Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-11-12

For THE VI2CINIA ARCus.
TRIBUTB OF RESPECT 10 TIE
PATRIOTIC FEMALES OF RICHMOND.
When sang the Muse, harper theme.
rhan female patriotism
subject sure, like this ,nay seem
Too sweet tor days OF schism.
BE It too sweet The Muse will dwell,
With rapture on the Stlnte,
Where female breasts with virtue swell
And richly claim the tribute.
What do see "a female band,
ATTACKED by love and union;
Eager to. Join the lilly hand,
In Liberty's communion.
OF beauty and Of sense, the boast,
Yes, bright Virginia Graces
The soldiers pride, the freeman's toass
Are nobly seeking places.
Places But surely not of .ras.,
No mercenary motive,
Can make the lilly kiss the dust,
Or bow III iozrness vofive
Places, they seek at freedoms call,
In Vrginia's Temple.
At freedoms shrine all equal--ali
Proud to set example.
10 show the world that woman's toll,
10 liberty's devoted;
And that by rank, her noble soul,
Can never be polluted:
10 show that she, no work disdains,
That can adorn the nation;
Or that can soothe the HERDS pains,
IL stormy tribulation
Mark mark Won band, heavenly choir,
In herosm wing
To kindle UP ETHEREAL fire,
In ireemen's sons adsniyiag
See the ANoR PA7'RIE glance,
From damsei's glist'ning eye:
Her snewy globes responsive dance,
And heae thejoJafs gh.
Why this compound OF joy and grief.
Why SMILES he orb an tears 2
Why signs imprisoned seek relief,
And speak unuumber'd cares
Al the dread sounu OF war runs high,
And shakes the tender frame;
Stern tate SAYS, conquer or We die"
TO ds,nsrl aud TO dame.
The war-hooP sounds with awful din,
From Savage zokite and rcd,
And monsters shew with ghastly grin,
The scalps of infant dead
The mothers charge, the cradles sleep
In slumbering meets It's doom:
And western zephyrs loudly weep,
While fires light the tomb!
See the fell tomahawk display'd,
Rocking with blood and brains
And helpless victims meInly Bay'd,
With agoniziTs pains
On God! the ruthless dungeons groaa,
With woe and death, while y-c5
Supineiy sit and weakly mourn,
For those who shouidbe free.
See, see yon hellst repIete with woe
Our husbands, sons and sires
There waste in want, there lie in gore!
Oh see the Savage fires!
The sire perhaps the son must kill,
Compelled by hruta. art;
His country's blood, the hero spill,
And suck his ofisp-ing's heart
Oh God and shall thy fayor'd land,
Offend departed names II
And shall the base, the NUTRITIOUS hand,
For us, forge CALLING chains'
" Oh no the God of battle cries,
Rise and exert my might;
10 glorious deeds triumphant rise,
And dare the coming fight"
Hail ! Daughters or the Sun your deeds,
Shall noble ardor raise
Tour names shall sound where battle bleeds,
And age rehearse your praise.
Sons of Columbia, boldly dare,
The scene of death and woe
For s'niies and trophies will grow there,
Where female patriots sowS
| Go, soldiers, go and save your wives,
Your children and your sires
The damsels ask you-saye their lives,
Gn quench the savage fires.
Aud then return from wars alarms,
Brave, resolute and free;
Just claimants of the damseis' charms,
| BY right Of victory.
Angelic females, be your mead,
From trouble soon to rest;
And be emhalm'd, when you are dead,
In every fFeenan's breast.
MELVILLE.
Ia the Capitol.
t British war-ships, containing many tbousar
OF American Seam-n.
The Shades of departed Revolutionary Hero
An ailusion to the stimulating effect of fem
encouragement.