New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-05

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with mutiny scarce yet smothered in their breasts
followed my eonquering steps. In peace tool
possession Of country, the Boundaries of whicl
my imagination even could not encompass. I'll,
red man, who gave me quiet welcome. Va have
driven from his forest home. The waves of distan
oceans are washing his name from the sands wher,
once he loved to write it; yet it is well with We
and ye have peopled the land with mighty peo
| Pile. l thought to come and glance once more nh
| country loved as a discoverer. but to which W
refused to give my name. l gaze, but know i
| not. Your vast improvements, your strange inven
tons, your spirit of progress, distract me. 7 mr.
| longer recognize the continent found Ear Won
thank We. rejoice that ye prosper, rejoice
that my name is kindly cherished ii a lana wb;eb
should have been Columbia. But that error for.
give. Where ! now am we learn tn FORGIVE
and forget. | have but one favor tn ask
Bring my bones to America; bury them in her
bosom; to her do they belong. Shall Spain. VIA
sought 50 rudely to quench my spirit fires, retain
my ashesg Gather them, gather them, ye "a.
lumbiansye Americans and let them Law dust n
dust under the sods which my feet were the first to
Imprint with civilization a shadow came between
the vision and my eyes. Istarted, gazed anxionslv
into the far dimness but the marble conqperor and
his marble crew had vanished, and in their n,aces
DeSoto and his little band of followers stood
their astonished gaze fixed upon the Mississippi
rushing down its forest valley to the sea, Pale AZ
their predecessors they stood and looked. Thev
were CHASTITY but not old, and one could almost be-
ieve the fountain Of eternal youth leaped at thei,
feet ~, whitened by the SHOWS of centuries, they
came out from their silent hiding places, still hardy
and strong, to remind us that the mighty artery,
now throhbing with such powerful pulses of COM
meree and trade, was then unknown in the mys
FERROUS anatomy of nature. They uttered not
word. Why should they speak2 Their attitude,
their presence, were sufficient in themselves to
awaken crowd Of thoughts and wondering reaec-
TONS They, too, passed away and Pocahoptas
rushing forward to save the life of Captain Smith
appeared before our dreamy eyes Madden
she said softly, /" in mig day women welded for
love. The forest bride, with beaded belt and en-
brcidered blanket knew not the misery Of coyet.
business, the greed of gold. The sun shone, and
she was blest; the birds sang and she was happy.
Oh! We who fall down and worship the golden
calf, We know not whittier We are hastening-ye
know not on what fearful sea your womanhood
is rushing to be wrecked. Love can glorify the
longest life gold only gilds your dissatisfied hearts,
and breaks them at last with its cold uncheering
weight. Cultivate your affections fly from those
who ridicule marrying for love, and the Great
Spirit will smile down upon your pure lives, and
guide you at last with tender hand to the green
hunting grounds of your fathers.n
Many red lip curled in scorn at the words o
the forest child, and it seemed as If low serpent
like hiss breathed through the audience, as still
staying the uplifted tcmahawk of the chieftan the
Indian maid bent before the multitude in all her
wild and witching beauty. !,
THE day is gone by said rapid, rushing
voice, which came down, apparently from the dome
Of the temple, and sounded like a womans, the
day is gone by for such matches as you speak of.
Women are more enlightened oh simple Poca-
hontas, than in the days when You threw your wild
heart between the red warrior and his pale victim
We have learned to school our hearts, and though
they may love, they only love where wealth can aid
the blind god to get living. Where we cannot
love we are willing to marry for money; for
women have grown refined since your day, sweet
orest maiden; they are not content with such
such coarse charms as beaded belts and en-
1roidered blankets and too delicate and tender to
'oil our white fingers with disgraceful toll. We
we'd and win with our husbands wealth, influence |
md position. Love, bah! he is myth, dusky I
maiden. We have heard of him, and know how
ofthe-wsp-like he has led many simple heart
'yer thorny paths and up stony mountains, to find |
est and shelter in a howell. We have learned by
he sad experience ofsuch, to shun hinf; at least
ntI we are safely married-try as he will he then
an only make us follow him little way for change
nd amusement; he cannot lure MS from our
alaces, cannot rob US of our gold. Lucre is the
ever which moves the world-loye is the plaything
nth which we toy for little while, once in our
yes, then cast it from us, broken forever"
The pale, wondering face Of the marble maiden
rev paler still-a cry seemed to burst from her
arted lips, then the shadow fell between us, and
lie group was hidden from my sight.
Slowly emerging from its depths, come next the
ilgrm Fathers, standing in the bleak December
lasts upon the Rock of Plymouth, pausing beneath
lie barren pines to offer up their thanks to the
cd of their faith for their safety and preservation
lille the wondering Indian, in siientawe, crouched
ehind the strange invaders, his wild heart throb.
ing, half in awe and half in fear, his nerVeless
and graaping the unstrung bow.
The magic mirror was dimmed again; then
lme before us William Penn, surrounded by the
rave and thoughtful red men, who, in sculptured
lence, sat as if already seeing in the far future
lie shadow of their mercess fate.
Next came the vision of the Declaration of indie.
Evidence and as we gazed upon the faces of that
oble assembly, a voice seemed to come from its
lent depths, saying Union forever Woe to
lose who first shall cut the cords which bind
e North and South. They are the Siamese twins,
orn of the bleeding braye-separate them, and
icy each shall die! The executioner is already
4 the scaffold, tine ak is uplifted, and the Union
4 her Blended knees lifts her pale hands, implor-
g mercy! Let that ak fall, and your glory is
one forever. Let disunion spread among your
INKS, and you are lost. Then have we fought and
led for nottingham are our descendants in
rates-then did we live in vain, and die useless
nd inglorious deaths.n There was heavy, trem-
ous sigh, and the voice seemed to speak further,
ut the group had faded too far away for US to
atch the words
A shout rose from the multitude, and beheld
gorge Washinton, hat in hand, gazing on the fair
ssembly.
Ladies and gentlemen he said, with smiling !
gnity, " it is many a year since had the pleas
re of greeting so many guests. Few come to the
hite house now occupy, and strange cabinet
athers round me there. Iregret to be able to see
gu SO short time, at this, my first levee in so !
amy cycles; but the hour is late, and it is well
nown to You that Mrs. Washington and myself
ways close our doors at o'clock.
He passed from the stage, and the Ghost of the {
fyIi1ad intn