Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-29
DEATH OF PRESIDENT HARRISON.


Philadelphia, by the Rev. Thomas Branerd.
/. IL sho,oeth that God is chastistng as as a
nation. While the earth has poured out i,s trea.
sures, and commerce ION the wings Of the wind
has floated unchecked by national wars, we have
been crushed by pecuniary evils. majority
Of this nation sought a remedy in the election OF
a new Chief Magistrate, and were congroluIatlng
themselves on the expected return Of comneI.
cial prosperity, Wien an unseen, Almighty hand,
moved from behind the vale Of eternity, strikes
TO the grave the cherished instrument OF thier
hopes. II is said most truly, that troubles, per.
sona or national, seldom come single, and FOR
tbs reason, that when the most High rises 10
give chaslisement, he repeats the blow until the
end is secured. Our country groans under pc
cuniary disress-our Chief Magistrate sleeps in
death--our wisest statesmen OF all parties are
perpIex - inele 10 "rumor Of war on our
border.
tiod has declared that the 'nation or kingdom
which will not serve him shall perish" He has
risen in anger-lhc dark cloud is over us-lhe
lightning begins to CLEAN on our vision. Let US
rs a nation, cease from our avarice, our ambition,
our Sabbath breaking, our profanity, our inicnl.
perance, our practical atheism, and 'hunhle our.
selves uadcr the mighty hand Of God, il persd.
venture he will turn from his anger and we per.
ISL moi"
g The death Of orr Chief Magistrate re
Dukes our idolhry Of Wealth and our confidence
in man. The Bible says "cursed is man that
trusteth in man." We are exhorted to "cease
from man whose breath is in his nostrIs"
Al! oar political discussions assume positions
which | regard as false. 1t is assumed that in
legislation, wealth is The chief good to be pro.
,,l IF
national prosperity. No matter if our public
men are prof gate, they are to be elevated if they
can egislae for our pecuniary interests. No
IN after il the stage, the rail.rar and the steam.
boat, introduce Sabbath breaking, and Sabbath
dissipation, to corrupt the youth OF our peaceful!
villages, they must violate the Sabbath il money
can be made at it.
Our political discussions all seem to assume
that The virtues Of industry, economy, modera.
ton, temperance, and the fear of God in individ.
uals are Of little consequence. They assume
that the country is TO be saved by political agita.
ton, by the elevation or depression Of this or
that party. Now as the personal virtues oil this
great people, which are TO secure God 5 Iavor,
and bless families with peace aud prosperity, are
overlooked by our politicians, and TO great ex.
tent by the press it is no wonder we are met with
ing our land by the ins,rrnrntaly OF any one
man or by any political maxims, aud carry sound
moral and religious principles Of conduct down
to the business and bosoms Of men. and pure
government will be the irresistible effect OF
reformed public sentiment.
1t required more than million Of votes and
vas; sacrifice Of time and money, 10 elect our
late Chief Magistrate His party set him proud
" IN tba al .buir Tho
Of his country. Where is he now! Let the wall
Of millions tell! Go and look upon that pale
cheek pasied hand-lhat intellect extin.
uished-that influence annihiIated-"A wind
lds passed over him and he is gone, and the place
that has known him shall know him no more"
Have we impiousIy dared to commit the vast
interests Of this country 10 a human agent? Who
is a rock save our God?
3. The death Of our Chief Magistrate re.
Dukes The bitterness Of purity spirit This spirit
has been called 1.-THE madness OF the mlny FOR
The benefit Of the few and it is sad 10 sec our
whole country i maucl by its presence The
IaborS OF industry intrfrupled-the social allini.
lies Of family and reighborho0d broken up
measures Tor The public good ar Observation-Disclosures
traduced hearts !acerated by caiunny or burn
lug for rcvenge-must this stat e Of things be per
pe'uaed! Is it ri GIT Tor politicians constantly
10 teach one half Of this nation that the other
half are traitors 10 their country! II this spllt
Is ever 10 be checked-when? In Eastern ma
tons covenant Of peace between enemies was
made over victim slain on the altar OF God.
May il not be true that God himself in a late
event has provided the llustrious victim over
whose llcesS body political animosities might
soften, and hand grasp hand, aud heart meet
heart, in ahors and prayers for this beloved land!
4. The death of our Chisf Nag iStrGie should
admoniSb as 10 prepare for death. Death,
whether it enters bowel or palace, has IL CON.
mon lesson. Whenever or TO whonsoever it
comes, it says "Be ye also ready But oIdina.
ry deaths instruct only little circle OF relatives
aud friends.
This nation, f4cinated by the world. sunk in
spiritual stupidity, lorgetfuI Of responsibility TO
God, needed a solemn universal lesson on the
va lIy Of all sublunary things. There was but
one man SO elevated that his Iait would wake the
universal mind o! this people to think and their
hearts to feel. That mao was selected as a Sd
criice Man regards earthly good with supreme
affection, but God, estimating the value Of the
soul, egislates, by his Providence, over our lin.
tied views aud low attachments for our immortal
interests. In this view the death OF our P,cs-
dent may occasion the richest moral results
His death has rolled a Tide of feeling from the
whte.crested waves OF the Atlanlic TO the most
distant hamIets of the far west, The Indian will
pause in the deep wilderness when it is bealhed
thpre that Harrison is no more. Politicians, the
high and the law, are made to feel that however
elevated as gods, they mast die like men, aud br
ind ed as Others. A field marshal Of NnpOeQn's
norldlly wounded on The banks OF the Danube,
raftsnd In die lie irsiSta1 that Sn,p4nuS ShauId