Holly Springs gazette., 1843-01-06
FOR PRESIDENT,
HENRY CLAY.
OUR MESSAGE.

again the earth has completed Its anuuai
{ round, and is entering upon another revolu-
/ tion in its ceaseIess course about the great
centre OF its orbit. Spring. Summer, Au-
tumn and winter, have marked their chan
{ ges upon the face ofnature and old Time
has left his foot print upon all earthly
things Many a heart which throbbed
nanfuIly, and sent the joyous life-blood dan
cling through the system, now moulders in
the dark and silent tomb, the tenemen: OF
loathsome worms. Many young bride,
sparkling with the gems of her wedding
wreath, and revelIing IN all the joyousneSs OF
antici ipa,ed happiness, now, attired in the
solemn weeds Of widowhood repines in 81
lent, heart-broken anguish, the loss of him
for whom she had forsaken The dearest ties
of nature Many graduate, buoyani with
high aspirations and pulled up with his
own self. f.sufficiency. by contact with the
world, has learned the nothingness OF his
own prelensions, and lost his identity in the
crowd of fellow mortals, hurrying across ,he
stage of existence. Many pretty coquette
has simpered and flirted out her day, and
calmly settled down into the farmers wife,
exchanging the fan for the butter paddle;
The embroidery for the knitting needle; and
the piano for the loom. The old have
grown older, ana advanced one step nearer
to their final resting place. The middle
aged have become reconciled to their gray
hairs and ceased to pluck them out The
hobbe-ty-hoy youth has fairly passed the
border Of boyhooG, and become "young gen.
tlemen" in all the glory of broad cloth and
boots The school girl has laid aside her
pantaletts, and come out," even with mann
mas consent. candidate for rnatrimony.
beau catching and filtration. All have
changed Like game of chess; each sue
cess;ve move changes our position OF rela-
tion to other pieces one by one. they are
taken, until at last we are checkmated by the
fell destroyer. and there an end Generation
after generation occupy our places; grow,
and flourish, and blossom and ripen, and
arc cut down, and garnered in the great store
house Of all earthly things Yet the earth
swings on, needless of our destiny The
sun shines as brightly as when it glitrered
upon Solomon's temple; and pours its ge-
NAL rays as warmly as when it "beat upon
the head OF Jonah that be tainted" The
same stars bedeck the sky. which the Chal-
dean astronomers gazed at; all in the same
position, twinkling as gaily, as though sni-
ling over exploded astronomical theories,
and mocking mans vain conjec,ures con-
cerning their natures.
In the political world, there are changes
to record The gallant whIg ship, which
sailed SO merrily be fore the breeze, with all
canvass set, and top-gallants flying. is now
becalmed, its sails tapping against the masts.
The pennant of Henry Clay, then streaming
to the breeze, is almost obscured by the dull,
mirky suffocating fog of Locofocoism. But
it is the calm which precedes the storm.
The low murmurings Of the distant gale
will soon be heard, and once more the proud
ship will be scudding before the breeze;
the foul atmosphere will be purified, her
crew will be cheered, and she will ride tri-
umphantly on. conquering and to conquer.
The Bankrupt law has had its full opera
ton. Thousands of honest, but distressed
and oppressed debtors have had the burden
Of their liabilities removed, and from dispir
tied, thritless dependents have been placed
upon footing with other citizens, and re
covered their energy and enterprise. Po
llicaI intrigue. and party maneuvering
which has never ceased among partizan:
and demagogues. since politics became i
game, is still going on. Some politicians
have changed sides in the last year, ant
IT others are surveying the ground and look
ing out for decent pretext 10 better their po
litlcal location. Reputation Is no Ionee
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