The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-05
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THE MADISONIAN.
WASHINGTON, d. c., JANUARY i, is4i.


Has disped the clouds that our hopes o'ercast,
And opened above radiant glow
OF beauty and love for the world below.
While faction and tyranny, backed by powr
Have sought TO ruin 10 rule the hour
With eye unblench'd, and foot that meier falters,
Liberty and Truth, have stood 10 their affairs.
Live the Republic! Oh never despair,
Resistless as Ocean and free the Air
THE PEOPLE have swept in their wrath and might
The mists that have whelm'd us in years Of night;
Oerthrown the mnons affecting TO scorn,
The Patriot Hero and Log Cabin Born.
And trampled in dust the vile serve crew,
That scofi?d at virtues themselves never knew,
Unlsos'd the proud Bird they nee would let rise
And bid il soar to its bright native skies.
When first the Saxon leap'd on Plymouth shore,
Oppression sighed but freedom breath ia once more
And man stood forth, himself solution
OF problem-a free CONSTITUTION
While the smoke that from his cabin top cured,
First spread the new truth DER the western world
That Freedom had struck on his Lighthouse hearth
A vestal spark that should fire tho whole earth.
And mole than u century rolling tide,
And the waves Of years onward yet to ride
Events now known-those heaving into birth,
Confirm the tale of Freedoms cradle hearth.
For now when Peace and Promise bend their bow,
Der Oppression falln under Freedoms blow,
And Hope triumphant urges empress soul
To enterprises proud and brilliant goal
And Glory borrows and gorgeous fires,
To crown the temples where Freedom aspires
The world at once is proudly confessng,
The old hearth flames perpetuated blessing.
Resist it Stay well the law of death,
The thunders roar times flight, or tempests breath.
No! Like careerlng storm or ghtnngs shock
Scorning earthly barriers loving to mock
The ire of foreign king, or native foe
II lives the freemans JOY and tyrants woe.
In camp and court, on shore and on the main,
Through all the changes, trials, hopes and fears
To triumph smiling thro its blood and tears
Midst the anxious thoughts, and long debate,
BY which our fathers framed our happy state,
And tests applied TO try its doubted strength
BY factious intrcsts starting up at length,
Down through the dread shock of second fight
When freedom else had bid our land good night
When, kindled under cumulated wrong,
Avengeful passion fred the patriot throng
Till to the war-shock and the batte-call,
Exutant victory echoed Britains fall ,
And Glory chisel'd midst her brightest Names
New ORLEANS, NIAGARA and the THAMES.
Zen to the civil perils of the hour,
When clouds of party hate and discord low'r;
When Power and PRIDE would have left to fame,
No more of dear bought freedom but the name,
Sparing not, as they urged tn impending doom,
Living hope, OF WASHINGTON in the tomb,
Or glory past or yet to come. Yet bark
The Signatures from freedoms holy ark
Flame aoft and the watchmen catch the sign;
From hill, ihro vale and subterrancan mine
The gathering murmurs run till the shout
OF answering millions thunder tone rings out
And tyrants trcmble with electric fears
And nations start from the dark spell of years
Still, FREEDOM noursh'd by the Cop unseen
In LOVE and MERcf smiles through every scene.
Bur saw We not those Children OF Despair
And Mother wandering pale with Want and Care
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And the shouts Of youth that went laughing by
Or pale Horrors shrek waiting DER the surge,
Some ship wreck d muttudes funeral dirge
Know ye not of a fond ones Hectic flush,
Or of some solemn Sick-room's fearful hush
How exutant hope chased its gilded toy,
And disappointment hid tn expected Joy;
How fond Affection played its holy part
In vain, and mourned at last its wasted heat;
How Death coming with his dark chilling frost,
Taught ye to weep DER the grave of the lost
To feel the heart furrow d-the cables broke,
And Grief like first love, taking mem'ry's yoke
Yearned We not in that hour of loneliness,
For Spirit Joys in world beyond this,
With the souls Of kindred sweetly to rise
Above earth's alloy in the glorious skies
Yet saw material scenes around again,
Their transient joy, dull sense, and lasting pain.
Avarce sitting as he sat before,
Cu,ching the gains he oft has counted DER;
And Human Passion yet fiercely raging
Crimsoning all thoughts-all nerves engaging;
And stein Ambition still madly seeking
Gory's phantom meteor bright but fleeing;
Poverty and Ignorance erewhiles,
Darky grouping through friend forsakcn aises;
And Hope, Joy, Love and Beauty's bright array,
And their Opposites moving on their way,
Meeting, blending, repelng as they ride
To common Destiny-the Lethean tide!
And War and Carnage careerng along,
jog Peace and Mercy in the eddying throng,
And Pride and Imposiure rush on the stream
ball Marifs hnnafiJ
And the leaves of Promise dead in the vale,
Pass with signs of Joys parted on the gale;
And all the light and shade that Ger oerfew
The old years face anticipate the new;
And mngling, whirng, hast ming on their flight,
All plunge at last in soundless depths of Night.
But yet Religion with her peaceful wand
Rcgenerates life, and Hopes bright wings expand.
Far down the future we may rest the eye,
On types of Destiny beaming in the sky;
An Empire striding to the western wave,
Till two great Oceans leap its limbs TO lave;
And Freedom shrin'd in countless millions hearts,
Boasts fields of Plenty and unnumbered marts;
And Man steps forth in all the pride of earth
To wonder what new glories wait their birth
The Muse would fold her weary wing,
Like bird on the wave;
And wake no more the heavenly string,
Till new spirits crave.
But peerless hands and clearer view,
Should strike another strain,
Resembling far old 4 lPPEcANoE,
And blessings in his train.
Yet we would not part with the Tyre,
While you, dear friends, near
Bnt wish you all your hearts desire,
And HAPPY New YEAR
INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES.
In file of the Virginia Gazette, of l1i5, Tin our
sssesson) we came across few days ago, the follow
70 article Immediately under the editorial head we
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WILLIAMSBURG, July Is.
I nai E,ridnn Eycninr n most terrible Accident