The St. Landry whig., 1845-01-02

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But tangled weeds in wild luxurisncc apfing.
The village church in frailty lingcra Atill,
"A mouldcring wreck upon it, qniiethilli
Its lettering walls. impending BY degrees,
In winds karecn, and tremble IN the breeze.
The Court House, too, q mournfSl piloia aeen
In c~rumbling ruins on tho village green.
Neglected Justice win, sts thought. repair
To hold her balance IN the open all;
Lest those whose l~egialation should provide
A temple where she could with grace preside
Might wish to act without restraint Of check
And ace hev perish in the common wreck.
But Education shares the common lot
The teacher shunned--,hc school almost forget.
The college temple rcars its ample dome,
Der scenes where genius might with rapture EcaHs,
Proud Science sickens IN its empty halls,
For few the souls that cheer It's silent walls.
What mean these scenes7 the ~dcsolating hue
That still more darkiy grows npcn the Yiewg
Whence spring The wrecks that rise in sad display
Tho dark memorials of a brighter dayl
A bleeding nation will yettrace the capsg
TO those who governed with contracted laws.
To you, kind patrons, whose devoted zeal
Sustained the press that iabored for your veal,
'ris mine 70 tender gratitude sincere
And Joys abundant through thp coming year.
Be yours a life Of elegance and case
A home 20 charm--a group pf friends % please!
Your early youth bo gedcIcnt Of flowers
And joyous memories crown your evening hours!
We men victorious in The late c~ampaigny
Bring pirtae % the councils where you reign,
Respect the land your patriot fathers trod;
Nor rule your country with the tyrant's rod.
Let Commerce spread her sail upon the seas
The nution's flag Clutch every occnu breeze
Blot out Republication from your creed;
Nor let tho nations wounded honor bleed. z
Bow down 10 worthicr things than Governor Dorr,
And spare your country from the torch Of war.
Protect the Labor of your ndtivd sOib
Nor let the ycoTnan mourn III useless toll.
His strong arm feled the forests Of your land,
And raiscd the temple, where proud cities stand;
Converted meadows into blooming fields,
And taught what wealth . stubborn culture yields;
Applied 10 useful arts The power Of steam,
Aud taught the boat TO atom The torrents stream.
In all your laws 4 p%rudent wisdom Show, IN
Nor yaWt tqo loudly o,era spllqn foe, es@ss
Your bark is launched upon q stormy waveg
Around it winds and maddenipg tcmpcsts rayej
Be careful lest, with too much hope eIatc, Nj Ia
Your fortunes founder with the ship Of stntc.
We gallant men! who rallied TO diRplay
Your generous ardor in the cause Of Clay,
How deeply must 70 mourn the fatal zoal
Tint foilcd your cause, and sealed your eouhtry'a veal
Accept the sympaihies your loss inpnrts,
The tears that spring from patriotic lsuTts.
BE these the ,ad memorials Of the hour, asf7s4l8a
When FortLrli 10 blew her factions into power,
When lawlels zcalcts 'gninst their country turned,
Qncnchcdt 1.-THE fires that in their hosoms burned;
Fct no hips impulse 10 sustain their cause,
When free hsn met to dcsccrntc their laws.
But while lou weep, you feel the patriots thrill,
The arm 81 nervcd, the soul unconqncrcd still.
Your hearts beat high around your c~hicftains form,
For, God-like yet, he still survives the storm.
The Muse Of History on her brightest page,
Will fondly paint the Statesman Of the age.
In boyhood, wandering by hs native rins,
Freedom deserted him from her lofty hils--
Pleased with his god like micn and dauntleas eye,
Pointed him 10 m eagle in the sky.
AMOUNT up" his guardian genius thus bcEuns
Like yon proud eagle, tothc monday sun.
Thy course be onward, upward, in the race
ID. lis thir TO run, and aftertiRies to truce.
Though bes assail tho greatness of thy namci
Twill Ii b, "a landmark on the cliffs of fainU.''
His guardian genius augnred but too right:
The world now owns his majesty and nights
A matte rs voice for two score yours and ten
Has placed him high upon the roll Of men.
At first his brilliant ciocution charmed,
Til even envy was awhile disprhed.
Unnumbered laurels decked his youthful head,
While proudly treading where mono dared to trend.
A few short years, and his adopted State
Allied him with the nations wise and great.
TWAS then tho patriots burning words inspired
Al iofticr thrill within the hoorts he fired.
Ills voice its liquid lightning poured along
And peal on pcalttrough stsrtisd arches rung.
Alistcning Senate gazcd with silent awe,
And loved to gaze, yet fFonnbied while they saw.
As tho prcsd bird to which his eagle eye
Ii youth, waa pointed. III tic upper sky,
Will lenyc his mountain homo, 10 sport awhile,
Amid the fields or Heaven that Der him smile,
And mounts still onward through tbnt breezy dunno
IN bathc his plumoge in the thundcr's hhtne;.
- he, The mighty "statesman Of the West, !,
Sublime in fight, scared high above the rest:
His guardian genius, Freedom, ncrycd his fight,
The Awe.struck nntions trcmbled at his height
Yet soaring still his bold wing clcaved the skies,
Where none could follow or could dare 10 rise.
His heart beat high when freedoms flag %unfurled,
And throbbed for independence DER The world.
When States opprcst, with patriot ardor burned,
They ever towards the statesman fondly turned.
When nerved TO war by tyranny's alarms,
The patriot soldier proudly few to arms,
What rapture kindled in his sparkling eye,
When Freedoms Champion checred his battle cryi
How proudly streaming did bis banner waive
Der the thick ranks of the inspired brave,
When swiftly borne across the distant seas,
His magic echoes flung il on The breeze!
TWAS thus upon Bolivia's fertile hills,
Oppression cursed them with her train of ills.