The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-04-12

not to himself only, but to his family,
his fellow men, and the world around
him.
Who can look back to the falsehood,
the fraud, the intemperance, the de-
baucheries, the shows, the mummeries
and the general demoralization in the
whig campaign of 1910, and then turn
his eyes to the events which fol-
lowed, without mentally exclaiming,
it is Gods law lit is Gods wilt is
Gods justice! lfthe judgments upon
the Egyptians for the oppression of the
l,raelites, were more terrible than
those which have overtaken our whig
brethren, they were scarcely less re-
markable. The contest had not ended
when these almost supernatural demon
strations began.
TO welcome the arrival of General
Harrison at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, on an e.
lectioneering tour, before the election,
the flag Of the United States, inscribed
with the word "1ippecanoe," was dis
played upon lofty pole. While the
old man was waiting to address the
assembled multitude, a bolt of Heav-
ems thunder rent the flag and shivered
the pole. Its echoes had hardly died
away, when an express arrived inform
ing the General OF the death of a below
ed son.
Upon the front of the Pcruico of the
Capitol above the pillars which sustain
it, is a statue of Justice formerly hold
ing in her right hand a scroll, labelled
"Constitution.n Prior tn the inaugra-
ton of Genera! Harrison. the right arm
of the statue broke, and with the scroll
of the Constitution, fell to her feet,
,0here IL no1U hes.
Over the char of the President of
the Senate, is Spread Eagle which
held n his beak label inscribed with
the words "E Pluribus Unum." This
label, bearing the motto of our Union,
about the time fell from its position,
and has never been replaced.
About the same time, picture of
President Harrison in an anelegant frame,
had been procured and hung up with
great care in the Congress Library
One evening when al persons had re-
tired except two gentlemen therein
employed, when there was nothing to
produce shake or a jar, it fell from its
position, the frame was dashed in many
pieces, and the picture left standing a.
gainst the wall OF the room.
While President Harrison was on
his way to the city of Washington,
the Bank of the United States, which
for years had )een the source of more
moral ifnot physical disease, than Pam
dora's box of old, stopped payment
for the last tine, sinking under the
weight of the corruptions it had prac-
tised in a battle with General Jackson
to secure power to the whig party and
"A new charter 10 itself. The Banks in
Baltimore followed the example, almost
1t the moment of his arrival in that
city.
In the city of Washington, fire after
fire by night and by day, had kept the
people in constant agitation; storms of
unusual violence ravaged city and
country, land and sea; the night pre-
ceeding his arrival, three alarms of fire
had broken their slumbers; he entered
the city amid violent snow storm, and
was scarcely in his quarters before
another alarm of fire rang through
the streets,
Office seekers, numerous as the frogs
of Egypt, beset him in his walks and
his house, by day and by night; his Cab
met, heartiess and ungrateful, commen-
ced the work of prescription in direct
violation of his public pledges and pri-
vate wishes; and IN one short month,
the kind hearted old man; worn down
by numberless exeitements and vexa.
tions, sunk into the arms of death. with
his last words. as if in dim and deleri-
Gus recollection of some real scene.
admonishing his erring friends to carry
out the true principles Of The Gouern-
ment.
The Steamer President had sailed for
England with news of lIarrison's inau.
grafton, having the eloquent Goodman
on board whose last sermon had been
preached in his presence; and the gal
liant ship has never been heard of
since. .----4-.--..-
The brave Macomb wholed the Pres
idents funeral escort, was, in less than
ninety days, by stroke of apoplexy,
sent to accompany the Chiefhe had so
recently committed to the tomb.
Fire seized the residence of General
Harrison at North Bend andIt was par