The New York herald., 1862-03-18

o son :, the hour of danger with what rapdity have
tbey swarmsd ghi for it, rushing from hill and valley
rno,r,ain city CLAIM and village, swelling the tide Of
Dat RIOTS until Tie sss,h has shaken with the tread Of
= From the v,ns land from the Rhine land,
From the shannon. from the Scheldt,
From the ancient homes OF genius,
From the sainted bone OF cet,
From Italy from Hungary,
All as brothers join and come
To the sinew bracing bugie
And the foot propelnS ".iut1.
Too proud beneath the starry Gag die and keep
The liberty they dreamed Of by the Donube' Elbe osd
And they who, guided BY its stars,
Sought here the hopes they gave,
Are all aglow with pilgrim IRE
Their happy shrines to save
Here Scots and Poles, Italians, Gauls,
With native emblems tr!cht-
There Teuton corps, who fought before
Fur Freiheit und fur Lcht-
While round the flag the lrish like human rampant 90;
They found cead mile fathe here they'll give W he
who Of this noble band should we honor Better che
question: whom should not honor These no hire
ling soldiers, yelling savages, but full grown,
scous men There are names. however, which may be
mentioned without injustice 10 others equally good and
brave and q those these come to gltterng like
diamonds winthrop, Ward, Lyon, Baker,
McCrea, Isnder-each one Of whom died like a hero,
with his back to the field and his feet to the foe
And.leayng IN battle no stain on his name,
Lo ks proudly to heaven from his deathbod OF fame.
And among the living warriors OF the day OF whom tho
fortunes Of war have not deprived us how gladly we name
Dupont BlrnSldc, heaxner. sSge hsDOtf
Foote selfridge (the hero Of the Camberiand-sver
nonored 10 be forgotten), Goldsbcrough. Cogs
well and though last not least, that gallant patriot and
patient sufferer Colonel Corcoran. All this glowing array
for that Union and under the soulswelling flag which
FIRST burst upon the view
When freedom from her mountain height
Unfured her standard 10 the air.
Many On eye mas danced 70 zee
That banner In the sky.
With elements like the Union, may well rely upon its
and look with dsdain upon the selfish aud
policy Of temrorzing Powers Whatever may
be the stand OF England the future, and have little
expect from the psst-however sordid miserable or
conternptibs-h IL my belief, and dosbt not II Is
the Stars and stripes. The sentiment which will
which inspired the heroic Frenohman lie Monteil, who,
which accident had detained and who having oined the
HAWKINS zouaves died al the head Of a charge, with
words Of and vslor fresh upon h lips
Noble spirit
Green be the grass above thy grave
what IL that Union which thus narshals men with
lightning speed and them 10 deeds Of dauntlees
courage7 cluster Of great saiss, under oonsttu
ton tramping through the nations of the earth com
pact solid body polite, with It's millions Of and
territory more extensive than that u any realm; IN
which no mutab prerogatve gives priority to birth
herape where equality civil and rel gious liberty and
aternty are the dominant and haowed principles and
where Ia snt industry and integrity, standing the
sae patforrn vie with each other friendly struggle
for tbe fret place 10 ibe nation. 70 preserve that