The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-24
From the stinrarco.
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OF all the Veterans that in this Polk rcign
Have inquired with the Sworl, the Spoon and Pen,
(ihree most distinguished INSTRUMENTS of Pain,
Ana 10 be dreaded much by mortal mcn-
For S.cord the blood of tceH men sheds like rain
And Spoon destroys nine sick men ont of ten
And by the Pen are regulations slain)-
think the veteran General GASES has bscn
Mloat Fortunate of all the Chiefs whn'vc ta'cn
Inc hc,d-sthis side the T,ras inc | mean:
FMS speaking now Of the great SOCP CAMPAIGN,
Tie war of letters : plans aud plots we've
In which-fcll "an to SMASH" our Great Tv.
oh what a fall was there-i' The oyster l;nct
How did the genius Of our country droop,
When the great chief Hat on his bar K, sonnine
Lay = killed Off, by a rushing charge of Soup
FELL ~down"-my countrymen' -and formed n
group,
Such as on which the foot.lights' seldom shine =
Ihen rose from Garth to sky th' cxultant WHOM
or each rejoicing Mexic' Philistinc -
Then beat the mohled drums along our troop,
While every cavc and mountain AMI ravinc
Echoed the din &C and every oyster-sluop
Her coiors haifsmast made with revci encc stop!
CoLumsIA !-monrn thy Chiefs un,imely cndl
Pale be thy chcck-begem'd with tears thine
Over thy crape-hung shield distracted bond
Thy grief.wrung form, and heavc thy bcsom's
Now let thy piercing Shrek the wclkiu rend =
rhine Eagles scream salute tho startled skies,
Thy stars ana Stripes with phreuzied anrui n blend
In dropping foids, and all their glorious dyes
Iran w oJst. Ana OH We Onions 7 lend
Your sorrowing essence !-that these obseouirs
May mate the merit they cannot transcend.
Hung be the heavens ia brown, 10 sirnalize
The general gloom y hen worth soupcrior dies.
SEtAn!|I think 60 ETado EpMuyp has d;snla VOL
More tact more talcut, zeal. and promntiy"JIo
To serve his country and her conno;ls a;' '
Than all the chiefs who'vc figured in This f,ud.
Polk scott, and Marcy, and the man that's paid
TO play the Organ TO the Multitude.
GAINES, by his course, has many siauncb friends
made "'"u'
.--- - - 80,
ecry'd.-provoked-by party bulldogs b, vcd-
Firm in the consciousness OF rectitude-
JusTIcs his panoply, and TRUTH his blade,
upon the vantag gre ground OF RIGHT he stood
And srANDs-UNHAnm'D, and NOT TO BE sunpuEp {,
Z" Noble, selfsacrifcing chicftain .,-s,gc,
Brightly thy name and gallant dec,Is onnea,
Among the d~eathiess ones of vaLon's page;
And proudly gaze we on thy bold career
From oeardtcss youth to venerable age =
From when a boy, a humble volunteer.
Thou, first didst in thy country's cause cngare.
IN now WITH ARMoR oN-life's evening scrc
Finds thee (but not souperiuous) on the Stage
Still prompt to battle for thy country dear:
And WHEN end WHERE she bids thee warfare wage +.
TRUE TO THY FAME insensible to fear
Ready to thresh the foe Sin 'front.' and "a rear"
"HERo OF rwENTY-rHREE ENG DEMENT'S 10 wbat,
lis thy sun dim'd, that knats fly thcreat p
ave they thy brilliant deeds in arms forgot
Tho many well. fought bloody fields whereat
BELtoNA thuudercd, and it raincd down shot?
FofT ER!E!-whercy you laid the Btitons flat
Supinc with hasty plates of duinplings hot,
Ay, british heghars' twice your force at that,
BY YOU and Volunteers were made to squat.
iney were not Mcxicans-half man, half cat;
Bot real John Bulls better ne'cr begat
BY fathers of war proof. valiant and fat.
And tchtte you Knocked into a cooked. hat"
But these It's true are with the Pastry. cones.
All hail the RISING sun IT'S now NEW dav,
dawns. 'S
| would not pluck one laurel leaf away,
Gathered ON Palo Altos field of thorns
And on the blood-stained heights of Monterey.
The chaplet well his modest brow adorns
And may its verdurc never know decay
But The true spirit all deception sco~ns.
A fight with Mcxicans, is but cbilds.nlav
Compared with taking John-Bulls bv the hornz.
CANES met these, d%arcfuIly, in deadly fray,
And lore the palm of victory away.