Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-25

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Kaestoe~l'ys gassd - ~ enmmste a. bse.
Ognes1ssd Bss-Lsdi, sad I've bpss on Dllses
ia6e->l eauA eloose eosut her foot peints -
sSei4ee eboee Uf Rhodsriek snd Fits Jaoss. %
tras eE1stars are Seosts dssssipsiocs 10 BE
Lady q ths Lake. Bat novhsrs: amid the
atsfasafe0s - fdselss shssssy sesld Bnd sugh
- hisdle sGootiona - lpIansars Me tAsss
sseksssd by 'hs contemplation ofths bssuties,
The grandeur and the gloriss of the Ksystsas
6tate.
Bvsathss there MAJ with soul % dad,
Who nsvef 70 himself hath said,
This 10 my own, my native lAad,
~ hose heart hath ns'er within hin boSnod
A. homswaEd he his footstsps tasssl
From wandering on foreign shose5
s9eh there be, 50 mark hin we'll,
Fog him NO minstrel rsPtaFss swell.
Living he'll forfeit fsir rsnewn,
And. doably dying, he'll 60 down,
Down 70 the dust, fSsm watch ~ sprung,
Unwspt, unhonor'd and unsung.
Take sSay the romance, the poetry, the his
torical associations and the devsIopmepts Of %
advaossd cjvljsation from tbs I'D world. and
kdwsndlss iuto issigni6eanes, iu eonpssis0n
- the new, when viewed in the wiIdnsss Of
t3ee'astvs wonders This, . vs have seen. is
remarkably true in reference % that portion of
the new world. whose o6spstng are assembled
Asgs Tonight. ts7l
Little dad Charles II suppose whsa in 1874
be made Psun proprietary Of Terri
tory regarded, doubtless. q that time. . . sort
Of worthless out-let Of the kingdom Of Great
Britain, that b wss laying ths foundation oi
% empire which was, destined To become in
less than ssnsury frsm thst date. the copss
nea aA aksN6a If 4 hA nd ~
. system OF government ,such - the world had
never dreamed Of, 20 empire from whoss me-
tropolis. On the 4sh Of Jaly, l776. the defend
ers Of the T'ghts Of msu, we're to startle the M
tOn BY psOmnlgating the immortal doetsinea
contained 10 the Dsalsration of American Inds
pendenc..
A. little did Penn think, when he stood M
der the shadow Of the tree ID Remington. sur
!: rounded BY The red men Of the forest. comniss
ioners to ceds TO him ths ppomissd land that b.
VS. hswiDg out Of the ~, LHlsins. ~ it were
without tAnds.ths keystone of - arch that wAi
20 shelter the hop = u humanity throughout IN,
cycles Of time: that he was forging the chic
INK Of political Mon, which. under the
blessing ofDi sine provi. encs. 10 destined to en-
dure until tho srchsngels trump shall cal
the nation. up to Judgment.
had. in the night, visions, and dreamed that
4 rainbow. based On OCEAN. spsn az skv"
|
,o:e' P0'''ons '"e'eo' seesueu - " en
vS'oPed 10 : morKy M smaHc mst, wherc
we're sporting msd men. devils and rattle
| snakes. while the summit was bright and beau
tiful. Aud | saw. 10 the clouds. above III.
| how, the genius Of America clad in the vest
mentaeftha Ga,;d... ~ I ;h.,tr h.v;.o ~.
.;,c. 49,. h.,
! De
sa 80 .P's's@ - asn'ukso"s nos'ps. osne' ~"
su, usmHOns WeOstsT ara C'sy. ~
Usdle 81 hee toins VA riRhtsousnees, ana sbt
he'd % the 6s1Astplsts Of bT0theely klUdness
! ino1tDs ao6 pooee-Oo her hDlmet were. enRrav
| ca she voeds-.the Union and lhs Coostitu
fovx vefi n ona hand Z. - vavfna ~
sS-. SS~1 sTSasI. .-.a e ~ ..s.s s.. y.
go - 49, ~. ~ v.v ~ss.s -
NM mr.. ~ ~ '~es,s s,l;se ~ .on n
isipe iAS appaeepilg essfnesd psismst
u cqlCee et she lataboW. SOoa, under hsl
u. s.1 ~ s..,a'.ss - s;n se. -.
,hs bow BEGAN eloriously perfect-resplspd
snt - on the day when it was ordained ~ q
s,sn anu : sea- o' mans dehversnee IRON
The dream /. pe,fect and N. int.rorat., .,;or
thereof sure leave It with nv respected sudito
~ and will conclude by reciiing familiar piece
o'poe'ry' pecu''ar'y app'opr'ass 70 the times
Sail on, oh Uaion. strong ani great,
With All the homes of .uture YEARS.
Is hanging breathless on thy tate;
VIA. wo,sm.n . rra"sh, ,1lo ~ 'oy ;h .os',
| Who made each mast, each sail, ,eacn rope,
IL % what forge and what heat:
Fear not each sudden sound or SHOCK.
| Tis Of the wave and not the rock:
II s,o ';,o =. .'a soIn q .smp.s' so.s -
sail on nor fear to breast the sea,
0ar hearts our hopes. are all With thee;
Our faith trium phsps Ger our iesrs
The Un;or-;t mn., ana .h.,, \. ,r...,vsd
MusIc-Sso. Spanoled Bas.er.
There we're two h.n ndred and twenty ticket,
sold, and not less than that number prsesot
Had the westher been more favorable. ther,
would hsvs been ! larger number Of peopl.
present from the ceuptry
After supper. The COMPANY took psrtoers 70,