The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-07-06
VOLUME VHI.ssNo.1o..
ASVoicE FRoM 5oosIN,s pEIpTHs.

launched tortb,t destined tor some far-oh
cIime9, Upon lis deck two fair children
p aged, who were The merrn,ent Of the pas
senge,s. File parents; cbeered and msde
happy5by their 'ftoics in silent satisfaction.
Nov l clasp themaih'my embrace, far away
from those who had gladly been their
earthly watchers.
A maiden wnsihe,e also, going home to-
meet herlo With hope he Waited
with bright anticipation she looked f:,rwaId.'
to the union. Parents, brothers, aud sis
tcrs, too, oft repeat the echo, "soon She
will be here" Now my sparkling drops.
lie above her, and the lover looks on, zeal.
ous.of the prize hold.
a mothers hope, tho eldest born, was
there. For years he had been in the New
World, where by the sweat of Iris brow, he
had earned a handsome home among the
forest trees. Oh, the future! how il spark
led in hi> eyes as he pictured 1.-The smother,
from, whom he had been SO long1eparated,
presiding over his rural mansion, and broth
ers"nd sisters gay among the flowers ma
tu G had scattered around! My pa,bless
waters wave over hun now ard the bereay-
ed ones have wendell their way alone to the
now sad residence which is the fruit of his
lorea
A father and three little Que we're among
the saved when, ploughing the great Deep.
that bark WAS consumed by angry flames;
hot near kin. the wife and mother, found
q he'd among te coral and sea-weed! and
long will the babes lament ascend on high
for the treasure have deprived them Of!
The husband still walks the earth bust
ness man. Oft the zephyrs bear sigh from
him. for in my depths his darling sleeps!
An aged grandsire, whose silver locks
sglistened in the setting-suu, and whose
knees hadfclimed, again and again, lisping
children, begging grandpa TO tell them
story Of olden times, and sank calmly
among my raging wascs, holding tightly
in his embrace, even then, one of his pratt
lers ne lorcd so well There they ret
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cy. then strong with manhood, and again
weak with age, above her Who had opened
her. eyes scarce to learn anything Of
chahgeful wosld, ,and tie close them
again.
S,s1hese riches hold childhood, youth,
manhood, and old age. Man stands unon
the banks | wash with my waters, and en-
vies what he once possessed. but has no
power to restore to himself I, exulting
proudly. roll on, uahindful. of the
angaish cause, just as soue persons, who
have attained somesefsh end through the
suff.rings Of Others, hold ,ileir' bead erect,
proud Of the exhibition Of power which
they hate made. Yes, 1 have riches
King. prince aud pauper, alike value
Those, too, Who have sought my weedy
bed, weary Of earth, ,saht those who have
come reluctantly because they saw tberas
selves ihserystaIfpic.utes in tie future
GreediiyF I hold them, and am moi to give
them UP Until One rhightier than Isblows
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WEDsrER's AposrRoPHE TO THE UNION
The sublime, and eloquent words Of Dan
iel Webster, in bis famous reply to Hayne.
are familiar 10 most Of AIberican, readers;
yet they are worthy Of being reprinted a
thousand tines, and are especially appros
pirate at the present junsture. He saye:
"Whch my eyes SHALL te turned TO be-.
hold for the Hast time the sun in heaven,
may nofsae him shining ON the broken
and dishonoted fragments of once glo.
rious Union; on States discovered, discor-
Edant beliserent on land rent With civil
feuds, Of drencheaa,,i it may be- iasraternal
blood! Let their last feeble aadS eping
glance rather behold the gses ensign.
of the Republic, now known and bonosed
tbtoughouslbs EARTH still full high ad.
sanced;;iis alIps and trophies strespiug in
.h.ir o'ieiH fhstre, not stripe erased or.
polluted, snSl q sing lssiar obscured, bealiqg,.
for its motto no SUD Miserable iuterroes
tory as, "What IS 81 .ais worth ~ @ @nos
those Other words of selelssion, aud folly,
Liberty a,s. anasBada Ssrs~ra;" but,
everywhere sprssdsl d 6 81 ssssc,ets;A
living light, blazing on ait asls. sls.
ashley float over sea and exssf asaad, and
in:1 1tety wind undsr thessdolsS heavens,
that other sehli,nent.a .adear.te every Ameri.
can beart-Liberty and Uuion, now and
forever, ono aak iesPareblsI"s ,:..ks.s.
A aaseRY.-Aeh,tney be jsa,5ss, aud
cross, and wre,chsds hut issy dp not asso,:;, .
|tutely hate one another Oh. 4 sRtasus sae,
count, unless she has been in-1lsone -dsgsssi,
to blame. While free, sapa sboaing. 10
i4nefsfeace, no Sns can we'll 6ght about hers;
Efor;alf taye an equa'ehauces: when she ta.
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