Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-04-24
From the Spectator Of April IS, 1920.
TO MARY.

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TO MARY.
When winters dominion prevails ct the pole,
How slowly the hours would rum
How darkly, how dreary, the time to the soul
When waiting TOR beams of the sun!
But not without light is the tive'slong night,
For Providence gives him the moons
And gratefully bending his knees at the sight,
He worships God for the boon.
Like theirs is my fate by the chill torpid sway
OF weakness, my frame is confined
And the warm sun Of fortune emits me no ray,
To dispei the deep gloom ofmy mind:
But yet mild planet her lustre has thrown
On the dark, dreary round of my way
To misfortune, o Mary thy smiles, like the
| moon,
Atone for the absence of day. NJ.
I We republish the above Lines, at this
time, for the purpose of retaining them
from the hands Of literary hieves. Soon
after their first appearance in the Specta-
tor, they were transferred to the columns
OF the Wilmington Delaware Gazette,
with the omission of the signature, and
without any acknowledgment of the
source from whence they originated.
This, however, might have happened
through the carelessness of our old
knock it-down friend, Mr.. Harker. But
a more glaring attempt at deception is
exhibited in the Russellville ky Mes
senger of the Oath OF March last. In
that paper they appear as communica-
tiom-the address being changed to " H."
at the head, to " H-N" where it occurs
in the body, and the signature changed
to "E."
Edzuardspille, April ID, 1921.
Mr.. WARREN,
In looking over your paper of yester-
day, which l have just received, have
seen an "extract of letter from gentle
man in Washington City, to his friend in
Illinois," which magnifes my exertions
in, and out of Congress in favor of the
debtors for public lands, into principal
cause OF the passage Of the bill for their
relief.
l know not who was the writer of this
letter, and though may be indebted to
his friendship, for the too partial esti-
mate he has made of my poor services
yet candor, honor, and sense of ius-
tice to others, equally require me, with
out moments delay, utterly to diselaim
tie credit that is ascxi6ed 10 ate.
Recommended as that measure was
by the President of the United States
aided by every member of the cabinet:
supported by members of Congress from
every section in the Union; and advoca.
ted with equal zeal by all the represen-
tatives of the states directly interested in
it; its success should be considered as
the result of the joint labors of all its
friends-many of whom, to my certain
knowledge, though they took no part in
the debate, contributed as much, at least,
to the measure as those who spoke upon
the subject No one can Justly claim
the exclusive credit ofit. But If the in
huence, and exertions of any one gentle
man contributed more than those of
others, to the passage of the bill which
was sent from the Senate, to the House
of Representatives, have no hesitation
in ascribing that honor to Mr.. King of
New York, whose situation exempted
him from all suspicion of local bias, and
who not only supported the bill in
speech of great ability, (Which yet hope
to see published) but actually originated
the most favorable, and beneficial pro-
visions which it contained.
AS to myself, I claim no credit beyond
that which every other member from the
states interested, is equally entitled to.
And have great satisfaction in dec laring
it as my opinion that, the zeal and abili-
ty with which the measure was support.
ed by my colleague, and by Mr., Cook,
merit the unqualified appreciation Of the
citizens of this state.
Very respectfully, am, sir.
Your most ohedient servant,
MINlAN EDWARDS.