Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-07-09

Mr. President again has an impressive warm
Ing come to teach rs that "lu the midst of life
we are in death" The ordinary labors Of this
hall are suspended, and It's contentious hushcd
before the power of Him who says to the storm
OF human passions, a. he said of old to the
waves of G,lilee, Peace be still Z" The les
sors Of Providence, severe as they may be, OF
ten become mcrcllul dispcnsations like that
winch Is now spreading sorrow through the
land, and which Is reminding us that we have
higher duties to fulfill and @ravcr responsible
ties to encounter than those that meet US here,
when we lay our hands upon Ills holy word
aud invoke His holy name, and promise to be
fathiul to that Constitution, which He gave us
III Ills mercy. and will withdraw only IN the
hour OF our blindness and diaobedicntc, and of
His own wrath
Another great man has fallen in our land,
ripe indeed in years and IN honors, but never
dcorer TO American people than when called
from the theatre Of HI services, and removed
to that iina! bar where the lofty and lowly must
all meet al last.
DO not ri.e upon this nournful occasion to
indulge IN the language Of pancgyrc. My re-
gard tor In" memory Of the dead and for the
obligation Of the living would equally rebukc
such cou Sc. J lie severity of truth is at
once orr proper duty and our best consolation
Born duIur the revolutionary struggle, out
dcrna..d a..o,,,ie v,,e nm, ol',5o f,,y ro,n,in
,uo pob'ic mon who ro,art tha nrosoi,t ,ranr
ri,,',, val, fla, ,c,l,.. ,l .
that e,,utlp.,er and ,yIoso n,r,,os rJ lood.,
will be- kro,tn ouIy IN tine his ory oftbeirconn-
ltrv. He was ,n,,h.r ,rI,.,r,.,,, ,nla, .,EI,,
one too. # tin. rIar,on, 4or,l,tv of onr ins,i.
Imion. ,.birb tro,,y ,,A;. ,Lo,r ro,,,.J - IN
vb, i,..rl, seek Then, far Lo v,s ,, "r,,o,,
of his own tor-nn, h,,,,.r,n,jo b,s,.,,. ;nI,,,
hv sou' ,..nr,l.,r ,,j h.. I.a, ~, na.I,, ,I,nn
tnrer i, lI., ,,,.,, C,ros, ~, tho W.. ,La, .
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Indood IN t,,J "a I.,. lU'ii ;
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and s,rsn'r,brns1 i, ,,
ohso,vat,9n ,ninnJ tn an ar,i@,, Ioe ., cnn,,r,,
and +, ,r,n, ,,ri,,. ~ n,,,,. ,, ~
elnnoor. of ii, nonrr and s,cca., ,oI m.o
.dyoiI nnon Them v,,b n,nnrntI rr,t,f,a,,on
nov WHOM vo Shall snon toIJo,v him ~ ,l,'
cold and silent to,.ub ,yhon wa sb,,II co,,,,'t
earth 70 earth ashes to o.bo. d,,,, 70 dvs, b,,
with tbc hIos.ad cony,c,,on If ,h, trr,h - ,b.'t
divine revelation which ,o,cbe. nv tL't ,baro
Is life and hone beyond tho narrow honsc whore
co.. sl,aII Iowa INN al,ue f., tI,o ,,r,,, ,,' h.
God nnj of ou..
He has r,ssed hoyoud The reacb ~, human
nroi.a mr. rou.rro. INIT ,h, ,nI,,,n.,, ~ H.,
has nroccdrd and nr,,.,rr,J
the Indictment uf hr.torv and hi. n,,no.,,d t,,,o
wifi she'd lps,ro rnon his rourtry .uI yrlr ho
prou1lv cherished IN fine heart. If hrs co,,n,r,.
men. for Iorr ure,; IA come YES tbavviII bo
cherished and freshly rrmonbcrod who, ,ho.c
marble colr,on. that .rrro,,,d -, 70 ,,i,n H.,
witnesses of IN; triu,nnbs INIT IN = Cow hr,nf
hour. when his mortal frame da.n,,I,1 81 tLn
imrnortal .nirit shall rest undor lin. damn n.
tine las, time. tn became fine v,ttnn,sn, j,s do
feat IN that final contest when rho ,,,nj,,,a.4
fall baloro the orsa, dcsrroyor. ,ybn,, ,b.s,
columns shall them.olyo, h,yo f,lIor lka al
fin, ,,rls ,f nan, I.,,,,,,, ,L.ir ~, ,,r
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=! 'V'''''' ~. ''i'''"O'
a 'llu ~ '''l I"'lI@ Il'' rH!luuIl'C uCC'y ana
deacIolOlI
va, often with him durlnr hi, last il,uces
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