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

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Mas -. this land with glory now agiow
\ century aback, through heaven serene
mighty nation stepped upon the scene'
,uoat +, Ito infancy: with freedom fraught,
sae vou. to-day, what, in her, GOD hath
wrought,
mo hundred years ago, he clear-eyed brave
The Roman eagle crossed Atlantics "aNe'
The ouer nations soon he lett Dehihu'
IN western shores a better home TO hnd'
,rn,s famous eagle sailed DER sunny France,
He in the West his glory would enhance
He left The British lion in his might
Ana n,nmed his wings, TO hail the western
light.
This Roman bird, so grand, historic Tree,
prouoht over here our noble liberty tree,
And of its glory now the muse ooVh sing
ndto its grateful shade doth homage prlns'
rI,,,, vide this precious tree celestial shade
How rich the golden fruit thars now d'spiayeu'
old Rome, in palmiest days in Cesars time
Bore not such fruit as on our tree suoiiuie'
No oriental soil, no eastern land,
Woe e,er as rich as this our western strand
Then Freedoms muse on this day be not mute
nut sting in Gladstone strains centennial fruit,
n crown this tree with wreaths OF love thats
true,
A hundred wears, what scenes rise up TO Viaw
O liberty! We bring our need of praise!
And to thee sing, In happy grateful lays
How sweet to chant OF noble worthy DEEDS,
Which on to future brighter glory leads!
IT'S 1T we pay u tribute OF respect,
Nor this day brave and honored men neglect
The names and worthy deeds OF those who died.
| To give us freedom when King Georges prlde
| was bent on ruin OF our growing fame
| TO trail in dust cur freedom loving name,
| should have a worthy mention here In verse,
| And new in song we would their praise re-
hearse.
q mark We well the deeds of slumberiug dead
Centennial glory decks each silent bel.
Where sleeps each one, whose olood mas oousn'
the fame
The world connects with our Columbia's name
the soldiers OF the Revolution ne'er forget
All heroes every one whose minds we SET
To have a country, II they lived or oied
In deeds OF daring each with each one lieu
This nation servel No said they one and all,
VIII sooner die than see 1t wear such rail'
They spoke in deeds. It's their WORKS 10 'eii
rooI DER old battle-aelds where brave mel
fell
Our revolutionary soldiers every one
was brave rs ever stood behind gun.
Such bravery made America natioh'
And rave her at the first princ.ly station
To form this country at the glowing west
Aunattons gave their richest and their oest
In DAYS when Luther found the written "olo
And learned OF precepts he had never hearo-
In days when France the Holy "oru col
demned,
Ava followers Of Christ she. bold, contemned-
In DAYS. when reason, as her God she held.
Ana from the christian faith. most poid II
o In days when England priest and state con
bined,
To make her subjects all Gene to her mind,
And take her sovereign as the church'5 head
As one by whom should all the realm be led
y In days when England sought mems souls
= Down to a church OF state; with rights GU
h lined
Not by the written word, but by the state,
l., As power TO rule The sodls OF small and great
Those nobier souls declared they would De IRE
These older nations best then crossed the sea
And landed on theo. bleak New England shoi
The best OF all the blood the old world bore !
You would expect race OF giant u en-
q To be descendants OF those noble men.
s. You would expect that historys prande
deeds
What nation IS most desire in civil creeds,
4. Would gather round the history OF that ban
d who braved such dangers both on sea ana ian
There's Franklin Ut frerson and Warrington,
with fame as glowing as the noon day sun,
s. II one should boast, their equals yet Will be,
=, Their equals now we ask II one can see
- And later on In April sixty lone
When open treason dire her work begun,
The old red fire was found to quickly burn
II As southern men did from allegiance turn,
lie When traitors fired at sumter, did you see
~ The flash In northern eyes, a fiery sea
Whose troubled waves dashed on from shore
shore
le And echoed to the clouks their angry roar?
w 1t stl-s our blood TO think the matter DER,
Where treason sought to I'LL cur land with gor
Where treacheruus states turned on mothe
k love-
SIS And spnrned a care as gentle as dove,
ne We know that day is past, but who'll forget,
The blow that wounded deep that's scarry "
One may ierget the pain by lapse OF time
"a One may forgive rs says the word sublime
/ One may forgive and soar The moral height
of Where hate and rancor fade in endless Mig
y, In moral grandeur one may reach the SKIES
n Superior to hate like Sumner rise
II one forg yes and scars among the stars
Those southern wounds have left most "awf
ST. scars.
nd see you here to-day the kindling eye,
EN- OF our brave soldiers, ready now to die!
Whose deeds OF valor were most nobly done
That liberty might live that round the sun,
The setting orb OF day In GOLDEN west,
Might smile upon our nations peaceful brea
Our hero soldiers See them here TO day,
They think OF comrade spirits far away
~ With glory wreathed ON this centennial day
ne AS martial fire doth on their faces play
It's All honor to the noble true aud brave,
~ Who rushed into the front our laad TO save.
rs You need 10 speak Fort Sumter! And the ilaI
ats Would rise again, no southern rain could tai
,at II treason e'er should lift It's head again,
err Would holly burn the war-fire in our men
Say. boys in blue. Has war-fire all diea QUIZ
!. 'Twould kindle quick let treason TURK ABOUT
ct Inst LET bold traitors rise and treason come,
These soldiers here would rush at call OF dri
!. What did they do In sixIy-one and two
10 home ana friends they babe sad adieu.
VA Ana TO the field OF conflict quickly flew,
Resolved TO SEQ their country Safely through
it'll Her peri. thus In time OF sorcst need,
are rhey TO their country IS call gave quickest he
O glory, rest thou on the patriots true
raj For honor great is TO their brave souls due.
And as the muse doth sing centennial lays,
=, iris meet she give the patriot well carr
y" praise,
T. We've had no grand centennial fourth to-da
est II from wais dangers men had stayed away
:, ! what is a patriot Tell me listening men.
'ia' What is a patriot7 Ask we over again.
adv It's measuring grows, as mind dwells on
theme,
. on such q though. let rays OF glory stream !!
A patriot Is not one, II dangers come,
n" Who runs beyond Jne sound OF ME and crur
A patriot is not one who takes raft,
T. And goes TO Canada TO scape draft.
w. A patriot ia not one rebellion rife.
say VINO has such rheumatic as stakes his life,
any patriot 10 not one with clean starched
re-
day iais'
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