Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-07-05

ont Tia. meet fawatd patriotic stscs. Your ucgihr4
vii record yeo IA -pect and affection. Your ei'l
dfen n ifl pr nd wirueyef thy hear mention made
ii Monterey and Bueua ista and grateful nation has
pin adv inscribed nafn's upon harnais. 'ndsed II
j. m,hlr enhi Wufh 4 he genius ofihls great Ropub
lc n b.hdJ ri tie af H. counfly. Whole armies
lap flfl la lar array and thou. wien thcs sfrFres
arr nB l.rgcr nc,d,d. fall quisily hack aud cannImgi
aaan with thu communities fnm .henc" they calna.-
Thus tf dark iiuua,r cloud. NJ Nliuft : Summons mar
sfas it, h8ck h4liaufs and lperr n tie borzn hui
~ aefh rs Ii.huuessfcuf. ii, dread artillery sIlenred
Is uiH.l1u finished. dsiaUdrg lis t"wulng ranks, II
mtlis SWAY uio ile tac ether. md lie rrNt morning
sau y d ind II differing III the dew daps among tie
fawers asslsiIrg It'll IT. kindly moist IA tie growth
. Il III suung and tender plants.
Gnul md happy country "here every clliz-i ran fo
ri once ura"l nlp effective sdirr every soldier cJn
yer.d. G,fth"i,h, lnloa peaceful citizen.
Our Regular lI31fs are unsurpassed Tor skill and ccuf
aer I'D by leIf gallant aud acrmp shod fres. ihe}
az in,inclhe. All that science and yaor do. theg
have yehePcd At Vera trUz and Corro Condo they have
pucbcd lauf,ls. uurtby be enwinod omoag those
qatloged N tic feeds If Palo Alto ard Rcsaca de Ia Pal
ma
Bat il is hef lu-nesa 10 he brave il is their profes
sion 10 tlht We iunor the army hut We look upon our
clii2sD aldlefs With different and peculiar Pride.
The latf and parcel ofoarselves They have taught
~ The secret ii orr vast strength We know the
mighty nerve aud muscle If the Republic. He evoke
arm'7 a. by magic, rapidly as They came forth from
Inc #lNll4 81 ilf oHguH rflh; nj nod fhrY dt5HT
pear rs though tle earth had swallowed them up
Bul hy mol gone Yen will find then in the forest
N the field IN the warh shop, in The ohamtIs Of the
srh. al lie lar. III The ceun.I!s # the country. They
have frin'd 10 their old professions and pursuits. Let
hg lhe tnuJ,l sonud apani lhc, spring up crop of
armed mon. Proudly do tell Pc world lhai have.
whenever occasion cul's two mliiors &c warriors like
l5use "! ii mtd at Monterey and conquered Bncna
Neia u 'ic'm' then ct2on ,dlers ocome 81
d,rcitzrnai
but ais! the Joy ofnur rfrdna is mingled til sor
INV ~ Eaze upon Yur thlnucd ranks aud geek in vain
II many believed and familiar faces Why cane they
not nun thu bsu field! Nhv meet they not tie cmhrn-
eef 81 lwlf loving fien 81 year 400 saw them march
erll beueath Their counry's bInnct u Il stv life ID
bHuNant hearts and noble emulation VI h,rc arr they
my Nhcn is brave Mckee. impeuJus Yell. intrepid
Hardin chlvaro1s lay. aud gallant N.fson. with hun
drd- 81 Their noble con radcs Whom We meet mol here
Nh IsreIiall youf laurcl wreabs are ihslly entvfd
with cypress The dead canro,com, br hanqnct, Alas
alas. iT the nobfe dead II We cannot w come will
weep ior them Oar tear, fall fast and free but they
l1w ath,r IL the living than Tie dead for The tlon
that las l7 such mobile sous or The desaaie frcsdfs
hceaVcd o thclr cherished and loved the buwcd
attsI, lhe heart broken mother The Sohbng sister, The
ia he wife and the wandering crdren. For 9cm We
weep, bui mol III the noble dead. We envy thnn fate
Ganoas} did th'y die, those wh3 rendered up their sul~
IN battle They fulfilled the gbtsld duty mankind owes
/" ihls world they died tor Their country They fell
upon stJfkencd fields which rcr own yalur had already
hall won The earthquake voice q victory vas in their
carr and thor DYING pa2c turned proudly upon the
triumphant s1s and stripes. ll1nor-cternal honor to
Tie brave whoblPtsed lltlr patriotism in their blood
Bot ihe,e ac eihels who equally claim place in orr
sad remembrance. lmean these Nho died fion disease.
whose fiery hearts oNnguishod in the dull cainr
u on the gloomy march II Is easy 10 die in battle The
sPfl Is slffrd 40 courageous madness hy the rshinr
1adous. tac toifu9 cannon and the cashinp sled -
All The fierce instincts Of nature are nous d and the
s'ltlcr seeks or death the tri cgroom seeks ms
BRIDE
Fame ia there 10 tell who bee,ls.