Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-04-03
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PUBLISHED. No. ] Of the America

lust PUBLISHED. No. J OF the American
- edition of ELIZA COOKS JOURNAL.
While vrn,uring This step III The universal nuarch
Of p.riodicaiS. IL, il be understand it,at am not
aux,n.. to declare myself IL mental Joan Of Arc.
hearing sptc,al mission 10 ave the pt Ople in their
..ty war against ignorance and wrong. supply
,,cn,rc , miami feast where The rin,"i< will be Of my
own chm>i,. ard some OF my own dressing. !
hon4 # v,n, [ provide he wmle>ull. and Flush.
ING. | shall have Il host OF friends al my h"ird
whose kind words aud cheerful encouragement
will keen me in ii proud and honorable POSITION al
The head o! the table. . =.
have ueen too long known to those whom
address 10 feel strange in addressing them. My ear
lies, RHYMES. written with iniui,ive impulse believe
Ia .k,isd experience OF poIi,ic Judgment could die.
tale their tendency. were accepted aud responded
10 by those whose good word is a "'owtr OF
strength = The first active breath OF mihre that
swept over nv heart strings HW"ke WIZ b'tt eariIest
m-loi,.S which | dotted down in supple poies.-
When | found iha, others thought The '"''f worth
iearuiua-when | heard nv s:iallS bin'tnrd ab"iIf
the sacred aI,ar- of domestic hresid"s. ana s;'~ old
men. briyh, women and Young children. sci'nn'hs
INV ballad strains. then was made Il" think that my
!mrning desire to pour on, my souls measure "'
music was given me for Il p". pose. My 20 pg
ho>our ,hrohbed " ih rapture. for my feelings !" I
with responsive echoes from honest and SeTnine
humanity, and the glory of Heaven seemed par-
italy reverted when | discovered irat | held power
over The aztec ions of earth.
The same spirit winch prompted my first at
temp,s will mark my present. one. What l have
done has fonnJ generous support; let me trns, that
wha; | may do will sill meet the kim hand Of help.
I have full confidence in my friends. and believe if
[ offer them the combination of n'Hi1y and amn>e>
ment. they will freely take The wares | bring. and
not think worse of me for mixing freely with them
in the markc, place of activity and labor.
am %anxions to give my feeble aid to The gigantic
struggle for intellectual elevation now gniug on.
and fling my energies and will into a cause where
nv hear, will zeaionsiy animate my dn'y. :
1t is TOO true ,ha, there are dense clouds of iglIo-
rance We, to be dis-ipated huge mountains OF error
vet to he removed-bnt, there is "A stirring develop
,nrnt in .,he mass which only requires siendv
and free cnmmuniQn with ruth TO expand itseIfin in
tic that enlightened and practical. wistmm on which
ever rests The perfection Of social ard political cIv>
iIizn,i"r: and I believe Thar all who work i'll the
field of literature with sincere desire - save the
many nv arolsiog genuine sympa'lieS and ednca-
lional tastes. need make little profession OF their
service. for the people have sufficient perception
to-. thoroughly esiIihate those who are .lniy with
and for them.
c Iouiv ask ii trial. Twill gi'e tho best my jndg~
men, can offer from the co>opera'ion Of healthy and
vigorous talent and my avn confined efforts.
ELIZA COOK.
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