Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-11-23
Death iR the White House.
FROM THE CITIZEN SOLDIER.

| AiSdu saitIy WIFI q SOieinn i00tStep, whisper
your words IN low voice, and let your breath
be hushed; for he air Of The chamber is heavy
with death. and the faces OF all you see are
stamped with grief, and the suppressed sch o
the women, and the deep deah-grcan Of the
strong man in mortal agony, mngle their notes
OF woe, breaking ON yonr ear like voices from
The grave, and all around is sill and sad and
ieaFui--Ior the Hero is dying. .---IIis keen eye
which month ago, met the gaze uf Millions
halIlng him. in all the pomp of civic triumph
their Leader aud their Ruler, is now glazing
with the chill Of death, and his soul Is passing
from the Visible TO The Awful Unseen
He is dying The ligh, Of the breaking day
falls dImly through the half closed shutters.
The lamp barns with a sicky glare. and in the
mingled lIghl appear the faces Of The watchers
by The bedside Of the dying, faces wan aud
ghasily wiki prolonged anxiety and anguish
He is dying !---hlS face turned towards he
heavens, is pa.Hd and wan, The cheeks are ho-
lowed, the eyes sunGea and the brew damp
with the 6ews Of death, with the masses Of
grey hair falling back from lis outline stands
out so boldly III the light, speaking much OF tie
might Of the Hero's mind, while the whitening
a. -
length Of ne face, The heay!ng chest ana The
throat slraining with the death-raltle, all an
nounce the passage SC The grave, and herald lhe
approach oi The Skeleton God.
And around him gathered The friends OF his
path. aGd The shaTers of his lrlumph-;here
vas WEBSTER with his towering brow and
eagle eve, there was CRITTENDEH and EWING
anu GRANGER, men Of mind from ell parts Of
this wide union, and iLeTe with face stamped
with genius, and marked with high honesty
of purpose, was GEORGE /. BADGER, he pride
of Nurh Carolina. aud ali here gathered round
ihe bedside, TO see The mighty man fight his
last barie, and after having baulsd Death al
hundred lines IN the field, after having
ballcd with enemies more bitter than death.
with slaneer, and llisehood, with iow caIumni-
aiion the Hero was al last Welding 10 lie final
yicioT Oi all, whose lhrone Is on the skulls OF
nations and whose sway Is over the realms Of
Time
He was diving month ago his footsteps
had topped lhe highest rock in the steep path
way oi human ambition month ago, aud bis
name had sone forth 10 all the world. the
Ruler oi The Great Land Of New World Free
dom; month ago and he had stood on the
Capitol, and his gaze bad been met By The gaze
OF millions. and the earthquake shoul Of free
people had sounded on his ear and filed me
clear heavens above, and no1c--lhe sho5l space
OF single moon had waned-the insignia Of
Power had scarce warmed III his gras9--'he
Presidential Banquet had scarce grown COLI
The last shout Of the people was We; sounding
i,i' ear ana "e was su'h'"o"cd 'y a h'gh'er
man me KINGS "f 'Hs people, 70 'As throne 0i
ihe E'eFhai 600
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