New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-01
(THE CARRIER pIscoURsErI TO HIMSELF,

(THE CARRIER DIscoURsETu TO IIlNlsELF3
Beseemeh me i, weary life Newsman-anoher term
the Sun and have uudgcd this dirty Garth high mis-
carrying lgh!-both with the eward-Light Car
still TITS the last midnight the year. and have
nough WEAKNESS and poverty for the and promises OF
much toll and watching for the time Yet, as 1r
bune, Roman knight, still bear bravey-and
will !-Iowbei, my Ne,n. Year Muse shall tell her
marvellous tale souls and presto! how like magic
they pour silver tide my eEchequer-and shall
reap glorious guerdon of substantial cheer Not the Illus
ious Calpurnus Piso: CAius Lcinius-nor Lucus
se1tius-pao honored Tribunes of Old Rome could be
more happy.-Imusi sing!
Another New Year! Just The time when the hearth,
w it'll its cheerful delights, Is the Eden OF EARN:
When the Past and the Present and Future combine
Of homestead enjoyments garland to twlne.-
The Past with its memries like flowers that outlive
Their season. a grace to the future TO give
The Present that seldom looks back, but appears
Full OF usre fresh caught from the future OF years;
And the Future whence Hope will eernally borrow
Some jewel to deck the fair brow Of tomorrow;
And with these at fire-side enjoyments to blend
Some love of our Country and praise OF our friend
Well what of our Country? Will Liberty still
Illumine her affairs by valley and hill,
Or the blood of our toretalhers sink in the dust,
Dishonored its price and forgotten lis trust
Tho pushed is right in the conflict with wrong;
Ours still are Truth Honor intelligence, Worth,
The wealth of our land, and the hope of the Earth
Yon say that the promise OF triumph's unkept
Which gave the last year prophetic pleasure;
You say that the Wings too confidingly slept
And believed La S0MlnaDlbula' Measure for Mea-
sure
Not so, my good friend concede you the laugh
But believe me you reckon too Wildly by half;
There are means OF success by poicalrev ell
Where tool will succeed in blindlolding the devil,
by-play Of aclion-a double profession
A virtue assumed 10 conceal a transgresion-
A twisting and turning, and pausing and flying,
A clustering, brow-beating, bullying, lying;
A this thing and that hng-al seemingly right,
By keeping enquiry and truth out of sight:
For the South Free Tradc-ior the North Pro-
tectiUn
Then turning the mirror to suit the reflection
A Polkite invention of leserdemain,
By which plain things are crooked and crooked things
plain
And honest observers no matter how quick,
Must be cheats like themselves 10 be up 10 the trick
And then all that's vile and dishonest in plan
EXPOSED in condition-debasng in Man
In intellect narrow or vacant or vile,
1ha, falsehood could fatter or treason defle;
All-all are availed Of that Fraud might prevail,
With Freedom for sacrfce-Virtue for sale
And call you this victory,
A conquest nobly won
A triumph Freedom loves 10 see
An action purely done
Time as when ye would irown upon
Such things in other climeS
But nO1c their follies you outrun
And initiate their crimes.
Corruption vast-deception vile,
An oath the price OF place,
Perjury sanctioned 10 dehle,
And bribery to disgrace
waking up OF every haunt,
Where desperation dwellS,
And infamy consors with want,
ndwant despair impels.
These are the reasons OF y0ur might,
Ofreckless wrong or iancyd right;
These drove Camllus from his home.
An exile from his land;
These were the curse of lofty Rome,
When Earth knelt down
To her renowD,
And her nod command:
Such in the palmies days 1Greece,
Where pure Philo ophy and Peace,
And Liberty, and Glory dWet
Like detes DER shrine and bower,
And every heart their influence felt
And feared or hailed their sacred power
Such ruled in Athens, when her Sage,
Crushed by the half-hdr barian rage
Immortal made the passing age
And such, with bold malignant zeal,
And fierce ince>san, libel, dart
VI Such calurnnies, as good men feel
= Like poisoned arrows in their heart,
Against SAGE, the brightest, best,
The PLANET-GLoR of the West
Who climbing to the hill of thought,
Broader horizon 10 command,
Can see within his vision brought,
The fate of every foreign land,
Nor contemplate how they pursue
The policy his Genius drew,
That independence is name
An echo while we give
Our wealth 10 build up others fame,
And die that they should live:
That 10 be wisely true and flee,
Nature assert her own wise plan
They who are poweress weak must be- :,
=, and they PRorEcr themselves who can }?
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