The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-08-01

childhood. b. fuardiaa spirit. holy sa.
grl. sho rhf.g flls shs yosag heart = IN
dreams 81 sasblliaa. and Ihsa harhes he
snHained faai-stps me sass 0r eiary
and honor. shs pains Of tnsnPh sld
lane.
Sseh . gusfdisn spiri'. mighty being
roeed in nsje-.y and clad il poser have
] iasglnsd. la0si. firth from The myssr.
~ q as invisible big. upon Ihis Isds and
honsfy seene.
la small aid nsrrow roam ~IIls l01
'eeil'ng snd eon6ned sslls. some d.xen
y"ung men whose rustic attire and s~ar-
ihy issiares di.ciesrd by lie light Of ne
,niilasy fushiigbt. m.Ik The b .Idy back
sosisaan Of iis Wes'. are seated IN
rough hezn benches, listening 70 the
sismaerirg words ol The OrslOr. 10 their
inlet.
Gaze oil npon iha, young orator,
friend u mine. Cor bs my lanh Ihe
guardian angel looks upon him ~ilh IL.
irresl ard snaiel,! Gaze upon bim-a
iaii sIripling silh . lean and somew han
bony figure, wiih . lace BY no means
hsnd-omr. marx, d by . pfominent nose.
vide mouth, and high cheek bones,
while his fJrehead so hold. 20 high, 50
Toll and towering in outline. gises soul 70
The expression 81 ihs, large grey eye
gre sell upon him. and observe his
eoarse attire. the garments Of bomrspan,
lheif ungsinly shape ard rustic fashion.
snd as ynu gaze treasure each Hifiing
detail Of his appearances in your memo-
~. s@
The boy essays TO speak. His voice
Is indisiinct. yet there Is d.psh and va
lume ia its sound. lie extends his h md
--ha gesture 10 rude and awkward. Ilis
eut rustic audience and yet The would-bs
orator colors 10 the forehead with modest
d,tidence. The bog proceeds; his
words come stammering and slow. yet he
seeus 10 gain confidence. A few more
s~kaard 9, s,urss, and The grey eye brigs-
lens, the voiee rolls bolder snd fuller.
The boy>ors'or forgeis time. pl zee, no.
verify and difidtnce. His sJul warns in
hun, and his hearers, rustic IS ,hey are,
lean over the rough benches. their eyes
andsars fixed in breathless interest. They
utter no word--,hey do no, even whis.
per. Stll the boy.o ator warns in his
theme and now he stand, befose you rails.
ed TO foil height, the ungainliness of his
Egure forgotten 10 the grandeur oi HE
lo"k. The coarse homespun Of his CAT
ments 10 goit, n 10 the majesty Of the soul
speaking from his unclouded brow.
| And Then in deep toned words he opens
to his rustic hearers the rich treasures Of
his heart. he filings around him The gifts of
hi, rrodigal fancy. he awes them into
brea,hless silence, he urges the involun,a-
IS shout Of surprise and admiration from
their lips, he cham. them With his buust Of
trembling feeling, lie brings the warm
,hrob to their heats. the heavy tear 10
their eyes. He Glands. confessed the
germ OF mighty man. he the poor boy,
the homespun clad back oodsman, the or.
phan and the stranger.
| Tne smile on the dewy lips Of The vir.
gin when frat she yields them 10 her To-
ver's hiss is sweet. the smile OF the wi.
dow when the peal OF fans sounding ho-
nor 10 her firs,-born. telling Of The Off
hculiy overcome, the triumph won, rings
IN her ears. is lovely; and lovely il the
smile wreath ng the lips nf Gods own an
gels when the Joy Of the repeating sinner
c"mes up 10 Heaven: but sweetrr than all
~ the smile ri that guardian angel as in
visible To mortal eye he looks forth upon
the f'sl triumph of the orphan boy in the
rough logo ab,n Of The West. The father
III The hoy and The mother sleep under
the green sod. 10 a far away land. and vet
the son, the rough-clad orphaned son. has
discovered the existence o! mighty pow.
er ~i'hin him. has made his footsteps ring
on the iron threshold Of the lofty temple
consecrstej to fame.
Thegusrdisn angel eazes from the shad-
ow that enwarps iss existence upon snoth-
or scene.
In a grand and lofty hall spanned by
magnificent ceiling, enriched with the tri-
umphs Of architecture. with the morning
sun shining through colossal windows,
: strange s.rons of men are gathered,
sitting IN solemn deliberations on the fate
and dc s,iny of the land. From the North
anu South. f'om The green Savannah and
tie ice-cspped mountain. from the ocean,
shore 81 Tue East, and The rolling prairie
Of the Wes,. these men have fastened. the
chosen representatives OF a free and n
mighty people.
The matter 10 council is of fearful mo-
ment--Wsr or Peace. Hese are men
whose cry Is ever-Peace--,honyh the
decks OF our vessels ave drsecrsted by the
footsteps Of BRUSH outrage. though our
Tag Is fung dlshonored in the dus. by
British haii,is. though our borders are
startled by The roar Of the British Lion,
slough our n auonal fame is loaded with
scorn, our rights uodden TO the earth, our
libestes v.ola'ed. the religion OF our re-
pabhcan faith bl4sphemed. sl' in the name