Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-04
From the N. Y. Evening Post Of February 2 lth.
To Louisiana.
FROM ONE OF her SISTERS.

ITe something to tell you, dear sister Louise,
And wish you were here beside us:
For could but give you loving embrace.
Secession would never divide us.
You know how united our household has been.
The wonder and pride of the world;
/ Our vessels are floating on every sea,
| With the star spangled banner uufurled.
OF course, we have had few national fcuds,
! For miracles never would cease
If family numbering thirty-three girls
Should dwell all together in peace.
Before you were born, dear sister Louise,
We had years of trouble and SORROW
There were battles to fight, and soldiers to pay,
And dark seemed the coming tomorrow.
Omitted we stand, and divided we fall"
Of | am not much mstaken,)
Was the motto that led to victorious peace
When Lord CORVALLIS was taken.
Your mother was French ma 5eAe Louise;
She lived far away DER the sea;
For consideration she gave you to rs
In the year eighteen hundred and three.
dear little Cree lie child You were then,
Very fond Of fruit called banana,
We raised you on oranges, sugar and rice,
AID chflstencd You LOuisiahd.
Since then you have lived in luxurious case,
Increasing in stature and beauty,
But now to the friends of yonr earliest youth
You prove quite unmindful of duty.
For you must acknowledge my dear sister Loo,
That your conduct is such as to vex us;
And take this occasion to say, entire nous.
Your influence is bad over Teas.
You know she's wild, yonng ignorant thing,
Running barefDoted over the prairie
Like many another uutamed colt,
She's quite fit subject for RareV
To flsten strap gently over her knee
In spite of her tricks and her treason,
And then, by the wonderful magic of love,
To bring the young creature to reason.
fear that along with your foreign blood,
False principles, too, you inherit;
For YOU seem to mistake the wrong for the right
And traitors for men of trae merit
Oh be not deceived by the eloquent lips
OF demagogues longing for power;
Like ravenmg wolves they will follow your steps
And all your substance devUur
You've "traded in purple, ard silver, and gold,
And in slaves and the souls Of men,"
And forgot that when honor aud truth have beer
sold,
They can never be purchased again.
The eighth commandment you also ignore,
And GFa6 is the game yuu are playing;
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shore
The trust Of your country bctraying.
Don't think for a moment that we will consent
That one foot Of our western possession
Shall ever fall under the infamous curse
That shadows your crime and secession.
Take back all the tratorous words you have said
Pray don't be a young CataLind,
Nor follow the slippery dangerous path
just taken by South Carolina.
Don't mind the cross looks, the papers and books
With which one of our sisters appear
Tho her stockings are blue, Massachusetts, is trur
To the love of her earliest years.
Then give us once more your warm grlish love;
You know how a kiss would entrance us:
Adieu for the present. hear the loud screams
OF that poor little starveling, young hdnSdS
The baby is born in unfortunate times,
Not IL soul seems disposed to pet her;
Miss S0uri has offered to take her to nurs',
If we cannot do any better.
And now have only a moment to say
That your future lies all before you;
Come back to the hearts and the home of youl
youth,
And our glorious flag will wave DER you.
Like wandering stars for a while will be seen
Those who now from our galaxy sever,
Until i'll the tulluess of time they are lost
In the blackness of darkness forever.
ANNA.