“ The powers granted under the Conaiiiution. being derived from the People, of the Vailed Slates, may he resumed by them u'henevcr perverted to their injury or oppression.^'—Madison.
roT.riiiE 5.
CHARLOTTE, lVORTH-C^AROL,IiVA, AVG. 15, 1845.
IVUMBER
Mecklenburg Jeffersonian,
edited and published weekly, by
W. KAMPTO».
TERMS.
'pie ‘Jeffersonian^ will be furnished to subscribers
at T\yO DOLLAIiS a year, ij paid in advance,
one month from the commencement of the
car'or TIUirA: DOTJjARS, if not thus paid.
Subscriptiovs may be sent by mail at the Editors
- .iv provided the postage is paid.
•.Ic-rrtiscments u'ill be in.^erted at One Dollar per
. - , irc (15 lines) for the frsi time, and Tireiity ficc
•ijr.s f^>r each continuance. A cons^iderable reduc-
' U'ill he made to those who advertise by the year.
ilAN^iON HOITsse!
THFi Subscriber ha.s taken posscssioii of the
, M anion house in the viUage of Char
• .tie N. C., and intend!! to accommodate all who
- -n liini as well as he possibly car. It is
- 'cTnr-nn in similar advertismentb to profeps o r!o
n'lnv -.hin^s-particularly about the table Sc bar, ihat
i ' merely say, that every exertion shall be^
* .*1 promote the comfort and convenience of
‘ j..r : :uu! travoUcrs during their stay. A roal
nr . ment in n'lanv respect.-; is contemplat’d.
\VM. s. NORMENT.
i • ..i.- ’/.e, J-ui.' OIf.
pubf•Tibor having finnlifieii and tri,i\en I^et-
i t: ' ■ 't Alinin;:?tratioti on the ettate of his bro-
- .r I.. M;uuii, (■i'ceasf.i. gives notice lo nil per-
* ileinrin is riiia'.nbi suid estate, to present
^ 1 !• ' }-^yn;“nt b'ually ar.Tlicnticaieil, within the
pr»-.'Cribt 1 by !a\v, ortherwise this notice will
t ,1 .n iar of recovtry. And all persons indeb-
estate are hen-by notified to make pay- |
b nee will not be {jiven.
‘ ‘ A. II. MAUTIX.
^fuiium muntn%
BOOK-BINDER,
• ^ F.TT'TIXS his' sincere thanks to a generous puT>-
r.c f'r ’lie liberal patronage heretofore extend-
a.u;, ..!'.d b;'irr^ leave to pay that he continues
rv * r. ’.he irOOlv-DI.NDIXG business in all j
; h^'P. lie v.’ill be tlianklul tor work in his I
V :'i 1 promi^Cf: to cxccute all orders promptly .
!'i a styl«‘. And as money is scarce .
> r’ lt\-\''f prodn> o are generally j
llimily, wi’i be taken in payment for .
m.-ir’ui't prioe.
OLU ^USE.
NEW CONCERN, AND A SPLEN
DID STOCK OF FRESH AND
RARE ARI’U LES.
lSWARB~TiaHBS
Has opened a Confectionary & Grocery, in the
building directly opposite the new Courthouse,
where he will be glad to see his friends at all times,
and accommodate them with everything tiial can de
light the connoisseur in the luxuries of life. Among
his stock will be found
Pickled and spiced SALMOND;
Dried and epiced BEEF TONGUE ;
Very superior MACKEREL;
A general assortment of
Caiulies, Spice, Pepper, Ginger,
meg, ice.
.1 CHOICE SELECTION OF LIQUORS
AND WISES EMBRACIXG
French Brandy, Holland Gin, Champziign Brandyj
Madeira, Port, and Champaign
W 1 N E S.
All warranted to be ot the choicest qualities,
Champaign Cider, (a very euperiour article,) Lon
don Ale, Butter Crackers, very Superior
Pickles, in Jars,
Together with everything the taste of the most fas
tidious and delicate might desire.
Extra Pick Nick meals, and Relisbee, furnished
instantcr, very cheap—luppcr Parties will always
ht’i Mccijtnmoduted with pleasure.
All ine proprietor at=KS ii?, iiua iiis n-io:iiIs will call
and see him—tas^te and judge for Ihemsclves.
Charlotte. May 20. lb la. ^
General Andrew Jackson.
A BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT.
Among the most eloquent ;ind touching produc
tions which have b«'en called forih by the death of
General Jackson, is the iliscource of the Rev. Dr.
Btthune, minister of th^- Reformed Dutch Church
of Pliiladelphia, on the Gth July. We are indebted
(0 a t.iend for a paniphlti copy of U, with the titk
page; “Truth the strength of freedom—A Dis
course on the Duty of a Patriot, with some allusions
10 the life and death of Andrew Jackson ” The
faults are our own, and our misforturrs ore conse
quences of our faults; but our political advantages
are God’s rich gifts, which it becomes us thankful
ly lo receive and piously to improve. AIJ our evils
have their legitimate remedies, and there is no dan
ger which may not be avoided by a wise care. In
stead, therefore, of querilous fears and ungrateful
discontent, the Christian patriot should zealously in.
quire vvhal he can do to secure and advance the best
welfare of our beloved land. Our holy te.xt is full
of instruction to this end.
“The Psalmist is describing the policy of God
on throughout to one onlv purpose—the permanent
good ot the whole, unchecked by particular privi
leges, and unfettered by artificial restrictions. To
use his own lofty language. ‘In vain did he bear
upon his person enduring memorials of that contest
in which American liberty *v'as purchasedin
vain did he since peril properly, fame, and life, in
defence of the rights and privileges so dearly bought
if any o t3 ran be entertained of the purity of his
pur posts .inU niotjvrs. Nor could he have foiin ]
an inducement to commence a career of anjbiiion,
vshen gray hairs and a decaying frame, instead of
inviting lo toil and battle, called him to contemplate
other worlds, where conquerors cease to bo honored
and usurpers evpiale their crimcs.'
“ But. though there are passages in his lif*\ ribout
Nut-
. . r .u- u .r I 1 I with Israel, the people whom he Wished to know no
t» xt of this beautifu production is rom Psalm ^ ... , „ iT. i .i • .u i r >•
veises " 6 and 7 • ^ j king but himself; and, therefore, the only safe poll
^ o. / . I people, who wotild preserve their liber-
“For he established a tcoiimvjnjr in Jaooli, and ap- j tics from the encroachments of despotic rule.'*
fathers tliarthey ehouKJ make them known to their j The preacher Ihen proceed.s to analyze his text, j the most have held, and may yet hold. con>
- • ■ • ' and descant upon its several divisions, j. jg all of
it forcible—all beautiful. But wc cannot embrace I gratitude of all, and virtues ail must delight to
the whole; and therefore, passing over its interme« | victory, in which his
diale pages, we must approach the close of it, where i strategy and consummate skill turned back,
he introduces the death and character of Gen Jack- ! scafteiy disciphned men, the stiperior
son. We are satislied that no apology is necessary ' and veteran determination of a foreign foe
children; that the generation to come might know
them, even the children which should be born, w'ho
should arise and declare them to their children, that
they might set their hope iu God, and not Ibrget the
works of God, but keep his commandments.”
The preacher opens in the following impressive
manner:
'• Among our many national sins, there is none
more likely to provoke divine chastisemfnt, yet Irss
considered or repented of. even by Christians, than
ingratitude for political blessings. That there are
evils among us, no one will deny; that changes
j to bo made to any readers of taste, or any admirers
j of true greatness, for introducing the following tlo-
I quent extracts ;
I “ These thoughts, as you know, have been sug-
j gested by the recent anniversary of our national in
I dependence—a day which should be dear and sa-
might be made far Iho b.ller, it were unrc.sonabl. , ,hough often' miserably polluted by
• • nr', (I /*nr\r'orr4inrr rvitMnri/ic r\T rr>*i n r» i r> rr a*. t»ii* ... J w J
SALE OF
:9a-
AS Executors on the estate of ilobert V\ . Parks,
deceased wo will, on F riday the J2il iost.int.
expose to public sale, on the premises, the tbllowing
property, belonging to said estate, to wit:
The Tract of L.\ND, containiiig -100
Acres.
lOl'R UK ELY
NBOROES,
Terms made known
to doubt; and, concerning methods of removing evil
or wot king good, we may differ widely yet honest
ly. Evil is inseparable from human nature; the
best human schemes are capable of improvernrnt;
and human opinions must be various, because they
are fallible. 'It is a nL^rrow^^^unyja^j^fHl^^^ftij^il.
, grca'ier condemning all who
t Think not the same way, refuses to perccive and ac-
' knowbdge the vast benf’s we actually enjoy.—
Never was there a revolution at once so just and so j sacrifices,
successful as ih-at which won our country’s inde- ‘
pendetice; never, except in the Bibh\ have the rights
of man been so clearly and truly d*-tined as in our
constitution; never did greater success atlftid ti so*
ciril experinunt than has .^ollowTd curs. Since ihe
I ('tfiblishment of our confederacy, tumults, insurrc-
' tions. and vicle.nl changcs, have been busy in all
Throne after throne has
; If not previously disposed of. Terms ma
! at the ftile. E. C. ALLAC E, }
intemperance, and profaned by party assemblages.
Surely, w’e might devote one day of the year lo
the chanties of patriotic brotherhood, and lose all
minor distinctions in cur common citizenship: nor
should we forget before the altar of our fathers’ God
us in the past; (no godii, lui tm-
valiant, whom ho has raised up to serve, guide, and
defend us; and the blessing which he has caused to
; rest upon their coun.^rls, their arms, their zeal, and
Such recoDoctions are due to Him.
to our country, and to humanity. Children should
hear the story, and the best genius contiibuteto its
illustration. Fresh laurels should be plucked and
wreathed upon the graves of the beloved for their
country’s sake, end eloquence pay its r' esi tribute
to their heaven sent worth, that the living y hear
and follow ihtir cxatr.ple.
the civilized world brsides Throne after throne has , . , . .
t illen nnd dvr.asln s have fcecn bui!*. upon the bloody ‘ speak, Ine speil of a grca. name
^uinsof dvnasties. In -’-ne na’ion. the people have , ccrr.cs upon cur hearts, ccT^ne.Img us to utter their
rung bv force, panial concessions from enr;otions When the sun of that
ry rule; in others, after convulsive, misdirected ef- | nnorning rose, it gilded the fresh tomb of one whose
from the spoil and dishonor of a rich’ and populous
leir.lory ? or the entire success wiih which he deliv
ered from the scalping-knife and torture of wil}’ and
ferocious savages, the Florida settlements—an
achievement which, in subsequent trials far less ar-
I duous, no other leader has been able to imitate.^’ Or
the triumph of simple firmness over diplomatic pro
crastinating subtleties, wheTi, planting his foot upon
v,;hal was clearly right, in a determination to sutler
nothing that was clearly wrong, he swung round a
mighty European empire to pay its long'wilhlield
indemnity for injuries done to A merican commercc r
country’s history,
patriotic :!e&l. and l.)iscord shook her gorgon locks,
and men shudJr(d as they saw, yawning v\idu in
the midst of ouf confederacy, a gulf, which threat
ened to demand llie devotion of many a life before
it would closeagain, how sublimely did he proclaim
over the land that doctrine, sacred os the name of
Washington—the I'nion mvst be preserved! and
the Etorm died away with impotent muuerings.
Nor is his glory in this the less, that he shared it
with another, ond ihat other one whose name tho
applauses of his countrymen have taught the moun
tains and the valleys lo ccho down for far genera
tions, as the gallant, the frank, the brilliant-states
man, to whose fame the high'si office could add no
decoration, nor disappointment rob of just claims to
conclamation.
ihe people’s love. It was a lofty spcc»acle, lull of
rrbukc to party jealousy, and of instruction to their
f ountrvmen. wh» n Menry Clay offered the compro
mise of his dariins theory, and Andrew Jackscn
endorsed the new bond that made the Unicii
and. as w’c trust, indissolubh^ tirin.
Reni'irkabk r.s the contrast is, there were (laltf
1
JOS. M’CUMBS, >Ex’trs.
T.vKH opp;'rtuni*> of inlorming the pubhc
r.i’’tt I I ■■ VC on hand 15 or 20 second
CAKMIACiES,
Ta’lv of Northern Manutucture, in good order
■ :i? tT'.otl as new ; which I will sell low
V,n t;rne t«) suit the purchaser, or will ex-
- ?’ ■ 111 l^»r such as may be out of repair.
‘ criber will also repair for the public, and
r] ,: and (iurabiI.Jy tiluill not be surpaHsed
V p in the State. I alt;o j)urchase my trim-
in Charleston, and therefore will be able to |
' -v! forriers with any kiinl they should want, j
ir'inp i' f ituated J miles west of Providence
r,-!i ;-.i,.] \3 mile.- ?outh ol rM'.arlotie. All those
.J ti b'ly or to get repairing done, will do well
, . nie a cull.
FRANKLIN EMMONS.
. . lence. January, IbK') f»5-ly
N. B. All persons ho!iing claim.g against the es
tate of the late. Koberi W. Parks, are hereby notifi
ed to present them to the undersigned for payment,
legally authenticated within the time prescribed by
law. or this »^otice will be plead to t>ar their recove
ry. And those indebted to said estate must make
payment without delay.^
in the l- n'por of
simple, and touching.
)Ho.nitoblfi old innn. tp.nd^ r.
With what failhfu! afTeclion
Aug. 1, 1345.
E. C. WALLACE, }
JOS. McCOMDS, i ExUrs.
VJ0"3w
bloody UjaL.MUO ajjvj w.
renubhc/on the same comincnt w.ih ourselves, de- jteen wantins in the annual
rrcisT*' ■ i‘‘»' ‘V f-eedc^ v.*:'h i"no- ' 'ron will, whose unngbt st-ergth never quivered
ranee and ^uner^titmn. Ours is now, wiih the°ex- , amidst Iho lightning storms that cri^shed around _
ceolion of the Russian and British, (i:, indeed, the ; «n ballle or controversy; the adamantine judgment. [ he honored her wh;Ie Iirmg. whose deardus: made
nas«=a-eofthe reform biilwasnotanorganicchang>?,) lagamsl which adverse opinions dashed themselves hope of hii last rrsiing-phce more cweet. that
oid-rThan an- monarchical govetnmenl in christen I to break mlo scattered foam; the far.rcachmg faith,; jjg sleep again at her side! And if his heart
dom The ilKrea««e of our pooulalion from k-ss i ihat flashed light upon dangers hidden from ihe pru-| sometimes steeled against the weakness of
to twenty in seventv yeurs, 1 dcnce of all beside; the earnest aOection, that yearn'
irjlmes any former example'; yet, ! -n a child’s simplicity, the purpose of a sage a
a the enormous migration to us from .. parent’s tenderness,, and the humble tidelity of a
sworn servant, over the people who gave it rule and
Proposals,
W
ILL be received by tho undersigned, until the
'^rh day of August, ISiO. fur building a
COURT-HOUSE,
A.\D A
SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF
aiimmrr
c^ooos.
than three millions
multiplies man
notwitriStandin_
various countries w’here free principles are un
known, our wide land has more than enough room
for all. Growth in numbers has been a chief cause
of our growth in wealth; and our la^'s, slrotig as
they are liberal, have provtd ihemsclves «5uriicieni
lo compose, maintain, and rule ail in concord, pio--
perity, and power. You will search i:i vain for , .-n' u u ^ i i
another t-xan^le of a vast nation governed witbotit of utmost diflicuUy, bowed h.s head meck.y to the
troops, or armed police, by iheir own will It is
meicy. when crime was to be punished, or mutiny
controlled, or danger annihilated, he ci.ulJ also stoop
in hi? career of bloody conquest, to lake a wailing
, new made orphan lo his pitying heart; with the
♦ h vation, have ceased from among us—Andrew sa^e hand that h.id just struck dovvn iftvfiding foe?,
Jackson is with God. lie, w’ho confessed no au- '
thority on earth but the welfare of his country and
his own convictions ol right, who never turned to
rest while a duty remained to be done, and who nev
er asked to support of any human arm in his hour
command of the Highest, and walked calmly down
not five years s.nce that our people, spread out over '»to the grave leanmg upon the strength of Jesus ;
an miniens. territory, alter a contest, m which the patised on the threshold of imtnoraltty lo forgive his
Utmost enthusiasm excited bo’h parties, changed j ^nernies, to pray for our hbenie^, io bk^
their rulers; yet not a bayonet was fixed, nor a can
non pointed, nor n hnmcade ruised, to guard the
0HARI.SS 1. MOSS
Begs leave tomfbrm hi^« friends and the public
that he is now receiving and opening, at the
! old stand of Morrison & Harris, in Charlotte, a
: .'n.-;.,:-:ng the PUBLIC SaUARE, at Newton
’ "’wbaC'nunty. N. C.
'] -C Court House is to be of Rric.k, rough casted
con.ent, except the basement, w'hich, or a part
: u ::. 'h, i-s to be of G.-unite ; its size is to be 40 feet
'‘V . - IrM't. _
■ . 0 {'Ians and specifications for the work are de-
’ d at Newton, and can be seen at any time by j
' y'l iS'in desirous ot bidding for the contract j
1 therelore a minute detail is unnecessary,
i'he work i> to be fini&hed v.'iihin LS months from
' time of nuiking the contract, contractors requir-
' ■ gi"e bond and security for the faithful perfor-
111' c ot the work. The Commissioners are direct-
1 by ori-ler of the County Court to give the contract
'1 the lowest bidder, or otherwise in their sound
'.i>f'r*'ti in, and may from time to time examine the
'V"rk and direct its execution.
The Proposals will be opened on the day abovs
irimcd, Cthe day alter the Election,) and persona
' siFous of bidding are requested to make their bide
m v.Titing. and dircct them sealed, endorsed “ Pro-
to
JNO. II. W'HEELER, "1
RURTON CRAIGE, | commis-
AND’W. H. SHUFORD,
HEMIY wniTNEU, I
H. W^ ROBINSON. J
wton, Catawba Co., i 14-t8a.
10th June, 1S45. ^
ThePtaleigh Standard and Salisbury Watchman
"i:: copy the above until the 8th ot August, 1845,
'inj i'orward their accounts lo the Commissioner*:.
Splendid StocJ£ of
1;
the OlTice of the Mecldenbiirg Jeffersonian,^''
is now supplied with a handsome assortment o
F 'Un and fancy Job Type, and we are prepared to
•■^-ecute all descriptions of
Of the late.^'t fashions and iinportalions,
which were selected by himsqlf in the northern
markets and purchased on the most favorable terms.
The .stock is full and embraces every article usually
found in the interior country.
He respectfully invites purchasers to call and ex
amine his stock, us he feels confident that he will,
for cash, sell Goods lower than any other house in
this place.
Charlotte, April 13. 1845.
nlnre nf suffrage. The b.'.llm klliug uoiseksslv’
as snow upon tlTe rock, achieved ine reiUTt. \v ith
in the last iwtlvtmonih, the stupendous process has
been repeated 3S peaceably and saiely. l^vich of
ihe frreat political sects which divide the popular
vote,‘’has triumphed, and been beaten. Much there human
has been lo censure in the harsh recrimination and
unfraternal binolry on either side; but, vvhtn the
decision was rfached, though the long rolling swehs
which succeed the storm did not ai once subside,
and here and there son’e violent partisan may have
beiiayed his vexation, the surface became calm, and
tfie noise soon died away Every true patriot, sub-
issive to the oracle ot the polls, whether wisdom
or error, said in his heart, Crod bless the people!
Our diiriculties, real or supposed, have arisen
out of our advantages; for good and evil are mixed
vviih all human affaiis. The freedom of those in-
siitutions under which vve live, has its price, which
must be paid, so long as man is prone to abuse, by
impatience and excess, those favors of Almighty
God, which yield happiness only when they are^
used moderately and religiously, i^latcd by pros
perity, we have forced our growth loo fast. We
205-
a very superior style and at short nolice....cheap
Orders for printing
Circulars, llamlbills, Isabels, Pamplilct§
Cards, Blanks, Ball Tickets,
^^ill be carefully and correctly executed without
fielay nnd forwarded to order. No charge will be
it the work is not correctly done.
■ Jnrlotto. N. C., April IS. 18-15.
.■ _>■ m »
RESPECTFULLY announ
ces to the citizens ot Charlotte
and its vicinity, that he has
opened a shop in the room
latelj' occupied by A. Beth
une. He intends to conduct the
TAILORING BUSINESS
in all its various branches, and
will execute orders promptly
and in the very best etyle of
workmanship. He will receive
reBuiarly'the FASHIONS as they ate issued in tho
northern cities, aud will warrant his work to fit.
Caning garme^ ^
prompUyfand fits warranted, when the making up is
Lrre^tly done. He resneelfully °/
the public patronage. His terms ^f^n
to suit the timeP, and country produce taken m ex
change for work, at the market price.
rrl=* Orders for work from a distance wnl be
promptly and correctly executed, and forwarded lo
°*^^harlottc. N. C,. 10. 194.^ — -
mg household, and to leave the testimony of his trust ; ,
in the gospel of the Crucified ; and
of a Sabbath evtning, passed into
I icii.i.I. XIlo laai enemy to be destroyed was death
Fhanks be to God, who^ gave liim the victory
through oui Lord Jesus Uhrisu
‘‘ To say fhal be had faults, is lo say that he was
The errois of a mind so energetic, in a
career 50 eventful, must have been, striking; noi
could a character be subjected lo censure more mer
ciless, than he provoked by a policy original^ and
unhesitating, at open W'ar wiih long established
usagfs, and dogmas that had grown into unquestion
ed axioms. Bereft in his early j'outh of parental
guidance ond restraint, educated in the camp and the
forest bivouac, and forced lo push his own fortunfs
through the rough trials of a border'life, we can
scarcely wonder"^that, until age had schooled his
spirit and tempered his blood, he was impetuous,
sensitive to insult, and prone lo use the strong hand.
Warm in his attachments, he was slow lo discover
frailly in ihose he loved, or to accord confidence
where once he had doubted Grasping, by his un^
tutored genius, conclusions which other men reach
by philosophical detail, he made while sure of just
ends, some mistakes in his methods for the lime
he steadied the judgmcnt-scat, i-haktn with the tre
mors of him who upon it. io pronounce scntcnce
against him for law viol^i!'d in martial neccssiiy ;
and, ul the height ol tuithofity, tlie poor man found
him a brother and a frirnJ.
“But, oh! ho'v rurpTSsingly bcauliful was hid
closing scene, wh n. as the glories of his earthly
honor were fad’ng in the brightness of his clernal
anticipations, and his heaJ humbly rested upon the
bosom of Him who was crucificd for our sin
iii
have^ailempied by plausible 'inventions, to transcend 1 disasiroua. Called lo aci at a crisis when ihe good
the laws of trade and production. We have com- and evil in our national grownh had become vigor
ous enough for conflict, and w’calih and labor, like
plicated the machinery of our interests, until our
clear, simple constitution, has become, in the hands
of sophisticating politicians, a riddle of mysteries.
The limits o( habitation have been enlarged bryoud
the blessings of church and school house. \ ices
and faults peculiar lo new settlements, have reached
the heart of our legislation. To carry on our far^
araspintr schemes, we have strained our credit till
it broke. Freedom ol speech and of the press, has
been abused lo licentiousness by prejudice, rashness,
and selfish ambition. Acknowledging as we do the
ri^^hts of conscience in their broadest meaning, even
the holy name of religion has been dragged upon
the arena of parly.
“Our republic is not a paradise; our countrymen
like ourselves, are not angels, but frail, erring men.
Our history has been an experiment. Mistakes
have been made, and will be made. It is thus that
we are lo learn. Shall we, in coward scepticism,
overlook our immense advantages, to hang our
fears upon a few faults, or prognosticate the failure
of a system which has accomplished so much, be.'
cause It shares vvi.ih others the imperfections of hu
manity? Is there a sober minded man among us,
who would be willing to encounter ihe oppressioTis
of what are called strong govemmenis, that he
might escape from under our present system? Ou)
the twins of Rebecca, were struggling for the right
of the elder born, his decisions in great but sudden
emergencies were denounced by that after criticism,
which can loolt back lo condemn, but is blind to lead.
Compelled lo resolve stupendous, unprecedented
questions of government and political economy, he
roused the hostility of opposite schools in those difli-
cult sciences. Never shrinking from any responsi
bility, personal or official, he sternly fulfilled his
interpretations of duly as a coordinate branch of the
national legislature, leaving his course lo the verdict
of his constituents; nor did he hesitate lo avail him
self of all the rr>cans he could extract from the letter
of the constitution, to achieve what be thought was
the intent of its spirit. His was a stern, prompt,
and energetic surgery, and, though the body politic,
writhed under the operation, none can tell, though
some may conjecture, the more fatal consequences
his severity averted. If he w’ere wrong, public
opinion has since adopted the chief of his heresies,
and there is no hand strong enough or daring enough
lo lay one stone upon another of that, which he
threw down into ruins. Bui in all this his heart
was w’ith the people, his faith firm in the sufficen
cy of free principles, and regardless alike of depre
cating friends and denouncing opponents; he held
° »h f 11 i brr.ath depart* d in (he praises of that religion
. , V i which had become his only boast, and iu earnest
counsel that all who loved him might obtain tho
like fai'.h, and meet hi:p in heaven! There w’asno
!ls!i^ii'i\fe)}'s A"gifct'We&?f- istsrehrii^if ffiifJJi;-, fisit
failed, God was the slrtngih of his heart, and his
portion forever. liiiile w’ould all his achievements
have won for him, had he gained the whole world,
yel lost his soul; but now his fame will survive un-
; til time sh.ill be no more, and his spirit is immortai
among the redeemed. The angels bore him from
us—no longer the hero, the statesman, the guide of
millions, and the mas'.er mind of his country; but a
sinner, saved by grace, to the feel of the Lamb that
wa^ slain—a little child of God to the bosom of his
Father. My hearers, have you been his friends V
Obey his parting counsel, and by faith in Jesus fol
low him to heaven, w’hom you have delighted to
follow on earth. Have you been in oppsition to his
l*fe? Refuse not the profit of his death; but find
in that blood, svhich cleanstd him from all bis sins,
atonement for your own. O that his last testimony
had the same pou’er over men’s snuls, as his cheer
in battle, and his proclamations of political doctrint!
Then would he shine bright among the brigthiest
in the constellation of those who turn many to ri^rht'
eousness.
“ INlv brethren, I have spoken much longer than
I meant to have done; but you would not have with
held from me the privilege. If I have dwelt upon
the bpst tri.its in the notable character of one, w’ho
has not been sufiered to escaps the earnest crimina
tion of many, it has been because he is dead. You.
who listened to me wiih so much candor, when I
paid, four years since, an humble tribute to the mer
its of him who reached the Iveighl of authority to
sink into a grave watered by a nation’s lears, will
not condemn my utterance of simi'ar emotions now.
The'jackal hale, that howls over the lifeless body is
far removed from your Christian charity and gene
rous judgment.
Vile is tlic vengcancc on the ashes coul.
And envy base^’to bark at sleeping mould.
Let us rather pray, as Christians, that the mem
ory of good deeds may live, and the example of a
Christian’s death bp sanctified. Let us, as Chris
tian patriots, lake new courage in selling forth, by
w'ord and practice, the paramount virtue of the re^
ligion W’e profess, lo save our country as il saves lh«
scTul; and, while we mourn the conflicts of evil
sion, not forget ihe arlual good, which, by the ^01.
vine favor, is w’orking out health from ihe mysteri*
ous ferm^’nta’ior.