The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-12

Ana oe,rb,siands in sweet contentment roam,
When danger stares his country In the iace'
Ease then for statwort men is out OF place.
What is a patriot? Just let treason come, 9
And hero be heard recruiting fife and drum
Let southerns IRE on Sumter onse again.
Let states declare they II rend the union Then
Let there be ca for hundred thousaId men
The news come here tonight ere clocks strikes
ten,
And whether they be large or small IN pulk'
The patriots are those who would not sKu'S'
You can't define patriot but by acts,
The subject passes words and asks for facts,
Let patriots hail this grand centennial glory,
They've earned name laid up in country
story,
| May not that patriot be here to-day
VINO snatched his country from the traitors
sway,
when there at Gettysburg the scale was turned,
BY men whose patriotic fervor burned9
BY one, the key stone all the arch is held,
nv one. the last stroke mighty trees are felled,
| one leak, though small will sink the greatest
ship
| Nv lite brake the dam away VIII slip,
lust little things viii have mighty sway
And little things, wnen timely gain the day
VINO bought our liberty with coin OF bioodl
Who braved the cold and danger, hre anu
flood?
who rescue d US from English tyrant George
And suffered cold aud death at valley forge
who fought the battle back In seventy-slx?
who showed Tho 'red coats many Yankee
tricks,
who got the British in a mighty flx9'
The patr'ot heroes of cd seventy-six,
VINO saved the nation, when a horde combined
Down at the south the union 10 unbind,
. To sink in wacers deep the ship OF state,
And make a new Of states confederate,
, Abo saved the nation. wheA bold treason
sought,
TO make the union old thing OF naught.
Our patriots some are here to-day, we see,
such truth we slug Tor men so noble free, .sSf
O then, how precious to our nations name
/, Are soldiers deeds their fame we glad proclaim
l., And now that we have peace and sword Is
sheathed,
And this centennial Joy they have bequeathed'
We see what hearts such patriots true pos
ses-eu,
e. And here we'd prove we've hearts 10 call Vheu'
best,
I These Eyes | look into this natal uay'
Are looking thanks which know OF no decay
pt And while we stand On this most sacr, ground
Drink Ia the beauty Of the scene around
e. Take ia the vast OF this centennial day.
.u eog,es round our freedoms nag do play
While in the nundredth W yeui onu ne' 'A
skies,
And holy incense from our hearts do RISE
Lets swear 10 Him, who has our country given
", NJ never see the bands that hold her IlVeh
III, | with hands uplifted to The DRY nrlght,
on In name of Him wh) dwells IA end ess llgnt,
Wen swear allegiance 10 our country true,
we'll meier deser, the old ''red white and blue.
our commerce iioats in triumph on the sea,
our nag proc,aims ON every shore we're free.
IN Behold the word is turned around to-day
And light is- streaming from the western way
, once west look I'd east to see her radiaht.irgh
"a Now east looks west, we're proud 10 view III
a. sight,
- Our song of freedom echoes on each shore.
The world is moved by freedoms golden love-
-, The ball is set IN motion on 1t rolls
To Give our glorious freedom 10 all souis'
- American ideas are getting hold,
re- ---1.---- 49, -e~ri- SOiu
nm To speak their rights to Turkey now do'
reach
The principles America doth teach,
4. And so DER all the world, on every hand
4 - Men feel the pulse of this dear freedoms land
to Anu IL VIC souBhV loT ia'ho' """' "oNu
more,
mt. Than see our glory spread from shore to shor
Our union Is light house to the world,
To lift the nations is our flag unfurled.
# We hail with JOY this first centennial time,
rec; Ana leu Is rase our hear's III 'rus' 'uoiiue'
On To Him who gave our nation happy birth,
no And crowns her now among the great OF cart
:, Here on this day the future we forecast,
And faith triumphant says the 'state" shs
last
Ian, And wave her banner sim Ger every sea,
And point the nations to our standard free,
Here on this day hope sees beauteous bow
md Across the sky, with prophecy aglow,
md, This rainbow spans the heavens with beauty
beams,
And DER the future stil the glory streams.