The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-08-08

morning, Ihave;to remark. that cannot re-
fuse q compliance with he mplimcntary re Z
quest tkerin containeds The Address is there
fore q your proposal: Lrnr ceglly ysal1:i
To D,. Holt. Col. Mel enr, H. " Giidea, Chas
Hewitt, J. w. Marklc. Davii Decker, and
Peter Kc;ne. Esqrs.
EUE.OGY.
FRIENDS AND FEILow-Clr1ztN MS:
Another great light has. she eye Of
sense, been extinguis he'd butte be re.il.
lulnined in the constellation OF hisi ,ry and
as we hope in Heaven.
he face of the sun ig often Obscurea by
the vapouT and mist which its own power
has generated: bur when with INCREASING
strength he goes UP towards his zenith, he
dissipates the enemies of his glory and
shines without impediment. So with the
mird and the deeds Of the good, and the
great. When they have passed from the at
mosphere of envy and detractlon. they will
appe.. n TIE light Of facts and truth, which
the preludices and the passions of men can
neither reach nor pollpte.
If the deeds OF man are great and worthy,
time will Yindicate them. Ifhs natives are
virtuous they will be approved by God.
This IS all that man can desire for him
self-it is oil that his friends can desire for
him; and to them it is matter ofconsolation
that no unwilingness or hate ofliving men
towards the living man can prevent this
measure Of righteous Judgment. Fancied
superiority and claims postponed, some
-tftlles pqurs upon the head Of cherished vir-
tue anathemas deep and bttef. But the
confines oEthe grave oppose an effectual bar
rlCr No rival has the motive to enter
there there the character Of the silent
sleeper is transferred to another jurisdiction,
and subjected to another judgment.
We come not TO- day, to illustrate any the
Dry of law or politics-to waken no party
commotion--to procure no party victory.
Our service involves the finer, the better
feelings Of our nature.
We come to mingle our tears with a ma
TONS grief and sympathze with the sorrow
ing mourper. Who would barter the salts
faction, for the feast of reve,ry, or the halls
of bounding mirth!
If, by some sad event the fountains of grief
have been broken up, i. may be some con-
| ISOLATION to know that there are those who
weep with the weeper. And surely it can
not but profit US to remember that we are
heirs Of 4 like Inheritance, subject to the
same maladies, and relieveable by thu same
comforts.
But we come not so much to lament the
departure off private friend, as a public
benefactor. Another of nations Chiefs
has been gathered with his fathers to
the dust, and we are gathered to pay due
honors to his memory; and l am sure do
not miscalculate the character for magnan.
unity of this great concourse, when | sup
pose that they will do it with one heart.
The subject of our Eulog! UNI, and our la.
men,ations, 1t cannot be doubted, stroye for
the advancement ofhis country's prosperity,
and credit as he understood them, when he
bore the burdens and honors of office. TO
what extent he succeeded, may be another
question.
IF he committed errors, as no doubt he did :,
let it be the task of another hand to portray
them;-it is mine to speak of his viz
tues;-and however impeTfcctly it may be
performed, it will not Jack the merit Of
willing mind, and should fall below your
expectations and the dignity of the occasion,
there is one thought which comes to my re-
5lief;--it is that the est mate which you will
attach to The deeds and the character Of the
man, will neither be heig htened or depress-
e.! by any efforts of mine Those deeds are
fresh in your reccollction. 1t is scarcely
more than short day since he gave direc-
Etion to power,-since his sentiments and his
viii, wers sensibly felt, throughout al these
States, and l may say, OF the world. speak
not To- you Of one who has come to his end
III the decrepikude az his age. whose charac.
;tes and prnise arca 10 BE found in the records
ST other days 6lit - The fresh bright leaf
&c INA nreSaflt He came to the highest
measure sof earthly greltncss, whilesyet
most men are Flooding their wears yvai ih
the distance, with hoisa ferre
pectation bAulk eds and INN Il Z nof tx
truth ts,af orr timss ~ si1 ~ a saE
ssDover sllpySS 10, III .niig ht be laid ~
lived foo fast and dieii 20 soon There
w. III rim hut q short term 81 pow but.
n fiiat there was no blighted hope, no din
So00f M u y xpectetion, no ttwi ing provi-
IA n &: q ~ iie to his high position as Chief
n III q rs & ehiisS nation, with the open
Ek ie1 ijt shoull be but for sim
\ u mn iloda no longing Tor the exer.