The Washington union., 1858-02-28
THE RICHMOND CELEBRATION
ope"s"g Ode for ne asysrao~ raras EgnsrsM stan, Of
WaAtashn
a rno-rseS kSq

our b-ros iorm We raise.
; weH glorious form should grace
!oar own capitolae--
Henoefsrtb to all Grated place
L hiy here displayed,
Scattering the uu,s Of summers richest booms
Upon the bright parade
And worthy is IL tba, with noble speech
wlheh g'ows with vital pow'r
The grandeur q the hour.
While yet IN resorent mood the poet brings
the brilliant throux,
What never give to Kings.
NJ. modest need Of seug
Not qleenly Athens, from breezy height
Where ivory Palas stood,
A hoSci along her streets In vestnres white
The choral multitude
Not regal Rome, when wide her buslcs rofs
From Tssas 70 cathay,
Went up the Sacred Way
No, proud bssihca or minister dim
tuled with War. gl,ienns hi's,
Swept through the hammered aisls.
saw pageant, solemn grand or gay to view
In moral SO sublime,
As this which seeks with homage duo
The foremost man Of Time
Then let the gun peaceful smoke
IT. thunder speak aloud
As when the rainbow f asg first broke
Through battles cloud,
Peal, rumpct peal your triumphant
And upward to the throne ol God ascend
The frankincepsc cf prayer
No. ours, bo, Hi. the glory be,
vet the eayesru
Who that ca .fs fsy9rsa ss, Sp,s %sn, ss 'rs'
scul,torss finished starts
Token Of peoples love and erownng tribute Of the Arts
True no need Of molten image Of column reared
Had this Christian and soldier TO the worlds heart
deared;
Yet vrnlas deep affection ,hr would to the world proclaim
In tins bronze aud granite cn less enduring than h fame;
And the sastsrsih-y who wander by the ola
Honor it the few whose virtues live forever and Forever
Long in meath amsrantbine shade
How the lit aIothcoss hero should be made:
a my sisters of moral birth
Who worthy to Interpret all his greatness earth
oRegaiy have them with the faculty dvne'
for this oftier service richer gifts them
Then came Ecquencc by stately ~ tlmc choir
unfaIhog touched lips hfe
While vooele-s sculpture white shining hcr
And yet cunning sagh,~ay thrilled through
Crawford's hand,
And he , his nympl and Iicbcs their sleep snowy one
With the grand old dreamy bcany Of the thrown
aenr from bis theme ose-t in hi; thought. enkiaded glow
something Of the forcetn purpose marble wrought Of Angelo
quiet workshop sculptor toei; length
All completed the model in ii, glory and ~ strength
Then beyond the Alps they bore statue Of The aenth name
To h city, there . be bspii-ed lsme
rwas glorious Thing to witness swalhy artisan
ncry and scehing the moutt
great, joy Munich when The metal tried
10 sight radiant image perfect then aud purified,
Thus through yet refining baze
Passed hero pure scathelcs, the
Horse and rider w, rsrlanas now in leupepd uhe
Journey through pleasant Rhinelnd
Under quaint leaning gables stops pondeous vain
Hollands seaport backward hurl angry
the youths tbonscd see moving y
Gray rhsf it' s''s an" ''o' eneS''' On us Joyous ~'y'na
every nation wAsmseros's career,
their commanding hero gloriously
williams 9 lin and silent courage Tells hyperion. hate f wrong
hi. large and and s,ross
Unto anpdens lofty virtues rtsaani nfnS, - ls "u ''o
Therefore hscd children Of the ancient Father
Gracefully freshest weaId
Therefore Fieming deemed the barque
Fading DER the watery azue sailing
Now for us o a fcaler, love
Upon whom he may scatter benc'ieions from above
Us who footsteps holy ground
Where BIZ sacred ashes ume where his fang shc gh,
'ri- to the figure, n airy grace high,
Bna wrea.s ii homage fragrant bis u,-noy.
hand cold that wrought f,ndy would poet
place simple flow ret on the scupors early
saw not angel saIed death hts manly heart
tes ambition, all for Christian Art
Well he laborcd his hands do
submissive his Master passed away from mortal view
Thus waing music OF The Requiem, mournu grand
with joyous halolujshs sought Mozart the Spirit Land
faint celestial smpes and from well assured renc~n
gaze Visions Raphael laid hi. pencil down
Though for him the fearful
Though tranqa faded from tho deep blue sky Rome
he has given unto earth immortal grace
bright hcmicyce found among his place;
Gladly they accord our lasting fame,
above with esrts proudest grandcst
The nery slce, just checked that paws the sroand
| As the clarioUs sound
| Thai calls TO deadly light
| The war horse says hs hal
! And snuff, n very insolcnce oi pride
/ with high arch'd neok furious no-t:i wide,
| The battle from aiar
But sits our matchcss
| serene intcDsest wrath,
| And points to the golden path
OF empire and the sun
| The high and holy
| That crewns brow, there cast its snreoie,
when dangers dire h met with equal -onl
Or bore the victof's palm
So mid the whriipg snow
Where freezing Delaware relied darky by,
| Beyond tho shore he turned his esee eye
| Where duty bsde him go
So after sad defeat,
From hn>hed Long Islands camp he sent his hosts
| tmtD q the tide like sbeeted ghosts
And gonaed retreat.
And such his tranquil men
over drcuched recoubt and sb-t,ered wall
| lie W he lion banner fall
yorkiowns final
o. for tseifco command
| That serenity, that refined,
/ That wisdom throned within lofty mind,
To the freemiDs land
Here veneraed sbadel
| H. proudly thy mighty deeds review
And what, well, thou dhist forbcsr 10 do
No by thee betrayed
Ympart thy love Of truth
Teach the good and 10 alike TO bear,
sbtlt tho Freedoms Goddess SHARE
Her bright perpetual youth
And now my brother, what TO remains
| daty--which the day ordains,
wbic yet yirsinis's gifted prolonr
n ihoughtfu els"Iuence and lyric song,