The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-28
lrom the Pennsylvania.
Kossuth aud his Mission.

Thy words nrc weapons Democrat and Sage
Brighter and keener FAR than II ,shing steel
And banded tyrants, in their pallid rage,
Confess thy power as thy bold blows they feel
Swifter than iron messengers oil death,
The lightning wings Thy truths TO all mankind,
And 5 they usher ffom thy glowing breath,
In each tree heart an answerng throo they md
Oh glorious mission Welcome Light and Life
To all the nations by oppression crushed
Soon may it open the impending strife,
And let it rage till in the deep grave bnshed
Are all the bloaied pride, and pomp, and power,
Nv which, through centuries OF blood and wrong.
The cunning despot ruled his little hour,
And the weak lew o'erruled the many strong
God gave hi, children arms, but not TO fold
While the wild wolf bowls about their door
lie gave them rights, but not to have them sold
To the first tyrant who can lord them DER.
Oh dark, oh fatal, oh atrocious fraud,
That the soourged millions far beyond the sea
Is sweet Offering in thine eyes, oh God,
And not appalling sin and sorrow unto Thee
To burn the bloody psgo on which is told
Their hearts suierings through uncouned years,
And a new volume to the world unfold
No record that OF Trials and OF tears
BE this thy Grand, Kossuru, mighty man
Who from the East, with inspiration glowing
A God sent champion in the peoples van
The bursting seeds of Freedoms Truth /. sowing.
What If ut last Old Europe reels with revolution,
And despos fall before the popular wrath
That purges earth Of impious pollution,
Far better kings should die than Freedom sngush;
Far better Power should fall than light o'erhrown
Bcuer The few give way than millions, anguish
Should s,are angels round Jehovsh's throne.
II is the philosophy OF crowned knaves,
That Law and order 10 their cause are blended;
Rather Than lie, Truth, from Heaven descended,
Rescue the people from the shame oil slaves
Success with them, is purchased still with slaughter
And masses perish that feeble race,
Filter far less for EN- ptre than the halter,
NAV WELD their fathers doubtful power space
n blood must f1n Humanity will plead,
Not that the IN aby but the few should bleed
The base tyrants who, through countless time,
Have lived by plumber and rcioced in crime
Who In this era OF progressive Truth,
When Freedom, In her glad nnd glorlo youth,
Spurns the da TX ethics OF bafbaric schools,
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Still boldly cling with most fanatic zeal
To The fell system Of the thong and s.eel.
How much, oh God thy holy cause has lost,
While thy great peoples, torn and tempo'ttosseb,
Have bowed them down before The dcspots eye,
Or bravely bold, have dared to fight and die
Would Heaven be outraged IL tho Austrian boy,
Who plays with human life ms with toy,
fOf a long line the weakest and the isst,)
Were, with his mobiles, In the Danube cast
Would Christians weep " frances nyrlads WOKE
And from their msnaces and prisons broke,
saved their own honor and their couniIy's fame,
And doon,cd their tyIapt 10 the death OF shame
Would pure Religion shudder at the day
That saw the Gar the voice OF Right obey.
nd Weld to I.ibcrty's all conqueriop sword
The land long poisoned by his laws ebborrcd
Would he great Word the heros oath upbraid,
Who vowed for Mankind that his battle blade
Should lead the way against despotc pride,
Till earth no with ireemep's blood was dyed
To thce apostle Of our age and time,
To thee bold enemy Of king, and crime,
To thee calm hero in the midst OF war,
To Thee Truths messenger from alsr.
To thee, great KossurH 7 il - wisely given
To execute the purposes OF Heaven,