The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-23
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o. Liberty, can man resign thee

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20. Liberty can man resign thee, .
Once having folt thy generous flame
Can dungeons holts, aud bars oonine thee
Ur whips they nohlc spiri, tame J"
1t may be that our people have sur.
feited of Liberty. 1t may be that
Republioanism is not adapted to ex.
tended territories and largo popula-
tions. 1t my be that Freedom can.
not exist without Virtue. 1t may be
all those reasons combined But bs
what it may, it seems to be true, that
notwithstanding shS PsSsopls. oss tiie
United States have "felt the generous
tlamo" of "Liberty," they are pre-.
pairing to "resign" that precious boon
without struggle, and sc aroGly with.
out a protest. We have aly in our
younger days, loved to lingsr o yer tho
pagesswhich told Of the heroic deeds
Of Rome's Republic, of Hofer, of
Tell, Of our own beloved Washington.
We have felt all tho indignation of
our nature aroused at tho recital of
tho Nots Of Nero, Of Dyonisius, and of
Caligula. We have arisen from the
perusal Of the histories of Liberty's
struggles against Tyranny, and thank
ed God that we lived in land, where
Freedom seemed natural growth,
and Tyranny could never flourish.
With heartfelt pride, we have looked
up ptol"the old fag,"as the emblem of
ell that was>good and grand in politi-
cal government. It's "brosd stripes
and bright stars" glistened with un.
speakable beauty to, patriotic eyes.
And, proudest Of Earth's titles, 1t
was deemed to be can American citi.
zen" ~ But all this has past; and the
glory Of our country has departed.
The sceptre of Israel has passed into
alien hands. Tho soil has become
ohoked with weeds of noxious growth.
"The old flag" no longer the emblem
of Freedom, but ga Haunting lie,"
seems but to protect Tyranny and
villainy in their. evil machinations.
The "beaoon Light has gone out and
left US in tho darkness of oppression !;
and ..'the old ship Of State" dashed
about upon the breakers of Radical
ism, threatens instantly to go to piec-
os. ,.z ~
And vat; amidst ail Til, inrmnil
and threatening danger, tho people
stand unmoved, unmindful of the evil
which is portending for them. Day
after day Despotism moves on, slowly
but surely, trcading down, one after
another, the liberties and the institu-
tions of the country, blotting out the
landmarks of the Constitution, and
setting up its crown in every State to
be respected, obeyed, yen worshippcd,
by the blind apat fools, who can
see no danger in the instant mutter-
ings Of thunder or the vivid lightning
flashes which ilumine the Political
sky and betoken the coming storm.
Oh, that We had tho power to wakcn
them from their dreadful lethargy.
We would thunder it in their ears,
that American Republicanism is vel!
nigh gone, and Imperialism will soon
assume its place.
President Grant but awaits the
favorable moment to strike the blow
and declare himself Dictator of this
broad land. That moment approacl.-
es. And some gloomy day the people
of the United States will awake to
find themselves bound, hand and foot,
with the Tyrant's shackles, and the
chair which once held Washington,
u Jefferson, a Madison, and an Adams,
drapcd With the cmblems Of royalty,
and holding within its arms the form,
Of an, Emperor. We wish that we
couldsthunder it in the ears Of the
people. We should say to them,
Awake, arouse, Or be forever fallen ~
MovEmENTg TO SECURE BELlIaEF.
ENT RfoHTs 70 CUBA.-A-Ths victory
which recently crowned the Cuban
arms had the effect Of arousing onoe
more the liberal men in >, Congress.
Coming from 30 responsible source
as Sherman, the resolution introduced
into the Senate to-day was more than
D mere bupsombe. dodge usually re-
ted to by petty politicians. Tho
resolution was referred to the Foreign
Committee, and if that august eoun-
oil Of wousa.be diptoma'ists do not
soon make report Mr. Sherman will
be after them with "a sharp, stick,
According to Sumner this Cuba, ques-
tion has been under consideration in
committee, Mr.. Sherman reminded
the Senate Of a fact which they Ger,
taialy bad ignored. that the country
IL ahead of CoDgress on this impor.
tant question. The object of the
resolution is, to. recognize d state oi
bslligerenee between Spain and Cuba
soias to prevent q continuance of stht
barbarities which have been praotised
by those now trying to suppress 'tht
efforts Of Cnbato be frecsa s. '-a'''''''
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