Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-06-05
Written for the Prescott Journal
Thoughts of the Hour.
"The brave old strife the fathers saw

Il ne brave ola Strife the fathers saw
For Freedom, calls for men again.,
and that call, echoiny DER the land, from
old Katabdin to the Sierra Nevada, wa
kens responses loud and deep in legions
of loval hearts. It is heard in tie deep
forests of the "Pine Tree State" by the
banks of Penot scot and Saco; where
Merrimack and Connecticut roll their
bright waters over soil consecratcd by an
heroic past; where drowning palisades
and "Hichland terraces" look down upon
the Hudson; by the shores of the Great
Lakes, and the majestice Ohio; where
our own Grand River sends down its
waves of the North, as yet unshadowcd
by that black Southern crime ;and where
Sacramento runs over golden sands to
the Pacific shore. From Ea { to Wet
the drums beat to arms. and the dear old
banner blesscs the sight, and freemen
rally to the defence of that flag rs rallied
the clansmen at the signal blast of ROD
ERIcK DHU, when
instant, through corse and heath, arose
Don stIiu SPtdio, anu
And every tuft ofbroom gives life
| To plaided warrior armed for strife
They come from New England fire.
sides and from Western prairie homes.
alike strong in the cause OF truth and ri h
in the pray ers and blessings Of dear ones
left behind, prepared tor battle BY Wo-
mans hand, and with her wills )ered
"God speed" in their ears.
In this hour of our ceuntry's need,
how import ant is the work given to wo-
man. Many names of women, have be-
como familiar to our ears, from those
whom tho sacred page has preserved in
honored distinction for all time, to JOAN
of Arc, and EngIand's ELIZABETH, the
maiden warrior, and the maiden queen.
We all know the story of the Spartan
mother who sent her boy forth to battle
with his shield, bidding him bear it back
or be borne upon It; and Of those patri-
otto Roman danes, who sbowered their
jewels into the treasury of their country,
and there is not one among us whose
eyes have not filed with the sincere HON.
age of the heart, as we listened to the
tale of those noble women of the Revo-
luton, who bore SO great part in that
struggle for liberty which ended in a
victory the most memorable the world
has ever known.
They Iabcred hand in land with those
bold spirits who waged SO brave | attic
for an idea-a principle-a truth--ard
on the sacred altar of human rights was
not their offering as worthy 2 Inspired
by the love of Freedom, they did and
suffered much; and surely their reward
came in the grand triumph of the cause
SO dear to them, and in the loving admi-
ration of all true hearts then, now, and
forever. ...
Rendering honor to all those illustr-
Gus names which shine on the past, with
far deeper and holier veneration, we pay
our tribute of love to the memory of
those who taught us so molly and so well,
what the women of our land would do
for the right.
We have felt that their lot was happy
in being cast in times, and amid influen-
ces, fitted to expand and nurture the
germs Of hcroism, that grew SO fair and
stately, bearing precious fruit for the
coming time and how many If us
when our hearts were warmed, and our
eyes moistened, by thoughts Of their tr-
nj and triumph, have felt that, were it
ours to witness similar need, we would
gladly do all in our power to aid the good
cause, that we could ever send our dear
est ones from our arms to soldier s camp,
with cheering words, though when they
were gone we should turn and weep our
hearts away.
That day is now come-and what a
proud sight it is, of so many worthy sons
united to defend from aggression the
priceless heritage our fathers left rs
"the Freedom that they toiled to VIM
How gladdening the proof that the strug-
giles and self-denials of the Revolutionary
mothers are remembered and apprecia-
ted by their daughters of the present
day! -
They love this broad free land of ours,
which IS to them home the happiest the
sun e'er shone on, they prize the bless
ings which are theirs under its protection
and they are not unmindful Of its claim
upon their loyalty, and their help. This
they havo shown by the cheerfulnesa
with which they have given for its de-
Tense all that they are enabled to give
They may not unfurl the beautiful flag Of
the free, nor point gun at traitors Bat
Elements /; but their fingers have fash