The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-03-20

| Here are the fbrefathers of the great
of the doble, of the pure, of the righ
logiug sdi 1sba8 S.iaaHs5 fzii s4ias.
aThe fowerjofY Eggland's nobility Ii.
around. The. Warwicks, the. Courte
nays, the Howards, the CeciIs, the Lei
cesters of the past Gilded canopie'
foil over their tomb the vault is Fict
with mosiac. the monument inlaid witt
gems the blood-won banner drop:
piecemeal over, the arm that once bore
il. Oh. this is not glory. What care
we now for coFonet. or cuIrass. or ban.
neE, the idle gew gaws of The elder
chisalfse They cannot allure me from
this spot.' Before me in this little nook
lies the enduring, glory, not alone Of
the. Old World but of the New. We,
as well as Englishmen, glory in their
greatness. and claim an equal heritage
in the works they have bequeaihed
mankind. .o...! sH' 'o
i turn -corner-and in another re-
cess scarcely larger than the first, are
ranged on. the wall the monuments of
Thompson. .nf Sputhey. of Gay. OF Mac
kenzie, of Camden and of Goldsmith. a
Poor Goidsmith 7 cannot turn from
thee. Thy placid look invites me TO
the spot-and my heart as thine 10 thy
country,
a " Fondly turns to thee, =1a
And drags with each remorse lengthening
chain" as T. arz.asrss 7.s.ss- ss.s
The great men crowd one. The very
stones prate their whereabouts. Yes.
The very pavement yields lis monn-
ments-sometimes without even a re.
cord of such men as Beaumont. twhere
is his friend Fletcher p Cawiey. john
son, Sheridan. and his iva. Cumter.
land 80.
But name dearer to an American
than any of these Complexities
amongst this earth. The beautiful
writerof Gertrude of Wyoming. H
advance few steps and stand be-
fore Shakespeare. His brow is furfowea
With thought, his smile lighted with
love Of human kind. his deep-set eve
fnlisaf the expression of world knowl-
edge. ! was glad to greet him here
the greatest where all are great Glad
la kHeas. too that nowhere is he more
read than with us, j came here.tas il
were. with the homage of. my fellow
offer him 10 fell him how.
IN the other side Of the globe we love
he man who discovered the hidden
af rnankind--who.i as .CoIam-
sas added to othe physical, alded 10 the
resnurces.,4 fe8 asr;I,s-es
w no hrst exhansttd worries, aaa then invented
new" .st-t ,5.,..l dol
But must hurry on, The, nniformel
,ealle informs. me that | have emily
lalf an hnnr longer befnre ihe closing
If the Abbey for the iiay Five hours
aave slipped by. and am still in the
5,et's corner 'AsiIedve il. paSsfhe
iaf Kueller and dHalifel. |
Canning and GFattan Piit andtFex and !
lere lies the gigantic Npwton-think /
f it-Npwtnn befnre me reduced to a
sandful.i If dn$i How true the words |
# the inspired writer. that {" all Is
,ani,yn ss as '5
L must-I am compelled 10 pause
where the beautiful choir surrounds
ne. the carved aiter. the niched stalls
# the dignitaties in high relief and
racery. the pillars round. wilh :heir
Marble shafts carr led r1piinta the grain
ID and aildetI roof whence depends its
elaborate eorbals. All this islnew 10
ne and aweS me. sHastl1 }ss se Aa
i go into the chapeis.9 Thatnt Henry
FIT ISL believe. declared byarchitects
q be the finest specimen Of the aarid
Gothic in the world In QUO of the
.hapeis saw the beautiful statue of
he lovely Stnart = Mary Queen of
scofs. rIt is a most delicate face. and |
nuehiug infthe exprr ;sion. Near cher
les the infiexible Elizabeth. and about
hem their stately courtiers, in cum
,rons custumes of the day. Is sost
Inext entered Edward the Confessor's
chapel. where, the coronation chair
,iaiais fbesitFe thea Scottish one. more
hama thonsand years old. Here the
warrior kings lie-the Henrys and Ed
yards | felt -as-H tseading my way
,ver the hisierysof a nation.f andsas
armed my eyes upon the gorgeaus
gindow. that light up these chapeis
with moHarchs. preIates aud
statesmen, I could moi help thinking.
Is theadyes ofrthe window calored the
grapes anda the stone tracery, falling
apon ivory and gem, and marble and
gold. how The influence Of these things
had passed away. and how the void
vas beginning 10 prefer, before the
richi costume of ihe warriuros the dim.
vary. .colored light of the cloister. the
simple garb of Freedom and the nnob-
,tructed light Of Truth. .s.sss..
The Ploughing Mataiae This ad-
niirable machine, so important to al
sast plapiing and agricultural country
Ike oars, issthus briefly described BY
fhe New Nofk ConrieFgd q aas
Mr.. Alexander T. Watson has de-
sised facofnoiise steam pionghing
which. if file operator desires.
will also 10 ths wntk sbf saving aud
narrowing III the same time. The
Iuoslet ex aihlsasi by dim lss WalDstreet
Is ceasaGueieslo drive twelve pieaghs.
and. an, land, suited tails operators a
single uachine will work forty. acres
Der day The model exhibits a good
ip gree Rof Inventive talent. and shows