The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1862-01-02

OF war long oar valleys and hills resound.
Civil war has cursd our land, and bleechin
bones
OF patriots lie on many a battle ground
All! who could have foretold this year woul
bring
The Country rent, the dear old flag assailed
! The flag all honor, and of which they sing,
The flag before which tyranny e'er paid
All many changes has our Country seen
| And yet victorious ever lived through all.
From crowded city and from valleys green
| Leaped bone and sinew at their Country's cal
| And like mighty torrent on the field
| OF battle bear our Nations emblem on
And thus twill tridmph, and not yield
TIL every rebels occupations gone.
So have they sprang to arms and stand array d
The Union and the laws is now their cry,
And while hey thus their troubled country aic
Fight for the loved flag and, if needs be, die
And may God strength give 10 their sturd,
arms
And aid them in our glorious cause to fight
And may the watchword be through all a
larms,
I'VE battle for the Urion and our right"
Aud may He TO our leaders wisdom give,
And safely onward steer our Nation's bark,
And the war clouds living bright receive,
Though now the SKY looks gloomy, sad and
dark
And may returning reason aid our cause,
And from rebellion take lis deadly sting,
And may they once again revere the laws
They now defy, and of our Country sing;
And may the glad cry born on land and main
When all is free from wars sad desolation
The Stars and Stripes shall shelter us again,
And once more wave Ger United Nation.
And happy then viii be each patriots heart,
When such glad tidings to his ear is borne,
Twill give to every vein a freshen'd start
And make the sluggish blood move swiftly on
Il has been ever sand It's darkest when
The glad morn gins TO break. and ere the ray
OF mornings orb lights up the hill hid glen,
And darkness just begins to fee away.
The darkest clouds a silver lining wear,
Though all seems darksone to the weary soul,
Gods Providence will still direcI US clear
True to its sphere as the needle to the pole.
So may the war which desolaleS our hearth
A blessing prove Us in a strange disguise,
And serve to show the Nations of the earth,
And every cline beneath The skies,
That tho assailed our flag will ever stand
4 symbol of our Nations strength and might
jod holds Us in the hollow of his hand
lie has been with US in our darkest night
{ the capture then Of Mason and Slidell
Should with old Ena land breed another war,
Wen battle in our strength, and know full
well
We can project our rights now as before.
And though perhaps the struggle may be long
And bloody, yet the issue we'll not fear,
Der hearts with JOY and hope will still bea
strong.
That Wilkes did what was right to all is
clear;
ind we will praise the man, his acts endorse,
lie and his crew d hearty welcome give.
Mcclellan will yet prove the young war horse
10 lead US on 10 vict'ry while he doth live.
And may old England weigh full well the cost
Ere she again attacks the Stripes and Stars.
t riIeS the British Lion for what he lost,
ind for our rongh handling in both the wars
And may the Navy, our just pride and boast,
complete the work it has so well begun,
Until each foot of rebel southern coast
nd every rebel fort our Hag waves on.
'or well it has sustained the name it bore,
md may it gain fresh laurels every day.
III hail our Navy! Successful yet thus far,
1t Haueras, Ship Island and Bulls Bay
Ind our brave soldiers, may they prove that
We,
lave still our sires blood within our veins;
And may our Generals pride incentives be
% mock their dangers and alay their pains.
Ind ere the year rolls round may smiling
Peace
Proclaim al's well throughout our blessed
land,
Ind our country grow, our strength still IN
crease,
iod bless and shield Us ever By his hand.
And now I've wreathed all things in my
rhymes-
NE Army, Navy, our land and our times
ct few words more to you | would say,
hat you'll not forget me on this New Years
day,
'ut launch out your soap, spondulcs or stuff
our rhlno, your pewter, your tln--terms e.
nough
o convey my meaning to all quite clear
hen forget not the Carriers Happy New
Year.
he rebels, they say, no quarters will give
nd from our brave soldiers they none will
receive;
-ow with me it is diferent-I quarters will
take,
nd know you will give for the Carriers
sake.
nd ifyou'Ve no quarters why give me dime
II not prove ungratefnl--oh DO nary time,
ut your coat from your Cloth, and know
I'll fare
s well as hope and when appear,
ext week with your paper you'll wonder and
say,
We not seen him so glad for many day;
nd true to my post, when the rain or snow,
n the ground and my path as onward | go,
II not mind it at all, bot think of the tin
rom, you this New Year. have taken in,
nd though hard the times, know you'll not
miss
he small sum you gave me. and yet that
aud this,
receive from you all will increase my pile
nd cause me all over my young face to smile.
nd beginning SO we'll the New Year, they