Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-10-13

look down upon the brave and peace
fnl Swiss, in their native Businesses; but
the guaranty of their freedom is their
weakness, and not their strength. The
mountains are not easily retained
When, the invader comes, he moves
Ike an avalanche, carrying destruction
in his path. The peasantry sink be-
fore him. The country, too, is too
poor for plumber, and too rough for val
liable conquest. Nature presents heT
eternal barrier on every side, to check
the ,wantonness Of ambition. And
Switzerland remains, With her simple
institutions, military road to climates
scarcely worth apcrmanent possession,
and protected by the jealousy Of her
rieighbors.~ af @
We stand the latest, and, IL we fail
probably the last example Of selfgov-
eminent by the People. We have be-
gun it under circumstances of the most
auspicious nature. We are'inlthc Wig
or Of yoath. Our growth has never
been checked by the oppression Of ty-
ranny. Our constitutions have never
been cnftebled by the Ices or luxur-
les fthe world. 9. r2" $50 2l'4s
e Such as we ere, we have been from
the beginning simple, hardly, intelli-
gent, accustomed to selfgoyernmcnt
and seli-respect The atlantic rolls be
tween Us and a formidable foe. With
in our own territory, stretching through
many degrees Of latitude, we have the
choice Of many products, and many
means Of independence. The govern
ment is mild-thc press free. Reh
gion is free. Knowledge teaches, OF
may reach every home. What fairer
prospect ofsuceess could be presentedG
What more is necessary than for the
people to preserve what they themsel-
YES havecreatcd? a3maalgs9 s-li le
Already has the age caught Che
spirit Of our Institutions. II has asccn-
ded the Andes, and snuffed the brcezts
ofoccans 1t has infused itself in the
likelihood Of Europe, and warmed the
sunny plains Of France, and the low
lands Of Holland. 1t has touched
the philosophy Of Cermany and the
North, and, moving onward to the
South, has opened to Greece the les
son ofbcttcr days. 'g3''a 800 I'M ~
Can itbe that America, under such
circumstances, can betray herself?255
That she is to be added to Che, cata-
louge ofrepublics, the inscription upon
whose ruin is, ss'they were, but they are
notw Forbid il, my countrymen. For
bid it, Heaven. 4 " 's'8a4s -7s"
q ] can upon You, FATanRs, BY The
shades Of yojir ancestors, by the dear
ashes which repose'in this Precious soil,
BY al YOU hope to Be, resist every
protector disuhion; resist every attempt
to fetter your conscience, Or smother
your public schools, or cxtinguish your
system ofpublic instruction. .'.'. ~
!. ] call upon. you, MoTnERs, by that
which never fails in woman,, the love
Of your offspring, TO teach them, as
they Climb your knees to lean on your
bosom, the blessing Of fberty. Swear
them at the altar, as with their bap-
tismal VOWS, to be true to their country
and meyer forsakc her. ~ '.sH Nov
Icall upon you, young men, to re-
member whose sons you are, whose
blood flows in your veins. Life can
never be too short which brings Moth
ing but disgrace aud oppression. Death
neve comes too soon, il necessary, III
defence of,the liberties Of our country.