Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-07-01

The elves come troopins to the beetles drum,
Then, when the thunder, with its organ swell,
Peas through the dome of Heaven, how softly san
7 he footsteps Of the rnin-lke to Il band
or gentle worshippers slow entering
The temple Of the Lord
Oh what n world
Ofheavsn -aesce aded music, lies around
Our daily psthway, in the morning air,
The noontide glory, and the dewy fall
OF dusky twilight in the cnrongs
OF bird nnd breeze, the murmur of the leaves,
And the low. gliding streamlet. Who shall note
Their man, braided melodies! or give again
Their spells Of song to thousands. None-nci one,
And Yet the poorest slave niay revel in
This music, written by the hand of God.
PRESIDENTIAL H.RALDRy.-We have
before stated on the authority OF the
Boston Journal, that Franklin Pierce 10
n descendant Of the Percys, Earls OF
Northumberland. In proof ,ha, he is
really descended from the border hero
of the Chevy Chase, the New York
Times says there is one passage in the
famous ballad that seems to confirm
the original identity OF family name;
and we admit The existence Of an allu-
zion in it, that nigh, be interpreted as
referring prophetically 10 the recent
trunsucti tons at Baltimore. We quote
il:
"Th~ Prrse owt Of Northombnrlsndc,
Aud n vowe to God mnyd he,
That h. would hunt in the mountayns
OGCh, viat within dayes thre,
In the mnnser Of doushis Douglas,
Aud all that srsr wifh him be-"
This may all be correct, and VIC will
not undertake TO dispute il; we will on
ly quote few lines from the poet Hal
leck's "Alnwick Castle" the home Of
the Percy family, to show tina, even thir.
ty years ago the stock had deprecated
IN a most lamcnlabIe manner. The
late Duke of Northumberland command
ed detachment of the British army,
and fought against the Americans at
Lexington and Concord, during our
Revolution. After describing what the
Pcrcy's hnd been, Halleck says
Lord stafford mines for coal and salt,
The Duke Of Norfolk deals in malt,
The Dougias in red hrrrings;
Aud noble name and cultured laid,
Palace, and park, and ya'sal band,
Are powerless To the notes ofhand
OfRoihschd or the Barngs.
Youll ask II. yet the Percy lives
IN the armed pomp Of fcudal state
The present representatives,
OF Iioispur and his gentle Kate"
Are some halEdozen serving men,
In the drab. coat Of William Penn;
A thanbermad, whose lip aud eye,
And cheek, and brown hair bright and curling,
spoke nature aristocracyi
And one, half groom, half sen.-chnl,
Who bowe me through eouI,, bower and hall,
From donjon keep to turret wall,
For n-and. siNpence sterling.
There, gentlemen locofocos, is the
poets history OF the house Of Northum-
berland, the immortal Percy's, from
whom you claim that your candidate
for the Presidency is descended. How
do you like the picture
Henry CLAy.--ln the fury Of the
Presidential contest how few are the
thoughts gwen to one whose name has
more frequently been associated with
the Presidency in the memory OF most
living men then that Of any other states
man. During all the fever Of he con-
tests in Baltimore, while the names OF
,,,,, ~ all partioo Uara canvo.oul fnr
their availability or their services, Henry
Clay lay, at the distance Of an hours
Journey, prostrated by disease and mfr
mites, and calmly awaiting, unmovcd
by the turmoil Of politics, the summons
that is to remove him from the scene Of
all earthly joys and SORROWS. Having
severed all ties that connect him with
the busy world OF politics, he has reach
ed ,ha, highest and best poin! in the
ambition OF a true man the contentment
and resignation Of dying Christian
No office nor honors could compensate
for the loss Of this, and the dying Henry
Clay, blest in its possession, is more
exalted then any Presidential aspirant
can be, amid the storm Of political war
fare. Having conquered worldly ambi-
ton, he is now awaiting the last and
greatest conquest-ihat OF death, with
every prOspcc, Of a triumph over all i,s
agonics and its terrors.-Hs worldly
feelings and tastes have been laid aside.
Nothing earthly remains IN his soul but
his patriotism, and that is SO intimately
associated with his religion that hey
seem identical, and both will support
him to the last. Cheered by the as-
surance that the Union he has labored
Tor is safe, and consoled by the conf
dencc of IA genuine Christian faith, his
path 10 the grave will be smooth and
unlroubled. What lesson does the
contemplation OF such scene teach,