The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-27
Beautiful and Touching Remarks OF
General Pierce.
The Elegy of Gray, and the Last
Moments of the Great Man.
MOURNING AT MARSHFIELD And BOSTON.

The Effect Throughout the Nation,
40. no. SO.
The great mans love for country life the simple and
unaffected pleasure derived experimenting his
ARM tho pride he took In the superiority Of It's produce
Of his ocks and herds and the dcep interest he
ways manifested In the temporal and spiritual welfare Of
h dependents form traits in his character which
sfs worthy Of and venerstion those
lniant talents by which he Is emnsuy known to
Abe country to the world He took the greatest
purcst delight in the heabfa pleasures Of rural e
converting with his farm sbore the cultivation Of
Me- soil the adoption OF such plans suggested them
selves to hs educated mind, and their I'M
mediate interests in dscoursng freely with those Of his
neghbors whom he might chance to meet in his walks
and In minterng to the pleasure and information
kanseDt guests These tho chief charms OF those
days which no able to snatch from the exscns
Of his Office and from his various literary and profess
sonal engagements to spend In the midst of his penae,
IN Marshhed. The farm itself is somewhat character
ktc Of the great mind that plaun and directed It. and
- worthy Of being the resting place Of its late iustrious
owner.
The following graphic description Of will be read With
much inherent at the present moment
violence OF our northwss.sry storms It has distant
vicw Of the beyond the ioulands which every high
tiss overiows On one side wooded promoDtery JUS
into H. and the other rises sopDg highland
the brow Of which In the deep repose Of nator his
kindred their long sleep with sounds above
around them but the Of the wind through the
fosge the dropping the song Of birds the
solemn voice Of the speaking eternay from It's vast
depths; the uDouisting surface sweeps mp from the
marshes and forms . table land on which the house
Nands, then gently falls into smooth aud spreading
iavnthen BY deeper slope u ascends TO the western
~ uhi at ida hint In tha
apo bound scene Of harmonious, yet richly varied and
sweetly contrastsd beauty.
With the unspeskabe emotion that such objects inspires
but the charm Is heightened by the reflection that thu
taAte OF whose fame fila the world; that lustri
existeneehas here blended it's activity with the pro
eefesof the genial earth and breathed s into the
breath Of heaven and drawn It's Inspiration from the air.
the sea, and the sky, and around and above.
Here, but few weeks SINCE. Mr.. Webster
toned to drive the Transient guest hts estate visit
ing his fields, his shore his ocks aud hi, herds,
pointing out the prospect and speaking with tender
ton Of The Fad aud happy memories the varied views
cbsDcd to meet in kind and enia tones and subjects
which he and they understood alike uttering from time
TO time glorious thoughts suggeted by the in Ian
gusge u massive baaty and grandeur which made the
moment memorable in the listeners life.
In all his varied readings of ancient modern poets
there piece that commended itself to his
taste, and harmonized more with his own sentiments
than Grays Elegy, written in a country churchysrd"
sympathetic chord In the great mans heart and he loved
to repeat from memory, of its most appropriate
stanxss He considered 1t worthy Of being enshrined
N that magnificent discourse delivered by him the
ast snniversary Of Nashngtons birthday before the
Historical Society OF this city In abiding to some
the mort remarkable passages in the works Of British
poets that OCCASION he ssd The rst three stanzAs
Of GIsy's Esgy in country churehysrd are also re-.
variable for the power and accuracy with which rural
scenery is presented by grouping together many objects
In picture" Its beauties haunted him in his las;
hour earth and while the glores Of the world we're
for him becoming shrouded in eternal gloom, his mind
st retained impressions Of that simple elegy and almoss
request wasuttered by signs than words
that he might have the pleasure OF hearing It
before his closed for + will not be out
q place here illustrative OF Mr. Websters tastes and
may be acceptable to most Of readers, to give the
whole ofthat pathetic ecgy which highly esteem
ed by the refined and cultivated mind Of greatest
statesman
KLEGY, WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH YARD.
The eurew tolls the kneii Of parting day.
The loving herd winds slowly DER the lea,
The poughmap homewsrd plods his weary way,
And leaves the world to darkness and TO me-
Now fades the glimmerpg landscape the sight,
And ell the air solemn stiffness holds.
4Aye where the beetle wheels bis droniDg fight,
And dIowsy linkings lall the distant folds
Save that from yonder ivy. mahtled tower
The mopiDg owl does TO the moon complain
OF such wandering rear her secret bower
M0lests her ancient solitary reign
Beneath those rugged Gins, that yev. trees shade,
Where beaves the turf In many mouldering heap,
Each in his narrow cell for ever laid,
The rude fovefathers Of the hamlet sleep.
The breezy call of incense breathing morn,
The swallow t~isteriDg from the straw built she'd
The cocks shrill clarion or the echoing horn,
No more shall rouse them from their lowiy bed.
For them no the blazing hearth shall burn
Or busy housewife ply her evening care;
No children run to lisp their eires return,
Or climb bis knees the enyied Kiss to share.
Oft did the harvest to thcir sickle yield
Their furro~ off the stubborn glebe has broke
How jocund did they drive their team afeld
How bowed tho woods beneath their sturdy stroke
lie. not ambition mock their useful toll
Their homely joys and destiny obscure
Nor grandeur hear with q disdsinful smile
The short ana simple annals Of the poor
The boast Of hsraldry, the pomp Of power
And all that beauty, oil that wealth. Ger gave,
Await alike the inevitable hour
The paths Of glory lead but to the grave
Nor you, ye proud impute to these the fault,
If memory DER their tomb no trophies raiso,
where thro the long drawn aisle and ffetted vault,
The peslrg anthem swells the note OF praise.
Can storisd animated bust
Back to It's mansion call the fleeing breath
Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust.
Or fatttry sooth the duh cold ear of death
Perhaps in this neglected spot IL laid
Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire.
Hands that the rod Of empire might have swsyed,
Or walked to ecstacy the living Tyre.
But knowledge to their eyes her ample page,
Rich with the tpoiis OF time did ne'er unroll
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current Of tho soul
Full many gem OF purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves Of ocean bear
Full many flower Is born TO blush unseen,
And waste it, sweets on the desert air
eome village Ham den. that with dsuntleN breast
The little tyraut OF his fields withstood,
eome mute iDsloiious Milton. here may rest,
eome Ciom we'll gultless OF his counrys blood
The applause of listening scnates to command,
The t. rtats Of pain and ruin TO despise,
To scatter plenty DER smiling land,
And read their history In nations eyes,
Their lot forbade; cIcnmscrib'd alone
Their crossing virtues, but their crimes confined
Forbade TO wade through eaughter TO n throne,
And shut the gates OF mercy on mankind
The struggling psuFs OF cor scious truth to aide,
TO quench the blusnes OF ingenious shame,
Or hesp The shrine Of luxury and pride
WI b ipcenee hnded a. the muses. flame