Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-15


the wilderness pierced through with bars
of iron, traversed (with) by the iron
horse, with his lungs of fire, and n%ostrlls
of smoke, bearing on with tightening
speed heavy carriages and innumerable
passengers, the flag of our commerce
visiting every sea and island, throughout
the world, when we behold the down trod-
den and oppressed Of the old world,
looking to US a the guardians and GUS
todians Of the ark and covenant of liber-
ty and free government when we con-
template all this and remember thut it is
the fruits of that Constitution and I'M
MON, which are and have been the only
source of our national prosperity and
greatness. Melancholy indeed is the
thought that all these accumulated bene-
fits, so fruitful of praise, and still more
fruitful of lasting blessings to mankind
and which could never form atear 10 any
eye, or cause mourning in the land. are
attempted to be destroyed, swept away
by the hands of Parricidal traitors who
to-day stand in armed rebellion to our
government and bid difiance to the laws
and that constitution to which they owe
so much. Shrowding the nation in dark
ness, making blOodshed tinge the earth
in one horrid and comprehensive
war.
And whilst the nation is thus agitated
by internal strifes and c%onvulsed to its
very centre by cohmotions and desper-
ate conflicts. we are naturally led to In
quire can our ship of state stand the
shock, and ride triumphantly the angry
that rage around her! When we
look to the ruins of the past, when we
muse over the ashes of ancient republics
now no more, and remember the
luster that M crowned them, and even
now sheds a halo of glory around their
memory. when we reflect that all these
are Wrapt in the gloom of an endless
night, then the question comes, trembling
up, shall this glorious Government too.
oe numbered amongst those that have
been2 81 a zss i14T
I'd $50 .~.~ r-..e.u
The answer comes booming from a
thousand tongues, No! our Government is
grounded in principles that shall remain
firm while time endures, and through all
turmoil and strife, will pass in spite Of
traitors, unsca,hed and yet stand as she
once stood calm, serene and ~immovable,
secure in her wisdom, fearless in her
strength, and majestic in the beauty of
her principles. 1t may be true, that
while the envenomed shaftsof malignant
rebellion are, being hurled at her breast,
she may at times, and for a moment
tremble under the shock of the fierce
charge, but she will retain her position,
u~ndaunted amid the wild conflict, and
ever in the great trial by battle, prove
her cause just, by the overthrow of her
foes, and will ride triumphant from the
list, amid the acclamations of the blessed
and free people. The weapons that have
been welded against her hall not pre-
vail, the arms of her foes shall be most
ingloriously weakened and the hands
raised to smite her, shall fall powerless.
And why2 What potent spell shall pre-
serve her? What mighty arm shall sus-
tain her? What wall of defence shall
compass her around about? The potent
spell of her own virtue will sustain. The
m~ightyarm of truth viii save her. And
the strong wall of integrity will compass
around about, and millions yet unborn
will rise up and continue to venerate the
of the great founders and defend
ers- Of this our glorious Republic, and
our Territory shall not then as now be
by the Arostook on the north and
the Rio Grande on the south, but the
cold frozen regions Of the Greenland,
and Esquimaux, on the n hand, Valdi-
vica, Patagonia and south Shetland's icy
coast on the ether shall scarce suffice to
give our growing people room. Our
right hand shall rest on Africa's unex-
and maiden bosom, eur left shall
make the Russian tyrant tfembIe on his
and Europe too shall seek to know
our will and regulate from thence her
as the lone mariner on the nigh
~ deep would watch Arcturus' steady
light and guide from science his frail
barque to some destined safe retreat.
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