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Believing that, in all the earth, ^' the Lord is ^'^^/"havinon, hence, no sympathy with those who solve political problems solely by the rule of three, and are consequently prone to prophecy that tne ^^w Dominion will fall a prey to the rapacity of the more populous nation on our border ;— believing, for reasons which may be in- ferred, that the United States are onlv in the begmning of trouble ;-that their debt will prove much more inconvenient than they seem to think it will, and be a source of commercial embarrassment for a long time to come ;— being strongly impressed with the conviction that some of the States are much more likely to desire admission into the Colonial Confederacy, than the Confederacy to become a parcel of the U nited States ;-^believing that if our people would strive to walk in the path which "the vulture's eye hath not seen and the lion's whelp hath not trodden" and our legislators would always bear in tmBBmmBsammmmmm tv. PREFACE. mind that it is for the welfare of the people, and not for sects and parties and classes, that the Governor of the universe causes the earth to rotate and seed-time and harvest to succeed each other, we should have nothing to fear, either from intestine dissention on the one hand, or external violence on the other; — the writer has penned the following lines in the humble hope that they may be instrumental in some measure, in rebuking that puling spirit which magnifies the arm of our neighbors at the expense of our faith, and also in promoting a spirit of good- will among the various sects and nationalities of which the Union is composed, and submits them with trustfulness to an indulgent public. THE NEW DOMINION. " Beware * * * lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses and dwelt therein ; and when thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thvyu hast is multi' plied, then thine heart be lifted up and thou forget the Lord thy God." The Seer stands at eventido W"atching sea-birds, as they ride On the ocean s heaving breast, While the sun goes down to rest ; Listening to the sullen roar, t; . Of the surf upon the shore ; . Wondering what, if waves could speak, They'd say to him if he should seek To know their mind, or if they bore Some message from a distant shore. While thus he mused, and listening stood, A sound, unmusical and rude. Like echo from a noisv fair, Came down upon the evening air. Of pride and greed and anger telling. And other passions ceaseless welling. Like waters from a fount accurst Never quenching human thirst. 6 THE NEW DOMINION. The Seer thought of distant times, And tumults old in other climes, And sorrowed much to think that still, Men are moved hj evil will. Soon they cease ; and then there steals, Like music struck from silver bells, Symphoni«es so low and sweet As seldom on the wavelets meet, Luring* him to other climes Whence seemed to come those happy chimes. Whether or no, he could not tell, Bu^ it seemed as though a spell Had bound him, and that he Could not, if he would, be free. Soaring then on pinions light, His spirit took an upward flight. Far off", on the blue profound, Suddenly, without a sound, New land arose, as at the will Of one of whom the poets tell. Who, by the waving of a wand, Could summon genii to his hand. First, as on his sight it broke. And wonder in his mind awoke. The mountain-tops engaged his eye, Towering far toward the sky ; Respleudent in the setting sua Or grandly bleak in twilight dun. And then, as more familiar grew Things which to him were now, liis eyesight pierced the deep defiles- Nature's grand cathedral aisles — Irregular and yet not rude, Awful in their solitude, As rifted from Plutonic rock By some great centrifugal shock, They seem like monuments sublime Linking past with present time. He hears a scream and then espies Circling upward to the skies, Half in anger, half in fright, Till she's almost out of sight. An eagle, sta:''ed from her nest At sight of sor.xC unwelcome guest; When a heavy-laden train Rushes up the narrow lane. Looking as if poised on air A thousand feet above the lair Of gaunt grey wolf or grizzly bear. r ! Downward to the boundless plain The fiery courser speeds amain. Slackens not his headlong gait ; Stopping not to breathe or bait ; And only at the hostel gate. Does that tireless courser wait. Once upon the track again, Scours along the distant plain ; Scorning lightning, as in haste. He charges madly through the wftate :-r- Lakes and rivers come and go ; V/ho denies it shall be so ? Things like these the Seer beholds As the wondrous map unfolds. What sea is that the Seer crossed ? What land its mighty breast embossed ? Whose towns and cities rose to view. So fair and stately yet so new ? The sea is that great ebbless tide Which canr.ut for an instant bide ; But ev'iy moment strikes a phore, Which never had been reached before ; Whose farthest coasts will hear its boom, Never before the day of loom. THE NEW DOMINION. 1, The land and v/hat to it pertained : — Works of art and chattels gained By prosp'rous trade in foreign climes, Wisely pushed in peaceful times, Belong to those who proudly claim, A British parentage and niime ; Contented that their lot should be, A fruitful branch of a goodly tree. Fostered by the iron hand Of laws enforced by stern command Of rulers chosen for their worth, Among the noblest of the earth. The arts and science prosper, till, In ev'ry dale, on every hill Are garnered fruits, which ne'er before, Were gathered in more copious store. In workshop, warehouse, factory, mill, Are seen results of wondrous skill. But, more pleasing far than all The pictures hung in stately hall, Or engines strong, or fabrics rare, Exhibited in store or fair. Is, that the people, taught to ihinky Bo their ancient quarrels sink. One God — their Maker, Saviour, friend. Of gifts the giver without end, in 10 THE NEW DOMINION. They recognize, and feeling then, -• • - ''*, That He ii^ father of all men, ; ^ And that for all alike He cares v ■ Whom the earth prolific bears, Each feels that, in ev'ry other, . > [ -^ Instead of foe he meets a brother. As fruits of bowinsr to that law Which wisdom infinite foresaw Alone could save from dire distress, 1 And sorrows which on mortals press. Where'er ha looks — on every hand — The Seer beholds a happy land;—- / Rivers which, since birth of man Had not been checked by wheel or dam, Had been taught to know that they c Must henceforward him obey. Lakes but late unruffled, save By fragile bark of ncmade Brave^ Or beasts, or tenants of the air. Or winds that o'er their bosoms tear, j\re whitened now with many a sail Set to woo the passing gale. Prairies which before, at best, Ever since the earth had rest. I i I ' I I 1 I ] THE NEW DOMINION. n Mighty boasts and birds liad fed — Mammals strange and Sauriaua dread, Which had lived and passed away Long before that ancient day, • ; ' When Eden's pathways Adam trod — The hist and noblest work of God, Obedient to Divine behest, From north and south and east and west- From garden, orchard, harvest-field. Their choicest fruits and flowers yield. Calm, as with consciousness of power; Couchant, as if prepared for war ; Majestic in that grand repose, ' Which speaks his fearlessness of foes, The king of beasts is seen to fill, The honored post vi warder still. ' While over his majestic, head Proudly waves that banner red, ' v ^ As free from stain as e'er before. Since Crescy's field, or Agincoart. What does that angry cloud portend Which veils the land from end to end. Whose boast once was, from sea to sea, It cradled infant liberty ? Why leaps the lightning from on high? 10) L/v THE NEW DOMINION. Why booms the thunder through the aky ? Why has this day of trouble come ? ,. What have the hapless people done, f That those terrific longues of fire Should threaten them with ruin dire ? Have they e'er forgetful been Of duty to the great Unseen ? " ^ Puffed up with unbecoming pride, , His fearless statutes laid aside ? Or taken credit in their songs For what to Him alone belongs — Occurrences which such as they, Could not foresee and might not stay ? Or have they threatened sword and fire Those who without their leave aspire To hold, as erst, the sacr'^d soil ; : Our fathers won with grievous toil ? Usurping thus the the throne of God, ' Have they provoked His chastening rod ? Do they, under claim of right. Wrongs commit in Justice* sight ? Of wealth and power ever greedy, Do they oppress the poor and needy — Like Leech or Vampyre crying — give ! For ever while their victims live ; . Pitying none, so they may sate Their appetite for show and state i" THE NEW DOMINION. 13 Whence come all those dreadfii^ ills, '^ Which like so many trickling rills That noiseless and unheeded flow, ' And only to importance grow, When by rains untimely fed. They raise the swelling river's bed, . ' ' Till o'er its ancient banks it leaps ; >* And though the hapless country sweeps Resistless in its mad career; ^ --^ Destruction dealing far and near? Have the flames of civil war Destroyed their constitution, or Is their patriotism dead ? Has virtue from their bosoms fled ? Is ^' attic faith " a thing unknown To those who hate the kingly crown ? Not so ! Faith and courage both are left. Of virtue they are not bereft. But what can single arms avail, When multitudes the state assail ; When fired by insatiate thirst, Th' infuriate pop'lace thoughtless burst Through all restraint, and drain the cup. Of license^ not dreaming, while they sup, That demagogues have spread the board, And o'er them hangs the Tyrant's sword. n THE N EVf DOMINION. What more graphic or more true, Than the picture* Coio drew Of the proud Repuhlic — Rome, Of freedom, once the honored home ? Well does that patriot hand portray Republics of the present