Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-25

psiqaFily aad psseisepuy de =. ~ Usissi
That is titls-boad ~ ~ A0esiea;s sfsseosss.
That sevsssd--snd see1 Htats hseoaes : van
dssir E stas. vsg 4bon1 among the nstions !;
aod the man Who csee could stand before
Kisgs ssd Iopssi4l Oosrt- unabsahed and
proud IN the eo0seiOusoeGs - bsis9 citizen
ot sks UaitsA 6sAGsa. veSld hssg ~ had aad
blush As ths theugLt hat Ishsbod-iAs slasy
he's depsstsd-was written on The broken col
omns Of the temple Of American Liberty.
Not iovs. ror Pennsylv aHis. nor any other
state esn clothe - With The dignity and hon
or which appsrtsin % sur MstismGi citixssship.
Whether vs hsil from PIymseth Reck o. lron
the emmy South. or iroa the fertile Villages Of
the csntrAl states. eur chief glory, like that Of
the old Italian, Who could boast that b. vas
. Roman citissn. muss ever consist 10 the fact
that We are Amercen citiSsns-citisens Of :
great. cosfsdssstsd. cossolidatsd. isdisaolsbls
repnb:is VI - Ststss--E EpJxsibss Uxvm oss
nation With Ove govsrnmsst, and that gov
srnment bssed on the will and constituted By
the authority Of the people Of the States. and
not by ths'.sushoSity ot league Of ths Statcs
oss 10 time past. one Do0, one ever With 80
dsg, And thst not : miserable Palmetto RAD
that ths very brssaae Of hssvsn laugh 70
scorn, but the gloriOyA stars and stripes, which
dosted over Washington. when he crossed the
Delaware At TreDsOD, over wounded La
faystts a. Brandy vine. over Molly Stark : hue
band at Bennington. over Gates st SsratOga.
over brave American soldiers at Germanto N (,
over safferisg Amsricsn soldiers during The
gloomy Wintsr Of 20 - Valley Forge. sDd 10
Union With the banners Of France, triumph
antly ~ Yorktowr, vhieh h0stsd over Jsckson
on the cotton bales cf Nv Orleans over Per-
rs on the lakss and over Baiobridge on the
seas. over Taylor ct Paio Alto. Monterey and
Buena Vista, and over the hero Of Lundy' )
Lane and Cnippews. every whore 10 Mexico.
from the ossss TO the Capitol
And shsM that .is~s old spantry be dishoo-
orsd aud rent ia twsis at this late day In our
country's nArvslous history, and that. too. By
polt'cA' popinjsys, whose deserts ere hemp
and ginbs, BY men no more like the fathers
OF the republic than babe to Hercules, Nero
10 Cesar or the srch-fiend hinsslf to the An
gels Of the covepsnti Forbid it Heaven!
No. no. flag Of the Union. We mean by the
help OF God. that thou shalt continue to wave
every star bright, every stripe entire-over
the vi ole country. Yes-Asg Of the Union.
Long, long, shalt thou wave
Ger the land Of tho free and the homo Of the
brave!
A Union. established On the principles o.
eternal justice, csmeotsd by the blood OF no
bls army Of msrsyrs, and coDsscrated 10 the
hearts Of the people by its glorious traditions .
by the memory Of past trials and past trinmpns
and by true arprsctati0n Of present danger:
and present duties; UsiOe that gives stabil
ity 70 all the operAiioas - agslesllurs, CON-
msrcs and manufacturssvxehes invites talent 70
range through the deqeie 81 natase., thss
quickens the perceptions - eeeips by lpsae5iua
lie sccompiishms snts. yhst aslS 5St{H ~ be6e
energies Of freemeu, u Svstys - dtt156t d
human greatness. by snesoee61g peeefeestt
art science, litsraturs eod vl5oDoI th6e peoeGol
alike the peasant in hieeAhinj ~ assssAn ~
HE workshop, the culti6At4& - ~ ~ h4is I
enjoyment Of slsgast lstlaFe. ~ ssAoIar ~ hia
books, the philosopher u bic laboratory. ths
christisa in HE sanctuary. ead tho philapthro.
p! p.I y b: e sssss :: e essss sas sss@'s!s ,t 3
nation Il glory. 4 Union. 10 fne. which multi.
plies the means Of hsPp.ness and ussfulness
scatters the blsssings q plenty. and. while !,
estahlishss peace and prosperity at home, oom-
msnds the admiration and homage Of the civi.
lised world A blessed Union like this ought
to commend itself to the best affections ct ev-
Try lover Of HE ountry. ev.ry true friend j
human progress. Woe be to the man or 70 the
state that does not cling TO and cherish it a.
the choicest boon ever vouchssfsd by Heaven
to any nation on the hsbiLsbls globe.
Let us guard 1t, therefore, with that holy
vigilance with which the Isratlites Of old kept
the ark. Let "a see to 1t that il be transmit
ted unimpAirsd, to grateful posterity.
The very inception of the thought Of the
possibility Of the dissolution Of scch = Union
ought to brand the man who harbors il, rot
only as o traitor to his country, but . traitor
to humanity, . rebel against Godl
Perfectly consistent with these higher emo
tiops Of patriotism, 10 love OF state in which
vs live. - we'll - of that from which we
cane. Intsed, it 10 meet right, pleasant and
prohtab BILE to thin. Of the rock whence y were
newn. and of the hole 81 the pit whence We
we're diggsd. IN other words. il i we'll 10
cherish the hallowei memories which cluster
around the homes Of our childhood. the happy
associations coL,.' in the spot where ws
first knels Ut our II. .srs lap snd ingeDuously
stoned 10 her sweet d'scourses On the love Of
God 20 naughty boys and wicked men. where
We we're the jov Of our fathers. and where
perchAnce. the dew Of our youth sxhaDsd alI
it's fragrance. IS
Nav Hampshirs, the historic fslds of Lexing
ton and Concord. the granite obeRsk 90 Bun-
ksr Hill. the churches, school-houses and fac
tories of New England. will never cease to be-
10 her cons. sources of grateful "reminiscences
Well may they boast Of the noble deeds 81
their Pilgrim sires and exGlti0gly point 70 .hsis
cradle of libersy, and fsel prOsd % they stsnd
by the grave of Adsms, or Hancock, or War;
rem. or Webster. @ns
The cons Of the Emtire State may boast ol
their magnificent commercial metropolis, u
their vast ss.work OF internal improvements
II the gsuius Of Clintoe, The AscOo plia,1msrt Il
cf Irving the learning Of Kent, and the tai
ests OF Wright, Marcy aad Ssvsrd. New
Jsssey nay be proud of her Nswssk snd her
Psinee etop, Ksnsucty of her Clay. Tensssssl
Of ths hero, Who, if ~ wers alivs d shsss a..
gssersts dsys.. weuid ~ ''shsms' onthstfsi.
tor asd ssimmeFp ~ Washipgtcn Who, symbs.
th;sine- With sseession, ssem 70 stand, waiting
Tor me moving Of The waters Of strife. when
their sosassy cal)ssa thea = viDdisets tn
eOmpstsnoy Of the Combination and the laws
10 crush ost The meeAlsslieas ot rebellion.
| Virginia nay glory In being the mother ol
Presidepia, en4 Of Pslris Henry 4sd Wasbing.
ton. Nsy Shs never. 81 eoIlvdinG With trait
ora cause ~ aosrilAef Asss1eoaets1 vastAiea
Sons of the Ksyssoes stats, you. TOO. have
thas wtisesot = ssdJy.s You leit seoedly her.
itage like NJ Zion Of old. bssut,ful for situ
brooks Of water, Of Guatsins Atd dspths ~,
epring out Of valliss aed hifls : land OF whesi
and harley, Of miik ard hOeey land wherein
70 may est bsead without scareenees and
phsre y assd sps lack anything in II land
wboss mountains are full Of oil, - yDs6dsn mssi
hearts. in the night season.. wh0te sto1es sre
iron, and oat Of whrss vsilsIs nay BE- digged
fuel for the vssld
Walk about our Zion and 60 round about her
Tell the to ups thereof mark ~ her bal varks
behold her lotty mo6n{eias hAr osisssie Nv.