Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-06-26
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER


of this sterling Southern Monthly. and We archigh-
" gratified to note the evidences Of gradual but
sure improvement in the quality Of its contents.
The May and June issues contain number Of a.
bly, written papers, which, especially those bearing
upon the discussion Of tie slavery question, arc
incstmably valuable to the Southern reader An
articlcin the June number, ''The Country in 1850,
or the Conservatism of Slavery" presenting the
argument in tho only just and truthful aspect and
demonstrating triumrhantly the superior excel
lence of the peculiar forms of Southern society,
manners, morals and religion, is Of itself worth
moro than years subscription. Such articles,
bold, striking and conclusive, are the most potent
weapons to be welded at the present crisis
We have real with much pleasure the Poem oil
'rutriotiam," delivered by The editor Of the -Nt'-
sanger before the Delta Kappa Epsilon Society, at
Washington. 1t contains passages Of genuine poet
ry full Of generous, eloquent and patriotic enthu-
siasm, and glowing with the outburstings of
true heart and dashing, brilliant imagination.
We must copy the following lines, supposed to be
SPOKEN by lie Goddess ol Liberty lii tic Carl-
toll
''Oh by the mighty shades that wander still
Where Glory consecratcd Bunker Hill,
By those who sleep meath Bucna Vista's slopes,
BY the past's greatness and the futures hopes
BY every honored, unfors often name,
Linked with your dearest Capitolan fame
By the proud memories and traditions all
That live forever in the classic hall
Where priceless pearls fell fast from Pnknfys ton
que
And Wis bright dumonds Randolph roand iim
fang;
Where listening scaatE, oasnsd Tie magic stray
1nd thrilled TO hear the clarion roice of Clay;
Where TeJSicr, through ali seasons, grandiy strous
'Gaiast Fraud and Faction iriM Me might Of Jcve;
And Reason gave you her dirinest boon
In the pure logic Of the great Calhoun;
By this august Trumvirate Of mind,
By all the lessons they have left behind,
BY your loved hearthstones and your altar fires
And by the sacred ashes of your sres,
Your angry strifes and fierce dssensons cease,
And bless the country with domestic peace;
GUARD WELL THE UNIoN-Freedoms last defence
And only hope Of Freedoms pcrmanence--
MAINTAIN THE CoNsTITuTIoE-let it stand
And shine the Pallas of this Western Land
So shall Columbia act her destined part
As patroness of Learning, Labour, Art,
So shall she usher in the Golden Age
When Var no more shall stain tn historic page,
When down the gacis childish feet shall stray
And little urchins on the bastions play,
When ivy DER each battement shall run
And cobwebs line the chamber Of the gun,
While Loves 1arm beams shall gid the placid isles
And the blue seas forever sleep in smiles"
The concluding lines are even more striking
Let the reader obaerTc the peculiar beauty of the
passage italicised:
"Whoe'er has stood upon the Rigi's height
And watched the sunset fading into night,
While every moment some new star was born
From thc.had Eigar to the Wetter horn,
lbs seen ns steadily the airy tile
OF darkness dcepcncl UP the mountain side,
The glowing aumn.is slowly, one by one
Lose the soft crimson splcndor Of the sun,
(Lfie altar lights in some cnthedrGl din,
ElitnJu'sLed sidg'y rith tic dying hymnj
Till the last Hush would lovingly rcpose
Upon the Jungfrau's pnrprl waste Of SHOWS:
| Thus ol, my Country when primeval gloom
Shall over earth its ancient reign resume,
When Night Eternal shall its march begin
| O'tr the round World, and al that is therein,
Ae dark Oblivions rising waves absorb
All human. trcphicT, thus shall Giory's Orb
Thy lone .ubinty tic latest see,
AID pour its PARTING radiance on tte"."