The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-07-04

They knew the hour of slavery
Brings ages NJ despair
And they cast away the sersile chain
For willing slaves 10 bear:
Too proud were ihey 10 bend the knee
I'LL lies last power was aed;
Then they gave
To the graye
Both the young and hoary head
Oh treasure I'LL LIES latest hour
The memory of the dead
OH That those sous of glory
From every grave would start
10 welcome NOW the Nations Friend,
The dear To every heart
The Pilgrim 10 their sainied tomb
BY high devotion led,
To declare
And to share
The honors OF the dead;
10 treasure I'll his lifes last hour
The memory OF the dead.
The day went down that evening
In glory aud in tears
But lasting honef crowns them now
Through all departing years
Aud now the star OF glory burns
Where once those tears were shed,
Let as raise
Songs Of praise
In memory Of the dead,
And treasure ill life latest hour
The memory oil the dead.
The hymns were sung with great solem-
nifty, and the effect was Increased by an ex-
celcnl band. The rich swelling tones Of
Old Hundred, in particular, went 10 the
heart and thrilled every bosom.
Tbeexcrciscs Of the battle ground having
been concluded, the guests aud those who
l..
formed into professions and ed 10 the
summit OF Bankers I'LL To dine. And here
spectacle was presented which battles de-
scrlption. An awning had been erected,
provided with tables aud seats for hrlween
four aud five thousand persons. Four thou
sand -four hundred plates were set aud not
one WAS unoecupled. The dinner was as
good as could be -Snsderng il
was elpphaticaly provided for an army
A ller the cloth was removed, the following
regular toasts we're drunk, interspersed with
music, aud several od0s written for the oc-
casion, by gentlemen who nave successful
ly w0oed the tn"elal Nine:
The 17h Of Junle, l775.-The marble
may mouIder but while a heat beats in
an Amfrican's bosom, there will he ii tablet
from which The record of that days glory
shall never be eflattd.
The toast vas followed by the following
original Ode:
BY RUFUS DAWES
Let Freedoms banner swell with patriot
pride
While glory's iron heralds proclaim along the
shore.
The day when Albion erimsoned Charles
tide,
A 4 1. Al. l.. -.
How majestic the spirit lhat rode upon her
thHuder,
Whose bolt, indignant broke expressions
chains nsunder
When first oil ye0mau band,
The bulwark ut the land,
Like monarch oaks, wlthstood
The dark eoutendng hood,
Aud bought with blood d freeman rights, our
heritage TO he.
Iluzaa iius2a Huzza liuzza Huzza
Our Genns gave the mandate, declaring We
were free,
Hu2za lIuz2oi Huzza IIuzza! Hazaa!
Aud independence seal'd the high decree,
Arise Arise ye patriot spirits, rise
Aud hail the glorious morn, when yonr star
OF freedom rosr
When Bunker hurled Der lightning like the
skies,
And poured flaming torrent on her foes
When onr sires, our gallant sires, their dearest
birth right shielded,
And wrote our Magma Charta in the sscree
blood they yielded,
Whose monument shall stand
In Alpine glory grand;
Where our mountain bird shall soar,
When around the tcmpesls roar,
Their lifted piles gigantic strength exulting
TO ser.
Hu2za Huzzn &c. &c. &c.
Should hostile Iegions darken round the
land,
Your rock-encompassed shore prcsuming To
Invade
Thy towering temple, Liberty would stand
To blast the tell oppressors with its shade
In grandeur unllNall'd, thy pIlarcd dome as
ceuding,
Shall strengthen on, from nge to age our ia
Tiers fame extending,
While round the zane, decay,
Exempt FROM ruins sNay,
Thy stately front Sublime,
Shall stand the proof OF time,
/ Aud midst lis beating storms, secure, unsha
ken ever be
lluz2a Huz2a &C. &c. &c
Arise Arise ye patriot spirits rise
Our Jubilee otGlory demands nations song
Triumphant music, wake, with glad sur
prise,
TIL Echo every rapinrons strain prolong
Let the clarion oil Fame, from shore 10 shore
he sounded
And 10 Pmans ting, through heavens higl
arch uubounded
Let the trumpet loudly swell
Wake wake the inspiring she'll
While the rosy cup goes round,
With ruby nectar crowned,
Aud we drink TO them, who nurscd with blool
onr dropping freedom tree
Hu2Za IIuz2a sc. &c nc.
The .Baitid.-What more than 20 pro
nonncc the name Of Bunko HI, to pro
claim its character to the world. luaks,
Doodle.