Daily national Democrat., 1860-06-05
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For the National Democrat.
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DEDICATED TO THE BALTIMORE DEMOCRATIC CON.
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Would that my harp some deathless strain could
wake,
Not for my own but for my countrys sake
That strain should be in our fair Unions cause.
Our constitution, and our holy laws;
Its every note with peace and love should thrill,
Its every measure healing balm distill.
Roll back the world for four score weary years
Behold this land all drenched in blood and tears
Behold the chief, who, foremost in the fight,
Lead on the vanguard through that seven veors
night.
Behold around him, the immortal few
Who counseed him, while Fate her measures
drew
See meath those minds the chaos melt away
And then with hands immortal they assay
TO rear work gigantic, which complete,
Should stand forever Liberty's retreat
Art was exhausted on this structure grand,
Genius wrought ON it with immortal hand,
All Care, oil WisdOns were expended then,
II rose at last the goodest work of men
Not mems alone; God heard the earnest prayer
And he inspired them in their abors there
II was the Union that was then upreared-
The mightest work that e'er on earth appeared :;
Its deep foundations were by Justice laid,
Immortal Truth the massive arches stayed;
From Freedon.'s ledge each separate block was
hewed,
Together they by heroes blood were glued.
Within the structure Mercy made her seat
And timid Pence found here a safe retreat,
Orler, the best loved child of Peace, came near,
Then Industry began her work to rear.
So ample was this structure that the oppressed
From every land could meath its broad wings rest;
At sight of it earth's slumbering lands awoke,
And shackeled nations from their letters broke :;
Kings bid their faces at the wondrous sight,
Blinded and trembling at the dazzling light
Our patriot fathers, when their work was DONE
Reoiced, as victors when conflicts won;
1t was a conflict, such as ne'er before
Was gained by man, in all the wars of yore,
For Tgrany was vanquished and the heart
Of Man throbbed with new ard joyous start
Years have gone by-behold the change, how
great;
Now huge, colossal, State linked unto State,
Our Union rests, encompassng zone,
mighty empire in itself alone,
Stretching from sea to sea, from gulf to lake,
With streams Of wealth the widest thirst to slake,
And yet, this Union, with such glory reared,
BY all earth patriots so much revered,
Seems ready now to crumble and to fall;
Vice undermines its strongest center wall,
Its reckless watchers drunk with hate and pride,
Long even now its treasures to divide
Oh, brothers, North and South, pause where
you are,
Stop in It's course this Unions funeral car.
You Of the North, pause IN your zeal, and rest
God can defend the cause of the oppressed,
His purposes on earth mysterious move,
Behind the clouds there ever shines His love.
From darkness He brings light be still and wait.
Leave God to turn, alone, the leaves of Fate
You, of the South, look round your land, behold
What blessings Heaven upon your homes has
rolled.
What have you not that greediest heart could
crave?
harvests unlimited around you wave,
And at your bidding moves the willing slave.
What right have you, that now in danger lies?
What future terror looms before your eyes9
On brothers, North and South, you both do err,
Both from the paths of duty wander far;
Malice, and Pride, and Envy come not well
From sons whose sires in Freedoms conflicts fell
Think Of the empires erumbled now to dust
Pride crushed them all or the insrtiate lust
For Power and Place sapped their founda ion walls
And spread the mildew through their gorgeous
halls.
Pause, brothers, lest the selEsame seed you SOW
Pause. lest your country meet the sefsame blow
Nowords of taunt were heard on Bunker Hill
No scofiing words through Yorktown's siege did
thrill;
At Lundy's Lane some Northerns dared to fight
All through the watches of one fearful night,
Binding the moon and all the stars on high,
Drowning Niagara's roar that Numbered by.
At New Orleans some Southerns dared to try
The strength and flower of Engand's chivalry,
They dared and 10 the naughty foe went down
As worlds are sunk beneath Jehovah's fIown,
And side by side in Montezuma's land
Northern and Southern brothers, hand in hand
Fought; aud their country was their watchword,
sweet,
And every foe was crushed beneath their feet;
+'o eduuVtnB theui HO NIduS IluS tueu tOA poNSi !
Brothers they ever stood in dangers hour,
Why not then, emulate their spirit now,
Drive back the hatred from each scoyipg brow ?
think of your country, think of all it cost,
Think Of the world, if this our Unions lost
Then go you, to the haowed graves, where
sleep
Your mighty sires, and there with reverance
deep,
confess your errors and beside the dead,
on bended knees and with uncovered head,
swear by the memories of those great years,
When first this Union rose from blood and tears,
By all the ties that patriotism binds,
by all the peace that virtuous action finds,
Through veal or woe this Union to preserve,
That in your purpose you will never swerve,
But leave it pure as it was left to you,
glory for the wondering world to view,
beacon for the ages yet to be,
The home Of Peace, the throne of Liberty.
c. G. G.
PACIFIC MAIL CoMPANY.-Speaking of the
suit brought against this company by Robert
Manson, for breach of passenger contract on
the ,Iohn T. Stonhens the 8 Il IIaral III saws