The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-08-08

~ 9 stance In Vis.
he London COMPANY. 's,aie Il
ana " 'higsIrops Smith, nd a5', a,sa
men, l'naed at lsheslow, s'lsa
,o, miles from q, mouth Of i'H p.' |.
lSth day IF NAY 1907 T Tss''
chartered on the lO,b q AM, 81
.aeni was the third perm.al., Y
North America. 'elI
lst. The Spanish ~se,tIsn...
Sed p Malendez, 1855; y.
Tov9 ssoiia, under Ds MN. ,~'
e eondon Company at JAM l,oT. ''
held and Smith, 1907! Fs.. "
colony ne Pilgrim FatHr T'.,
sr,y induced =, Them d lsavs M.
Try. They could no, rsnaiS WI M. :
oecame voluntary bondnsn.
government made laws i6t,,t.,
rights q conscience, The IoIi.s
'ish Government then VI. s !
llglon and Politics.p
Guoen Elizabeth, thu liz cs,.,1..
English Church should b, oSssra a91
ed throughout the land II 4.
That God should be- hosaSs.
mode. This requisidon b,e,n.
Oy lawi and q worship Hih ipss,
ner whatever, was made 1 peI,l X
fOrelathers believed ihis poli.v !. Y
as Ubiquitous. They believed r,.. !.
sclence c0-eyal With the aittbuls h
rs Tree exercise entirely sonD,lT
happiness Of man, solemnly qus,s.,1
Revelation Of Gndhimselr, ma All.
e ne fiendish policy of tytspn!
y shey refused to conform q Il.
requirement. They boldly svov,a
tility to the blasphemous mssa,.
termined to resist oppression. Fl.
. obey the dictates Of conscience.
deemed essential to ihsn bnsID.
they deemed The bond al. bias.
man to the throne Of elornAl Js,,i.,
power and insolence Of wealth ,o0Ia
them from their allegiance 10 As
nitOr, all the influence Of o@es, !,
dor Of the British Court were uB,B.
them, all the Cabals of tie Sill M
the mInions Of the British GOvsnn.l
threats of the British Hierarchy, III
ty Of the British Law, were pp,b.
for a moment, their noble purpose.
they, "give US libsrty,p apsmit i. |
God as we please;' agive u iiberI
US exile" But their enireaties Wei,
The spirit Of fanatiGism was Lord !
cendant. And then came the drssdfb
tive, they must 60; they did 20 int
They tore themselves from thsir ID
from her civilization, from lei Aus
Philosophy, from the parents ihat Nj
their infant years, from bfother, iii
from bosom friends, from Tie haunts
panions Of their youthful days ron
delights which the human heart hul
They gave up all but God; hey "
every thing, that they preserve srcl
pure For this, welcome eVan lie q
the Ocean They Launched Nj into
less deep, surrounded, on oil sidss b
less Ocean, whose liberty seemed 10
that better and more sublime freed
their country knew not, bul IF NJ
had the conception in their hearts
god day of December; 1920, after
and dangerous voyage, they lindl
dreary and desolate shores Of AM
their Bonded knees, on the chilling
Plymouth, they looked to God! a
lence and desolation Of The scene ih
assembled to Him, They thanked
they were free; that freedom wee
to be the birlhright Of theirchildTsn
enable gift Of their Creator, not .
ed BY tyrants, nor sold foF money.
In view Of this, welcome drsar q
America welcome your savage
your more savage beastsWelcom'
less Indian, his bloody tomhhaWk q
~knife-welcoms all ihe dangers o.
welcome oil til. trials and priHiilsHl
bic from a savage lifs-wde'ns.
without the sun Of Civilization way
sciences-without moral lsv q Aul
without friends q greet lheEa
ter from the storm-wiihout isol =
with nothing but the CANOPY a'''
wild and unculliyated earth 's7s''
This was heir habitation. N.Y.
4Peculiarly terrible to them w =
customed to the sweetest eul
lied life. To them she sasag.
country must have presented : 'ns
Of desolation, where their sHs''e' I
Gent, and their food PrecaFle''' /
standing all these dis'ouIsssps''e.
firm and erect. They rellsq e )
cor and success. They pus wv 1
fdence in Him. He was Ihsls ~
word was written % 'l' W
Cross was their banner-h'
i law. Resting on the rock =
by the love OF God, tlley unl' ,.s.,
/, flag Of Civil and Religious ~ .m'
u,;Id shores Of America they SS4