The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-10-07
For the Voice of Freedom.
Military Glory i!

rious than the successful enterprises OF the
philanthropist, the scholar, or the statesman
The glores Of these is obscure and transient
" like the pale light ofthe moon cleaning thro
broken Clouds" that of the victor, as the sun
blazing in its meridian efulgence.
The profession of arms is necessary avo
cation of the times; dependent for its contin
uancc, upon the state of society and the con
dition of nations. For the purpose of promot.
ing national security, deeds ofpatriotism should
be encouraged. The national mind should
be alive to the magnitude and Importance Of
heroic acts, and such a demonstration of SEN
timent should be exhibited, as will present
motives to endure hardships and privations
and to encounter the dangers of war.
Who can doubt the necessity Of this, IN
view Of the conneXion between national de-
Tense and national liberty when it is con-
sidered that nation'S,rights, and even its ex-
istence, depend for their protection and CON
tinuance, upon the promptness with which
aggressions are met. But where shall we
look for heroes in time of danger, if the es-
scntial element Of their existence be removed?
Who will brave the perils Of war without the
prospect of remuneration 1t would be as
well to plunge beneath the tide Of forgetful-
ness from the humblest cottage, as from the
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has been the consolation Of the dying hero, as
the crimson tide of life has ebbed away, and
the spirit fingers on the verge Of eternity ?
1t was the hope that his deeds would be re-
membered, and that coming time would honor
his name; and without this, he had rather
OIliv ion's v,otprs would roll Mt once on life
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cannot perceive us eliP''lcS'' e0Nt'"'yu "
'ne nieh soIno'hE praises % 'ie n:!i''a ai
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u nc s'G.tu l''S''I'o'lS vi ie'.Hlon ouo'e. W
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q inc nero Is "o'Siipeu "st'e ,lii"cu'''e ~ ~
!, 4lIe I'G man wnISe oqe'tS Vi mercy! INC
inc sonar i'@n'S' easy the'r haIi9weu Iao!olte
oyer Il rune! worlu, i'eS inou4eIIns oenee.n
tne uh'SSui"ll% n'"'pie' or "1'iou' NeS''9e
TO h0le ms 1cSHhg piace'the coliqueror' whose
ne nus Oeeh ocFo'eu 10 cIhlii,ial ai''oiiloi',
anu whose career mas poCi '"lNea ~ oioJu
anu carnage sleeps Pio"oi| Oe"e"'i' " S'''eiy
monument =
How important nave 0eeh inc eneGts OF
military lame upon the nations OF nahk!n"
view the rising glory OF che queen Oh cues
overlooking the nations from hef seven mis-
observe the progress OF ner conqueSls' once
a solitary clty' weak ana humble NOW her
DOMAIN IS multiplied un[l me whole wofl4 is
MED with hcr CORY W naV vs., IS the m'Snly
plea OF an lnJured. tonan " nat are inc ll3
words ne utterS win 50 mnch assurance an ana
that strikes thrill OF terror through inc coun-
cils OF foreign tribunal Z o. =! an 1on'a man
caI@en J? These were sufficient guaranty
OF security aW9kenlng the G iears q every I4r-
elgn power Behold the HTand army OF VA
Poieanli beyond the neg OF boroa'no, gazing
from the helents upon the ahc'e1! Guy. Marh
with what prqe they we" tie op)ect OF the'r
tolisome march, as they anticipate a triumph
ant return to their NAIVE iaha, ",ieh win
the trophies OF victory VINO mat mas rs traced
the progress OF conq9er9r, mas h9' observed