New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-25

Still a. we look and nv 81 peri nee esrn
| How grand this quiet is, how npbiy stern
| The discipline that wrought through HE srt
l tlrOes
This energetic passion of repo,s
| nature too .eeorous and severe,
| Too self respectful III its griefs ami Joy"
For ardent girls aud boys
Who find genius LII y mind soc ear.
That it's grave depths seem obvious and ne2:
| Nor soul great Ih. made 50 little nolee
They te. no force i'll that calm cadenced phase,
Tho habilual full dress Of his we'll bred MUD,
That ~ ems + pace the mlnuets c0urtly maze
And tell of ampier lesures. roOmier iengt OF days
! HIS broad bu !. braid 10 self so little KIND,
| That no tumutuary b'Ood could bI-d.
| Formed to cont oil m& n r't s,naz-,
Looms not like these that borrow height OF H''@'
Ii was a world Of stAtellcr movement then
Than I ls We fre in, h. den z7n
| OF that ideal Rome ist made . MAJ ~ Lien.
| The longer Cd this earth We live
And weigh the various lalf ;es OF men.
Seeing how most are fugitive,
or tttul gifts. at best. OF II Nv and ehen,
Wind y avered corpse'l 9 daughters OF zoe zen
the more We fee. the hug s.ern- iestareo u Autf
vi plain dew tedIess TO duty,
Steadfaat Fl II. nor pa0 with mO,to pIAlse.
Bat finding amplest recOinpensS
For lltc's I'm garland, expense
\ In work dons squa,+lv aud nnwasssa DAY:
For this we honor HIM that he could know
How sweet the service aud nov FREQ
OF her, Gods eide daughter here below.
And choose in meanest ralMoLt which Wa sno
Placid compet ness, life without fsll
From faith highest aims, truths breaches
wall.
Surely if any fame CO II hear the touch
HIS will "a, Here at the last trump-t'a cali,
The unexpressive MAN whose lie expressed o.
much
Never Q see . .aton born
H, ID been given to matt II man,
Cniess to those VINO. tnSt summer nom
Gazed silent when GREAT Vlrginian
unsheathed the s~OrA whose fst Al fis
Shot union through the incOherel clash
mr.
Around a sing wits uupart stem.
And making pur pose o emotion rash.
Out OF that scabbsid spran.., ~ frOm its womb,
NebulOus at first bnt hsrnenii 4 to . star.
Through mutual share a eunburtt aid vi gloom,
The common faith that made us what We are.
Thst lifted blade ZAP sformed orr ;anyling Cans
Till tuen provincial, TO Americans;
Here was the doom ii xed; here 10 MARKED the ia te
Burnt it's last ship and ceased to look behind:
Nor though less was the choices no love e~ hAfe
Could from it . pose move that deliberate Mid,
Weighing between too early and too late
Those pitfalls of he man rsfusea by Fat;
His was the impat al vision OF the great
VINO se6 rot As til WISH bnt as they inc.
He saw he dangers of defeat, nor less
The incompatible perils of success;
The sacred past thrown by, an empty riud;
The future. cloud land snare Of piOpht Il blind
The " aste OF war. the IgnOminy of peace.
On cit her hand sullen rear of woes
Whose sarnered gbtnnss none could gliess.
Ping its thunder beads ana muttering Cease"
Yet drew not back Il hand. but gravely chose
rhe seeming DESPERATE task whence cur new u D.
ton rose.
A noble choice and Of mmo,tsl seed,
Nor deem that acts heroic wait on chance
Or easy were a. i'll a boy . romance
The mans whole lif. preludes the single deed
That shall decide If hi, iuherit snco
Be with the suited few of matchless breed,
Our races sap and sustensnce.
Or with the unmotlved herd thst only sleep and
Choice eeems thing Indifferent; thus or %,
What matters IL The Fates with mOckiDg face
Look on mex, rabie, nor seem to knew
Where the lot turks that gives LIES foremost
Yet Dutys lesden cssket holds it still
And but two ways are red to our will
Toll with rare triumph, ease with safe disgrace,
The problem st i'll for us and sill of human race.
He chose-as mea choOse-where most danger
showed,
Nor ever falt sred meath the load
Of petty cares. that gall great hearts tho most,
But bept right on the strenuous uphill road.
Strong to the end, above complaint OF boast.
His soul was still IN its unstOrmed abode
Virginia gave 10 this impertsl nan
Cast in the mighty mold
OF those hig stature ages old
Which into grandeY forms our mortal meta Fan
Rhe gave IFS this unblemshed gentleman:
What shall we give her back but love and praise,
A. in the dear old ,uLrastrained days
Before the inevitable wrong bega
Mother OF States aud undimished men
Thou gavest US . cOuntry, giving him,
And We owe always what We owed thee then
The boon thou woulast have snatcsed from us
Shines before with abs'sms Mt dim.
gre at mans memory 10 tine OUly thing
With influence TO outlast the present whiH
And bind us a, when hete he knit our golden .Ins.
All OF him that WAS subject to he hOurs
Lies i'll thy soil aud maxi. it part Of OurA
across more recent graves,
W here unresentfal Nature Uaves
Her peunOns DER the shot poughed sod
PrOcainins the sweet truce OF GOO,
We from this cObseci ated plain ST. etch OF:
Our hands Is free from aftel hOu .ht or dout
a. here he united North
Poured her en ,wned ManhOoA forth
IN welcome Of our saviour aud thy aon
Through the battle We have bel tor learned :hy
worth,
The deep-set courage and undaunted will
y hich, like bis OWE. the days disaster done
Gould safe IN manhood, suffer and be Still.
Both thine and ours he victory hardly won;
{ over with distempered voice or pen
No have misdeam-d thee, here we take it back
Ind for no de ad of bOt don common black
80 to us evermOre as thou vast then,
Is we forget thou hast not alvays been, |
iother OF States and uupOliu ted men
Virginia, fifty named tor Eng and . manly Queen !