The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-29


This Poets Upon Secession.
The bards and oArdlinas of South Cai 'cliss,
Alabama Georgia and Texas have COMMENCED
to attune their hsrps to secession airs. We
have already a large number OF songs, ballads
and other lyrical productions which sueu
strongly Of aunpowder, and suggest sslspetre
in every line. On the whole, the seoesstoa
poets--ws have printed their illusions in our
impression Of TO day-are far Ia advance Of the
bards who sang the praises of the Presidential
candidates, and much better than the sons sA4
daughters of Apollo who swept the Tyre h
praise Of the Prince Of Walea
Our collection embraces thirteen fugitive
pieces, the larger proportion of them tskeo
from our highly excited but still amiable ooten.
porary, the Charleston Mercury. We start OF
with "pstriotic song" to French air pre-
pared by an Engiishmsn, and to be sung bya
daughter Of Albion. That must ne q singular
sort Of "pstriotism," and We prssaas
that the French and English flags blended
their folds lovingly with the Palmetto standard.
An enthusiastic Gsui contributes ferocious
chant to the air Of tina "Parisi1nue," the red rs-
publican song par excellence. We have An IN
distinct recollection OF having read something
like the Ballad OF the South" somewhere b.
fore; but that's no matter The ballad" al
though not ballad by aoy means, Is very fssx.
the 6gure in the last stanzs where the South b
compared 10 lamb ia tbe clutches of Norss
ern lion, Is neat but not i,tteriug to our South-
ern rethrep, VINO do not plume themselves, ~
y rule, upon the meekness Of their dispositions
The Tree, the Serpent and the Star" hss .
good. swinging rhythm, and was done, evident
iy, ny practiced hand. Next Wa have Tex
an lady who is extremely anxious that ths
Lone S.ar shall be given to the breeze and
that the brave Texans shall again muster
under 1t to make new conquests, exceeding
deeds of song or story. This gentle bardiing
works herself into terrible state of
mind, calls the Onion . "hated chain,n
dedes the "haughty North" and isn't
Q bit afraid TO die under the Lone Star
dag, which has been in its day very pretty
thing. although somewhat too dear for commos
folks. In the next poem, Carolnians are called
upon to arise and throw their pure Palmetto
banner proudly upward to the skies. TIE
a'dens and matrons of South Carolina are
eaid to have become terribly truculsnt, and
everybody seems spelling for 6ght Of some
kind or another. La a Secession Ballad" the
men Of Alabama are appealed to and requested
To awake and smash the Union. This poet
is more sapguinsry than any of his illustrious
predecessors. and expresses mis- extreme joy vt
the eight OF 'keen and polished Bowie knife,
made Of tempered State rights steel" It "
very evident in this screed that the writer's
feelings elevated him far above sll minor con-
siderations such a. govern ordinary poets.
"A Lady" stira up the "Wavering" with sharp
stick, and the Marion Light Troop" are pass
ing round the "cheerv cup" and drinking
bumpers to the Secession Banner. which l. i'm
mortaiized In Ave heroic verses We have like
wise sver3- pleasant serensde for the incoming
President, and q cheerful poem, "Oh, WHAT
the Prospect be Clouded?" from MIR. Gilmore
Simma, who Ia not quite 80 bloodthirsty as his
confreres.
We recommend this collection to the partition
lar attention Of our readers II takes some
sort OF difficulty to bring ont the poet, Ia
| their best light Had there been no Troisu
war We never should have been entranced with
the 6omer'o fire Of the Illiad without blood
rspine aud Impeding civil war, Roget de 'Isie
would have lacked inspiration for the :" Mar
seilisise." Key wrote " The Star Spsngled BIN,
| ner" on board Of vessel where be- ~ss detained
| a. q prisoner of war .Partant Pour Ia Syrie,"
"Brtisb Grepadiers," ana /" Yankee pood!s,n
are souvenirs OF many e'oriops actions by blood
and neld. We op!ne, however, that the reA
song OF the South Is jet to be written. The
Promethean FIRE will yet be kindled in some Of
Der writer's. and we shall then have lay whics
will truly express the excitement which hss
raised tie blood Of our gallant fellow cisiz~us
l-, as hope that they will always be our felioS
citizens-- 10 fever heat