Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-11-18
Fol- the Journal
CAmbspor, Massachusetts,
October 20, 1852.


what fatgucd with ride of 20 miles, must
pen my thoughts on this sad Friday, while
nation wecps.
This morning one Of my Pensioners invited
Inc to take seat in his carriage and ride TO
Marshfeld. We started at day break, and on
our way through Boston, Roxbury, Dorchester
Ncpouset, Quincy, bingham, Weymouth and
Marshfeld, we saw every demonstration Of
heartfelt sorrow. The bells were toled, min
ute guns were fired, flags were hung at half
mast with the badges of mourning upon them;
stores were covered with white and black
drapery, and in the way all along was heard the
voice of lonentation and mourning. The har-
ness of our horses even, was trimmed with tho
badge of sorrow, and silently and sadly we went
to the grave of Webster.
The person of Webster was clad in blue
coat with brass buttons, light vest white pan
falcons and gaiter boots--thc fsvorile dress
worn when living. The corpse during the
morning was put under large silver poplar, the
only Tree on the premises that was yet green
and it seemed to respond TO the last sentiment
Of the great man, who had once nursed it with
care-''I still live"
The services were solemn and appropriate,
and though there was an immense throng around,
all was still and solemn as if the spirit Of the
departed was lowering over, watching every
movement. The parish minister of the Congrc-
gational denomination spoke of Mr.. Webster as
a Christian man, alluding 10 recent conversations
upon the subject of religion. The end Of our
Great American Statesman seems TO be like that
of the just. With calm hope in God, through
Christ he breathed his last, resigned TO the vii
of the Almighty. On the morrow the address.
will be published-that will tell you what hi,
Christian neghbors and friends think Of him.
hope | have been made better by the sat
scenes of this day. by that last look upon tina
stately form, so lately the temple Of such an in
tellect, and hope, heart at length subducc
and soltened by divine grace. His body nov
sleeps in the dust, with some of our Pilgrim
Fathers. saw it placed in the tomb, were i
will rest until the morning of the Resurrection
when it will rise glorifcd body.
Now let the tongue be paIyisd, which shall
ever dare TO utter base and SIa,tirouS things o
DanieI WtJsisr.
Yours as ever,
JOS. l.. BENNETT.
Accompanying the above communicates
was the following, in relation TO Mr.. Webster
funeral, clipped from Boston paper.
SELECTIONS FROM ScRIproRE.
oman that is born of woman is of few day.
and full Of trouble. He cometh forth like ,
flower, and is cut down; he ileeth also as shadow
and coninueth not
! And do't thou open thine eyes upon such al
one and brngcst me into Judgment with thee,
Who can bring an unclean thing out OF an un
clean? Not one.
Seeing his days are determined, the number
OF his months is with thee; thou hast appointed
his bounds that he cannot pass.
Turn from him that he may rest till lie shall
accomplish as an hireing his day.
For there is hope Of a tree. ii it be cut down
that it will sprout again, and that the tender
branch thereof will not cease.
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth
and the stock thereof in the ground, vet through
the scent OF water it will bud and bring rortl
boughs like plant. But man deth and waste,l
away. Yea, man givcth up the ghost and where
/ is he?
know that my Redcemer liveth, and that he
shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.
| And though after my skin worms shall destroy
this body, yet in my flesh shall see God.
Jesus said unto her, am the resurrection and
the life; he that believeth in me, though he were
dead, yet shall he live.
And whosocvcr Iivcth and bclleveth in me,
shall never. die. Bcevcst thou this?
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and
become the first fruits of them that slept.
For since by man came death, by man came
also the resurrection of the dead
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all
shall be made alive.
But every man in his own order, Christ the
irst fruits; aftcrward they that are Christ's Al
his coming.
Then cometh the end, when he shall have de-
lIyered up the kingdom to God even the Father;
when he shall have put down all rule and all au-
tlority and power
For he must reign till he hath put all enemies
under his feet.
DEATH
Now this ! say, brethren, that he.h and blood
cahnot inherit the kingdom of God neither doth
corruption inherit interruption.
Behold | show you mystery, we shall not
all sleep, but we shall oil lie changed.
In moment, in the twinkling Of an eve, at
the last trump: (ior the trumpet shall soundl
and the dead shall be raised inoorruptible, and
we shall be changed
FOR this eorruplbIe must put on incorrupton,
ahC inns mortal must put on immortality.
30 when this corruptihIe shall have put onI
interruption, and this mortal shall have but on
then shall be brought to pass the
saying That is written, Death is swallowed up
IN victory. ~
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