Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-20
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1hs tAY SONG OF PEACE is FORGOTTENu
We can now :urn and look with linecr-
ing love to the sparkling gem of Peace. AS
''s 'ast bright rays are s!nking into "a sea
OF crimson hue, aud breathe with SORROW
tie reluctant Ja'e,0eN to the many pleas
ant years we spent,
"h,ie peace presided o'er the scene,
ana cast Ger joy silver sheen
Ihen the splendor Of Southern spring
time was on every side of our grassy earth.
and happiness was in its fullest blonm, for
the gay song Of Peace" had not been
hushed by w-r's relentless tide. Tnen ALL
all was light and darkness had sought rs it
we're, tho secret cavern there t" pine in sol
I'tude' but those rrosperousyears have Seen
b'ghted to bud not again until we, as n
Nation, cnn unfurl our bonnie fl.g on
oceans wido without fear of molesta.
tion. Americans. Sou:heruers, Patriots
pause for one moment, and weep for tho
sad compuision in which tho chain Of
Providence hath bound you. But some
hath said "what is War? nothing bnt
word of character and repetition establish
eth the fact'-Oh! believe i. not, It's
word Of rehuke deep As the sea, and those
who waged it, i'll one day fall from "the
heaven IN which they are now floating
alof'' then yon can read their joy upon
their brow, and if hearts ha,. audible Ian
guage, you would soon hear how theirs
would sp' ak when you talk of Snu,he n
Freedom. Sorrows withcrne bias, NAV
sweep over our much loved land. and desc.
latl"n like hurricm may sra,ter its vic
TINS from sho:c to shore, yet ireedur, can
never be t!o ed ont, it may be shrcuded in
sable robes tor a tine, but it will finally
burst lis cell and come forth to slime with
moro Furnished luster. Tie hear. ,la.
has enhaled the pure air OF freedom, still
cI'ngS to the memory of Home, the holy
land of Liberty with the ,enarity of life.
There every man is prince, and is no, IN
noyed by The dictates of another. The
gay Song of Peace is forgotten" is i, to be
learned no more1 Oh YES though i, il
now huslied anil silent, the day hore will
s"on dawn whea It's cheerful soul.st;rriuo
notes Will again re>ound from the pY Llcd
stra' d Of The proud Parifc, to A !an,ic'S ;
rock-b"und coast. Tme-Time will NOV.
on an'i Tho shrill hlast OF the N.r;hern
war'c'y, will be heard no longer Soul! of
old Poiomac's roI!i:g wafer their grand
armies vii gather back to their t)>scla,a
homes. an'l Peace again will rciG.,. "The
iA"d. of Tie free an home Of the brave"
has already beca tie theatre of som. of
the moa cart-reniing &c nts that las
ever passed before the astonishing gaze of
m""S'nd, th"nssuns lave fallen ON the
battle plain, and countless hundreds have
wasted by Tie hand If dseasc--hca.,s Is
unknown to grief have been ront in twain.
AL from his awful and c'uci war Who
can ihInk ot che sccncs which Eirri..ia,
Carolina, Georgia, and otl,et States pre.scn-
ted TO view previous to this bloody contest.
ard rot appreciate the boon Of freedom ?
Patriots and noblemen do not hesitate TO
dcte'.d our g,lan, little "pal,ne,to State"
which presents 10 The envious eve of the
l ankee sucl, n varied surface The low
country intersper Ell with numerous islands
OF unsurpassed fertility which VII III :Lun-
dainty that staple the King OF all Nations
without even H. hard labor as "spl,ting
Fails Uncle Abraham's "ccupation when
the Yankees found him that cold Nnveu-
Der morning ard carried linn TO he "INhio
House,
While warming there he made a plcdrc
10 save the Union with his wedge,
He drove it in but tie more lie hi.
ALI! worse the glorious Union srlit."
The tiame Of Secession was warf,cl on
every Southern breeze, its patent pow.r
was ev'ry where seen and felt, growing in
strength it burst the bond OF sis. .erl,ood
tha. Lad so long existed and South Carolina
froe'l from calling fe'ters moved galantly
oil from the old "Ship Of State" % seek
more calm and unrufflrd sea. She had
not long in solitude to roam, ere others Of
herbsisters seeing her in artl.ss fancy play
ing With The rirples Ger which she was
riding soon joined her, and now thirteen
stars are seen in The new cnu. relation Of
States The past history of our country
tell us 'l'ar if We would hive the .Tr.e of
Liberty" fl .ur;sh, it must he welrwa.er.d
by the life blood OF the noble and brave.
aud baptised in that font which is for The
''heasing Of all Nations Can we hope ios
the song OF Peace to he raised again until
the w'ckedness which pervades our country