Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-10

APOSTROPHE TO TIE SOUTH.
ny ROBERT Il. n. LEvERIso.


ny ROBERT r. a. LEvERINo
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LAND OF the sunny South whose galaxy
% deathlcss glcrics gem DER Hstory's page
Thy track Of fame, where hero, poet, sar,
Stand way marks to incito zach pilgrim on
10 think thy thoughts, aud do what thou hast done
The patric, MUSK exulting sings OF ,hoe
Has bloody War defld our virgin sod.
Aud stricken FkEKpeN sigh'd song thy plaio,
Responsive TO the foreign despots ch.,nsfs
Thy sons, chivalric in the oldon day.
IIuck'd bnghes, aurels In tho glorious tray,
To give this land to LBkRry and COP.
Has condensation claimed the better part.
To battle snrr'd, or sweety charm'd TO peace,
Alternate eloquencc OF Rome and Greoeef
Thy stalwart Statesmen. In forensic skill
Pull arm'd. have shone the most eonspie nous etiI
The hrst to rouse. and lss, 10 leave, the heart!
Does bright Apollo turn his ample horn,
Distributing his gifts Tor waking earth
As glad Acnian scrsphs sing their worth
Thou hast n tar-tnm'd Tyre to cat the strain,
And WOO the lst'ncrs DER the sounding main,
To tell the world we teach we'll us learn
Has woman conquered with the mingled art
OF rosoato beauty and the sterling mind,
The slave enchanted and the man rein'd
Thy matchlcss daughters. ia thor triumphinys
Have sway'd, as many lofty poet sings,
The noblor mind ~ well as Erosser heart!
Has passing tmc this noble nature Glanced
That tmo which cen perlceIs the growing flower
And winds its giories 'round tho shelrring 1ower7
Not SOFT springs to shelter and defend,
AdOn, rejoee,-thSugh transient ills attend
Its upward course, To blight where'er il rang'd.
The prophet heard the stiH saGH pOiee" and how'd.
When mutt'ring thundors, Tending hill and plain
And lire aud tempest call'd him forth in vain.
The SoUTH, observant OF her vaunIed fame,
unaw'd by man, will wipe tho seeming blame
AT Heavn's set time" to please u higher Gop.
The noby brave are always frat to be
Defenders when the truth and right are seen,
unbrib'd by Unrest and uns~ay'd by SIN!
Hor conq'nng trusted in the fight
And share the glowing laurels Of her might;
Wen trust the future to her chiyalry!
Her heroes shall DO mighty heroes still;
And llistory's page, wont, their deeds unrol
As warriors on the battle plain OF soul,
To cap the monument their arm has rais'd
With trophies all the good have ever praisd,
To show through time tho purest thought aud will!
TO-
Her eouneil-sages, with the pristine fire,
Shall lead, as they have never led before
The gen'ra mind to hoarken aud adore
The truths they give. new born bards reheare
Their fame with higher aim and swester verse
While lisrneTs copy wha, they most admire
The mingling NORTH and Souri, must meet and kiss
With kindred love aud kindrod purpose high,
To burst each chain that clogs our LIBKKrY
Commssiun'd, with her eVTy charm unfurl'd
On friendly mission 10 redeem the world
And tell the secret OF a Nations bliss
10.
Land OF tho South the EAGLE BIRD doth ereiog ~ ait
To bear the ready summons to the Morrill,
To Join thee in the march Of might and worth
From many hill OF fame we watch its digbt
With Roman heart and Roman Ausurs' sight
That tells OF future Fortune or Of Fate
England who aeT introducing back ,lvery into this coup
-'of which otaen a'c hamed-tsed to throw their
Inns around and cnziave the whites.
kouan raesdOal officers, the rht NJ bfI. sn
m emnsnees, foretolI future events
ONO, October L.