The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-27
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have lived in huts unworthy Of the savage and upon
food almost too wretchsd for the brutes Ought IL to be
hus7s this the design Of Is this the order Of
rrovidecce3 Is this fatal and perpetual nscessty
No; mott is Against the design Of nature II rsverses
the order Of Provdence and the only necessity that be-
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pie and cannot be longer thus Let divisions be aoo'
shed by holy love Of couotry combined interests
let party names be lost in Irishmsn; and rishman be
word for patriots then the sun OF will battle
with glory the emerald set in the midst Of the them
will the land OF acommon BIRTH be the Land OF com
mon heart and then,
" How e'er crowns and corones be rent.
vrtuous populsce will rise the while,
And stand wall Of fire around their much loved isle"
The course OF these observations has led along pain
~ topics but we will not leave them in dependency
II days which gone have left but painful memories
days that are to come cheer with bright and
cious hopes. II soil the fertile has borne but
sarving peasantry If noble rivers have flowed unbur
densd to the cspacous harbors have been ruined
bsred untouched in the sleeping earth still do not de-
SPAR for my country The soil theer yet in its beauty
and its children may yet live upon its fulness The
rivers are yet majestic and will not always be q soil
tute. The broad and sheltered bay, that mirrors
but the mountains and the heavens yet reflect the
which now the ragged and detected shepherd wanders
may yet yield up their treasures to the light Nature ia
sr in the soul OF man. nature not dead but its
generous beauty covers and supports US No foolish
passions can dry up the kindly breast of earth,
sumo the faness of the Clouds shut out the glory of
tho skies Nature yet survives; survives in her imess
bounty survive. in her eternal youth; and the people,
though impoverished, are not destroyed No wrongs
have been able to crush them, render them
inhuman From every savage influence, they have
degraded ruthlessly depraved From the worst OK
perence in the history Of nations they have saved ee
ments Of excellence that may be shaped into the noblest
civilization From long and dreary night of bondage
they have escaped with the vivid intellect the cheerful
temper the afectionate spirit the earnest tho hopeful
The hour now seems dark in Ireland bnt the light il
not quenched 1t Is only for a season obscured The
cloud 10 thick and broadt rests heavily the SILVER
ing millons-it is most dreary, and it seems filed with
'hreaenngs But the moveless shining TRANQUILITY
above il n the bengnant and the everlasting
The cloud may break in tempest but stiffness and beau
~ will come when the hurricane has spent its strength
and the storm has passed away. But tempest, will,
possibly come at all The cloud may dissolve in RAIN;
II may give freshness, where 1t had only given gloom;
and cool the ardor Of the beams which had excluded
shower then comes the sunshine on the grass and all
the fields are sparkling with glory AID with gems Let
around and Ireland It is to continue. God IL
in his universe and guides tho nations in their way
% me ny
rich blessings yet, in store for ireland. Where
often we can see nothing but evil oar gracious Father
for sad, afflicted, mourning Ireland. Oh land Of my
heart, of my fathers, and my birth will ever
upon you with pity and with grace. and that he
will call you up more brightly from your casmi
leave It's blessings Plenty will come again and hum
y and gratitude and mercy, and peniten snd softened
hearts will come along with it. Peace will be establish
ed-confdence will with peacecaptal will follow
confidence employ ment will increase with capal-sdu
cation will be ,ssred-knowledge will be ddused and
virtue will grow with knowl ledge. Yet, even If these
things should not bel if ali that is anticipated
should long be hope deferred and many heart should
sicken in waiting for relief, yet will not despond; will
not desPond for Ireland will not despond for humanity
will entertain doubt in the Agency which guides the
world, and mistrus in the destiny whereunto the
world moves We cannot in this condition of trial look
for the extinction OF ev but may for its ameliora
ton We cannot hope for perfection but may hope
for progress Confidence in progress not presumption
but faith; faith in Providence and faith in prophecy
faith in Providence, justified by history; for history is
the record Of Providence In the develc Of ages
faith in prophecy, justified by promise for pro-
phecy has ever been voice in the hearts Of
times and better things Sustained in the power Of
| dis iaith whether | look before. whether |
look after there IL encouragement there is good In
the retrospect, behold but Dlanks-on many spot
where tyrsnts had built their tn ones for eternity when
they dared in Their pride and in their guilt to say I'VE
are Gods and who shall destroy us P' Where super
s,on had muttcred her midnight mysteries in the da
OF the owl and the cry Of the raven trace the way
| The past over many battle field on which truth aud
| Liberty were fought which tru'h and liberty
| we're vicors ! behold along that the wrecks
| of thousand errors and the prints Of Thousand
crimes end see that the and the crimes which
left thcm, have melted dream vanished a visor
| oi the night. look onward onward-onwsrd. and
OF heavenon his brow the fire Of freedom in his e)
he inspiration Of righteousness in his soul
his proud foot the grave Of buried and hi
exalted voice swelling glorousiv bud into tho lofty
halleujahs vi enlightened and Of emsncipaed nations.