, 1844-06-08


Hot entirely demolish it, may so shat
ter II that all the medIcated purity in
the universe can't hold it togelhPr.-
Tie CoSSamer threads that are woven
in the web Of mans mortal existence
are 50 fine in texture and 50 feeble
N strength that the slightest breeze O.
r physical affection wlilsonetimes snap
them asunder. aRd leave them Galg-
ling in the duskv scpulche~. Ike SO
many suoeruaturaled cobwc5s n the
.pr-7r @. = a!seT's hovel.
My friends, The uncertainty Of lie
is as certain rs quarter day. ! have
seen newborn mbibc the poison of
death with the very grasp that gave
them existence. have seen child
hood and youth kicked out Oh the
world as though they We're commit
ting dcprcLatienS in It's howerv cr-
den and had no business to o,cupy
even Il Mich in tile broad empire OF
animated nature. ! have seen max
hood fll. from the iOpmost c'iio'am-
5i,ion kcr-SwGSi INTO the depths OF
~Honentitv, and lie forever buried in
the tUrtid wave Of oblivion. can
nov see Old ace knock 4, the door Of
the tomb, ana begging to rest his Wc"-
ryi.alEe within It's sacred walls, where
no earthly jars can disturb its SUM
bars. Yes, MY friends, old time. in
his moving, takes 4 sweep lr0m one
side to the other, and all that comes
wiih'R reach Of his scythe mast fall
to fade and wI,her. Before it, He's
fragrant pu!seS yield up their sweet
ness Ike new ulown clover, and the
incense Is borne 10 the realms OF the
almighty Power which gave Ii. How.
IA weicome the tholgnl that Ike. SO
iu.I OF tue highly concentrated CON.
pound extract OF sweetness. should
ID 50 b.le!!-lhat tie c.fl die OF eyis.
tence should 50 frequently cease 10
bum before the tip end OF tie lalIow
Is fairly consuued'-!hat it shoaII 50
soon, at best, hIC,er IN It's socket and
the melted crease OF mortality run
down upon the cold clay o! tie grave!
My dear friends! on this occasion.
all the lights Of feeling that pertain 70 .
human nature have deserted the do .
ln@Ia OF 10y heart, and have lett no
thing instead ia. = vacum Of su1em-
nifty. A mGR Is dead, he was no,hinl
more tuau Il maH--but II is something
10 he 4 nan IL these degenerate days
Of hypocfacy, cgucCIt and s~eilsaucS5.
Yes, the man when We had lately
chosen from I body Of seventeen mi
lions TO preside owe Us, is now r.
more! lis Immortal spirit has flown
10 JoIn cOm~PaniOnshIp with those OF
his I'VE liustrIouS predecessors, whose
souls, | have reason TO believe. are IN
hcavcE-whosc bodies nave returned
10 duSt-Whose noble virtues are en-
aJ,td with The incense Of memory
and whose names are written hisE
upon the obiisk of fame. 10 be read
ana remembered by the children O. .
.poslerlty. Yes, my friends. he who
but yesterday, as II were, vas crown
cd WitA The CosllIeSt coronet of hon
or, has now gone TO furnish no better
food for the worms OF the valley than .
the beggar vino dies for the want of
crust. Those eyes that so lately .,
surveyed the tlroaginL multitude.
and Witnessed The sincere m~anI'csla-
OF 4 nations respect, are now
fastened together with tie adhesive
glue OF death, to gaze no moT upon
lie worlds busy scene. Those ,
which formerly received the ,
congratulations Of thousands, are +
;rumbI!ng TO ashes II the Wondering .
']epu!cher; and that generous bosom, ,
DsCe warmed with the fires of patriot ,
SIN that blazed upon the hearts living ,
iller, is now as cod and inanimalc -,
IS the marble that covers il. | hear
funeral dIrge in every breeze: the g.
TN, to me is clothed IN sackcloth: the :
,agie percheS upon the cypress, and =
his wings in sorrow: the stars :
hat spangIed on Iiberty's banner are {
larkened with grief: mourners ill the -.
treets; and the wall is heard through '
,ut the land for the loss of me-, who ,
the aIi-wise dispensations OF /
Providence, yielded up the trust con- =
med to him by his fellow country r
nen while the blossoms o.! hope were f
n their fullest bloom. +
Such my friends, is the fraiIty of c
Ife--such the insiLnifcance Of human =
rea,ness-and such the vanity Of all {
expectations. Death shows ?
preference for the humble tilIer OF b
he sell over the king on his throne. n
The high, the low, the rich, the poor, A
H.. l.