Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-02-23

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he had freely bled. s'Bury me-" said he,
"by the side of Gillespie" He thus fell in
manful conflict with the foe; the flag of his
tcountry full high advanced, and with the
cheering sound of victory in his ear, death
met him in its most welcome form:
''Its voice was like the Prophet word,
And in its hollow tones were heard, 70
The thanks of millions yet to be-" -
No less as q man than q soldier is he en-
titled to our high regard and esteem. AS a
brother of the Order, he was in good stand
ing in his Lodge; and in his life, he practi-
Gully illustrated those principles congenial
! to his nature. In his tried friendship. he
was firm and unchanging. his truth was
pure and bright as the steel which he wore,
and he abounded in acts of benevolence and
charity. AS q son, he was dutitul kind and
, affectionate. When in Washington, it is
related of him that the President paid him
the first visit, an honor not accorded even to
foreign ambassadors. In apologizing to the
chief magistrate for his seeming Neglect, he
observed, that she had been long absent
that his first duty was to his mother, his Sc.
cond to the President" His earthly caree,
is now ended, his brief yet brilliant caree,
is over, he sleeps that sleep whence none
shall wake him: the hand which so Otter
welded the victorious weapon is powerless
now; that breast covered with wounds and
scars is now closed in death, and closed for.
ever that eye before whose flashing glance
quailed and fled the coward foe. The roar.
ing cannon, the neighing steed, nor the bu.
giles blast, shall summon him again te
the bloody field! His gallant companions
IN arms may win new laurels for themselves
but they shall look in vain, in the thickes,
of the fight, for his manly form, and shall
hear no more his clear ringing voice sound.
ing the charge, for he is here. But it is
ours TO say to that aged parent, who watch
ed with attectlonate eye the wild, adventu.
rous career of her boy, that we have reioiced
with her in his splendid triumphs, and dc
mourn with her in the hour Of bereavement
be 1t ours to say to his comrades, who loved
him, that his fame is in the hands of those
who will suffer no harm to come near it, that
we will bury him by the side of the hero Of
the mountain of Monterey, in soil rendered
classic by immortal deeds, and containing
the moulderiog forms of those, each dust of
whose ashes is dear to every Texan heart;
we shall follow his body, and with our war
NEST benedictions, to its burial ground in
the West. and over his tomb the chiseled
marble shall be reared by grateful people
to tell of his virtues. There in his Western
Home,
"He shall sleep in the cradle of freedom and
glory,
And the wings Of the eagle overshadow his
| grave;
His deeds are renowned on the pages of story,
Co-eqnal with fame and the fate of the brave
Thou art gone to the land of the saints and the
| sages,
Tho land Of the good, and the 5lest, and tho
| brave,
| And day brightly dawns on the gloom Of thy
grave
We can unite with the Editor of the Ncws
and "tru]y say that this production is in ex-
cel!ent taste throughout. The style is re-
markably chaste, and the sentiments ex-
pressed. both just and appropriate, and often
| touched that chord Of sympathy which vi
brated in unison throughout the whole as.
sembly."
After the services at the church were
completed, the procession was reformed, and
passed through sundry streets, to "McKin-
ney u Williams wharf, (the bells of the diff
ferent vessels in the meantime sounding a
mournful pea!,) to the steamer Reliance,
there waiting to receive the corps. when it
was committed to the care Of two of the
Committee of Arrangements, who accompa-
MED it to Houston. The procession return
ed in the same order, the Odd Fellows es-
corting the Board of Aldermen, citizens, &c.
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GUS colors Of the Foreign ConsuIs and the
closed the days proceedings in honor ofone
whose loss will be long dcplorcd throughout
| the country, but by none more deeply than
! the citizens ofGalveston, where he formerly
resided, and was endeared to many by per-
sonal acquaintance with his virtues and no.
BILE qualities. Much credit is due to the &C.
tive members of the Committee Of Arrange
ments for the excellent taste displayed in
those solemn funeral ceremonies" 4.
On the arrival Of the body at Houston, the
citizens there, (wrtes Bro. Sundberg,) did
certainly not lack in showing their respect
to the deccased--especially the Odd Follows.
They called convention among themselves
and made al arrangements for his reception,
by fitting up the Masonic Hall in proper
style, where the body was lald in state
Next day, Dec IA, the Odd Fellows. with
the Masonic Fraternity. Mayor and Alder
men, Fire Companies, &c, Of the city Of
Houston, turned out in procession and es-
cortcd the body to the Baptist Church, where
an appropriate address was delivered BY
Bro. Peter Gray. After which the remains
were forwarded 10 Austin, and received in
q very appropriate manner by the Odd Fell
lows, Governor Of Texas and suite. both
branches Of the Legislature, together with
great many distinguished strangers and CT
tizens. The Eulogy was pronounced upon
the deceased by Hon. r. M. Williamson.
The remains were then laid in state in the
Representative Hall.
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in the open air and keep it melted until it
becomes red lead, and it will be found to
have increased in weigh ten per cent. Elk
pose small quantity of mercury to mode
rate heat, in contact with atmospherical air,
and it will slowly combine with oxygen,
and become oxyde; but by an increase Of
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