Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-01-09
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b. tE OdRhiEn . hDDNESC.
Nowi is the siHs for festive mrlh,
In princey hall-'rouHd lowly hearth;
The time when young hearts beat with Joy
Gladdensd at sight OF Ch rstmas toy;
When m-m'ry brings tack to the old,
Thoughts Of the pasi--ihe tales Of told,
ofmerry days, when they were young, nv
Ere age It's cares around them 8ung
'u ugl fynH stfHafi as9f ft aTf sa
!, Now from ytur hearts. expyl dull care!
Boast, 20 gallsnts. each; his iair! ~
Fill The goblet with rGby wine. Aa'''n
And round its rim, awresth entwias-- e''N
of shamrock, rose. the thisdss,o. 'fi ni.e
Z And flowers oi every Nations hue li=sslii
And whilst we toas. the loved at home, hrt
slipping, with glee, the spsi king feam, sq-
Drink to our flag. wher'er unurl'd--- .sn..
Our Eagle--his wiags Ger the world, = II
May our banner still Aoat as free,
As the waves ofthe boundless ssa.
Our stripes ne'er be emblems of srRlrs-
ofDivlsos, with misery rife!
May our Eagle still soar abovs
Union Of peace and oflove; t~alr
And curs'd, ever ours d, be the h md sfssna
That sews discord over the land, ss-.,.f IA.
3 Or that would the beads dissever, i,ss. ,f.of
That should make us one, forever. n
Drink to the shades ofsages lost 'eri eii
Webster, Clay-the glorious host, y
Who, hviog. with natchiess power, 'as f,
"nastood theshock OF the evil hour, .s,siai
= Whensgeason- sought, with ruthless hand, =
he ruin'0f This favored laud. s,.-, y, d, +,
Though deadathey live on hist'ry's page,
Whe 'astill thes,point the living sage, X
The path, tn protrot should pursue, = e
10 save his honor, aris his country too.
The livirg few, who yetsemaiu92l 3rif's o.
The relicts of that gallant ti.in,-ta ,ieir
Too pure to suit chs venai age ?. lu sa7.aa
Are driven from their country's sNrsg as1i
fil!more,--chief of that living few---S, :,
To virtue and his cointry true, ~. ~
Was bcateu by the venal baud, \.
Now stalking DER thi: fatsl land,
On ruin bent--to virtue dead, g.
BY vice enrolled, ,y treason led. ~
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- health to Pierce, who leaves his place,
Wiihouta iaurel---in disgrace; sss 81.
In future, whatever be his lot,
His prayer should be-. to be forgoti y.
Let the hero of Greytown rest,
Unheard of-by oblivion best. 'Ns
And his uccessor-ten-cent Jim. 5tlFs @
The poor mans friend--the beau so PRINT
To intrigue dear--rHr great mans foe, f,
' thing-a platform--as you know! ~
He, too, must not be forgotten, t9 .HsiY
In connection with what is rotten.
Ahealth to him, with strength to bear
The yoke that he is .doom'i TO wear 81
A party's tool, of free will .shorn, .,s.s ~,
The fated victim Of public scOrn--
A doom as fixed as fate can be,
For all who rise, as riaes he.
To England, France and Spain.
To every king cross the main, it-1..
A health We drink, and wish them joy,
On condition that they, employ -.. IA.
All their subjects, who wish to try
Their fortunes meath our western sky.
May foreign countries be so blest,
That they who are to us a pest.
May BE- contentno moro to roam, 'NtAi
Nor seek TO change their present home. '''q
Our patrons all, we viii combine,
And drink, their health in sparkling vine;
And may they never see the day, tN
They can not for their paper pay 2
And now we'il toast each maiden fair.
with golden locks. or jetty hair; 4a,ff
And as We drink their precious health, o
Wen wish them pleasure, husbands, wealil,i
And say to lads and lassies, too, -ss.-y .v,,
Do moi forget the D1vIL's due! ,,s.,.v