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ral which knows its way, and has me io'eG III. 70
draw men, and States, aha pianets, s, W eo.hn, srs
noal. Such and ~ potent - this nen MctnoI
hv which the Divine Providence wells tne ch!el.
III lenctlta under The mnsk Of caanl!ttcs. that
Te et,all not by any pcrvcrse ingenuity pfescnt
the hlcsstnQ." ...r,.
In like manner It WAS enc O. tne .,gs. ,.,sat
IL in oa ..ione recitation OF vigorous ode by
! gifted SCULPTOR and poet, native ot tnat
American village, but NellknoWh III eli1a eouu-
try and In Europc, Who spoke to bis ronntfSmeh
woria of tcrrb!e remonstrnnce, ~n1sn na wSs' ~
cciye,ft not With teprobat!on anti aSeItlon' W.
with significant and universal app.aL =, tio
evidently had l1 ~ miaa NJ. fraua nb1ic s1ars
which, though happily not ~ ecen h ahoMsss Hn;s
ourselves, Is said To- proS. A. leoet sae Hos1"@
crn States Of AmcEica. lie blamcu
Viii rnve a.. como what may-
The apathy With which - re ...k
onr eonntrve t dsaffss ,s,,1 qes tsht them,.i,.a.
Dreaming lost ,aat tn.nGs Will ''e"' >"eA''-'
No, thInga viii never rlaht themselves
TIA We mnst put them right
lie rebukcd those who
Apart in selfish silence stand.
And yet too busy 10 upslft thett hand
And do The duties that belong
To tl1ose who wou'd be ftee.
T1e called on the
1tlah. law. Young, old, wherever you may b.,
AwaIel sriscl cast % ihfh iethargJ.
Your Aocient fA!th renew.
And set your hands to do the Task
That fteemen nave 70 DO.
lie bnde them
Cleanse the Augean stall Of politics
q y. foa1 muck q crafts ~! wtles. and tsss,;
Bfesk tho ease rings where commerce rssks ano
Fots.
Purge specnlatlon OF IT. eankef'spo''
lie hade bis sleepinc country rise
a. 6TS 4. .Gixs'$ S1xs st.s!ss. e sp'n 'h' path
Words, like these, 30 uttered and 30 received,
cannot but beget hopo that the country for
which they were written, aud In which they
OF regeneration, and the germs Of future grcat-
ncaa. And ~ they give forcihle, perhaps too
forriblc, representation Of the dangers and thp
hopes which lie wrapt up in the history q
America. 50 Also conscious Of that affinity Of
Mhich have before spoken which uuites the two
countries together, venture to quote them
hero In the feeling that BY analogy they arc ap-
plicablo also to England. Not only they In
thcIr youth and freshness, but vc In our green
Old aee, need to be- reminded that VIC u1so, In
suite Of our long ancestral traditions. and "tho
ancient tpbrcd Integrity" of tho English nation,
have Kindred dangers threatening v on shsrtght
in listening to the yo!co OF tnoso few noble soul
and hieI, intc1lcences who rise above thu pas
sone Of party and the sora!d interests Of the
! motneut, Who have the wisdom not merely to
| leuouuce. but to dlscrimlnate: and the desire
mol merely To Dresaryc or Jeatruy, but to i'm
nroyo aud bring TO perfection tho Inheritance
Committed to our trust.
SYMPATHY IN r1IA QuxHN's ArFIrCrfoN.
Wfen speaking Of tho common sentiment
| which a,.ln1atcs nation ia The presence OF tho
dccpct aud higher characters aud deeper
thoughts should no. DO doinc Justice to your
feelings, nor. mar add, TO the 2eesinGs Of the
| prcat Kopublte which We have been considering,
| Il and not touch On The Mingled gr!ct and re-
apect Which viii have perrsleI nll true Eugliah
| heorts on either side OF the ocean
| wien they lear OF tho stroke OF sorrow