The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-08-03
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81 JOHN . cArlxfHs.
when Freedom fr, N Eurepat strand
was driven BY oppsesssn's hsnd,
She eew the vide A'isntic etr.
And Iiehfed on cofur1bia's Share.
And in Co'umsia's forest worm.
Her esy'e- banner she unrurlee;
And winds that rocksi the wsaa. lin pine
Seen fanned TO rsn,e< hcI aredisine.
or Land ;h1. hsd pren rrcesaaa's seat.
This ~ss her ec-.. beisve'i ret,sat;
This was her chasea fsvasite hsne;
here rose 10 Heaven her iof,iess Dune
A refuge FOR The weary breast,
Where aIF ss-ih's furisives might rest.
Who. in their own less fsvoreti land.
Had ggssned beneath the fyrant's hand.
And drained, by grim despair subdued,
The hanefui cup es sesvituae-
Nere, free 4 mIud ard free Il lsms.
They ehansei Freedoms lof,y hymnB
Erect In native strength they stool,
And feared M more the ,yrant's u,eod.
Twas here. that first. awakened man
To- knew his perfet rights began;
Aud tha; he NO allegiance awed
T., ought above him but ts Col
That, OF bis rights. flowed no, the east
Prom Tsrsni-Hins, OF Pvuiiif Priest,
But ali BY Gsi himself were given
The perfect legssy OF Heasen.
LNng is the lis, to Freeaom dear.
or nanres that have their birth place herej
No other land beneath the sun
Can boast such name As WASHINGTON
His memory clear Of earthly stains,
Lnsuliiei like the light. remains.
And where In death his ashes sleep,
His e0untIymen a visii keep.
long shall he muse his story tell. .
Long be his name Eememueie cd well. .na
And lung, oh Peerless HENRY! may
Cnwilhe ed be Thy wreath Of bay.
Long shai! thy eehuing voice impart
New courage to the Patriots heart.
!Twere long to speak Of every name
That makes our eountry's wealth Of fame.
OF wt-est fRASKIIN's stnedy sense ...
or QuIScS's ma ch es> eio9uence-
Of wARRES. grea. heroic suuI,
Whose uauie stands high on Glory's .oll;
Long shall the tale our bosom, thrilI,
OF how he died ct Bunker Hill -
Aud how The acry charge ut WAYNE
Swept dswn tie foe ike hurricane;.-
or Non'icello's tam us sage
Name :.rst upon The cIyie page
or MARION, VII Sc unc No nered breast,
The fires of Liberty p"s,esstd.
Not least OF all. see JACKSON stand,
The champion Of his native land;
In stem integiity sublime.
Like II man ef the elden time.
Among them alt, oh let not
Forget thy name, tIiu<triou SCOTT!
On thee thy csunITy's b pc, reposs
To save her from IN estiae foes.
Aud theie tuas oNE--O whisper low
Not ct upn his grave doth grVw
The sed that shall be fresh and green
WIN, bad lie lived might well have beea
To eveiy nuie the warthy peer
In sil i.Iat thToilg tv FseedJm dear
Lies taper Il tme was quenehei too sool;
That Iusirnas suu wen. down 81 nooni
A nations hopes were gathering now
Around thai high impe.ial beosl
The Ieafs a sufrowins uatipn wceps
Shall dress the sd where DoUoLAs sleeps
Tn5 q tears . whit shall cheek their INV,
T., =, - her hour u deepest woe2
~ ,,.., .on Ia Ks beneath the mo
v..r. re, N'iaUI makes her chosen home.
n ,,. ,.,r the iucendiary vile
=, ,,,, rs,r,b, tsa2rcd Pile!
o, zee where grinnns
U mark the vie assassin
That wait with parrieidaI ku. 'e'
t. stab the iurm that gave hem
And see " here Anarchy swaits.
T. open wide her fatal gates.
Through VIII ch the do.uyus Of despair
My ru,h To read ga GIuatry faifI b..
And anlbusLeI close beh nd her, see
The htdeous form OF Tyranny,
All eous he'd to -, ing. tiger may,
Aad make U b. &c ling land his p'ey.
Shall ever tyramts walk the soil
Bcluesthei TO Us by tloud and toil?
Shall Freed MS Toll be ali IN vasn,
And Ram setzc on F.eed1m's fai.e?
Shall Ffeeduln's silt become her ersve7
Shall r. eel ms banner cease To wAye?-
Long has 1t f,oaied TO The skIes-
Say shaii il fail, no niose to rise?
That dag 81 long to victory boinc-
Say, shall its starry folds be torn2
so! no, iet my ili lips reply:
n. na! ouT hesets nt,I. naIIt cryJ
Ne, never ,han that Gag lie traited,
Although by traitor hurdes assaied--
Or tratrpled be 10y traitnr feet.
white hearts wIthi: our bosenis beat
Yesi Ies that star. : enb em wave,
Thaush bir-i must q Nv il, fold u save;
Though every told he eFImsoncd red,
Aud d enebed in blood by fIeemen shed.
II must be saved though ss,ne must iAll-
Thai tisg shsll be their iunerai pail.
As fats the ripepet sursmer grain,
Before the thrusting seythe amain,
s., on The thirsty battle field a ...
To fate our hefu boys must Yield
From breasts that nov with manhood swell;
The crimson tide OF life must well
Oh We aud hearts at hume m ust ache,
AMI bitter tear. their grief must sIske,
wh,n flashes The electric nre
Along the quick ami thrilling wire,
t. say the combat has begun,
Or else the hlOJJy feid Is won.
q, tears aua bIvsd must fsw like rain,
Ere Peace shalt ,mile again!
THIS is ihe Price ths, mus, be siven,
Or see sar land to fragments riven,
Are aay s.,fne have pad that ieSi -
Their bl ID the ,hirs rsound has ~e..-
o. drip the ra,rioric tear
Above yaung EBLswoRrHs early bier
who, in Ire m m gf msphs-i's pride,
To save his bieelIn; osun,ry. del.
An. lei your rriet q " fresh again,
For him Of the zc1u,s,'t bed per-
To solsier asa TO scs,.. sr deaf ..FT
Yar wrx1uRor she'd The heartfelt feari
ry die as ib,.-e hare died, ho- ssaaa
An Offering 20 their native land
Hsw lest, hs,-s noble. shas 3, de,
And on some feid ~ victory lie
weiie aaaiiug ever hsaureI crases,
That sar-bfi. hs Gag in fEinnph xasesl
Not vanity is sueh ore iSS made,
Ard .n eur o,4rntry's sfisr ist'f--
,Tis Yreetaul's Price an. this its need.
To see uas land frrs, srsit,rs freed.
Tsn.s ia wat#--Fr asu dsseends
speii that v hh m4 vision tIenis;
l~re~, Iiss sse- enysps II cd.
TIE rsarre's mystic hsok uafsid,
Ard there ts,y ccansry's nAase ses,
aIA d ,s4Ics. harry fr-s
Nsx. iezse- syests tAeis Yo-s fnpaft-
The rrypsss's are Is ia ng beat
The pre.sart's q i. IN ms eye'
The sAsssas that Sa the assssnre hsr
( kSsere r.y glance are sssitos eschf
sars tat sasn fke speaanS trsck,
Aua see tas fstrrs shaf sssa Ss,
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