The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-05-04

ternoon for the sole purpose of attending ,bs y
lin Cincinnati, Of which the Rev j. ~ ~ Uau'
Rector, twice or thrice day. He also Gos"N
attended stately weekly lecture f'''s
From the day Of his inauguration. i, UNA.
variable practice TO rise with the dawn OF d0v
after reading the scripture, TO take walk IA,
else; and seldom did he breakfast or dine n.y., &
some old friend or acquaintance partakino 80
hospitality. In this manner his whole ,im.
occupied. Occasionally, if FOR momen, ,l;.s
ed from his official duties, and the press Of ,'%
he would steal away from his family. ma
some Of his old acquaintance, with all tha, o..~
ty and generous good feeling so characte,isi.
tho warm hearted soldier and devoted friend
HIS DEATH.
With this brief notice ofpast events, wa =.
10 the closing scene OF the melancholy drom,
Thursday, The 25th of March, in short in,o.,
with him, he complained OF being quite uOv%
and this ndisposition continued to increase 0',
the exposure OF his person in tho morning wall ,
Saturday brought on severe chill and fever w,;a
the best medical skill could not arrest. M hum
power could stay the ravages of this disease w.
community generally, in this city, without disi,
ton ofparty, manifested much anxiety far bis
covery, and in great numbers daily and holrlv >,
/ led at his residence with anxious inquiries reu.,
ling him. Its violent and exciting chan,,,
seemed, in the opinion of his physicians ia e,
bid The usual religious service in his sick non
lest they might produce an unfavorable efIec,
On Saturday evening, the Sd instant ,abou, oew,
Ion approaching his sick-bed, his strength appeua
to be rapidly failing, and lille or no hope coun
be entertained ofhis recovery, n few of his friend,
united with me at his bedside in the ''commcnl,
tory prayer for sick person at The point of dem,
ture to another world set forth in the service orM
church, to which he appeared to listen with sIou,
attention and appreciation. Al 80 minutes bo,o,.
| 1 o'clock bv the watch held in nv hand on III.
morning of the 4,h of April, he gently brentb.a Ii,
departing spirit into the hands of his God ana O.
viour. and sunk 10 rest without the movouon, II.
muscle of his countsnance. n struorle q, ,,,
Thus. after ono short month = elevation to ,na ~
| es, s,a,,n aud bonors which .or,h ,,, h..,-S
has passed awav from all ,l,e ,,o,h,os CO..
trials Of morality t.s, "a ,a,;o
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! The next day, after being placed in his ccGn
the public were permitted final. farewell look d
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."' o'oi AZ ave" u ms efedt nePu'e' u'
| president OF nearly twenty millions of people NJ
| is said that not less Than ton thousand Maid ,h9
! ,,. ,ss,,;. ,;,.,
! ~, !, ne 'ee"'"'"s
| Inc sadness and gloom so obviously marked al
all countcnances now spoke the silent Language q
grief The victim of death-..he eminent rers
sno ,,ho so rooo,,.,,, o,,.I' j. le.--,i., ii
e ooeuPiou -. n's p'"ee
g't oi ms country, Whispers IN me voice OF s0R1l
stiffness that the Great Destroyer has come amu|
us; That the mighty conquerer ofman in every u,
for nearly six thousand wears, has winged his agN
b;,bnr ma G,l,.d J., 10 ,,r,h 49, ~ haa ro,,
,....a ,D't - - :, - "a'
o'st'nSu'sheu IN arms, IN Tue connci's Of his cou'
try, and all the excellencies OF private lie.
How exalted the mark! How distinguished IN,
ohisc,, ,,v e,,aI ,be h,o,,, ,,,,a .r,, was spel
hv ~ &c ~, ,,;no,oo ~, ,;o,;,, G,,. h.
| lies beneath the cold car,b - ,,;.. M m,ro until
The voice or The Arcbansel aud Tim ,,.,r Of God
on the morning Of tho Resurrection. shall call hh
reb,si,g Ans, into snir;,n.iI;c, For s.,be rumOI
sbsI, sound and ,he Land shall bo ra;sed iucOt
,pn,;hte ana ,.osha,,ha .h.,.o,l,, and snmmOD