Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-10

ullimbered them, fred upon our tort, and
diszrased the GAG. Let them 70 70 ihesl
msa Who ars hoati the black flag Of ,rea.
son almost N sight Of the Capitol. Let them
20 10 he men Who make night hideOug with
demouias GhriekB Of disnnion over the grave
where the bones OF Washington sre mould
sring. Les them 60 70 Richmond and ask
ths rebel crew 70 pull down the Oontederate
banner, and foat the Stars and Stripes In lie
GAsaa, over our custom. house and post O1ioe.
Let thea 70 70 Charleston and New OrleSns
roll themselves IL sackcloth and ashes, and
eSk that the ensign Of their fathers shall
aoat n iheis ports. Let them do this, and
W vii have pesce. We ask for no more I;
Ws vii submit 70 no less. Let them do this
and the sword Of every Northern soldier
win b Fetnned 10 its scsbbard, and be win
no longer pray TO teach his hands 70 war and
his fingers 70 Rght
We know their terms Of compromise. -
Ths lrailor Davis taking advantage OF bis
position while here 10 mature his eon5pira.
oiaa, % the other end Of this Capitol, want
ed q % roll up and lay away The national
nag. kol Il up aud lay it away Why, II
he'd been made glorious in thre wan, and the
Wrsath q its victories was Jet green. Il bad
carried American civilization over the Prai-
riss Of the Vest from tbs mouth to the
sO0ros Of tho Father Of Waters; across the
great wastes beyond; from the summit OF
Rocky hoantaihs, lis protecting folds Gov
ered q land washed BY two oceans Roll
Il up and lay it away Why7 L had hoated
our commsnce on every sea; was the en-
hlon of cur nationality IN every port. It's
taios were stiHened by the spray Of the
NortheFh ocean, and lsnguidly It hung to the
Rasu IN tropic seas Roll il up and lay il
aWsyl HeTerl It was powerful 70 protect
Martin C0siEs thousands Of miles from this
eapItal and il shall be powerful TO protect
the loyel citizen wherever be may be found;
men Ike johnson, 10 Eastern Tennessee;
and HOl1 in bic Kentucky home. II this be
%, lei rs perish, aad as a nation be Or
gotten better our history had never been
written; better the Declaration Of Inde-
pe1oencs hae never been peuned better
the blood Of the Revolution had never been
Skod.
lt e no wonder that tbs thrones Of Eug-
land and France and the despotisms OF Eu-
rope are in sympathy, and, as far as they
dares IN acton against rs. They know this
70 Be the last hope of freedom, the lasthDme
Of tie oppressed; hey know
g TIE esrth's struggling millions turn hither in
glee,
10 ths land Of the beautiful, land Of the free.s
They know that the great Ameri,an people
ere In sympathy with the dowu-trOdden,
with The heweFs Of wood and the drawers
Of water on the Eastern continent. They
know that the revolutionists may wage the
battle for tie rights Of man, aud if unsuc
eessful find city OF refuge here. United,
they know that We are powerful to defend
our own, and protect the rights Of others
divided, our power Is gone, and we become
"a feeble as the Republics of South America
They know that the political exile, the cap
tive IL bis dungeon, the soldier of liberty,
whether on the summit Of the Alps, or In It's
deep ravines, in the gloom of Hungary, or
amid The desolatiOn Of Poland, are breathing
firth prayers that in this great battle the
righn Of man may be victorious. They
know II we are divided defeated, destroyed,
the dust Of centuries will longer remain up
on the throne Of power; the crown viii rest
more easy on the despots brow; and every
tyrant grasp mora firmly the sceptre which
be Wields. Let Us disappoint them while We
Enstrate hesehemeS Of SPECTATORS counting
their gains, and politicians gambling for the
succsssion BY The haltopened grave of the
1spahIic.
The dead past from out the page Of his
tory Is looking down upon rs the living
present, throbbing with hope, trembling with
fsAr, Is locking down upon US The on
coming future, the echo Of whose millions
footballs In the corridors of time We can al
most hear, are looking upon, beckoning 10
t. q -
may be true to ourselves, to the great lega-
ey or fathers bequesthed, to the trust placed
IN our hands, 10 enjoy and transmit, not to
tarnish and destroy. By all the memories
Of ths past; BY all the prospects Of the pres
ent; By all the hopes of The future; let rs
lid ourselves Of the ssppers and miners at
home. Conquer this rebellion and subdue
the traitors. Do you ssy We may not sue
csed Then let us perish in the attempt
We may vainly die for the land we cannot
ssVef Then be 1t 90. Here let hope and
hbsTty's farewell fight be fought. Ths pale
angel Of the grave can at least steer cur
ll-destined bslq1e through the "Gate Of
Tsars"
Our esuss may be betrayed
Our dear loved country made
a iand Of careases and slaves,
One dreGry waste Of chains and graves.
We cannot We dare not yield, while Hsa-
TeE has light and earth hss graves.
8 No rather houseless roam,
Where freedom and our God may lead
Than be the sleekest slaves at home,
Thai eronches 10 the eonquerOF's erssd.n
Ne such dreadful fate can be ours, Il We
Ee oliy true 10 humanity and the God who
, the destiniss Of nations, the move.
d arms, as be does the sparrow in il
Here we make our stand; 100000
wall Of human hearts, to guard th'
i4nd We love, the flag We honor. II driver
hence even to the ocean and the lakes, VI
there win stand
Until the last red blade be broken,
And the last arrow in the quiVer."