The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-24

The Graphic has interviewed Mr.. Patrick
Gilmore, the composer OF the "Great Ma
tional Lyric Columbia" Thus Mr.. Gill
more:
II felt the divine. inflatus coming on me
at n quarter to 6 last 4th OF July. felt
IL all over. ! couldn't help it. II took
possession Of me. got my biggest and
most patriotic pen, my best American INK,
nv best American-made paper. found
myself getting bigger aud bigger with the
patriotic inspiration OF Co-um-bi-ahl
felt that ! must burst or write. con-
cludca to write. let drive at the poem at
G:O3 precisely; at sos all was over, and the
world rejoices In possession OF Column
bi-uh!"
.Mr. Pin,morc, were you!"
eyes, sir, was bathed in glory. An
angel stood by and bathed me. Column
bi.ah t.drst and iairest gem. On Mt"
.Mr. Quarlmore, did you!"
eyes, sir, did. did il all. Both the
WORDS and the music. l have long felt the
need OF u puliona anthem. Yankee Doc
die is rather coarse, commonplace, and
pumpkin- pieish. The Star Srangled Ban
mes suggests q Tammany ratification meet.
ing. Old Hail Columbia is played out.
But mine? ....... .. vi.
'Co.lum. hI. ali! See what thou art now,
a crown uf stars on Natures brow.
Wheeler with thee kicks up row
Wen knock into the bow-wow-~ow, 80
With fields Of" .-.-t
You seem, MIR. Gnllormore-"
Eyes. sir, do. 1t is true. l seem.
sing. feel. I have heart. understand
the meaning OF trne patriotic feryor set to
music. am sure OF 1t.
'Co-lum .bi. all! In !hine early days
Our pilgrim fathers sang Thy praise
And those witches their ways,
And srHe Them brown ,~,I Ike 9as,l on toast
"Mr. Barrelmore, will you?"
81 will, sir. Yes, sir. Indeed, sir, Will.
On Chris,mas-day. At the Academy OF
Music. II possible, l shall have Co'lum
bi-ah sung BY the greatest quartette ever
got together-namely, General Grant, Mr.
Evarts tenor, Grant alto, Butler bass,
Hayes soprano. Accompaniment musical
by all the guns from the forts in the
harbor, and all the brass aud string.
bands in the city. Accompaniment
vocal by all the church choirs in the city, all
the PinaJore church choirs also; also by the
audience and every body-eyerybody, sir,
outside and in and everywhere-ail over
the city-and every steam-whistle in New
York. shall conduct the orchestra with
baton forty feet long, having the American
flag atone end. l shall stir up things, ant
the patriotic heart, sir, from centre to cir
cumserence. Glorious, isn't it?"
"Cc-luni- Si. nh, soon the ti6ings SPREAD,
OF what Columbus saw and said.
He said that freedom was not dead,
Though tyrsnls clubbed her ON tho head.
Su, Freedom would not lay abed,
Ahed. abed, abed, 3nedi "
tsIts a"
Eyes, sir, it's grand, grand compost
tian. present it TO the nation it will live
live, live-I also shall live. Ialways have
lived, sir. ! intend TO live, embalmed in
Co-lum.bi.ahl
"Co,umbns comes but once year.
To lunch on apples, cakes, and beer.
Brave Washington the foremost stood
He never lied, but ne cut wood,
And what he would, he did; se stood
Finn IS rccs,
With his gun-stock
He hit the hirrling British flock; ss
He drove them bowling from the land.
Inv breast stiil sore 20 thy hearts core
TIL washed again Ia human gore;
lH cory gore, In 0io0ey gore, ls \,
In san-anlna. u
Nary gore tss
.T1as rinsed In gore,
,tvasru In gore,
lie sninhurions
sore #
- Freedom
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