The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-01
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bosom aud when l have done this, send my
bright beams down to earth, and the sailor takes
hold Of the helm and fixes his eye on me, and
finds his home across the ocean, OF all the
countless hosts Of my sister stars who walk forth
in the great space Of creation, not one, not one
lives or shines for herself. Ao
I And thus God has written upon the howef thkt
sweetens the air, upon the breeze that rocks that
flower upon it's stem, upon the rain drops which
swell the might river upon the dew-drop thai re-
freshes the smallest sprig Of moss that reary III
head in the desert, upon the ocean that rocks
every swimmer in its chamhets, upon every PEN
cied she'll that sleeps in the cavenrs Of the deep,
as well as upon the mighty gun which warns and
cheers the millions Of creatures that live in ito
light-npon al has he written, !. None Of US liy- &
eth to himself" e M asif8s w5gf s4tssts4 Il s.'t
And if you will read this lesson in characters
still more distinct and striking, you will 60 to the
garden. Of Gethsemane, and hear the Redeemer
in prayer, while the angel of God strengthens
him. You will read it on the hill Of Calyery,t
where voice that might be tho concentrated
voice of the whole universe of God proclaims
that the highest noblest deed which the Infinite can
do is to be good to others--to live not to himself
THE END or I. GREAr MEx.' Happening to
cast my eye upon some miniature portraits, per
ceived that the four personages who occupied the
most conspicuous places were Alexander, Hanni-ss
Uul, OUSdI anu D0udfSdIl Adu seen Liz ~ AlSs
unnumbered times before, but never did the same
sensation arise in my bosom, as my mind hasti-
ly glanced over their several historic
Alexander, after having climbed -tlae dizzy
heights Of ambition, and with his temple bound
with chaplers, dipped in the blood Of countless
nations, looked downsupon a. conquered world and
wept that there was not another world tdF Pn-s
querset city on fire, and died in a sceAe pr
debauch. s.e III sasse ts stf ~ Il
Hannibal, afierllaying to the astonishmsht and
CONSERVATION Of Rome, passed the Alps AFTER
having put to flight the armies Of this s mistress
Of the world" and stripped threebushelso Of goldr
en- rings from the fingers Of her slaughtered
Rights, and made her very foundation quake
was hated by those who Ionce exultingly unit
ed his name to that of their god, and called him
z Hanni Baal, and died at last by poison admin
istered by his own hand, unlamented and M
wepted, in foreign land. .s. M ,3..g4st,
Caesar, after having conquered eight hundred
cities, and dyed his garments in the blood Of one
million Of his foes, after having pursued 10 death
the only rival he had on earth, was miserahly as
sassinated by those he considered his nearest
friends, and at the very place, the attainment OF
which had been the greatest aim OF his ambition
Bonaparte, whose mandate kings and princes
obeyed after having flledthe earth with the tex
ror Of his name, after having deluged Europe
with tears and blood, and clothed the world IL
sack-cloth- closed his daysin lonely Punishment.
almost literally excited from the world, yet whereA
he could sometimes see his countrys banner I
waving DER the deep, but which would not, O,
could not bring him aid. 4. ss.... Il s9. ,
Thus those four men who, from the peculiar
situation Of their portraits, seemed to stand as
Representatives Of all those whom the world calls
.great"--those four who severally made the
earth tremble to its centre, severally died-one
by ntoxication, the second by suicide, the third
by assassination, and the last in lonely exile "
'4eo " How are the mighty fallcu?'' ssy 4 asa