Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-09-07
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RALLY FOR THE lrH OF SEPT.

FREEMEN RALLY FOR THE lrH OF SEPT
Ho! vermonters, be ready with ballots to-day,
And again meet your foemsu in battle array;
Though the drum is now still, aud the cannonslo loud
roar
No more shakes the land from the mountain to shore,
And the traitors hum1lcd have bowedin in despair.
And the banner of Freedo waves proud on the air;
Yet stay not your hand, but your vigilance keep,
The serpent Secession is not dead nor asleep
And the Copperheads now are not sleeping still,
But gathering their venom 20 bite and 90 kill.
Vermont has a record now free from all stain,
Aud pure shall her record forever remain
At che c of her country hcr sons sought the fight,
Aud uohy they bnttIed for freedom aud rights
Her ALIENS. her Warner, her Sunnard so brave,
Her Rtnsons, ami others who sleep In their grave,
And her thousand brave boys, whom yol constantly
meet
Who have lost for their country their hands and
their feet.
The names of her sons who In battle have fell.
Or died from starvation each prisoner can tell.
Scarce a home in Vermont In high or low station,
But weeps for their dead from the nall or starvation.
Her brave sons went forth the rebellion 20 quall
Their bright deeds nf glory historians shall tell
Always Il ST in the chlrye. anl the last in retreat,
prtv. tell in what bltfls they suffered defeat
I'm the long wars for Freei1n yOur blnners on high
Waved proud DER the dsld meath the bright South
ern sky.
Though iu hunlreds ofbltles Won met tn proud foe,
And many true hearts iu the grave are laid low.
''NN 'iiiui' 90 i' ,'''' " '''. 70" ' o'-" "e'N'
M, ,l,ry mo- fr,it,r.s haoi syer iiI st1in.
Nnt "A binnor i'm b,ftle Inv reb,ls wlatl'en.
Butul were returned, when you came back ia glory,
Yonr b-,va d.,l. in b,,tie to t.l the proud story
AM vnny ye Thought when the rebels hau'ed Down
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Der the land Of the free and the nnl Of the slave.
R1t rho s.rnant S,eessinn ", truly thonrht dead
Sttkss his rattle. AMI ftin lifts his head;
inIits f,or.' ds,llv nni.,n min we al ali feel
Tb,, dis,,is,I IL I'M, ct In th,, b,rreI Of meal
Io-dtv' my brave boys Nerm mt cllls ehch man.
Oloe more in the battle % lead on the van
the foes are'lH mlrshttd You know them tul WE'LL
The names Of each leader at once you can tell;
They're composed Of che rebels YOU met without fear,
And the Cppperhsa1 foe that long grow cd IN your
rear;
AMI few. who fpr coar1t', for of and golf,
To che North and South traitors their birhrights
have sold
VIII you iOin with the tOemen, whose hands are now
red
With tha blood of your kInsmsn, who sleep with the
dead?
VIII y1u i1in with the mon, who on each Southern
pnin
r., giN, A., s+,ry ,ti,, ,,,u~ br,thers have sIainY
Wi You i,a With ths i,a, VIII, ,,rr,ring sighed
Wlan ths btniar of Ftespn swept On in It's pride2
8 I ~ Nl'l vi.'y Pi'el,A D tl, n'k oi t'5 zoe
n F. ,,, al ,,t r,, fi.tt, ~, y,,, INV rei,n
AtOnetn. I,n,his. ani Zach southern plain?
y, ..vl, ,.,.s- ,,.., tr,it,,. min,
Nlrwith ClDo,rhslit ioin 't.jn.t IA, Uni,n to ght
Bit rue 70 yllr cln1trg. yol ever will show
1on are relty % oittle win Free Ions dread toe'
ny in' ttY Is =, '5 ne "a ne a 'G' & 20 conlaf' ,s
Il l,n rl'y or'ye T,.i9r' IN strn'n.' Oh p,ne. m
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