The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-07-05

Win libeHy's own radiant IIFhi
h1r may De- pusuHe lusuo fade,
pr through ths fea Of slaughter wude.
Buf fash as dii that lrapIns fire.
From tow ring bon aui mouutaiu spirgi
Agdid ihe fre oi ARumemn0n,
l1r long long nrs yot 20 c1r
Hai hrs iLp lDli triumph rlmp'f
lhai brought lhr iriHus % hi8 fuut
Aud rho' tho coward Ugh ior peace,
ior hours OF safety, duys Of rasc,
Wo willing stand, nor ask one hour
hDi slid Will scenes 0f n0ihs war
That country d0lrfr iLnu our lFss-
Shall both 1W hopes and hearts revive.
Wen gilly htii lhs sDilibs dag
That bring fho uish of battle tiny
flat we may flr ouf country hFlf
lea onward hy che gl,'mng light
That loop. from -abIos bFWhnF clHsh,
And liglis ihe lDsm4n By ia hash
Down ~ As sleep, with our own brave
"a Ga lrrolou'a soil, lYamnn's grave,
lui lrIthen there 'h o cause more iruo
90 love. thuu slaughter wa.ts IN YOU,
~ 10, chat uyry nerve Doe strained,
10 keep lha freedom we have Faiued,
Aud down 90 unborn millions yet
Boquoaihol That giii, So brightly ut
viii gems more sweet, more dazzling Grr,
Than o'cu the brightest diamond star,
That flashes from thc proulest brUW
a Europe boasts, tho IL DO druuu'd
~ seas blood, f-om CHASTITY wound
OF lywut miulops, moss laid los,
We have a brlutoau. riur ahead
The same trHt on our fsii,..s- ,s,i,
The came thsl n that battles heat,
The same TINT in the strrp retfoal
Tic same thltiu tio Victory
fed them, "Thr Star Of Liberty"
UiTi dim vr mot ~ t.iuritH.. ii,l
II flashes on 20 brighter day,
II flashes on boo heavenly light,
From oyfy iow ring mountain height.
From ry'ry valley cool nnd sweet
fenum,d ~ thousand mry lcoi,
on dim sc NOT this bclmiug star,
Now showing DER oup land amr
Ion million owes shall ralo upon
Thrsur uf glory, We have won,
And Hope boa, high with kindly Loarl
H. glory never may depart,
Fer firm may Freedoms Temple stand,
Bound hmlNby that glorious band
OF uhion, which no time can soyor,
lut shall be- strengthening forever
Asc May IL stand fnr ugc1 long,
Upon chose pillars firm au-t-trouE
Those "Thirty ouo' by Oceans hyci,-
H. roof with iile- Of Virtue paved
That make. beneath iu spanning dome,
For thousand exile. here, home,
Uuouiis ,pIo, lovely uuu
SIuEwyc'iy through tiTr ruirrr utIr -turrr,
Beck ming "a un With radiant ru,ilc
To Happiness and Peace, the while
Telling ~ huv w. tirry Doe free,
Aud poiuts tie ruad 10 Liberty,
Iil, Ike baud 81 hrutiera all.
logoihor stand together fan
But ala how now degenerate,
Tho times from those We youcuttc'
Instead The battle plain uuj iuy,
our greatest honor D. hut play
Instead ct guns, We charge Ourylp,s,
Look AZ the stars, uud ret the stripes
Instead oi messengers Of lead,
our hullcu urc of pIpfr made,
Mud GOV, iuvrrr-i ~ ..i-s,'f l,y,ig ll......
To hurtlc through the battles gale
Our cannon 'uedih the waving hars
Shoots mighty ball. oi-',DHptr rugs"
Not pointed al the breast Of man.
To light those huttlos DER ugnius
Nor To defend souhr marrow pnaH,",
ormuN fhc''rrd coat" i "a uulss
Bat -4l.cn uIr mimic .-.r !4ls-.l.
Nc'Nctotu up nightly tho gra--.
. Instead Of meeting breast tu breast,
Win foes that broke uur miduIrNtIeHt
We charge Ike lightning q irGN,a
"hut murder some pulr---uullcu stalk.
luHicuu OF camp JuU tented pllu,
With nli nc ppmp imaginable;
We fEht Oh hattie. o',l uEuiu,
Aud Xii the nu-t----NhCu nt thc tal
Instead Of heaps Of hiuody dead,
That on the hc!d OF battle BLEED,
Find iu sump corner "lorn time
Some one LAID loW ut "Hfsu,il .iriHs"
BY wound inflicted 'lu the tmyat,"
r i'Wf wv fyy-i f1ffRH w irY.f ysTs'r'7a
Instead oi heroes Co address,
- army, ere tloy meet m fray,
You've one, pcrhGp. litllc less,
Bui feels, guc-s ns big o. thcy
But vet should li'i.h Zoe c'er dNro
70 SHOW himself 900 battle here,
lirm a. the spHtiuus would We stand,
Aud drive the ioguIUn from our lind.
And now fo crown cur welding JOYS,
Here su Toast 20 N0u Grcon Mountain Hovs
ouH CouNrN. mny't forever DO
one grand entire LHity,
And tho 10 stvctrh tom poole b. pole,
May STAR aud stripe, wave DER thc whole.