Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-04-22

was the depository of their common and
blessed hope, and the Leader of the Host,
in name and office, the type of Jesus
the Captain of Our Salvation. And 50,
when the twelve tribes we're spread abroad
with their tents pitched in the sunshine Of
the hill-tops, and in the shade Of the wales
beloss and under the branches of the palm
trees on the plain, and on the vine-clad
slopes, and down by the brooks and lakes;
sweeter and purer than tho - milk and hd.
ney" with which The whole land so plen-
teously flowed, more soothing than the
oil of Olives" more cheering than the
now winc," more nourishing than the
- finest of the wheat" more glorious than
the trophies of victorious war; and N re
blisslul than the Sabbath quiet OF unthrea-
tened peace, when The bow slept in its
case, and the arrow slumbered IN its quiz
yer, and The sword had no dream OF the bat
tie, and the spear no remembrance Of blood
and the wounds of the shield were closed,
and the heart OF the warrior was tender as
the heart of child, as his little one lay
with the lamb, or leaned on the neck of tho
eve, or smiled in its mothers arms, in the
rosy flush OF the sunset hour,--more JOY
Gus than all, more constant and triumph
ant in its joy, was the frightened prospect
OF this wondrous advent. And 81, during
the time of the Judges, AMI in the days of
the Kings. 1t was the bond of the nation
al union--the boast Of national prde-the
badge of national distinction. "The viii
derness and The solitary place." were
made glad by it; and because of it the
desert rejoiced and blossomed as the rose"
Nay, the glory of Lebanon" was made
glorious as this voice was heard among
the sounding cedars "lhe excellency Of
Carmel and Sharon" was made more ex-
celent as hispromise was whispered 10 the
gales from the great sea, and breathed a
celestial fragrance among the perfumes of
the fowery plain. Lebanon saw in this
revelation "the glory of the LORD" and
Carmel end Sharon behcld "the excelen-
cy of cur Con-" And so the dewy sleeps
OF Hermon, and the towering cone of Ia
Dor, and the morning cliffs Of Gilcad, and
the evening wells Of Beersheba, and pur-
pie vintage Of Eshcol-al round the land,
on the hither side Of Jordan and the thilh-
er side OF Jordan, North, South, East and
Victim the seasons of the early and lat
Ter rain, and in the burning sumner.lide,
and the freezing winter-tide, VITA the sun
shining in his strength, as the monday
symbol of his divinity and the moon
betmug in her beauty, as the twilight
symbol of hi. inity--dcriying its lDvli-
ness lr IN the Godhead, as the moon bor-
rows 1t, beauty from the sun, and the stars
>plrking in theirgreaieran lesser light. as
the mu ttuiinous SYMBOLS Of sanity seed,
collected first about tn mellowei grandeur
of his humiliation, as 80 IN to lie IRA Ii tied
by tn a, returning spIendor OF his Divine
exallation--withn the whole land aud un-
der the VIII lie SKY OF that honored nation,
every where and al all times, this supreme
expectation was known and cherished. But
as the election at first expanded from
family TO the world, and then again was
narrowed from n world TO famiy-and
then again expandel from a f,mlly to the
world, and then again narrowed TO one
family, and then again expanded to ma
ton, and then ug in narrowed to one of its
RIDES and one family Of this tribe, within
The boarders Of that tribe it exerted a grea-
teri flence-and within the tents of that
family its chieftest power. Judah exulted
on the heghrs OF Zion, and the house of
Jesse was glad on the hillside of Bethle.
hem. 1t fired the heart of David, while he
sat on his throne, and caused the throne it,
self 10 trembe beneath him, and the pal
ace, and the Tabernacle, and Jerusalem,
and judah, and all Israel, TO triumph,
while the harp OF lnspiratlon--a richer gift
than empire--was swept by his raptuIed
fingers, and the living anthems flew, like
angels from the chords, filling heaven and
earth with perpetual praise. 1t was this
that enhanced the glory OF Solomon, when
the sovereignty OF Israel was most extend
Ell and imposing, when kings sent tribute,
and queens brought it, when caravans came
from far lands, and fleets from far seas, and
silver was MS dust, and gold as the stones,
and The City Of the Great King led forth
lis streets Of palaces from hill to hill, and
the Temple OF Moriah grew up, in silent
magni6cence, TO be the worshIp-wonder of
the world, and He whom the heaven Of
heavens cannot contain, came down in a
cloud of glory, to sanctIly its Most Holy
Place-it was this that heightened the
pomp and confirmed the power;-and
when the king became a curse, and the
wise man fool, and The smoke of idol-al
tars foaied over the shrine of the Highest,
1t was this that fingered, in pale and sad,
dened splendor, on all thu empire, like the
changed and feeble Day, when the sun i
in eclipse. And so when the Ten tribes.
were carried into irreclalmable CAPTIVITY
| and SO whar L.