The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-07-11
9 EVANSVILLE ND. MONDAY MORNING. JULY II, 1859.

Nay, mid these forest fields, these suDlit plains,
Is where the God Of nature only reigns. q 8 .- =
NO footstool this for earthly potentate-
No ht stage this for poanp and lordly state. So
When stern oppression sought these coasts TO bfnd
The God Of Freedom fred the nations mind. ,-L.-
And victory gave to Us, yet not too soon,, s.rf.I
To cheaper, by too ready gift, tho boon.
Prom storm of war; and death, and bitter Woes,
The glorious sun Of Independents rose! uIsA. u
so when onr fathers in their councils sai, .f,
To form charter for the born Starr @ ~ f'i
Familiar only with nonarchal sway, ..i .ftr..r Il
Superual wisdom ruled the joyous day,
And gave them faith and prescieuce to decree is-
All power in the peoples sovereignty
ON equal laws TO ground common good h'~'' .i''
In loyt 10 found nations brotherhood. 1lfrrl b
y happy land where freemen rule by choice
Each sovereign, yet supreme the public voiee; I
Where speech and free opinion none suppress,
And public virtue moderates excess
Religious thought here finds null licensed oourse. IA
And truth triumphant spurns all human force
No barb'rous laws 20 make mischance a crime. j
In dungeon walls to waste debtors time
No privileged birth wealth, 10 make pretence. "
Offending God, and shocking common sense q.-
For should mans guilty pride assume caste,
The wheel Of fortune turns and first Is last; -. .r
Or, hated, he may exc his selfish lot lien, . f-
And dies unwept, and then is soon forgot
And no pafricisn rank to spurn the hand =. q. ...
That tolls in honest love of Heavens command;
But equal ALL with minds or hands WHO pod. @.
And w0rthiest he who stands approved Of God
man who would these Cherished bessiDes
Would rob himself Of individual right;
Wouii spoil his country and bctrsy his God -f4
Unworthy such to walk on freedoms sod
These glorious rights have stirred our native
Aud fired the souls Of statesmen, who have
wrought .' --- 8-ii..t
Triumphant doeds, that livs in historys page,
To gid the past, and light times latest age.
Poets have caught the glow these truths have shed,
And drunk new beauties 'er our country spread
To wake their harps to strains of loftiest song,
That all the cchoing future shall prOlong. = Ta
So, sculpture, painting, all the arts refined,
Have giories round ou' country's tame eptw,nef
Science has utilized the iightning's dart, H -i.
And rode the eircling winds with faithful chart 90
Inventive genius strews her trophies round,i fft.
And grandest works of every craft abouni
While Labor, holy Labor, AZ She smiles,
Builds Freedoms proudest monumental plteh.1 i...
Thus, o America! thy name shall stand, I--,
The synonym of all that's true and grand %
In proId invincibilty Of right, q rs..A.u .4
Sublime In peaceful consciousness of might. d. r Il.
The rapid march deiies all earthly force . 4
Heaven points thee onward in thy glorious course
The halowed Union of these sovereign States,
Thy power, thy fame, thy name perpetuftes.
One kindred hope and pride thy people bind,
One common iInpulse moves ;..e nations mind.
Let foreign desp gts trample on thy right,
And where is he that burns not for the hgitt
Yet let their trodden subjects TO ms come, ..
To seek in thee asy lum and home,
Ia welcome, then, we throw thy portals wide ...
And all our common good with them divide
Ay foes or traitors shall attempt iu vain
To rend this Union, so endeared, in twain
Thy peoples vengeance shall on all be hurled, go.
Who'd blast the hopes the freedom OF the world.
Nay, while religion truth, and virtue reign,
This glorious Union shall intact remain
Inseprste North and South, or East and West
And a. one whole cOnfed rate nation blest; T.I .
Till great Jehovah, closing time, shall roll
The heavens together, as mighty scroll;
Then, on eternal night, the ltst illumng star,
To shed a parting ray, shall be America