The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-10-10

the nome and the grave OF w ashlngton!
We know that every eye will sparkle
with delight at the prospect of so great a
good to be achieved as the ono now pre-
scented to you, and every hand be extend,
ed to form strong chain Of unity in car.
rying out the noble enterprise that now
demands your strenuous aid,
Give for your country's name and hon
or, whatever you can spare from hard.
earned, honorable labor and affluent store,
but let it be the tribute of the heart from
Tennessee's brave sons and beau,eous
daughters; a tribute that thousands who
come after US shall re- oice in, and envy
you that lofty privilege, wishing it had
been theirs.
Let childhood's lovely offering crown
the gift, and as each little hand entwines
the votive wreath, let the young guileless
spirit learn to love and bless the name
Of w Washington and emulate his noble
virtues.
Let every mother, as she bends her
knee before the family altar, pray that
her son may be another Washington in
purity and excellence, and when she
trains him for li(e's hardest duties, let her
place before his mind that christian sol
der, who, on the eve OF deadliest con.
Aict with his enemies, knelt at the shrine
Of Faith, prayed to the "God Of Battles"
for success, and invariably found Vic,
tory!
Let every ardent, high souled youth,
Just emerged from the halls of his "Alma
Mater" into the busy crowd, as he looks
with eager eye and uplrted brow upon
lile's battle. field, and buckles on his ar.
NOR for the combat, put forth his strong,
untricd, unsullied hand, earnestly and un.
tiringly, to labor for the accomplishment
Of this noble work, aud pleading with ell.
oquent tongue for Washington's sacred
ashes, never rest till he brings thousands
into the Treasury of Mount Vernon, that
he may proudly claim the spot that holds
those ashes as his own possession and his
couniry's, won by his noble patriotism.
Then shall rich blessings fall upon his
path, and peace upon his heart; worthy |
Son Of the great Patriot who sleeps be.
meath the green sod, watered by ma.
tons tears, while the name OF "Tennes.
sean" shall in future be a passport thro'
the world.
Let every tcnderLc hearted, enthusiastic
Girl whose soul is attuned to sweetes,
harmonies, while yet she sits beneath
fathers shelterng wing, and feels her
pulse beat high at deeds OF chvalry and
think Of that wondrous man
who stood between his country and the
foe; between the old world and the new,
and fought for freedom and for life, that
she might sit beneath the peaceful shade
Of her own majestic forests, and listen
with unbroken JOY to the murmurjug mu,
sic Of her own broad sparkling streams,
tuning her Tyre to notes of love OF mer,
riment, with "nonc to make her afraid"
When she thinks Of that "good old
warrior" who periled his life, aud name,
and all he possessed on earth, that the
sons and daughters of America might be
freed from British wrongs, and British
let her remember that the brave
heart, though it beats no more, sends up a
silent but thrilling appeal from the dust,
and softly demands an Urn to preserve its
ashes, lest they be scattered
to the winds, fresh garland to adorn
that sculptured memorial tree of indy.
ing foliage to shelter it from the ptiless
storm; and graceful banner to wave
over that hallowed spot.
Let her realize that il is daughters
precious privilege 10 watch over the
sainted relics of "Nation's Father,"
her sweet duty to plant the tree, to strow
flowers above that noble heart; to pro.
pare the banner on which is to be in.
scribed "a Nations Gratitude" and to
embalm the memory of the "Ilustrious
Dead by the exercise of her skill, taste,
and affection to embellish his "early
home and last retreat" In order to be !
worthy of this, let every young girl in
Tennessee deny herself every luxury and
vanity, in order tina, she may give all she
can spare to purchase Mount Vernon, the
Grave of Washington, where rarest flow