Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-02-19
THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1867.
LINES.

Written IN memory Of the late Hon. John NJ
CLAYTON, 4. S. Senator from Delaware.
Mr.. Clayton Gied after long Illness ut Dover
/ on Sunday evening, Nov. 9th, in the 6"d yea
ofhis age, universally Lmented.
by CLARENCE.
A brilliant star has He'd Columbia'S sky,
No more to sparkle with cmpyrean light,
Nor with its sllendor charm the mental eye,
No! for Ills Shrouded with the pail of night;
Yes, it has fallen from its lofty throne,
But still itG magic rays illme the spot,
Where late il with its peerless glory shOne,
And which the hand Of Death can never blot
D Delaware, thy lilvorite son is dead
His Shinngcourse, his bright career is o'cr
just like some transient Meteor he has fled,
That flashes glory, then is seen no more
But still the brilliance Of his mighty mind,
Has left an halo Of celestial light
That shall cncircle millions ofmankind,
And brighter grow with Times progressive
flight.
Columbia, thou miyst well thy Clayton weep.
How ardent was he in thy holy cause
How many an anxious year did vigilS keep,
Low at thy shrine, the champion of thy laws
Thy beSSad imgtitntions his delight.
With all the beailteotis charnis nt frreu'En
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His tolls by day, and many a weary night,
For thy salvation, proved his heart sincere.
Othts the Senate with amizement heard.
His lofty strains of elOquence profound,
OFT has the heart with feeling deep, been stir
red,
By strong appeals, which did with love abound
And reason with her all resistlesS power,
Flashed stern conviction on the doubling mind
And with her magic thus controlled the hour,
That can by Science never be defined.
The name of Clayton shall forever live.
pnu ht, mi ID ~
Time in its flight shall to its llster give,
To future millions shall transmit it down.
The trump of Fame attuned by Song Sublimci
With accents sweet shall swell the notes
praise.
And thus unite with ever faithful Time
To crown his brow with ever blooming bays.
Methnks stand beside his dying bed,
And viuw the solemn scene transacted there,
Behold the Sacramenlal board is spread,
glove Divine" through Faith with sacred
fare.
The bread. the body Of the Saviour slain,
He takes, and cats tits soul refreshing food,
The wine, the blood that flowed from every
vein,
He drinks and seals his covenant with God
The covenant sealed the waiting Angel flies, .
And spreads the news before admiring Heaven,
With halleluiahS loud resound the skies,
Glory to God, and to the Lamb be giycm
Glory to him who washed him in his blood.
Who from his book did all his sins erase,
Gave him title to his bcst abode.
Among tho trophies OF "Redeening Grace"
He dies, the Christian, Patriot, and the Sage,
And on the pnions of some seraph scars,
Whore praises, all his noblcst powers engage,
And with all Heaven ..Redecming Love"
adOreS,
There rest in peace triumphant spirit, rest
From earth released from sin and Death se-
cure,
Safe from their shafts, in thy Rcdecner'S breast.
Thy perfect bliss shall cvermorc endure.
: \ few weeks. previous 10 Mr.. Cloyton's
death he had the Sacrament of the Lord supper
administered to him in his chamberby the Rev.
Mr.. Murphy, and connected himself with the
Presbyterian Church at Dover, under the pas
toral charge Of that gentleman.