New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-06
INTPROATpTU POEM.

OsYKA, April 29th 1861
Ed. Csesceat-Dear Sir: This evening, about 5
o'clock, we had the pleasure of greeting at this
place the several military companies that passed
up en- route for Richmond, Virginia. You are
getting used to such scenes in New Orleans, bat,
! assure you the sight of that gallant band called
forth the warmest expressions of Animation and
enthusiasm from all here, the ladies particularly.
If our entire army is composed of such noble
looking +" traitors" " as these, Old Abraham will
find the task of dispensing the rebels not SO light
as he expected. The sight af those gallant
soldiers has awakened my sleeping muse, and
send you for publication the following
IupRoHpTE POEM
Do you cali them rebelstraitors these of liberty
And dream with bireng hordes TO sutugete the free:
O. they can be conquered free born aud brave
Until the soutron shall sleep in feedon grave.
We've legend a savage race that dwell in days of yorc
In freedom and prosperity, near PnscagouA's shore
With their waving fields hey wrought in content
Or hunting in their forests deep their eure hours spent
Another tribe more rowcrfu had looked with evil eye
Upon their life of happiness and calm prosperity
They marked them in their enroUs hearts for age and fo
prey,
And sought them from cir fields and hunting grounGt
away.
They met in bloody conflict oft upon the battle plan,
TIL Pascagoua'a last brave in freedoms shin
Their and their children then, meath Pascagoula
waves,
Preferred bury all their wrongs to living servile slaves
And now mounfal sound from those wild wave
sweep
The Indians tell US that the ghost Of murdered Freedom wees
But Freedoms spirit liye aeach beat high
With Gm resolve to guard rights, conquer die.
And there stands upon that shore another braves
whose valiant hearts defy the mudrous hireling slaves
That Northern tyans dare send plage and despril
To crimson with choicest blood the glorious Southern SOIL
Their free born souls refuse the Southern despo
And DER which dark uurpation reigus
They have resolved in sedefence those hateful
And the North subdle such soas: We answcr-never
never
The uians threats dmay them they feel alarms
Willie through the whole Coned racy reSounds the cry
Ecn woman gentle hand would an compel the foe feel
How nicely she touch the mark when vengeance points tn
steel
brothers, the bae plain would by your side,
To help in the coming fray, to the battles tide
But o. hearts with yo ALL God bless you ev'ry
May triumph banners and every field be won
Our cherished sons battle for the right
And the God of Hosts guide and shield them in the fight
She bids them strike for victory and meier the yc
And to return conqucors, ireess from the field.
And willie her tears Of anguish flow, the nobcheatted wife
Entreats her muchoved lord TO be hero in the strife
maiden thinks of She lovescr lustrous eye grow
dim;
She he head in silent grief and brcathes prayer for hin
0cNmfo and protect him Heaven his strength and he
And when these OF strife DER return him safe
who fond hearts like these forget for what the
fight ::
Thrice they armed = they prevail May God defen
the right MILDRED.