The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-01-05

Strike but rccoil to their prmcval source,
And idy spond their fury and their force,
And when at length the furious strifes alayed,
There still il stands defiant stern, unscathed.
Their last sad parting all remember WELL
Our worIs fell trcmblingIy in tho sad farewell:
Could then their loved ones tail to weep and mourn,
For those prcdcstined never To return?
The unconscious child received the parting kiss
The Inst sad tribute of parental bliss
While the fond mother caspcd it to her breast
And mid her tears the conscious JOY confessed.
While every heart with generous promptings glows,
And friend to friend some well priced gift bestows,
Then let the soldiers wives and children share
Your generous offerings and protecting care; r.t
All of their wants with cheerful hands supply,
Well have they earned your aid and sympathy
Exult my native town for thou gavst birth
TO him whose fame cncrcles all the cartb
Search we in vain the annals Of mankind,
In his great deeds no parallel can find.
Bold and strategic firm, yet just and kind,
lie stands supreme in majesty OF mind.
Stands the great leader OF his veteran band,
TO crush rebellion and redeem our land
Whose marshaled hosts swept over every plain
And marched unchecked, victorious TO the main.
Above tho clouds where storms and lightnngs cease
His cannon Numbered there the terms OF peace
Like when on Sinai mid the lightnings glare,
The chosen hosts beneath appalled, with fear,
Heard mid tho whirwinls blasts the thundcrs tone,
The sacred teachings of the Holy Ono.
Thencctorth fer all the living rule and guide
Despite their wilIfuI obsLnacy and PRIDE
70 know and own NJ ghtier on high
will ruIc control and guide man destiny.
Then round his brow the laurel wreath entwinc,
TO bloom perennial there all coming time
Thy spouse great m IN cnlnked 100 with thy name,
Shall live with thee in one enduring fame;
Like as twin stars whose trembling rays afar,
Shall blend and glow eifulgent star.
Who where great deeds immortal fame has won,
But venoraes our Martha Washington?
Like her shall you your country homage claim
Like her shall you secure co equal fame.
Not nndcscrved, for envy cen will own
When proud Savannah FELL twas nobIy won
But ah can cen an honor cl fame atone,
For tho lost treasures OF thy heart and homo?
Two of thy loved, the first and youngest born
a!y deaths untmey grasp from thee were torn.
natioR sorrOwnS deeply mourns with thee,
And like the dropping rose cXudcs its sympathy.
Bright heralds OF lifcs bssiul dawnng day,
TO lead thee lIcavcnwarl and point the way,
From their sweet blcst abode by Gods own throne
Mother thy loved will give thee welcome home
Keen was the dart and dastardly the blow,
Which aimed TO lay our cherished Eagle low.
But soon restored in its bright realms Of air
Unhurt, unscatlicd, it rcigns sumcmey thcrci
Beyond the storm cloud wings its upward flight
. Sweeping impctuous meath flood of light;
Proud and defiant, daring, bold and iroe,
Tho nobest cniblom of our destiny
For soon the clash of hostile arms will cease,
Soon bo restored tho enduring charms of peace;
Soon from each one the ranking chains shall fall,
Soon freedoms birth right be the gift Of all.
No moro shall parents from each other torn
Their common loss and gricfs in sorrow mourn;
No more impcrious brues tho lash shall ply,
While their nude victims wall in agony.
But each the owner Of the common soil
Shall reap the profits Of his daily toll.
And thanks to God, for twas His holy plan,
Shall stand redeemed and know himself u man.
For despite rebels in the tented field,
Or timid traitors who would cringc and yield
Despite crown'u heads and swelI-hcads o'cr tho main
Who would, bW cannot cut our land in twain
True to our Eag we'll strike the unerring blow,
Until each bastard rebel is laid low.
Until that Flag shall wave DER all our land
From the far North to ortuous Rio Grandc;
Until that jag more honorcd yet to be,
Shall wavo ocr all people bIcst and frcc
Until that Rag with Stars and Stripes unfurlcd,
Shall claim the homage Of the entire world.