Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-23
For the Intelligencer.l
A VOICE FROM AN ALIEN,
Ropted EeLko,c- Citizens

A VOICE FROM AN ALIEN.
adopted FetLo,c- CItizens:
You who have left the daiseid meadows
of Briton's lovely Isle; you who have toll
ed on the snOw-Crowned mountains of
your Alpine homes, smarting under the
galling chain of monarch's rule, with my
loved but injured brother of Erin's Isle:
We are all painfully familiar with the
blighting influences Of monarchy ; we have
felt the curse of royalty; our hard earned
wages have been ,UruRy from us in support
of Priest-craft and King. craft, until our
manhood was crushed, our hopes Olighted,
and the whole land was one vast Bastile,
rendered mournful with the cry of the hun
gered and the wall of the oppressed.
Our own nutiYe land, with its boasted
Christianity, yielding to the sordid ambi-
tiOn of man, became our scourge; from our
native shores fled our prosecuted sires,
Drawing the dangers of the deep that lib
erty of convictions might be enjoyed; sew
ering the ties of friendship and home that
liberty, the poor mans legacy and the rich
mans friend, might be secured. Guided
by the hand of Him who hears the cry of
the "poor and needy" and melting out JUS
tice to all; He guides the frail bark over
the wild Atlantic waste. making the first
furrow in the highway of the nations. Led
by an unseen hand, the helmEmun's eye is
on the compass while the pilgrims heart
is fixed on God. Dreary days of winters
1 cold are endured ; tempestuOus storms are
4 encountered; the angel of death marks his
1. victims in the devoted band, yet nothing
I daunted, the vessels head is still held west
ward, until their pntiencea and courage reaps
its reward. The rosy morn no longer sheds
his refulgent rays upon iceberg and wave
alone, new scenes are there sending thrill
of iOY to the hearts OF the wanderers; ly-
ing low on the horizon is seen the dim and
shadowy outline of hill and vale, and as
the noble ship leaps from wave to wave,
bounding as Il child in sight of home and
friends, the song of praise breaks forth
from thankful hearts. penetrating the for
est dells of the pilgrims future home the
coral songster, poised on timorous wing,
hovers over the welcome spot, warbling
fortb 1t song of greeting.
Thus nature, and natures nOOlcst sons,
alike give praise TO God. Here the finger
OF God is seen here the hand of God is
owned. Men may call this peurile weak
ness, thus to go back, at this period of our
history, to facts that are time worn on
memory's tablet yet it was no friendly
gale that severed our liberties from the
English oak !; but still, the influences af-
fccting the world, attend that event.
a Tell sewers the apple from the brow of
his only son. But the same hand that
drew the bow with unerring aim, wields
the trusty sword that strikes the crown
from a naughty monarchs brow. a
mighty armament is seen advancing on its
way with peunOns OF war flying, and
trumpets ringing forth their clarion tones.
But "the winds blew and they were scat
tered" The armada is no more.
\ youth, the solace of his fathers old
age, goes forth to meet his brethren. They,
filed with envy, sell him into bondage,
while they tauntingly exclnim. ''where
now is the dreamer" Yet they live to
6ow before him.
These things, fellow citizens, men may
deride, yet the noble band of exiles laid
the foundation of a nation whose greatness
will only be excclled by its goodness, un-
less its sons are recreant to the sacred
trust reLused in them. The crown of Eng
land, still true to its old habits, looks with
an avaricions eye upon the growing wealth
of the Colonies.
Act after act is passed, each more degra-
ding and oppressive in its nature, and in
reply to the petitions for redress, armed
soldiers are sent to enforce these oppres-
sive acts: fnrbearauce ceases to be vir-
tue, and in the streets OF Lexington the
sauguinary tide begins to flow. The con-
flict has fairly begun; the Colonial Con-
gress feels the responsibility, counts the
cost, and rises the significant words, sap
pealing to heaUen for the justice Of our course,
tce determine to DIE OR BE FREE" No geo.
graphical line had then been drawn, and
commencing at Lexington, all through that
sanguiuary struggle oneness of purpose
unites the colonists as one man. And we
need Yorktown to compile the victory.
Our Constitution is framed, the Executive
turns his attention to the practical devel-
opment of our noble institutions, and with
nothing but fertile land and an honest
yeomanry,we grow mighty, founding cities,
peopling continent, spanning our broad
rivers and dotting their surface with YES
sells of every kind; binding the continent
with iron bands, sending the fiery steed
over mountains, spanning chasms, until the
production of generous land Pours fort h
it's Offering in one unceasing stream.
Caring also for the mind, her sons have
snatched the lightning from the clouds,
transmitting thought from shore to shore,
her presses roll off words of burning elo-
uuence and truth, shedding a halo oflight
over the entire world. Enlighted by the
inspiration of the Book of books, they have
not forgotten woman, mans better angel,
to guide and cheer him through all the vi
cissitudes of life.
The fertile mind of man is ever busy,
deeming nothing too trivial for its notice
Thus lessening the toll ofhousehold duties
until the loving wife and fond mother can
pursue the domestic duties as a pleasure,
and ind time amid all to store her mind
with wisdom, and enrich our literature
with words of tenderness and love. The
same gigantic strides have marked our po-
litical growth. Star after star has been
added to our bright constellation, each