Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-12-08
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5" The owl shrickd at thy birth, an evil signl
The nightcrow cry'd, foreboding uckless times;
Dogs howld, and hdeous tempests shook down trees;
The raven rock'd her on the chimney top,
ana cnatterlng pies In dismal discord sung.
Sam is an unlucky dog; we actually pity him
Ushered into this pStifuI world by the inmates of
prison-attended by the shrieks of the owl-the
cries OF the night crow and the bowling of dogs this
poor tottering specimen of humanity is most de-
serving of our pity. " Deformed unfinished-sent
before his time into this breathing world, scarce
half made up, and that so lamey and questionable
that dogs bark at him he halts by Them" Clos
ter like his existence argues momentary depres-
sion OF all that savors of justice and a consequent
rise of the opposite vice. Processing to battle the
cause of ri discriminating most soemnly that his
coming is but for the defence of the glorious Consti
tuition Of free, and untrammeed people-promis-
ing an impartial administration of justice and mira
bale dictu, he engages in the performance of this
truly Christian task-how? By destroying that
which he came to protect-by swearing eternal ven
geance against portion, large portion of the citi-
zens OF this landry denying right to the protec
ton and privileges of the constitution-to certain
religion, and this in a country that processes to ig
more all religious tests and prescriptions; in
try where every has right, ostensibly, to wor-
ship his Creator according to the dictates of his
conscience; country deluged alike by the blood of
all sects and of all nations Oh, wonderful protec-
ton! What admirable justice! What unheard of
clemency! We fear that Sans ENGAGED parents
had but little time to devote to the arduous task of
instructng their tender offspring in the etymolt gy
OF liberty, justice, and protection. IT'S this that
causes us to pity this misguided youth. Every
tual cause has its effect. Let endcavor, then to
trace out the effects of Sans" eevating principles
his high-toned sense of justice, and commendable
ideas OF protection. Let US see whether he would
man our ship of State with souls "infexible to i'll
and obstinately just" men who would guide her
safely through the storms of the political world,
avoiding with scrupuous exaCtness the hidden shoals
OF tanaticism; or whether he would rush our goodly
bark on certain destruction, and leave her, in the
end, dismantled wreck, tossed about with unceas-
ing and relentless fury by the raging pillows of
archy. Sam, doubtless. has mistaken the tide in his
affairs and by taking it at the ebb, it has Fortunate
y led him on, not to fortune but to quite the reverse
We readily perceive how the mistake might take
place, as most of Sans transactions in the dark,
the fear of detection might the too hasiy de-
cison which he has been guilty of making. But
that is OF minor Importance. Let make the sup
position that Sam should get the upper hand-God
forbid it's being more than asupposton-and carries
out his conservative principles does he think for
one moment that those who are prescribed by him
will stand unfinching, and bend their backs unre-
sistng to the lash? Is he far gone into the Dear
thness of his ways" that his mind is incapable of
discerning the proper limit of forbearance? Is he
so blind to the tenderest, dearest feeling of the
American heart to imagine that it would yield up
its dear bought liberty without word, without
blow? No, heaven be praised, there yet remain
few drops of that blood which animated our Revo-
lutionary sres that nerved their to strike the
death blow to tyranny; that gave strength to the |
STRIPPING with the power of manhood. The true !
spirit OF Americans exists with the same force
as it did in, rs. Men who fought side by side in the
great struggle that decided the fate of our now pros
porous country, have bequeathed to their sons the
same ennobling spirit that actuated them to deeds
of might, and we will not prove recreant to cause;
but with jealous eye guard the palladium of national
safety, the safeguard of liberty our fondy cher
ished Constitution. Sam, then, the one hand,
trying to force new laws upon the people, and they
resisting the enaction of such encroachments upon
their liberty the other, will soon bring this peace
full country into the horrors of civil war; from civil
war will result disunion from dsunion, destruction.
Then will the "sundered limbs of this gigantic
body, instinct with life and vigor" present glad
dening spectacle to those who have proclaimed that
man is unfit for selfgovernment, and will shed dis
.strous eclipse on the hopes of national freedom
throughout the world. Then will be solved the
problem of thy BIRTH then will the evil times, fore
ooded by the night-crow, come to light; then will
'ur gallant flag droop and trail in the dust, under
he feet of liberty's destroyer-under the feet of
Sam" G.