The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-11-06

We copy the following notice from late
number of . Boston paper:

We copy the following notice from late
number of . Boston paper:
1.-The effect Of . stirring song or tuns is
often electrical. The Western armies have
one that most or our readers arc famiiiaR
With. called .'Ths Battle Cry Of Frssdsm."
which is described in one Of our exchanges
Is of most potent effect:
In either Grants or Rosecrsns' army Il
only needs to bc started to be caught mp
from camp to camp. till it speads for milss
over the whole army. By order Of Gen.
eral commanding one division Of the Army
of the Cumberland. the Colonel Of each
regiment is directed to start the Battle Cry
WREN ever the army goes into action. aad
the effect Of thousands Of voices united up.
on the chorus:
The Union forever. hu,rah boys, hurraA
Down with the traitors, up with the starr.
While ws rally round the aag. boys. rally once
again.
Shouting the RstsIs Cry Of F,ssdou!"
is described As awakening frsnsied enthu.
siasm perfectly indescribabls.
Ii 10 evident from its effect that this 10
one Of the few songs not written ito ORDER"
but written because the author could not
help il. The great number OF thrilling cir
cum.tanoes under which this song has been
sung in the army has added to lite popular.
". When Gen Blair's brigade, that led
the assault upon Vicksburg last fall. after
being hurled again and again upon the enc
my's Notifications only to see each time .
shastiy proportion Of their numbers 90 down
in death, were III last ordered to retire. the
brave fellows closed mp their shattered bet.
talious, and came out OF the smoke OF that
terrible carnage. singing
ayes, We .in rally round the Jag, boys. rally esss
sgain,
shouting the BA,tl. Cry Of rreeloni"
We are not surprised that the rsmem.
brance OF that scene drew tears from the of
ficer who described il TO US. And when #.
ter months Of hardship, assault and battle.
these same troops run up the Stare and
Stripes over this Same rebel stronghold.
Gen. Mcpherson and stat. on the cupola Of
the Court house. fittingly started the sane
song. aud We can imagine with what kill
it was sung by Grants entire army"
It may not perhaps be known to al our
readers. that this ou-stirring melody which
10 creating such enthusiasm throughout the
armies of the Union. owes its authorship to
our accomplished townsmau. George +.
Root, Esq. Mr.. Root has been amongst us
but few years. but he has already attain.
ed high reputation as q master Of cong.
His adopted city is greatly indebted TO him
for constant and unremitting e6ors in the
cause Of music. During the present war,
more good battle songs have been publish.
ed by the house OF Root 4 Cady. OF which
he is a member. than by oil other publish
ers combined. In tho present instance.
however. no commercial enterprise or music-
al science. could have produced this famous
song, which has electrified the nation, aud
which is destained to take rank with the
Marseilles Hymn in the annals Of Immortal
ity. Mr.. Root is . hearty. Incorporating
patriot. He knows no flag but the old
dag" and no country but the whole eoun.
try. The "B attic Cry Of Freedom came
not from the head. but from the heart. A.
our contemporary remarks. it Was written
"because the suthor could not help It," or
~ Webster snid of eloquence. it came ''lihs
the outbreaking Of fountain IRON the
earth like the bursting forth Of volcanic
6res. with original. spontassous. native
force" Great is the power Of genius when
consecrated to patriotism. and We are guilty
of no hyperbole when We say that had our
poet been able TO muster . whole battalion
Of brave men for the war he eould not have
done his country more signal service than
by sending forth this little messenger from
his heart. which is Transforming towards in.
to braves sustaining the tagging energies
Of the weak. giving additional vigor 10 the
strong. and infusine new life and energy
into the whole patriot army. Chicago
Journal Of Commerce. u.g.