The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-07

ors field Of battle.
orally round the fig, boys, rally round the dag,
Shouting the batuecry Of Freedom"
l love the flag. / almost idolize it.
When l think of il as ii waved over our
fathers, who for seven long and laborious
years fought and bled beneath its folds,
/ love It, When think of il As it once
waved over our happy country, unmo-
Tested and uninsulted, praised by
the lovers of humanity throughout
the entire world, love it. When l
think Of IL now seereted in South
ern homes, and looked upon through
trickling tears, as thing that must not
be revealed, love it. When l think
Of it waving over our own brave boys
as they bleed and die for its protection,
love it. And when think of it wa
wing over North and South, re-cement-
ed Union, II say God speed the day and
them,-I love it, 1t waved over our
cradles, and il shall wave over our
graves. A thousand times has it been
baptized in blood, but as often has it
rose IN grandeur, and waved in triumph
over its enemies. And speak not only
my own feelings, but the feelings of this
whole army when say, iohile there is a
tile on oar house tops, or brick in our chin
aeys zoe s0iH defend The flag.
"Tbe star-spangled Banner, long may it wave,
Der the land Of the free and the home Of the brave
The principles it symbOlizes are as
lasting as time, and as indestructible as
truth and virtue; and while God rides
upon the rainbow, with the censer Of
heaven in his hand, full of the names OF
our loved and lost in this war; and until
the sun and moon are blown out, and the
last star has burnt down to its socket
will they still live on, loved by the good
and great of every land.
Star SpangIed Banner How full Of
meaning is that phrase. Itmeans union
liberty, love, loyalty, patriotism, herOism
and bravery. 1t means happiness, home
and had like to have said, Heaven. L
means = happy country. l need no
speak of the Rebel flag, it will soon b'
among the things of the past. Its history
will soon have been written, and III
funeral rites performed. A detachment
of our boys are already digging it
grave, down near Charleston, and wheI
we get there we will attend the funeral
And:
Once mo 20 on sumter's battered walls,
Wen unfuri the dag Of liberty
To Goat TIL grim oppression Calls,
Through out She long futurity"
The South, if need be, should be bap
tized in death, and her plains made on
continual buriel field; the wavin
columns Of her army should be mOwe'
down like grass, and her rivers be mad
10 swell with blood, ere she be allowe
to put forth her ruthless, prOhigate hAnC
and pluck from the galaxy of Ou
national heavens, even one star.
History will follow hard after on
army, and before the face Of a gain
world will unfurl the names Of our bray
heroes, and untold generations, far
the distant future will rise up and ca
them great. Not one hsrO's name sha
slip the pen Of the historian. Not OF
brave boy who falls in this war shS
sleep unwept unlamented. Through q
the South those who are loyal shall
esteemed, and respected; shall be love
ever, and rewarded Some Of them '
know are jel0sls ais treason Of tho South q
not blight.
Many must fAg It's true, but the
names, iHustrious napses, will be insorib'
high up on Heavens scroll Of honor, Al
Washington will marshal their immor'
/ spirits on the battlemeDts Of that far
land Of light and love.
Then the Navy, protected by our h'
there never WAS a better, while o
gallant boys unfurljng the banner on