The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-22
Now and Theng or. The washington Monu-
ment and = Americanlsua.s


A paaTs and fresh sialeT snow IlanI lies
Ga AnsEhauy's rugged wbsR howl
DeeensbsT wiEda. From this blue niirar lin
Thy we'll ptr assd eye, and there behold, in all
The pride offaet, yst beauty Of dTssa,,
The shan Itself
From massive granite pIinfh
The tAp'riag obuirk iises TOW nd the sky
A NJ memorial VI nalion's love
For Lam Of whom us IneeIy said he
In var the iiFFl, IA peace The hTst, aad ia
His oountry's heart ne irst.
Upon that dizzy height tho busy hum
or manly labor now IL heaTdi and there,
Within The dep, stone pansid wall, seen,
Where siads the stair, IN tier DER Tier arOuAd,
The scuiptared granite marble offerings
OF many land asd state and ciIy;
And Of Fulos, and bands, and brofherhnods
Of men who, from the orient occdent,
Ton day by day for honest bread; or who,
In good deeds done, LEI not the left know whst
The right hand dOcth Of whom The Pafsr PaiTis
hiInSeh IA time stood bighest--G sslf made
" Perfect RsElur"
Tho now tall thr growing column stands.
'fis not unetATd the height which grateful hearts
And artrt n,inds aesign, and millions vow
Hyet shalt be ere from the hoary top
OF Hsmpahire's gIaaIie mount, Mount Washington,
Its ruIaAtl bears the monothie cap 10 seal
Tue evS'-Rn Of nations love complete.
Tho in the massive wall within are eel
So many bleis letteTsd, still, without
Unsei as yet, many more, which speak
In tougusisss toHes, from classic lands atHr-
Aye, from did Rome, dowageT queen
OF citir- and Of states, The guardian grand
OF liberty, that blessed boon 10 NAH
And all lie busy. The hustle and the hux
or labar there - sesn and heard; there, 100.
The fsecy breath and soul inspiring cong
on steam ID seen and heard 10 rise and swell
La graceful wreaths and genie Symphonies,
As tho 10 great. with joyous poetry
or mutioa and Of harmonious souDd,
The prospect fair which anspiciousis,
OF soon announcing TO sisdden'd world
" The mighty structures don. :"
Last year is p.ss'd: smoker year has come:
Bai What change! No longer is the hum
OF voices beard, eiink of masonry;
Nor the whistle Of ever toliiny steam;
Nor cen the patient efsak Of dsrricks strong,
Aud blocks ana Garbage, prRdulsus, that Iih--
Or once cid itit-the popd'ruus stones a0it
From peainent TO Place nourbt now 10 heard
But all is s.dl and lone and desosie.
The monument nor rises h tahsr day by day
As srst 1t cid, ~hsn genial sumner smiled;
Nj YET ia i.s poor unprotected head
O'eI-cosesea in, az ONCE twas wont 10 be
Whea-rr not shielded by the shade Of toll
From bowtirg slntms, and from the rude assaults
or seasons IA itnenI as 10 wear
Away by deep d Indignation, sad,
It's strong component parts alrd tsadder stiiD
To stsia ana 10 aesce The tablets there.
But hota! for worse ,hsu this is vel to tell
Go, grOpe among the settheT- beaten ston-si
., peer through winfield hars-no open doo.--
Al ranges long 81 eait.i'd bincss, which tell
How men and ruilds and kings aud States afur
Esvs known and do sppreeiste The fam.
Of hisr who's deeds this shan commonwealth
Aye. See THIN al per, search sssini in vain
Va LOCK, hovtver, for the cbasts white stone
llyp from the ella rui NJ old
Which scarce year ago was hers--s thing
or beauty eloquent, Expressive gift,
LaIs disc nior,h-d from suci-nt Pantheon
To b~ar lis mem res of ehiefs and hegoss
To honor ugh our god like Washington.
Twas here, but is not Say, then where Is M
And where's ths steam, ihs labor. and minds,
Which la.ely sprung the shah 50 fast alofti
Wners, too, the eonsresared, vasty whole
OfhHnble trlbutes-coinage pure from many men
ofrrength, and women fair and children small!
Aye, where th~m ain . Thousand aopass ara;
And where The stoneR thousand patriot hsarls
And cen The spirits Ned Of Laayets,
OF Carroll, Ko-eiusko, De Lau,pn,
d. grssss-sye, Washington kinseif the friend
Cf these god men; and shsdr Of J-aersoH-
Bots FRIENDS 10 man, religious liberty,
And true Amencsn., uo~-yss, they
All nsf, where is the stonel where all these else
Bat ash in vain for only unswsr, false, receive
In mystic - don't k~ov.n
Oh shame! oh shsms hslh not Thy check blus
That may mantle with the crimson hue
Which rushed, suffusing DER the elsnmy face
OF fslse hrchhnrsl fell, a., from the ro,r
Oft~mpted Eve, when ionchd by magic spear
OF hrirbt Ithvrisl, be sprans from io.s-
Disrui,s 10 his own propef shape, eoEfessdF
II this thou hast then let h. burning, mount!
Whence all Ihis chanse-thi, uansmutAtion sad
or picture lair 10 carieaiurs, more dark
Than change which pssudo wisdom wrought in gloom
Der true EssnseIipcs Arcsdi.a home
Or spread Ger ssn Doninso,s uopic is.!
Have day. Of cid refund again, when Goth
And vsnds hOrdss, by some fell Al'ne led,
Ru.h like a beron az destrsetiop DER
The rspitsI Of Freedom's lard The home
OF art the seat Of letters and oflSw
The store house Of nations trophies rare
Trsphies slsno Of victories ~1,
But Of ennqu-sts In the hsld 0f science
Brpesfh the banner, peace and over all
The rights Of man, all order, jusfics, law;
And that proud sTiri which wsuId .oorn and scorn
To DO hide thiEx, small
Or, doing IL, ~ouis, with manly eounse,
DO IL IN The eye Of day and rirbi of man,
To ehsIlssss aomirsiioa Of de.d, bold
Tao biact buld-rsth,r than 10 incur
CoHtsmpi Of s,n'rous Cor acts which SHOW
ha.r eommtuture af mSIirsiIy
Win craven corardtce and bigai zeaI.
Bat hist! wsa ssiA American, dad thsG
hnrl back him In, base zspcrsion
Of that saerrd Isrm-hmsrcan; and
Here, before tIe world, earnestly Hyouch
Thai pTaSlisE, IithoclAstics knsres lise these
Conid not be true hussrcans--no more
ThnH Satan and his hast, Heavens helm
Hsirs 70 n. throne, they would maize bsii.vs;
Orth,a was rha. TIN Apollo,
To sHids ire winF-d courssrs Of he
In ssfrty thro' the srrhipelxro
OF hiu-, Etsr-d otied st'ss srnryrsnn;
For, "a rosDos preach honesty hid. their ruil-
So prone are csher make prufs~,ion. k.ud
ofihst which least tisy are, yei shesld be.
usT, 1855.
thocssiies'on, breaking beg pardon FIR thus mana
word, but could not well avoid the necessity
'oclasc, adayte6 ans better word DEEMED too "A.
construction " used. Acre
~ Re that these harsher stricuvrs spfcaae n
~ho ~err tcH'a in The nocturnal desfrveiion o. the be
'ss-ic tshist referred "a.
& MERCHANT AND TIE wOULD-RE suIcrpK.-Tbe Pa
spondent Of the New York Express tells the follow
Frenchy story:
ne day last week . wealthy merchant Of the rus N
vi was walking along the banks Of the canal ST. M
'hen he observed young girl of wild and distrac
france hastily pass before bin. Apparently suppos
II uuobserfed she knelt for an instant on the rrou