New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-12-14

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ling army only, bui they came willing By,
from the pursuits Of useful ltc;--frcm the
city from the feld--from the loom and
spindlcs glad conscripts, inspired by a dcs-
pot, promise freedom for glorious lta,y.'
promise to the car, and broken to the hope
Achieving prodisic5 of yalsr, they fell: ming
Ing their blood with the spoiled army of
Fransis Joseph. Nature remembering thcir
heroism kindly, has G jyco = more luxuriant
growth and grecner hue to the grass that
mark thor nameless graves. With his en-
gines of destruction: his loaden rain, h: IRON
h.il the peri1rcd yiilain presents himself IN
tAe presence Of history. and demands name.
Let her SIS i page with recital Of his crimes
and deathess intamy. Its iis.-Cndcr the
smiles of the same sun, whose light was flash
ed back from the blistlng hayoncts Of these
grand armies, the haryests tor waiting world
were ripcned They nodded in the winds,
inviting the stroke of the cheerful reaper.
For years, the happy farmer has bent his
back to his task With blistering, honest
hands, he has swung his cradle his brow
sweltering under ths unshaded heats
Of the Summer sum- in the sweat Of his face
eating his bread"
But now, beside these harvest iclds, stand
the implements efthoughtful, intelligent Id
Dor. BY the skiltul adjustment Of forces; or
simple mechanism, they harvest these fees.
The golden grain falls upon the bosom of the
glad earth, conquered by the vibrating sickle
BY the unstraincd muscle, the unwearied
nerve, the ligh cncd burden, en- the bent back
of labor, by the leisure wasted form grinding
loil, and given to the nebler claims Of Intel
ectual Life, the tiler of the ground shall
declare, not only through all time, but on
the hill top and through the velleys Of Heav-
en-, the honors sf the 1IcCormic ks the Nan
nys and all such, as have increased the pro-
ducts and diminished the tasks Of Intelligent
labor.
We are not here, my friends. as the Ste
phensens the Morses, the McCormicks, but
we are here the humber men, in the ranks
Of which, such as these are the honored chiefs
1t is our province. though we be Of less note |
each in his lot and place; not to represent so
much unt;ring muscle, unwearying nerve. the
brute force Of our cattle and horses, but 90
what we can TO sanctify 1t by thought, to re-
deem it with intellect 10 exhibit our hum
bic triumph in superior skill, in intelligent
effort we have gathered in friendly rivalry to-
day, May we rot hope that each year, may
bring cause for new cong, atuation. Each
one of us with {, brave and earnest purpose
fruitful in labor, d:lligent in our occupation
with a full garner, a happy home, tilling the
fields of life, with cheerful usefulness, until
time shall discharge us from these earthly
tolls, only to reap richer harvests under
moro kindly sky.
Give foo,s their g9ld and knases their pow
Let fortunes bubble rise and fall,
Who sows 3 field OF trains flower,
Or Plants a tree is more than all
For he that blessos, must be blest;
And God and man shall own his worth, |
Who tolls to leave, as his beguest,
AID added beauty to the earth.
Anal sooner or later, to all that SOW,
The time Of harvest shall be givcn,I
The flowers shall bloom, the fruit shall |
grow,
Ifnot on earth, at least in Heaven
Hon. Howell Cobb, Secretary
Of the Treasury has resigned, to
take effect from and after last
Wednesday. 1t is understood