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

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GaarAiasn sagea. ialla- sauF miahiy
charge lhrosgh ne sr-sss 81 The sresi dss.
na. .hrre he Ma 81 Ashlzad . 20 The He
n. the worid ne Stage. al mankmd spec
tafors. @-.--...
Nov O he Ssas,e hsos rrssehing
~sr. snd aau on he ocean save brinfirs
lie nIissbrsneh from The ed stronghold
oflreedom. abe city 81 Ghsrs; SOC Gill, 9
the souls Of ne naslian. hsatning 10 him
IN hushed axe. with me .ised msgnellsm
OF ms spirit. naw ecmmonine wIsh bis own
heart esllns Up The pssl Or painting lie
future in he silica, sr'yts Of hs osn
sseet A.llsnd. ......
Assygu.rdi.n angel, swsy 70 The qaisI
groves OF e,e.n AshI-nd! Standing on .
sselling knall hat aheoseIs 10 grassy
breast q the fret rs. ai ihs sp,i.i"g san
you behold yuur n,ghi ssrd. Cal The
children &c tie Pfe.rni 10 look upan him
and lack well, for the day viii come xhsn
10 have seen the Man Il Ashland, vii be
h"nOr and pride. The picture j. grand.
sffeeiise. The heams 81 The rising son
fall upon that til and muscular from. re-
sealing ils outline 81 bone and sine M
bert BY TINE. uneonquered by the toll 81
20 years, clad N plan garments NJ Asnsri
can texture, While the hat aud stsfT IN me
hand. The dropping elosk falling over The
shoulder. impari an ar Of ease mingled
with msirs,y 10 his commanding presence.
The high brow. rising like iower here
Thought keeps his eternal wstch. the grey
h,r Hosiirg wa.ing.y IN The morn,ng ar,
ihs bid marked eve brows, ihrosIng
their arch shove The large grey eye thai
has ssIrd upon al The phases ola giant
life ~iih an urquallinR glance. the prom'n-
enf nose Tie chsekbores. lhe massive chm,
The wide mouth wrih lips compressed, in
dics,ing he VIII thli never knew hat u
was 20 later or "a iear--such u the lace
cf the M-a Of Ashland a. standing On The
green knoll he loDks upon The morning
Gun, While f.r sway spreads the back
ground Of Hill and wool aud knoll unul II
las, The blue veil oil distance mingl.s The
earth with the sky.
Oh great j. The fame oi The warrior. fol-
Of glory is the broad banner whose folds
are flung saving an The wisds ol conquest,
mighty the voice Of the n-tian yelling de.
feat To The foe and iay T. lhs v,cl"r; bu,
greaer than al Ihe.e. mos, glorious AMI
most mighty Of all victories are the ,rI.
umphs Of ths Mn Of Ashland groves,
though these tr,umphs are no,,h trumphs
of war,
His are the triunphs Of Peace. Ye..
yes. from iea Thousand homss there evrr
arise TO God, The vol e o. blessing on b..
name. There comes {, h,s .onl. as he thu.
stands on the green knoll oil Ashland gsz-
ing al the r.sing san. the voice ~ lie TOLL
wrong mechanic bendIrg o'er his loom;
and that snice bltsses his name. Ftom
the dim chambers 81 the shadowv cavern.
where The miner tolls on his ia king path
raising BY Glow degrees to the light ofds,
The rich st"res of old mother esr,h. Come
the voice of the m,npr, aud II e"hoss o..
word Of blessing. The farmer 10 The goli
en- harvest t,kes the sound, aud rehres IN.
song. From the noisy room 81 the tarto
~, where the crash nj the machinery n,
! longer 10 mingled ~rh the gr"ans OF Oh,
starved ope awe. there comes h"anni
along rem old men and rosy .rh"tk-,
child,en. from stout maaho"d and isnde
girlhood. 3 chorus Of y chanting mr.
blessings m his heal. peace I" HI. ~
grave, q Try to his ashes. e,ern'l honor "
his name,
And ~hv comes this mineled song n
blessing from the mechanic AMI miner. N
f.cloryman and the child. from the "psr'
live Of the crowded ci,y and the lafiD-
Of The g'Iden pls,ni
i The Man Of Ashland originated them
amid scorn and contempt defended. a, la
firmly est blished The American s, s;em
which gives independence 10 the Amer
can ~orkiugman. Uhether he tolls in III
mine or IN the feld. 10 the SHOP or at IN
loom. which gives bread e. his table
. comto'l IN his Grsside, Lsal h and hsppu
ness 10 lis home.
/ Guardi1n angel Of the a,igh,y mar
,l1ou to whom His whole career has Dee
. a del,gh', thou n whom the pat and f.
tare a,e as one. r.,lI aside The awful curl,
r that steuch-s along the stage Of IA IN
gives rs glimpse 4 The things TIA, sha
, be. Were the guardian sp'ft 10 s,t al
> this might be the tu'd'n oil his pr"phs
J cy.
r Do that sane genie knnll Of the As'
! land hills. n" longer green. hni a 18th. re
, by sutun. V'ewng the ginrirs oi the SUI
set str sking the ives. with dazzling &c
and purple and gold, while cl"u'ird piil.t
and ssnbesm temples pile their fnrrns
grandeur al,ng the ho'iz ~ of the Own
dsv. there stands the Nan Of Ashland. :
lent and alone Of the evening. there il ii
fu.h Of the day-g"d on his 'i'Iy bt'w
there is the CLEAN Of end : memory az