The Warning

"The Warning" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Is it just about Samson? Or does it have a deeper meaning.... First, let's look at the title: "The Warning." This is very significant and a huge hint to what Longfellow is alluding to in this poem. He is "warning" the American Government that slavery will tear the United States apart and "...shake the pillars of the Commonweal, Till the vast Temple of our liberties. A shapeless mass of wreck and rubbish lies."