The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-10-09
MISCELLANEOUS SELECTIONS.
From Samhson's Memoirs.
THE IRISH EMIcRANT.

THE IRISH EMICRANT.
bonn in the country of afliction---his days
were days OF sorrow. He titled the soil of
his fathers, and was an alien in their land.
lie tasted not Of tho fruits which grew by
the sweat Of his brow. He fed a foreign
landlord whose face he never saw, and min
lister of the gospel whose name he hardly
knew--an unfeeling bailif was his tyrant,
and the tax-gatherer his opprcssor. Hunted
by unrightcous magistrates, ard punished by
unjust judges. The soldier dcvourcd his
substance and laughed his complaints TO
scorn. !. lie ioiicd the HOPELESS day, and ut
night lay down in. wcarincss. Yet noble he
was OF heart, though his esthtc was lowly.
His cottage was open to the poor. He brake
his ehildren's bread, and ate Of It sparingly
that the hungry might have share. lie well
coined the benightcd traveller and rose with
thc stars ofthe morning, to put him on his
way. But his soul repincd within him, and
he sought relief in his change. He had heard
OF 9. land where the poor were in peace
andthc labourcr thought worthy of his hire
--.whcre the blood Of his fathers had found
~ asylum. He leads the aged parent whom
loxs, grsppled TO- his heart. He bears his i'm
fants In his arms. His wife followed his wea-
~
laws that would make their country their pri-
son. They cross the tracklcss ocean. They
dcscry the promised land and hope bright
ems the prospect 70 their view bur happi.
1css is not for him. The ruthless spirit Of
persecution pursMes him through the waste
Of the ocean. Shall his foot never End rest,
nor his heart repose ! No! The prowling
bird Of prey hovcrs ON Columbia's coast.
N~Ce nucl~ xxsc h. esok
comes->ravishes the poor fugitive from the
partner Of his sorrows, and the tender, pledg-
- of their love. See the haggard eyes OF
father to whichnaturc denies tear stup-
ed monument Of. living death. He would in-
he would bid adieu, but his voice refuses its
office. The prop Of his declining years torn
rcmorselessly from before him, he stands,
iike the blasted oak, dead to hope and every
earthly JOY !!
Was il not then enough that this victim Of
oppression had left his native land to the ra-
pacisy Of its invaders Might he not have
been permitted to seek shelter In the gloom
of persecution Is not yet satisfied with his
sufferings. The tormcnts OF one element
exhausted, those of another are now prcpar-
Vo AOE uAtiAs ASAstavVA w oSOtUtut NAoSsStoe
she authors Of his misery, and forced to fight
the battles Of those his soul abhors. Death,
that relieves the wctched brings no relief to
him, For he lived not for himself, but for
chose more near to him than lifo. Not for
himself docs he feel the winters blast, but
for those whoarc now unprotected, housclcss
and forlorn. Where shall his wife now wan
der, when rnaddened with despair Where
shall nis tathcr lay his wearied bones =
.Tnete sAan mis- innocent babes find food, un-
less the raysas feed them Oh hard and cruz
el ncn Oh worse than Hcllish fcnds may
pot tAs poct ind pity What's he that now
Tevsiss them beshrcw his withcrec heart.
Oh Stewart !--.oh West children Of ge-
nius---sons Of Columbia where are now
your pencils Will you profanc the bounte-
GUS gifts Of nature, In haste,ing the mighty
and the great and Withhold a nobler aid u
the caVse of the poor and the afflicted