Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-07

TINE FegIETH mi eaEastIss yaLLET.
Al the celebration Of tbs Fo'irth of
July 81 Csntrslia, the declaration e in
dspsndsncs vas Rad By Mis- Mania
v1ayisy. an original p''sm was read By
O. y. Harmon, TIE Grafton va by ". A.
Haynoida, and an addnsss vas delivered
By Gov. Sqaise. Ihs Governor uas
quite complimentary IN his allssbon "a
Lewis oDsnty, of which CsusnaIis Il the
seat. Tue feztafss Of tue day ccnsHTssd
ct TIE representation Of the States and
Territories By RiFIs dressed IN red, white
and blnft bali games, horss and fnos
races, eco. The poem was ~ f0liewE
TEE PATla0f.
Adown the distant sRsg foEp,
In orient chimes scn0ss she 81,
A light In fseble radiance stens--
The rising s'ln Of Liberty.
Adyersity's dark, christening aIe,ud
Around that lovely orb did IosEef,
And Tyn,nny. monaFoa pr0nd,
In DARKNESS ruled vith evil power.
The Facea groaned beneath bis ehsiss
And FFeedotn of her hgps sas so1Fn:
Ansid the nsti0Ifa soas and paiIas
Ths hero patrl0t xsA born.
A messenger from Heaven he seeasd;
His sosil was pare. his aim wat tFcss
OF hiehest goc'd be ever dreamed
His mission Was 70 dare and d..
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His victims reused 10 trembling fears.
Tia Patriot oaGle ~ Gnsf's alarm
And batsled through the stormy years.
Bat, ere 10 ZELDA Of strife he sent,
he mounted VISIONS towering hight,
And there pfayerfui time be sliSEs,
Envfapt IN Lsberty's soft light
Throagh eysry ooafio,, every jar.
10 eoanell 0r on baElie field,
He stood abFeaat the storm OF war
Aud ns'sr 70 tFeason's host did yield.
And looA upon those luring scenes
fmpfinted 90 the eriks past;
Tha Patriot there Ia glory seems-
His worth lives On shile ages last.
Thus rulss In Athens Psrieies,
The siss, the gifted and the riild;
And Elouaense the world did please
Ia Cicero her favorits child.
Or trace With ssd. rearstful eye
ths paths whore crlrpsen conquest led,
where Cesar marched With courage
high,
Or brave Aiaric dan,d 10 tread.
Ths suds barbarian dsantsd not
To eptead wars rage Ger sailing
X me,
To bring distractions wasting lot
To chassis shrEae and peaceful home
And turn whsra musitg FanoY atrsys:
Ap0lio's ear in fsptsIFe hung
Md bowers where Homer tuned hia lays
And virgira heayenIy lyrs was strung.
Majestic domss bright Genius reared.
AFt In meridian splUnaoF shone;
Zen uew 10 us they are endoafsd,
Though In times wiFsck forever zone. |
But over all She darkness fell;
OF Liberty s04Foe siaoae ous ray;
Iron fsadslissn worked its spsll
And asaius kept her hidden WY.
Bat ioi The night begins 10 break
And Reason Rilds the CLOUDS OF morn; |
Tha voice Of niighty Lather sraks
And superstition shrinks forlorp,
And harkl npon fair Briiain's soil
The feudal chains fall from her sons; |
To higher aeads the Patriots toll
Gees on, and hight her mission runs. |
And Knowledge mov,ss in high career,
Thinning all the track Of time;
A Newton, Milton and Shakespeare
Reveal creations stores sublime.
Again upSn the forum grand
There swelis ths Patriots earnest toae;
me might OF Chatham ralss bis land,
And BaFks Ia grandeur stands alone.
Tho veics Of Wilberforce Il heard
10 mercy'a Illea for the oppressed;
Az that proud narae oar hearts are
atirred--
A name fostwsr 10 be bleat.
On tBfrur'e lsetnss uov falls sny glance,
WHARF Awfiil threes dark evils brood;
The cities anil the wales Of France
Are delayed With her nobless blood.
And oil vhah carnage atrews the lBslds
where waiefioca great hosts went
down.
The Cslrsican In anguish yields
Ts wellington thu victor's Drswn.
Look westward Ger the ocean wave.
Wnsfs famed t,ciumbiah charms
abound,
The Gift 0enea'H hhro gave,
The fairast realm the earth around.
From aea 4, s,aa har hordara SIM
Ihroaeh tesming wales broad rivers
And glitter III The golden SUI
Grand noantsins sipped With silver
What sssas thai band al Plymouth
Midst Rieom and hope they've crossed
The selll
They reared upon that sacred spot
Tea standard Of The wise asd free.
And look % Jamsstown's sunny cline.
heQum;
Bisss :. Old liominiana through an time
Ter Warrington and Jefferson.
Lea wreashs Immortal eild their fame
Who drove the mssnarah's rawtr 8 vav.
Les honor i,Eown the hall0wesl name
W thosa who gave this glorious day,
Beyond The sensury's parted year,
~ heard the din af raging VAR
Above oar anxious hopes and fears
sainsa raalantly lAs union STAR.
Los eloEy ws.t The brave wna snake
-, sal fs1Ght aud blsd Cor sea nnd me;
who teiied h. liz the eallinst yoke
VI slavery and % SCI men ffesl
Wlth iiyees seal. a. 80 snrWAg
Tho psth the Patriot hath lrod.
More warmly CLOVIS each passsnf sssy.
Vaf love Of coantFy. truth and GSd.
beeeld thia land BY vAlor haaeAs.
:. Miithsier than pslmiesf Rams,
here tcienass art aud daftns thaasht
WsHh Freedom have their welcome
hema.
And nav The ecAoss of that BEN
:. ahat ssnE TIE psal az Llbhrtf
forefesmare tAelf mnstc sussll
Oer mount and alien, Ger Isle and ssa, |
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