New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-04
THE LIFE OF WEBSTER.
Il Sermon,
PREACHED Al THE MELoDRoN, ~ BOSTON
BY REV HEODORE PA X Il X ,
on WND.n MORNING, Ocr 81. Is5A
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When Bossuet. who was himself the EAGLE of
eloouence, preached the funeral discourse on
Henrietta Maria, daughter of Henry the Fourth
of France, and wife of Charles the First OF Eng
land, he had a task far easier than mine to-day.
She was. indeed. the daughter of king assas-
sinated in his own capital, and the widow OF u
King judicially put to death IN front OF his own
palace. Her married life was bounded by the
murder of her royal sire, and the execution OF
| Ler kingy spouse, and she died neglected far
from kirh and kin. But for that great man,
who in his youth was called, prophetically, the
| Father of the Church, the sorrows OF her birth
and her estate made it easy for him 70 gather
up the audience in his arms, To m0isten their
| faces with their own tears, to show them the
nothingness of mortal glory, and the beauty of
! eternal lite He led his hearers to his concu-
/ sion. thot day. as the mother lays the sObbing
child 10 her bosom, to still ts grief. To-day it
is not so with me. Ofall my public trials, this
| is my most trying day. Give me your sympa-
thies, my friends remember the difficulty OF
my position; it's delicacy, too.
am To speak OtOne of the most conspicuous
/ men that New England ever bore; conspicuous
not BY accident, but by the nature of his mind :;
one of her ablest mtellects. am 10 speak OF
great man, in great office; Off great power,
ore OF the landmarks of politics, now laid low !
He seems 80 great that some men thought he
was himself one of the institutions of America.
| am 70 speak while his departure is yet but of
Yesterday; while the sOmber flags still float in
cur streets. am no party man; you know
am not. No party is responsible for me, nor
to it, You will not ask me To say what only
suits the public ear. There are hundred 10
do that to-day. lido not follow opinion because
popular. | cannot praise man because he
had great gifts; great station and opportunities;
| cannot censure a man for trivial wrongs. You
will not ask me to flatter because Others hatter;
10 condemn because the ruts of condemnation
are so deep and so easy To travel in It is unjust
to be ungenerous either in praise or blame.
Only the truth is beautiful in speech, and it is
not reyercntial 10 treat great man like
spoiled child.
Give me your sympathes. This am sure Of
i shall he as tender in my judgment as
woman's love; will try TO be as fair az the
justice of man. / shall tax your time begond
even my usual wOnt-for | cannot crush
Olympus into a nut Be not alarmed. Ii tax your
time the more viii tire patience the less Such
day this viii never again to you or me- There
il 10 Dsrie Webster let To die aud nature will not
give Us another such he will take care by my
speech, tist youst easy on your bench. The theme
great man i the blossom of the world-the indiyid
ua end prophetic flower, parent of seeds that will be
men. This the greatest work Of God; far transcend
ing earth end moon and sun and all the material mag
innocence CT the universe. IL little lower than the
aLso ard, Ike the soe'ree il blooms but once On age
so should we value, love and cherish il the more
America has not many great living now-scarce
one. There have been few in her history Fertile in
multitude she Is stingy in great men-herworks mainly
achieved by large bodies OF but common men Al az
Day the wCrd has not many natural masters. There
deerh a great men England ID no better Oh than we
her child. Sir Robert Peel has for a year been dead
WelhnetOAs soul has gone home and left his bodv
awaiting tural In France, Gernany italy, and Russia
few erett men appear. The Revolution OF l-42 which
fCund everything else failed because II found no. them
ftG Hungarian weeps over the hidden crown of Maria
Theresa, aid sadder cOun;enance drops tes, fr Tho
nscn Of Dante, aud the soil OF Virgil and Caesar Lucre
nus ami Cicero These two the greatest men of Eu
rope now. There are great chemists great geoloe u
gre ST philCog&nfbut OF great men Chr.epdor, y.
not many. From politics great men recede and in all
Europe, no kingy intellect throbs now benesh rovo
crown EVen Nicholas OF Russia Is only tall not great
ist we love 10 honor great men. Indeed we must do
80. Socn as we really real great man his ma
Ism dTaWf VI. VIII We or Do any Of you remember
when for the fret time in adult years YOU stood bsi
the ocean, or some great mountain OF New Usrnsbr.
or Virginia OF Penny VIENNA, the mighty mounts thar
zee u switzerland D. you rememefnber ,yhs, emo
tens came upon you at the awful presenter Bnt If v
were confronted by man of vast genius OF colossal
history tnd achievements immense personal powor of
thought justice, philanthropy of religion az migbtv
power oi VIII and mighty act; if you feel him a. YOU
feel inc meuntsln and the ses what grander emotions
,prng up 1t Il ike making the acquaintance of one of
the elementary forces Of the earth like sssocistng with
erayiation itself The siH-t neck hends over do, 10
he Democratic knees; human nature Is loyal then,
Hew -Engond shir master wrecked an Island in ia.
Inc sea- was seized by his eonqueros and made their
c.ei thtn captive became king; and after wears OF
,nr he managed TO escape. Then be once more yissd
ms former reslm lie found that the savsges had carried
nm 10 heaven, and worshipped him a god grester
u IIeifie naHr
and wac himself enhroned AZ a god soloyeI IL b,n:yn,
rnuIe 10 It's groatmen
TAX OF Democracyi-we are all looking for master
man msnher than We. We are eiways looking tor a