Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-03-25

yestures of office, not to retire to the shades
of Quincy, but, in the maturity OF his incl
lect, in the yigor of his thought, TO leap into
this arena, and 10 continue, as he had be-
gun, disciple, an ardent deyotce az the
temple of his couniry's freedom. How, IN
this department, he mnlslcred TO his coun-
try's wants, We all know and have witness.
ed. How often we have crowded into that
aisle and clustered around hat now vacant
desk, 10 listen 10 the counsels Of wisdom as
they fell from the lips Of the venerable Sage,
we can all remember, for il was but Of yes
terday. But what a change How Won
drous! how suddenl lis Ike vision Of
the night. That form which we hehelrl but
a few DAYS since IL now cold in deathl
But the last Sabbath, and in this Hall he
worsbipped with others. Now bis spirit
mngles with the noble army ofmartyrs and
the just made project, in the enternai ador-
alton of the living Cod. With him "this
is the end of earth" He sleeps the sleep
that knows no waking. lilo is gone--and
foreyeri The sun thar ushcrs IN the mora
of that next holy day, while it glds the lcf-
~ dome of the Capitol, SHALL rest with soft
aud mellow light upon The conseerated spot
benearh whose turf forever lies the Patriot
Father and the PatriOt Sage'
Mr.. VlSToy rose aud addressed the
House. Mr.. speaker, (said he,) when the
messenger OF death enters tbs bali aud buds
one OF US come away, il j. Our custom g
commit exclusively % sofae colleague Of the
departed member the solemn ceremony Of
its announcement. Usage requires no more.
But the venerable man Wbnui Tue dcsiroyln2
angel smofe down IA our Yery prese0cc--
the book of whose great life Is now written
and finishcd--stooa ont FIR lcyOnd the rest
Of us, upon a broader and higher elevation.
II is true he was the suH Oi asassaebuselis,
and to her belongs the proud honor Of buy-
ing given him birth. But he was more lban
the son Of Massachusetts; he did MOI belong
TO her alone; he offered hiulsolf 10 his cOun-
try, and she nndc him her property. His
fame, his wisdom, and his works were all
his conntry's. These ure his rich and COM
mon legacy 10 us all tits therefore that we
of the great naIional brotherhood claim the
precious privilege to clustor close around
tho children of Aiassachusolts--io take part
with them in this sad solomnitY-to sympn-
thize with them. and along with thcn--to
give utterauce 10 orr sorrow, to our reYer-
ence, 10 our vcucfalion foe lie departed
dead, and 10 our deep aliiiclion ~ this great
national bereavement. did not rlsc--l
dare not attempt one word OF onlngy upon
the illnsirious deal.-nOr dafc venture TO
portray his exalted character us statesman,
or the bright virtues Of his pr'Vute life.
know how incompetent am 10 the pcrlorm-
ancc of such a task. | trust that IN due
time, aud on some fitting occasion, this viii
be done by some one Of the great and gifted
intellects of Massachusetts. bnl still hope
| may be permitted TO say thai no man has
heretofore died, when member Of this
body, who will iill SO large d space ~ his
conntry's history. or who has stamped SO
deeply his impress on her Institutions. The
solemuity of the occasion iarhids, perhaps
the nerind has not set arrived, for the ox-
preston of an opinion repcnilp9 the effect
Of this on bisc 0untry'- Wri,We. 3ul when
time shall have numbered with the dead us
who were actors With BIN upon this great
drama of life; when the parlolltes of his
friends aud the lreWdices Of his enemies,
ii any he have iell behind, shall have been
buried IN one common grave, he and the
work of his great iii, Amy ba safely trusted
TO the truthful historian, and 20 the jude
meut of an impartial po-teriiy. To this
great aud lost ordeal, he, with al The re-
nowned aud mighty Of the earth who have
gone before him. must come III last. Mud
10 its verdict those of rs who knew him
best. aud were most devoted 10 him, are
most willing 20 commit him, aud oil that he
achieved The time, the place, and the
manner OF his death all conspre 20 excite
the profouudcst sensation every where, as
il has done in this ball; aud especially to
teach Us g what shadows we IRE, and what
shadows we pursue;" TO teach us how vain
aud valuelcss are all oar struggles and con-
tests here for distinction or for power; aud,
above all, that no human greatness, no fame,
no honor, no high attainment, no divine eN-
aliation of intellect, can aught avail rs TO
avert the dread sentence ui' God upon poor
mortal man: g Dust thou art, and unto dust
thou shalt return"
From the Journal Of Commerce
Music ofthc spheres.
On Friday, December =, 1916, at about
2 L. NJ, yoice was heard an the cuNiFuns
of MidenIhal, (tiermanyl M eircumler-
cncu OF Is leagues IN diameter, resembling
In the first instant distant caunnnate.--
Alter 30 almost uniform discharges, this
changed almost to a rambling, the sound OF
which strikingly resemhlel those of ket-
tie drum tuned IN +, aud ended with sounds
like those of distant trunpets. The whole
phenomenon lasted about three minutes, and
was heard in the same nianner throughout
the entire district. Every auditor imagined
that he heard the noise over his own head,
but nothing was seen explanatory at the
phenomenon. In the village Of Sekpenbcsg,
however, west OF Midopthal several per-
sons discovered ubove the honSeS a black
bali rapidly descending, ard uan saw thus
fall into a garden. The news al The event
soon spread abroad, aud al the inhabitants,
abandoning their iiresidcs ard family ieS-
tivigies, ran 10 the spn, p0uted out. They
found an opening IN the earth which EMIT
ted a snlphurous ygpor. On digg'ng with
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