Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-06-27
EAgehe\d Court House. s. c. JUNE 21 AS"9
Miscellaneous.
From the Micr0cOSm.
NORTH CAROLINA.

"And where are they! And where art thou
My country? On the voiceles shore,
Tie heroic lay istuneless now
The heroic bosom beasts no more!
And must the Tyre, SO long divine,
Degenerate 'itp hands like mine 7"
III, becoming fashionable TO sneer at our
aucIenl and unprelrnding Commonwealth.
And how long, we ask, is she to be the
scot ami The by'word "i her neighbors!-
How long are hrr vast resources 10 remain
useless aud uudevelnped! We answer,
until she acts for herself; Tor Of one thing
she may he certain, none Of her slslerStateS
will acI Tor her. She u.ust commence the
lauabie work of her Lwn Improvement.
hch she might have had The ability to do
long ago, il the lands her blood and trea.
sure contributed To purchase, had mol hth
erlu been la,ishrd upon the States. They
have grown 10 IA giants strength upon ou"
resources. With The star of empire, our
talent and our wealth have goue west
ward The star las heeu brilliant and
beautiful. In The freshness Of its young
rusy creation, II went forth from The pure
slril:e of freedoms vesIal altar. On lis
right, .'sat virtuTy eaglr-mlus d." On
us left. sal enlhroned the smiling G"ddess
of Plenty, Dispensing The wealth Of pro'luc
tive territories, aud caruiug the triumph
nd the Eumlee Of enterprise and civiliza-
ton. We murmnr moi at It's glory. God
grant that The frgh OF the eagle that goes
with it, may be upw ard-and onward. and
westward, until every strand upon the
broad Pacific shall gladden. beneath the
perpetu"l.sm erplnss OF his wing. But we
do complain, "e Ito murlnur. when We
ser lho>e older eastern lights which looked
out 50 benienIy upon H. advent aud which
tirs houured lis origin, fading before the
flame which las been 50 prottIsely ted by
the nagulfcence ol Federal hounly. Nor
shall we cease TO mur,uur. until the pos
session ol' our rights shall enable Us TO re-
suscitale the fires that first bazed upon
our altars, aud re-awakcn that spirit Of
enterprise and activity which once preva
ded and animated this eastern country.
We ask only for our rights; hui whether
we obtain them or not, we shall not smart
under the poinlless sarcasm of those who
have pruti,cd by our wrongs. II does moi
we'll becnme amy MAN 10 taunl North
Carolina. Her res tiarc trnd uDon hrrsuiI'
MANY of ihnse whu fell ~, at ,:..,. .'r
Freedom" now slun' %: ~ ': h,Snn'. -
The spirit of N""!!::::t ... 81 =!""s II. b.
mountain sun-seIs, an .: '"r 'I!''Trl
inc and meridian Gle - sscai"r-
rions Of Halifax yet r.. ere. '.ar',"',
From piercy's line 10 Pilots steep,
FROM mountain top ocean-srand!
Be silent. Tor unr moment, ye men OI
sarcaln and inveclive. Look al her! for
she is painting and struggling for nIeIec-
Iual and ph. steal Freedom! a system oI
Public Instruction is before her people,
Mind is lpapin. INTO the beauty of iuel-
ircluaI liberty. The engineer is abroad
in her wri- dun,ain. The white canvass
cutls above her Tree waters, and the giant
car lhunders along herierritory. Her laws
are respected. Her institutions are unfair
uish',l 10y crime, and unshaken by fartion;
and freedonI. civil and religious, forms the
published corner of her temple" which
shall lift up its form in gathering bright
ness:
It'll times last whirlwind sweeps the vaul'
ted sky"