Washington telegraph., 1847-07-14


We make dg,o following extract from
MIS- Fanny Kemhle Buffers now bd5l
She was ON an excursion to Mon'e Cayo
following the track where Roman Consull
aud their tralhs had marched, when going
TO sacrifice upon assuming their Office
In the fall tide di these heroic memories,
my mind was suddenly recalled to that
Christian republic TO which, il ii is but
wise and yirluous, God seems to have ap.
pointed the greatest empire of the earth in
coming centuries. \ turn in the road shut
out Rome, and Abana, and Castel Gan
dollo, and the volcanic lakes; while the
wood.scrcno through which we looked
showed bnld, lonely sweep Of forest
scenery, mountain side rolling down upon
mountain side, all clothed with waving
woods, great bare and desolate patch(g
all scared with slumps oil noble ielled trees
the black mounds Of the charcoal. burncre
sending their blue and silver smoke up
again the hill sides in exquisite wroalhs
ol grace aud brightness, the dark purple
ridges beyond the clear hrillianol Of the
sky aud lur once utter loneliness; no sight
Of human hablalion, village, monastery,
palace, or way side ehaprl--it was rcal',
like America, AMI n gazed Al il from the
heart OF this land Of great past things, how
deeply my spirit was stirred with the
thought Of the probable fortunes Of tha'
land o, iulmiIy, that land without memory
that land Of hope | cannot express the
solrmnily aud emoiian With which all lhat
| see in these countries aI Europe imprcsscs
my mind with regard 10 America. Here,
on these great heaiths, heaaed with the
ashes OF many eiyilization5-hefe, where
one national existence allef another has
been kini.rd, burned brightly and been
cNlingui.hel-here, whore the fno Elu-
can Iaco was ground on beneath the iron
heel OF Romc-here, where the deluso cl
northern barbarislu swept the degenerate
Roman empire down-here, whore ihn
hugo conception Of spiritual dominion took
body In 'hal great church supremacy, which
is vanishing like the ghasi el 4 giaut Lclord
the breath OF the almighty Truth, the ian
mortal, universal eonqnefaf ol these later
days OF the eaHh-hpfe, amid these slu.
peudous memories anl thoughts how often
do muse upon thaG wonderful worll be-.
yonl the Allanirl lowered with natural
wealth unparalleled; the latest born Of
Time; proplcd b. The Descendants ol the
irccst anl wisesi nation nov on earth; not
led through doubtful twilight ayes OF bar.
barous sayageness and ieulal semi civil.
zalion, but born like fallas from the head
Of Joyc, inheriling the knowledge OF all
previous times; endowed with The cNpr
Iicnce of all ionnar nations; whose heroic
ago boasts ol but ono victory. the victory
OF Fmedom-bul one Of demigods, Wash.
iugion. oil wisdom and siilue should yet
by times govern the eonnsels oiihai people
II the consciousness oi lheir uno,amp'cd
position, betolening ministry OF infinite
importance in tho Wufld, should over appear
to them in al lis mos, majestic significance
Ill the spirit ol that nation should ever
III the gigantic material proportions aud
incalculable physical resources Of their
country; then, indeed, glorious Christian
commonwealth may arise, aud that king.
dom Of Tod, tor whose coming all Chrin's
lolloaers daily pray, begin 10 manifest it.
sell IN the holy national existence Of pco.
pie who have made Christianity govern.
menl. How much these speculaiions on
ihc possible glorious iuure dcsiinies ol that
wonderful country are darkcncd 10y the
mean and miserable manifestations of tho
present spirit % ils people, eau hardly
say; my perception Of the one is equal 80
my anticipation Of the other. And whcnl
remember the God.giitci earth and sky,
tho huge cIpanse OF territory, the variety
OF climate and soil aud produce, the tree
aud noble theory ol government, the ifcc
and wholesome action of the spirits of men,
tho marvellous rapidiiy OF progress, tho
porlcnlous, mental aud pa, steal activity At
work among all these mighty elements
admiration, aslonishmenI, disgust, dismay,
aud fear and hope, allemaio in my mind,
I'LL all resolves itself ia earnest prayer that
God will sayo that people from becoming,
by the light Of their own great giis aud
greatest promises, the despair Instead Of
the hops OF ihc world.