The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-02

DS,,tie .S,i'tie the Spurps admirlng eyes,
AL u the lists contest the prize.
Old kngLAnd's champions in the eaIne.
Full well sustain her ancient fame.
And, all considered, It's confessed
| In skill they still transcend the rest
And next the chiyalry of France
Are said to WELD the fairest lance:
And Germany, and Italy,
Their weapons most adroilly ply;
And Portugal and distant Spain,
Make shift some honors there to gain.
And young Columbia's weapons too,
Are owned to be both keen and true.
But now the waning day expires,
And with it as each guest retires, s.s i,
| He blesses God he's lived to see
The firstleyee Of Industry, 2 s1
Such were the scenes Of good and ill, 7
That served the past years round TO fill. J.
N!c% Mc;%'i let the presents moving maze
A few brief moments fix our gaze.
Throughout all Europe limits wide, NJ
From GuadalQuiyers sunny side, r
To Laplahd's bare and frozen plains, ,te
The struggling nations are in chains. u
Some wear them without thought or care,
Or deem that they were born to wear
Whatever chains orburthens, those
Who call them subjects may impose; n,
While others chafe beneath their weight,
And all impatiently
The dawning Of th' auspiciops day,
When they may burst their bonds away. "a
The land where Casars held their state,
And of The world dispensed the fate,
Lies PROSTATE, bonndin triple chains,
And tenfold tyranny sustains,-
A tyranny that seeks to bind
AS we'll The body as the mind.
And France. the landof chiyalry,
OF Anarchy and Tyranny,
Most ignobly submits her fate
To one hose name alone is great. q
A bankrupt, spenthrift, brainless fool,
To lord II with aespotic rule,
Ger those who. by Napoleon led
Shook Europe with their mortal tread, y,
And strewed the earth with hostile deadt
And Germany and Hungary,
So well deserving to be free, &sS.
Lie PROSTATE now beneath the car
Of tyrant Hapsburgh and the Gear:
But thus il shall not always be
Eearth's nations must ere-long be free;
The chains that bind them now so fast
If not relaxed will break at last.
Nay, Liberty and Tyranny,
Now foot to foot and eye to eye,
Stand waiting but word-a breath,
To strike for victory or death,
And when the final struggle comes;--
When for free altars and free homes, }N
The long oppressed shall rise, and stand,
To die, or conquersword in hand--
Columbia, let il not be thine
To stand with will and arm supine;
But draw thy falchion keen and bright, M
And strike for Freedom and the right.
Our own dear country stands sublime.
The fairest monument Of Time.
Her glorious Constitution still H
Stands firmly on the public will:
From California, streams Of gold
Into her ample lap are rolled;
Her commerce spreads It's mighty wings,
And from all climes their products brings,
Unbounded plenty crowns our plains,
And round our hearths contentment reigns,
To God the Giyer Of all good
Be never-ceasing gratitude,
Who with SO unreserved hand,
Has scattered blessings DER our land,
Now Patrons kind, bid you all farewell;
Should have failed TO please in this adj
dress,
! trust you will believe that meant well,
And therefore be inclined to censure less.
And do not cease to patronize the press, d
What e'er you may be pleased to think Of
me:
AS you would have posterity to bless 3|aF
Your names, preserve it vigorous and free:
Without its aid all hopes for man will bias
ted be.