The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-06-04
VOLUME VI-NUMBER 81.
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For the Westerly Echo.
Independence.


Once more the sun, revolving round hi, sphere
On rapid Times untired unvarying wings,
Once more the quick, the oft-retu ming year,
The anniversary Of Freedom brings.
Hail, glorious day auspicious morning, hail
On which the chains of tyranny were broke!
The fate decided Of Nations veal,
Or woe-beneath despot's calling yoke.
This day, decisive of our destiny,
The A." H.dcptnde MT Banner" was un-
furled,
Which spoke people daring to be free!
The admin alton of the astonished world.
Fair Li6erty's proud standard once upraised,
Needed not votaries to sustain her cause;
Far as her reign extends, her call was heard /,
And summoned thousands to obey her laws
Smiling, she marked the valor of her sons,
And blessed the work she gave them to per-
I" Let not the strife in my defence begun,
" Defeated be-but prosperous brave the
storm.
" Tho countless billions and the GOODIES.
weptD
Z" Doom many Of my braves and sons to fall,
" They shall not, ultimately intercept
"Thc sword of Justice, which for vengeance
calls
While thus ceased Liberty-from her bright
throne.
The Genius Of America arosc,
" But persevere," she said, aye valiant ones !
"And conquest ye shall gain DER all your
foes,
"The God of Mercy shall no always sleep,
SO For retribution not in vain we call;
/" Forward!-t cause maintain, thy honor
keep,
"Avcnge thy wrongs-nor dread what may
bctall.
Who could-or thus inspired, wishd to with
stand
The eloquent persuasions of her breath
Pleading the expressions of her injured land,
Which urged them on to victory or to death.
The youthful Warren, first, on Bunker Hill,
United with patriotic Land,
His blood in our defence did freely spill,
A sacrifice to this devoted land.
But tho the tyrant death blow he did receive
Fated to fall in glory's early morn,
One yet shall rise, the injury to retrieve,
And freedoms ranks to victory still lead on
Tho numerous were the heroes, the brav,
friends.
Whose valiant souls with love of glory warn
Led them forgetful of inferior ends,
Around the banner of our land to swarm.
Immortal Washington! thy seal and love,
Thy patriotic fervor and thy care
Seemed to inspire each heart as from above
Each seemed thy dauntlcss energy to share
Our Country's Father and our Nations friend
The glorious influence which urged thee on
Our grateful songs we shall sing, till time shal
end,
I Alike the minstrel and the mnstrcrs song
Yea, when this .onely heart lies low in earth
Its best emotions with its pulses child,
A nations memory shall record thy worth,
And other souls with gratitude be filed.
Think, when in later days, Britain aspired
This highly favored country to enslave-
The emulation which thy deeds inspired,
Still raised us new defenders-in the brave
And still shall raise, il yet shall condescend
Z Thy guardian spirit watch DER this land,
And the same vigorous zeal our cause befrien
Thy soul ascending, transferred to thy band
And La Fayette, whom thou so high dds
prize.
Who, too, with thee the battle Oft has won
r As his pure spirit cleaved the upper skies,
He dropped the Z" warriors mantle on tn