Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-09

And with i.l beg presence Pres those true psss'st
Fame, with loud trumpet her behests obey'd,
And names 70 glory, nobly earn'd, convey'ds
Rich cultivated fields a clou.Aess sky
And happy indgstry all charm the eye:
!. ne eagle OF the rock, with ardent wing
And countless arrows, fitted 70 the string,
| ToWIing aloft, bespoke the nalon' soul,
Whom no proud foe dar'd insult or control
shone, = =
Ans AND claim'd resPest wherever they we're
Ny heart exulted in the glowing scene,
But found it only sylat oaes mud 6een
6 Here IN the fEpEAA tise Anges
cried, q IS a S. & ss". ~ II - -
Iiy'd triumphant in pure native pride
M y Sons were Sages, and were Heroes too,
Nv hom neither force nor reason coulo subdue :
| And here had still Colnm5ia's sons reciln'o,
In ease and honor, as kind Heaven QesisTd;
II demagosues had not theig, MINDS deceiy'd,
Their pride, their honor, and ts.eir peace ag-;.
griev'd;
And bale their governrn ent .il4glorio pass
70 heads bewilder'd in that dars morass.
I0uGhd BY her plaiaft plant, I t tuyn'd my view ts
The scenes transactiag in the marsh below.
| There perceiy'd upon mound of mud,
On hollow logs chair Of hoisor stood;
An Owl sat psrch'd upon. THIS chair OF state,
Wise, philosophis, CAUTIOUS in debate:
His cunning to the Eagle strength prcterr'i,
A midnight, t;mid, tributary, bird
With wings upon ths stretch, prepar'd tofy
When signs at thunder. oye9spfead the sky.
A busy thrpng intent their Chief to raise,
Lend him support by 7arious CROOKED ways.
The ground SIMS oft bsrea.a their devious
tread,
The mists OF error settle round their head:
With many weary tug, and Eaas1y sroan,
They carry mud to plaister.up lis throne:
The midnight dews keep moist the brittle
clay, o..
But when the glorious sun poArs iorth t'a9
day,
His rays like truth to the false mound APP
piled,
4 It rends, it crumbles, broken aoyD, s dried
! Yet still, withone accord, the sroaking race
Beseech the Owl to keep his sovereign place
{ a section, now repentant, turn'd as.ae,
But full escaped to 4strugsiings seemsd de-
81 niedi ma u
Aware cf wrong but fearful to do .iight
They hate the mist But cannot bear the light
The Chief who led them, haJ escapd the
charm, IS
His own reform creates himself alarm
The section halt--tleir brethren ofthe mud
Throw dirt +eaetaem, and dub their chief 3
Quid..s
Their Fcd'ral brethren, frQ,p the Mount 81
light,
Beheld the change, and nlark'd the growing
~. g. sight 9. ..1
With geR'rous zeal, their numbers pour az
long,
To save the weak from the expressing strong.
The guardian Angel wav'd her flag and cried,
Repress your ardor, let my voice decide
flight brea In upon those minds deceiv'd, S
They'll CLIMB our hill, and be by us receiv'd;
But hear my mandate, and obey my wii
Nor bend your steps beneath this sacred hill
In this pure air my WAsHrScroN respir'd,
And on this ground my HAMILTON expir'd.
IT'S HERE the glory Of the stars must blaze,
Where pure sun adds ustre to their rays.
And on this EDIE.cE, with pride unfurl'd
My flag shall claim the tribute of the world.
The lofty Eagle here reney his age.
And claim from history the brightest page.
Then Fly the feggy air, the marshy ground
Retrace your steps. MY SONS, and rally round
The standard yyAsHtseros bequsath'd e
YOU,
TO ME, to COUNTRY, and to GLORY, true.
Porter. Ale. &c.