Newbern weekly progress., 1861-01-01
The Rejected Address.

Time in his ceasless, neisless fight
Has borne another year from sight,
Since last made my Christmas call,
And wished glad !" View Year" to all
We've sighed i'm turn, in turn been gay
One moment flowers have strewn our way,
The next they withercd meath our feet
Add left us naught to do but weep;
But such is life why should we grieye
That human bopes SO oft deceive?
In love- no doubt, the change is given
Tho earth be false, there's truth iR heaven.
Our g ship of State " with broad spread sail,
Has noby rode out Issany galej
Tho faction RACES loud and wide,
From . 'AIanc' to the s Pacific's' side.
Still let us trust in Him whose power
Has sted the storm i'll adverse hour,
That voice which ssang Ger Gallilee,
And calmed the Will tumultuois sea, ....
Can thus comt,iand mans frantic viii
And bid their passions, . Peace be still .s. p
Ye who thus rage o'cr broken laws
Ger rights infrnged, and injured cause,
Der pcrjurcd faith, and blaekened fame,
Say, will We also do the same?
Why draw geographic line p. .-
'Twixt brothers of one parent vine, ...
Descended from tho self same tree,
Rocked in cradle, Liberty"
Americans We are in name,
BY birth, or choicc-'ts all the same
That name should be by all held dear
And priced by above all cheer.
Twas SIDE by SIDE our fathers fought
And with their blood freedom bought;
The blessings which We new enjoy ..-..
Vas gained by their UNITED tolls; -
The Independence profess
BY JOINT suffering and distress.
The North, by Southern produce plyed,
Extends her factories. trading wide;
The South likewise receives in lieu
\ Just return in fabrics too;
The East supplies such things that most
Contribute to the Western growth
Thus, benefited on all hands,
Agriculture grows, Commerce expands,
And under the UNION we'll continue to be
\ nation at once great, glorious and free.
Methlnks I see high poised in air,
Our eagle droop his pinons fair;
His eye no longer seeks the sun,
AS in the days of "Washington !;
With closing eye and dropping crest.
He folds BIS plDions on his breast;
And drops all bleeding on the shore,
To soar aloft oh never morel
Our glorious flag upon the breeze,
No longer float DER foreign seas
Her stars have set in factions might,
And blood has died its stripes of white;
And thus dismantled see it wave,
With "union down. DER freedoms grave.
America J that name dear,
Become by-word, and sneerl
Yc spirits of the mighty dead;
Who slumber on your CORY bed
Who gave your wealth, your blood, your lives
Left children orphaned widowed wives
10 purchase freedom fer your sons.-- .....
Ye fought and bed at " Lexington"
And Bunker Hill loud thunder woke
And perished mid its fire and smoke -:
Shades, of the mighty, could We wake,
And from your boody slumbers break,
How would ye stand aghast to see
Fanatics in their hellish gec,
As at the fire of STRIFE by party kirdled,
Their voices in confusion mingle
And with nnmeaning, SenSclesS clatter
The fire-brands of disunion scatter.
MethinkS I'd hear one chorus loud
Swell from that pallid, CHASTITY crowd
And echo in one deafening roar
From hill to hill, from shore to shore
" Remember WARREN and no more
Disunion plan on this fair shore"
The South has aeatchc,1 and scaited long,
Endured slight, and jeer, and wrong;
Now we gird us for the strife
Pledge our honor, and our life
TO equal rights, protective laws,
As brothers in one common cause
The constitution to uphold,
As dearer far than fame gold = ..s
a sacreed boon, with blood inscribed
We will protect it with our lives
Let Mecklenburg" and g Guford speak
If L" North Carolina" Ger was weak
The first to break oppressions chain
First law and order to maintain;
If slow to art, tits not from fear,
But that we hold the g Union - dear,
And will not sacrifice for naught
The heritage our fathers bought
Now with bow I'll end my call
And with glad new year to all;
But ere go word I'll say
Remember this is Christmas day.
And raise your hearts in praise to Heaven
For blessings to nation given;
And while your good things you enjoy,
Pray, don't forget the carrier boy"
Dec. 25. 1860.