Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-08-04
twholc No. 1882.

bills of his delightful France. The
people whom he came Is succour. we're
not his people; he kaew them only in
the wicked story OF their wrongs. lie
was ma mercenary wretch, striving for
the spoil OF the vanquished; the palace
acknowledged hun for it. lord. and the
valley yielded him its increase. Hs
was no nameless man, stalking life for
reputation; he ranked samong mobiles.
and looked lInawed upon kings. He
was NO friendless outcast, seeking n
grave TO hide bi. cold heart; he WAS
glrdled bs the companions Of bis child
hood, his kinsmen were about bin. his
wife was before him.
lie, from all these he turned awav.
End came. Like lofty tree, that shakes
down its green glories, to battle with the
winter storm. he flung aside the trap
pings Of place and pride, 10 crusade for
freedom, In freedoms holy land. lie
came; but not in the day OF successful
rebellion, not the new fisen sun N in
dependence bad burst The cloud OF time
aud careefed to its place in the heavens.
lie came when darkness cur,aincd the
bills, and the tempest was abroad in
It's anger; when the plough stood still in
the field Of promise, and briars cumber-s
ed the garden Of beauty when fathers
were dfiug, and mothers were wrepinr-
over them; when the wife was binding
up the gasiied bosom Of her husband.
and the maiden was wiping The death
damp from the brow of her lover. lie
came when The brave began to fear the
power of man. aod the pious to doubt
the favour of God
II, was then, that this Ovr Joined The
ranks OF revolted people Freedoms
little phaianx bade him grateful well
come. Wits them be conrted the bat
tle's rage, with theirs his arm was lifted.
with theirs his blood was she'd Long
and doubtful was the conflict. AL
length, kind heaven smiled on the GOOD
cause, aud the beaten invaders fled.
The profane were driven from the tenn
pie OF liberty, and, at her pure SHRINE.
The pilgrim warrior, with his adored
COMMANDER, knelt and worshipped..
Leaving there DIS offering. tie incense
OF an unc orrupted spirit. he at length
rose UP, aud crowned with bsnedicfions,
turned his happy feet towards his long
deserted home.
"kfter NEARLY ffty years that Oss
has come again. Can mortal tongue
tell, can mortal heart feel. the subIirni-
ty Of that comingI Exuiting millions
rejoice In Il, and their loud, long. trans-
porting shout, like the mingling of many
winds rolls on, indy ing, to freedoms
tarthest mountains A coBgregated
nation tomes round him. Old men
bless him, and children reverence him.
! be lovely come out to look upon him.
the learned deck their halls to greet
him. the rulers 81 The land rise up TO do
him homage: How hisfull he art lapourss
lie views the fisting trophies Of depaf-
ted days be t-eads tie high places
where bis brethren moulder. he beDds
before the tomb Of his "FATHEa;n his
words are 'ears the speech Of sad re-
nembrance; But he looks round upon
ransomed land, and a JOY Gus race, he
beholds the blessings those trophies Sc
cured, for which those brethren died..
for whirh that sFATHsR" lived and
again his words are tears; and the
eloquen e Of gratitude and Joy.
'cpread fourth creation like maps
bio earth's dead multitude. revive; and
of all the pageant spIendours that ever
giittered TO the sun, when looked his
burning eye on sight like shisf
Of all the myriads that have come AID
gone, what cherished minion ever ruiz
ed an hour like thiss-Many have
struck the redeeming blow for their own
! freedom, but who. like this man, has
! barred his bosom IN the cause Of stran-
gers: Others have lived IN the love Of
their own people but who, Ike this
man, has drunk his sweetest cup OF well
come with another2 NatehIess chief
Of glory's immortal tablets. there IS one
| for him. for Rim alone, Oblivion shall
never shropd iss splendasr; the eycrsas--
ting fame If liberty shall guard Il, that
the generations Of men may repeat the
name recorded there, the bsloyednzms
of LAFAYETTE