Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-01-04

/ Of wH nuclirei within cinnnn.
range. Ere sun,et the heights If
| II ,rlr,n. aud the strong poses Of
Kiny.briulse and Mount Washington. J
were gnrrissonel by republican sol- /,
liers, AMI cautinus William llnwe
nwok-. to full linse.f ba ked of his
n.srly certain prize, the army of
Washington.
| Al dawn ma Yankee reveille WAS
heard On Brooklyn lleisht1--nn no sun.
ri-e gun from Wallabon. ,a'npnrts.
! N und~frnded hreastworx-s
mnuhleripg ~s'ch6re.--a few lurn.
.-ring pieces "f artillery. with rags
! aud tsttrrs Of deserted cnntonmeuts
these We're Sir WilIirm's trophies
| of III, Ling Island Wet ry-these
and the prisoners If war!
| -Pri.nners Of war; Rebels taken
in bat,l-.-to be kept in strict con
| 6ne,nent. A thousand noble patri.
ots-broshers, sons. hush ,nds--many
wounded unto death, mary disabled
/ for life all thrust, like dogs, into
hold. Of prison -hulks, 10 lie uaten led
4 ill the city .honli be cap nred; there
fore the people. with sp,:r i misery.
more crowded dungeons If The .Ul.l
Sugar House" tie '.Drl.wrll," anl
other friyh,ful torsnrr. places: un Ter
contrnl nf Provn>t Clnninghan. until
Mt lat. great d..chs- were 10 h. dig.
yel on w .'ilh .it be ,c,a. u hil.th.
murdered rc,n,in. oe Twelve thm,s
and Christian men. guilty ofthe ine
.f i,viny their n,,iye country.
Who sh Ill write trut fnl rp;ttaphs
fur those WsIl,h.ut martyrs - Win
depict tn. rlhsstly h"1rcrs "f the
J-r.ey PRISON ship the S,y.r II m.-
Rs.t;le. aud III! o,rrr carnsl hon%es
"f asrnar,nn- iyrrannv. that mnst he
s remembered. ~ remote tim. in c'm
:, nectinn with George th- third nt E,g
l.,rl: VIII, may inv"ke oblivion FIR
, 'he crimes If Cunningham. Prnv"st
:" u ,r-hsl. an hi. + rha-on. m st-r.
s Sir Wliian Il,we. ,hc knight nf Wal
:. about? LIT ,hp names If both b..
:. nnf.mrns whiIr@hisr"ry points NOR
Al.
:. BIZ. ir recalling my interc mr.c
!. With the whi'- hairel c,.ntrn mi,n.
whose childish h n |. b .et l,'nm-c,ll-
). in the Re. utin,. an ~h.e rever.
/. .n.i,l pv.s wprr often lifted tn The
f.c. ,f Washington. | remember
= thar b.. ,ss en- ,li-d in the C,n,irv
nf C,n.ain Nathan II,le. and tha,
:" Prov 3. Cu,ni, Oh IN: the t,rv hing.
man. h ,l much to 4 with that gallant
victim a. lnval ,l.vn.i"n that spleen
dill victim whose luminous ci,rr.ter
shines throng'. the burdv h.z. which
nhScnr.d New Y.rk, whi'e British in-
w ,ers rursei her with their pres
ancr; thu. patient. victim. t. wh.,~e
m.me Eo na,innal shaf. hss vet aris-
en. ,hauyh mauy ~ Ies>.r sl,air
claims a mnnnm-nt of marble. The
memory of nnr Washington need. ~"
ind r a,nna. Or n,tip,.l lea of
:. ai,n i like the filth ~ e,rlv tribes.
!. which npnthesiz-d their hero in the
il rs"rnsl Shapes Of cnps'e!l ,tinns.-
Washington = name dwells il. hi.
- lsml OF st.rli ght-ncver tn he lost.
though clonl- msy sometimes dim it.
Tranquil lus,rc. E,t il. tnr Jury
!, hravelv done. and inom mo.t nnhlv
+ snff.rrd. n lasting crn"t-ph were due
| tits surely meet that granite or
, hronzc shnnl.l easl,in- the n,me If
! Nsth-n Hale at the capital Of our
/ Republic.
L,yal AMI pions. though unf,rsa
, nste youth. Sweet enthu.i ,st in his
conntry's service. II mar -. not
WHIT sacred axe cnt down tnat apple
tree in 3 D.ekman's orchard. which
h,re the rich frnit If II ,lr.s br.lv en-
grated mpm l. by the han.l of Pro-
ynst Cunningham. Matt rs it no,
whether the tree witharrd hereafter.
a. tradition AYERS. Neither dms it
matter whether the martvr's dust
mingled vi h The so,l .f NJ .nhatten
Island, ar VII .ther wiHls AMI waves
hnrc its xtnms ~ its own NV E,ls
lanl home. Wheresoes~r .Frer.lnm
pl~nt.. Ill" w"rl will surely gather
sni eat its full frnitsgr .,fterwasls -
.Aa!. though fhs apple tree whcrenn
'isL was hanged. like fslpn AMI
wi:hent priest or PRAYER, may have
>",n iGonl'lrr.'i I" decay, yeverthe
less Lis sure that i,s secIiing.. sha
ken to manifold winds. hare father-.l
many . .l.lrn orchard. "f p,tri.tism.
lee: nS trust IL the g rners antn,nn.
though thss,l Of spriny BIZ blaol-
.lr. e.stt, .,g IN;
li'w many tc,''er eyes haze glis
trn.rl viii. tears If sympathy aver
! the hsrsl, fa.e &c Anlr p Mad what
was .Ani'e, tha, h. shmli he w.pt
ever ,n,r- than H.lr r. \ nrm. am.
bi'in,s soldier. wh.,, held rank anl
F,wer ~ w"tthv lvu.rlnns. to be-
won or lost hv stake .of lif., its.lt.-
q, Anarrs success .aep.n,lrd the
fortunes IT treas.,n. AMI Aia triumph
,n'ght have hepn the overthrow "f
! liberty Ills priz'. gained. might