Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-01-07

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but, as In times that tried the soul,
Ono object will their aims control:
Ihe measures which should be pursued
10 do our country the mos, good.
The day Of Jubilee will then
VI peace and good will to all men
Awake in ev'ry heart a joy
And ev'ry tongue to praise employ.
We hail them at with Joy to say
On this triumphant New Years dsy.
The cause they love--,n which they stand
IL now advancing in the land,
And will, we trust, hereafter be,
The pride and glory Of the Free.
III when the by-gone year begun
some States were OF Republican
Who should have PLACID their hope. and far
la Its exalted creed and name,
The closing year has found a change
Aud now IN Freedoms line they range
Tho Empire and the Key Stone State,
Have With New England link'd their fate
And the fair sisters Of the West
by the same Union will b. blest-
What though Esyption darkness rsisns
In Illinois uncul,ured plains
nd thousands as in Saii.s. waste
With moral worth nor letter'd ta.to.
And who can neither write or read
Have folow'd Douglas trcach' rous lead.
In other parts Of her domain
Enough Of wisdom's sons remain
who both their good AMI duty know.
And they have triumphd o'er the foe.
The State for freedom has come forth
True as the needle to the North,
And Lincoln who deserved success
shall yet the victlr's palm possess
Within those regions now % dark
Whcre knowledse scarce has left spark,
Its living light will yet be shed
Aud DER its darkest corner spread
Her messenger the Press will scud
II bs her clunselor and friend
The C4rrier-boy and post will aid
To disdpate the gloomy shade,
And when n,irtpIp,rs pour their ray
10 turn tho mid-nish into day,
The ranks of ircemcn they will j1in
And find the change almost divine"
While to this f,mi asylum be,t,
The poor. tho ffienilcss and oppressed
A wsll as rich, and great, AMI proud,
From foreign shores Ia thousands crowi
Anl are rsctlvsd vita wefo5ns 10y
To share our blessings and employ,
lis strange that whoa they join the free
They should not prize their liberty,
Blu. with their ro'-f and words OPPOSE
Their trues. friend. aod aid their foes.
lis pitiful a. we'll as strange,
That they should thus their motives q. snye
To seek fr freedom and dcstr@y
The rights Nhish ireenen sAouli eajsy.
T. as for labor IN iespoii
Tis business that requires their toll,
To crush the cause that woal sustain
ani for its rgiacl ans complain
-hnrthe i,ri wire s'ayry reign,
And curt t4o party a.tea maintains,
Qa. ,lsi swent, thou hast fled the lai ID >,
fnas 70 is own best interest bIinl.
There maxim winch is truc
In Rome to do as Romans do,
And il t'ese Foreigner, s,toull claim
The night 70 share our ri ; hts and fame
ln all their intercourse ani trade.
They should those rights and glory aid
And not assist to rare the wall
That guards and which enclose. all
The wall Of freedom which must stand
lhe PRIDE and bulwark Of the land
II by their labor they would live
They must support the means to give;
The means to pay their toll aud skill
md Thus the golden rule fulfill
Oh let them thiak they should by po.s
As we'll as hand these means promote
In all their ioings bless the cause
That gives them equa! rights and laws.
If their adopted land they love,
They should By works their .asor prove
Its moral and it, civil good
As our f1refathcr, unicrstood;
Its customs and its sosi-! y.yaa,s y aa,s...~.-..
Iu arousf festivals and days,
Its commerce, enterprise and arts
That try the hands and sway the hearts
With all its Institutions free,
The fyuits of IL nu, t;bartr
They should regard with faith and care
And be As prompt to aid as share:
In helping thus the public veal,
They will be more disposd to feel
As though they were Columbia. sous
A true, If not her native ones,
Resolved like thcm their par, to bear
In all her rule and all her fare;
And while No better can be known,
No other land to wish or OWN
And may We not in kindness say
Tha, if they should their will, array
Against its freedom, lights and lame.
And bring dishonor on its name;
Her native sou. in self defence,
Alive b. jas,ice and to sense,
Will as their Fathers did, decree
The Free alone shall rule the Free.
Oh let them think divided thus
Our blessings will become curse.
Asa band Of Brothers joined
Peace and safety We shall find"
rTis wise when a new yea begins
To think OF all our faults and sins;
And wiser and deserving praise,
To change and to amend our ways
Then let Us now our errors learn
And from their paths our footsteps turn,
And to the right our hearts incline
In all things human and divine;
The place Of birth we should not scan
'Tis worth alone that makes the mau.
"Ioror and shame from no condition rise,
Act well your part there all the honor lies.
And we should all, wherever born,
None but the mean and vicious scan.
To no ones doctrine we belong
That holds s1our country right or wrong;