Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-09

THE FLAG OF FORT SUMTER.
addressed to Jfdjor Anderson and all true
americans.
BY CHARLES J. LUKENs.
Aloft with the Banner and let its proud
folds,
As they flash on the breeze in the glow Of
the morning,
Proclaim to the world that the Union yet
holds
Our homes and our hearts, spite Of treason
aud scorning.
Though yon muttering crew
Have coDspired 10 undo
The work OF our fathers. let US still be true
And when centuries roll DER dlsunion's cursed
grave,
Our Banner OF Banners unsulled shall wavel
What braves have uplifted the Flag of the
See Lewis and Clark, Eaton, Stephen De.
Frement on the mountain, Lynch on the
dead Sea,
Kane at the North Pole and Strain at the
Equator;
1t crowned Perry's sweep,
Stewart's cruise Ger the deep,
And wounded Wool bore it up Queens.
towns red steep:
1t has hoated DER Washington, Jackson and
Scott,
And woe to the craven who'd wish it
blot!
The crescent of Moullrie, the pine Of the
North,
And the rattesnake flag Of Paul Jones are
our glory!
Twas the spirit Of union tbot carried them
forth,
And their triumphs resound in American
story.
But that mongrel affair,
Which disgraces the air,
With its cross aud Palmetto, is nought but
snare,
And falsehood's false blazon shall trail the
dust,
When the Bapuer Of Banners waves over the
just.
Let all narrow souls who prefer their own
state,
Go join with their kin who uphold their
own section
Each American fluids every other his mate
Aud gives half allegiance al instant rejection.
The stars We display
Are the broad lands array,
Neither lone" nor "ifteen" can ilumiue
our way,
Though those that look backward may mutile
their loss,
With their contrary mixture OF crescent ard
cross.
Beware Of oil leaders who seek to divide !
Beware Of oil strife between brother and
brother
Away with all party! Away with all pride !!
Except in the Union-our nourlshing
mother
The people are sound,
Though false prophets abound.
Who prattle Of safety where none can be
found
In the Union is fame, growth, peace, plenty,
and power,
ln Disunion, decay from the severing hour
From the White Mountain crsgs to the Red
Rivers Wood,
FROM the Lakes to the Gulf, and from
Ocean to Ocean.
From Niagara Falls to the Dome Of Mount
Hood.
There breathes the old spri, ol lofty devo-
Rude rahawas still seeks
Smooth Cape Sable's warm cheeks,
Aud the Golden Gate opens to Otters
twin peaks
While the Bravo, Columbia and Hudson iu
vest
With Missouri, the boast OF South, East,
North, aud West
Yet, spite of oil this, party leaders are blind F;
Deride our few statesmen, aud ride each
his hobby;
And rare is the member, e'en family inclined
TO think more of bis country and less OF
the lobby.
low different the men
How sublime the day, when
The old State House echoed John Han
cocks bold pen
Now passion debases the nations debates,
Aud dignifiCd mobs claim the honors OF
States.
The glare of the comet will lead us astray.
| Aud the moon often hides from the LOWEST
heaveG--
Our stars are the fixed ones that hallowed
the day
When the invaders feet felt Fort Nc.
Hepry's fierce even
Then let our flag ding
TO the wind It's broad wing,
Whose flap opposition may change to o
sting;
And when ages untold shall have passed as q
| dream,
May our Banner Of Banners still hutter snt
CLEAN!
oh God in thy mercy provide us chief
Determined to keep his high oath wheI
once taken;
And then, as our people emerge from the
grief,
Those whovs shaven our staff, 10 thei
turn shall be shaken.
Grant him wisdom aud heart
For the true rulers part;
And oh guard him well from ths dema
gogue's art,
/ Lest our nation, our land, and our world pas
awayl
And Thine be the praise, dread Jehovah, 70
syel
Selett Gale.
From Godey's Lady's Book.
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