Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-03-07


nights. Who reigns there? The Goddess OF
Liberty appointed by heaven: 1aok she Tar
ries the wand Of purity. of holiness; and Of
peace. There the concentration of all that is
generous and sublime; there the iluc'tus Of JUS
tice and humanity; th, the center from which
radiates the sceplre Of benev6Iehce; of God
like ambition and of fragrant Incense all have
been envelopcd by the prince Of lin kness.-
The vestibule OF that heavenly liIausion, the
laurels entwincd around her cOmely form, now
assume black hue. Why Oh why this dis
turbance in the grand Temple of LIBERTY
Jealousy. that demon of the human heart long
ago aroused the slumbers of iyraffts and caus-
cd Them 10 tremblc upon their THRONES The
roar Of the British Lion resounded throhghout
his domini ons.
''IIc sent his ilects and armies oJr
To Sc, kill an plumber;
Our heroes INST them the shore
And them back with thuuder; -
and the infatuated King of Beasts, with down
cast eyes, and depressed feeling, covered with
defeat and humiliation, trooped home to his
den 10 recuperalc, fully convinced that Free
dOnls soil was not congo NAL to his pugi istic
nature. Jealousy, magnificd by covetousncss,
still runkled in his bosom, anG without any
just prOvocation and with increased hate, he
summoned old Mars 10 the field again. But
the sons Of Liberty, inspired by their Goddess.
flew to The Icscue u second time, and God pros
pered their cause. The foe of Constitutional
Liberty was vanquished and compelled to sue
cumb before the solid phalanx Of Yankee
proves and the mighty hosts of the then new
world; and thus the United States were tri-
umphant again in defending the bulwurks Of
Liberty. Peace enSues for season; ever go-
riOus news to freemen The Arts and Sci
enccs flourish beyond parallel in the word,
the forest is lelied by the axe-man, and cur
Native Land is made to bloom aud blossom as
the rose. Educational and religious lnstitu-
tionS DOT the land like SO many sands upon the
sea shore. photographs and Railroads., by
frequent inoscuatini form Complete Il Il wol L
from Atlantic 10 Pacific; sails o o II rnm-
mcrcial ships whiten every sea; and oul flag
was respected in every port by az nations
Onward! onward We went, and everything
which is calculated 10 cxalt nation 10 thu.
highest position on earth, in intelligence,
weal1 and grandeur had progressed ri tkeSG
United States with astounding tapf,hty. Pie
children of freedom enjoyed that 4ich bU6n, wa
tered by fhe tears 6f our mothers, and crI>t.ll-
ted by the blood of our ialhurs, for near half
century. In tie meantime the glory of ulsgir
republic shines throughout the wide, wide
world, even surprising the brilliancy uf the
sun; and the dOwn-trodden millions WIZ sighed
for liberty ooned up and hoped. TyRN2rs,
with covetons and jealous EYES, begin anew to
quake and tremblc upon their totiering thrones.
They Scrk a vulnerable p''inl iif he Temple oi
Liberty, that lis fair fabric may he succcsslni-
ly asshiled, crushed and ruined forever The
refuse Of ioryisa, with all lis concomitan' as
prations for monarchy, and the spirit Of OFF
preston, which our progeniors, IN their c,n
cessive liberalily, permitted to re.ain a ludyU-
ment in ore corner Of the garden of nlerica
/ took deep root, by the fostering care and SYM
pahy ct foreign nations. Iarl Melhilfks
now hear Pbrtentous souifPr Whence
comes it? hook! A dark cloud is rising
/ Treason Treason is in the land Traitors
threaten TO demoish tie citadel of Liberty;
and Crowned Heads look on with compaccn-
cy and approving s0fiics Suhltter fdHsE TIE
toesin Of war reSOunds from ocean 10 OCEAN
/ The AMEHsAN EAGLE plumeS his sacred wings
for the contestS the Goddess of Liberty looks
! on and weeps for the I'M; Old lfai>cries bfod!rht
upon her children bY THE most ung6dly villaius
that ever diSgraced free country Oh ny
native land Buckle ON thy armor, gird thy
I lions, anoint thine Instruments, and then vim
dictate thy honor; prepare for a deadly aud f.
nal conflicts uphold thy golden sceptre, and
defend the bulwarks Of Liberty. Raise the
rational csc l'c'lcon, inscr,be ON its ample
folds, liberty o. death; put forth thy nnisccrt
arm ahA
''.itrkc, till the last armed Foe expires"
Let the battalions OF Liberty march forward
with God as their commander, with the s3Delf
of Washington and the nc''re of Il Jackson
to victory or eternity. Arouse !. Arouse yG
noble sons of Amrricu! !! Fly to tie rtscLe
once morc, lest the last vivilyillg spark Of re-
publican liberty he extinguisfed forever. Oh!
cOngrcgale thine unconqueruble hosts, and pre-
ripilatc them like an avalanche upon the vile
traitors Of his satanic majes'ys duminiOns, and
meter, no never Sheatle the sworCP until trait
ors and tyrants shall rctognze the Temple of
Liberty us rich heritage bequeathcd unto
man by heaven, and transmitted unto him by
departed ancestors; and in the great millennium
whose advent will be in all the coushnig1e and
transcendant glory Of universal paradise, God
will command Washington and his compatri
OTIS to stand FORTH as living cmblems, who led
the ran tn defending the hulwarks Of Liberty.