Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-07-21
VAN BUREN, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1919.

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Each mouldy ruin of empires past, stands silent
monitor OF The course she should pursue. and
dread warning from the rocks on which they split.
Would lreachefy insinuae itself in her legislative
enacmenis, let the moudering of Troy, the once
proud citadel of s,eel-clad heroes, point to the
dread effect of such course. Does eXpediency
prompt TO infidelity? Let the hollow voice from
the ashes of smouldering devastation. beneath
which lies in oblivion's quiet sleep, Carthage, the
sole mistress of the Ocean, speak in lis dire effects
Does raging thirst for universal conques. seize
upon her? Let the gui,eral and uneorthIy sounds
brea,hed by the ta,tered skeleton of the once
immortal Rome, teach her, that freedoms angelic
form cannot breathe The atmosphere of wrong and
usurpatlon,-and that, though the object of that
oppression be the Insignificant Indian. THERE IS a
GOD IN HEAVEN. ". 44
Beautiful nature has lavishly and profusely be-
slowed her wealth upon country. In soil,
climate and variety of productions, she stands
rivalled. The rumbling tempests of earth's two
greatest Oceans, breaking upon her rock bound
coasts, crouch at the feet of freedoms mighty
home. The varieties of her scenery, from tho
beautiful TO the grand, are exhausess and unr-
vailed. From the pearly brook, which laughing,
onward gurgling winds lis limpid course, dali ying
with the gay fowerets which lean over lis mirror.
ing bosom 10 their blushing selves and kiss lis
dimpng tide, TO the gazier cap'd peaks of the
Rocky mountains which dazzle in the slnIit moons
effulgeDt blaze like pinnaces of quivering silver !
reverberntes vast Niagara's hymn of Freedom to
Freedoms God. .1lI ri. .# ..
With the exception Of the appearance of the
God OF Heyelation upon earth, the day, the Ami
versary of which we are now assembled to com.
memorate, forms the grandest eroch that ever
elected the wonder, admiration and interest Of
man, Freedoms enchanting form was indeed to
the ahcienl Greeks and Roman partially revealed
but without the encircing halo of revelation 10
melt off the foga of bloody supers:ition; 20 light
up her ever fresh and un fading beauties 10 pa
irotsm's admirng gaze. Their war trained SONS
but dimly saw and indiierenty followed ill dis
gusted by shameless polIutioas, The clash OF in-
cessaht strife. and the endless iargon of vocfe-
rating ra5ble, harbingcrs o: dread.anarchy' FORE
shadowing approach--she weeping took her fight.
The black demon of War for centuries looming
through the fetd glooms of Tyranny, Anarchy,
and Superstition, with dismal howlings. RACES over
earth In bloody wrath Cutting his hellish neaw
with human flesh upon a thousand death. h.ladened
fields. The bittcrcst tears by agonies wrung
from The war-worn heart and infants blood, seem
delightful to his taste. The din of conflict, tile
shrek of terror, The infuriated shout of bloody
triumph. the heart-grating moan of bhrtlinS md
fearless sorrow, the deep and agonzjng groans OF
wo, mingled as it were with the cracking heart
strings of grief intense, with The gurgling gush of
blood, strike upon his ear like Internal music from
he wild hubbub of raniing horrors, which in
grating confusion thunders through PGndemoaids
gloomy caverus. Monarchs are his Instruments
warrior hosts locked in glistenihg steel his spirit
Before the earthquake tread of his dread ap:
proach nations tremble-at the stamp of his
bloody foot thousand hearts a re crushed. and
though braccd around with forest OF brislling
lances, sceptred kings tumble, horror shocked,
from their topping thrones. Broad Ocl ans heav.
ing tide bounds not his " lid and blasting ravages.
His iron chariot more dread than the thunder tenn
pest, with whirng fury drives arid loud foatning
dashes through tho billowy mountains of the
stormy deep. ForesEladowings of wailings and
mysterious ierrors warn of bis dread approach.
Young America felt the shock and groaned. The
sweet sunlight of peace. prosperity and happiness
bnnish from his bloody presence. The budding
howeret Of Hope which sheds sweets upon the air
throu 5hout Coiumbia's lims--the fragrance Of
joys yet blushing through the Iuxuriant bowers OF
anticipation, wither5 beneath his supIurous BREATH
Oppressions moonless night, in dark and heavy
clouds of VIC shrouds the entire land. The clang
OF arms and shout Of battle resound among the
his-the rumbIing thunders of the deep p-mouthed
cannon boom along the coasts-Death's dark An
gel screaming flaps his black, sooty wings over
people terrified by invasion and wars dread cor
fusion, and lowering amid the gloom, gIuts his in
fernaI thirst on patriots blood. But, list The
winds and billowy ocean are at rest. FAIR Cynthia
appearing in queenly radiance cuts through The
ieecy clouds as with smile of anticipated joy:
Sweet PbIomel calmly sleeps, lulled TO rest by
the last dying echoes of her own melody. The
lark has not yet shaken off Aurora's dewy tears,
10 and sing in the first grey light of morning.
The syery ripples along the shore have ceased
with sparkling laugh TO lisping, kiss the pebbles
peary lips, and siElly sleep Without the dimping
smile of passing dream. 'Tis dawn' Al ma!
turc is husFled TO breuthless s,ness as If listen
ing TO the whispers Of distant music full yet melt
ing sweet. Hark like the airy ruslling in the
distance of ffeecy clouds in .undulaions, waste of
wave on wave in light aerial bIows, n ocean of
haTtnonies swells In voluptuous roll along Tho dis
tant shores while in full rebound mellow echoes
float over the CLASSY bosom of the deep and far in
melodys delicious DEATH, melt over the sleeping
waters. f.... .... 81. .f,...-. -....... .s -..r .
What celestial form througi the saudy clouds
which parting back recon in roseate folds, now
appearing in snowy robes amid encircling halo
of beauty. gorgeous arch Of rainbows, The
prsmatic rchectiof1 of Hopes sweet sunlight;
through the tears Of oppressich and sorrow bond