The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-09-28

The raven ensign of the crew allied
To monafchists, his country first betrayed, =
Then, fearing IFS indignation to ubide,' |
Coward at once, and covetous OF gold,
The friends that raised him for an office sold?
Coward cried the Partisan, with clenched
teeth,
''Who is the Hero of Hull's surrender?
Who fiercely cast aside the useless sheath,
And when his chief made recreant tender
OF his arms, in the soil his foot beneath,
Disabled of il 10 CLEAN defender,
Plunged the blushing weapon? On what bright
page IN 'h i"uf1
OF History burns such patriotic rage?" ~.
A Thespian scene, lunatic as untrue. - 9E +
The sword still rusts unbroken on the wall;
Why leaped it not rafting from thence, and
few
To his right hand at the Presidents call?
Speak you of history? Brave TAYLOR threw
The base summons-so shall resound through
Time the glorious legend-back upor the foe,
Aud revived Thermopyle in Mexico
Look not for Cass on the carnage fields of Mars,
A harmless soldier--soldier but in name;
let plOouy Sto'eSoii' 'Ho' ~o"A'o'S 'eNh'So'
wars,
Where, when ANOTHER wins deathless
fame, .t t...-lI ~. .t.,...
And plants oa foreign forts the Stripes and
Stars,
Envious of praise he could pot earn or claim,
In the safe Senate gall stings him TO decry
Some fault-and, finding none, asperses Glenn
"' encyl nIr
Behold him in the court of Tyranny,
Where republican franklin erst had shone,
Simple, yet dignifed, as becomes the free:
Heavens! he kneels before the thronei
He apes the courtier! he strains at eulogy!
Whispers in the Kings ear and at length,
grown
Vain OF his infamy, aspires to tone,
And his paDegyrics prints and vends at home
See him Pilgrim TO far Palestine:
What contrasts! "Fit me princely ship
and room,
To watt Sinner to the manger-shrine;
Let not THE VULGAR pray with me at the
Tomb; et 49,.
And oh! forget not, Commodore, the wine
When of bottle the contents we consume,
III fill it from Jordan's holy water,
To baptize Louis Phillippe's infant daughter"
A Politician, with Janus double face,
One 10 the South, TO the North the other
turns,
One weeps fluent tears DER subject race,
With thoughts of Conquest tother glows and
burns. .I
OF whatever class, from whatever place,
a voter comes, soon the Official learns
His creed political, and, apt TO deceive,
Craftily feigns all heresies 10 believe.
Confide not, FREEMENl to such treacherous
hand
The helm of Government, lest dire misrule
In premature ruin whelm your land!
Not for the Public veal, but as tool
He asks the high gift which Kings cannot COM
mand-- -r.'as-s--- --------
Recall VAN buren,, of the self-same school,
Alike entitled, insincere alike
And from your wrists the gives Of Party strikes!
Dare TO be free! Oh, nobly dare to save
Your country. the glorious heritage
Achieved by heroic sires! Like them brave
Conuptions sordd tide, aud tireless wage
The conflict with the traitors, who'd enslave
Liberty herself! Arise in your rage,
Poll" the hucksters from the Temple of State,
Worship the true Spirit and grow great!
Yes the Nation WILL arise in its might,
And TO the ancient scandal give the lie:
Republics are ungrateful." The sharp fight
Is fought, victory has shouted her glad cry
Reward the victor! say the People-write
his name in the catalogue proud and high
OF those who serve their country and much
good have done -
There, largely, next oihe name OF WASHING
TON !! as &sSeyttt % -,
Worthy to be ranked with BlM-mild in peace
As dreaded IN war-the Camps virtues stern
Blend with the Farmers hospitalities;
He bath lived and wrought, retired, scorned
to learn .-
trucking art to please,
Nor Geigned TO ask what he did not earn;
Lo, combined in him each fine element
Of Friend, of Citizen, of President!
With no clique TO uphold, none 10 abase,
No foes 10 punish, parllsans to pay
(0r by Withdrawing. or comforting PLACE.
Pledged singly DUTY's dictates TO obey.
With the bright prestige ofthe Past to grace
His term, the Republic shall soon stay
Her downwnrd steps, public confidence res
tore, d. ruH
And her primal, palmy years revive once more.
Tue GOLD FEVER IL CALIFoRNIA--Ai |
The la,es, date from California, a large mum
Der of the inha bi,an,s were engaged in scar
ching for gold, which was found over large
extent of country. The Washington Union
49, e.. NJ. \ III. -