The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-01-05
The Carriers Address
TO THE PATRONS
TIE WILnNIra LsTONEAM,
On the commencement of The yrar
1885,
GaHinoils, (Ohio,) Dec. 8.

ihil Patrons, hail! and hail the CARRIERS
Friend!
HAapr yEAn wish you.-May good luck at
tend
You all, while this new span ofmonths runs round;
And health, wealth, happiness your efforts crown.
Your Ncws-boy comes with merry step,
:, day before his usual trip;
10 bid Good Morrow, and his patrons greet
Make his bow and then present his Meet.
This happens only on New-Year's day,
When all are pleasant, merry, joyful, gay:
When Cares dispeld and Sorrow hides her
head,
Pleasure comes in and round the dance is lead.
A New-Ycar! pray, and what indeed. is new,
To all the world-to me, to they or You
Old gaffier Time trcads OH with steady pace,
And mankind still run on their usual race
This is not new but yet we hear them say,
81 wish you friend, HAPPY Ncw-Near's Day"
This, then must solve it--it seems to meet ny
When one years past, the next that comes is
new!
/ The myst'ly solved, It now becomes my lay
III briefest accents to say forth my say.
This now I'll do, and whilst I'm dong, ask
Your kind Indulgence whilst you read my task
when the minds eye, with clear, expansive
range,
/ Spreads DER the earth, observing every change,
Now gianccs back upon the expiring year;
Reviews the past, and brings tine distant near;
| How calm the scene; how un.:isturbcd the view;
| How little can we mark that's strange or new
4 Peace still maintains her steady, tranquil pow'r,
And peaceful habits strengthen every hour
The plough now passes DER the battled field,
And swords to ploughsfarcs their dominion
yed'
Mechanic arts upEft their dropping heads,
| And growing Commerce all her canvass spreads.
Events abroad but little moment cause;
'ryrants still rule and tralnplc OH the laws
Greece, noble Greece bears up against the fight,
Her every sons resolved to do his nights
10 free the land, or else resolved 10 drain
The purple current from each throbbing vein;
Great is the effort, and great the struggle given,
4 And Ali's slaves must from their land be driven.
Cou.5a, now enjoys tranquil rciSn
And Independence hoycrs DER the Main;
The foenlan's tread poutcs that soil no inorc
The slaves were slain or driven from its shore.
In counsels mild, with wise dclbcraion,
New codes are formed to guid this infant nation
At home we look again with joyful sight,
And view our greatness with rencw'd delight.
Peace, smiling Peace and Plenty crown our land
And scatter blessings witha liberal hand.
From foreign schemes, with ruin in their train,
The Capitalist nov returns a..aln,
. surer wealth. anh Hncrc more noho@s Crown
(improreasent's Ca se reflects far more renown.)
The Grand C.Aai, oar nations boast and pride,
Now minglcs Erie's with Atlantics tide;
while others soon, will form noble chain,
For inland trade, from G:orsias line to Main.
Such works us these, wil never fail to bless
Our citizens with wealth and happiness.
Therc--that Il 10, my pen is nihless worn,
And Cnanticl er calls cut ''u 1ctc-year's morn
Oil, off, dull Muse, tlou'rt 4llmb'rng on my back
And cslaf'd n, snoucy, like purtcr's pack
fI'll up anl eff, nd mark me while chdc thee
Next time, tw Il be the Devils turn to ride ye.
JASUARY /, 1926.