The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-14

psoclaiming the unerrinp and undsputed truth-THAr
THE BAND OF Con HERE. And, then, instead OF
the living form Of the venerable Chief himsof riding
70 the temple of liberty, which crowns yon beautiful
hill TO be invested with the highest Office and the most
exalted honoIs Earth has 10 bestow his hfeiess
remains borne To their last long repose to add another
trophy To the trnmphs OF Death and another Po!'on
to the spoiIs ofthe Grave To quote the paihetc nnes
Of the classic Campbell descriptive OF the iunei.' =
the Princess Charlotte Of England, with signa yer
bal alteration Of !" Daughter Of England iof
red Patriot -
Sad was the pomp we ON that day beheld,
As with the mourner's heart the anthem SWEETEST
The rich pluned canopy-the gorgeou, Pa"
The sacred march and sable-sesied wan,
These were not rites OF intrPresssre s"oN'
But halIowed the types Of real Voc
Reyered Patriot for NATIos's signs :,
a N.r,os's heart went with thine obsequies 7
aAnd oh NAV this nation have occasion TO confess,
thai Il was GOOD for her to be afflicted, and by national
repentance avert impending Judgments and secure me
favor Of thai God whose throne Is established In
righteousness foreserl
q 81 us not deny that this rebuke is deserved and
that we ought TO humble ourselves and reform. Why,
the political papers calling for reformation One
speaks thus The whole age is rotten and corrupt
with crime. Virtue is discarded; honor bereft Of
charms; character play; morality farce, and pow
erty a crime. Another says: III Is time for the press
to declare in favor Of honesty, morals and truth
Still another in another principal city, says II the
press had every where and all occasions done It's
duty, there would have been comparatively sPeaking
but small proportion Of crime existing in Responsible
places
But what the crimes that call for humiliation
We but the catalogue. Financial
swindIing Bank robbery, mean by tins, robbery
committed by banks, as well on banks. To rob a
bank is sufficiently wicked-lhough, in these day $
common-but 10 rob the humble mechanic, the help
less widows the frendless orphans this indeed 10 the
blackness Of guilt Then the extrayagant specula-
tons-the immense loans-the reckless Investments
the perilous adventures Of entrusted propcrty-suc
ceeded by the crash Of mislortunes ALL all show that
the times are sadly out Of joint" The land too.
mourneth by reason Of swearing: Gods holy Sab
bath IL profaned with increasing audacity and reck
lessness Suicides have become appallingly frequent
and are pified rather than censured aud condemned
Murder is continually brandishing his red right arm
and his victims bleed almost unavenged The law
made well for the protection Of the peaceful and the
innocent for the punishment the guilty. Is assa
ed distorted, evaded and its noble dignity dishonored
in the Temple Of Justice ITSELF the bubbles Of inge
Nous advocates the morbid sympathies of tmid u
ries.
Party spirit rears its hideous head and often regns
To the exclusion of the nobers the gentler and the
softer affections. Oh that better day might come
Oh that brighter period might dawn My coun-
try May the God Of fathers be thy protector -
And the virtue Of thy be thy shield thro all
ceding ages; may the Church OF God pray in the sp
r Of the purest patriotism for union justice integrity
and vital piey that they may be the stability Of
times and the glory Of land to the latest posterty