The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-31
For the Crescent.

For the Crescent.
THE LOST SHIP. BY BID.
Darkly each mighty wave, amoving mountain
OF wrathful waters. losses to and fro,
Save when the lightning frOm its fiery fountain,
- Shines for second with respsudsnt glow. |
" Now doth the lab ring bark climb hills of SNOW
Olympus high" poor pilgrim, tempestdHy'n
And when descending " duck again as low
In the deep yawning gulf " as he'll from heaven,"
WhilemOanng complain Of rigging strained and rven
Darker and darker grows the pitchy night;
Louder and louder the growing gale;
Fast flies the fated vessel on her fight
Under the ooie Ieefed fore course scauty sail.
DeeJly she rOlS-aternsiely each rail
Thewarnng waters savagey submeEgs,
And the sad steersman's cheek grows CHASTITY PALE
On looking aft to see each bowling surge
Tower threatening Fer the stein they swiftly oRwsTdE urge
Desth-doomed but struggling still the stately ship
Toy Ofthe tempeit, braves the boiling brine,
Lashed into fury by the winds that strip
The spaB that Trail and gaskst vain sntwne
Oh sad the sight when winds and waves combine
In wrath to wreck the bIavely battling bark.
That trOwning Fate doth cruelty cOnsign
To the dread depths Of ocean dFear and dark,
That giant grave that niOcks all monumental max
Trembling and shrinking like Twin thing
Knowing It's dOom'd but all unfit 10 die.
From stem to stern each timberquWeHng,
Fast DER the foam Fates fugitive doth fly
But flies in vain, for from the scowing sky,
The luTid lightning leaps with CHASTITY glare;
The splinlerd spsrs in flaming fragments lie
Lighting the darkened deck where, in despair,
To Him who swsys the storm the pouB his
But some unknown to fear among the crew,
Who need no prayers to nerve their stole souls.
Strive sterny yet to keep from broaching to;
The helpless hull the helm controls.
Vain all the seamans skill-ths wild wave rolls
Ger the lost ship in triumph, and the cries
OF drowning whose knell the tempest tolls,
In conceit with the thunder Of the skies.
Aacends vain hssv'n, that hears but help denies
All, all have sunk in death but one boy
The yOung est actor this tragedy
A widowd mothers hope, her PRIDE her Joy,
And sunshine of her SOULS sad sanctty.
Long, long she wept ere to the dreaded sea
She gave the guardian angel Of her age.
So soon thus tempest tOss'd. but safe to bo
Where elements contend with rival rage
Ascene sublime but sad when ocean is the stage "
Borne Ger the pillows breast lashed to a spar
Round which DsSpair's dark demons shiekfng swarm,
But vainly-ior Hopes brightly shining star
Beams like beacon through the sinking storm
The night has passed, and, rising red and warm,
The golden God Of Day his glories pour
On the black waves his brilliant beams TansfOms
To Furnished biliows breaking a shore -
From which a savage swims 10 save himshe'H adore
--S~e---
The REJECTED MEASURES OF THE BRITISH
PARLIAMENTARY London Standard of Freedom,
in an article exposing the small amount of valua-
BILE business transacted by Parliament during its
recent session, makes the following statement of
measures rejected:
Mr.. Cobden's motion for the Reduction of Ten
Millions of Taxation, received 70 votes
Mr. SCOTS motion for a Select Committee to in
qure into the Financial Relations of the Colonies,
with view to the Reduction of their pressure ON
this country, received 81 votes.
Sir John Packington's bill for suppressing BRIDE
ry, by disquafying the brber for ever, received 81
votes.
Mr.. Ewart's motion for abolition of capital pun
| ishment, received 81 votes.
Mr.. DrummOnd's motion for committee to in
qulre into the necessity for revising and reducing
| the taxation, received 100 votes. Mr.. DrummOnd,
July 10th, carried resolution against Ministers on
1 a similar resolution.
| Mr. Slaney's motion for consideration Of the con-
| dton of the working classes, House counted out.
| Mr. Berkeiey's motion for bill TO authorize vote
by ballot, received Sc votes.
Mr.. Hums's motion for the extension of the suf-
| frage, received 81 votes
MT. CObden's motion for International arbitra-
| ton, received 70 votes.
The bill for county financial boards and better
administration Of county expenditure, supported by
MIR. Hume, received Sc votes.
| Sir William MoeswOrths motion for inquiry into
our colonial system, received SO votes.
A bill to extend afrmations instead of oaths, re-
ceived 10 votes.
Parliamentary Oaths, or Jews relief bill, re-
Ceived 20 votes in the House of Lords.
Lord Dudley Stuart's motion for inquiry into the
Administration of, and expenditure on the metro
polllan police, received % votes
Mr. O'Connor's motion for the charter, received
Is votes
Motion for copyhold enfranchisement bill, re-
| ceived 30 votes.
MIR. Osborne's motion for reducing the temperate
ties of the Irish Church, and appropratng the sur
plus to education, received 1903 votes.
Mr. Tennyson D'Eyncourts motion for triennial
parliaments, received rs votes.
Mr.. Henley's motion for reduction of all govern
ment salaries ten per cent, received l02-votes.