Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-09-06
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Original Poem,


NRIITrS ny l.. T. WELLS, ESQ, AND DELIVERED Al
~ Weaverville, Cal, July 4th 1901.
Oar country's holiday Day of our choice,
When from her hills and wales, nations yoico
Is heard in ono grand chorus, ringing out
Sach ehssrS as bon9HrH never learned TO shout
!Snoh notes as only Freeman tongues can o,pa
Such songs as only Freeman hearts have known,
Sneh grand rejoicing, rising from the free,
Reverbcrating over land and sea-
That tyrants seated ON thoir distant thrones,
Have trcmblcd at the eth1 of the tones.
In our own State, where natures lavish hand
Poured alt her gifts upon ono favored land,-
The breeze of Ccylon-Sharons gentle dows
Egyptian plains, and Andes mountain views,
The soil of Glngcs-Caedonia health,
The sun of Italy and Ophiris wealth
In California till this trying hour
We were forgetting that protecting power
Which hold sustained and shielded us with caro-
In all we hoped To be, and all
We toilcd and laborcd to increase our fll
And dug and dcvcd with down-cast eyes, until
Tho ioiiorr glare before our mental view,
Had dimmcd the glorious RED, WHTE and Blue.
'Tis meet, It's fitting that some cause should move
Our patriotic minds, to rise above
Tho mere belief that country have,
Without one thought of how that VIC may sayo
That country, and that country's flag OF fame,
And still extend with honor all the lines
Which close our land within its vast confines.
How shall We bound our country? Oh it is
No fooiish b9asfiHg on Il day like this,
10 speak of what we tccIe, when first made fee
Of what we arc, ana what We h3ps to be.
From those few colonies where first were sown
Iho seeds of freciam, Hobly have We grown
Extending still our power on every side,
Proud in our strength, yet merciful in pride.
choosing to purchase Vineyards with our toll,
Rather than stain with blood enc foot of soil,
Thriving in peace, loved and respected still
Iy all nurF FrICpIs ap4l
To bound Us now, req Iircs the cngthcncd crest,
of two great oceans on the East and West.
The Northern limit of our oeuntry's name,
Which ha. tlr many years remained the s4mc,
Is not fixed, unchIuccabic decrcc,
To stay the progress OF the peaceful free
The breeze Of Canada would gladly bear
The STARS and SrHrE, above her yallcs fair;
And aouc may know now seen ftjr Freedom makes
liomcs for her edi'dfeu far beyond the hlSos.
But the South, some protest AMI vow
They cannot toll how We are bounded now
Iu that direction out WHO adore
That STARRY FLNG, with the whole IHIRrr roUR,
Shining upon their aslrc tinted hell,
We must PIT to such doubling queries yield
II ear South boundary scrk II Northern track.
We must seni down mar Ftta to DRIVE it EACk,-
still further down that moving liH5 must be
below where r,ll, the curyia. rruacssec
Past Alabama ; Missis-ippis flood
Past ToNa=t WhteA We FlIi fat HitA our blood
Thence oa ty treaty uot The eLnunuis mouth
still down, wcl u3t hc bounded on tho south.
At lea, whiie blooms the or waves the pine,
Our enemies shall lepsr af t4 that lIe.
'ris 81 to think, tia. whie VIZ liu.er hero
Without tic si sa'est ro.ti.e Of a icar;
Tha, shila from morning .aa, tin noputlIo giarg
We FIRE our harmless canton in tho ar.
Aud raisc GL6HtHt5 C3L5Ks 10 thc ky,
knowing "a hostile ar,aies liascr nigh,
Taat While In pc1es We c.gg5tatc the day.
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