Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-01-07

ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE YEAR 1850
Once moro the rolling year pursnos its way,
Light, as the passing sound; forever gay;
Onward it hies, with never-f,lling pace,
Fleet ~ the wind and tirelcss as its race.
Time, boon companion of the passing year,
With his feet courscrs fits along our sphere;
lie stops, nor tires, but ever onward flies
IIccls he no earth, or fire, or ambient skies.
The earth grows old-the rocks are grey with age
The billows surge.-volcanoes belcli their rage
still Time aerenely views the latent scene
unmoyed in muscle, nerve, or giant mlen;
Though things grow old his ever youthful fass
Smiles as he fits along his endless race;
Kmpires may fall and moulder in decay,
Mans monuments with age may pass away;
But Time, lineriing in his lone career,
Supremely regns the monarch Of the year;
No sceptred potcntate DER or land,
With power supreme, can vie with his command;
Ills mandates all the mighty world obey;
uncsnacors armies yield before his sway,
Sole arbter Of all that's wise or grcat,
lnrvacl II his rule DER realm anil state.
Within the vision Of his ample range,
Things undergo sure and constant change.
In eighteen Iiity-nino polite war,
Spread Democratic legions wide and far;
lie who was first nrank, in days Of old,
Now humbly mlngles with the comnon fold;
The giant minds who in discussion rise
Above the men whom statesmen all dosplas,
Find in this age dupllcty sublime
Mark modest virtue with the brand Of crime;
When would-be-lespots claim the potent power,
10 hold with miser grasp, fair freedoms dover,
The patronage of al this wide domain.
And with rod Of iron supromely reign;
dnd
curse to haunt his Independent mind.
The crouching tool whose ever supple knee,
Without thought or action Of the free,
Bows to tho power that deals in patronage;
Sells contracts by the column, realn and psso;
Dispenses Offices with regal sway,
Aud nicely deals with those who best will pay
Such Is the firm who reigns in state supreme,
The brightest fancy OF a statesman's dream.
lie who on base corruption would look down,
Aud spurn these oflce-lealcrs with frown,
VIII find the curses of this subtle pack
Like demons yelling on their business track.
Prescription rules and with its iron hand
Spreads its contagion ocr our cherished land;
Nor friend, nor foe, of Democratic creed,
Is from this bghtng, foul pollution free;
This GuilotiAe, by ruthless faction made,
Ia the chief tool i'll this ignobe trade.
But let us turn our thoughts to other things
The march Of empires and tho acts Of kings;
Grim war; with all its horrid acts Of blood,
Its rapne, murder, over field and flood,
The record blnclS-the bloody page appears,
Begrnmed with gore-bcdewed with widovs' tcars;
Italias fields are strewn with valiant slain,
Convulsive armies thunder DER the plain,
The belchng cannon thun,lcrs from afar,
The loud, dscorlant clang ifruthiess war;
France, Austria--Italan mics dare
In conflict dire tn enaanguined field to share;
Contending hosts Of armed legions fight,
Without inquirlng who swrong right,
'Till Italy with crimson gore is red
And many a heart Is numbered with the dead;
Then glorious France VIGOROUSLY retircs
To boast her deeds around her peaceful fires,
And Austria, with all her yauntcd power,
Foil to the earth in that eventful hour.
oh, Italy how mighty is thy fall
From one to many tyrants shackled thrull;
No plying eye wept DER thy flted doom,
All saw thee fall unhonorod to the tomb;
No Austrian laws, or mandates Of the great,
Could prove more fatal to thy realm and state.
one tyrant held in bonds thy wide domain,
Now o'er thy soil dozen tyrants rcEn
Such is the fate of those who strive in fight,
For wrong rs often us to redress right.
But Italy has paid her rsck'nng dear,
With many sigh and many widows tear;
Hut doomed to fall, to bleed, but yet may rise
Above the power she ever must despisc.
Rule France or Austria best who may
Pcace DER her soil holds no determined sway.
Great Britain the mistress of the seas,
Whose banner luated on cach genial breeze,
Once more has tried to keep her yasnted boast
or fleets, at sea, and ships to guard her coast;
A.. N.tlI
Or on the crested waves to wake or sleep,
Was built to spread aiar their ancient fame,
And most Of all preserve her glorious namci
This great exploit-tho wonder Of the age
Was chronicled abroad on many page.
Tho modest world the giant wonder saw,
With wonder gazed-was struck with fear and szsS
hut lol the Great Lcviathan was dead,
And hope the only vital spark had fed;
Her pondrous wheels refused their active csuasaS
The mighty levers, shiv'ring, ceased to forecs
And the huge mass is but a lfeless corse.
Of one accord the oft unruly fates
Have changed the face of Democratic staecss;
From East to West the tdings have gons forthJ
Proclaiming discord in tho restless Northi
Fen States wliilom of Democratic breed,
Disslaim their faith, and curse the subtle creed
That will interpret best to please the groat,.
without regard to people, viii or state.
viii this continue i-can this discord be-
Frustrating all the efforts Of the frees
viii not the people boldly answer mol
Till reason fights the half unhidden fue.
Are there Jacksons in this subtle age,
Whose word would wipe this diseoid from our pagct
VIII not some patriot in his countrys cause,
Stand forth and boldly fight for equal laws,
And equal honors, in our countrys fimc,-
Not freedoms empty titles, and her shamc.
Once moye We hope to sue our party stand,
IN majority throughout the lnnd
With rulers such MS irccmen should elect,
With name and fame entitled to respect
Not spoilers, who disgrace our State and laws;
usurp our rights and mateo'ir cnuse-
brand with confusion all our noble acts
pistort tho truth, and still deny the facts.
Yes let us hope once more tosce the hour,
When Democratic ranks resume their poweri
With discord healed, let all-propitious fate
llurl this grim hydra from his high estate.
While discord reigns our party's direst banc,.
Aud braggarts pure democracy deiame,
The sober reason Of reflective minds,
In slken cords these States in Union binds:.
Virginia, noble in her modest mfen,
Proud OF her high estate-tho Southern queen,
10 idols new-to change, too old to learn,
IIas felt fanatic brands her bosom burn;
Her soil invaded by a murlerous band,
Who seek to spoil and curse her favored land
but lol the mighty arm that guards her fires,
That always shields her young her aged her Hires,.
Was ample when tho trying hour portrayed
The clash of arms--the bloody, gttring bladei
She, too, revenged her sons ignoble grave,
Whose blood was shed her name and fame to aavsi;
The recrcant rcbels Of that fated hour,
Compelled to bow before superior power,
We're captured, slaincompellcd their force to yield,
The yanquishcd rebels of tn imperious field.
The News Boys work is done-his simple lay,
Ills annual message, on the New Years day,
Is sr "; his only task r.mans to sing
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With stories, rhymes, and news of Church and State
Through storm and rainhe brings his precons STOKE,
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