The North-Carolina standard., 1849-02-28
MIR. SEyIER-ELOoUENCE.

Since the death of this gentleman, We do not re-
collect to have touchingly beautiful trib
ute to his memory than we find embodied in the ex
tract below. The Rev. ]. N. Mafit, in sermon or
Sunday succeeding Mr.. Sewers death, thus feeling
II and eequenty discourses of the melancholy event
.Srange are the teachings of Death 1t starts
IN like spectre in the rosy fields OF human life
breahes mildew on all the flowers of love and hap
piness! The iron hand knocks Understandings
awful at the proud doors of thy domes OF power, oh
Arkansas! Not only at the cottages of the poor, but
at the mansions of the rich, Death comes alike all
But Iate one who had pressed the Executive Chair
who had stood in the Senate Chamber of the ma
tion-fe, wounded, pierced in the red hurricane oi
battle and breathed his life where the dread
non shook the; hills and made the stern appeal to
Heaven.
Again, another falls in the Senate Chamber, and
gifted and honored Sous!
And now to the names Of Yell and Ashley, an
other must be added pale, bloodless hand is en-
craving the name of Sewer the viewless tablets
of eternity
Passing ND the beautiful tide that laves your
"City of the Rock but two days since-and there
was one passenger; oh, how still and cold he was.
In that dark and flashing eye there was no fame The
sceptre had passed from that splendid throne OF in
tellect The great soul had left the tenement!
The towering mind had gone over the everlasting
hills -and there the locks of Sewer lay damp
and cammy on pale brow, from which human ago
ny had forever passed. l cOulu put SdZe-lOIlS dHu
sad-upon that still, but voiceful spectacle. had
seen him in his country's halls of power, when his
dark eve spoke of mental strength and pride of ife
had heard of him and followed him in my mind s
eye as like the dove bearing the oiveeaf of peace
over the still agitated, but subsding pillows of
he saeathed the arrows and waved the olive branch
Of amity towards conquered city-a subdued realm!
had followed him to the ancient seat OF the Aztec
power-had, in the vision of light seen the glorious
standard of our country at his approach-heard
the roll of one hundred American drums-seen the
smoke wreaths leap in mad delight from the roaring
cannons mouth to hang festoons upon the laughing
stars-seen him in the dim aises of that old temple
of religion with parchment breathing peace in eve
~ ine-lad upon the solemn altar of God-seen the
firm hand of Freedoms write the name of SEWER
to a treaty of peace in his great countrys name -
How could help but breathe out my dear Saviour's
sweet words: ssBlessed are the peace-maers for they
shall be called the children Of GOd." ,-
could but gaze and think, and think, till these
great Thoughts that wander through eternity" rush.
ed over my soul.
Now he gazes on prouder piles than arch the
"HGLB Of the M0ntezumGS." The Senator OF earth
goes to his God Farewell.
Read well, in this dispensation service for the
mighty dead-a ritual of earth's ranfty! And oh,
may sweet and heavenly consolation descend upon
the dear mourning relatives, now stunned under this
bereavng blow, extracting from sorrow its sting,
and blending their tears into that rainbow of Hope,
which spans the Gulf Death, connecting this world
of graves with the better land, where life is eternal,
and happiness an ocean, without shores soundings!