The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-01-04
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'o"' s"o'e'n " nef oiood-oought ibeEties-~
s'sA''s1 " futniess Traitor hsnds,
An" "s'iAis"'~ss eAitei upon her gallant sons
W. vssev, fn'esiy, '"yfuiiy mArcasd forth
~ sneu 'ne'f ffee"en's blood for Freedoms Riss
az" " 'oas Ne'ioa sSe@f Is marked IN blood
.AAn passing season bears the ssnsune stain;
o'ooo no~ed 70 vet the nrst green turf 81 SPRING
y Itcfim'sned Natures sweetest Summer nowers-
sAse deeper tint to Autumn's tinted leaves
And mingled with the win:er's hoary frost.
The record s,ands-a blot upon our tame
A direful, biood-stained page land thus IL reads.
ZEN before the early sprins-tims
In the nrst days OF the Old Year.
Carolina the Seceies.-
She the arst to nurture tres.on--
Havins passed Disunion measures,
And declared her Independence
Fired upon the unitn Banner
Dear old Stars and Stripe. Of Prcsdbni
But the act, though 50 disyraceful.-
So Insulting and rebsious-
Yet received no word Of censure-
No deserved rebuke or ceusure-
From the President BucuAsAS.
Then the ruler OF the Nation:
Aud " tho was at heart \ traitor -
A Disunion symps,hizer.
So he pfsked At the rebellion;
Talked Of peace and comprumisss;
And appointed d.ys Of past,ue-
Prayer and FASTING for the Nation
Shedding tears and feguipg sorrov-
Under pious resignation. -...r..
Clo.sing sympathy with traitors.
Bat we will not judge him hsr,h,y-
Rather pity than condemn him
For he but fuiiied his mission -
Like Iscariot in the Sc pture.
He bet did the work assigned him.
For. A. In the scheme recorded.
OF a sinfni worlds redemption,
One must needs betrsy the Master
To tie hands OF His pursucrs;
And favored one was chosen
Que who owed Him grateful HORACE
who, instead OF playing traitor,
Should have willingly died for Him;
20 the treaeherous BUCHANAN
whom his friends had raised to honor
Feeding on the Peoples favor .
And from whom the land expected
Justice, honor, and decision,
In crisis so important
Ila~ed them false and failed most sadly
To perform his loyal duty.
Bus we will not harshly Judge him
he but played the part assigned, him,
In this revolution drama,
whiclr-though blndly We deplore IT,
Is = scheme Of the Great Ruler.
working through His Unite crea arss.
For some wise and holy purpose.
But tho traitors days were numbered;
For The People erst had chosen, d
7" the Presidential efice. s=@F .s
most faithful man. and loyal -
One devoted to the Union,
And the best good OF the Nation.
And he took his seat with honor,
In the Hrst month Of the sprins-timsi
while the traitorous BUCHANAN,
In dissrace-c'en with the party
Who elected him to Office
Sought his quiet country homeseAd-
Sought his rural home in wheAtisnd'
So, old ABRAHAM, the faithful
Doing nothing rash or ras'y'
Waited with quiet patience
Keeping wisely his own counsei-
r,iI some further nasrant outrage
On y part Of the secedsrs,
Should demand vigorous action.
And ere long the crisis offered,
In the taking Of Fort Sumter
Then. without delay were summoned
Loyal Freemen to the rescue I!
And, As on the wings OF lightning,
Sped the message long expecfedi
From the hills Of old New snSssnd-
From the western biuas and pfs'ties'
And the iasc-eoand States to Northward'
There echoed back the ans~er:
"ws are ready-we are wiil.ns-