Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-12-12

""e e1'utN "f shnplc support from the rug
ged glebc. I'LL the groans OF the weak or.
preset, aud the innocent murdered. called
him forth in the omnipo,ence ola righteous
cause. Far as the minis eye glances back
among those lights SO ,hickly scattered, aud
s,ar-lke siudding the worlds annals, il be.
holds bu, few that beam with purer light
but few that are more attractive TO the admir-
or ofsublime action, and bu, few to which
a purer hear, and a noble mind will recur
with grcaier'pleasure, or bow with deeper
reverence, than thai which CLOVIS undim.
med and interchangeable in sunshine and in
storm above the frozen cods where sleep
The ashes Of WILLIAM Tell TILL
the'mounlain Patriot-the achiever Of Swift.
zcrland's ndependencc--.the terror Of ty-
rants, and the hero Of Liberty.
Some, whose names Time has written
with pen Of iron, in the rocks forever,
have reached the gl:uerDg home Of their
ambitious expectations by lordIng streams
Of life's purple tide, and with steel clad hands
crushing the he plcss TELL, by asserting
the rights Of humanity, and defending the
truth Of human freedom. They were graf.
flied BY filling the world with their renown
although it caused tears TO flow from the
eyes and asonizing pangs 10 rendthc hearts
of whole nations. He was gra,ifed by
cherishing every noble feeling Of the heart;
by protecting the weak and defenceless and
by causing JOY and peace, and freedom and
happiness to take up their abode by the
family hear,hs of his native land Conse
quently, while their fame has come down
to us dimmed by the darkening shadows of
vice, and stained with many foul crime,
that of TELL, upon whose magnanimous
soul the murky pail of guilt was never
| placed, glows bright as the blazing lumina
ry of heaven, and as pure as the snow
white lamb that blcats upon the grassy hill
Born in the midst of SHOWS, and brought
up IN the midst OF pcrils, he early learned
to brave the storms and leap the yawnng
chasms of his native hills The arrow
sen, by his arm from the yew-bow Of his
fathers, flew with almost more than mortal
strength and precision to the airy eagle
1uuering high mp above the wild and ICY
crags. Nursed thus in the cliffs and ca,a,
she grew in courage and independence
with every breath Ills chief delight was
to practice the pure prccep,s of virtuou:
simplicity, and to wander in admiring awe
across the mighty rocks and by the blue
torrents of these wild haunts of nature, ir
which LIBERTy-sweet nymph of the
mountain delights to roam.
Such man was never formed for Q
slave And when the pampered minions o
Austrian tyranny, cast expressions CALLING
chains upon the free, the virtuous and hop
py Swiss when the bright blood Of patri
olism REDEEMED the mountain SHOWS, and the
death shrels of virtue rent the air--wher
nearly every heart tremblcd before the up
lifted hand Of tyranical power, and the very
iends Of misery seemed 10 have taken up
their abode in the green-clad glens ofSwitz
erland; then, dismayed amid the genera
wreck he strobe stern and inhexible upon
the cloud capped mountains. And wher
the storm rose and roared in awful thunde
gusts around the tempest-riven pines ant
thunlcr scattered peaks-when he saw zig
gag ligh,nings fcarfully dancing through
the concave space, and heard ,remendou
thunder, now rolling in the cloud blackene
: regions above, and now rafting in pea
9 on peals awful grumbling, nearer and nea
s err. shaking earth with its horrible grow
till with most terrific crash it strikes upo
{ the mighty rock that crumbles in fragment
before the ren1ing shock-he gazed upo
) the battling, elements with mingled EN-
J. tions of grandeur and awe and as the f.
,eress blast swept By, extending his arm
he cried aloud, Though its people be Ell
h shaved, this is the land of Liberty" Whe
!. the tempest ceased, and peace resumed il
y sway, and Tell saw the strong beaked Gag
q cleaving the sun-lit cloud in the same FIRE
}. dom that the wronching thunderbolt hs
Il lately burst 1t, and tapping his dread wini
}. as if in dersion Of the power that won
e bind him-when he saw the mountain 10
h rent dashing far down INTO the vale, chat
q less and irresstable-and the slnewy oh
d mois leaping over the dark chasm, or fee
4. ipp on The moss-coyered crags, fetterle
70 and free-whon he beheld The everlastir
d creed of liberty written IN elllterIng lin
IS upon every cloud, spoke in thrilling sta
$ ling language By every motion, and refe
.. ting in dazzling colors iioG. every life;
il. exclaimed 10 those old delugedashed mo
n uments ofcreatve power that turned up
.e round him. hoary with the breath OF age
ne Say, o Numbering ca,erac,s, and elern
a rocks while every other creature roar
of wild and shackleless, retaining the pride
ID native freedom shallMAN, the noblest wo
OF Creation, shall he alone wear these d
IN grazing chains never placed upon HIM
OF the great hand Of OmnipoIence J"
n, Birds singing free amid the trees who
ly branches wave IN the breeze and bend
lg fore the mountain slorm-the torrent ru
"a, ing impctuously on-,he mountain g
i'd wildly fearless ,springing from peak 10 pei
ii gave silent answer; AMI, kneellng do'