Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-07-24
GBoue &oetrg.
IS 1T WORTH WHILE?

The following lines are the production of
Mr. Martin T. Tupper, G. f. In note to
Mr.. Robertson Gladstone, President OF the
Financial Reform Association, the author
saws: KY Youradmirable address to our Amer
lean cousins Though will not endorse to the
full certain sentence about Prince Albert
induces me to volunteer sympathetic 'hear,
which trust you and those whose mouth you
are will excuse and accept. A week ago and
more sent the enclosed to Il London news
paper, hoping through its columns to show to
America that we spoke peace and reason !;
but suppose the newspaper in question was
too warlke, and l have not yet seen it in
print. l fancy the occasion is gone by, hap
PLY however, if any one your Liverpool
papers likes to give the ballad ventilation,
so that from an English quarter it can get re-.
printed in America, the sentiments may DO
good, and they seem to be so nearly your own
that l thought it worth while to transcrlbe
them for you. do with it as you think ht'
pa.ience.-o proud and high spirited tions,
England, Amerca-bear and forbear;
Patience !-if both of US will but have patience,
ALI may be well by trihe of care.
Only instead of hot words with each other,
Hear without striking, and speak without guile,
And, as to war between brother and brother,
Count up the cost of it's it worth while?
There should; indeed, be inrucible causes
More than a matter of Piqne or OF PRIDE,
More than some questions and quibblcs of clauses,
Partisan souihs and whatever bcsde-
There should he wrongs and much long enduring,
Mutual sins In black double file,
There should be evils past bearing or curing
Ere such war could be ever worth while.
WHAT shall blunder or two and bluster,
Got up BY governments for their own ends,
Or the fierce FRANKS of some shrewd fllibuster,
Turn into enemies knsmen and friends?
Both of us may be ambitious and jealous,
Some even here In this tight little isle,
Much such as you, are intraotable fellows
But TO be foes would be hardly worth while.
Freedoms own children each other destroying,
Raying in folly ana raging in sin.
Think how She despots of Europe enjoying
Such vile Massacre gladly would grin;
Think Of the blood to be puur'd out like water,
Blood to disgrace US as we'll aS dehle,
Think of the havoc and rapine and slaughter
All in one family-Is it worth while!
Ruin without mitigation or measure.
Rayaging all that is good in the world,
Myriads Of ljyps and millions of treasure
Down to perdition remorselcssly hurPd;
Liberty soandalised, progress retarded,
Commerce by wholesale on bankrupcy's file,
Couutries laid desolate, cities bombarded,
All because pride says, war is worth while!
o that spirit of better confding,
More than diplomacy's craft comprehendS,
Were the good rule of humanity guiding.
Governments how to keep People good friends:
O that no slauderous evil suspicious,
No bitter paragraphs brimmng with bile,
Made US all utterly had politicians,
Dreaming that such war could be worth while
All that Is wicked on history's blazon
Would Ee but innocence guaged with our crime
Guilt, such as wondering demons might gaze on,
Wide as the world and uncnding with time.
For our carnage fraternal, gigantic,
Broadly would crimson for mile upon mile
Both the worlds highways, Pacific, Atlantic.
Ay, and both hemispheres-ls it worth while
Neither of us 1--WE are both Anglo.Saxon)
Ever give up nor ever give I'M
Victory neither have ever tnrn'd backs on,
Always we perish. or always we win.
Russians and Prussians and others like tissue
Fight with courage we wouldn't reVlle,
But for us two there is only one issue,
Both must be conquerors lis it worth while
No! we are Giants, but sons of one Mother;
Let not the pigiaes rejoice in our strifel
Let us forgive, as hlother with brother,
Aye, and help on one another III life.
We oan do good by wholesale together
Winning maa's welfare and Heavens own smile
We can do evil-the scale is a feather
Which is worth while, brother, which is wortl
while. NJ. F. Il.