The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-09-11
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The annals Of earthly tyranny are 60 black
sned with misery and crime, that on bcholding
them the Prince OF darkness might almost
blssh at the suspicion hat there is som ething
of goodness and of morcy in himself: and
yet perhaps they furnish not deed, more
foul, more horrible, than that which IS here
recorded. Cpmana, June l2M (see Republi-
can OF Angus, %, also piece on the same
subject in this days paper, l'om the Boston
Palrio,.) And how does il affect ysu! nay,
the question is not a civil one il ~ like ask
ing are YOU not brute for If not, you weep at
the suHetipgs Of an angel, ard execrsls 'he
rsmorsIsss heli-hounds who could perpctra,e
tho damning deed: most pernioious Williams!
ft adberents TO q most hellish cause.-The
cause OF kings. cannot think calmly with
suthsa theme before me-alss Tor Tho man
who could see her, beautiful and innocent,
exposed 10 the brutal gazessod bitter taunt OF
every heartless and polluted rep,ile-bleediog,
and wri,hing beneath the lash--tortursd sna
disgraced---,oo noble to complain, she weeps
in silence, and, at length, is !eit to languish and
to die : aod for what! she had seen the spIfit
Of man b. we'd by oppression, she had seen
him tramplcd IN the Garth by hypocrites, and
fools, and villians--she saw him spufn az bis
oppres.ors, and hail'd the hour win Joy but
her ioy was transient they kDcw how 10 qucil
ii come if you have heart, end join With
me, in a prayer, ,hat Con rnay'scnd forth h!s
spiri, upsn the people--lhat they msy rise, in
might, in msiesry, and 10 unanimi,y, and soy
TO their opprossors. lay down your engines Of
Oppression or, lay down your iivcs.
I, is too much, tha, iit,lc club OF rufiiaus
should in,hrsll world; and then, IL ,hsre be
any shcw Of resistance, one complaining word,
II is, che lian-ind there rolls from polluted
palace, and still more polu,ed church, lido
10 over, elm tho sufrcsers-oh msid Of Gu.
n,ana--I trust, thou hast not died in vain
lovely, noble martyr to the Cause OF liberty
and of man be thou minis,ering angel TO
those who ars struggling IN its support--lct thy
voice bo heard in the gale that passes by the N,
and cheer them with Seraph soog, through
all their tolls and peri!s !etthy lovely form
hans on the curld clouds before them, and
point their way to victory, and Freedom. HAl-
lowed be thy grave.
"The red-brcast, oft at evening hours,
sSha,l kindly lend his little aid,
"With hoary moss, and ga,her'd flowers, U
"To deck the ground where thou art laid
Shame on the man who could pass IL coldly,
blichted be the ruffian who could pass 1t In.
sulliaely. Maid OF Cumsna !! thy death shall
not have been in vain, 10 Us; heard thy
voice in my lonely musings a, secm'd TO ssy
ego, remind thy eountrymen, how richly
they arc gifted, with the best OF Heavens b:es.
sincs---rcmind them of fae ohhresaons that
are done under fhe sun, shesp ihem the ttdrs qt
sneh as are Oppressed ant hare no comforter ;
tell them of me tell them, that yraa's be-
hold, and hate, snd envy, and want but opof-
,uni,y to bligh, their joys
Maid Of Cunsna farewell to thee Cen
speed the patriots, may the people have their
due--and fyranis Iheirs. '~t ." ~