Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-19
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A casa Is rarely desperate, says the Riehmerd
Wzig, until ihe psEsalG spirits fsIl hin Il il
gsod plEn to give the suksrer every eneoar
sgsBezs. But, while teliisg him he will b
sure 10 get we'll, tho doetsr should take care no'
to scare him with big doses and exaggerated de
ssripEons Of his disease. Suspension Of the
writ CT ha5eas esTpgS answers to dcpTivssion oi
individual freedom of he viii, and The power oi
the will in resisting diseaee cannot be everest.
mated. Sweeping prescriptions are equivalent
to big deses, which irigLton the patient and ex-
hsast bis silal enc gies. Tales, constantly told,
Of the enemY's gigantic preparations, like highly
eolorel piesares Of the rsYsges Of the esneer,
boIlfy tie patient. Our pshiisRI eascks aze
using, or threatening 10 use, ell these clever ez
pedispis to Kill THAR victim.
/ IN tsat sharp fevsT sf The hcsy politie which
ws call war, the crisis tarns ohentines on a
uasst trivial sireumstanea TIE history Of the
NsthsTlsuds furnishes aa example. The war
had lasted nine yssrs fifteen cut Of seventeen
| provinces we're il she hARds Of the eneuyi the
exshsqEsr vas crippled Holland and Zealand
aleno held cut; bat they were cut il twain by
the brilliant expedition frsm Philipsiand, the
occupation Of Sehsuwen, and the approaching
fall Of its espitsl. Germany, England and
France al refused 10 stretch cut ihsir bands to
ssvs the heroic bU: sxksustle5s little previncee
The Prisss Of ofsago and Ais little csuntry
were sii slone. But be and they were undauut-
ed. Even il we sAeuId rot snly see ourselves
deserted By al the werld, bat Also az the world
sgsins. us, - rsid The Prince, "Ho should rot
seass 10 defend ourselves 10 the last man
Knowing he justice Of cur csuss, we repose
entirely in tho Elsrsy Of God" His was sub
Zinc faith, sEl his people shared IL for they
loved hisl villa all their hearts, and had IN
bounded confidence IL him. They all called
him Fstker William"
"Laok s. Holland" says the historian, Mot
Iey-"Eot the rspsblic. With is sister provinces
boyond the z0ydor zss-bui Holland only
with the Zealand archipelago Lock at the mar
row tongue of half submerged earth. who
could suppose that apoH thai slender sand bank,
ole hundred and twenty miles in length, and
varying Ia breadth lrom four miles to forty, one
man, backed by The population Of handIul Of
cities, could do battle nina years loHg with lie
master Of TIVE worlds, the DomirAseT Of Asia,
Africa and AmeTies"-srd copqueT him a.
LAST "a"
Nor was WILLIAM entirely master Of that
nsuoK shosl whore clusg the Survivors Of
Of 8 great sAtional shipwTssk. North and
South Holland were cut ia twe by the loss Of
HarliE, while the enemy was in possession Of
the natural capital Of the little eeunlry, An
sterdsm. The Prince sErped thst tho cs1ss
had suffered more IRON the dsloyslty Of AM
stcc, dam than from s L the Efforts Of the enemy
Moreover, tho country was in most dssoiate
condition. Il Sas almost literally sinking
ship, for the destruction Of the bqlwaIks against
tne ocean had seluged the land. and " az eror- |
msBs outlay bc:h Of lsbsr and maRey vas il
80 save the physical existeDes Of The
connuy."
It waE at this moment that desperate, but |
sublime resolusioa took possession Of tho [
Princess miRd. There seemed bat one way TO /
exclude tie spsnikrds forever frem Hollan5 sud |
Gsslard, and to rsseue the Inhabitants frem in |
pehdiUg ruin, Ths Prince had loug b.eo5ed /
over the scheme, and the bsur seomsd to have |
stIuck fer lis falhllnens His pIojool was Is
collect, ell tie vessels of every description, /
which eould be obtained throughout the Ne:har-
Land. TIE whole population Of the two PROV
inecs, msni woman, and children, together with
al the movable property ef the coHnsry, were
then to be embarked on board this numerous
aeet, aud to seek new home beyond t4s sess.
The wind mills Wsrs then to Be burned, the
5ykes pierced, the sluisss opened In every direo
ton, ard ths country restored forever to tie
oeean frem which it had sprung.
Just as this, sublime resolution was sboai to
be carried into sEsct, the srAna Commander,
died suddsnIy and afssr only four
days sickness. A pause ia the war ehsusd, |
Tho LITTLE provinces gathered up :hsiF strength,
repaired their losses ard, ahor many years more
OK battling, made gaod their independence
We sss in no such strait ss tho Hollanders,
ana if re were, their example ought 80 nerve
az anew, strengthen eur discrimination, and en-
coursgs Us to preserve to the bittsT end. Ard
We will de it. Wkts has been already dcne
gives assurance of what Is to come Before the
war began, few believed that the people Of this
gsusTstion would show ibs hardy virtues which |
distinguished eur ancestors Now We bosst !
that We have eqEslled them in courage, and
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exhibit Cur fortituds, and, by the blessing of
Ged, We shsl exhibit it subliEasly before the
war ia ended and ths dsy star Of peace sheds its
mild radiance on a worn ba! ffes and indepen- |
don't peepls.