The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-05-24
Fbr tle Eastern CJaroa.
Vestges Of the Past and Signs Of
the Present


skill spread a funeral pail over crertion's |
new born glory, and opened the flood I
gates Of woe, the stream Of sin and sor
roN.has grown wider, and deeper, while |
pursuing its steady course. his children |
have followed in his footsteps to contend /
Tor the mastery, and prey upon each other.
Many and varied are the phases assumed |
by this unholy temper. When national
peace prevails, IT is developed in CONNER
oial overeaching. aristocratic Wanting
and oppression by many who possess 1
more wealth than their neighbors. and I
the long.train Of strife. and rivalry which
continually agitates the sea OF mind that
ebbs and flows over the beautiful surface
of the earth. The waves Of this sea for
short space are comparatively calm; bet
ter influences prevail for q while. but ever
aad anon the "archangel ned" waves
his unhallowed wand over its bosom, and
lashes it into fury; the mountain billows
roar and threaten destruction to every
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 hercdlean task is assigned US to meet
and vanqui,h this inhuman power. We
meet them first in the spirit of the prince
Of peace. beg them to cease their unnatu-.
r,l hostility, disciaim al desire to harm
them; right is all we ask. and peaceful
relations all we wish. Witness the calm,
dignified message Of our able President
Surely divine guidance was given in th c
choice Of such man to manage the helm
while we are passing over such dangerous
quicksands, and surrounded by rocks and
shoals. The answer we receive from our
foes is a hurl Of defiance worthy Of incar-
nate demons. and now the solid phalanx
has risen in its might toresist 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 a
fratricidal contest as ours, is more san
culinary than any other Oh the millions
now lying beneath earth's green carpet,
wha have fallen victims to the inhuman
passions Of their brethren. The rise and
fall Of empires and republics, have al
vanced in a constant and unceasing
course: cities have risen. disappeared, and
every trace Of their existence has been
obliterated others are a 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 81 ruins! who can trace the void.
or say what was, or j.. where all Is doa5.y nlght
Nations have re6eled against the Divine
Being who gave them existence, and IT
has allowed their fellow-beings to scourgt
them. The israelites revolted, and wer,
sorely punished forty years in the wilder
ness, and even now their descendant
feel the desolatiag effects Of nationa
transgression. Follow the traveller through
the almost trackless desert of Idumea
which has so long felt the effects of Je
hoyah's fierce displeasure, and the way
mark Of mans wiclledness are scattore'
/ in every direction. History is profitable
for instruction, and my own sex have
deep interest in its study. Il teaches tina
heavy responsibility rests upon us, an'
bids us endeavor by every means to stem
the tide OF evil; it tells US that woman ha
j often taken a wrong course, and done in
, calculable mischief: it shows Us the spo
where the destiny of great nation wa
decided 81 the Niles 81 e4<at.Ana.
points to the place where the proud Zer
abba hourished. Queen of mighty en-
, pire. now a desolation; it reveals to on
, vision, the bloody Mary. the dictatori'
Elizabeth, the scheming Henrietta Mari,
B. Queen Of Charles the first. whose inf,
euce with her husband, cost him his Aea,
and rendered herself and children exile
]. But space will scarcely permit passin
s glance. Reverse the picture, place it s
the descending rays Of celestial light ma
shine upon it, and every radiation display
new and ladeless beauties. The Bible
50 full Of instances in which woman
{ with Heaven directed energy, has seattle
b tered blessings ground her, that kno
n not where TO commence the enumeration
q and win waive it altogether Suffer le
bright examples Of later times:
l. There is the tender. loving Josephin
, whose gentle nature influenced her in
z oerial consort for fifteen years, as no OF
p else could do. before ambition had owe
e come every other feeling, and after /
y had committed the most heartless act
e his life. laundering the holy tie betwee
+ them her sweet spirit was nearly crushe
in the struggle, yet she uttered not
word Of reproach even in death, h,
IS scarcely articulate words were "NapoIeo
l. Isle Of Elba." She would not like Il
u woman who supplanted her, have uttert
\ the heartless remark, Il married Il
French Emperor, and not the exile" 81
g would not like her have refused to sha
+ his captivity. No, she would have f
lowed him to the Rock bound Isle
a the Ocean" and with her gentle ministr
e. tions have soothed his lacerated spir
ar and blunted the keen edge of his Sc
!; rows. Look at the youthful and mob
= lady Jane Grey, victim to the ambitio
n arts Of others, a martyr to the love 81
OF bore her relations. When called to re
Z der her life a sacrifice for their misdeeC
m no railing word passed her lips; the spi
rs Of the divine Savior when he forgave I
te murderers, glowed brightly in her bosol
p with youth, beauty and every thing
~ attach her to life, she calmly met h
%. fate said she was ready to leave Il
rs world, for a better one above; and VIII
r,e the final moment drew near, she Sc
- messages of love to her husband, to che
rs him in his dying struggle. Still near
to US in the constellation, shines Eli
Sc beth Fry, whose heaven-born zeal b
M done 50 much to check sin, and allevia
be sorrow. Miss Dix, another sister, b
probably welded greater influence
49, favor Of the poor maniac than any 9th
I'D mortal living. But to come still near,
of the sweet dew which rests on the must,
,e- name Of Florence Nightingale, dist
"a "a on every heart. Perhaps our prese
=. crisis may develop some illustrious folio
Id ers Of that most angelic woman. But
= would not trespass on the space so poll
81 ly accorded me. by enumerating one
~ thousand Of the bright lights viii
ey serve as beaoons to guide woman over t
M stormy sea Of existence. Oh may
~ fully recognise our important mission
80 this most eventful era. not waiting for
be large field Of operation, but with II
- tact in which our sex Is acknowledged
excel, may we seize on little things, al
endeavor under all circumstances
throw our influence in the scale Of rigl
- thereby fulfilling the grand design of @
creation. May we remember. and cat
W man to feel the force Of the touchi
Of sentiment addressed to woman,