Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-09

people, ami scatiers IFS great truths with
tl- teachings of Revelation.
| at bursts from the press says the
great DR. Rush. with an effect which
has been rarely produced hv types or
paper. III any age or country.
Ramsey. in his lIis,ur, Of he Rpvn-
luton, and his brother historian, Ger>
don, solentnly state the fact that i!tss
| book aas 4 most i.nDo'tant cause Of inr
separation from the NJ ahrt conut Y.
Th"m.> J~tirrs IN. Joe' Barlow, Gorge
| Washington. nuIte il thar praises OF this
| wo k. L"ny after lis publication. JET
f.raon sent n Government ship 10 bring
TIE author home from f'rance; Wash.
ngt,n invited him t., the shelter of his
own home !, Barlow described him, YES,
the man IN he bown coat, rs Zone OF
the m,'st benevolent AMI disinteres,ed oil
| mankind; endowed with The c!earrsl
percept,nu, An unc,rnn share Of orig
'na genius, and the attest breath OF
thought.
IT. August, 1885. }fter the battle was
! fought aud the empire established, Com
yress, IN solemn resolution. STAMPED
! he author Of Common Sense with their
apprnbntinn, ~ ,,le 81 the creates. Of
th4 great in-n Of the Revolution
| This book WAS The cause aud forerun
n-r. Of the pvcIAraii II of Independence
| aa,. thls book. frr the first time. wer,.
ri. Z. Tho I'sag
| and Indspessisnt States of dme,7ea.
1t IT, fo.low th, IN II III til. brown
coat through the scenrs os the Revolu
ton.
III the full prime Of curly manhood
he I,IHS the army os tae revolution hr
shares The crust and cold witt, Washing
Ion and his itlru--he is with those brave
soldiers ori tile to,tsone march. nth
'h-n by the camp fire, with them in The
itrnr of battle.
Why is he with their
Is the dav dask-ilaS The bate beer,
bluoiy tie American soldiers ,lsS--
parl Hrk. tie printl"g press yon,I~5
which moves w'th the A,nrrtc.st. CAMP
IN nit lis "aut! rlug ,s scattering pam
piI-ts through the rank Df tie. army.
Pamphlets written By tile Author So!
der; written sometimes on The head oi
Il drum OF bv the midnight fifr, nr
amid the corp>cs at Tie dad. Psnl l,i,iet>
bat STAMP great hops aud greater I
truths, IA plain words, upon the hearts /!
ii the Continental army.
Ioi ne. WAS that not a sublime sight |
u ses a nan III grrluS, who might Ea> =
>hone As au orator, poet. = nov-ilst |
following with untirng devotion, the
bloody stamped footsteps Of the Cont
mental arm,
YES, III lns dark days { 76, when the
soiIiers Of Washington trackr,l iher
ioulst-ps Oh the soil ot Trenton, IN til, !
SHOWS of Princeton, tere first among
the heroes antf patriots, the's. unfitnch-
my in the hour al defeat, writing t.
'Ctisis' bv the light IF IL. clnp-tir".
was the Author Hero OF the Reyosu
ton.
Yes, we viii look Into haifcia,l rank
OF Washin tons army, W. W II behold
each corporal surrounded by a group OF
soldiers, as lie read. aloud the pamphlets
Ut The Au,hor~SyIlier. With hope. wi,ar
joy, what energy gIeam, Of the veteran
faces, as words like these break on .h-
frosty air:
''ihe>e are the times hat try mems
sn,,|~ The summer soi,il-r and the
patriot will, in this crisis, Shrink
from he service q. his country bu, h. |
that stands il NOW deserves the love aud
thanks Of men and women. Tyranny.
ike hell, is not easily Conquered, yrt W.
have this eYnsplati"n with Us. that tl.r
nsrder the coihict the more g.or!ous the
triumph.
Lo not words like these stir up til.
blood
YET you cannot imagine their effect
yl'rn read TO the groups Of starved and
bleeding soldiers, by the red watch fire,
II the cold AIR of the water dawn
Such words As these sttrre up the
,tarved C,n,inentais to tte attack on .
Trenton, and there N the dawn OF thai /
.Lri",s morning. George Washington,
standing sword in nand over the dea
mdy Of the R"l, confessed the magic !
influence OF the Au,i.oi-H Here's pen.
The v,I->t eu-my Of tiiss Author Hero, /
base hir.ing ot the Eli gi,.h Cou't, yes,
wen BE-, the hbrIrr Of Jefferson, and
franklin and Madison. as he w.s, even c
.e thing 50 small in soul ,ha his YER,
masters were ashamed ofhin. WAS forced )
!, confess that: "The cannon Of Wash I
,,gton WAS not more formidable 10 the |