Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-17
ODE TO COLUMBiA.

t1cT IOTtsAs ibft' 'hS e)'t
Yet narrow must those shores be made
And low Co,umbia's hills
And low her ancient forests laid,
Ere Freedom leaves her fields,
For It's the spot where rude and wild,
She PLAYED her gambols when child.
The breeze that waves the mountain pine,
Is fragrant and serene.
And never clearer sun did shine,
Than lights her wales green;
Yet putrid must those breezes blow,
That sun must set in gore, .. ..f
Ere footsteps Of foreign foe
Imprint Columhias shore.
For oh, Ceuuobia's sons are free,
Their hearts beat high with liberty.
Though deep and wide her streams that flow
Impetuoas 10 the tide.
And thick and green her laurels grow
On every rivers side,
Yet should some transatlantic host
Polute her waters fair,
Well meet them on their rocky coast,
And gather iaurels there.
For oh, Columbia's sons are brave,
Aud free as oceans widest wave.
For arming boldest culrasser,
We've minds of sterling worth,
For sword and buckler spur and spear,
Emboweled in the earth, sfaf
And ere Columbias sons resign
That boon their fathers won, -'-i
The polished ore from every mine
Shall glitter in the sun.
For bright the blade and sharp the spear,
Which Freedoms's sons to battle bear.
Let Britain boast the deeds she's done,
Display her trophies bright.
And count her laurels bravely won,
In well contested fight, .-.
Columbia can array band
To wrest that laurel wreath,
With keener eye and steadier hand
To strike the blow Of death
For whether on the land or sea,
Columbia's fight is victory.
Let France in blood through Europe wade,
And in her frantic mood
In civil discord draw the blade,
To drink her children's blood,
Too dear their skill in arms is bought,
Where kindred life blood flows,
Columbia's sons are only taught,
To triumph DER their foes,
And then to comfort sooihe and save,
The feelings of conquered brave.
Then let Columbia's eagle soar,
And bear her banner high,
With thunder in her dexter power,
And lightning in her eye.
And when she sees from realms above,
The storms OF war have spent,
Decending like meek eyed dove,
The olive branch present,
Then shall beauty's hand divine,
The never.w .wi,herng wreath entwiue.
*This Poem was written in lsli, by Edwar
Chapman, Esq ....-..-. ,...-..-
We have seen the orig inal in manuscrlT
( book of the authors which was lately in the po'
session of his niece Mrs, A, l.. Foster OF I'M
place. 'r, .r.H-.. T
We think Mrs Trott of Wilkes Barre, sists
O: the author, now has the book, which contain
/ many other excellent productions of Mr., ChaI
man-Ed Carbon Co Caceite. ..
HoRRIRrE-Th trial Of Peres Hitchcock, l'
the murder of his father, AT the Greene IN. \
Circuit, week before last, disclosed some horr
effects of drunkenness We see il stated that
anpeared in evidence before the court that wh'
the neishbors went to the house, after the mu
der. they found the wife OF the deceased sittiI
intoxicated by the body of her dead husban
p,nngfng her fingers into his eyes, almost II n
quite tearing them from their sockets exciai'
ing. with horrid oaths, that il was just what
deserved, and he ought to have been Killed lo
since. ..t.. -....
MATERIAL FOR NEw STATEs.-Ca!ifornia W
make forty five States, each the size OF New 'e
sey; and New Mexico is equal TO twenty n
New Jerseys. -.s rr
PRovIpEp FoR.--Capt, Elliott, the celebrat
'man with the white hat" has been appoint
Governor Of the Island of Jamaica in place
Lord Eigin, promoted as Governor General
. Canada. Captain Elliott certainly earned
reward by a series OF unparalleled intrigue'
Texas.