St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-02-06

| N0r unger ton0ty IN ol0 SpAln
! Where ring tho ballads Of Manrique.
! picture net, from Osioot's hill,
! Egytian plains where even Asw
Untutored fallahs rudely till
The fertile soil with wooden plough.
Ny muse is but rural sprlte,
Untaught in intonations grand
And choosing but loWly fight irA
| Will humbly sing of YANKEE LAND.
Yankee Land! Yankee Land! bright IL Thy
glory! - '.i-j.-
The bounds Of thy fame are tho bounds ofth
How highly inspiriug'.ths page Of thy story I!
How brightly resplendeut tho star Of thy
birth!
Sore, sore Was the yoke on tho nesks Of the
nations -
Oppression reached forth her steel clutches
afar;
Want, rapins and murder and fierce dssola-
tioAs
Submerged the whole world in the red It'd. Of
war.
A saadening spirit of hopeless detection
Hung every mans heart in saekcloth Of
gloon; :., -, ..
And noble and pleasant, all bore the renec-
A universe drapsd in the garb Of tho tomb!
Away in the west through tho thick shadows
cleaning
Arises star, lighting every dark hearth,
'Tis the genius Of Yankee Land-Liberty-
besming
Awarm dool Of glory abroad o or tho earth!
A glad cry ofjoy was lthe worlds recognition,
While Despots grew livid with rage and with
And vowed that destruction and fruitlsss frui-
ton,
Should mark the brief page of the upstart's
career.
But brave ankee hearts thundered back their
And strong Yankee arms drew their swords
for the fight,
And placing in Heaven their humble reliance
They struck for their Goddess, and Virtue,
and Right! ,...
Oh, Liberty! germ Of our Yankee Lands glo.
ry-
Thou BethIehem's. star to tho subject and
serf- '.'''" -,
To win thy rich blessings, heads silvered and
Have .tt With their bloody lock. stained
The struggle was long, and fierce, and oppres-
Was waged with the rigor Of deadlest hate;
But Yankee Land courage, and patience excess
sivs, =
! .Overcame their oppressers and rescued tho
| = State: ;;f":
Then Yankee Land enterprise, genius and Wig.
Impressed the broad world at one. with
/. =, their, seal; -.
Their freedom, and industry, prudence a.d
rigor, =. :..n, ,:.., -!
Discovered soandness n.ught else could
I reveal. H.. -, - :
Their commerce, like magic, spread over the
| ~ ocean ;1@-1 - ..<t''';''i'- - 80
Their navies rode proudly ON every sea :
And Europ.'s poer, SUBJECTS Oft viewed with
l." emotion, t.,:'1o ~ =. - ~" <.4' u
on Star sDanrled Banner, ii. Fig Of tn,
| '%' Free! :.
They would point to that banner proud en-
'".:%" blem Of glory 's';'">' - :'."% =
.Dohantly tapping the trespsssing breeze,
And 'te.rtally toll their y'uns chi1aren tn.
| story
OF the dovntrodd.n'l paradise ov.r tn.
I!5.r5 seas' -: "I, III - e.: .-+>ta
Again, Y.nt.. Ia,d, .r, tn, .ey.s Of tho Z. a.-
| 4"'} tions -:~;;'':'.' . :"
Fixed tearfully, hop.fullxI, sadly on thee :.
Shall Liberty fall' shall Il ksurpations.
:f Destroy +. The sole refuge s'sE1'|.' Who'd be
/. frs.?, ....: ~-vs,r.' = ri ..gi
No, never !th. sons Of our T.ak.. Land th,,uiu.
Ai.illiea 1 i ,tea. ..n., With t..ir b.yan.s'
set;t, '........:s -. >,.-.., -
Confront Il. rash traitors, Will. l..po.. ps,s in
s4rT wonder ass hl'>1HJ4 2dt~-- !.
Ia Are lsa1ni1g'i lesson they'll never sorf,t.
Success to thee, Yankee Land, fxedI tissthy
! aesElory; 4HHa r9@j o:#n3od
Thsursrsdls Of Liberty, home Of tho Free;
Agss unborn shall tskehsazt st thy story
lahenss Of oppression &~.y s'.r.th,sss.
LAu 1u1, Jtai 1SdA9dsr Git 20 s,n2o2
yag1a no al 10 ;uis.2 ai tad;