The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-01-07
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Ascend In, grateful praise with hearts sincere
&dring bos, wthpenitential tear +l-'
For constant mercies ever fresh and new,
All glory give, 10 whom all glory's daea
Mdthoiigh the cloud Of sorrows dorkenfng gloon''
Hath thrown DER many heartits shadowy iorm'
And homes so5oyous once, in sadness loom
Desparing weep for those who'll nc'cr return;
Yet5ateghinGed hlrthe bitter c'qs .Iar
Ate Swect remembrance ofpromised hope,
That from its lseenest edge the pangs remove b
Andrhalse the heartsubmissiye bow, in lovel
"hfSSNaoys orethey, gone at their co'mtry'sca'l v!
FofsalNng hther, mother, wife and children all
For aspore hgh,and holy, nobler duty still
Remembering fondly, while with clleerfulwill'
Fatigue and toll, and hardship they endure!
That for their loved ones, they may yet secure,
Freedom andjoy, andhappnesS oise more,
and share their blessings when this war is DER
AI,raye loys are they"i standing md armed hosts
like guardian angels Watching Ger the North,
T6shield their homes from relentless foe,
Who now With hand upraised and murderons blow
stand ready around to strikel aud here would fain
See ,lesolaton mid our valleys reign!
And this fair portion we 80 proudly own,
kdesert waste, wilderness become
Thank Godl twill never be |. Once and again
They made the effort-fruitess, worse tl,an vain
The daring bold attcinpS and they'll ever find,
Thesvl, rebe, traitors, North and South combine
T6work our ruin while in one right arm
There 8 strength enough our banner to sustain,
.They'll rally round the dear old flag" and cling
with grasp myieldmg; while abroad we fling
It's glorious stripes and stars with joy once more,
To float triumphant yet from shore to shore!
Our glorious flag, how has ithecn disowncd!
Disgraccd by traitors North and South; by sons,
Whose grandsires fought ts'honor to maintain,
And to their children lcft spotcss name!
Legsneraie sons, armed with invctcratc hate! .,
WheMith their leader vile, did "watch and wait"
sS7taqsih 10 etra Yd' H..f r.t. .. ".
Ready hy bosest and troachcrous deeds
10 plot rebcllionl willing to acccde .
To any plan, the party may prepare
To aid its vile treason, and enhance its cause
The fact can't be dcniedi Don't ask for proof!
bst their own actions tell. Who stood oloof,
In this. their country's darkest hour ofnccd,
Iniiferentto its fatel Withholdingald!
Exuupa most when foes the victory gain!
Afi,I sad and downcnst when reverses came.
Who boldly dare express with feelings warm
Their patriotic zeal, and earnest plead
Our glorions Unions cause, by word and decd!
Dcnolincng all wholabor for its good,
As" Abolition knaues" u Negro brotherhood"
OF Democratic rights they lonlly boast,
And by moJocrdcy, its laws enforce!
An abolition ,car," they call tins strife,
ntr;sl tl,air
In such unholy combat" when they know
Full~eil the first, rebellious blow
Was struck by tratorous hands. Then in its Nigh
The Union army rose, its wrongs to right
And though its ranks have oft been sadly thinncd,
And hearts sore greved for those they left behind
Though Scared and Wounded yet enduring still,
Asoldier's duties eager to fulfill! ,. .
Whfewith nnwaverng trust and fervcnt zeal,
T1iey are determined never to quit the field,
Though host on host OF armed rebels come,
Till every traitor meets traitors doom!
Look, too, at Lilly Prison! What horrors there!
Whpt agony untold what deep dispar!
Scenes that would make the very hearts blood chi
And scpd.through every vein startling thrill!
Scarce clothed, scarce fed ! imprisoned there to d
by barbarous acts of untold cruelty!
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