The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-25

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ltical idols which men set up and worship al
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10 your aid that moral courage WHICH I'm en-
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nown than ever eonqueror won triumph over
~ yeakness Of human nature and over the
,a,nn,.,ions which most easily beset US. on
,,Il' tkns entitle yourselves 10 the respect even
of vouf enemies and when success shall once
,aoye pefch on your country's standard, and The
ravens be frightened from their prey, you wlh
have reward richer than crowned monarch
can confer the approval Of your own unsuliied
consclences.
from those scenes which have been so long Ia
rniliar 10 YOU. You viii bid long adleu 10
those friends who have been associated with
YOU 10 your studies, and partaken IN all your
amusernents. You will bid your kind lnstruc-
Tors an affectionate farewell 10 after life the
scenes through which You have passed will often
gather around you. Memory will recall the past,
and the light Of other days will break IN upon
YOUR dreams Outlines, like the young eaglet
who has left the nest in which il has been nur-
tpred. YOU will wish TO recall the days OF your
youth. and 10 revisit these halls. The star OF
YOUR destiny may be hid by dark and gloomy
clouds, or your argosy Of life, freighted with all
your hopes, may be tossed on angry waves
which threaten 10 deyour il. Remember then
the instructions Of your youth, and resting on
the consciousness Of fife well spent in the
practice Of virtue, you may bare your bosoms
10 the fury Of the storm, and stand erect before
God and man.
would address few words TO those Of the
other sex who have honored US with their pre-
sence on this occasion. Upon woman rests
much Of the destiny Of the human race. She
i me flower planted in the wilderness Of life 10
adorn and beautify IT, We love the gay and
the bright and the beautiful; and in the morn
ing Of our lives we are ready to admit that IN
the olden time, s'the angels IN heaven feI IN
love With the daughters OF men" But youth IS
the period OF romance. Philosophy Is the com
panion OF more advanced age, and regarding
her in is calm light. what on earth can be more
interesting than he mother How many recol-
leelions and ideas crowd upon the mind at the
repetition Of that single word-our mother
she who has nurured US IN infancy; watched
over our cradles taught Us 10 raise our little
hands in prayer; followed US in our inianille
rambles, and reared US 10 manhood in the love
and practice Of viitue-such mother IS oil
priceless value. No loud toned trumpet sounds
forth her praise. She drags al her chariot
wheels no miserable cartiyes made in war; but
her path is strewed with flowers, and the vlrtu-
Gus attend upon her footsteps. An elisum
reigns around her and countless blessings are
hers God will bless her, and man adores her.