, 1880-10-17

, | fair name. congratulate you upon the resu
, ! IN Ohio yesterday The large majority given
the Republican ticket in your native state is
! compleIe and unauswcrable rerutaHon Of thes
calumnies, MARSHALL JEWELL, Chairman.
HANC0CK'S UNIFORM.
"LAId Aside the Blue in New Or1ean
Becauao the Southern People Did No
Like to See 1t on Their Streets.,'
Philadelphia Press, Oct il.
1t may be remembered that 4 correspondent
OF the Philadelphia Press recently wrote a com
munication to this effect:
!" 1t has occurred to my mind that Gen Han
cock. while III command at New Orleans ordcre
the soldiers to lay aside their uniforms hccaus
the sight Of it was dfspleastng to the Rebel cit
1zenR and an unpleasant reminder Of defea'
This unpatriotic order aroused the indignation
OF = ioya1-hearted lady who gave vent to he
feelings in spirited rhyme, which I regret II
have lost, and Gun recall but few lines from
memory. Here followed dozen or more line
of the poom] This Is all cnn recall to repea
commercially OF tho eight OR ten stapzas. Per
| haps II you would give this place In youl
widely-ctrcu!ated paper 1t may claim the attan.
| don OF some Of your uumeroua readers who
Mny have seen and preserved tho lines, and cal
| This communication has called ont the follow
t ing from the Authnrof the poem. who also sends
/ A1a G4aS9 ~ AuIl " axEcG VIII our uf3L E0ffG-
spondent taaf the poem makes capital CAM
.MT; HOLLY, N: Y- Oct; 10, 1sso-Toth The Editor
eur has datteringly remembered for SO many
| years nre in full as follows. / copy from tie
K original manuscript, hnving really forgotten
which .inclose) TINT they had ever been III in
| print think. however, our friend mistakes the
| Gcn. Hancock himstlf WHO laid aside tho uni.
form. nppcnrlnr In the streets and ON all public
occasions simply In citizens dress, giving US his
people Of Ne.o Oreans did not ike 10 sec the UnitI
States uniform on their streets Tho act and ex-
cuse stirred my riEhteons indignation. which, it
he gave publicity to its expression. / wonder
what he thinks OF It new7 I never heard the
facts doubted OR denied, neither then or ut any
HANCOCK IN NEW or1EAss
BE lays aside the uniform our martyred heroes
wore
To please their Rebel murderers! May he never
The utter ter. scoFn o OF every heart that loves the
Be poured upon the recreant, piercing him thro'
could weep tears of angry shame to think that
In oil our army one 50 base, so lost to memory,
AS thus to truckle to hate, Of batled treason
Thus, sau,son-like, resign his strength. and bo
OF honor shorn.
Will BE- ha:e tear down our glorious Flag? Why nots
Was !: NOR borne to victory BY men who wore
the Blue?
Would frstS, asy qst stE gladly trampe beneath their
Does not its starry field, undimmed, taunt them
with thoir defeat2
What then7 Shall conquered Rebes lift up their
heads ngAiu?
Shall y, We forget the myrads. our. best and
subdue2 .
Shall n;}p we permit our soldiers to lay aside the
Never! BY all the memories which cluster round
Thro, which We watched that uniform amid our
Neveri until tbe loyal North forsets the oath
When il Ut tie tirst our flag went down on Caro-
:" Death to secessfonl down with all who glory
IN its shame!
Lift up that banner from the dust! In freedoms
swenr that T. saa wave agin from mount
"our co,up5ry and our God!" We cried,-"Unton
Fighting, we conquered; our broad land Is Free
dO1na everywhere;
Our Starry Banner Hoats again, uuchalIeueed !
One Gorernnent1 one Nation! these still our |
rnllying cry,
As when from many a Well-fought field, our |
boys made traitors ny.
We took no vengeance! When we SAW our vic |
tory sure,
We guye them back their forfeit ltycs-we fed
their starving poor.
Dur hearts still snro and bleeding from their
. fratricidal blows,
We stretch our hand Of fellowship, and say,
We are not foesl' |
8ut-be it we'll rememberedi-tIie North does not
J0lUeIl |
n all her quiet hamlets her sons are .outcht1ag
YET;
Long. ufcring and patient she proved herself t
before,
But she viii not brook dtshonor moro than in
days OF yore.
let him to whom her honor is tntrusted guard it
well! |
Nation' s eyes are On him; Nations voice
will swell !
lis praise il he prove faithful; hut better meier
been born
han lay aside his uniform, and earn his coun-
try's scoTn!