The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-31
For the Cale1onian.
DERBY JUVENILE COLD WATER ARMY
PLEDGE. $50 here ace pledge perpetual hate

PLEpoE.-"So here ace pledge perpetual hate
To all that can iRfoIicate."
rive should have been glad TO publish the full
accounts ent us of The doings Of theCold WaterArmy
at Derby, but find mus, ubridge it.and leave out
the details of the first meeting, which took place
on the 18Th of March, when so enlisted. This
Army is we'll officered-a Captain, list and I'd Lieu
tenants, orderly Sergeant, and 3 Recruiting
Sergeants, who act as President, Vice Presidents,
Secretary, and Committee 10 secure eniisiments.
The second meeting was on the Sth day of April.
and the proceedings were as follows
Met at the Centre Meeting House in connection
with the original temperance society of this town,
and the newly organized Female Temperance Sos
ciety, and listened 10 very interesting discourse
from DR. RoBINsoN, after which Charles Carpenter
delivered the following Poem.
Soldios we grid our armor on
Inspired by hope and truth alone.
No strong desire TO win name,
Placed high upon the scroll of fame;
Mo restless spirit fond of strife,
Or rash desire TO peril life,
Has gathered thus our youthful band
or sober thought aud ready hand;
Aud written on our banner high
The moto, all will guard, or dies
$50 here we pledge perpetual hIte
To all that can ntoxicate;
But strong desire To crush n foe,
Whose crueliies our fathers know;
Whose fiery logons, fierce and dread,
BY keenest anguish have been fed,
Expiring with their loathsome breath
The very elements of death;
And drawing in their hdoous train
The bloated form ~ widerod brain
The wreck OF hope-the grave of peace;
And troubles destined to increase,
Till ghasty terrors fill the mind,
With agonisng torture joined.
Soldiers we meet to drill the corps,
Inspect troops and seek tor none;
For ev'ry day is big with fate,
And better times dare not wait,
In which to spread our banner free
From mountain crag ~ ioaming sea,
And call upon our fellow youth
To strike for man and God and truth,
Lest broader, deeper, roll that tide,
Whose burning wave no man can 'bide,
And farther spread that liquid death
More fatal than volcanoes breath
A glorious has begun,
A thousand couquests have been
Marshalled and plumed in stern array,
Drunkards Reformed have led the way;
Their weapon potent, FURNISHED sure,
Whose wound no sanative might cure
Which driven deeply in the breast
OF Alcohol-their ioe-impressed
sober thought on all the throng,
That, staggering spell bound, swept along
Beneath his horrid banner placed,
Whose motto CHASTITY death embraced
With his long arms, while thus = -7n,
81 am eternal death TO man
Twas misery wrote that motto thcre
Inspired by speechless, fell despais r.
Their weapon tale of woe,
Its import millions fully know.
Reformers! rise, on evry hand, .ss
To purify and save the land.
The Ladies, bless them! join one
To rescue father, brother, son,
From the strong grasp of that dread power,
All potent in misfortunes hour.
They joip--a lovely, splendid train .3
Our cause with matchless power maintain;
A cause as pure and high and fair,
AS mortal language can declare.
One figure only can express
| Its nature--woman's loneliness
Both make the wilderness TO bloom,
| And rob misfortune ofits gloom; 20
! Both prove answering friends TO man, Fl.
! On native shore foreign strand,
In hour of mirth and bounding Joy,
Or when dark fears of death annoy
Our cause brings bliss, and may compare
| With ladies, peerless, generous, fair;
And they but find their native plsce,
When they this noble cause embrace.
| Soldiers | say, the hour has come
10 meet the by dra monster-rum-
And all his dark conlpeers--a most uf ssea4
Internal, fiery, tireless host; sl5. laf gi m
The bold desroyors Of our kind,
All "evil spirits well defined.
Drill Soldiers, dril make no delay; 13if
Soon night may come /; improve the day,
While every gentle zephyr near
Bears on IFS breath voice of fear