Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-09-09

lowing letter was written by Mr.. WKB-
srER to friend, some years ago. II
will be read with interest, not only for
its intrinsic beauties, but as a purely
literary production from this eminent
statesman:
IS o'clock A. NJ, RICHMOND. Va,
April 20, lS47.
4" Whether il be "A favor or an an
noyance, you owe this letter to my early
habits OF rising. From tue hour mark
ed at the top Of the page, you will nat
urally conclude that my con panions are
not now engaging my attention, as We
have not calculated Oh being early
travellers to-day.
This city has a pleasant seat Ii
is high the James River runs below il,
and when | went out. an hour ago,
nothing was heard b ut the roar OF the
Falls. The air is tranquil and lis ten,-
perature mild. 1t is morning, and
morning sweet, and fresh, and delight
iul. Everybody knows the morning in
It's metaphorical sense, applied 10 SO
many objects and on so many occasions.
The health, strength and beauty Of
early years lead us to call that period
the morning Of liie.' or a lovely young
woman he says she is bright as the
morning., and no one doubts why Lvci-
fer is called son OF the morning.
"But the morning itself, few people,
inhabitants OF cities know anything
about. Among all our good people,
not one in thousand sees the sun rise
once year. They know nothing of
the morning. Their idea Of 1t is, that
il is that part Of the day which comes
along after cup OF coffee and a beef
STEAK, or piece Of toast. With them,
morning is not a new issuing Of light,
new bursting forth of the sun, new
waking up of all that has. life, from
sort OF temporary death, to behold again
The works Of God, the heavens and the
eaeth it is only part Of the domestic
day, belonging TO reading the newspa-
pers answering notes, sending the
children to school, and giving orders for
dinner. The first streak oi light, the
earliest purplins Of the East, which the
larks spring up 10 greet, and the deep
er and deeper coloring into orange and
red, till a, length the - gorious sun is
seen, regent Of tho day"-this they
never enjoy, tor they never it.
king DAVID speaks OF taking TO him
self the wings Of the morning This
is highly poeticnl and beautiful. The
wings Of the morning are the beams Of
the rising sun. Rays OF light are
wings. II Is thus said thai the sun Of
righteousness shall arise with healing
IN his winUs'-. "A risipy sun thati shall
scatter life, heath and joy throughout
the Universe.
"MiLros ha. fine descriptions OF
morning. but not so many dis SHAKL-
sPEARE, from whose writings pages oitthe
most beautiful imagery, all founded OH
the glory Of morning, might be filled.
"Incver thought that Adam had
much the advantage oil us from having
seen the world while il was new.
We see as fine risngs o, The sun as
eve ADAM saw, and It's rlslngs are rs
much miracle now as they were IN
his day, and think Il good deal more,
because ii is now Il part OF The miracle
that for thousands ana thousands oi
years he has come to his appointed time
without the variation OF a mllllonth part
of second. ADAM could not I, II how
this might be. | know the morning.
am acquainted with it, and love 1t. l
love it, fresh and sweet rs 1t is--a daily
new creation, breaking forth and calling
all that have life and breath and being
TO new alteration, new enloymehts, ohd
new gratitude.
DANIEL WEBSTER.