The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-07-04


Land of the Forest aud the rock.
OF dark blue lake aud mighty river,
or mountains reared u oft tU mock
The storms career and lghtnng's shock,
My own green Land forever!
Onl never may sou Of thine.
Where'tr his wandering feet incline,
Forget the sky that beut sbovo
His childhood like dream of love!"
Our fathers founded noble Rrpublic-the
grandcst the world has ever bcheld, DER
which the Goddess of Liberty has extended
her sheltcTing wings aud Peace has spread
her protecting Kgs. Under the benign dis
tillatiOns Of Heavens choicest blessings,
continent has been reclaimed from the dusky
"chidrcn Of the sun" and has been made to
"bud and blossom as the rose" Cities have
sprung up, as by Observation-Disclosures have
been made the highways oftradc anj com.
mcrcc aud the insignia of wealth and power
are to be found on every hand.
But severe trial has ovcrtaken us in the
very zenith Of our glory. War, grim, relcnt.
less war, has sounded its dread a'nrum in our
ears. Birds Of evil omen are tapping their
sable wings in the tempest and their hollow
and portentous croaking make the night hide.
QUE. Treason, like a bloody Medusa, has
raised it, horrid head in our midst-a treason
so hell born, ,ndictve and monstrous, that
the energies Of the nation are taxed to their
utmost tension to suppress it. For years we
have been blind to the danger that has been
ldi king IN our midst. We have been sleep.
ing upon the crater Of = volcano, which all
at once has burst urop US. Slavery, which
should have been crushed in the egg. is now
working out it, legitimate fruits We are
compelled to fight a second War of indie
pcndencc, that we may better appreciate the
blessings ofcivil liberty and Tint, rebnptis.
ed. we may come out of this fiery ordeal II
better and happier nation. free not only in
name but in fact. Providence is teaching Us
an important lesson from the cannon 8 mouth
which we would do well to heed.
On this, our natal day, our rejoicngs should
b. mingled with tears for the brave that ha, G
fallen, amid the shock Of battle or by the
death angel of the camp, and our orisons
should ascend like sweet incense, for our gal
'""c SUE, o'U,".'' ""' ''."u' VI" "e ""'
won, we should not forget the sacrifice they
have cost and the thousands of widows and
orphans this rebellion has made God grant
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And fling the starry banner out.
Shout Freedom illyour lisping ones,
''Ve o"ek ,hclr cradle shout
Heidelberg Coiiege.-The Ninth An
nual Commencement of fIeidelbpre College
was celebrated OH Tuesday and Wedne,do
evenings of last week. On Tuesday eyeuiu,
the anniversary address, before the societies
was delivered by Prof Fajrchild. of oberlin
Ohio. IL was listened to by large and an
preciative audience. IL was indeed an Abl,
effort Of an able man. 1t were vain, now, "a
attempt an outline Of the nddress-for an ab.
breviaton would only mar the the perlec,
whole.
On Wednesday evening the commence.
ment exercises proper were held. The Hall
was densely crowded-the exercises were
opened by the Union Club of our eitv. Rev
Father Andrews invoked heavens BLESSINGS
on the exercises of the hour.
The salutatory was delivered BY s. F. sut.
phen. OF Baltimore, O. Subject, the Scholar.
Mr.. s., .in ueat address, gave the compli
ments Of the class TO the large audience. :
His subjet was well handled. He has n
clear and forcible delivery, and impressed all
that he understood his subject and desired
the audience to understand him.
Mr. @ as. o. Knepper, of ople Station.
ILL.,, had well selected theme-"Noto,i.ty
not true Fame"-and bis ora,ioD WAS oonoh
ed 10 we'll ssleet: "A lan0uaps AIovond..
and Nanoleon Lad o,o,had ,ho .,A =
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