New-York tribune., 1841-05-17
ETLOGY on GEN. HARRISON,
Hsy REV. T.. u. KIRK.

H,V REV. T.. n. KIRK.
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A Nation Is mourning bcrcaycacnt-a Nation IL mourn
ing its sins in oxly rrcation before the offended Deity
The active stir of business usPcndc-thc voice OF mrit Is
ished-tlc face beauty is pnlcthe steps Of many has
ten to the house Of pycr-te honorable and the base are
,brcd in the Tc0pe of God. Ten thousand voices are
rased to the glory on high, Spare Lord thy people
and give no: thy heritage to reproach HE Lord mas
taken away our stay and strength He has re9oed the
stay in which trusted, and has cast the Nation on M
naked ann We had Just been delivered from pressing dill
cul,ieshc JOY and gladncss began TO ae heard IN
our land when suddenly the sound oi mourning and iancn
ta,on arose from the Northern Lakes to the Southern Gulf
from tho Aan::, to the Rocky Mountains. l: is in the
presence of Death
The maa of the Peoples choice had been placed ~ tue
President chair The whole Nation rcioiced Bu; scarccl
had the almost delairou graduation Of the peop!s ceased
the sun had scarcely raised his cheerful disc above our ior
zon-when the scene was changed by invisible and al
mighty hand The people tremb!cd. They supPiicned-
But tc decree had gone forth Words came from that silent
chamber which changed the JOY INTO mourning and
Iancn,ation; and ere long Death -npeted The tragedy
We mus, pause to hear the voice Of the rod and him that
hath onpoinrcd H. Death a, all Formidable man.
m mr. nlut;er of Time and an inhcror OF this lovely planet
full of Gods bouu,ics. We ollh part from familiar
scenes We are hy instinct of ie When we see
INV ono ever in ewv life die, appalled, by le
sigh, of s,cc,rc But when Death strikes high mark
when treads uzrccnting uPoa the highest and breaks
through the Hfegual the throne. terror Is enhanced
Death has conquered unvanq"Shca defender II has
dn,med the eve that watched only Tor his country welfare
i, has closed the that open To our complaints
and ever ready 10 hear OF the oi the Pcoplc-t has
chilled the heart throbscd with parental love for
the peonlc that called HIM Father Il a closcd that hand
60 bonc,y-so honoraby pledged defend the Constitution
and TO execute the laws rs said at the death OF tie
srea, Naccabeus SO nov it ,aay be >od At he first IL
iings of tins dreadful OF tears flowed from the
ewes of all the nhabtants They for time struck
dumb. They said How Is the mighty al!e"'-he who
saved the people of Israel
A,ncriea-o,hcistica america as she mas been called
America, who has no National chursli-uo National creed
no National clcrgy-lmcrira the dust before God
T. ou, friend, and t. oar Europe who ask Where l.
your Religion without an Establishment reply. Behold it
IN the heart; OF our People with YOU may be wise State
policy 10 appoin, and observe fast; bat with
doubt ii genuine expression public >ent-'cnt Here
nc royl patronage to People, j. free fast
to which we ar invited by who wishc~ Us 10 5ow be-
fore the chas,iscinen cou'mog Frher And we have
obcved because We that Sod ha. afflicted account;
ef our sins.
And what more appropriate such an occaos 'aa Pei-
,cn,al ssngs The songs Isaiah and Jeremiah. and th
HYMN, sung in the holy temple Whe,heg taea be con-
sidereI expressive OF grief Of humiliation before
God this sacred music desirable auxiliary 10 oar
purrosv.
In the expressive language the prorhe' have cau-
to fear the rod and Han that hath apoatci tins day both
in reference the past and the future The rod uPeR
US and It speaks OF aad another voice tells OF the