The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-05-22
From the Philadelphia Saturday Courier I
Buena VISTA ssoo .

,lG. From the Philadelphia Saturday Courier. Il
eaes Buena Vista s7oo e
sY CAPTAIN PIKE. 4
From the Rio Sfande's waters to the icy capes of
OK Maine -seS slr9 sa n Igiiesd .8ief
Let all exuIi, for we have met the enemy again;
Beneath, their stern old mountains. we have met
them 10 their pride, ,,i,esi ~ i,,,g .taa
And rog'd from Busna Vista back the battles
.z.aabloody tide;s 1a ittRsgg baf.3ns
When the enemy came surging. like the MssissiP'
prs food, ~ - @i'"aliai @9l
And the reaper, Death, was busy with his sickle
@zkr red with blood. ssy .nBti sl,tMHs<
Ssntag gAnna boasted loudly that before two hours
-sh were past, axAlf !e gli.fsN fGu.
Hslancers through Sal.iIlo should pursue US thick
al and fast; ieG,-- asftg5qIrfs +. f.,,,
On came his solid Iufantry-line marching after
u, line; es4sfga sg .s5.l sr.,5lsaij
Lo! their great standards in the sun like sheets Of
silver shine!
With thousands after thousands-yes, with more
thai, ten ia one.
A. forest Of brgh, bayonets CLEAN fercely IN the
sun. t'.'" !" '''F| y"
sseT70T 9di gH 5sHagaY had al dF,3a
Lo.Guanagu,to's Regiment! Lo! Pueblo boast.
y'i ed corps! Pass 1853 fs ry=
And Guaiasjaras chosen troops. all veterans tried
Mi before, t Il; fs 3,al9
And gAIIoping upon the sight, four thousand lauces
81 CLEAN. 10 l5bA tssi mg" st -
Where waving in the morning light, their blood.
red pinions stream; .--.-------
And there their stern Artillery climbs up the broad
a.. plateau
To. day they mean to strike at US an overwhelming
blow.
Now. hold on strongly to the heights, ior Ia! the
~ mighty tide t't' "Jt 1905
Comes thundering like an avalanche, deep, terri.
"a bic and wide: af p5 s4pi
Now, Illinois, stand ready-now. Kentucky, to
h;Cs their ard, ua aa -
Fors portion OF our waving line is broken and dis
a1u may'd; .atr- .,sn.rs, IA
A Regiment of fugitives are fleeing from the
sg-sd6 field, s sf-s7 Al a;stst., .iE
And the day is lost il Illinois and brave Kentucky
t.ni yield! .A ss4. ss-,y.l 4 ...g,
One Of 'Bren's guns is gone! on, on! their mass.
.es drift.
And their Infantry and Lancers now are passing to
our ieft
Our troops are driven from the hills. and flee in
wild dlsmay,
And round us gather thick and dark the Mexican
array;
SAINT Anna thinks the day is gained, and riding yet
80 more near 'iftH ~
Minors dark cloud Of fLancers sternly menace now
E}i our rear. s ores,
Now, Lincoln, gallant gentleman! lies dead upon
the field, .g ~.
Who strove to stay those that in the storm of
bullets reeled; aes, ,,s@
Now, Washington, fire fast and true! fire, Sher-
man, fast and far;
Lo Bragg comes laundering to the front, to breast
the adverse war;
SAINT Anna thinks the day is gain'd-on, on, bis
masses crowd, sf ''l'"t rt' eAH
And The din Of battle rises up more terrible and
!5s loud, ~, 8sl Tm1 " efaf1 sta6Gs
81 38a5 haa s9ssa : Ge1g s&gfro 4
Notyet! our brave old General comes--he wilre-
~ gain the day. tAst t8H &FtH,!g }0I
Kentucky, to the rescue! Mississippi to the
e fray! 40 sgs E1asEsgeG sB4I
Now charge. brave Illinoans; and Davis drives the
Tsifoe, ,4yggfAe s-e 8eb 1ai a4aIJ
And back upon his rifles the red waves of I.apcers
-ts g.. " o. V |
Upon them. yet once more, my braves the ava
lanchs Is stay'd. .se,f.o ~, IL
Back rolls the Mexique multitude, all broken and
dismayd. osI ,,r.s. .,.,t -
Ho! May! to Buena Vista! for the enemy is
And we have none there who can stop their vehe-
ment career; ia
Sill swelling downward comes the tide-Porterl
aud Yell are slain; IS 'bs@@ "FfJ
Marshall. before him. drives apart. but still they
~ charge In vain; e4a Y'og I9B .bsil,
And now. in wild confusion mixed, pursuers and
e b pursued, lsill feass 94iib edf o., Il
On to Sslnllo wildly drift frantic multitude
81. tssiG ne #GHai .92i'vi sB sli, tvasl
Upon them. with your squadrons. M4y!--ou,
saslieaps the fami1g steel. ls5a8 :saeaI,
Before his serried columns. how the frightened
sill9 Lspcers reel; x 4sii bta setg.iJ
They dee amaio! now TO the left. TO stay their ri,
f,as nmph there. ~. Z;
Or else the day y surely lost in horror sed de-
spair;
For their hosts are pouring swiftly on, like river
in the spring,
Our nauk u turned, and on our ieft their cannon's
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