National Republican., 1886-01-01
TO-DAY AND OTHER DAYS.
JANuARY1, 1886.


JANUARY /, 1886.
stand upon q mountain height
TO-DAY!
Around me Is the sacred light;
Away,
The world. Of many smiles and tears,
That world ofmystcry, THE YEARS.
look through oil the scenes oftimo:
] see
The bliss of virtue, woe of crimc
- The free.
With bold and Heaycn.dlrected face.
The crouching slave down looking basel
Come back my gaze; and hence alone
Receive
The worth that consecratos thy own!
To grieye
For all far lands wero only vain;
They fade' am at Home again!
America, haill
Thou smilest serene,
The Loved and the queen,
Whose throne shall not iaD;
II stands
In the hnpds, ..
lnthe hearts ofthe many!
Its story
Is glory,
Jnrivalcd by any
Who offers us Rome?
Tho grandeur of Greece?
We answer with Peace,
We answer with Home!
In the light
OF the Right
ls the soul OF Our blessing;
10 tho skies
10 we rise,
Even Heaven addressing
III.
Yet chief Of all our Country chief.
Though yet her days be only brioi,
is Washington, the Congress city,
Resort Of all the wise and witty
Who look upon her budding boauiy,
They learn o lovesupronie, q duty
They feel the throb, the thrill ol hoau,
Which sends the life to every part,
Gives vigor 20 surrounding states,
And teaches darkly.strugrling lands,
What pleasure liberty awaits,
What strength, united hearts and hands.
".
see, by blue Potomacs shore
The Destined City born:
A mist ObsCures the morn;
Her few friends slowly gather more.
And yet, through many clOuded days,
She shnll be Knocked, and told
Her youth is overbold,
And that her silly fancy strays
Along Il drcumland, fair no doubt,
But ever false rs fair
a bubblcI While cxclairnlng There"
Its bright, lrnil life goes out
GIt llthIA llt NIutl NOINSt ih OUb
Who knows, ere long, shall be
The crowning of her destiny,
And wondrous things that shall be done.
N
And war above the thrilled land lowers,
And brothers meet in awful strife,
And agony is fierce with life,
And rage throughout the evil powers.
VI.
ul,p,, ,,oooo ovoir. th, Ugtr,noe aud Glnrs't
No longer wave DER fatal wrong,
The slave has burst his prison bars,
The Man is noble, brave ana strong.
VII.
It was the breath of Freedom raised
From slumber to her giant might
The City OF the l.andl Amazed
She saw the roseal dawn Of light,
Then first, within her BOSOM knew
The sovereign life twas hers to live,
Then, first, her breath triumphant drew,
Then felt what pride was hers to give,
And so her majesty put on,
That scarce the battle clouds were gOnC,
The many who behcld her said:
"iloW fair she Is whom lately we
Deemed worthless hopeless, low degree,
ENalting now her regal head'
VIII.
Thus crowds declared her lovers; they,
From North and South from East and West,
Game, rivals every rising day.
The Merchant brought his varied ware,
The Workman brought his secret art,
m The Poet sought her iuvorlng Seart,
The Painter his creations fair
Dnvailed to please her. Fashion came,
with her maid, her dame,
And loved her so, thenceiorth must be
Their homes whore they should ever sec
Her charms unfolding more and more.
Then Wealth, allured, brought all his store,
And bade proud palaces arise,
That he might dwell beneath her eyes
From all the land q sigh arose:
GLOW beautiful We, too, must 90
The happiness her chosen know,
1t shall be ours let none oppose p
There WINS n village yesterday
A grand Metropolis to-day
NJ.
The man whose beard is white with age,
Whose life IN Washington began,
Bewildcred walks the modern stage,
And wonders II he be the man,
The very same, who knew the Spring
Ofnll this uneXampled Summer?
Or did his soul long since take wing?
Or Is he but strange newcomer?
Mi.
My vision changes: now see
The maryels that are yet 10 be
NIlI.
Great parks around the city spread,
And fair Rock Creek goes winding through;
The graceful paths what thousands tread
Where now the scene our youthtime knew!
XIV.
And palaces, of work, oftastc
That please at once, at once inform,
AdoTn the idle, dreary waste,
Like rainbOwS, beautiful from storm.
And millions haste from climeS afnr,
To see the Pride Of Freedoms Star!
SEAToN DosoHO.