Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-01-02


A.aia ia the season of Foiytlay low
benchccn, patrons. we're happy to meet you;
And, exempt from the cares that the selfish annoy,
With hopcS for your veal witt! bcnisons greet YOU.
~ 'ch"ii ~ hc friends Of the WnIe that poor,
pray foo ths blessings attendant wealth;
nay ,HGSe who have riches and still long iornoic,
faftaSe, wii the former, conientment and hcolii
A gush of good rcrlin. Gu, bosnn,s o'cr1ows
That is not confined to circle OF friends,
hlt embraces with ieryour the sphere OF our ioes,
And tirough the wide compass OF beings extends
ihe Toe, OF tie@NHIG how pity their blindness.
Nit the unctiou of Truth would strengthen their
We would pluck up their errors in roti,erlr kindness
And render them peaceful aud happy, aud wise.
like admen war with the fends of the brain,
Their rage ridiculous phanton,s they veut;-
W ih these they are hauing-of these they complain
And on phontomls their patriot exertions spent.
n redundance of plenty country o'crspreads-
The limbs of her free their minds,
knd her humb!est dependent wherever he treads,
Her maternal protection asd guardianship finds.
IT disturbed With the warvultres' shcks
Ashunsering for carnage they prowl ,hro skies;
No blood shall be found to cpsangune their bnats
While councils 6ed by the good and the wise:
for nousht hut the rashness of Ignorant zeal,
Or the plumbers imbecile pride aud couceit,
VIII drive us again to the battle-appeal,
Or the hopes OF our sages and statesmen defeat.
Though freedom ard is,icr, united with power,
Our country with glory and happiness crown;
While Peace here abides in the Gotta gers bower,
And sings him 10 rest on her bosom of DOWN
Act the demon of Faction has hurst from his den
And in this eden his gngom like CREST
His victims patriois-ihe noblest of men-
Whose characters bleed at his cruel briicst.
Unite with US, Patrons the monster to crush
Assist open the eyes of the blind
lest the fields of country with carnage blush,
And the sword be preferred to the reign of the mind,
Lex stand b. the whose locks grown white
In the councils OF wisdom, Of virtue, nd tI Iti
Sy the saEsa wt,nve drunk the fountains of light,
And oi!e,. veal since the of their youth,
Afsed BY ambitious seprants for fame,
And By prowles IN a4est of the foGres and Tie sEfy;
or begu'ied by The glare and the pomp of IA
sac crowd for a season 10y yield 20 their wishes;
But the hearts of the penp'e sound a the core,
ana they faithfully az, when tty io'o what is right:
a1g ihH luxe oi "ur county, then, 7i we mpore
-FOUR ai@ IN dispensing the truth in, us ms h!
IN Tie lapse Of the last yearly circui, or Time,
wat torrents Of slandeT have wasted tn nr power
In assaults upon names that like pillars sr6ime,
Cnsfaksu by ages, in grandeur shall torycs
When the taIgates that vented their sluices n. lies,
Sha!! te lost in the glonms of Obvinn's abyss
And ,.oomed 10 abnses where tie ,rorn1 gseuer dlet
lie scornetS o. lfuth shall bc banisied from bliss.
Then let take(co1Yast- md be OF good c,.cor--
49, Aud inanfuliy btlet the pillows Of Faction,-
4 ne virtues and fifne of our fathers reverse,
Aud make the NJ patterns in thought and action
SLOW glorious and holy this work of,heir hands
J., H"w precious stel,er-how !ege!y its frame!
is splentors iul nine the u,,ermost lands
Hnd none b"H traitor would sul'y its fame!
W 'h the frm aud zeal OF Spartan like sires,
yet us guar iom deHIement their haowed bequcst.
w IN the arg " that patriot devotion inspires,
PfeasIve y from augit that its shrnes would moest:
4 ne ShfneFf who're tho martyrs of Freedom repose!-
LET noI-e dare approach them with blood crimsoned
NJ .nis-
nd ne Yer may he - .see - .vzanis disclose
in ground where this temple os t..s..,rtv stands:
bG. pardon us, sins. If our is too grave.
shoug, of humble preirnSions, we cannot but fepT
An ardent aspiring country save
FROM the rule of the camp--the dominion of steel,
WAN the pole-star Of Wisdom councils to guide
For our safety we SNOW have nothing to fear.
1sut with Folly TO steer PASSIONS dark tide
ahe ark OF cur Freedom would soon disa ppearI-
Bot while for country we're troubled with care,
HHGIC-S pfUslIeCt> -trllpitJ
40 dafhen our hopes with "A moments despair;
For the may be cnuded-and * nprsts may roar
And yet tue sauie that was barred in its might
In the days of our tGial-in pcriS gone by
20 shield us from Death, mud restore to light,
May scatter the terross ihat hang in our sky.
Though the pathway of life is en;ang'ed wi,h woes,
Aud none can escape from lis troubles and sioon,-
Near its borders the SIfeanlct OF Mercy still flows,
And its thorn woven min led with biooni:--
Then let Us be gratsfu! far blessings enjoyed,
Aud as Time in his rch bears TIE grave,
May we ever, in honest v0ca lions employees
Ge found where tie tanners OF Liberty