The North-Carolina standard., 1849-11-21

d LHOuSdnQ years oppression;
her brow Freedom expected sach thing. She
knows that her tree only grow in Europe from
the dust. and ashes of despotism, Watered by the
blood and tears of her children; that it is thing
of difficult culture and requires great care and pa
tience; that its roots must shoot deep and wide,
even to the heart of the earth, before the nations
sit quietly under its shade, and tranquility prevail in
Europe kossuth has failed. Hungary has failed. The
nations looked and the unequal struggle
folded up their and her star 60 down. But
God saw it go down-God saw it.. And he sees the
plains of Hungary all stained and black with the
blood and limbs of his children But does God sleepl
has God forgotten the ,Earth-shall injustice and
wrong triumph forever? No for every drop of blood
spilled upon the fields of Hungary, armed warrior
shall rise upmi lions shall there come forth. who
shall pour out the anger of God upon Europe like
devoarHg fire, hurl the bolts of his destruction all
death and lightning, until tyranny backs out from
Europe, like the freezing darkness when the sun is
eclipsed and the of Liberty is planted upon the
grave of despotism. .H ~
But to return to our own country Will you reject
this power? Ye dare not do it. She bids you reject
her at your peril. She is strong to build up, strong
to give life, but she is also strong 10 kill. You
struggling with great monster. She has her hand
on your throat, and bids you say no, if you dare.
Say it, say it, and she will strangle you by years of
torture. Wrench at that hand; it is iron., Wrench
at that hand; she is strong and you weak. Wres-
tie, struggle with her. She has feet of iron, limbs
of brass, sinews of steel and outstrips the storm in
her course. How will she destroy you -? She will
be within your borders will go through them.
But she passes them on her lightning track, she
will stretch out her hand from the mountains to the
sea-board and your houses down, throw up your
ships high and dry, to rot upon the sand, rain blight
ing mildew upon the land, sow it with the dust. of
destruction, destroy your cultivated fields turn them
into deserts, and plant them in thorns, thistes and
the yellow broom. She will entice the young men
from Jour borders into her own territories and add
them to her other allies. and they many All the
States, North, West and South hers; the whole
world, the ocean, the elements, fire and water are
hers. Your wealthy men shall go over to her side.
She will take the riches of those who stay, and give
them to her friends and supporters, strip the very
clothes from their backs snatch the bread from the
mouths of their children, blind and curse them with
poverty and ignorance.
Is this fancy. is it truth Truth 1t is not half
the reality. No mag gination, however swift in flight
mighty in energy, paint the terrible evils which
must accumulate in State, unless it use this power
to defend itself against the power existing in
other Sates to prevent them from drawing her blood
and eating up her substance. This power seems to
be great friend, but is enemy not to be endured,
not to be trifed with seems to out-dev the devil
himself In atrocty and cruelty. She takes from you
your clothing, snatches the food from your mou tbs,
blinds and curses your children seduces them away
and makes them work for herself and yet she is not
atrocious, is she cruel. She works for the worlds
her are long, and they require broad sweep.
Can she prevent their passing your State tearing
your houses down and wasting your substance
Your wealth, your produce, your young
after her. Is she to blame, is the world to blame,
or is nature to blame, or is Fulton to blame. for
ing such terrible monster against North Carolina
Neither of those to blame bat you to blame,
If you reject her. and must suffer the consequences
of your folly. But you must remember, if you make
this power your enemy, there three things which
make her different from all other enemies. First:
she can kill you while you have no weapon, can
have any, with which to defend yourselves Second
ly: no one will sympathize with you, no one will
say she does wrong. Thirdly: you yourselves can
say she does wrong. You must see her rob your
children of their clothing, snatch the bread from their
mouths, blind and curse them with ignorance, turn
them into the winter and the storm-must all
this, and still think she is doing right, fold up your
arms, shut your eyes and say nothing.
Again No people-no christian people-no peo-
pie, whether savage barbarous christian-has the
right reject measures which elevate the masses,
improve the condition of the poor. This power is
the great friend of the poor. She makes the poor
rich, and the rich richer. She is the great lev
eler, but always levels up-neyer levels down-ele
Yates poverty without depressing wealth. Perhaps
poverty is evil; perhaps the ignorant poor are
nothing. Let US see about it. The world says they
are nohing-has said 1t for six thousand years. The
world must be believed Let US believe it-agree with
the world that they nothDg-have done with argu
ment-let death decide it. See death howzhe seiz-
es all classes and conditions of men, slays them,
throws them together, strips the worldly gear from
their backs, and lays them in one bed Death de-
cides it. He is impartial, all men alike Yron
ger than argument-the ignorant poor something.
Yet no one speaks for them, one cares for them
but death-death and darkness, Death cares for
them. He stills the rage of their hunger, bushes
their stormy hearts, takes from them their rags,
wraps them in their own garments, and lets them
down upon the bosom of the earth-the sweet moth
er of mankind-and leaves them there to God. Death
cares for them. Darkness-night for them. She
hides them in her solitary caves, visits them in their
lonely prisons, bars the sunshine which their
nakedness and their shame, and throws around them
the gloom of her own garments, when hunted to
death by the law: Darkness cares for them-death
cares tor thern-death and darkness care for them.
OH! darkness, Night Titanic, unborn giantess, who
doth gather all under thy far-reaching, impal
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silent as the grave what do the ignorant poor Of this
world suffer-what do they suffer North, South, |
East and West-in Europe, ASIA Afreas America
what they suffering in Ireland, where the dying
feed upon the dead, where death Stays faster than
time can bury heaps up the slain by the Way-side,
while the pours his hot dark vengeance down,
filling the air with the vapors of destruction like
cloud giving teeth tho jaws ofpestlence and tenn
per to hls tremendous sword! There is another pow
er that cares themthis great this mighty power,
which you are about to receive within reject from
this power to build road for her the great west,
whittier may emigrate the poor and the destitute from
every quarters where your sons may GO and settle,
whether they are doctors, lawyers, farmers or me-
chancs.
Why do your sons 60 South! Because they cam
not live here. But do they live there2 Every pa51
per announces the death of some from North
Carolina, in the sicky climate of the Southwestern
States Mobile, New Orleans and all the South
western Cities, are fulls of young men from this
State. But how few of them ever return Disease, |
death and poverty prevent it. Poverty, Isay, for
but few of them grow rich. And why do not the
young become rich among strangers II takes ten
years establish reputation and character, and by
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