Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-10-07
...... From the Georgetown fEv,r
IHUUGllS On THE PAST Am ppT,ra'' n n''
BY NIISS aARIr

- .A'0D SARAH FRANCIS porr
Of Fayetteville, Arkahsas. on he o.-'
graduation, al Tie Female Coijen;~a,s"''GaH
Georgetolcn, Kentucky. '"s i1s
God, the author of all good. bass,.-,.
that knowledge Of the Past and p.., o'1l'ea
ours. Man has tried, but vainlv - u' ,gs
which shuts from him the future NJ '"' hs
but serves to send home the GOMEZ; 49, every |
by a knowledge Of the Past we can '''n ;'l 'a'
which Is TO come, and calculate the ctas'0
this world shall know. But how sLa,I yes
Of men picture or foresee such revor,,.' 'e
earth has alread y undergone. Tbawo.UDu' 4
mighty if we look only at this linz na'
which live, and move, and have onr ~. Sple |
A chain forged in night binds no lug
! ages. Let us follow il and troce r;uI. zoe
way which leads from sin and corrnn,;o!y "ai
and upward to the broad hight of poorJ.1 vl'
have to speak Of time when vice md s!'
with superstition its twin brother vs. So
world in a mantle as dark as that Of n;,I, ;,IIpp'
man knew not whence he came. nor T5..
be his end, nor cared when, unmindr,Ior,,
to virtue and honor, he sought onIy ,bo
self-gratiication, and himself the noblo,,
Gods creation, bowed before an im,oo rs:
own hands had made. The vilest and
praved stood highest on the hill of fama.
ness and power were Synonymous term.
Moved by solf-interest man dipped HI. B,
tho blood of man, and fend like strove ;" !
out all that was good and bring to light all II l.
evil IN humanity. Then the steak and j,
were gloated with victims, and the Ii6Ea
millions flowed like water. The pear1,oS
and wisdom were fercely tramp ed unls!
and worse than all else, the demon who s,n. !.
this WOO and desolation came clad in II. =.
religion. But
" Morning is ever tie child Of night
and out Of all this blacaness of darkness p,
dawn Of better things. There flew n, +
world Of turmoil, confusion and crue,,y
bearing one precious blossom of sprio5,im, |
of promise. She planted it mid barren "a.
sterile wastes. Mighty winds shook and
temyests deluged il. " The pes.ience /,
waketh in darkness and tho destruction
wasteth at MONDAY" assaiIed il; but The
lived fresher, brighter and fairer. And d,
| sequel-landed on q foreign shore, wbere,b
claim the enjoyment Of but one priyaego.
| our forefathers. And what is this, which !,
| hour Of separation has 50 neryed their heard
through long days and weeks has lured 5
across the trackless deep? Say, what is !.
that went before them, till it came and s,oo 4
where their birlh-right lay! 1t is freedonl
dom to worship God, and when they fo,nin ii
L'bowed down and worshiped. The progress
vilization is rapid, colonies are organissd, A
fall before them, the slvages are awei into
spec;ful peace and a smiling country mlt
and encouraging promises Of what a fun,
shall bring forth. But ero the rruiliOa Of
hopes, one great, one final struggle mus. Be 4
NaLor shall cope with numbers, pa.fiolsa
loyalty, the oppressed with the oppressor
God baltied for the weak nd when we co 1
l%or that freedom of which we had bat jls!
we were victorious.
Though our armies were inferior in uli
| they acknowledged no superiority iaprlas 1
OF liberty. In the time of danger and oppt
they had one support-the consciousness o
right. With the fire Of patriotism burning 4
| breasts, the proud authors Of our liberty
! their enemies, hasiened boldly on, and 4
not. until they had secured to future gens I
the "pearl above price" But who temp 4
lame raging in the patriot breast, and saved
becoming devastating scourgo Waoa1
played with such mastery skill on those
thousand strings Let the nnme which :
deIigteth to honor be spoken with reverend
name, Washington. But now while the a
sary of a nations independence has SO laieJ
ed aMoy-when talent and beauty have oad
combin9d TO make the day msmoraje-wH
" Athens Of Kentucky" has so especially
guished it, why sperd words TO declare Ihl;
Is living in the hearts of all \! We knos
are free. THIS day in her literary ins.!a
her means furnished for the educatoao.ss7 q
IN her sons or her daughters can any col
justly said 10 surpass ours? Her sons, 4
her standing on the lists of nations in poll
terary and national power, stand ever 4
tare their breasts in her defence against arr
and lnselence; |, a woman, say that wi
beauty, their talents aud their loyelinez
daughters are the worthy sisters Of such
And shall this rising generation add tous
somng wreath which crowns our couuI1
Iaurels than his elder brothers There 4
dents in our colleges-there are patriots
turning from the field Of battle whose namf
llume a long page in history. Let truth,
~ and uprightness add 10 il many another !
And think not because it is u time Of pea
prosperity that there is now no field of a
that these days are unworthy Of those wn
gone, but learn well this lesson which they
:. Look not mournfully into the past, II CON
back again; wisely improve the preseaf
thine; 90 forth to meet the shadowy fGiuFd
out fear and with manly heart"
SEPARATING THE Hull OF WHEAT.-A
has been taken out for a new mode OF