Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-05-29

afresh with undying Lowell The blood
stained murderer upon the high seas,
who BY chance listens to thy chorus,
IN his imagination offers up all his III
gotten and bloody treasures, to pos
sess one moment of thy happiness and
thy chorus! Crowned heads and re-
pubiics envy thy kingdoms, eomimions
and possessions. An! learned jurists,
with profoun d Difference, leave their
hall to adm ire your just, equal and hap
py laws! The Siusselman of the
East arrests the fleetness of his horse,
and condescends to worde and love!
And listening to The sweet notes of the
gay warbler for hours, the ignorant
shepherd will rest in silence on his
crook.
Hark you to the great manprch of
the chosen people-the wisest king OF
any age-see him listen to the little
songsters of his own dear landl Mid
the splendor of his dominion, in the
proudest age of his people, the great
est day of their prosperity, glory and
happiness--hear him! He publishes
every university Of gaiety and Joy,
and heppily heralds to the remotest
bounds Of his splendid kingdom:-
"The singing Of birds is come: and the
voice of the turtle is heard in the
land"
So ages and ages have passed since
the happy reign Of the wise king; yet
now we hear the echo of his sweet
words-the wisdom of the Eternal now
makes them appropriate, and will, we
hope, till the end of time: yes, ard like
all The choice words of their poetic au-
thor, ''lil1e apples of gold and pictures
Of silver
{ Ye guardians of our loved country's
happiness! bemean you of courage
and Of gallantry-protect lis dearest
songsters! Suffer notthe ruthless wea-
ponS Of death to be aimed at he purest
heart-the aoinged messenger of love-
As sentinels Of their safety, as guar
dams Of our pleasure, the power is with
you, if not BY the sword, still BY your
CALAMITY and popular voice, to arrest
the demon arm raised to destroy the
gay life OF a bird. We speak TO yon,
gentlemen, of known gallantry, :s'to
you wise men, judge We what l
say"
Let it never be said of Columbia's
sons, that they cowardIy wage war,
unholy war, againstthe innocent feath-
cred tribe. Land CT the free, home of
the brave, project thy poetry and thy
song! And let freedoms soil forever
nourish the tree Of liberty, till it over
shadows the land, and towering to
the very Heavens, its sweet song
sters shall perch upon its topmost bran
ches.
Plain and woodland are gay at their
coming! mountains and vallies echo
their sweet voices! and the eternal
hills throw back to the oceans waves
the melody, and forever exchange I'M
measured praise! While frail human
ity shall gaze and wonder, those notes
of charm, like the soft speaking trum-
pet af angels, shall touch the very
inmost fibre Of refinement and magma
ton.
/ Ladies and gentlemen, patrons and
friends! While you lend your influence
to perfect natures poetry and song in
our own happy land, its heaven-Ilke
chorus shall speak to you in harmo-
NOUS accent that God is good, and
awaken in your own heart response
fpraise to the Maker of all.
Then, then let all our purposes, as
! pirations and hope initiate the soaring
flight Of our own darling song birds
| forever upwaTds! anaoards!