Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-01-01

should.do justice, and at least give you
and your compatriols, or their descen-
dants, portion of the immense wealth
and territory your valor added to the
Rer1blic.
Next, music by band. ]. NJ. Todd
then recited the following Poem by
MirSs Mollie Trueman:
Nearly hundred years ago
Inc wind nrst bore our banner free
To day IL foais o'er sails of snow
That whiten the waves of every sea
Long and dark was the night of war
hat oroke brittania's iron sway;
Douotiully trembled the morning star
foreteiIpg our nations uataI day
But the dawn grew bright and came
brih ging her honor and waiting her fame.
Blest were the years of peace which then
BFooIing o'er Colum bias Iand
Reared her a race OF sIalwart men
Lion hearted, and hold of hand
hardy and iearIess, bearded and brown
Men who could think as well as toll
Hewing the oaks OF their forests down
Ruiing the nation, or tilling the soIi
Men, whose mothers had nerves of steel
anu cTauleu their babies 10 the hum of a
wheel.
Such were the men who marched away
Leaving their homes, sweelhearts charms:
AND many maiden wept that day
nose lover never came back to her arms
Many a wife. with whispered prayer.
To the God OF battles TO guard the right,
Said goodbye to her husband there.
And watched him the last time-out of sight.
The music throbbed, as they stepped along
Going out with the weak against the strong.
Do your thoughts Iun back to the fierce cam
palgn?
Do your hearts beat high for battles won,
When batteries poured their murderous rain
Ben 9ath the blaze of a tropic sun?
Do you think how the fickering campfire
cleaned,
While under the sobbing pines the guard
Kept watch while his weary comrades dream d?
When after the days march, long and hard
They slept where the rays of the Southern cross
Si1ted down through trailing Spanish moss.
Then, when the peace you bought SO dear
Was riven by faIricidal hands,
And the trumpet call rang high and clear,
First into line wheel the Mexican bands
With yours, that arm which stayed the waves
! For Israel's most was barred again;
gives were strIyen frpiii ,ii. -.si.Js OF slaves
Our beasts of burton si9;."l i'riii men.
10! tRe Dllnd e. ser. 5t.ssi tIaiuD lips ring,
And ISLANDERS tongue Is IoOo1d vi its sIingi
Long as the slow years follow the years.
May their deeds be kept in memory bright:
Yet we scarce can tell If smiles or teas
should greet the veterans here tonight
Then, since know not which to give
AS we meet and pass on life's rough tide,
Here's my hand and a smile for those that live
My tears for the many who brayely died
Tears for the dreamless. asleep IN graves
In a land where the feathery palm Tree waves.
1t is needless to say the poem was
most rapturCusly received, and elected
for the fair authoresS the heartiest en-
comiams.
Prof Wallace then sang with fine
effect National hymn.
Business now being announced iD
order, on metion Charles n. Allen,
Esq, John Bags and J. NJ. Todd were
appointed a committee on organization.
After conference, constitution and
bylaws were submitted to be acted
upon and ratified at the next meeting.
Major Loring was elected President Tor
the ensuing year; G. N.Alen, Esq, of
the Steubenville Gazette, Vice Pres
ident, and J. NJ. Todd, Secretary. It
was decided that the Society shall be
called the "Mexican Veteran Associa-
tion of Eastern Ohio and West Eir-
ginia."
J. NJ. Todd and Capt. John Baggs
were elected delegates to the National
Veteran Association, to meet in Wash
iugton City Oh the 10th Of January. The
chairman was instructed by a uLani-
nous vote to correspond with Col. G.
! w. McCook, OF fSteubenville, and solicit
his attendance also at that convention.
The veterans heartily thanked Ross
J. 4 lexander fora his soul-stirring ad-
dress, and Rev. Lauck fOrhis presence
and interest in their behalf; and also
Miss Trueman for her admirable poem.
The sincere thanks of the association
were also rendered to the press every
where for services rendered in publish
ing the calls.
On motion of c.. n. Allen, the As
sociatioD heartiir thanked she good
people of Bridgeport for their kindness
to the members, and the NJ. E.. Chdrch
for the use of their house. Special
thanks were rendered Pref. Wallace
and his excellent band for their SER
vices, which were gratuitously tender
ed.
A committee Of FIVE on finance was
appointed, and then the Association adj
Ij0urned to meet at Steubenville at the
call of the President.
Letters from Colonels Farnsworth,
McCook and others were read Extend
ing congratulations.