American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-08-27
Alorgantown, (Va) Friday, August 27, 1855.

sentiments---no cordial shake of the
hand--no smiling advances of enamor-
ed swains--but all is wild anarchy and
confusion those beautiful, angelic fa.
ces, once beaming with JOY, with hope
and expectation, now wear the pail of
sadness, and may be seen mournfully
vending their silent course to the old
homestead--while, shameful to say,
these injudicious youths chuckle over
it. o, direful pledge o sad mishap! /.
that should estrange the feelings of
this happy community. Car this rift
ed current ever unite again? We fear
not. We fear that this 'fgurative riv-
er, is divided, after crossing that tre-
mendous Cataract BY insurmount
able barriers Of "grit, which the LASH
lngs OF the current cannot demolish;
or we may repeat that it is an s'island." I"
But unlike other islands, it does not,
for short space of time, as for tri-
fling distance, separate the broken cur
rent of this once placid stream; but we
fear alas !! that it is q triangular island,
whose apex pierces the fatal 'precipice'
ana whose divergent sides extend to
infinity. I......
Oh, how terrible the reflection! how
humbling the thought! that the fires
which burned on the affairs of pure and
loving hearts, should be so fatally, so
quickly quenched, and that without
remedy. Oh, it is heart rending to
behold those lovely ''houries" taking
their silent departure from the house
where "prayer is wont to be made"
alone, abandoned, uncarcd for, and yet
these hayward youth consider them
selve gentlemen, Notwithstanding what
has Observation-Disclosures their
anticipstions of future felicity and
"double blessedness," have been blast
ed, and though the pledge was hastily
drawn up, under the high excitement
of the moment-and which would ex-
cuse the weakness of recantations--
they all say mary time" And they
sometimes talk wildly, as though it
actually was desperate struggle be.
tween tyranny on the one side and re-
venge on the other. Why they talk
of making q banner, with the Virginia
coat of arms upon it, and also numer.
Gus and various devices and symbol
cal representations, such as ",Sic Sem
per Iyrannis," "Teni, Vidi, Yici, -
ga charge to keep l have" &C., and
finishing with a bold relief cut, repre-
senting an altar of "burnt offerings"
to cupid and large spread Eagle rep
resenting a message of "peace."
But we think they will hardly do
that, but verify believe that some of
them will go to the country, on "extra
time" What can be meant by "extra?"
can it be they consider country girls
superior to accomplished "city belles?"
Surely not; that would be unpardon
able impertinence. THERE'S q "scrcw
loose somewhere, but what the wrong
is, we cannot tell
80, wad some power the gritie gle us,
, TO see ourselves as iihers see us;
IL wad lrae many blunder free us,
and foolish notiOn.n--
With your correspondent we heart
lily agree and hail him "knight of the
quill and though unknown to us, we
sincerely hope and confidently believe
that his merits will command inhuen-
cntial patrons--may he not cease to
raise his warning voice against conten~
ton and strife and live life de-
voted to piety and well doing, having
always at heart the good of his unfor.
tunate fellow beings, whether they
,, come under his immediate notice or
whether their condition be communica.
ted through the mediums of the goose.
quill. Benevolence knoWs no bounds.
Mr.. EDITOR We, in behalf of our
, languishing village, urge the organza
ton OF pioneer corps of Virginians
to emigrate to our western (Va) vii.
:. lage, and we will hail them with broth.
erly kindness and give every informa,
tioh in regard to soil and climate
The only thing about which We would
presume to caution you is, do not SEND
Irish or Dutch Meanwhile disconso
late and heartbrokcn, we will sing:
~ Pe"oe W Wiuu, ueII9huui guest,
Return aud make thy dowoy nest,
) Once moro in This sad heart"
Hoping that your readers may prof,
by our sad experience, we bid them
an aifectionate farewell and to tho
injured fair we would apply the heal.
ing words of the inspired volume, "Blcs.
sed are they that mourn for they shall
) be comforted."
The MULTITUDE IN Council.
The County Court of Clarke has or.
dercd tho issue Of the bonds of tho Co..