The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-04-23
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Since that day he has never been heard of
more, and tradition tells that headboard and
little green knoll Of earth marks the spot
where his mortal remains now repose. He
died from the exhaustive mental labor re-
quired in its production; and since that day
nothing like it has been attempted until the
4th Of April. in the Cooper Institute, New
York, when our Tom gave rein to his lofty
genius and gave birth to the following wonder
in the way of literary achievement: -.-.-
When, amid the bowling storm, the mariner
sailing over tropic seas waits for relief from
his weary watch, he turns his eyes towards
the southern cross, blazing rigidly and AFRO
gantly above tempest-vexed ocean. and lol
rs midnight approaches, the whirling worlds
change their places, the southern cross begins
to bend, with starry finger points the Al
mighty marks the massage of time upon the
dial Of the Universe, and though no bell shall
beat the glad summons above the clamor of
the winds, the lookout knows that the mid
night is gone and relief and rest are close at
hand. Hope, then, goaded, struggling and
oppressed Cubal Your midnight is well nigh
passed. The southern cross of despotism be-
gins TO bend. Be hopeful, be vigilant, be val
liant, be freel 1t were nobler to gather to
your long sleep upon the ridgy slopes of your
own lSlhnu, as the e1tlngulShe0
Spartans gathered at TkermopylR, dead but
not conquered, than to live race Of slaves.
We may expect to hear from Washington,
at any moment, that Fitch has been seized
with a brain fever and gathered to his fathers.
Whom the gods love, die young" and no hu-
man brain could give birth to the above men
tai monstrosity and survive long thereafter.
Tommy is not only great and majestic in the
way Of oratory, but he is also prophet of no
mean pretensions, as witness the following:
Through whatever of sacrifice, through
whatever Of sorrow, through whatever of suf-
fering, Cuba will be free! Though Spanish
gunboats encircle her coasts. though Spanish
advocates malign and deride her defenders.
though Spanish gold corrupt her friends,
though falsehood environ her. and disaster
encompass her, Cuba will be free! The Fates
that spin and cut the threads of national life,
have severed the unnatural tie which bound
her to ruined and tyrannous kingdom. and
forth from the fiery loom of battle there floats
golden thread which points northward toward
the magnetisms Of freedom, and waits but the
shuttle of time, and the orders of the master
to be woven into our own broad vestments of
liberty. The voice of prophecy vibrates in
swelling numbers the irrepressible song; il
finds an echo in history, and philosophy it.
self takes up the Tefrain-Cuba shall yet be
free!
About the time that Fitch was laundering
this grand prophecy in the ears of the Amer
lean people, the defenders of Cuban indie
pendence were being routed, scattered, pur-
sued and hunted down like, beasts of prey by
the Spanish soldiery, who were victorious up
on every field, and before his words were cold
upon his lips, the announcement comes that
Cuban independence is dead beyond the hope
Of resuneetionj which would seem to demon
strate that our Tom, as q prophet, was not a
success Bnt what could he have meant in
speaking Of the "corrupting power Of goid'
and the influence upon "her friends2" 1t
cannot be that he means that the greedy
palms Of Grant we're tickled with Spanish
gold5 Ho cannot mean that the trumpet
tongued defenders Of freedom. who control
this great Government have aided in strang-
Cling the genius Of liberty in the gem of the
Antilles to crafty their ignoble thirst for gold;
and yet it would appear that our Representa-
tive thus accuses them of proving false to
struggling liberty in this southern, sunny
isle.
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