The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-04

Tilt brightly cleaned eleven.
offspring Of glory thou vast born S.
Amidst the tempest and the storm,
And ere had I'D thy natal morn
Hopes sun had risen high.
Torn from the spangled veil above,
Raptised in blood = the child of Jove,
Fit emblem of q patriots love
True type of liberty!
But wars wild thrilling scsnes are past.
The tattoo's beat, the bu.le's blast,
Will sound no more.
And where along the mountain food
The emp fires blaz'd and white tents stood
The timid wild deer seeks Ills food
AS when Of yore.
Rent are thy folds and trail d in dust;
But Freedom ne'er betrAys her trust,
Though hope seems LOST.
No more the warriors eye will dance,
Or sabre CLEAN, or warhofse prance,
As DER the charging sqladrons glance
Our Southern cross"
Flag of the brave w.lm other lands
Shall risingfburst the ion bands
A tyrant's base dcree-
Well may they seek eample here,
| And shell above thy hllowd bier
Their noblast gift-a atriots tear
| And strike for lDerty.
The noblest flag thliever tost,
Or wav'd DER w,r's asanyuin'd host.
.,evotion's PRIDE hhition's boast--
Was by rebeborne!
And every land berath the sun
Reveres its Tell Washin ;ton,
Its wreath Of Nor worn.
And should the Piitanic Sage
Erase with sacrilesus rare
Each reHel name finn hon,r's page,
That bigotry Me vain;
For glory's de-. lik,snsr,a' W 'rta,
| Will never die--tl,syh crush id to earth,
Twill rise in bghter fame.
Then, oh, farewell Thy star flas set
Forever but we lo.thhe yet,
As when in haisr years
We saw thy starry lsigtl tow'r
The hope, the pridsfdinyr's h,ur--
I'll. despot's drea,lth. curse ofpow'r-
Now bathed Vi tears,
GossYpA.
Lake ProvidsncLa., May n, 1866.
THE PaIS0EaS AT H0AE,
Speech Of Col. :lligan, the India.
M Pris ,ner oltate, at the Reoep.
ton Extenlso him by his Eel.
Owe tizsnsas Bluffson, Inli'
ana, May 20
As Mr.. MiIiigatepped on fha platform
we noted him as her hale old gentle
man. ovef six fetal, slender, STRAIGHT
lark hair and sfeyes, and about fifty fv,
years old.
He wis addres by Mr.. Brown, his Inv
FARTHER, in hehalfthe Committee dH Re
ception and the IN Council Of Blnfton
rhg occasion va demonstration in be
half of 4 great piple. as well as in he
half of himspIfas individual. Alnsion
WAS mlde to tharest and trial of Mr.
Milliga1. in the tits of which his fell3w
n citizens felt us m concern. perhaps, d.
II h.. since their ris ware alike involved
The military colBsion tina tried him. h.
believed. were spn to convict hence there
y could be but oneult. His final deliver
d ance. thran.h ii tribulation, gave hi.
" f.Ilow citizens grsatisfaction and tn y
had assembled telconle his return anon.
;, them.
IS MIR. Milligan tked his friends and fsl
, Inv citizens for If kind reception. he
- was rlad to SEE II. He had not come
. to establish repuon as a speaker, and in
e view Of his pecn situation he would de
o part from his usnlanner of speaking and
n ut the stene tinicome his own reporter
1.-THE Gazette sa' H. refused to give us
4 copy Of his o report, and hence W.
write from our Gn9tes.
The oblisatew tishing me down to
day are of no ohry character. and are
not confined ALDO this assembly Of high
minded yromar Their tribute is our
THAT any individmore worthy than my
self, might well ,ronl of. d. not at.
tribnte it to anterit of my own. 1t is
the result of eyeoser which, had little
control. 1t so bened that | was selec
ted rs Il represeiye Of class whether
IN the principh.t +" Death selects .
shining mark inltter of doubt with
me. The orde,rofrh which | have just
nassed. whethera credit to myself, at
le,st without cnto those imposing it
vas equally dueany one Of You. Onp
Is innocent an,hble Us you was selected
Is the representa- for the dread ordeal.
But conscious hence sustained him a.
it,did the Heb children, and he too
walked forth fnha Abolition furnace
with his manhoncrisped BY the Aboli
ltion frs. ~
Ii accepting. warm congratulations