The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-03

{ "''' hVN' WI 'ht CuiilNHtlOU Oh NnclT
taste-here, may the, revel without sa,e-
ty IN pleasures the most e',vatng ard re-.
fniug.
"As mans first dlsobedi nee and the fruit
VI tha forbidden tree, who's. mortal taste
Biou: :ht death in,o the world aud all our woe
/ With loss oil Eden
must have greatly impaired mans sense of
the aesthetic, rs well as sensibiy affected
the heauiy OF nature, the Poet may here
hnd ample food for his Imagination -
How largely might he not draw ON his
powers OF description, to array the tender
NY III Its pristine beauty, rs its petals
wcie first m''ls,e"ed 10y the dew Of heav
Ell, ahd II first bIoumed III Eden How.
might be not labor to awaken ia mau.
his "rgrnal impressions O! the beautiu.,
the sublime and the grand IN nature
now m'ght lie not speak &c all his dull
senses aud strive To make him as suscep
uh!e 10 outward Impressions as he frs,
WAS. We must howe,er. leave The Poo,
to his reveries. bu, before leaving the
Garden to enter the wilderness, We would
rec"n't"end To It's TAR keepers the ladies,
nn adiniisbe book on flowers, the South
er" Florist. Its value consists IN IT'S be
ing Hn excel ent nomenclature of Fl,we.s
adap'ed 10 the c,inate of the South-
Every Southern lady should get II, be
ca"et ~ rs ITt:Ius,c excellence, and be
cause !; Is the Productions of "A S"u'hern
| lady. AZ man goes ior,h from the Gar
ie", To hecoumc u tiier Of the gruumd, lie
| no louger sees natures laws written len,
| tii up every Teal, AS was The case il
use gtiien, for here nature shuts her
| book. and hides herself 10 darkuess.-
| Man> case ~ h. thus goes forth 10 sab
/ due ltIe earth, would be hopeless j; she
| dli cot receive hun with open arms
Mad, TIA. wuiu' curse, which MAS pro
n"un'rd upVu C."n been pronounced up"m
the whole r,rc, then, ,erly, should we
hive al sad, M did ne. "n' punishment -
| g'eaIeT ,hxr | csn bear" Bul God has
iempr'ed the curse with mercy, lie has
III ndn-ss continued his grant vi food
To the race, rron IT.. condition ih,: man
| shsi. eat bread in The sw-., Of nrs i.ce.
| la, race, haas nut hecn cursed irom the
eartn ~ Was Cam. rui TIA, urunnd orly.
has been cursrd for mans SAX. But.
| though the earth uas been cursed for
mans cake, she sliii receives him with
"ps" N".. P.n, (m his Natur,l Hrsto
ry) pays he toiio@iug just and beautiful
uio"te I" the earh. ''li Is he earth that
IKE kind noiher receives us IA, our
Oirtu, aud sustaIus Us when torn. Ii -
thu a'uEe. of al! the elements around us
| dat is never iouud AN enemy to man-
line bod, Of waters de.uge hm with
ram, oppress him ~Itn hail, and drown
him wiIh inunhstlon the air rush.s ON i'm
storms. prepares the tempest. or Iighls up
the Volcano, but the earth, gentle aud
i"du'gen!, ever sui ser,i lent TO the wants
OF man, spreads his walks with flowers,
aud his table with plenty {; returns with
interest every good committed To her
care, and thougl she produces Tue DO SON,
she sill supplies the sn,idote, though
constantly tease! more TO furnish The
| iuxnr'es oi uan, than hlo necessities, We:
! even To the lat, she CONTINUES uer kind
| indulgence, aui when NE Is over. sh.
piou-ly hides his remains IN her bosom.
Devotion To tie spll, and u piuus rev
! er"nce Tor home is n feeling natural to
| iaan.
such Is the patriots boast, whereer We roam
Ills hrst, best country ever is st home"
Tins attachment to The sJIi, ibis reveT
ence for home. be.ets ~ n pcov.e. an un
yielding patriotism, which. uures,Tsiued
grows with their growth aud Strengthens
with their strength.
To this feeling are all nations indebted
in large degree, for the measure Of peace
and prosperity, which. they enjoy II Is
this fesll6g, in conjunction with the rights
Of citizenship and labor, that has secured
10 us, thus far, much Of our peace at home
and our respect abroad.
For this reason, all governments should
seek To remove every restraint TO its health.
ia exercise, BY securing equally to all the
rights of citizenship aud the rights of prop
erty. ln taa, any change, 10 ether our
Sntc, or our Bede, Al Cops,itu,i aff.c,
ing Tie gIhs Of the citizen TO the soil be
occupies, or 10 The homes, rewards Of his
labor, would be attended with consequences
awful 10 The extreme. Civil war ~ It's
wors, form, would at once. take the place
OF peace and order. No,bing less than
reyoIa,loD, would be the iDevitabls result
of such policy. Otbe. Constitutional
obligations may be disreg gardsd--the law
OF nations may be set at d-fsncs--tr treaties
violated --compscis broken--these, and
many other acts Of u-erpation and wrong
may he committed by n government To
wards lis subjects, or by one nation to
wards another, and vet, peace be pre-
served, ny the timely Intervention 4 CON
promise. Bu, only let a free government
stretch fo th It's baud to wrest from the
sol ject. his right Of property in the soil,
or 10 the fruii OF his own toll, and all allie
g'ance betwixt the subject and the gov
eminent 10 al an end. and n struggle for
hie snsass. This was seen IN Tho history
OF the Colonies with Great Briisin. when
:, Was proposed w Parliamsnisio dscon
tin.e gyans To the Colonies--M. Burke
said 10 his speech on American coneilia
l'on' "Bui Il you aiopped your grants.