New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-22

III tue t'itfA4ti " 81 t|aSh'
Then The shore. where tic Rebels haIbored.
Was iriEcCd with Cush Of fame.
All bu.uur tite bees, DER the watar
Tic swaTnis 0f their bullets cHue.
In silence, how dread and solemn
With courage how grand and :ruei
6seeOily. stea lily onW I'd
The .re VI tie sLa..-a - drew.
rsa Whisper Each man was conscious
u stood ~ the sigh: OF death;
81 he bowed 20 the awful presence,
And treasured his liyiu breath.
~rwiY. death H. TIE Dir sbo1e them,
AID dra.h IL tbc w,ycs b.lOw.
TsruucA balls and grape agd shTapnQ
1hr! mo,ed-my God. bow SOW
And many brave, stout fellow,
Who spran- in the hOas with mirth.
Err tnes made dat ital crossing
Was lad Of iiieles- earth,
Ard many brave. e,out fellow,
Whose iir.ls With strength were ri'S
W. ioil and ornsaed and shsttofed,--
hrlpos; wreck for lie.
Bs, yet the boats moved onward;
T.r a:.A Lfr ana ,c;d they drove,
Wita TO Or :, siii lIaSs witiIA tleR,
AM the ro'ti1S stels above.
sohnd end ncar It sounded,
started ct TIE shUst,
A thn keols Tiould ." Tie grayel
And the rager zen burst out.
Cheer sfteg cheer re sen. them.
As emily arIirs call
Cheers Tor old M'sso chHsc;t.,
Cheers Tor young hichigani
Trey formed in line + battle;
Not ran wPs tut u pace.
Thcu w,th l',cisd steel ines hurlsd than
Straight ~ tue EeDeis icec.
at, help ne, help me comradc,
Ioi tears ny 'yeilds drown,
A. zee their starry banners
. Stream mp The smoking town.
and 80. the noisy workmcu
Orr the lenstle.ine bridges run.
krd the troops that swarm 20 cross ths~1
When tie RAPID Work bo dino.
"For tie old beet. or ncw ono,
Flame mp IA every ven;
And Nth fever Or WIZ passion
am faint os death again.
III tbs is death. J cnrc NOT
Hear ne men. from Toar . van -
One more c. eer for ii ssacAua~tte.
Arc Ole none ,OT Michigan"
tsIe is fine piece Of graphic description;
THE BLACK REGIMENT.
POI, iiuds7n. Nay q, i5sl
Dark as t.e clouds ~ even,
Ranked a. tie western leaycn.
Waiting the breath that Tito
Al tie Gfc1d mass AID dlifts
Tempest ~ d t'lling brand
Over @ ruined laid;-
so still and orderly
Am % arm. knee ~ knee,
Wgii: e re rrca; event.
Stands tie black regiment.
Down tie long dusly lina
Teeth CLEAN aud eyebgl!s shicsi
ARD tle bright ba'onst,
Bri.ilirg and Ermly set
Flashed with p1Psc grand,
Long ere tho shdp command
vi the fence rvil.hg drum
Told tEeu' ti,eir tin, bad coma
Tod them what Ro!k was sens
I0r the black regiment.
"Now. The nng.scrgea1t cried.
"Ihough Goata AMI he'll beiids.
lei The whole nation SEQ
IL We are 1T 70 NJ
Free in this land: ~ bouud
Down like TIE whni- hound.--
Bound with red stripes o. l9in
H. Olr old chains again"
o. what shout thcic went
From lie b!ncA reglmertl
"Chorgor' Trump rri drum svoks
Onward the b0ndl.en broke;
B4youet and her stroke
Nniny uppOs d tieir rush.
Thopgh the Wild battles crush
With bnt - = thought aAush.
Driving their l"idl IKE chaiT.
IN tlc guns months they laugh,
Or at The siiyprry brands
lcapinC with open hands.
Down they tear s8n and hOrsQ
Down in their aW iJl cOurae;
Trampling with b.oudy heel
OyeI the crashing steel,
All their e} &c hrW ard bent
Rushed the black regiment.
Freedom =" their btlic-crv.--
"Ficed0m ar leave 20 die"
Al and ihcy meant the word
NUt NJ vii " 'us heDiG.
Not u mere parry slOnt;
They gave their spirits oC'i
Trusted The end 10 God,
And on the gory sod
Rolled IN Triumphant blood
Gid 10 strike Oae irCe blow,
Whether for ,G' ct woe.
Glad 10 breathe ons free breath,
Though Oh the III sof death.
Prayng--aias IN vain -
That they might fail again.
80 they could once more see
That burst 20 Liberty
This was what freedom .ens
To tie black regiment.
Hundreds on hun reds ZEN,
But they are resting well
scOllrges and shlckles strong
Never shAil do them wrong.
o, 10 the living few,
Soldiers, be Just md trne
Hail them r. comrades tried,
fleht with them side By rida
Never. ia field or tent,
Scofn the black rgp ent
a bold conception is embodied in the tnbut
DO poet 10 General Grant, but the image 10 sdn