Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-01-02

igals :,es -MessrS. Stahly, uehry, toihhnce,
CAFES Earle.
ET5cEn
res DEATH OF SENATOR GRUMPY.
'at The Nashville Union CO mes TO us IN the
.| h,h,oments of mourning for the great loss
o,r country has sustained, by the death OF
,be unwaverng patriot and Ptfound states
'a man. the Hon. Felix Grundy. He died
" |, his residence in Nashville, on the 10Th
h., Of a severe bdt short illness, leaving
5& LARGE circle Of relations and friends to
S ER mourn over void in their affections, which
can ne'er be filled.
In the death of this truly great man, our
800 Constitution has lost one Of its abIest de-
S lenders, and RepubHcansm one OF lis fir
NEST pillows. When such men dir,let the
nation mourn. The following extract is
~, from the Union of the 22d uI.
n "Julge Grundy was one Of the most
eloquent men Of the age. His manner as
Iona jebater was corteous, always bearing
usl himself towards his opponents more accor-
Han ding to his own honor than their deserts
His sylo was elegant, combining a gem
Ro erous flow Of sentiment with nervous ard
Sn powerful, yet calm and dgnifed express
Tor ion. TrIIy has il been remarked by
writer in the Uniled States Magazine that
,,,, h4 countennnce although marked by
Y, mild and bland expression, was full Of in
,so, diligence. His conversation was char
EcerizGd by easy h1mor, and his manners
n we're simple and unaffected. Though not
;s, ofa disposition to permit diferenee in POI
nical sentiments to affect his private in
ercouFse, he was remarkable Tor his own
!, r consistency aud fsmness in adhering ta
ri, those principles which he adopted 10 the
outset Of public life Commencing as a
Mas Republican of the old schsol he 50 con-
ri nuel without deviation and no circum-
g & stlnCes, however trying, ever induced him
to waver from his early faith. Asa Sena-
i tor he always felt that pride of place, jus.
RI, UAlble in one who had so entirely achieved
an, prominent position by his own exertions,
fE and although in wit and sarcasm he had no
ho superior, yet he has never been known to
inluge in remarks unsuited to the high
,h theatre in which be acted SO conspicuous
part Never did he degrade the elevated
les body of which he was a member by Ian
au ganse that could not fail to lower ii in pub
mJl lie estimation. lie eloquen,ly and con.
cIusIveIy vindcaod, on more than one
lnG 'c2a'on, the majority Of which he was q
On part, from the imputation Of disregard
dlg for lis Independence and honor and he
defended the Senate itself from the charge
w, mat II could ever be lost to the manly
Tai assertion Of its own rights. II was during
Bal one Of these debates that he concluded q
very able speech, of which unfortunately
lim there y no report, by the following Ian
Fn glaSe Illustrative Of those opiuions. elf"
Va sad he, A" the time shall come when the
GODDESS Of Liberty can fad no resting
Med pace IN the Executive mansion when
NV ae spirit of faction shall expel her from
lan ne other end Of the Cdpiol yet she will
sui lInger about this chamber unwilling
;S. be gone and if at last she shall be COM
an Peed to take her final flight, the parting
dgd impress Of her feet will be found upon that
Md dome which oveTshadows the American
mol Senate"
1t IS not upon the public career Of
-Ap S'so "fundy-b brilliant, bold, consistent,
lH' anu exemplary, though it has been that
jog "einoS' love 10 dwell. To know him was
.oenloy the circle at his own Preside. To
Me- sGl0y the Inequalities Of his home was to
o c cs,i the intelligence ofhis eye, the fine
w ,eel'1gs OF his heart, the chastity Of his
p bU and the high-toned benevolence Of
hs Ss caGaracter.-With private character
An s aH'Ou OF spot or blemish, he was gener-
HS' S;s beloved His neignbors who knew
' III" most Intimately, bear his eulogy upon
~ o Is" hearts, impressed with the unwritten
ln , lhua'ac'ers Of gratitude more enduring
", W. ba au any language that we canchoose. II
~ wa' I%s not born to an inheritance which
~ nns MIMI can never purchase, nor any Of the
howard o.O incidents Of life impair. lie was
I L..u 70 the careful waichfulness, the sleep.
81 ,ISs SslS, and unerring guidance of a
>, bo ~us ana devoted mother, who, like the
OC' O O0a'er Of Washington, was one 81 the re-
-. n nO%a class of virgluia mairons and
~ s"Ser whose constant and anxious care
~ aS So'c'tude his youthful mind was deeply
lo vaS lndellblp mbucd with the carolina
'''ues oil sound moralitv and tho Christian