Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-11-28
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FRANKLIN'S RESTING PLACE.

.FRANKLIN'S RESTING PLACE.
Such was his worth, his loss was such,
Wccannot love too well. or grieve too much. ;
In one corner OF the burying ground,
best known as Christ's Church Yard, Phil
adelphia, repose the remains of the phi
losopher Franklin. On entering the yard
from Arch street, attention will unavoid-
ably be directed to his humble tomb bv a
w4ll-,rodden path which leads from the
gate to the marble slab which bears the
simple inscription, which will at once
strike the beholder with wonder, viz !:
"Beniamin and Deborah Franklin" With
wonder, say, because we are occustom-
ed to see the stones covering the tenements
Of great men inscribed with culogiums !;
but the one we are now behoding has
nothing but the words above quoted, and
the year in which it was placed there
And this is the grave of man who
might once have been seen, runaway
boy, in the streets Of Philadelph seek
ing employment, as printer; and again,
as editor aud praPsator esssihe United
States Gazette, long so ably conducted by
Mr.. Chandler. Once trying experiments
with simple paper kite, again, astonish
ing the world with the discoveries made
through its instrumentaIity. Once in
England as deceived juurneyman prin-
ter; again, as Minister from an indepcn-
dent Republic. Once in his workshop, as
a aboring mechanic; again, in the halls
Of Legislation, advocating the cause Of
freedom, and urging an oppressed peo-
pic TO rise and drive The British Lion from
GU" forests. Yes, he was one Of those
who signed away their lives, fortunes and
honors, if necessary, for the welfare Of
their fellow-ci,izens. But all this could
not save him from the hand Of DEATH
7 hough the Philosopher and the States
man must lie as low as the less favored,
vet the circumstances connected with the
lives of those whose motto was 'non Si6i
sed patrG," possess charms which all can
appreciate and all love to cherish. We
read his name on the marble slab--pon-
der over his virtues, and mourn his loss
as Of dear friend. We stand around
his grave, and think how many have ga
zed with reverence upon that stone, and
our eyes become fixed upon it as though
it possessed an endeariDg charm. We
look back on his Ii (e and deeds, and when
we remember that nation wept when
Franklin died, we cannot refrain from
dropping d tear over his last abode.
No towering monument rears its head
above the clouds where the first beams o.
the rising sun will gild his name; but tina
name is inscribed in characters not east
ly to be erased, on every liberty loving
heart, and SO long as Philosophy contin
. ues to be a science, benevolence virtue
5 and liberty the watchword Of The Ameri
: can people, will his memory be cherish
} ed, and his name De he hf2nored.- BaP. Bee
\ DISTRESSING PICTURE.
DEATH OF A HUSBAND AND WIFE!-Wc
+ see by the New York papers. that Doctor
; lpyhram with his wife and children, the
C. youngest only Is months old, left Liver
:. pool for that city, recently, in the packet
|. ship New York.
e During the passage, Mrs. Inghram had
d been taken with premature confinement
, lost her babe, it having lived but two days
# but she was recovering and doing we'll
i One night lady passenger screamed
with fearful cry, "Oh! VIC arc all going
:. to the botto,n," at the same moment thu
/. spray was heard dashing over the deck
d The passengers sprung in Consideration
't from their berths. Mrs. Inghrum, sicI
,! as she was, rose in her bed, alarmed wit,
% the rest, but her husband came TO heI
II told her not to be alarmed, that althoug
l there was a heavy blow, it was not storm
and there was no danger. Mrs. Inghlar
y was on her way to New York, with he
o children, TO visit favorte sister, whom
she had not seen for twenty years; ant
;, who was not aware Of her coming. Al
= ter the alarm. Mrs. I. lay downsagain If
h son had forsaken her throne. "Get M
my CATERS" said she to those aroun,
: her. will soon see my dear sister.
il will soon see my dear sister now" Tn
J. acknowledged medical skill Of her hus
j. band, and the kindness Of friends coul,
not avert the blow. In two or three day
,, she died; her form was enshrouded an
n enclosed in the manner usual at sea, AM
amid the imposing soemni;ies Of the bu
rial service, was committed to the deep
/. Up to this moment, Dr.. lnghram had dom
all that man could do, but now he droop
;. ed. He was fist observed by the captain
playing in the manner Of a maniac, will
> with slring-lhe captain told him HI
r. had better 60 down into the cabin, an,
: he would probably feel better. lie di'
IS so, but soon returned 10 the quartz: deck
5 without speaking to any Ole; the captain
told his children to- 60 and speak to him
as it might arouse his attention.-One 0
). the little ones said to him, "Falher, where
is MAJ" "Where is your Map replied
X lie, "she is putting on her CATERS, ant
: getting ready 10 see her, sister; we vii
soon see her now" .-e
HThe truth flashed with a fearful force
upon the captain and all others aroune
! him-aeason with him, too, had fallen
lie took his bed, was removed TO the Hos
nital ~ STATEN Island on the arrival q