Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-22

inst. AS it was then published, il contained hume
rons errors; we re-pubiish it as corrected by TIT
apthor. ~. S. Telegraph.
PATRIOTIC ODE.
fFor January Sth. 1922 ,critien by John Au.
gustuS Stone, and spoken by Mr.. -MdyO0od
ut the Baltimore Thedtre--IThc Stage renrc-
sents a decorated t~riuniphui .Arch.-.9 Nation
~ dir played as the scene opensl
A world lay moveie.. on wide oesau'. breast
AN ss. Of sse', lonely. Wild, in@suss,
arhe giant wouder OF omniPotepcs)
That region slumbersd-f Fate, Implying sOo6.
And held the Pail ofdsnal solitude.
From .aered bil'r, no fragrant ineen,e rose,
Vast drrsry forests. lowered on Gaesl-ss ,nOr,:'
And silence reigned-sase when the savage geu.
Wsted 'huddefing Eeho from her viswieisesit
Or, when The storm high moun,.,o peak, a,..id
Aud ,csthed rocks, 10 gearing iightHinss 9usiYd.
Where nan was 6tSd-hie-Earth wa, ds,o.ats:
The fat came. the boon by angel, Won,
Aud h..ss.-bCfn sen,a, cred GeSSni .'H'
columbus, sss Ely.'su joy, 70 thi-
P,ometbem touch no, livelier ,rsrt eCuld siv-,
Than his, who babe the Queen y ,kngtesc-h's:
Like bright Aurora becring inan, day,
On the dark West he shed a tindlins ray
Swift parting clouds, in shrinking volume, etu,
Aud light emryresn poured the opening tbro'
The spheres rejoicrd, their kindred orb 10 see
Gewm'd with apo, newborn 10 Liberty;
Struck their glad Tyres, aud owaed theiE reIii0s plaett
Scarce had til. offspring of noble dMe,
ny nOslsr dtrtng wAked q trump 81 4 dmty
Ere Envy showed her red envenomed sing,
Her subtle poison reached a blinded king
Ger earth snd sea- her !" dreadful war uS.s rang
gO!uutia heard and reared her Eagle crest
"To arms,n she cried, "may heaven achieve the rest
Not vain that prayer, for soon the mighty one,
(ExceliDg all creative power had doneo
Dade worlds admire, aud raiSed 4 Washington.
iHe uncovers a bust Of Washington. Flourish o
drums and trumpcts.i
What hand can check the burning nonni'ia'. ire
Make calm the prison'j food OF liquid IRE.
Snon l.houriuy EutOt,P. by with dtsCOTt. It a'h.
Tho arm unoonquer'd raci him Gn the main,
Fate sped him on the wide Orlean pisiu,
With nia,ron shreike., aud iniant cries resoun5s-
The line along 10 ":lausLter onwaidn sounds
GLORY cried .hant! and Yirfae breaihed he, prayer
The hirelng hos; pres, on = the q"Iek'uius duo
Cheers the stern soldier Lo ''they come ;lsy come"
Hare stood the sire with many a lovely one.
III mad embrace the fearful doom 20 shun.
Young wives !Ook'd desperate towards the huJyiHs doCd;
That then ran crimson with tbeir husbands lIood.
Grim Death sat throued il mighty state ON high,
And .brieks OF anguish echoed 10 The sky !!... .
A chienan Heard hem, and the wars alarm,
lurt louder forth, as on h. Iu;h'd III aiDi.
Not his the heart the Phrysisn victor bore
Not his the brand, that gleSn'd on Granie shore
Not hi, the star, that led the Cor.iesn-
Iii, Country cs!ld him called 10 wild despair,
The warriour came, and all his soul was there
Begut OF ValoT- proof IN Virtues mail
Deaths shafts ne seorn'd. as rocks the tortal aai.-
"A nations eyes were on her chosen SON
jackson led freemen- aud the .fs.d =ga5 wos.
re uneoUerS Il tuSt IF Jackson. Flourish If
drums and trumpets.
Then loudly hurst the grateful lay
When Fresdoa's star shone heavenly brist',
And war. red demon .hrunk svsy,
AS chaos fed from earliest light.
This Lion Banner drocpias hung
No trophied column grseed the .hore-
70 tell her deeds no Tyre wss strung
The Queen Of Ocean -'H!td no more
Her CORY locks we're on the wind
MuuTnlul abe rode the troubled SER
She 9ual'i, when t~hundeIing FAR behind.
Ten millions SD outeG- &c are FREE.