Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-01-02


Who struck the coward blow his work has done,
Slowly withdraws, and boasts him II the deed.
His friends give laurcls, its his hrnverys need,
For this, at last,
Thi. worthy net, Oh, Brutus thine surpassed
Tho many day has passed with f.ycrcd brow,
His helpless victim seeks in vain for health
While he who dealt the murlerous blow in stealth
Wanders abroal
By man unpunished hut there is God
We've had again the fourth years heated term
When patriots save the Union, placcmen squirm
How many things come crowlng into view
James of the Platform. Fremont, Fillmore ton,
Dog Noble, Choate and Floyd, and more beside
The bets, and votes, and chca's-why, one might
ride
From Dan to Beershcba at least, before
The story could tel would all be DER.
Election news, think, we'd best pass by,
You We had enough Of that, and so have |.
Tho no diviner, let me here relate
dream that bears upon affairs Of State.
had vision in my sleep, dream upon my bed.
II seemed Of years not yet begun, not reached by
Times stern tread
Mcthought sat within hall where, gathered
round the board,
| Sat youths, n joyous company the sparkling
current poured
| Of wit, of laughter and Of song mrth only can
impart;
Careless were they Of time or aurht but happiness
of heart.
They spoke of ancient things and new, Of matters
| strange to me,
| Tho tales Of history they seemed and sudden
", in glee
| They cried to bring the man who then, alone Of
| MI the earth,
| Had seen those wondrous things, md knew what
causes gave them birth.
| He came, mn old and white haired mantle beard
| upon his breast,
| snowy fall, was tremulous he hasted to his
| rest
But still a light in his eye, and bright within,
blaze
Ofheart fire cleaned and sparked forth, in quick
| and htful rays.
| And thus he spoke in answering the youths who
gathered round
To hear the wisdom Of that head with nge and
honor crowned
am old, AMI the care Of many year
Hath marked me with many line
But my heart blood warns, and my aged arm,
Feel the life that in youth was mine.
For once more am hoy, as DER
My mind come the thoughts Of youth,
When struck my blow at the serred foe
| Twas fearful war; in truth.
With steady sweep like the onward creep
Of the tide with its cruel foam,-
With a crushing hand DER our firest land
mighty Wrong had come.
We rose in might to defend the right
But alas, we had slumbcred long,
Til orr feet were grasped, and our hand, wer'
clasped
In the chains Of the fearful Wrong.
But q trumpet-hl1st, on tho north wind passed.
And the hearts Of the free stirred
And a voice went forth, from the firtherest Nortl
And shout that the nation heard
We rose in might to defend The Right
But the Wrong and the cunning won,
And the golden hair Of our Goddess fair
In the dust lay troilcn down.
In her stead there safe in the chair Of Stat.
dark Egyptian form,
With an eye Of stone and heart that none
But Power and Gain could warm.
But an oath we swore, that the strife no more
' Should cease, nor the sword lie shcatheI
AM the dark grew light and our courage bright
Till our heads with \ crown were wreathel.-
AMI the goddess dark fell stiff md stark
Sank down from her i'll got throne
And the crafty knayes that had ruled their slave
With an iron rod, sank down.
Then rosea song that WAS silent long
The song fthe brave and free
No more a shame, unto Freedoms name
Shall the word Columbia he :
for the cuI st OF -vuis e. .hau,lors roIIs,
And so was the victory won
Oh, keep the gift that your Fathers left,
ie sons Of the Free, On On =
Kind Readers Of the Press, for you to-day
The Carriers sail once more his yearly say
:, This day of kind rcmemhranccs, DO not forget
That he has not forgotten you but let
Some token Of your favor meet his hand
And whatsoever may bef.ll our land,
May Happy New Years, many years TO come
Visit on golden wings each friendly home.