The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-22

ment. besought their commander again ana
again. with their eyes streaming with tears, 70
come 10 the rescue Of their comrades w men
sbaI we pet al them ~ was their passionate cry,
when goaded almost 10 madness. Wellington,
though surrounded with blood and carnage, KEPT
cool and calm and forbade them 10 move Ma
noleon had also his reserved Guards, whom he
also held in check-those Imperial Guards, whose
6naj cbaro, had so often decided many doubtful
contest Towards the evening, when both armies
were actually reeling with the fatigue oil the con-
a;ct. Nanoean ordered Ney 10 charge al the head
If he Imnerial Guards, as the Prussians began
10 Jeboucbe from the woods OF ST. Lambert
And on they came, rushing like blood hounds
iust slinped from the leash. Then il was that
WELLINGTON gave orders for his reserved Guards
10 move. Quietly closing his telescope, he gave
the word Up GUARDS, AND AT THEM" Ana
al them they went, with all the fury OF pent up
rage. which had been for hours seething and
boiling in their bosoms, at the sight OF their
slaughtered friends. The conflict was ike the
rush of elements, and never, perhaps, IN the ms,
tory of the world, was there such deadly and
momentous struggle The fate not only OF ma
lions. but of the world. depended on the result
The issue was for some time doubtful, but al
length the stubborn valor and patient endurance
Of the Anglo-Saxons when fighting for liberty, |
proved TOO much for the impetuous courage OF
the Gauls when fighting for conquest
Nanoleon looked on with the most intense |
anxiety. ill he saw his Imperial Guards, thai
had never wavered before, begin 10 stagger and
10 reel, Then il was thar his proud spirit was |
broken; and giving "signs OF wo, that all was
LOST he fed in despair from that field which |
nroved the grave Of all his conquests. That
battle, though il rent the heart of many widow |
and orphan with agony, yet saved the liberties
of Europe after that fair portion OF the globe
has been drenched in blood for five and twenty |
years.
orr situation is exactly similar to that of the
allied army, when Wellington gave orders Tor
his chosen guards TO move, We, too, have for
MANY long years been struggling for all that is
near and dear to freemen. We have seen our
ranks hewn down by the repeated charges OF
the spolsmeu We have seen the virtue, the
patriotism, and the intellect of the country pros
trated by the ruthless arm OF prescription. In
addition to this, desertion 10 the enemy has also
thinned our ranks Still their places have been
supplied by the bold and gallant youths, whose
first effort on the stage of manhood has been to
run to the rescue of their suffering countrymen.
The critical hour has nearly arrived. And now,
when our reserve guards are literally painting
for The contest, the spoilsmen, led on in solid
column, are about to make desperate charge,
in order to turn the fortune of the day. And
now we intend to-UP GUARDS, AND AT
YOU "UP GUARDS, AND AT THEM"
that shall be our battle cry-that shall be the
shout along our eDtlre llne, anu as tne Hott vi
triumph swells on our lips ii shall nerve our
hearts and strengthen our arms. The strife will
be great, but its result must be foreseen. The
hosts of corruption, when fighting for pay, must
give way before the calm valor of freemen
fighting for their rights. The struggle will be i
a deadly one, but it will save the liberties OF this
People Yes, sir, few more months of suf-
fering, and the leader of the spoilers will be ,
hying from the field of his defeat and the hosts {
of corruption be driven to their hiding holes and
lurking places in confusion and disgrace A
new era will then dawn upon this People. AT ;
ter twelve long years of bondage this country
will once more breathe clear and free, and will
again commence its onward march TO that high
destiny for which Providence designed il. Then
will commence the work of reform-the cleans
ing of those Augean stables which have become
choked up by the accumulated filth of years.
Then will the American citizen be once more
enabled to walk with countenance erect, and TO
exclaim in the pride of his soul This is my
own my native landn Then will the citizen
soldier come, like another Cmcinnatus, from the
quiet retirement Of his humble home, to preside
over a People in peace whom his valor protected
in war. And then this nation
--' now by tyrants trod,
Will oyyn no other nOWer-but God n