The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-10-11
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'''" - The spring-time of the Old Worl,
has passed, and we look not now over tn,
eastern waters for the dawn of new hopes
=, bold aspirations and bright schemes, be-
speaking a wealth of prosperity, for the
summer has rested upon the wide fields of its
classical and political art, and the golden
Z sheaves have been garnared for the threshng
ti floor. Life and inspiration have departed from
the marble fanes of Greece; and the expec-
" = 'tations of the world have long been with.
r,.drawn from its crumbling shrines. Rome
with her proud brow crushed to tie DUST and
: ''the foot Of tyranny upon her neck claims The
tribute, and bids us hope for the day when Ii.
'berty, clad in spotless robes, shall hallow the
shade of her time-wrapped Coliseum, and
q make again the "city of seven hills" the
proud Mistress of the World. The day of
their glory hath long gone by, and the reher-
sal Of their greatness--of their Alexander.
and the royal pride of their Cesars-is fad
ing away in the dim recesses of the past.
-, But the world must have it's hope, and a
bright spot upon which it may rest. Though
,Jthe star-ray be feeble, and broken oft by
Clouds, yet if it giveth but promise Of bet
ter things to be, naught can break the pray.
erful gaze of millions. One deep and earn
.I,est longing arises now from the hearts Of
- the worlds noble brotherhood frater-
nal band, who, whether they be Jew or
Greek, Protestant or Roman, can unite
.jtheir voices ia grand diapason Of harmony
ts-~calling upon the God of their fathers for
their sacred boon of liberty. Monarchy
and despotism have grown aged; their treas
nred crowns rest uneasily upon their brows,
gand when they chance to fall, what faithful
child have they to replace them!
S"fWell may America be proud of the hopes
,thatare centered upon her youthful endeavors
land aimost untried skill. Well may she
,foreteu futures rosy dawn, glad With the
fuiflLment Of golden expectations, prosper
sous in theunceasing wealth her industrious
hand hath planted; when the nations of the
Old World shall turn from the grand archi-
tectGre that piles in sublimity their cathe-
drals against the sky; from their sculpture.
fife-hke with impassioned thought; their
glowing canvas, their libraries of ancient
wealth, and their Snoss-roofed cities, to gath
.ef from the fresh and brilliant stores that
decorate and enlighten the wild beauty Of
her cline. 1,ss3 ,.gd s. a,ssvs ahac
Nor does she depend for the fulilment of
her aspirations upon the brightness of her
dream, the fattering hopes of those foreign
to'her. aid Or even upon those illustrious
sons who lived and died in her interest,"
These may cheer and make the labor seem
more light;q but her destiny rests with fear
fniweight Upon the characters of the great
rien,of the present and future day. s,ia . sac ].
When we say iitirests upon the characters
ofathe leading minds that govern Us, how
quick is beperception Of the true heart of
our prosperity, the garden that nonrishes the
tree we love. Americas daughters have the
keeping of this sacred hope, and it depends
upon theirwatchful care andinterest, wheth-
.ersit shall live or not 9s5F 2saEt1
1can our Republic anticipate an era of
sterling intellectually, political wisdom and
true morality. If the preceding generations
arenearly idevoidlof any one germ Of these
Sirtuesis Can we expect another Washing
ton III the ripened manhood Of one whose
youth was debased by dissipation, corrupted
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