The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-05-28
NATIONAL OMENS.

II VIC were a century old, we should delight in
recounting the various marvellous incidents that
have marked the accession of the Webster dynasty
to the purple of the Republic; or il we had the pen
of good old Cotton Maihcr, of Magnalia memory,
we should spend our busy hours in proclaiming the
rich displays of n wander-working Providence, 10
the people of America, in two volumes octave.
From the day that the inflated ball, consecrated
in the Baltimore Convention, and uunded before
the Philadelphia delegation, collapsed in front of
Independence Hall, to the catastrophe that occur
red to Mr. Wcbster's corduroys at Patchogue, moth
ing particular occurred to make us believe that the
gods watched over Troy. But when the pipclay-
ers had performed their perfect work, series OF
omens, as marvellous as any that ever marked n
mysterious age, passed in rapid succession, and
filled the nation with wonder,
The General, on his morning ride after his cleo
ton, suddenly found the earth sinking beneath him,
and only saved his life by leaping according to
whis journals) eighteen feet from his melted char
ger. Shortly afterwards, the great chandelier in
the Hall of the House of Representatives came
laundering down, and filled the forum with oil and
sparkling atoms. The American flag then hoated
away from its halliards on the top Of the Capito,
towards the Congressional burying ground. Then
Liberty lost her right arm in front Of the Capitol
the stirrup fell from the saddle in the front of the
log cabin and the eagle over the chair of the Sem
ate, dropped its scroll, with the inscription " rom
many one." So much for the premorilory symp-
toms
The General left Cincinnati during the shock of
an earthquake. A child that bore his name died
as he passed through Chambersburgh. The
banks suspended as he entered Baltimore, and
terrible snow storm ushered him into Washing
ton. His portrait, by FranQuinet, which had been
hastily placed beside The other Presidents, fell from
its nail in the Library of Congress, and its rich and
heavy gliding was dashed in pieces by the fall
The line that held the flags upon which were traced
the names of the Harrison States, sackened from
Clagett's chimney, and left its swallow tailed bur-
den TO be druhbed in the mud and snow.
The day Of Inauguration davncd in gloom
The vast company looked blue and cheeress; and
when the ceremony was over, a few threw up their
caps and family cried, "God save King Richard. :"
The levee was rush of cormorants; three pick
pockets were grabbed in the East Room in the very
act, and bundled of to jail The day of reception,
succeeding the Inauguration, was marked by bit
ter storm. The Cabinet quarreed early about
prescription and the General left it in Indignation,
The steamer President started for England with
the news of the Inauguration, and has not been
heard of since. A severe illness now seized the
unfortunate old man. He sank to his unquiet
slumbers with olicc-seekers laundering at the door
Of his chamber, and with his latch-strng pulled in.
On Saturday morning, Is hours before his death,
his tongue, that had been crisped, became moist
and plant, and the physician that had been called
IN The Gay Previous informed MN 'ha' ne was pet,
Ter lou must cure me pretty sooh' Doc!or'
said the old man with smile, cor we shall break
up IN row. An hour, ana chahge came over
inc spirit OF ms dream-hemo,y wandered IN the
hour OF death, and he closed his eyes, am win
tears, lalntly murmnrlng as ne cIniched' win his
bony fingers, the blanket. AZ thls time ne was
heard TO say, Madam, rest assured mat Your
husband shall not be removed. cannot VIII
not do IT, THINK you That me oath taken ny MN
at Dayton, IN the presence OF Inc assembled 'hou-
sands 80 heIP me God, VIII not ProscrIDe men
Tor OPINION sake rung not IN his leadcn ear :
Think you That me shrek oil the prescribed ONCE
holders wlie, ana the cha'lering OF Inc young
mothers teeth, us she passed INTO 't' fung not
IN his solitary cham'or Ioi'''cah' draw near the
mighty : oea'h Deo, ana 'eath lesson OF mummy
cormorant, approach your victim and see the agony
caused by your unhnlIowed influence. line hailow
hearted Cabinet gathered about his pillow, Web
ster, the dark browed and sunkcn-ey ed-Granger,
the cold-hearteG and Observation-Disclosures the
self-saslied and complacent--Bell, the newly-con-
verted, and therefore the more magnanmons-an
Ewing, the crafty and cruel, were there The doc
tor bent his ear to the patient-he was dead. a
fair hand drew the sheet over the old mans head,
and band of strong men, without tear upon the
cheek, Withdrew and lett the 'naninate clay Alone
He was buried in all the pomp OF earthly glory
the minute gun spoke IN sorrow 10 inc minute gun
the muled drum beat low--and the bell on the
Avenue nearest the Presidents House, tolied MS
knell and broke.
Scarcely was the old man in his narrow chamber
before his house at North Bend was wrapped IN
hames-his furniture lay piled upon tho midnight
hill side, and his sick widow looked on and wept.
His Prime Minister now followed his venerable
father-in-aw to the grave but not until the CHM
neys OF the lie Roy mansion had been blown down