Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-12-03

her the conquered province 10 avandal horde,
the mother 0f nations, reared in the wombs Of
bygoue ages
Eonr centuries have passed away since
through the gloom burst forth the CLEAN Of.
light, radiating the pathway of those new ma
tions 10 power that to-day govern the destin-
les of the human race, and couline the com
mercial prosperity Of the world to stated
rules.
In l492 when Spain held an undisputed
sway, and nations bowed to the proud Hidal-
Cos power, came the discovery Of New
World) continent to reyolutionize the moral,
physical and social aspect OF the human race,
developing the physical and scientific skill Of
nations, vieing one with the other in tho lust
for luxury, opuleuce and power She has
paved the pathway, reached the goal, enrich
ed, and fallen by her owA proud, polite, sui
cidal course; she plundered her colonies Of
all that was rich, until the people, tottering
meath the burden of her taxation and restric.
tons their fortuno the pirates spoil sunk
into imbecility aud non-productiveness for
want Of mothers fostering and protective
care
Now rose Columbia's star from national re-
volution, like that bright star to Israers shep-
herds given, harbinger Of peace and nope
to prosecuted man. The period of supersti-
ton and intolerance passed away. Political
liberty eentered and confined to select circles
of wealthy or land-holdiDg classes in the diff
ferent forms of governing power, we're des.
tined TO be forever excluded from the revolu-
| tionized land The voice OF the people, that
for countless generations had been held in
strict abeyancc to dictatorial power, would
take its place and mark 10 tyrant powers a
line defining its metes and bounds, where man
became man sheltered in prosperity and
happiness, beneath the vine and fig tree rear.
ed meath his fostering, industrious hand,
around his home blooming paradise, where
once was desert wild There with the nurse.
lings of his love, no tyrants polite ban could
rob him of his godgiven heritage.
Bold brave, good men were they, who four
score years ago, laid the broad basis Of that
social equality, which by its privileges Of citi-
zenship, makes the poor peasant equal to the
king. Upward she sprung, and threw her con
stelated banner to the breeze; nations viewed
with wonder her brilliant rise TO power, and
tyrants listened to her voice with awe With
scarce three million population IN her domain
she took leading place among the nations
her wealth one hundred million, since thai
time has grown four billion, and thirty million
But alas as if to put curb upon the onward
march to wealth and power, she treads the
path that other nations trod, and left but shad
ows of their departed glories. Must wealth
increasing as it gives us place and power, de
generate our sons2 Must moneyed oligarchs
rise, usurping power place on our necks agair
a slavish yoke Must freedoms star, that fo
30 long hath brightly shone, dim and decline
before the usurper power2 Has the spirit o
our revolutionary sires died out has the alta
of their political liberty grown cold2 Have VIZ
forgotten that our fathers framed this govern
ment for white men and their posterty for
ever2 Shall fanaticism rule and ruin our hope
for countless generations yet unborn Ha
wealth 80 accumulated within our borders tha
lour manhood hath decayed2 God forbid
let not old Israels childrens fate be ours
let not this mighty vine, brought from tn
far off lands, planted by our fathers, hatl
tlken such deep root, watered by their blood
covering the mountains and the plains lik,
: goodly cedars, sending forth thes bough
and branches of its commerce unto the sea
and its distant rivers; let not the hedge
I be broken, that tyrant powers may plucl
! from us our hope. Alas to-day it is Gu
down, it burns, the mighty branches are lop
ped, our commerce divided, and our enemie
laugh and rejoice over the war, the strife nov
raging in our midst How long, ch freemeu
5 shall it continue2 Year after year. it roll
. along, and in its mighty heCatomb the Aowe
of freedom dies. The bravest of our son
5 daily and hourly fall in this interminable con
g test; backward and forward it rolls like tn
tide of the devouring sea- unduIating, unceaS
, ing. Usurpers mould the armed hordes t
n their will; vampires prey npon the nation
wealth; battening in splendid puns, they sNI
the viials of the nations power; apng eifem
nate European aristocrats, they seek to plac
upon the lreeman's neck the gurthian yoke
: and make us bond thralls to a worse than SaS
/ on cedric's power. Wake from your lethal
gic sleep, and show these Constitution breal
ing law defying, negro loving sons of th
It North that Washington's glorious herltag
A. of freedom bequeathed to you, shall never
never die--that you are unprepared to yel
to their mad rule or ruin policy unprepare
to become the servile slaves of purse prou
moneyed oligarehyi show them that wealt
may accumulate, but you have not deoayed
the portals of the hecatomb of nations mal
yawn, but it shall not close upon the ruins
?, the glorious fabric of your freedom. Rst
p wrest from the tyrant the power, break d
d links of the despotic chain forged to crrsl
d your spirits, to bind you as serVile slaves Il
8 their apostate rule; let not the page of hisior
g. tell to future ages that American freedom G
3 so short growth, went TO oblyious shdde
Is with no brave hand, no freeman's powerful
" arm, raised to strike blow in its defense
ii Arise shake off your cowardly sloth, aid
you fail, then fail as failed at old Thermop,
Of lie Leonidas and his glorious Spartan band
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