Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-10

sV THE REv. yoaEC. N'cArR, D.
Late OF Maryland, ehsplslu @. s. A..

sV THE RKv. JoaSO. N'cAnE D. .
Late Of Maryland, Chaplain Q. 5. A.
Ur, men Of Maryland ner slsep,
while ioensn bind your fifabs In chains;
While yet the win to strike rslasioe- ~
Stir ye 70 deeds that Fauss prsud scrsi
shall down to coming ages hand:
Show that though bound, the ii7irg soul
Is there, to vet redeem your iandl
Have these proHd deeds been all forvst
Your fathers wrought in days Of yore
safines not ysuT soil full many So t.sr
BAPTIZED BY Patriots tears and sorel
Are not those marble sh,fts upreaFeI .- zE
In memory Of dtets mbiims2-+
And shall their sons BY serfs be scArei7
No RoW's the hoer, and nos the time
10 smite, to brdise the tyrant shead
Though foemen's guns upon ye bear,
Though hireand hordes upon ye tread =
To do, you only have dare
Arm, arm with what yecln to strike -
The long NihLeid, bus destined blow: e
he fail the hammer, knfe and pike -s- ..-.z
Axe, nre brand, spade, aud pick, and crow,
Nerved by the God OF battles, wieIds
patent EespoV, ana charm, @ ~ II
Greater than craft Of battle Acids
Rouse. rouse thee, Maryland, though dark -
Thy present lot; List TO the cali -
THIS sisters come, thy sisters bark
Thy sisters speak; and like wall
or Ore terV EN- ihes AMI thy foes
Their armed come sEeeping on
Ad Vietorys God before them eoes,
Ard thy re- eDpien IL begunl
Cheer up, cheer up, the tyranrs heel
Shall hnd your soil path Of fire t. = |
IS scorch MS footsteps, and the sieel ]
VI vent eanee, cleaning red 9Th ire
kindled fy God, bhal blind his gaze;
And when he tuP1s, aghaSt, to fly
BefGe, behind, shall hurst It's bIaze, -' p
Flashing and & owing TO the say - 1
Thy foes are deoutd, the word is given
Curse the despoiler in his pride ~
Aga Ilst him ar the thrones OF Heaven,
And hell, TO guest him, opens wide.
The iOs, ths hateful, basetorn foe,
Ri5ts this hour DER thy woes
His hand hath lain thy gltries low
And thou must never know rspase, |
Until thy trampled painting breast,
Heaves of his foots pOllutng -
Cnfl in blood, thy once proud crest
is hurnished bright and fair again.
Live though betrayed though sold, be free;
The latest power t. thee is given
"eOd and my right" your motto be,
And be not like the Ehipt hound, driven
We will, Maryland we qrU
Be With you in your hour Of strife :;
Nor will we pause, God Eot until
1Cu win your freedom and your Ifs
Brave Iearts, tase eouragel though an host
comp s. your homes and crowd each street
III ugh marts your cities' pride and 10 at,
Are silent TO your hants' feet =
Though shorn Of glory Robly won;
Ihougn ireaohrous friends have wounded s,re:t
Though many a noh,e sirs and son. I
Pace n ir lone dur geOn's dsmp sore floor; :
Though Northern prelate, in bis pride,
Compels his priests Bonded knee
To proy that G d would bless and guide. .-a.a.
And keep the VsrdI powers that b. - !
All snail be weIl-the bolt of doom 7
suspended DER your foes Ltal burst
And cut the darkness and the gloon
Shall IL ht, and lie and hone be turs-d
The two monuments in Ia timore,
Governor Hicks.
Bshsp Wtinghau, Of MEryla1d N enc his nS1as crcu
threatens f.rcey any clergyman who sha dare omit the
yer Tor The Preilent Of the United states and all others in
nohy hHLIAMsrURs, Va, eept 81, F6I.