Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-29
NALEDIDTORY ADDRESS.

addressed to Gen. LA FAYETTE, on his
Birth Day, (6th September, 1929 ce-
!ebratrd at the Government House, in
Washington, b. President .fdams.
"Tanto honim .fdus tanta viytutis anator.''
Fragrant the rose, but soon it fades away,
The violet sweet runs swiftly to decay:
The lilly, pure but transient beauty shows,
And the frail snow-drop withers as it blows.
But patriot heroes, Time and Fate decree
Shall wear tn unfading leaves of Liberty:
Her hands TIL immortal Amaranth entwine,
Eternal plant that blooms in bowers divine:
That wreath o'ersanted WAsHIsGToS is spread,
And such FAYErTE adorns thy glorious head
We'll in the morning of thy life begun,
1t thicken'd greener ere thy noontide sun:
That Sun which, rising DER thy brow benign,
Behold thee lavish blood at Brandywine.
No wonder now the evening of thy days
Sets the whole west horison in blaze
For thou didst quit ease affluence and delight,
Didst watch for Freedom in her goome st
night;
Pledge life and honor, lavish blood and gold,
T. excite the tainting and to cheer the bold;
O'er land, DER sea, didst ply the sword or sail
It'll Freedoms triumph rode on every gale
Till safety, peace, and independent laws,
And Heaven and Earth confirmed her sacred
cause.
For deeds like these, that charm the brave and
wise,
Behold for thee true Glory's affairs rise;
Affairs whence precious rights and liberal laws
Watt to the sky pure incense of applause
Where art and science, manly sense and lore,
Take root, ascend, and spread from shore to
shore.
Nhara ,nan-caT roya,nal r;,h - oo,,c,,+
springs,
UnAeeced by bigots, unoppressed by kings:
There, where thy comrades bed, their sons
repose,
And make the desert blossom like the rose.
Hence, grateful millions with one voice decree
Immortal wreaths for Bolivar and thee
And WAsHINGroN adored by every mouth,
From Hudson's ices to La Plata south.
Star after star, 10! consultations rise,
Shed mental light and problems for the wise
Clusters of free born states ,that yield combined
A world of matter with world of mind.
From radiant virtue radiant fame proceeds
Forthee FAYErrE,our minstrelsply their reeds
To-day whole hosts congratulate their birth,
And leading patriots dignity their mirth;
Extol thy matchess destiny desired;
Honor'd in youth, yet more in age admired;
With lips unanimous exalt thy name,
And bid it rise and gather all its fame.
On thee to-day true Liberty attends
Enlightened ADAMS represents her friends
For them, for thee, the feast of soul prolongs,
Yet mingles farewell tears with festal songs
Farewell, illustrious friend of serv'd mankind
Long be thy life, and glad thy yirtuous mind !:
Bright the calm evening of thy well-spent day
Thy body healthful, and thy spirit gay:
Alert enjoy remembered glory's source,
The beauteous splendor Of spotless course,
Blest by gay conscience, happy to forsee
All earth enlightened, and jill nations free.
Fragrant the rose, but soon il fades away,
The violet sweet runs swiftly to decay
The lilly pure but transient beauty shows,
And the trail snow.drop withers as it blows,
But patriot heroes, Time and Fate decree
Shall wear the unfading wreath # liberty;
Her hands tn immortal Amaranth entwine,
Eternal plant that blooms in bowers divine
That wreath DER sainted W. ARLINGTON isspread
And such FAYETrE. adorns thy glorious head !!
JOHN BROWNE CUTTING.