Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-06-22

that the real facts OF this singular history
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aJoHN GoTaRoF,s WAR soNG.',
-H The following song was composed
about the time of the war Of 1912, and
was learned by John Gothrop. of this
county, upon hearing it sung thrice. From
his frequently repeating the song, it has
been given the above name. We.publish
it by request. .a
Old England, forty years ago, .suzlsls.T
: When we were young aud slender, q
Conspir'd to give US a mortal blow,
But God was our defender.
Jehovah saw her horrid plan
Great Washington he gave US
His holiness inspired the man .a
With power and skill to save US.
She sent her fleets and armies DER. sH
To ravage, kill and plumber
Our heroes met them on the shore,
And beat them back with thunder.
Our Independence they confessed.
And with their hands they signed it,
But on their hearts twas not impressed,
For there l ne'er could find it.
But since that time they have been still
Our liberties invading, bgtr
We bore it and forebore it till ..y
Forbearance was degrading.
Regardless of our sailors rights, rT :
Impressed our native seamen, rsH
Made them against their country fight,
And thus enslayed our freemen.
Then Madison in thunder spake- e-a
We've power and we must use it,
Our freedom surely lies at stake,
And we must fight or lose it.
-" Well make old England's children know
We are the brave descendants
OF those who flogged their fathers so,
And gained our independence"
Our soldiers and our seamen too,
We put in warlike notion
Straight to the field our soldiers flew,
Our seamen to the ocean. -
They met their foes on towering waves,
With courage, skill and splendor-
They sunk them down to watery graves
Or forced them to surrender. u
Decatur, Hull and cambridge, dear,
Did wonders in our navy
Brave Captain Hull took the Guerrero,
And Baiubridge took the Java.
Decatur took ship of fame. -aa
High on the waving water
The Macedonian was her name.
And home in triumph brought her.
Perry, with flags and sails unflrled,
Met Berkely on lake Erie l.
At him his matchless thunder hurled
Till Berkely grew quite weary.
He gained the victory and renown.
And worked them up so neatly;
lie brought old England's banner down,
And swept the lake completely.
Proud Downie fell on lake Champlain,
BY fortune quite forsaken L
He was by bold McDonough slain,
| And all his fleet was taken.
Where e'er they met Columbia's sons,
On lakes or larger water,
They sunk beneath her laundering guns
And humbly cried for quarter.
When Provost saw he lost his fleet,
! He gave out special orders
, For his whole army to retreat, Hrs
| And leave the Yankee borders.
Through dreary wilds Of bog and fen,
! Their luckless General Numbered,
And fed with fifteen thousand men
From Macomb's fifteen hundred.
At Washington. the horrid crime,
| Most furnished British glory;
Children must blush in future time
To read the shameful story
They burst the volumes which comprised
The best of information,
Their barbarous deeds shall be despised
BY every Christian nation.
At Baltimore, the deadly blow,
The sons of mischief aimed,
| The sons of Freedom met their foe,
And victory justly claimed. iua.gd
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Amidst their ranks our thunder burst,
Many were killed and wounded,
Their Chief Commander bit the dust.
s1 And all their schemes confounded.
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Let William Hull be counted null, FL,
And let him not be named,
Upon the rolls ofyaliant souls, s
1Ofhim we are ashamed. -,
| A coward and traitor, " ii-l-
For paltry gold 17F 7e',a-
Z His army sold, 7sEG f1s ,EszGT
To Brock, the speculator. I zf5f
whan Proctor fonnd brave H.r-os