Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-12-23

1 has OlC0 AN
chiefs, has broken the seal of he
most sacred secrets, has forced tht
gates OF her strongest citadels, ha'
bought the evidence which hurried
her apostles TO the scafold, ha;
bought the votes which made oveI
her inheritance to others, and heI
glory to a strange apeople-gold
which has led the traitor 10 the
garden, and with kiss betrayed the
redeemer of the world; gold, which
in so many shapes has stepped with
stealthy tread or rioted amongst
men-which has been the fever, the
madness, the desDair-has been in
turns and in quick succession, the
spy, the swiEdler, the perjurer, the
assassin-the foe Of innocence, the
blight of beauty, the bane oil genius;
gold has become a fountain OF life,
and Joy, and freedom-the serpent
has been transformed into a BIOS
somed wand-Luciler has become
the morning starl
To YOU, citizens OF America, it
must be pleasing indeed, TO BEHOLD a
new republic rising up to share with
you the labors and the glories OF a
! future, before which the conceits of
the Old World shall be humbled,
and in the light of which humanity
shall grow strong. Already-as if
you had secret intimation Of it
you have gone down TO the golden
shores OF the Pacific, and there,
arraved as bridesmaid in her jewels,
your youngest daughter has waited
the coming of the Bridegroom
The newcomer traces his descent
from an ancestry which has given
you The tongue you speak, and the
sounder portions Of the laws you
reverence. The newcomer has had
trials similar 10 those which taxed
the patience and reused the courage
of your fathers. The newcomer
has wealth. and enterprise, and
growing interests all the sympa.
thies-aIl the facilities--all the iacul-
lies which qualify to enter with you
into relations Of craftsmanship and
commerce. In these new commrni-
ties, humanity restores itself. One
fair morning towards the close OF
last sumner. | stood in field that
overlooked the Hudson. | was
struck with the ripeness OF the fruit
which waved around me, and broke
into an expression of delight. 1t
seemed TO me the most glorious
| had seen in any clime-"That
seed" said one who stood by, "came
from Egypt" Ii had been buried in
the tombs of the kings-had lain
with the dead for two thousand
years. But, though wrapped in the
shroud and locked within the pyra-
mid, it dies not. 1t lived in the
silence-liyed in the darkness-lived
under the mighty mass Of Stone
lived with death i,self-and now
that the dust Of the kings has been
disturbed--now that they have been
called, and they stir not--now that
the bandages have been removed,
and they see not-behold, seed gives
forth life, and the fields rejoice in its
glory. And thus it is that the ener-
gies, the instincts. the faith. all the
vitalities which have been crushed
else where, have been entombed else
where, in these virgin soils revive,
and that which seemed mortal be-
comes impsrishable. And thus il is
the seed will multiply, and, borne
back to the ancient land, will make
the wilderness rejoice. Children oI
the Old World, be of good cheer
Whilst in the homes, by the Rhine
the Seine, the Danube and the Arno
in the homes you have left, the
wicked seem TO prosper, and spurious
senates provide for the offspring oI
the tyrant even to the third and
fourth generation. Freedom
strengthens herself in these new
lands, and, in the midst of countless
hosts, concentrates the power by
which the captive shall be redeemed
and the evil lord destroyed. 10
Mr.. Meagher concluded amidst
most tremendous cheering. and wa.
wing Of hats and handkerchieIs
which lasted for several minutes.