The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-04-10
ne NATIONAL BEREAvEMENT.

A dark pail covers this community The ar
row Of death, which always seems to love a
skiYitffs- s1f7sssssE-
and yenerated President! The arm, which not
Iong since welded sword in defence Of the
country. is palsied--the eye, which lately beamed
so brightly and benignantly, is closed-the voice
whose trumpet tones but few weeks ago rever-
berated through the halls Of the Capitol is forever
bpsbed and silent-and the venerable form OF
william Henry Harrison, lately animated and
aroct has beconps but a cold and lifeless cod
The homes of d nation are withered, and high
and confident expectation has given place to
grief and dependency
who shall pleasure the anguish of that af-
Aicted famig, from whose midst an alwise
prov;de.ce has removed the affectionate hus-
hord father, relative, friend, and benefac-
II And although the tears of multitudes
may be mingled with those of the relative, and
the sympathies of anation be excited, yet who
can repair the loss? May God, in his Provi-
dence, sanctfy the dispensation for the everast-
ing good of the family and the nation. There
is great consoadon to be found in the history of
the eventful ghd patriotic life of the deceased, as
there is alsoin the manner of his death. In the
one, as ipthe other, he has manifested the good
ness Of rs heart, the constancy of his patriotism,
and tyE purity of his intentions. Short as has
beeIhis administration, none who have been
fyendly to him will have cause to regret their
Efforts or their devotion.
THE PARTICULARS.
From the moment Gen. Harrison was elected
President to the day of his illness, his heart has
identified with gratitude TO the people, to whom
indeed he has always been afectionately devoted.
In the generosity of that heart he has invariably
opened his doors wide to the reception of his
friends, and his house has been the abode of hos 4
pitality ala Kindness. F4=--has ndnIoed bis
friends, alas, to his own destruction Front
sunrise ID the morning, till nearly midnight inI
the evening, he has necessarily devoted himself
to his fellow-citzens who visited him, with
the exception of the hour each day spent inI
Cabinet council. 1t was his habit after rising
first to peruse his bible and then to take walk
before breakfast. Frequently he would bring
in with him persons he had met in his walk
TO breakfast with him. And afterwards, the
whole day would be spent in receiving com
pany and transacting business. On Thurs
day morning week the porter, who found him
reading the bible and even then complaining
of indispostion, suggested to him the propriety
Of excluding visiters until 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. "No, no"-said the kind hearted Presi-
dent let them come in. Many of them have
come from distant States to see me, and they
wish to get home, and will not refuse them" u
On Saturday morning week, we saw him, and
he was at that time complaining of headache,
and expressing his regret that he found so httleI
time to attend to important business before him,
abiding TO map Of Florida which he desired
TO examine, as he wished to bring the war inI
that territory to close. We believe the last
letter he wrote, was on the subject of that war;