Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-02


in yhamble suppliance before their hated
sods,and cast their bodies prostra,c before
the. .snarlo' wheels that bore their senseIcss
g9lisn deities They saw themselves he
heaseth mnssy bars of Despotsm which
wers bolted l;Isr and strong. They saw
Liberty, fair Liberty. mantlin. her sa
credlace from the horrld scene. had spread
heT golden tinted pininns, aud winged her
hign' 10 regions lar and more re,notc.-
lucy saw thai not only themselves but their
rsif.g. offspring, their dear children would
be iayoiveI in the incxtricahle maZcs, and
'aoyalnths OF poverty, disgrace and bondage,
ana stha' loaded with chains, they would
wryihe beneath the srnarting rod of al yrant.
They could have even borne for u few tIovs
'i'e's greatest limit, the oppression of them
selves. They could have made their le,-
'erine chains the playrhinos of their bondage,
and1riankcd their massv links for music to
thcir lonesome cars,-had no, il been for the
dark forehodinss concerning .niscraLlc
! ProSHny, whose fate depended upon their
deeds IN which prompted them to ac, for
our g"ods~ With these considerations, they
besap 10 seek Il respite from their nrseries
lhcy looked upon ,hr maps Of The world,
| and there discovered wide and fertile yarl
OF rs surface untlllcd by civilized hands,
destitute OF inhabitants, and unoccupicd
ccp by here and there tribe of savage In
dians. ihIs was America. Here were her
! chr'stal streams, and florid wales. Here
vas The eXuberant soil of the wild wilder
ness, where Nature smiled ~ all her original
purity and lovciness, where the wild rose
oi"sSo'ned and yielded Il fragrant odor 10
The passing winds that moancd i'm sinIing
whispers by. Here was The awful eruption
OF tfe-majestic volcano, whose snu,v-robcd
summit enlhroned in clouds, and ovcruok-
ing hall The world, spontaneously bcchcd
t"rtli,.ls volcanic fires, and cvlsccrat:nc The
rar'2g peaIed lis loud tlIun'trrs ou.cr, and
ionaif, directing a> Il beacon, tic oppressed
a. e'lf'lened worI" to TAX refuge III an as
80 y rsc2aIel lhy-. Mgture's.G a, it's
;ssfsaaasssttanquii fi:o;. ileref'ie Ilacknno
thunder-chnh garhcvcG arr;cd il, inuud;,
| ting floods i;ir and vide, and passed over
| the lond, wihou; a human eve To mari; ,,.e
RAPID course OF The winged !ishniug or ear
| To hear the lru.Icring thunder roll. cNcen,
HAT of Savage. All Nature rocked in
| Natures cradle. and seemed in pcnsiyc
mood. 20 wait the sound that should toll The
death kncll o; pagan ignorance. and hail
! with JOY The glorious birth of Eufopcan
emigration. Our Forrf.thcrs ad,rr;cJ r.,
the happiness that would accrue to them
selves and OILS ,'raS by cmigraring thi.hcr. &
IN inc hHr" "l peaceful graves. anl Il happy
progeny. they lcI aIa'ivc land. their homes.
their friends, aaa al! except uuconcnrrcd
! hearts, antl hcavcn-born consciCncc,. They
| t-ustcd themselves to the almost u,,r.:,o,, =,
waves "tlhc deep rolling sen, and 10 Bore ,s
nnt his attendants roaring down the raw
! aged globe with aWful wrath and ,l.ya,,,.
lion. They hravcd these hur,!s!:irs. they
sicmmed the hnisicrous hiIlows ur ,l,c .,,,r
TIC. and landed upon the ice clad rocks Of
Plymouth. iiircc;!S :!:c;: th1 wells oc saw
age cruelty aud the pirrcn. slricks of tor
tnred victims, alternately stunned their
! trich'ri ears. Tho" had To cn,nnat with
/ famue. aud PcS.icncc. but noiwi,l,siaud
ing these and other innnmcrahc diSa1van
tages thew. in course nr time, became n
hnur'>hinr colony. Prosperity at lrno,!, at
! tended them. Fortune smiled. aud Tho wild
w'derness was soon turned into the rrni,-
'nl nlrornhr!d: hnt a!a<' this fo';rirv rcm,rod
not lon~. this harrinoSs on'y cyci,cL tho
I"a'""sT Of the mother country. and this
risin" wealth and opnencc only ropscd her
envy. and w'shinr ~ ,dl to herself this
rising coIonv. she began hv ,ichtnino tho
! reins Of Dnwnr. md snurinc :, nm to g, ..om-
n'nncr 'h"v bore. demonstrated and
h""""s, hnr to no effect. Lnrl No,,h had
sworn IN his inovnroh'c wrath thai ,hev
shon'd kncri in hnmhl" submission In
vain thew rehrar>ed ,he Tccrnes NJ n,,rro
! In vain they numbered IN ,hcir cars ,h,,
lie. hh"rtv and Tho nursni. nr honn:noss
wer" fhe common riffs ofm,nlind. md tho,
'hp'r MI" was rs good for Naturc's honr-
b '' 'f"''"'Si E'n". u VAN thnv
threatened to throw of the iron woke Of
D"spntism. The. king had said. and tho
lmPer'ai mandate had gone forth. t',a, the
y TAX on tea t'rv shall nav or oblivion ia their
DOOM Hnf they. deaf 70 q Kings COM
mann. and regardless Of the onScnuencrs,
clad IN the garh nf Indinrs. Lur!cd the toxcd
ann mated tea. unpaid Tor into the drep
ana drVonrino sen. ''ar'. the consequence