The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-03-04

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Hseoh n Greece! in ancient days you could
's',r thousands. Thousands whose deares'
we,r drained, nob!y combating IN e'he 'ahl
G,,.;..n foe,. and thousands also VINO return
..uared with immortal laurels, to receive the /
49,, ;ons of grateful country. May tue sun
n, NJ liberty which has lately flashed acrossl
rr har;pbted land, soon dispel those ms's o'
r,i;.h sw.v. which have furnished the liohorsl
vour ancestors and paralized the arm OF your
~ nt modern date--May hearts yet true .o'ree
Y, and hands able to WELD the extsrmi'S.nsI
I'D of Almighty vengeance, snch AZ 'oubn''I
"A qlor;ously icll, or greatly conquered, .ne
Toc Th.rmopijia and on the SEA ot oaiin's
-, farm the birth place Of libelly the turban 81
~ md restore Greece TO her png lost iatne
a standing among the free nation, I" the earth.
Il ~ n. now proceed to contrast or condition|
~ The uresent state Of Europe =
Where man is doom'd, the slave Of nan TO toll,
cd with his brutes, and setter'd to Me SOIL
nor. the dread behest OF tyrant can at an.
,e.r from the arms Of the wife, mhher, orl
nh,er--the husband, son, and broher. tol
-, rerh,ps they looked alone for prtcc,ion.I
I'm, in foreign quarrels for the personal agran'
m.n, Of his sovereign or to pour outh's life |
od 70 en.laye lis kindred and friends Wherel
Antocrat of Russia, dictates his dsta coun.
IN Kings, and binds even the will ofsnigh,y|
.n,s,es in chdns of slavery: Whef, an all
ce of soyereignshave combined to destoy ev-
wi, Germ OF freedom; and where every cShrt tor
nv ha. hither'o ,nly drawn down distnction
~ ,he heads Of its v,taries. Where Polaid was
Esmembe red! And where Greece is now tenrb'
e. with Christian gse the cradle OF hhert, III a
~ nb,ful conflict viii the Turk; while nighty
Sonarchs (al,hough hey have declared te W.
%n,an Empire to be 4 variance with thein'er'
IN of mankind) quhly look on as INDIFFERENT
{uec,ators, nor lend helping hand 10 pevent
7heir total destructiot And why this arthy
She answer is pai.-Greece is contendtr tor
liberty, and liberty, te allied powers OF ETope
have vowed to strange in its birth.
Let us now take view Of the effect onssuc'
tessfui revolution hs had, and may yet nae on
Ale interests Of manSnd
4 South America ha'caught from us the scred
Gf3sme-" Burst aslncr the letters with whigi she
was hound and hurle them at her opprcstr' !
and never again shall oreign masters ruletheil
realms for they areraming constitutions ano
kform,np laws on nj, similar to the institution.
Lof our own country, I'D thus securing forever
&heir independence.
Nor ID the influen0unknOwn or unfelt the
Lola World--mxny pdiviuals of every htlor
[pant for liberty, anonly wait the time 10 irikt
with success.
Soon after the CID ofour Revolution the iams
broke out in FraN, and the chains OF ssser,
! were crumbled to ssns. Europe cornbines es
saved in vain TO deFpy the new Republic. But
how have the nigh fallen A nation that, 'her
4 free, proved herst invulnerable to a VOID o
4 slaves---gave the his of government int th'
I hands Of one man I'd only exchanged tran
/ Louis for tyrant poleon! And he VINO Peat
| " contributed TO RI bis country to powt ant
pre.eminencc, losi,sight OF the public god, ana
/ mindful only Of elGrandizement, forgetianev
the letters of tlcsrsm and manacled his popl
Then did the geIs Of success justly abrdor
1 him, and he wiu4d fought more and geate
battles, and conofed greater nations ,haneve
4 did Caesar or Ale der, sunk, as should Aides
n pots, benea,h tHweight of that ambitio I
ID which he had bSIne slave. but the split o
liberty vet dw4 in the hearts Of FrenclInel
aud the sound t$eof is often heard to eclo i
their Legislativ CALLS, and to reverberate kon
their fruitful ysA-ADd may we not yetnops
that e'er long eavenging arm Of Freedom ma
strike from tlthrones they disgrace, the yrar
Gus Bourbonsshd that France may again ste
forth, NIGH Republic, to the terror ard di
may of surrcsling despo,ism.
!
full Of serY Franks invaded their land and
nation Of tylve'mllions of people, suffered thel
almost witSit a struggle TO penetrate 10 tn
heart OF Y c0untry--to take possession OF il
capital an to replace on his throne of blpo'
Ferdinan the accursed. q rouse thee, spair
psseri The ancient fame bury the invader b.
Peah tn soil Of that country. which the memor
fformetimes, and the deeds Of other days. shout
hspire gu to make the sepulchre of every 70
gn fol- Where are the heroes OF Valencia
lain yhere, the famed sons OF Sarragossa
5lit degenerate sons OF noble slres will J
cartnt 10 live the slaves OF bontlmen
In freeze, acts OF herOsm worthy the descel
kn,sof J'hemlstocles aud Miltiades are dai
bnei which seem TO defy all opposition ali
Ter, defeat and danger but pave the way to VII
br! The most sanguine hopes of mankind a.
os entertained that Greece will shake of Il
ickles of her Turkish masters and again
ZEE. Blu, have not mighty monsrchs owned Il
lItan as their brother and vowed to put dow
III opposition to regal sway What then will b
ne of Greece Unless the high hand of He
interposes to shield the land from the poll
N of slavery, they will but have changed ma
4 Although the decisive measures of Kings,
POSITION TO free Governments, seems on s
ticia' view to oppose an insuperable barrier
creation of new, and the stability OF existi'
publics; yet to the rejecting mind it be,ra
be alarm Of tyran,s who behold in distant pc
fctive, the storms that is destined to whel,
Terminate, and level their thrones with I,
st Mankind will not forever submit to tyra
10y! No, ye mighty Potentates your rel
)st cease for you cannot enchain the winds
aven-nor arrest the march Of mind
grants, in vain ye trace the wizard ring,
VAN yc limit minds unwearied spring;
/, can we hull the winged winds asleep
rest the rolling world, or chain the deepi