The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-16
DEMOCRACY OF Death.
II L A. HtNR.

NO soothing voice, no teaEiul eye
But that musl soon be eAdadI
And then shall BecoiVs ny part
OF everlasting tFeaRire.
In that just world where each MANS HEART
Will Be bic Only mssSure.-~ Mines.
Death 10 iWPaIial. He trOalS the beggaT
aS affectiOnaiely aS the PriHce--Iho peasant
az the nObls--Ihe POOr 90 the rich. He 10
no Tespecter Of PeTSOaS. Neither boauy
nor defOfmity strength nor wOaknoSo--
knowledge nor ignorance, meet with die
crimiOaIIng fsvOrO at his hand. HE do
mOiOns are a. broad as the abode Of hU'
mainly. To him belongs al that iS "oi
The earth earthly" and he must have IT
sooner or laIer--bui That which 10 Of the
spirit, spiritual, bsIOnS to aNOhOr sphere,
and 40 death strikes down the body. the
soul leaps exuliiDg from his grasp and SmiIs'
at his Puny effort.
There is somsthlng solemn, though to the
pure in heart not terrible. in The thought OF
death. The bidding adieu TO esTh and ell
its associations 10 (rtents. companions END
neighbOrs--lhe d'SsOIvIng from every lie o.
time, departing from cherished interests and
leaving these We love and have watched
with tender SOlcitude-ay, TO die even u
the midst Of SymPaIhiziug frieadS and 60
away for ever, is not a laushable ciTcum.
slance-but to die alone and UnbeffieDded.
away from oil in whose prosperity We have
reioicOd, or in whose adversely we have Sd-
mlnistered onsoIaIion-aWNy tIOm tn
reach Of that tender look and chseTiHg voice
alone where lhsre 10 none 10 ply, none
to receive our parting blessing, none whom
we have wFODged 10 witness our sorrow d
forgive, and none 10 besr our parting cOuO.
Gil 70 nll;- Oh--in such desert waste 70
die, mskeS death AlmoSta "liOO 10 be dfSsd.
ed.'' But Il last only q IiVIo Wh'le-Ihs
knOt Of HE life 10 coon and eaSlly seVsEod.
and eternity commenced.
Death is Z universal levelleF. Think Of
it eli y0 who build up distinctions among
men and deem yourselves superior to your
nAiGhhoral-ll,lek Of il you PsOud OH6 ere
giant who dOublv value yOUTsOlvOO on &C.
COuuG Of 6 little brief nUhoTIly." and fan
cy yourselves great because a world ''bsRdO
aud fawnS" aud calls you sO-ye aEIslocn'S
Of every name aud gr"de, think Of the
true and ultra dOmOcrecy q death. He
counts you lcF 90 more than ME one you
despiso, and few yeaFS will send you both
into his dark oblivion But the soul, the
soul . i'll rise in that far off rsalIa 10 proper.
ton to ito purity here end ils zeal in .eIO.
vating itself above the vain, the proud and
the vicious. The humble, The modest. the
charitable, aad he true lovers Of humanity,
will then pity yeU GOr the contract now pre-.
seated. OOcO you we're rich, new you uFs
poor--0nco you WerO high, now you are
Ow-once ysu were naughty, new you are
humble. How chOAgsd the scent! those
who we're last, are Row fret, and lhOOo who
!. we're 6rs', are now last. The tables are
turned, Tor each mans heart 10 now bic
:. Only measure" Let Nehe then, diOPiSe
Themselves because others disPiSe them, o.
feel detected because they are cast down,
(or the time will come when purity Of sOOl
alone shall win distinctions, and when you
will rise throughout eternity, and they viii
rejoice 10 follow 10 your sunlight. Thai Is
truly just world where each "wi ! receive
his pa1 Of everlasting treasure" Let all
beware, lest they, for little hImsy draPOTy
Of time, forfeit Distinguished position in
eternity. BoWaro ye rich, who zee The
naked, hungry, about you Snd will DOT ED.
Beware ys unfOIgiVIng, Implying and une
lesIina-ye SeofSrS, Slsntsrero and peace.
dlssurbsrs-ye unSocial, unpleasant aod
loaSsio6a,e, the time will soon be Al hahd
shsn the hear, will be The Oaly meanurs"
Of the man, and when we shall estimate
aurseIVss nI ODr. true value. Thanks be TO
Gsd 10 teach Us what Ne are, 20 break doWn
al unjust dslinciioas amOog msn, 10 de-
molis6 the works Of wrong aud equallzs oil
according 10 their deserts.