Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-11-04
VICTORY AT LAST !,

upon the field, was closing the battle OF
Trenton, Washington, with an enthn-
siasn he rarely manifested, taking in
at glace the ultimate effects of the
Victory, grasped the hand of his aid,
exclaiming, "This is glorious day for
our Country" So now, after a contest
more important than Trenton, culmi-
mating in the utter aud final overthrow
of the enemy, horse, foot and dragons
as we see the nation emerging from the
struggle, redeemed regenerated, and
and disenthralled, her honor untarn-
ished, her peace and prosperity assured
each of us can seize the hand of his
ueighbor and shout in triumph, "This
is a glorious day for our Country -
Nay. further, having subdued by
the. bullet, the greatest rebellion in
history, we have now established by
tho ballot that +" Loyalty must 60
vern what Loyalty preserved. .
Henceforth and forever, slet the voice
of treason be hushed Farewell, We Ku
klux Klans, nevermore to raise your
murderous hands against nnoffending
citizens, whose only crime is fidelity to
country Stand forth, ye persecutel
and oppressed Loyalists, who have
risked your lives for opinions sake,
proclaim abroad your sentiments, for
the reign of Terror is no more at hand.
From one end OF the land to the other,
the Declaration of Independence has,
for the first time, become living prin-
ciple
Hereafter no one will dare dispute
that all men are created equal, neither
will any be prevented from enjoying,
each in his own way, life. liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness, and the
American People have declared with
no uncertain sound, that governments
derive their just powers. from the con
sent OF the governed, that equal rights
for all exclusive privileges for none
must be the watchword of the hour
Yes, the victory has come at last,
an l let us all rejoice together. for we
can behold with the eye OF faith, 3
bright and glorious future for our too
long distracted country. 'I.et US have
peace, will soon give way to the joyful
utterance, Peace has already come"
The clouds and darkness that were
about us have been dispelled and
breaking through them, shines forth in
all its splendor, the golden sun Of Lib
erty and Peace and Unity, under
whose benign influence all things will
spring mp with renewed vigor and re
turn most abundant harvest of nation
al happiness, and national prosperity !!
But stop! Why all this exultation !?
True the same enemy that confronted
us in war, has called out his last reserve
summoned the Old Guard to the final
charge, and met h S Waterloo defeat,
yet over all our rejoicing hangs dark
and sombre cloud In the very hour
of victory something whispers Be
ware, all is not yet over" What is it !?
Nothing but the lamentable thought,
that we must groan through four
months more of Andrew. Johnson. Yes,
the foe is vanquished on the open
field, but in spite of all the hosts ar
rayed against him, he will still main
tain guerilla warfare
Oh, America may thine offences
never again reach that very lowest
depth, which shall consign thee for a
single day, to another Andrew Johnson.
But take courage all, the time of his
departure is near at hand, and even if
the grand results to follow orr victory
should be delayed for season, through
his apostacy and wickedness, his arm
will soon be powerless and the Ides of
March will usher in brighter day,
which all will hail with JOY supreme.
So, if our shouts OF victory seem pre-
mature, we can say with perfect safety,
in the words of the familiar song
There's good time coming boys,
just wait little longer"
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