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love of Our Country.

Talk Of other lands OfEngland's glory, as,
queen of the seas; of France, with her hills of
grape and groves of pleasure; of Italy, with
her sunny skies, her genial cline, and monu-
ments of the grandeure of "olden timesl'-
What are they compared to our great land of
prairie, stretching far and wide;" our sloping
hills, and rolling lakes; our continents of corn,
wheat and cotton; our immense fields of cane
aud grass, with our Seattle of thousand hills"
grazing thereon; our cities, towns, and villages,
all teeming with the thrOng of busy life; and
our millions of free, noble-hearted, prosperous
people, with schools, colleges and churches at
their DOORS and telegraphs, railroads, and libra
ries in all their towns? What are they, hud-
died and cramped in their crowded little corners,
iostling against each other at every turn, COM
pared with our broad expanse of territory,
betting the western continent from the reety
confines of the Atlantic to the stormy Pacific.
the undisturbed solitudes of which would
eclipse the European millions from the light of
the sun and the sight of the world? We have
room to strive, to labor, to grow, ana enough
to grow on. If ever mortals had the stimulus
of all things great and glorious, to awaken
their patriotism, and stir their noble blood in
their country's behalf, then, certainly the uni.
ted sons Of "Young America" are the favored
ones Liberty's home, freedoms cradle, reh-
gions altar humanity's shrine, ,earning'S retreat,
the ark of safety and the olive branch ofpeaee
is theirs. If the Laplander chilling among his
banks of eternal snow; or the Russian ground
by oppression or the Turk forced to be tool
of lust and caprice; or the Chinaman shut out
from the civilized world, where ignoran; horde S
are born and die in poverty and stupidity; or the
Italian who is held in bondage to the Pope of
Rome. can shout, ar1 fight, and 'e for their
country, what ough lot every true natire born
American to seel and do Every thing that
can be afforded by outward advantages, that the
Creator can give, or the government bestow,
are laid in profuse abundance at his feet. He
has but to step into the field and pluck and eat;
he has but to do his duty to be honored, enrich
ed and blessed with all needed worldly COM
forts and spiritual opportunities and excellen
ces.
Love our countryl We should be migrate
ful if we did not;-such ingratitude as would
show us unworthy of our country's blessing,
and unworthy the immortal sires whose names
we bear, or the noble matrons who bore us.
The very literature of our country is like the
shining heavens for beauty-being studded
with names which are blazing suns in the NOR
al armament, and glittering with deeds that
have come upon the world like quick fall of
stars. Our sciences are as our literature is
beautiful, and our mechanism as useful as our
land is free. In conclusion / woul hope there
are none who would lay such an unmanly unc-
ton to their souls as not to love their country
"their whole country and nothing but their
country" No! We should vie with each other
in making strong the right arm of our country's
virtue and honor, and in embedding deep in
our hearts the principle of her premanency and
prosperity. GUMPToN CUTE.
Wrightsville, Tenn, Nov. 25, 1854.