The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-01-02


How bright the opening of the year that's past,
Its close how thick with blackness over cast;
It's promised hopes and joys shone radent then
Round many a sun lit home; while beautys gem,
Circing loves coronst with It's kndli ig light,
Mid clouds and storms halh set in darkest night,
While DER our lanc so favored and Tree,
A shadowy gloom hath fallen, mournfully.
Ou, glorious Union! loved wherever known!
Land of the true and brave The sun ne'ei shone'
On one more prosperous, happy. joyous, rer
Than that, whose fertile soil sustained the tree
OF Freedoms owth whose branchts spreading far,
Extended over all, from shore to shore. ..
Embracing every clime Its stars and strpea uhlrrsd,
Floated on every b.eez4; and asonished world
Looked wondering on while high with giant stride,
They rose and swelled; ma ions boasted pride;
And every heart, with fond, exulting hope,
The boon 8, nobly won, hath treasured up;
And deep enshrned, with undimnished flame
Still brightly burns, around athalIowed name
So long revered by every Patriot son,
The great, the good, tie immortal WAsHINoToN
Long years ofjoy and peace have prosperous sped
Since that brave band then victorious led,
With shouts Of triumph! mid the cannons roar
And strife Of arms by that great conqueror!
While we tn blessings hroad, abundant free.
Have richly shared, meath our own vine aud tree,
Which they so dearly bought. and freely gave
Their "fortunts honors, and their 'lives' to savel
. How blessings brig ten al thoy take their flight,
From that br ght day, behold how dark night
With clouds and storms aud tempests gathering o'er
Tbrea,ening our favored land from shore to shor!
While STRIFE contention, and the clash oil aims
With fearful terror, every heart alarms!
And war and hatred hath asuuder torn,
Hearts knit by kindred love. our own home born
While irothers, fathers. sons rebellious rise,
Armed with deadly hate Affections ties
And Friendships sacred links. broken, aud torn
AS though thing OF nought and face TO lace
They meet IN fearful combat while every trace
OF former kincnes or OF feeling shown,
Seems botted out; forever more unknown
Our glorious Union once so joyous free
Alas disco vered now On land and sea,
Her stars dishonored her stripes asunder torn
And what we proudly called fair Freedoms home.
la now a laud of blood Drenched with the gore,
or her own free born sous From shore TO shore
Tic crv ITO arms 10 arms - was heard and forth
Swift as with tightening speed, the answering North
Her rrions poured; while laundering on they came,
To acenne her wrongs TO wipe away the stain blood
That dmmed proud Sumters heights with their hearts
Resolved to conquer to die the sword
An Anderson unsheathed. neer to lay down,
'ril they triumphant should the victory won'
And VIII ,n the brave, lamented Ellsworth fell,
There ran through all the land startling thrill
And loud the camorous CRY for vengeance ross,
While OF Mahassas field The coward foes,
Shrsnk back aghast; as with terrific yell
And demon fury, that no Tower could quell,
His noble braves with desperation dared
The cannon mouth, aud reckless, fearless poured,
Death and destruction, swift, oer all the plalh
While heaps on heaps Of the rebelous slain
Were bapless piled there With savsge hate
The dripping blade, cen to the very hilt
They plunsed exutant Loud the vistor's shout,
Above tne cannons roar swel!ed dsatening out;
Tbouoh many noble hesIt its life stream gave
al tnara unhurlnd found warrior grave;
All few of all that gallant band returned,
To wear the aurels they SO proudly earned
Yet the remembrance Of their deeds viii live,
In patriot hearts and honoled, they'll receive,
So ins,ly due, the grateful need OF praise
Willie deep eushriued on History's lastng page.
The records craven and though dimmed by tears
Twill never be erased through coming years,
And though through all the land there swept avail
OF sorrowing anguish and stout hearts quaied
At the report Of that disastrous day.. ..
When panic stricken, host on host gave way, .
Ingloriously retreatrg; yet disparng not,
With 6tmeI more uuysldiug grasp they sought,
To pird their srmor on {; TO va.ianty,
Redress their wrongs TO conquer or 10 die
AID ranyibg once more, the hosts poured out
In countless numbers with exultant shout,
Determined ues to quit the tented field,
Till our dishonored Gag should proudly wave
In glorious triumph Ger each traitors grave
Then hasten on oh haste the joyous dayl
When peace shall be restored When slavery,
The cause ofall our i'll, shall be unknown.
And this fair land. We proudly called our own,
No more invaded by ruthless foe !!
Let those who first upraised the murderous blow,
Throw down their arms and be as erst we we're,
band of brothers Let England. too beware
For as she o6Ce lesson dearly learned,
Not soon forgot ere she again return,
To test our strength lot her recall to mind
The scenes Of Bunker Hill, and Btandywinel
And others still Of yet more recent date,