr.. Bulfnch spoke
will be found
John XII, %, 26--I am the resurrection
and the lie he that b~elleveth III me, though
he were dead yet shall he live and whoso-
ever liveth and boileveth in me shall never
die.
The doctrines inenlcated in the following
paragraphs are not more sound, nor is the in
s%truction more wholesome, in a religious than
in q political point of view. For chastity
Of style, purity Of language and warmth
of thought, the extract might be held up az d
model Of Pulpit E'loquehce,
Another admonition which we receive
from what has recently taken place, il Of
the supreme control exercised by the AL
n,ipttiy OF the destinies Of men-alike Of
individuals and of nations. Often are we
reminded by the sudden occurrence Of the
event Of death, that the designs Of indivi-
duals are liable at any moment 10 be fr,1s.
trated by a higher power but, In tho pre-
sent instance. we perceive that the same
uncertainty attends the destiny OF nations,
where thousands and lens Oh thousands
have united to honor one Of their brethren,
to sustain his policy, to bear him forward
az their chosen lealer-wilere IL mighty
people, through its constituted organs, hus
solemnly recognized in him its chlef-what
is all this-the ardent wishes of strong and
numerous partisans--thc majestic will CT
an united p~colle-what is it all before the
d,%pensation OF the overriding Providence
-before the hand Of God! Ii was said in
ancient times, and proved in many an I'M
~prcssiye instance, that " the Most High rl-
leth in the kingdom Of men, and glyeth it
10 whoinsoever he will nor is il less true
with us, wisely as our plan Of government
has been arrunged---guurdedi II il has bottt
to secure TO the people themselves the at
tainment of their desires. In vain do they
deliberate, if Almighty wisdom determine
otherwise. Except tho Lord build the
house, they labor in vain who build it; ex-
cept the Lord keep the city, the Waterman
waketh but in vain."
This consideration should impress upon
us, us "a people, a lesson of practical appil-
cation. II should teach us to look less to
individuals and more to the Ruler Of all
TO check That spirit Of personal partHan-
ship, of man-worship which has been gain
ing such ascandency among us Of late
years. Ii becomes the minister OF the Cos
pei tn be CAUTIOUS in his illusions to sub
lects so remote from the scene Of his pro-
f%essional ~employments, and Of so exciting
a nature, as popular elections. But the
wise and good among those who supported
the late lanentcd President wheE a candi-
date for the high otiic" ho attained, will, |
think, generally agree with me, that The
enthusiasm which bore him onward in tri-
umph, was, with thousands, more for the
man than for his prlnciplcs-that it was
manifested and encouraged IN modes
scarcely consistent with the dignity Of n
mighty nation. The evils 10 winch | refr
have been seen and felt to be such by
many who yet admitted them to be neces-
sary. Such things, it may be, annot en-
tircly be prevented and it is better, pro-
basly, that a free people should be too ex-
citablo in the exercise of the great elective
franchise, than too Indifferent. Yet it
may not be in vain to use the solemn oc-
casion of our recent affection, in order to
call to mind the fact, that the interests OF
our country are not in theory, and should
not be in practice, linked to the trIunphal
car of an individual ruler. He to whom
these honors were offered, was himself dis
tinct in his ayowal, that he received them
not as due to himself personally ; and long
may the American people remember the
language of that concluding portion of his
Inaugural address, in which he warned his
co,ntrymen against the evils of p%artlzan-
; ship, when based on nothing better than q
} preference for individual candidates.
; Another solemn lesson which the decease
of The President imparts, is Of the exclusive
f reality and Importance of religion and viz
, tue. A few months since, and how vehe-
! mently was the question dicussed, OF the
, candidates abilities as a statesman and as
a soldier "a few weeks since, and how
were the minds of the people dazzled at
the thought of the power with which they
had invested him, and more than thGt
power, the overwhelming popularity, which
], brought so many thousands hither to wit
ness and to adorn the spectacle Of his in
duction into office. Now, what remains
of these things? On what thoughts do a
5 mourning people love to dwell? On that
p%aceantrv, so soon to be succeeded
by the more impressive pageantry of his
, interment! On that power, which so soon
t Welded to the stern conqueror of Alton
those talents as a commander, which had