Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-17

est degree and widest diffusion Of human happiness,
Union of States such ours free, not so,
was necessary and to such union the constitution
necessary and TO such constitution this clause was
necessary humanity itself prescrbes IL and presides
IN it, May he not have thought that he learned that there
are proposed 70 humanity in this world many fields Of
beneheent exertion; some larger some smaller some
more some less expensive and profitable to TIL; that
among these it is always lawful aud often indispensable
TO make choice that sometimes to acquire the right or
the ability to labor in it is needfu to covenant not to
Invade another and that such covenant in partial re-
sraint rather in reasonable direction of phanthrophy
good IN the forum OF conscience and setting out with
these very elementary maxims of practical morals may
be not have thought that he learned from the careful
study OF the facts of history and opinions that TO
quire the power Of advancing the dearest interests OF
man. through generations countless by that unequaed
security OF peace and progress, the Unon the power Of
advancing the interest of each State each region each
relation, the slave and the MASTER the power of subject
ing whole continent all astir and fire with the emu
aton Of young republics of subjectng it, through ages
Of household calm to the influences of christianity
Of culture, of the great gentle and reformer time
that to enable us TO do this to enable to grasp this
boundless and renewing harvest Of philanthropy it
would have been good barganthat humanity herself
would have approved ito have bound ourselves never
much to look the line into the enclosure of
Southern municipal slavery certainly to enter 1t
still less still less to
" Pluck its berries harsh and crude,
And with forced fingers rude,
Skater its leaves before the melowing year"
Until the who charges him, that he is in
his grave, with having snned against his Conscience
will assert that the conscience of public may not
not be instructed by profound knowledge Of the
vast subjectmatter with which public life is conversan
the conscience of the mariner may be and must
be instructed by the knowledge of navigation, and that
Of the pilot by the knowledge Of the depths and shadows
the coast and that of the engineer of the boat and the
train by the knowledge Of the capacities of his mocha
nism to achieve proposed veocity and will that
he is certain that the consummate science Of great
statesman felt By himself prescribe 10 his morality
conduct than that which he adopted and that he
thus consciously outraged that sense of duty which
pursues eyer-is he inexcusabe, whoever he is,
that so judges another?
But it is time that this eulogy spoken Ny heart
goes back into the coffin there with him, and would
pause. went-it is day or two since--alone to
again the home which he dearly loved the chamber
where he died. the grave in which they laid him. all ha
bited as when
His look drew audience still night
Or summers noontide air,
till the heavens be no more. Throughout that spacious
and calm scene all things to the eye showed at first
changed The books in the library, the portraits, the
table mt which he wrote the scientific culture ofthe land,
the of agricultural occupation the coming IN OF
haryest fruit of the seed his hand had scattered
the animals and implements of husbandry the trees
planted by him in lines copses in orchards by thou
sands the seat under the noble elm on which he used to
sit to feel the southwest wind at evening, or hear the
breahngs of the sea, or the not less audible music OF the
starry heavens all seemed at first unchanged The sun
Of bright day. from which, however something of the
ervors of midsummer wanting, fell temporarily on
them ALL filled the Air all sides with the uterances OF
life and cleaned the long line of ocean Some OF
those whom on earth he loved best still we're there The
great mind still seemed to preside the great presence
be with you you might expect to hear again the rich
and playful Of the voice of the old hospitality Yet
more, and all the scene took on the aspect OF
great monument inscribed with his and sacred
his memory And such it shall be in all the future OF
America The sensation of desolateess, and loneiness
aud darkness with which you see it now will pass away
the sharp grief of love and friendship will become sooh
ed men will repair thther they wont to CONNIE
the great days Of history the same glance shall
take in and the emotions sha greet and bless the
Rarbor of the Pilgrims and the tomb of Webster.