Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-03-05

I, n 1859 / wrote poem entitled There
is no DEATH" aud published i. in the Deis>
ware Co. lIowa) Journal, of which was ed.
! iter. One Eugene Bulmcr copied il and
sent it TO the Temperance Offering, Chiea>
81, where it vas printed and credited to
"E. Bulmer.' From that it was copied
by the Farmers Advocate, lChieago,l the
editor of which thought be had discovered .
typographical error in the signature, and
changed il 10 "E. Bulwer" Correspon>
denee with these editors developed these
facts. and both papers afterwards corrected
the mis-credi, but too late 10 prevent its get
| ting afioat in the newspaper world ascribed
! TO Lord Bulwer, Of England. Several times
in its travels ! hare stopped it and re asser>
ted nv claim lastly in the Dubuque Her
aid Of Feb 2, 90 in which made the shove
explanation printing :. There is no Death !"
in the Herald Of Feb. 2ls,.
The Dubuque Times of Feb IS containe
bitter assul, upon me. charging me with
stealing the poem and lying in re>claiming
il; assuming that the poem could not be
, mine because = lady sen; il 10 the editor Of
theBarlington Argus from Ireland several
wears since. with no name attached; and
heapins upon me half column Of abusive
epi.hets.
took 20 the Times brio. communica>
ton, re>asser,ing my Authorship Of the POI
EN-; explaining that several copies OF the
Delaware County Journal, in which it origi>
n.lly appeared, were sen. 10 Ireland BY or
der OF Irish subscribers ia Delaware county.
IL which way the poem nigh, have found
its way into an Irish paper--or the lady
may have found il in an American paper !;
and added that had placed 500 in the
hands Of ex-alderrnan Geo. L. Mathews,
{ Of Dubuque. 10 be given TO any person who
should produce The pubi shed works Of Bull
xer. or any other wei,er, containing the
poem There is no DEATH Finding that
Mr.. RYAN, business manager ard part pro-
| prietor of the Office. had control in absence
4 Of the other joint proprietor and editor~in-
Chief, inquired OF him il We would publish
this omnunication in reply to the charges
+, in the Times. He refused then offered
/ him the regular price for lis insertion as an
advertisement. While neither nv princi-
pies nor nv disposition permits me 10 bar
Dor an anknily feeling toward any member
of the grand Brotherhood Of Naa, The feels
ing Of some Of those connected with the
Times toward me has not been cordial since
i an ancient .sad in which, as usual, each par.
" deemed the other greatly in the wrong
and in making this offer felt morally cer>
tain that tho same intense desire 10 work
me an injury which proEp'e1 the frs, assault
would prevent the insertion Of anything ten.
ding 10 avert such injary.) Mr.. RYAN in
formed me that no defense OF mite, whether
an editorial. COMMUNICATION or advertisement
( nn,l3 -aa, -, ,ln Tsoaaa hat, 10 ~ .,
had injured and abused the Times, and
!, might take advantage OF the present occa.
sion to discover bow il felt 10 be injured and
abused myself; lard much more in the
same spirIt.I
II keenis shrink from thus dragging per.
!, | sonal hos,ilities before tho public; but
. ssk ca b reader what would be his own nat
, ueal coneiasion. on seeing re editorially
|, charged in the Times with being . thief and
, liar, followed BIZ no word Of denial or e.,
, PLANTATION from me? What, except that
had no denial or explanation 10 make, and
BY ny silence admitted nv guilt! Further
more, want the authorship of the contes'
ted poem settled once and for 1.-The osSsi
OF 800 remains open indefinitely, to b
. obtained At the hand of sx.alderman Nat,
sbews BY any person producing the work
Of Bulwer, or any other author, containing
the poem, There il no Death"
Il There is no Death the starr 20 down.
To rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright in heavens jeweisd crown
Il They shine FOREVER more.
There 10 no death the dust ve tread.
II Shall change, beneath the summer shower
To golden grain. or mellow fruit,
Oprainbou tinted flowers.
, Tie granite rocks dsorganize
> To feed the hungry moxs they bear:
. The forest leaves drink daily life
From ost the viswless air.
There II no death the le ayes may fall,
!. The flowers may fade and pass away
!. They only wait, throagh wintry hours,
The coming Of the Nay,
a There is no death an angel form
! Walks Ger the earth with silent tread
ri He bsars our bestowed things away
And then We call them, desdw
y He leaves our hearts all dssolsts:
j. He plucks our faireet, sweetsst aowss
= TrnaspiAnted into bies, they now
r. Adorn imino: til bowers.
For where he secs smile too bright
"a Or heart too psss for faint Of vice,
10 lie bears il 10 that world Of light,
n To dwell in Paradise.
The bird like voice whose joyous tones
', Made glad this rcene Of sin and stri
Sings now her everlasting song,
Amid the Tree Of Life.
IN Though passed eyond orr tear dinmed sig
n lis but larger life 70 gan;
10 We feel their presence oft-the same,
ri Except in sin and pain.
:, And ever nesr u, though unseen,
70 The dear immortal spirits tread
Dc For all the b,undless universe
re II iife there are dead
!. J. l.. McCREERy
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