The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-05-24
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vestdgss Of the Past and Signs Ct
the Present.


I for the mastery. and prey upon each other
/ Many and varied are the phases assumed
I By this unholy temper. When national
/ peace prevails. # is developed in CONNER
/ aial overseeing. aristocrafic Wanting
and oppression b. many who possess
more wealth than their neirhbors. and
the long train Of strife, and rivalry which
/ continually agitates the sea Of mind that
eI5ts and flows over the beautiful surface
Of the earth. Tkf waves Of this sea for
short suace are conparatively calm; bet
ter Influences prevail for while, but ever
AID anon the earchangel iuned." waves
/ his uuhallowed wand over its bosom. and
| lashes it into fury the mountain pillows
/ roar and threaten destruction to every
4 thing that impedes their course. Such is
our present condition. he has infused
new energy into the minds OF his child
rem. and they gladly do his bidding, while
the heradlean task Is assigned US to meet
and vanquish this inhuman power. We
meet them first in the spirit Of the prince
Of peace, beg them to cease their unnatu-
raj hostility. aiseiaim All desire 70 harm
them right is al we ask, and peaceful
relations all we wish Witness the calm.
digniied message of our able President.
/ Surely divine guidance was given in tbs
choice of such man to manage the helm
while we are passing over such dangerous
quieksands, and surrounded by rocks and
shoals. The answer we receive from our
foes IS hurl Of defiance worthy Of inear-
] 10 al az
has risen in its might TO resist oppression,
presenting a spectacle OF moral sublimity
unsurpassed in the annals Of the civilized
world. Bear witness earth and Heaven
we espouse a holy cause, our anchor is in
the skies, and the God Of battles is our
refuge.
! In tracing the historic page we find
that during large portion Of the time
since creations infancy, war has been the
rule rather than the exception, and the
same page teens with proof that such
fratricidal contest as ours, IS more san
culinary than any other. Oh the millions
now living beneath earth's green carpet,
WIS have fallen victims to the inhuman
passions Of their brethren. The rise and
fall Of empires and republics, have ali
yanced in a constant and uneeasing
course; cities have risen, disappeared, AID
| every trace Of their existence has been
obliterated: others are mass Of ruins,
and their origin or character defes all
the research Of the learned antiquarian.
He ceases his labors, and is forced to By
ron's hopeless conclusion,
chaos Of ruinst who can trace the void.
or say What was, Is. where all is doa1iy night
Nations have re5eled against the Divine
Being who gave them existence, and He
has allowed their fellow-beings to scourge
them. The Hsraelites revolted, and were
sorely punished forty years in the wilder
ness, and even now their descendants
feel the desolatiag effects Of national
transgression. Follow the traveller through
| the almost traekless desert of Idumea,
which has so long felt the effects Of Je-
hovah' fierce displeasure, and the way
mark Of mans wicl1edness are scattered
in every direction. History is profitable
for instruction, and my own sex have a
deep interest in its study. It teaches that
heavy responsibility rests upon us, and
bids us endeavor by every means to stem
| the tide OF evil; it tells US that woman has
often taken wrong course. and done in
calculable mischief; it shows Us The spot
where the destiny Of a great nation was
decided by tfIe -v.Aa-----c= ssyp-a..-aaas.s.i IL
points to the place where The proud Zen-
abba flourished. Queen Of a mighty en-
pire, now desolation; it reveals to our
vision the bloody Mary, the dictatorial
Elizabeth, the scheming Henrietta Marie
Queen Of Charles the first, whose inhu-
enee with her husband, cost him his head
and rendered herself and children exiles.
But space will scarcely permit a passing
glance. Reverse the picture, place it so
the descending rays Of celestial light may
shine upon it, and every radiation displays
new and fadeless beauties. The Bible is
so full of instances in which woman.
with Heaven directed energy, has scatter
tered blessings around her, that | know
not where to commence the enumeration
and VIII waive it altogether. Suffer a few
bright examples Of later times;
There is the tender, loving Josephine,
whose gentle nature influenced her i'm
perial consort for fifteen years, as no one
else could do. before ambition had over
come every other feeling, and after he
had committed the most heartless act OF
his life, (sundering the holy tie between
them.l her sweet spirit was nearly crushed
in the struggle, vet she uttered not a
word of reproach; even IN death, her
scarcely articulate words were Napoleon,
Isle of Elba." She would not ike the
woman who supplanted her, have uttered
the heartless remark, 4 married the
French Emperor. and not the exile" She
would not ike her have refused to share
his captivity. No, she would have fol
lowed him to the "Rock-bound Isle of
/ the Ocean" and with her gentle ministra-
tions have soothed his lacerated spirit,
and blunted the keen edge Of his sof-
rows Look at the youthful and noble
lady Jane Grey. q victim to the ambitious
arts Of others. a martyr to the love she
bore her relations When called to rem
der her life q sacrifice for their misdeeds.
no railing word passed her lips; the spirit
OF the divine Savior when he forgave his
murderers, glowed brightly in her bosom.
with youth beauty and every thing to
attach her to life. she calmly met her
fate; said she was ready to leave this
world for better one above; and when
the final moment drew near, she sent
messages of love to her husband, to cheer
him in his dying struggle. still nearer
Z to as in the constellation, shines Eliza
beth Fry, whose heaven-born zeal las
/ done SO much to check sin. and alleviate
sorrow. Miss Dix, another sister, has
/ probably welded a greater influence IN
/ favor of the poor maniac than any other
mortal living. But to come still nearer
7 the sweet dew which rests en- the musical
name Of Florence Nightingale, ttisfil-
/ on every heart. Perhaps our present
crisis may develop some iIlustrious follow
I ers of that most angelic woman. But
would not trespass on the space 50 polite
I Is accorded me. by enumerating one o.
Z a thousand OF the bright lights which
serve as beacons 70 guide woman over the
stormy sea Of existence. CHI may 7se
Z fully recognise Cur important mission IL
{ this most eventfal era not waiting for a
I large field Of operation, Int with III
taot in which our sex Is acknowledged to
Z excel. may we seize on little things. and
endeavor under all circumstances 10
throw our influence in the scale Of right.
thereby fulfilling the grand design Of our
creation. May we remember. and cause
man to feel the force Of the touching
sentiment addressed to woman,
-Bhsn care a1d an-1ish ur.ag Tie bros,
mli-isz11e angel tl4eaa
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