liliiiii !'* '. .'.' ".E" ^,. . . , .■"■.-"r'r.vi'L:; ■> • ^ ' ^ J 'M.., ^%U< dr. WARREN's EULOGY ON THE lonouKtfile Cfwmas muffell, €%. '••<>■ ',-■. * >•* .'<■■-•. ^fr^r' ; .✓ xW a meeting of the Marine Society -.—the Society for propagat- ing the Gafpel among the Indians and others in North-America :—tke Mafachufetts Congregational Charitable Society :—thc Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Mafachufetts :—the Agricultural Society .-—the Charitable Fire Society :—the Society for information to Foreigners :—the Bojlon Chamber of Commerce .-—and the Direct- ors of the Bank of the United States in Bojlon j~held May 4, 1796 : VOTED UNANIMOUSLY,—That captain THOMAS DENNIE.Aon. JAMES SULLIVAN, efq; rev. dr. THACHER, JONATHAN MASON, efq; dr. OLIVER SMITH, GEORGE RICHARDS MINOT, efq; rev. dr. MORSE, and hon. STE- PHEN HIGGINSON, efq; be a committee to wait on dr. JOHN WARREN, to return him the thanks of thtfe Societies for thejujl and elegant EULOGIUM, which, at their defre, he has this day pro- nounced on the late hon. THOMAS RUSSELL, efq;—and to re- quejl a copy of the fame for the prefs. Attejl. THOMAS DENNIE, Chairman. A N EULOGY O N £f/i& c&onoural-lc S/Aomad t&upeU', OJp late PRESIDENT of SEDe ©octets for propagating t!je (Kofpel among tlje ^nutans ann otjerjs, in Bortlj America ; tfic ^umane ©octetg of tlje Commontoealtfj of Staffs* cfcufettss; t$e agricultural ©octets ; t&e ©ocicrw for tlje SHrtme of 31m* tnigrnntg ; tfje ISoQott Clamper of Commerce ; ana tfje National '3ml in 01500011, WHO DIED AT BOSTON, APRIL 8, 1796. DELIVERED, MAY 4, I796, BEFORE THE SEVERAL SOCIETIES TO WHICH HE BELONGED. by JOHN WARREN. - BOSTON: ' -. \\ \ v >N PRINTED BY BENJAMIN SIPEETSER, CORNER OF WING'S. LANE. ^ -, . 'fi :*;■ M,DCC,XCVI. N> dr. WARREN's EULOGY ON THE HONOURABLE THOMAS RUSSELL, ESQ. FRIENDS AND BRETHREN, o 'NE of the earliefl inftitutions recorded in the hiftory of nations, is that of a tribunal for pronouncing judgment on the adions of the dead. The memory of fuch, what- ever their rank in the community to which they belonged, as had trampled on the laws, or violated the precepts of moral obligation, was loaded with execrations ; while thofe who had been the friends and benefadors of mankind were rewarded with crowns of immortal glory. MORE Wrrfc* [ 6 ] more congenial with the mild fpirit of chriRianity and philanthropy, is the maxim of later ages, which configns to oblivion the names of thofe, who have done nothing worthy of applaufe ; and which celebrates the lives of fucb, as have eminently promoted the general welfare, by public attentions to the virtues which they exhibited. the'fame benevolent principle has been called intq exercife, by the occafion on which this refpedable audito- ry is this day affembled ; and the laudable defign, how- ever imperfcdly it may be executed, of doing juftice to the merits of a moll valued fellow-citizen, is an honourable teflimony of vour gratitude to the deceafed. This amia- ble attribute of a well-difpofed mind, induces an acknowl- edgment of the obligations which we are under, for fav- ours received ; and it is the mofl: refined fpecics of it, that prompts us to entertain the fame feelings toward thofe who have been, the benefadors of others, or of the public at large, as if we oucfdves had been the fpecial ob- jects of their beneficence. the examples propofed by panegyricks on the dead, have often a poweiful influence on the condtrd of furvh-- ors ; [ 7 ] brs ; for, however averfe men may naturally be to prad- ical reditude, there is no one living, who is not charmed with its pidure ; and what we admire and approve, that we often embrace and pradice. speculative reafoners have ftrenuoufly contend- ed for the abftrad beauty of virtue; and have attempted to prove, that as this quality was fufficient, independent of confequences, to recommend it to the world, no other con- fiderations were requifite for its encouragement. But, that an example in which is demonftrated, the extenfive influence of an upright and beneficent condud, has at more efficient operation upon the manners of a commu- nity, than a mere creature of the imagination, however beautifully dreffedup, is, I believe, a truth, which the ob- fervation and experience of the world, have evinced. the life which has been devoted to the public good;, muft be an intereiling theme of hiftorical narration ; be- caufe, fcarcely any events can take place, in the courfe of it, but what muft derive dignity and importance, from the charader which it fuftains. the fubjed of this eulogium, is a finking inflance of the iuftnefs of this remark. MR. [ 8 ] mr. russell was the fecond fon of the honourable fames russell, r.so. now living in Charleflown, well known for the exemplary integrity of his life, and his ufe- fi'lnefs in a variety of public offices, which he has, during many years, held there ; and which he has difcharged to univerfal acceptance, tmomas, was one of the fifth generation from Rich- ard russell, the firft of his anceftoi's, who fettled in America, having emigrated from the county of Hereford- fhire, in England, in 1640 ; and who became an eminent merchant in Charleflown, acquired a large property by his induflry ; and bequeathed, at his death, one quarter part of it for charitable ufes. The fame fpirit of liberal- ity, feems to have d.fcended, together with the honours of public truft, through the feveral generations of this fa- mily. Some of the principal town and provincial offices, have been fucceffively bellowed upon them ; and mofl of them have lived to a good old age, refpeded by their cotemporaries ; and died lamented by their fuivivors. mr. russell was born in Charleflown, the 7th of April, 1740. n i. [ 9 3 he was early placed at a private fchool, under the dare of mr. cushing, one of the ableft preceptors of that period. in conformity td a judicious rule, which his father had adopted, of fuffering his children to purfue fuch oc- cupations and profeffions, as their genius and inclination led them to ; and putting them under the diredion of the mod eminent perfons in the line which they had eleded, the refidue of his education was committed to mr. tho- mas green, a principal merchant in the town of Bofton. here he had conflantly before hini a fpecimen of thofe fhining virtues, for which he afterwards became him- felf fo confpicuous : and, as it can never be too forcibly inculcated upon parents, to be cautious in this refped ; and, as the effed of fuch caution was fo fully exemplified in the inftance before us, I fhall take the liberty of repeat- ing the concife terms in which the qualities to which I re- fer in mr. green, are defcribed by a writer of his life. '•' the beft men in the province were defirous of com- " mitting their fons, whom they wanted to breed up to that bufmef> [merchandife] to his care and inflrudion : B » looking L 10 j 11 looking oil his houfe as an excellent fchool, to teach " youth fobriety and virtuous behaviour, as well as fkill " and induftry in trade. And, indeed, they were not mif- " taken in their truft ; for he took great pains to prevent " his apprentices falling into licentious, or idle courfes ; " and to educate them not only ikilful merchants ; but '' likewile good men."* in the year 1759, MR. russell went to Quebec; and whilft there, received a confignment, by which he made a confiderable profit ; and then returned to his na- tive place. having been taught to rely on his own exertions for the acquifition of property, he difcovered a difpofition for cnterprife ; and determined on the meafure of purfuing it abroad. circumstances the moft trivial, iometimes become important, by the confequences' which they produce. A war was at that time fubfifting between France and Great- Britain ; and the ocean was infefled with French priva- teers. MR. r Vile Mi. hooper.'; fmer.il f-rmor., [ it ] mr. russell, in 1762, embarked with a cargo for the Weft-Indies ; and, as it was uncertain what might befall him on his pafTage, he was perfuaded to take a letter of introdudion to a French gentleman in Martinico; though he difcovered fome degree of indifference refpeding it as this was not the place to which he was bound, it being then in poiTeffion of the French. Into this ifland, how- ever, he was carried ; having been captured on his voy- age by a cruifer belonging to that nation. The whole of his little property fell into the hands of the enemy, even to the article of clothing, and much perfonal fe- vcrity was exercifed towards him. as foon as he was on fhore, he was ordered to confine- ment ; and whilft in cuftody of an officer, the circum- ftance of the letter occurred to his mind. He immedi- ately inquired for the perfon to whom it was addrefTed, and folicited permiffion to vifit him. The requeft was grained, and the letter delivered to the gentleman in per- ibn. No foonerhad heperufed it, and become acquainted with the fituation of the prifoner, than, beincx in a fi*>»> tion of authority, he obtained his enlargement, and offer- ed him his own houfe as an afylum from injury. NOR nor did his kind offices terminate here : The ii!.md was at that time belieged by a Britifh fquadron, and an attack was daily expeded* : To avoid the confufion and danorer of fuch an c*\ cnt, he procured him a pafTage in a Dutch vcffd bound to St. Euftatius, where he remained until the capitulation of Martinico ; after which, he re- turned thither. this crentleman favoured him alfo with a loan of money, a part of which mr. russell applied to the ufe of thofe who had been his ftllow prifoners; and thus greatly alleviated the misfortunes which they had experienced. This, together with another fum belonging to his father, which happened at that time to be placed in the Weft- Indies, and a ftrong iccommendation from the fame friend, enabled him to enter into a very lucrative trade, and th::s laid the foundation of his fubfequent fuccefs. eut, as if Providence had determined to give him an early Idion of the precarious nature of property, he had here well ni°h loft the whole of what he had acquired, and been reduced to a ftate of poverty and dependence. A C '3 ] a vessel and cargo had been configned to him from New-England, and difpofed of for bills on a houfe in Great-Britain. Soon after his return to this country, he found the bills were protefted ; and being himfelf the en- coder, he had every reafon to fuppofe himfelf ruined. he loft no time in embarking for London; and when arrived there, obtained an interview with the drawer, then in that city, who, in confequence of the perfonal efteem which he entertained for mr. russell, from the fairnefs and honefty which he had difcovered in his dealings with him, immediately adopted fuch meafures as fhould fecure him ; and he efcaped a danger which, perhaps, might have produced a lafting check to his mercantile purfuits. this, too, like moft other of his apparent misfortunes, turned out to his advantage. It was this that led him to an acquaintance with a houfe of great credjt and eminence in England, with which he ever after continued to do bu- finefs ; and the fidelity of which, fo largely contributed to his own advancement. the acknowledgments which he has fince had an op- portunity of making to the partners of that firm, under the heavy C >4 ] heavy lofTcs which they have fuflorcd, have exhibited the lingular phenomenon, of an European houfe deriving, in its eftablifhmcnt, a powerful fupport from the capital of an American merchant. nor was this the only inflance of a fatisfadion fo pe- culiarly agreeable to his difpofition. The amiable pro- penfities of his heart, were often gratified in this way, more acceptable to him, than the moft bountiful returns of pecuniary compenfation. The remarkable inflance ot friendly interpofition before mentioned, was, by a piovi- dential circumflance, which put the opportunity into his hands, in a fimilar manner repaid to a fon, or other rela- tive of his benefador. on his return from England, mr. russell firft open- ed a ftorc in Bofton ; but foon after, removed to Charlef- lown ; and there carried on Lis buimefs upon the fyftem which he had eftablifhed. at the beginnino of the late revolutionary war, he was pofTefTed of a handfome fortune, a part of which he. loft in the deflruclion of that town by the Enghfii, in the year 1775. during C 15 ] during his exile, he refided at Dunftable ; and be- came again an inhabitant of Bofton, after it had been eva- cuated by the Britifh troops. Here he recommenced bu- finefs ; but with a capital much reduced by the interrup- tion of commerce, confequent on the war. the great advantages accruing to thefe ftates, by their feparation from Great-Britain, have been denied by a ce- lebrated Englifli writer on that fubjed ; but fubfequent experience, I believe, has demortftrated the error. The limitation of our exports to the Britifh market, and the- rigid reftridions under which they were laid, ceafed at the revolution. The infatuated policy of their government, had a' dired tendency to bring our merchants under the indif- penfible neceflity of exploring new channels of commerce; and importing, diredly from the producing countries, thofe articles which were formerly received through the medium of Great-Britain, charged at the immenfe ex- penfe, in fome cafes, of a circuitous navigation. on this convidion, mr. russell fent the firft lhip, ever employed by any individual of the independent ftates L '6 ] Rates of America in the trade to Ruffia ; and in the Eaii- India commerce alfo, he was largely concerned. His example was, doubtlefs, a great encouragement to thofe branches of trade : and though, from the fimilarity of the articles fumiihed by the former, to thofe of our own country, it may never, perhaps, become ven; extcniive, or profitable ; yet the latter has already proved, in a high degree, beneficial. the difcordant regulations of the different ftates en the fubjed of commerce, under the old confederation, and the inefficiency of the government to cftablifh a coercive Jyftem, were heavily experienced by the mercantile part of the community : mr. russell, however, perfevcred m bufinefs, until the adoption of the new conftitution gave energy to the laws, and a new impulfe to the progrefs of commerce. the wealth which he had acquired at the commence- ment of the prefent war in Europe, by a long and induf- tnous application to bufinefs, induced him to determine on contrading the compafs of it ; but, finding himfelf in. polTefTion of an immenfe capital, and the neutrality adopt- ed by our government affording, as he himlclf declared, C '7 3 fo much greater encouragement to trade, than had been enjoyed by any people on the face of the globe before ; he was induced to continue and enlarge it to the extent which we have witneffed : And the final objed that he had in view in doing it, was, we have the greateft reafon to be- heve, to effed fome imroitaart defigns in favour of the public, which he had cherifhed in his mind ; and which, if he had lived, would, undoubtedly, have been executed. the confequences of his determination, were fenfib'y felt by the various claffes of mechanicks and labourers; and they are found among the greateft fufferers by his death. the United States at large, and this town in particu- lar, were highly honoured by the celebrity of his name : And thofe in the mercantile intereft, wrere greatly benefit- ed in the credit refleded upon them, by the eminence of his charader for integrity and punduality. The rank which he held in this line, induced the Chamber of Com- merce, to appoint him to their Prefidency : And the fame motive operated in placing him at the head of the Bank of the United States in this metropolis. G BUTj L '8 ] but, mr. rUssell's employments were not entirely confined to commerce. In the year 1788, he was chofen a Reprefentative of the town of Bofton ; and in that capa- city difcovered a faithful attachment to the interefts of his confthucnts. He was cool and deliberate in exercifing his judgment upon public concerns ; and, a ftranger to every fpecies of artifice and intrigue, he freely avowed his political fentiments on all proper occa lions; and was ho- noured and refpeded for the fincerity of his profeffioirs. he was the fame year chofen a Delegate to the Con- vention for deliberating on the adoption of the federal conftitution ; and the part he took on that momentous occafion, cannot be forgotten by his fellow-citizens, for they teftified their fenfe of it by the moft unequivocal marks of approbation. in a fituation which afforded the heft opportunity for information, he had colledcd fuch fads as were of the utmoft confequence at that critical period : And he is re- corded to have furnifhed in his addrefs to the Conven'io^; a very accurate and interefling ftatement of the quantities of produce that had been exported from the ftates. To have C »9 ] have pointed out the influence which the adoption of an uniform fyftem of commercial regulations, would have upon the navigation of the United States ; and the ten- dency of the propofed conftitution to increafe our fhip- ping, furnifh a nurfery for feamen, give employment to mcchanicks in the article of fhip-building, to thofe engag_ ed in the bufinefs of felling timber and tranfporting it to the places aiTigned, to the hufbandmen, by encreafing the demand for provifions, and the produd of their labour ; and, in fine, in his own terms, " to give fuch life and " fpirit to commerce as would extend it to all the nations " of the world."f Thefe, he faid, were the bleffings which he anticipated from the adoption of the federal con- ftitution ; and, fo convinced was he of its utility, that if the arm which he extended, fhould refufe the office of manifefting it, he would cut it off, and call it from his body. the predidions which he made, have been fo fully verified in the events which have taken place, that I could not wihhold the teftimony to his judgment, which this circum fiance affords. the *■ Vide debates of the Convention, [ 20 ] ' the year following in this memorable aera, he was eleded into the Council of this Commonwealth, a circum- ftance which furnifhes the fingular inftance of this honour being continued in the fame family, through five fucceffive rreneradons. He retained his feat there until the year 179.1, when he declined any longer ferving in that fta- tion ; cxprcfidy becaufe he wifhed to devote more of his time to public inftitutions, in which he thought he could mere ufefully employ himfelf. he wa? civ d,d a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, in the year 1788 ; and made a confi- derable contribution for promoting its objeds. He was a valuable member of the Boflon Marine Society ;% and had the fuccefs of the infliiution ever near his heart. He had concerted the plan of a hofpital for the benefit of fea- men, offered a fpot of land, for erecting a building ; and fubferibvd the fum of five hundred pounds, to carry it in- to execution. THEMalTachufetts Congregational Charitable Society, eleded him into their council ;^ and he was " a generous '■' promoter of their benevolent-dcfigns." \ N + --33. I t - 0 z. C " ] ax inftitution for Encouraging Improvements in Agr riculture, in the year 1792, received the fandion of the government; and mr. russell was eleded the firft Pre- fident. the Society for Propagating the Gofpel, acknowledg- ed him for one of their moft zealous members, and evinc- ed their confidence in him, by eleding him their Prefi- dent.|| Fully perfuaded of the truth of the religion which he profeffed himfelf; he was defirous of extending the evidences of it to others. of the Immigrant Society, founded for the informa- tion of foreigners, he was alfo Prefident.H A friend to the manufadures and the agricultural interefts of the ftates, he was defirous of giving encouragement to the induftrious artificers, of other countries, to fettle in Ame- rica, by meafures which might fecure them againft the impofitions, that had too often been pradifed upon them. the prodigious extent which has been of late afford- ed to the management of manufadures, by the fubflituting of 1793. To this inftitution he gave the fum of two hundred pounds. II Elcilcd 1794. L" « 3 of machinery, for manual labour, has given a fpiing to that branch of national opulence, unexampled in former times. The high price of labour in this country, pointed out the policy of encouraging the introdudion of thofe inventions. This inftitution has promoted that defign, and at the fame time proved highly advantageous to agri- culture, by an increafe of population. of the Maffachufetts Charitable Fire Society,1[1[ he was a member ; and the largeft fubferiber to the fundi which they have eftablifhed. But, in no public relation, did the goodnefs of his heart fhine forth more confpicu- oufly, than in that which he fuftained to the Humane Society. Here, as if Heaven had afllgned him his proper element, his benevolent affedions had full fcope ■, and he has been often heard to fay, that of alf the offices and hon- ours bellowed on hiin, this had be.n the moft acceptable. the godlike defign of preferving life, and reftoring the fundions of it to the apparently dead, received his beany concurrence ; and the provifion which has been made for the fhip-wreck'd mariner, was one of his moft favourite objeds. after ^5 Tnftkuted, 1794. t L 23 ] after the deceafe of the illuftrious bowdoin, x)ui late beloved Prefident,|j|J mr. russell was eleded his fuc- ceffor in that office. his diftinguifhed liberality to this fociety, conftitutes a large proportion of its very refpedable funds ; and it is a fad, the more honorary, becaufe fo fingular, and fo juftly complained of as fuch, that to this, as well as moft other of the inftitutions to which he belonged, he gave His time as well as property. you, gentlemen, who have been more immediately ihtrufted with the concerns of that fociety, can witnefs to the truth of this remark ; as well as to that unaffeded eafe, and engaging politenefs ; that modefty of deport- ment, and complacency of temper, by which he endeared himfelf to you, in the more focial mtercourfes to which your offices led you. You will mifs him at the places where you have fo often been charmed with his amiable qualities ; and you will fometimes, perhaps, fhed a filent tear to his memory, in your retirements from them. NEVER llll I790- [ n ] never was a man more apparently the objed of pro- vidential regards, than he whom we commemorate. does he fall into the hands of an enemy, difpofcd to treat him with feverity—a friend prefents in the moft cri- tical jundure, and procures his releafe. Is he ftripped of his property in a foreign land—the refources of the wealthy are opened to his neceffities.—Is he threatened wi:h loffes in bufinefs,—thofe very dangers become the means of promoting his intereft. Do we fee him labour- ing under a fenfe of obligation for unrequited favours,— an opportunity prefents of repaying the debt, by fimilar offices in fituations of diftrefs.---- in all circumftanccs, he preferved a confiftency of behaviour. In profperity, he was not dated; nor deject- cd in adverfity. faithful in his engagements to the people in his fervice, his employment was fought after ; becaufe what- ever were the terms of the contrad, they knew they might always depend upon his punduality. . IN t *5 1 in the economy of his bufinefs, he fet an excellent example for the imitation of others, efpecially of thofe who were juft entering into life ; by avoiding every kind of dangerous experiment, and confining himfelf to fuch branches of trade, as admitted the fureft principles of cal- culation ; and yet he was far from being deficient in ra- tional enterprife, as he accumulated wealth, he was careful to place it Upon a bafis of the moft perfed fecurity. He was averfe to every fpecies of fpeculation : and though fometimes importuned to adventure in fcenes of this nature, which held out the.faireft profpeds of gain, he could never be prevailed upon to enter into them. circumspect in the choice of the perfons to whom he intruftcd his affairs,—he was generally ferved with fidelity : and to the honour of thofe who had been long retained in his fervice, it fhould be mentioned, that it was an invariable rule with him, immediately to with- draw his confidence from thofe who had forfeited it ; and never to beftow it a-ain, on the man by whom it had once been abufed. j>: [ *G ] in his charities, he was unbounded. To the poor and the fatherlds, he was indeed a father ; and the wi- dow's heart he caufed to fing for joy.-----That hand on which the bleffmgs of thofe ready to perifh, have fo often fallen, was always ftretched out to thdr relief : and the noble generality of the manner in which he did it, gave a double value to the favours which he conferred. in all his tranfadions, an enemy to orientation ; he was more peculiarly careful to conceal his private liber- alities. By far the greateft part of thofe ads, as a parti- cular inquiry fince his death has afcertained, were done in fecret; and he who fe.th in fecret, mall reward hitn for them openly. many perfons were accuftomed to apply monthly for his charity. He often depofited money in the hands of others, to be difpofed of difcretionarily, under the flricieft charge of not divulging his name :—And articles which contributed to the comfort of the paupers in the aims-houfe, were known to come from him, only by their being delivered by the perfons whom he uiually employed.-----He clothed the naked, as well as fed the hungry :—and the fhivering children of mifery and want, had [• *7 3 had their fufferings mitigated, by an annual diftribution of fuel, for a number of years previous to his death, to a very confiderable amount, under fimilar injund.ions of the in oft inviolable fecrecy upon the perfons by whom it was fupplied. on thofe occafions which called forth the general ac- knowledgment to the parent of the univerfe, for public favours received at his hands, we have feen the poor re- pairing in crowds to his houfe ; and returning with hearts overflowing with gratitude to him, and in a proper difpo- fition, to join their fellow citizens in the duties of the day. to perfons under embarraffment, he has frequently been known to lend large fums of money ; and when a change of circumflances admitted of repayment, to refufe intereft for the ufe of it ; and to young perfons of pru- dence and induftry, he exercifed the fame generofity;— thereby laying a foundation for their future profperity and ufefulnefs in the world. for the encouragement of public worfhip, he made ample donations. One of the greateft ornaments of the fa ere d [ 28 ] furred houfe, in which v. e are now affembled, was, in pare the fruit of his liberality : and the {lately edifice which ftands on yonder conlerrated hill, once prophancd by facrilegious hands, has not only been embellifhed, but partly founded by his bounty. a few only of his voluntary contributions to public purpofes, have been mentioned ; and many others, wc know, he intended. mr. russell made no pretentions to thofe extraordi- nary literary accomplifhments, the higheft attainments of winch are of far lefs confequencetothe happinefs of fociety, than the virtues which he pradifed. But, the vigour of his mind was clearly evinced, by the facility with which he was capable of diverting his faculties, from one objed to another, in his daily tranfadions ; and it was matur of aftonifhment to all connected with him, to fee him re- turning from fomeof thofe engagements in which the ani- mal fpirits, from perplexity and fatigue, we fhould have iuppofxl mult have be-cn totally exhaufled; to other con- cerns of a very different nature, with unabated encrvyy and cheerfulnefs. in C ^9 ] in his opinions, he was fteady and determined : and, as he generally formed them on the moft mature deliber- ation ; though open to conviction, on rational grounds; yet he was not eafily changed from his firft refolutions.— Such was the opinion entertained of his judgment, that it was reforted to by his fellow citizens, on fubjeds of a commercial nature ; and he was frequently made the ar- biter, in fettling their difputes. he had, in his youth, imbibed a fincere love for his country ; and he conceived, that by encouraging morality and religion, he was promoting her interefts ; and giving one of the beft proofs of difinterefled patriotifm. From the earlieft date of our revolutionary conteft, he advocated the caufe of freedom ; and from the fame motives, became a zealous fupporter ©f the federal government. his hofpitality was univerfally fpoken of to the honour of the town : and his entertainments were agreeable to his rank and opulence ; but, by no means attended with an oftentatious extravagance. in the domeftic fphere, he was equally amiable.— As a hufband, he was affedionate—as a father, indulgent, and L 30 ] and liumane as a maftrr. To his filial piety, the aged and venerable father who furvives him. can moft conii- aily atteft : and his hoary head, is now defcending with ;ov to the £tave, in the ncolledion of his virtues. thus, gentlemen, have I attempted to delineate the charader of the friend whom you have loft. And thofe of you who were moll intimately acquainted with him, will agree with me, in pronouncing him worthy of much fu- perior powers of elocution, to thofe which have been cm- ployed on the occaSion. in the laft melancholy fcene of his invaluable life the fordtude which he difcovered, gave a finifhing flamp to the traits which he had exhibited.—---And after a ft\\r days illnefs ; having ben owed upon thofe whom he lov- ed, his advice and benedidion, he fur rendered his fpirit into the hands of its crlatok. the heart is now cold, which was wont to glow whh the ardour of friendftrp and philanthropy ; and the car that was open to the tale of diftrefs, hears not die voice of our applaufes f----Thus pa ill's the hie of man, and like C 31 3 like the rapid tranfit of the fhooting meteor, leaves no.hie.g but its ima^e on the mind. and, is it poffible, that the impreffion which his ex- e:vi:^ has made, fhall ever be obliterated ?—To his chil- dren in particular, we truft its influence will extend ; and, may the luftre which it difplays, fhine forth on his pofter- ity, through a fucceffion of generations yet to be born ; and light them all to happinefs and fame !----- the pompous parade of a funeral ceremony, has of- ten attraded the flaring crowd of unconcerned fpedators : —But, the folemn filence, in which a long proceflion of undiflembling mourners, attended his obfequies, is a proof the mofl inconteftible, of unfeigned attachment. to the bofom of the tomb, we have committed the facred relicks, and bid them a long adieu.—But, be con- loled, ye weeping relatives! you fhall meet him again.— A foul endued with fo many godlike qualities, can never perifli. It ihall yet reanimate the precious duft ;—fhall burfl the walls of the dark prifon that confines it;—and, arrayed in robes of celeftial glory, be ufhered in tQ evcrlaftmg day. F I N I S. 4 A MONODY ON THE DEATH OF Sfno Jvonoarame, S7/zoma<} t2n,md&il3 Q