The true Democrat., 1855-07-17
For the True Democrat.
Lines written on the Fourth day Of July,

AMERICAN. The bells are resounding. The cannon's loud roar, Is peatEg ill gladneSs from mountain to slolc.-- Oh, out with our banner, and there " let it wave, Ger the land of the fse and the A1s of the b,aUe' Away with prescription. Our land is the h2nee o tic brave and the genrous whenceover they come! Let u- drink to our fathers Not only to those, Who, 5un in oar c1lat,y, colnbatted her foes, But to all who left kindred and country afar, To meet the dark hosts of the Tyrans in war! Let us welcome their kindred from island and sea- F. the Ae of the 5raue and the land of the .free" Great God. shall the s>2S of the fathers who gave Their fortune and fate to the merciless wave; ho left the dark shores of oppression. and rose, Triumphant o'er Tyrants and Frocdom's vile foes N9ac spurn the poor exile, and leave him iu cain To -col or refuge from Tyranny, chain? shall they drive from their borders tie chldrea of
 those,
 Who fell in the conflict with Liberty foes! Forget the dear names of the gallant and brave, Who poured their blood that country to save? No. nevcr.- Embamed in the glorious past, Are names with their shadows OCT centuries cast, They're monument towing in grandeur and pride Which as treolnen and patriots dure not deride!- And caa we forget, with tEas dag in our view, That small oand of patriots, who fearless and few, Proclaimed in glud triumph OCT ocean and sea, That ' Americas gfrcn by God, to the tiee.'" Oh, not while the cannon and bugle are heard, And not while the soul of the patriot is stirred, With memories grand of this glorious day. Can we drive from our bosoms their image away For, GUINETr and MORRIS from Albon's shore, Are heard in the ca annons loud deafning roar | l. With TAYLOR and SMITH breathing Liberty's flame, And WILSON and WIrHERsPooN-Seotland's brave
 sons
 Are heard in the peal Of dh jubilant gun4,--* Then welcome ye strangers and eNles who roam, Tn search of refuge. country and hone For we'll neger forget that your fathers slain, To rescue our country from Tyranny's chain 1 Will the banner that wept by Savannahs dark wave, And moulnlully hung o'er the PoLANDERs grave, l Which smiled when LAFAYETTE and MERCER were
 near,
 And streamed over LEE and the gallant ST. CLAIR; l W Which oft WAS to glory and victory borne, By GATLs and MoNTeoMERY, STUBEN and CRoGHAN " Ach, rising from weakness, terror to thrones In tile voice of brave MoULTRIE and noble PAUL
 JoNEs:
 Which nobly and proudly OCT Hamilton rose, As he beat back the tide of its merciless focs Oh will it refuse bare refuge to-d day, To tho sons of such noble defenders as they? Will 1t? Oh never. When storm after storm, Hung wildly around its weak totterng form, They rallied around it-upheld it on high, Around 1t to conquel or heath it to die! And its wide spreading folds in their glory and pride As they sweep OCT the mountains or sweep oer the
 tide,
 Would blush to excuse them--woud scorn to deny Their brave refuge from dark Tyranny.+
 Oh Land of the pilgrim! Oh Home of the brave.- My Country! Forget not the patriots grave. Forget not the strangers who bled for thy cause, Combating with wrong and with Tyrannys laws-- By all that Lafayette and Moultrie have done, By the trophies that Jones and brave Hamilton won By the noble Pulaski who fell with the slan By the blood of Dekalb which once moistened thy
 plain,
 Oh erer, my country remember Mis day Nor turn from earth's down trodden millions away.
 WasbG"gtou, 4drk., July 4th, A. D. 1855.
 Of the sgners of the Declaration of Independence Burton Gunet and Robert Morris of England-J ames smith, ueorge Taylor and Mathew Thornton of Ieaad and John Wuherspoon and James Wilson of Scotland
 Of the Major Generals, Lafayette of France-Aex ander Hamilton of St. Croi1-Dekab and Stuben of Ger maay-Wm. R. Davis and Vim. Moultrie of EngLand-ohn James, Wm Croghan and Richard Montgomery of Ireland lkoscusko of Pollnd-ChaS. Lee of WuLes, and Arthur St. Clair of Scotland.
 Of the Brgadier Generals, Horato Gates of England- Count Pulaski of Poland and Hugh of Scotland
 Ot the Navy-Pau Jones of Scotland, John Bary | of Iretun1.