The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-28

~ Ine unoerN9nooS lASt June, n ttfjsss -G3
i Was called 20 head tEe spartan few as5 s,
Who sword from scabbafd sterpIy drew, s.
70 drive away the craven Grew, 49,, -
i Bound By black vevs 70 snatch from you u
saij Your freedoHs priceless boon! ~ = ed
The 0o~esnor DISTINCTLY asked s-.ss isi
e - For Fifty thousand lfes; gags!Adg ne
You heard him ask-ayoumsss have hsafd-
know your pAtsioe pulsss stirred, =
Your patri0t Sspulses' concufred bga'ri sf
In fierce resolves to hound the herd .i Bs
Beck 70 their Northern dsni 90 "a
! Your hearts were rright-yonuro e purpose ct
y To rise up there and then y,
You felt the flame Of holy hate. %, ,1sl ~ a!i
3 You longed in blood your, swords 10 safe, a.
Your esaerness for. faht was great, "a
You found 1t difficult to wait i,
y You iifty thousand Mem q sisAf
!, But, notwithstanding this desire !.
9"' The enemy 70 driveA e aaft.seg tia -ua
This strong warfevsr for The fray - %
This burning for the battle -day--,e4sss sea
Most all the fifty stayed away; go ab
The actual hgure, strange to say, ~
Was only about five. f 80 e -
Out Of two hundred thousand males, =
A match for any foes-sal Y e's3oi r.
Strong arms, brave hearts and flashing eyes.
Hands reised defiant 70 tho skies, ssf; F.s
Spirit that conquers or that dies al
Out Of the host that burned to rise,
ti97 But Ave in tifty rose !'iM sa;ss saFis
Nearly six months, you are aware, '%A al
Have come and come since then ;eL 80
You've farmed the field and mo- we'd the hay,
Your winter stock is slowed away,
4 -: Al ~s., l..
Are you not coming, now, ! say, sf-
Ye Fifty Thousand Menu Sd
The foe has not ss yet retired, ,,t Fs,i So
-'Tis singular but true ,7c
SO far from that, Enforced to say
! From what / see, he means to stay, @-'
Most probably tillswept away; i53ssa
In view of which, ye heroes. pray Is
What do you mean to doS
!, Suppose the facts were otherwise, n
Ny Fifty Thousand Men
That, starting when the summons rose,
Al You'd leaped 10 feet to face the foes, = sal
Dealed Fifty thousand deadly blows
-Its not the case-but Just suppose
How would the thing be then I? q
Suppose, for every man we've got, si ~;
We had as much "a ten;
Suppose we'd made tn invader fee, a.,
And struck the tyrant to the knee, T..
That I'd chased him, and not he me, 81.
It's clear as dAylight-don't You see -
Ye Fifty Thousand Men?
Missourians Missourians
To come to facts again,
> Where is the old Missouri FIRE, -
Courage passed down from son to sire,
Motto, $. Still onward, upward, higher ~
Died out ? If not, where, I inquire,
The Fifty Thousand Men?
Look at US we-we've done the work,
OF Fifty Thousand Men! 81
We formed, and fought, and fied-we few
No bed, no coverlid, no shoe "a
Waded through mud and mire for you,
Will you not come and do it too, sg,' -
r. And, if so, mention schen? e,.1 as -7ss
Numbers give strength--fve's more than on,
4 And st,ll it's less than ten I'll
Numbers, increased, do greater grow 81
Numbers intimidate the foe
Numbers lay lesser numbers low ''.1
Missonrians! Ill prove it so as
With Fifty thousand Men! 17
The fact is, fellow citizens, ao<
NO eff" nor why" nor when -
sciN have help, cannot acait
/, Somebody's got to save the State, 10
And do it quick, before too late -@
You must turn out at any rate, w.
You Fifty Thousand Men! % % e.a .gs
Turn out turn out, then,-now's the time,
The crisis OF our fate 81 M
4 Mechanics stop your wheels and saws!
Lawyers lay down the book of lawsl
Ye aspirants for Office pause
T Va Eos n, AZ ava Z h,ak r,oo ubon he
And rush to save the State =
Come on come on brave spirits all!
ia1 No others need apply; 9a5 .e eii
Over the arm tho musket fling; lssfsi 30
Wear all your clothes, your bedding bring,
Your extra sheets, and everything.
Come on and let the war cry ring ..,
s,,a" !" To conquer or to die !" r.4,
4 Let but your struggles free the land,
The State your pay will FIX; 10
Meantime don't think about the pay; -'f
g Take higher ground-look far away. ii
Giory's the thing for which I pray q
IAat, or place wherein may
Bury my six foot six. ''7'
I'm sure you mean to come, you know -
Oh perfeotly-but, then, lD'
AZ yet fnd no flashing eyes; - 80 .sii
II hear no shouts thst shake tho skies. st
IL it's fact you mean to rise, s1U 3D..
Why don't you, now, why don't you rise,
You Fifty Thousand Men F..
.,,e,d, isq.,,8 isl sss.
Hark up along the mountain-side =.
Hsrk down the distant glen
What sound is this that surges past!
A war whoopP footsteps gathering fast |?
The echoes Of the bugle blastf
Perhaps-it may be that-at last,
Ho Fifty Thousand Men! isGf a5b
(Signed) STERLING 8. PRIcI, sdi
- ssS s :, Maj Gen. Commanding.
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