Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-21
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,y1.a SovgEsI'I 'NlAGE 70 HOssoW."

The ChivAlrous Grow
Declared they we're allow,
And therefore the order
To march IRON the border
And make an excursion 20 Richmond
Mslor General ecott
Mes likely was not
VerV logA 70 obsy thia instruction, W0S
In bis priv We cPlnion,
The Ancient Domlni n
psDsrvod 70 Be PllAgsd, her sens 10 % SooA
AAd NE reason 10 easily notice.
though this part Of me sAfn
Hal given him blrth,
And medals and sUerds
Inscribed with hss Words
uneVsr for VI nsld had Yoteo
Besides y0l NUT know that our ~. ~ S,"ndars
Wiz III a sss Of armies and Proadslt Of nAyi-s'
FoWrsak bis cid gudge sg'ian !eI tn.u
rh., = forv.rd the column" be said 70 MCDOWELL
And she z-u1Ves, with = shout,
Meat resly eTied cat,
aTo RIehmond or nell" II omit here ne NoNeb
And Winh.d, ne ordered hiI carriage and iour,
A dasAipR turnout, 70 be brought to the door
Rer PltAIAnt excursion 70 Richmond
MIJor.GensrAl ssOts
Md there on she spot
splendid ATray
To plunder and slayi
In zoe camp he might boast
such nus ercu5 hosb
A he nsVsr bad yet
In the bAtlshsld at:
RvsrV alas and condition 81 kurlhorn society
We're In for The TIP, posa yarisa vAIlsyI
ThS sweet aSrnsn accent tie rich Irish oToEas
The huthifcl coy
Trom The bGnhI Of The shannon
WA the . 70 employ
His excellent eAnAon.
Ana bstldes he long fles Of dragons and Artuey'
IN uAVes and Hnasars,
All tne chill srtn Of hArs,
There we're BARRIERS and cooks
Ard Wrlsr1 CT booka-
pa .1LsS IA sLstnS 9Th his french BILLS CT rare,
Iad IA .-tis' g dress tbs young om;sn AAr,
And zoe Genbblers AL READY A. once 70 prepare
Al eloquent story
OF ssnqaes and gloryi
lad EsrVNnts vtth nunberiess BASKETS Of huery'
TbSusb Wiison ne senator, followed the traiu,
A. s.Asos qaiis safe, TO 'sondue1 the aA0HPoeaet
vale the Cells 50 green and ts Sk was 80 Siae'
Fhsrs as certainly netting more pleasant 70 90
o. this pleasant sIourLon - Richmond.
I, Csp,rs,s ths talk, a. I said. was OF action,
10 sTusa ouI iaEtsHtsr he trAioIouI faction
In Ihe press, and the ness,
They WoHld hear nothlrEl su
Tan a make the advance, spite OF rhyme or OF reason
And a onSs put an end 70 the insolent treason.
Thsrs was Greeley,
And My,
Fha blood. thirsty Gov,
GHS Herman, (As roEdy, not Hickman the SsIa)
AAd that terrible SAFER
VINO vOsld IeHs thS ssSth, every acre,
AID webb, Who would drive rs AL into the aSif or
Ald WITH al tAiI bold crew
Noshias would DO,
WAls he aslds we're 90 Ers.n .nd the y vas - SlSs,
ButtO march on dirSSt1 70 Richmond
Then gallant McDOu'l
Drove mAdy The roEel
OF spar that had never been ven" By HIN,
In the nsnk Of his sieaS,
Fs accomplish . deed,
such A. never before Aad been done BY hin;
Ana ths battery called ahsrmEas
Wal wheeled Into line,
While The besr-drinkins Germans,
From Nsoker and Rhine,
with Ninis and TAker,
Came With pvasger,
Pull OF fury and lager.
Crhs day and pageant were equally ans)
ont thS 4 Ids we're 70 green and NE say was % eisS
Iaassd EVAl q Sp 'eAasle PlsSiAni 10 vie =,
Al the column pushed onward to Richmond.
IRE the march NaI btgun,
In spirit Of fun,
General Scott, In . speech,
sid this array Iheud tSsoh
Fhs gsuthrops The lesson NE laws 10 ehey,
Ana last before dusk Of the thlri or fourth day,
Bhould ioyfully march, Ito RicAmOna.
He spoke 81 ihsis drill
Andthel courage and sknl,
And Jared hat Me ladies Of Biohmons would rave
Der Tuch natehlsSs perfection, and PEACEFULLY wave
In raptars their dsnSAts ksfchlsis in ale
A. taslr nsrAlAg psrAdes On NE capitol BSuarS
Bat alAek and allI
Mark Uhal TO PAa1,
Whea this army, T. spite Of hiI nafSrisS
Aali wars lou7sst thunder,
huSt Iiupdly b.un4er
UpSa IAoss AeeuTIsd ''nAIk d b. ttSFiCsH
Then BeEureEIrd cane,
Like teuptat OF Ease,
70 consume thsn IN vrkh
On hslr pSdlo1s pGh;
And Johns,sa bore down in . vSi-ldWindts sweep
Fhsir raaks from the held,
whore their COON had been sealed,
A. he storm ruIhSs over The face Of the deep;
WAns swim on The centre our PrsEi lent pTsst
And the foe night dSscTy
In the glance Of his eye,
Tia nsht that Snoe biased lpon Dionsd's CREST
NoDoWelll Mcdowell weep, weep for The day
WhSa the southronS you nst In their battle array
To your confident heStI, With its bass and steel,
SFEas uorss than culloden 70 luekless LoohiS
o., The SSnsrAh we're green and ola Scott now blue
Was that pleasant excursion 70 AiShmoAd