The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-01-04
Nove,nb'r. Decemb'r.
Carriers Address, for 1862.

To khe Patrons of Tie Palladium:
This is the Inauguration of the New Year
For last night, just the clock struck twelve,
The old incumbent left his honored seat,
With sombre yisage: for his reign at its fit
Ope'ning, here in this "Land Of the Free
Bears deep. dark traces Of an imbecile's rule
This veteran, I ime was not himself unworthy
They Who held high trust, Of Nation, in their
Pride and selfshness, misruled The whites and for
A season, Buchanan thought he aourishd like a
"green bay tree"
Truth, ever mighty, viii cen yet prevail while
Liberty, Truths elder offspring and best in
heTitance of
Man free-a agency. can never stooP to lick the
Dust for Tyrants mricas not dead! she
But waited season with her rccreant children;
Bearing with their tra,orous misdeeds while
Patience was virtue. The prodiSai return'd not
To frs. love maternal; therefore, they are as
Aliens from the cherished fold. The New Year
Young and fresh With visor- shoulders broad,
And strong arm barred. t. shield from Tdthless
Violence His eye OF fame lit at the
SACRED watchfires OF our liberties" peers THO
The mystic future. with jealous guardianship
Brave sons, and daughters, no less brave, Oh
Old Kentucky 5 soil, and elsewhere West, are
Asking help, Of The bold sons Of Tree America.
In driving back and keeping guard assias,a
Willy band Of desperad5~5-upon whom
Power rests, as rests fierce strength, within
A Lions skin. No brotherhood is here
No feeling true-no hand Of kindly love,
Such as should reign, within and round
A !. IL
For power--for placc--for gold, with garments
Rolled in blood has swallowed up the Right
And Might, thro secessions plea SEEKS to rule
With iron rod the world But no--by all
The shackled freemen on that soil, made red
And memorable by the martyrs graves
Graves, desecrated, even by hands unhalowed,
Who have struck for tyranny-I answer moi
By all the glorious living and the dead
Embalmed, within the heart Of every freeman,
NOV God never gave to man the right to tread
To earth, his fellow worm. Justice, in time,
Must rule---for link after link, of the
Oppressor's CALLING chain, will fall the rust
Must eat it through. and he who fain
Would hold brother a chaotel slave.
Is wanting in the highest attribute of manhood.
Labor aud Freedom, must forever win. The
Years Of the oppressors of our land, are
Surely numbered. The crumbing walls, may
For time, confne this mortal coil, but
The soul immortal, painting for the liberty
Which Knows not ''death nor bonds,' no
Human fetters can in shame confine
They burst the impious chords!
The cankering chain must fall asunder, for
The giant strength Of Northern Freemen is
Put forth, their noble standard is upreared, and
The Clansmen, rush by thousands to the rescue
At the Clarion note of: The Constitution
The Union, and the Enforcement of the Laws."
This is our truce, and all who rally round this
Standard Of onr Nation gather strength to
Battle manfully wItherror, while the
Light shall shine, even in dark places;
Thoush the darkness now may comprehend
1t not. Slavery's DARK visage, dims the
Moral light. nor lets its victim see, what
Lethean food awaits his mystic pilgrimage.
Tyranny, is always goading to the oppressor
And the oppressed 1t runs its circle
With reckless haste, and dooms itself
At last.
Now Congress IS again in session
Session, which is not ceSsioa---
Where are men who viii not cede
Solemn rights which freemen need.
To this Congress, grave and sober,
Sober DER our Patriots graves
Patriots, who have bled for freedom,
Freedom, which our Fathers gave.
nthers-who our country, died for
s.and scorned to be slave.
R--they thought should never scar.
glorious Eagles Western Star.
Our home City. broad an, busy,
BUSY ever-broader growing.
rowing wiSer-growiug wealthy,
ealthy in her architecture-
chitecture very modern ~
dern Gas illuminated
minated by the genius
pies genius wise and working.
king into the pockets dimes.
nAstApding the hard times
Nave you seen our glorious Free SCHOOL,
1ool of learning-free to all?
Ii yon have not, go directly
Z Give this place friendly call
Have you seen the Printer lately?
Lately, have you PAID THE PgINrEs-
Paid the money he has worked for
Worked for late, and worked for early:
Printed what was NEyER paid for
Paid fur paper, ink, and labor,
Labor for the public veal?
I'm every dollar,
npised.
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