New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-16
For The n. Y. Tribune,
FIRST RETURNS.-1S6l.


Not in the nythic ages a grander Spring was
known: ,.,.
teeth were sown.
4 battle.mst of April crawled up the Southern
skies,
Leaving traitor host to swarm for Historys
scornful eyes.
Oh, evermore that. batte-mlst shall haunt that
Southern coast
traitor host.
But the few, the true defenders, in glory's sun
burnt mail,
Priobt f,om that rising April mist all noble hearts
shall hail.
.The flag is down at SUMTER awoke the ma
Fierce arrows Of the Northern light were bloody
in tie sky!
Against the walls of Freedom famed out her aw-
ful hand:
"Come forth aud hold, my people, the Election
Of NY Land"
From myriad fresdes leaping, the myriad voters
came,
As to the curners touch of fire the lannon's light
ming flame.
All hearts beat the fierce battle-ro; their music,
drum and iic .,
Marches Of martial footsteps thronsed through all
the gates Oh life.
Leaped from the iire.spent ashes the olden fire
unspeut;
The towns became encompments, the skies bat
he tent
e "A .1d 4
tue long yicr)
Came Ike the sunlight wand that starts the gla-
cicrs ranks OF ice
They deemed our hearts were pulsele.s, our
sinews long decayed
Our souls but 6gpre-h ads abroad upon old ships
o trade.
Our bnttcs nursery.!cgcnds, in cradle clothes
forgot,
Their gruyestoncs edger.columns in closed ac-
counts. they thought.
They dreamed our history ccrrion.iood, our
promise spirit-sput,
Our cage but barryari fowl, on duDghill peaks
content!
They spat out the old oltar.frrs they hailed
with jeers aside
Business our only Household god, aud Gain our
ohii bWdt.
" They Knocked the hating Manhood tina; strength
chs all the years,
odd flowers 0f flame on mari r-bgows, Defeat p
forgotten tears.
4" slow victories Of God, 40 slow through all thc
centuries still
They Knocked your distant banners, lar earth
quakes Of Ills WIN
Against the walls of Freedom famed out her aw-
full hand;
" Come forth and hold, my people, the Election Of
my Land"
New England dropped the ferule with which she
teaches men:
"Write poems with the sword o.DOy leave His.
tory the pen"
The merchant on the New-York pier said, "Take,
wind your leisure,
Ny sail that lags upon the sea may play with
you at pleasure
Tie Quaker mother Loot her creed within moth
err breast:
&" Peace if ye fall, in patriot grayes"-her war
rior SONS were blessed.
Ohio grew content to know her sheaves and har-
vest sun,
Tho banners Of her soldiers bare, heir, harvest
held her own
Dear Indiana, first among the glorious Of the
West
Ful-arned thy April wisdom sprang from out
the HOLSTERS nest.
Bright Illinois, another flame swept all that YER
nal hour
Thy prairies where the sme Of God all Summers
sleeps lower.
Blithe waves her cradle music rocked by the
northern breeze
Rose Michigan Tor battle among her inland seas.
The Indian sisters sleeping in their forests of the
West,
With wild-nOwers on the BOSOM woke with war
fires ~ the breast
WhcTeycr swarmcd The whtr-mnn's bee, PIT
riots heart was stirred,
Wherever pressed the white-mans foot, n pat
riots voice Vas heard.
Across tle sunsets barriers bca, The fierce Allan.
ties food;
Fiercely Pacific answered with a tido of noble
blood
Through East and Yves, tog, thcr throbbed the
pulses of the sun;
Na'nrs voice of pines rccchoed where rolls the
Oregon.
From myriad ilrcsides leaping, the myriad voters
came,
AZ 70 The gunncr's touch Of lire the cannon's light
ming flame.
1t was the great Election Hour; lihe-cobwebs at
the sun
Parties together flashed, and oh, forgotten, were
but one.
Not for the Iow high places that jealous seekers
sean:
Once came The people forth TO vote, their candi.
date was Man
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