The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-08

lXAO NO Ill OAA - Z
Fer ne esse City.
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All party ties we will dissolve,
In general communion,
And make this great this grand resolve,
That wen support the Union.
Our time, our talents, and our wealth,
We offer. 7ss nation,
And willdevS. ..fe, limb and health,
To fli our obligation.
We claim free speech, free Thought, free press,
Religious federation,
And In puss cit Of happiness,
Under dicta:ion.
On all OCCASIONS we'll pFocisim'
By unity OF action,
That Union 10 our end and aim,
Nosparty clique, or fiction.
Through toll and trouble, pain and woe,
Through fierce persecution
We are resolved, to boldly go,
To save the Constitution.
30 rebel serfs, shall e'er deface
The charter Of our nation,
And give another, in Its place,
With slsv'ry its foundation.
By all thAts great by all that's good,
By all the rights OF freemen.
We will preserve the sisterhood,
And crush each rebel demen.
While earth revoves around the sun,
With its orb attendant
Columbia shall be but one,
Free and independent.
On. 8. Rosxns.
uPn. toi,, wing lines we're never vTittsn for pub
ucs.iou bu, simply as brothers. silent tribute to the
dead. They were furnished by friend Of his, BY
whose permits sion " publsh them:
MY BR . r AER II.
Twas at vicksours whore the booming suns,
Laid many patriots low;
And the sharp crack OF the rfne,
Gave my brother . death blow.
Twas the twenty second OF May;
All we'll do remember,
Many heroes that we're elatn,-
Ny brother OF the number.
,rvas brave Gen'ral SteeI's Diyision
OF McClerns na's Army Corps,
Who molly charged tbs enemy,
A. they had OFT done before,
They Tell like hail beth thick and fAst,
before the murdtrou are;
Bat from their exposed position,
They ordered TO retire.
They fell back slow and steadily,
Leaving yadesia their gore,
They shudderod 20 retFscs thslr steps,
which they never b ID done bsfsrs,-
Nor did they do IL without caue,
Tne, were un Ter mur I'D rous Gre,
Sweeping patriots down IN huudreas,
Who could not return the Ore.
Noble and loving brother, James,
Who wss in tn battle slain,
wife defending the ssars ami stripeh
b avery 10, bus uoi In vain.
Mob, lid soa do your duty,
10 he and n the deid,
AM had had thousand lives,
taci yon would Orsy ely yield,
How eagerly read the iist
ofpatriat- in b-ttlr slam,
And after one long week has passed,
Ne aght, had .oex ed In vain.
But ala-such was not thr Gaze.
The other lists more late,
NJ brotber's name among the rest,
Who had met soldiers fate.
Noble patriots Who have fallen,
In the glorious cause cf Freedom;
Ever honor-d ahail your nv es be,
Boz b on Earth and in Heaven.
Those of US rho yet 70 liviug
Will keep the 'sCid Flag floating,
Or die. our Gear brother died,
Christian cause promoting.
Dear brother you was loved by-ali,
Your OIL rades all admired thee
You've u name on the roll OF fame,
And by that name know thee.
wow by all that's great and good,
Your bravery TO initiate;
III have revenge on all who dare
The striped and stars contaminate.
Who ever dare that Gag disgradR-
Armed traitor, or CoppeFheadk
We will meet tn m all lace 70 fade
And deal our powder and lead.,~
"When tais cruel war 10 over"
And our Dag in triumph floating,
Wen returnt to home and loved ones,
Sill Freedoms cause promoting.
But should il be our Makers will
| should die on Freedoms Altar;
pray t, dis on the bloody feld
As you died, and never fslter.
I've often prsyed while on my COT
That should either you orI,
Be called 10 leave our c1untry'sranks,
On the battle field we'd die.
Ny noble, brave brother James
Ayprayer's been partly granted,
For on the twenty second 81 May,
In Heaven you was trsnsp lanted.-
And may your memory ever be
shining light TO guide,
And show me now to live,
And die, as you have died.
JoHn X. DIAMOND,
Co. A. I'd Iowa Infantry.
The Charlotte Is. CO. Bulletin ap
peals to the people of North Carolina te
send food to the starving people o.
Charleston.
The navy is suffering for lack of sea
men. The old salts will not enter th'
service because the grog ra.ions ar
stopped.
"A court of inquiry has been ordered
to investigate the conduct of General
MeCook and Crittenden in the late bat