The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-10-04

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: u he loved, Il was with the nill nisasurr
III his soul Il ho hated he told it ON the hon
: TOP II was 10 at the bar HIS clients ca
!. AZ once heuamc bis own, NO matter who Il
V client If The humhlcst nrgro. or d
u wcalthicet planter. he put all his acnltil
!, into play, left no duty 70 the hlflmcnt
= more chance, and mo- number OF slowly inl
4 ing Ncars ~ chanccty could weary his n
~ domltablt energies, ur ahatc tho assiduity ,
= his Intelligent zeal, There was no myster
here, Al Tho forces " his nature We're b,
: narkahle.. Whatsoever Thy hand fndot
!, TO do do q With Thy might" SO taught "a
/, Wlscst, This seems Ia have been the ke
! note Of his lIie aud character Our frieni
. was genial spirit lie was, when ioil
were over, and a parcnthcsis OF relaxation
: opened the way, as mirthml aS other goo,
men, and enjoyed, through every ihrc o
his nature, hearty laugh, a noble grace, q
. only noble souls. At other times aud II
other moods, he would caTricatnrc aud mcr
cileSsly ohastlse the sham picty Of the men
Journalist and pretendeT till SOME might cr
roneonsly imagine lac held sacred thugs IN
low esteem
lie cordially despised religious counter
ieits and cantlng, parsimonious pharisces
and Just rs warmly loved genuine, true,
faithful, aud transparency religious mon -
The religions faculty-as much part of q
man as his hand or foot-was unusually
strong and active in his composition: and
t'iatcriy his friends had been struck with the
constant recurrence Of his conversation 10
the great themes ON which il feeds You
heard the tribute of the pa ,tor OF the church,
Just now. on tls very point, His carlior
years were years Of cold, hard, cherries
seeptlclsin, but for several recent years The
deep convictions of his heart were that the
man of God was the highest STYLE Of man.
What the daily inward struggles. and ns.
pirations Of his spirit for divine good were.
arr known alone To the all merciinl Father
who shronds the falling sparrow in his own
tender hand, and breathes allowing hencdic.
ton over the troubled spirit that conGdingly
seeks for shelter under his Almighty
wing.
As a mason his virtues, usefulness and dc.
votion TO the craft, will long remain val.
ned legacy to the Lodge, now assembled to
perform for his remains the last Masonic
rites due 20 u brother deceased. IionoIs
were accommodating on him with each coming
season. He had been elected to til the most
important military office in the giil OF the
people, yet he preferred TO be known by the
title he won on the field, rather than the one
he found in ballot box. Sent to the late
National Convention as your chosen repre-.
sentative, he fulfilled his mission with be-
coming dignity, aud returned to know that
he had served n grateful people Surely,
surely, his Sun hath gone down while II was
yet noon
believe he was am aiiectionete husband
that he loved his home--hut here may not |
need not lift the veil, ] can never forget |
bis almost motherly manner of parting from
bis adopted nephew rs be babe the little
owing fellow good night, aud hung like a
bee on u rich inviting Hover, kissing him, |
hen gave him fatherly blessing, aud full |
II gentle emotion, took mg arm, and walked |
o my lecture
The gentle loving wife, alas the widow |
'he was far away The Lightning flash has
lready sent the qnivering shaft into that |
rushed and bleeding heart,
BE it ours with true christian sympathy |
md deYout prayer 70 sustain her, when she /
ONES, as soon she will, poor stricken bird,
'ereit of her mate, 10 her dcsolate home
lay Heaven aSsuage her grief.
For ourselves, | may not exh0rt yOu to
rcpare to debut, the impressive lesson
ere, and to-day is--piepdue d ffge. The sure
iay 90 miss Heaven, aud lose eternal life, X,
0 regard religion--the love aud worship of
iod, rs mere preparation for deatr There
not an hour of life, when religion is not
lore needed than the last hour.
VIII sensible man 90 through life In
tier nakedness, and send for a suit of costly
to die inl Bat, we turn from
lesc, TO other thoughts.
Masons, citizens, men, let us take up and
ear the remains of the victim Of the heart
ss slayer 20 the silent tomb, lie was not
erfect man. Would to God that we who
ryive were so. Virtues he had, aud many
reen be their memory. But woe to the
aver! The assassin challenges his maker.
et him now abide the result. Over the I
lrk deed lie drew the pall of midnight. Hea
und the student at his books Professional
lsiness demands the hours of sleep and
st. We parted before sunset to meet in
e house of God on the holy day Alas
I'd snch meeting! Here we are, but
is dead We weep over him as the {
ordered citizen, the brave soldier, the I
'nerOus friend, the good husband, the
urteOus gentleman. But, woe 10 the .
sassinl After night comes the day j
nd the broad light of day will fall upon s
10 guilty soul whose damning deed has 4
ade him an outlaw 10 all civilized men.-
he crime is without apology and can never =
at0ned. Now the unknown murderer i
Is had few hours Of quiet reflection, what
uuld he not give to revoke the horrid deed i
Is conscience, already kirdled and burning =
&c fiery mantle around his miserable a.
NIT alecioatS lhe luieAlDle dttlte VI y
ernal justice. II were enough TO leave Il
N in the hands Of God. But, whoever he @
!, whatever his malignant motive, however p
lied In arts Of evil, he has taken in hand d
impossible task. Justice he eannot es- az
pc. Secrecy lac cannot keep Silence he IL
mot maintain Repose he cannot find. :,
&c brand Of Cain Is everon his guilty brow. ~
Ie winds will war against him. Thunder II
III startle him as The voice Of Nemesis is
Iuying on his path The murmuriDg m
rcamlet and the clasling wave, shall re :,
Ike him. The song 81 fhe lark, aud the ~
small wall Of the owl, shall perplex aud ia
arm him. Shadows. phantons, hctiOnA dT
VI hang over his future, like tOpling crags
nose masses, IS he inagines, are waiting Pl
crush him. All siglts, all sounds, al pic NJ
re- Of the fancy viii reproaeh him aa an ~
sassin and murderer. He viii see the
illy form Of his victim In his feyeIish
ems, a. he used 20 see him walk the
'eets lie will see him a. he found him at
! books with the bright lamp aud the
on aiar-all uuIsupccting and he viii -.
ring from his t0naenting sleep to curse i
mself; b curse tlr day Of his birth-to =,
ne the hour Of his guilty purpose, and 20
N himself thousand times dead -
akiBg and sleeping. eating and fasting, in CO
itude aud IN sociay, the CORY locksof the ,yi
al man shall ever BE- present In his trefnb- p
= gaze He viii see a form we cannot al
Z, and hear q voiee. heard only Ia the ear Ol
his own gnilty sonl Tie VIII read tbe e.
iEWAFD FOH TN DErEcTI0N % A Muir m
REn and the s,lemn array u the agen- n
: 81 Justice illsweep IN panoramic Wis "
b befofe bic triitkcnsd imagination - az
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