The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-07-01
INC JIhl0mlty or principIe.

ticle, ell rock piled on rock, created a
new planet with ali iis beautiful diversi-
dcations Of hill and mountain, Of river and
ocean, ofvalloy and outrageous landscape
and this with tcoming cities and myriads
Of life in al the variety Of bearing, re-
volved around its distant center, which
lwhrled around another center more dis
tant, and that around still another, and 50
lost in the infnity Of immcnsity verge
extended to verge, and center played a.
round center---and still that world kept
around its common point for untold ages
when having existed through its natural
duration, It burst part in fragments that
rcvolvcd ss asteroids, and part revolving
itself into the chaos Of is origin. But
with Il the great Principle Of its existence
had not died.
A "Mighty Hunter once fixed his point
Of habtation in rar-of oriental cline
gradually his might inereased--from far
and near tributes came TO be offered to
his might-mnn after man, and tribe after
tribe Joined themselves unto him and at bis
death the foundation Of vast empire had
been laid--structurc following structure,
were erected on this foundation, and the
Iproudest dynasty Of earth held all king
doms in awe-but reaching the acme Of
its glory, one by one Of Ia chords were
severed, ill Il lay helpless and was trod-
den under foot by the nations, and now Il
is difficult to tell where rests the dusi Of
BaJyl0Ri-but the Principle Of the ener-
gy Of its existence lives yet
How is it--how con utter destruction
drive a thing from existence and its Prin-
ciplo livci As well ask the sun why Il
rises and sets on new empires. Princi-
pie Is uniyorsal-it Is the life of revolution
the pillar ofhuman groatnoss--0 Princl-
pie never dicsl The sumo governing oc-
tons that over ruled natural existence
hold their sway yet--are universal, but Of
ten perverted from their design by coun-
ter influences Of results Of co-exlstinp
opposition. Tho grand spring of virtue
is as ever, and that Of vice the samo--thc
one is true, the other perverted Principle
The first produced William Tell, Damon
and Rolla-the last, G osslor, ,Dionysius ant
Pzarro. The last wrung the life Of Ed
ward ill II tore from him his spirit in the
, castle Of Dumbarton. The first fred IN,
. bosoms Of Wallace and his brave chief
. tOins on the Cartlainc craigs and rung il
b tho battle-cry Of the fcld Of Cambusken
= nethl
= When, after being driven from thei
f native country and landing on the wave
i washed rocks Of New England and th
Q wilderness Of james river--when nfte
n wretchedness and toll dangerous hardship
Is after all due loyalty to their King, In
u feeble colonies saw the storms Of war an
> heard the chains Of slavery in prospect
is how did Principle prevaila-how did II
IT omniscient voice speak for Li6erty2 See
N inch by inch the old farmers with clubbo
Il muskots drive the foe from Concord +
The British thousands in flashing column
roll up old Bunkor's hoight--a line of re
lights like mingled lightning glOres owe
; those breastworks--tho white powder
. cloud envelopes all for moment--slow
, ly Il rises, and tho sun gazes upon eleve
hundred British soldiers on the field ,
Q death !
Amid the rukng cannon shot, wit
Warron fallen and the brave old PutmO
q" with them, they reach the base whol
G they meet THAR Cd Gthrn, win tne
N gray locks streaming In the wind, beoi
'e ing pryisions for their fighting children
Y and grasping their old mukets with teurf'
70 eyes, they eNclaimed "the foe where AZ
D. they 7" Twas the sixteenth Of Angus
l777, the sun had passed the merida
when Starke by his oountermond Of gei
erOl orders, and the numbers Of the 70
had been forced 10 exclaim; "boys "
~ must conquer ere tho set of SUM-" and the
with a few rusty firo-looks they climb'
the steep ascent TO charge from their or
- bankmenls an enemy Of flashing SWORD
~ muskets and belohing cRnnonl
" For two hours the mountOin-yales sc
nu back their thundcrs, and the old gram
"' heights rolled their crugs in furyl S
rOtoga took up the aontending thunders
away--away they roll to the southwark
of Meanwhile the war surges had gather
oe TO ono point-thc foe pent up In fury
gainst the rallying thousands for Liber
on with their fS,t thml allies. Here was loug
eh one Of the most iaomentous battles In q
en- annals Of history--iol |. vas betweent Z
future Empire of the Western World, a
her whose drum-beHt herulded tSe nol
M. ing Of the sun all around the globel-b
nv nv Il was a friumph Of Principle, and Ere
Is, dom was sealed 10 the future Joy Of mour
NJ ing Humanity-and each anniversary,
Inn the Fourth Of Jaly will awaken fre
N. memories. WALLACE.
DC Pixies Peak.
ey Horace Greelev, A ID. Richardson. al