The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-04-27

The prodigies referred TO in the article quoted below
actually occurred as stated but Of them pre-
cisely at the moment given by the writer The scroll
containing the motto OF the Unon fell from the talons
Of the Eagle while Mr.. WEBSTER during the last SEES
sion OF Congress- making his Last set speech in ia
fan increase Of the tariff. The arm Of the God
dess OF Liberty holding the Constitution broken
| oil in the midst of the hard cider campaign.
| The writer might have added another to his list of
omens. The odSsnt Of The nsp PREsIDENr 10 power
ieas precisely simultaneous toi the shocking exposure
OF the speeaatons, corruptions and ruin, Of the Bank
Of The United STATES made on the report of The com
minee of stockholders. Gen. HARRIsoN died at mid
night of the fourth Of Aprii-Mr. TYLER accession
dates with the gfh--lhe Banks Charne House was
opened up on the mn TO the meeting of stockholders
| in Philadelphia.
From the Wheeling Argus.
The announcement of the death of the President Of
the nIted States will produce pause the current
| thoughts OF the most needless amongst He who
watches the sparrow when Ias prescrbes the action
and the term of mans existence, however obscure OF
exalted, however humble or prominent and when an
individual sustaining the relations which this promi-
| nent man did, is suddenly snatched from his honors
his position, and his relations of life and Office the
mind will muse upon his fate, and every one for HIM
General Harrsons life crowded strange and
startling circumstances, which each will consider, ac-
cording to the peculiar frame of mind in which he may
be- warnings of mercy limitations of justice not to
the departed but to the living.
While riding from his farm into Cincinnati, his
horse was precpitaed through deep hole, and he him
self with difficulty escaped destruction On leaving
Cincinnati the papers announced the trembling of an
earthquake, and the explosion of the banking system
mingled with the parade of his reception at Baltimore
and driving snow-storm accompanied him to the
place Washington city, where all his honors were TO
| be consummated.
On the day of his arrival at Washington the nation
al motto fell from the alons of the Eagle of Liberty in
the Senate chamber. The motto is, g f. piuribus
unum, one Government out of many, the pledge Of
our mon; and at the same time the hand of the God
dess OF Liberty in front of the Capitol bearing in
me Constitution Of the United States, broke off and
fell.
His friends at Washington had stretched a cord
across the avenue, bearing the flags the States which
had voted the Wing ticket which broke about the CEN
tire and fell North and South and were eyed in the
mre. And one month from the day Of the Inaupuaa-
ton the seal of death is placed upon his form in the
Presidential mansion.
We must think there is something in these things
Divinity speaks with most miraculous power and vindi
Gates his Truth. The people of the United States have
passed through period of phrenzy in which all social
relations were violated moral duties forgotten and re-
ligous forms almost abandoned. All look back upon
the period with astonishment, and many with awe,
| see the gulf of civil commoton which we have esca
ped. Every passion of the heart aroused every
prejudice excited and wild shout and hurrah
was heard through out the land there was strange
union OF supposed interests and still stranger comb
nation OF parties these are now all dissolved
We are quite grafed to see our enemies driven to
such small and absurd apologies for arguments as these
above quoted. There is, however something to ex-
cite feelings other than those Of rdicue 10 this men
ton ofthe fact of Gen. Harrisons almost miraculous
preservation on the occasion of the falling in Of the
tunnel of the canal on his farm when he was passing
on horseback over it. Truly, Divinity speaks with
most miraculous power and vindcates his truth" 1t
| +
IS not, however, in the silly prodges" and Of
the falling of scroll the breaking of a cord or the
happening of usual winter storm that ipe hear or see
the speakings of Divinity but we do acknowledge
them in the provdential changing of the hearts and
minds of this great People that they might come up
to the rescue of the Laws and Constitution and at
the same time do justice to the sandcred and calum-
mated character Of venerable patriot and good man.
Providence has always watched over this country
from the landing of the Pilgrim fathers through the
troubles Of the Revolution EDWARDS to this day, and
though we have been sorey chastcncd of late years
we trust that it will result in good
We see His hand in this, that the good Harrison $
life and health were preserved through all the pitless
peltings of abuse and calumny showercd upon him by
every vile Jacobln press in the land That after his
triumphant election, the nterpostion above referred
to took place, and he preserved until he al selected
Cabinet Of Counsellors who are, with our present
able and patriotic Chief Magistrate tower of strength
and wall of protection to the land and until he had
published to the world a declaration of principles
which gives the lie to his sandcrers and secures
renee and admiration for his goodness, which will last
forever long, long after his bcers are forgotten and
shall have become part of the soil of that earth to
which in life they were pollution and disgrace.
We in the turn or that ,ooI N,
thoughts, some time before his end and in his early
and peaceful death, before the tremendous cares and
abors attendant foil discharge Of his duties to this
disordercd and almost ruined country, had begun 10
weigh too heavily upon him. the mercy of benignan,
Providence.
We see it, too, in the giving to the county man
honest and capable to will and to act for the good
of the whole Nation, his respected in the
Presidential office.
But the Globes "prodgies"--even tina, in regard
to the investigation Of the United States Bank" oil
Pennsylvania, (Which was chartered by such Bank
hating, money-despisng, ineorruptibie State Leglsa-
ture and all the other omens not half express
sive as one which rccoect witnessing here the
fourth of March, 1887. The gallant old frigae Con-
suton, which, in by gone years, had gained so much
glory to the country and Numbered terror into the
hearts Of its enemies, and oft had braved both
the battle and the brcezeihis old ship had returned
home to Boston harhor from cruzc, and her dceayed
timbers and planks having been torn away 10 be
placed by others ingenious mechanics construct
cd from the pieces beautiful little carriage which was
presented 10 Gen. Jackson.
The "omen" was this. On the fourth of March
1887, the then President and MIR Van Buren, rode up
to the Inauguration Of the latter in this vehicle lite