Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-11-09

OF comiUrl aud convenience, ana fragrant
orchards begin . yield her delicious,
health -impartlag fruits. And Will you
refuse me need OF gratitude TO HIM by
whose manlaccace you ENJOY these Ia
vors Say you that your own iaborious
skill has produced them All think
too again What y ere your tnii, aud
sweat and skill without HIs genial show
ers, aud HIS quickening san When
The Loan Numbered IN the heavens,
and the HIGHEsr gave his voice; hall
5t5s IS and Goals OF ire - sweeping in a
lew short moments the labor OF many
days, did not your hearts then acknow
ledge his power, and feel that you were
dependent on his goodness !--fhon let
your thanks De paid 10 him this dag for
MS sparlng mercy, and his proyidsntial
bounty.
I There was 'i0ie--and that 50 re-
Gently that We hardly dare incluae 1t IN
q period that Is past, whea every sum
mor's sun, and every aulumnal breeze
seemed to vail some pes.iienuai 2pUr to
intect cur blood. Diseases sp cad
abrosd---.phnle peighborhoods at once
Icy langaishmE under HE hui n;ug lever,
VIA scarcely Gae amaag them a6le 70
administer a coo'ins ;ifaeght; and alten
90. hoV often nave ~e !7l!ewed ne
remains OF some dear, dsar trlend 10 the
cold and silent grave. Sow, tnsaks 10
the Great fhysieis 9---.4anhs 10 iii ssa-
Sensible refreshing showers. Health
! yit4 asai'og On our brows aud Ills our
ea1ifafloas With IaY. fiow few, CON-
pared ~Ith former wars, nave been bow
| ca dawn by sickpe is---tsog seldom, now
very rarely have We been Compelled TO
mourn tie decsose of friend OF aeish-
6or. during The SEASON nat u 1aw Bast
! while 5therp iacesla yisiled BY diseases
and death, W arc pee liarly favored vim
aiuost a0ivers health. $ . bless 1ae
6oRD my saul and forget nat al als Ae-
a=ii.s.'
How destructive Of the happiness Of
man, nov charming o the dMid, and
now revolving 10 tbs Ia aane IS the
ssic.nn note Of var. The parcn}---tas
hHsband--tbe hopeful son are torn from
the smbfsces OF those nom they love,
and YOU Id fam chersh--aod niugllng IL
tne rage Of coneoding armies, perhaps
| all victims 10 the horrId carnage and
| eave their friend and relatives 20 nonrn.
! But Oh ynen the field of strife iowa Is
our homes; when the oa'ile ages wildly
! asd leart1iiy around us-Ineu the
dfeaI sar-wao5p wakes Us rom oar
/ sluaber and the nurderous toma-
haRk deals death and destruction even
within our own dweiiInss--who can
pant the uorror--the agony of .hs scene
! And Is there Ooac within the sound Df ny
voice "a, las 'e,!lGe Aese scenes
OF terror Say--ye whose hsrdy eEtsT-
pfiZe led you to these regions Rhi0 yet
moving wildarness---aa3 whose coz
! rage nefved you % The cona,ct VIII a
| merci ess, savage foe. . say nave not
| your stout hearts oied at he thoughts Of
your wives snd your children exposed To
the rifle and the sca!piog knlto las
not your blood cnrdled IN year yelas al
the story OF nother and her children
murdered and mansled, and their corses
| left prey to the ravenlng wolves! SIS
| ters--wlv es-,no hers thesc scenes OF
blood nave spread dismav and terror
over the fair and peaceful plans YOU
now inhaoil. Perhaps | nay adirsss
| myself to some fond mother VINO hiss
| passed many a slseples night in treal-
bling app ohension for her airing
hildren, lstsning to ev ~ saund and
jreading the horrors Of midnight Saag-
, ,tcre These heart-appallIng tiin )
nave passed away. PEACE waves her
olive -branch over our happy land. W c
sit $ every one onder his own vine and
bis own dg.tree, and there is none to mo
lest Us or n axe US afraid" g II E nak
eth Us to lie down in green pastures He
| eadeth rs beside the still waters" " So
we THY people, and sheep Of THY pas
| lures viii give thanks tn THEE forever !;
we will shew forth THY praise to all sc.
neretions
To crown these favors; and to fill
our cup with choicest blessings, it has
pleased our Sovereign Disposer to give
us liberty: LIBERTY in the best, the
| largest sense. In other lands--even in
this enlightened age, the people-thsy
who from the strength and glory OF a ma
'ion-are doomed to bow at the nod
lof self-wllled despot, or groan be-
meath the burthens of costly and np-
pressive monarchy. While here---the
oeople--the entire people, of which we
form portion, are endowed with the
high privileges Of sef-government.
MOI indeed in the rude and defective