The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-13

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report the psrs Of the enterprise The toassd aad In
pened bark may reach the shore, bat always rls
10 safety from The bodings OF the storm. Even thssp
the mariners who s,eersd her through the psrs o the
deep desert her shattered and repudiAed hulk. - m
Hard is his fate whom the public gaze ia.
Repose denies her requiem TO his name, FL wfsn,
And folly loves the martyrdom Of lame. saF
But the great and noble character whose memory We
have assembled TO honor lsa striking and uss0us
ceptior 20 the common destiny OF public He ives
born 10 honor and to serve mankind, and would have
done no matter in what country or sge his lot hsd
been cast for bis qualities in each separate
excellence. and wondes in their combination To the
wisdom of Scion he united the justice OF Aristides and
divide the competent judges Of his enown, whether
he figured the brighter in the close the tented field
whether he became justly celebrated for wisdom In
the cabinet or vaor in wal. But oil c0ncsde that
whether he had to face the foe from abroad corruption
from Within he stood erect, like the sea-beaten pr0uu.
tory whose brow was tranquil while the storm ragged
He filed mighty space in the thoughts OF his fellow
citizens long before the vista OF military glory ahd Of
presidential honors opened TO receive him. He oltsa
the public confidence. and never abused . public
trust Amids, the rivalry Of contendng statesmen, the
public mind looked 10 him to counsel and 10 guide;
and the call upon him TO accept the chief maxstraey
Of his country peryaded the conedsacy whish -
chosen to preside The rays Of federal indignation
collected upon him served 10 illuminate but could NOT
consume con hun TO dispense the genial rays q popsls
fort was too low and vulgar for his enemies 10 make:
but the lttle groyelng passions Of nature wortsd
lmpenoC1-
BILE escuicheon The grand inquest OF the nation crushed
the gnoble effort. and lifted his reputation to an emf
hence where future folly injustice we'll venture 70
the thunders OF Niagara the stormy Of the mult
tude rolled on. and buried accusations and accsefs
common grave.
g VIRUS repu.e nescia sordidss n 49,.
Intamnats fnlgt honoribus." ~ n. .ss sT
The public qualities of this exalted statesman weps
raised and adorned by the gentle amenities of his private
life. He was. indeed, subject to the common law Of
p,hu ondvp thnrA ne
ural to expect the escape OF heat He was too true and
sincere TO smile on all and to grieve with none but h.
He struck his foes with bold and open hand and, evan
then, he heaved sigh for the vanquished and 4 tear
for the dead He was never known TO turn his back upon
friend or fOehe Rugged the one, and deed the othor
In his daily intercourse with his fellow citizens he was
familiar with elevated without psde and se-
dignity Of power. he always did i viii psa eSsrno ~
grace, and resembled the his evening declnaton
RENTING his splendor but retaining bis magnitude, md
pleasing most when he daxzled least. know nothine
more appropriate TO apply TO this gentle generous, and
unpreending character than the lines which Pope wrote
upon the poet Gray: H
.'Of manner, gentle and affections mild, i8
In wit a man, simplicity child" Ns &
In this brief notice OF the mighty dead, it may not 81
out OF place to aude TO the subject most dear to his
hearthis native land, which he loved well. There
lived in any hero more ready than he 70 lay
down his life in the public and when the general
good seemed at stake motive his impenerable heart,
fear menace could disturb His country was the
stream that paid perennial tribute the swelling Aood
He lived for his country for her honor and rights ds
battle OF New orleans was enough 70 give lmmoeMutyD
thousand nanles and will live in story long q the
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such Is the aspect Q. that shore! &eNt u
"ieece' ou' hvlng u'eecs no more. fNSA 70
Rome, once crowned with the ep0ilS OF every N, oad
decked with the wreath OF every muse-whoss tlanph-
ant professions were envened with the naughty naoc
OF The march, and attended by the accumulated trophies
Of her PROSTATE ioes-is now mournfal monument Of
desolation and decay: 39s9
'The Niobe Of nations! there she stands, s4t
Chidess and crownless in her vocsless !: ~
An empty urn within her withered hands.
| Whose holy dust was scattered long ago, 4ss
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people win me mockery OF freedom
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