Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-02
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t,;,,o lend her influence to the cause
-t,e v;rtue and Of human happiness; ...-
To follow ever in the steps OF Him
Who came the brokep-hearted to bind up;
To preach eeliyerance to the captive chained,
And opening Of the prison 10 the bound.
Nor has she always been g without her sphere"
The page of history is well adorned
With many bright examples of her zeal
Ardent and holy, iron strength of soul,
Courage sublime, intending fortituds,
And steady perseverance,, when the call
OF human nature outraged, of the weak
Oppressed by lawless power, the poor cast down
Before tho crushing foot Of insoent wealth,
And the sad victims Of despotic rage
Signing in helplessness, have summoned her
To open, for the dumb, her eloquent lips;
Topead for those appointed unto death;
The spoiled to rescue from the spoilers hand;
Her own unshrinking bosom to present
Against the torrent Of q conqueror's wrath,
And meet, herself the storm Of fury sent
To smtc the object Of her sympathy.
Was il not woman, in the olden time,
That dared defy the tyrant and preserve
The Hebrew childreni Was it not her hand,
That God employed, His chosen instrument
TO draw the infant Moses from the wave
And raise him up, his peoples champion,
70 break the Egyptian yokcl Twas wonan's
The gentle guidance Of mothers hand, [care,
Thsysilant watching Of a mothers eye,
The mild mention Of 0 mothers voice,
And haply too, sisters tones of love,
That trained his spirit for the mighty work;
SOwed in his infant heart the seeds Of Truth,
Of piety to God and love TO man;
Fired him with holy zeal ugoiust the wrongs
This afflicted brethren; filled his soul
With such affection for his kindred race,
As led him TO renounce tho joys OF sin,
Wealth, pomp and power and luxury and ease,
An1all which royal favor could bestow,
That with Gods people he might share reprouch,
Affection, toll and hardship form time;
Till with mighty hand and out-stretched arm,
Ahim, his God should break the tyrant's yoke
AM lead the joyful tribes in triumph out.
And was it not at woman's stirring call,
hbunds Of Zsbulon and Naphtali
tfOn the f~lds high places, to the death,
RciIled their lives TO burstlhe Calling chains
G Jabins tyranny 7-when. as we read,
khoyah sold into a woman's hand
Tie countless armies Of the Gentle king.
Why should speak Of Esther7-w of her
Bediulia's matron, who preserved the land
From proud Assyria's invading host2
On why Of those whose kind assiduous care
attended on the toll worn Savior's steps;
Who, in the strength of heaven,born consistency,
Stood by his side in peril, pain and death,
Aud dansAs hsayea from which Apostles shrank,
Last at bis cross, and earliest at his grnve7''
Why add to these the Roman mntron's name,
Who "suved her country while she lost her son:'
Avering from the trembling city'sgatcs
The volscian host, which neither Roman arms,
Nor reverend station, sacred character,
Heart moving prayers and eloquent appeals
or Priest and Seuaior--nor yet the cries
Pathetic, Of a peopic.--donned TO safe .
The bloody vengeance of a renegade
Euraged by their alleged iagrautuds,- ....
Could from its errand Of destruction turn.
Or Why prolcng The wearyin5 strain, to tell
ofnumbers more, in old or modern times.
Whose virtues bfighily shonc; whose deeds oflovt
Engraved on grateful hearts their records deep
. " sorrow soolhed, or sad detection cheered;
Joys sunny smile enkindled on The face
BY grief long darkened, of distress relieved;
1heinsolence Of tyrant power rebukcd;
The tide Of human miscgy turned back;
And happiness difTused with liberal hand.
Bot is not woman's strength even now as grent
As when il rescued Moses, reused the sons
uZebulon and Naphiali to arms,
reversed the mandate Of the Persian king,
Acpelled the Assyrian spoler from his prey,
GOOD by the Heavenly Teacher in his hour
peril 90 extreme, that even they
whom he had chosen for his bosom friends
SuiiIen with fear, forsook their Lord and fed!
w less potent now, than when OF old
melted down the obstinate resolve
NCans MARCUS lis il not The same
a''er has been, or in times remote,
y more recent agcs,--in the lands
D''haH the rising day, or those which spread
'oward the sunset Let her use il then,
serve the cause of Justice. Let her plead
ne down.uodden and degraded slave.
0er exert her influence to unloose
~ hon bands Of wickedness; undo
neayy burdens; let the oppressed 60 free,
y NJ as jehovah bids break every yoke. -
ts'A-Iruth omnipotent is on her side
1' most holy work. Then let her rise,
~ = The strength Of God, and Gods own Trutl
.O''h her energy, and sure success
us aer Woman is the strongest still,
y. ~ .he ancient day, and still doth "Truth
ut things bear away the victory"
%alali.
HAPPIER CLINE.
or En Sailing on this troubled sea
pam, and tears, and agony,
NS;S,ush wildly roar the waves around,