New-York tribune., 1890-01-02
SOME CONFEDERATE POETRY.
A COLLECTION OF CLIPPINGS TAKEN FROM


SOUTHERN NEWSPAPERS DURING THE WAR.
BENJAMIN Pierce Of No. 81 West Twenty fourth ST..
has scrap book which IS unique I'm IT'S It is a
large volume filed with clippings from southern news
papers during timc, and tho selections are eA
clusivey OF Confederate poetry II is a record in
verse OF tho great struggle. There one may view the
rhymcI defiance Of 81, the desperation Of 63 and the
uttor defeat of 20. one NAV also By the clipping,
which arc arranged I'm chronological order trace the
slow sapping Of the resources Of the rcbellious states
Tor example. James Eandalrs famous song. May
land Nv Naryland7 stands out IN bold bright type
on high class nows print II was published in " The
Nev Orleans Delta May ., 1sG1. Three years later
Tho Charleston Mercury published poem entitled
Sacrihcc7 The type is from several fonts and
the paper is brown and coarse evidently Of
the sort used bv cIoceS for wrapping uF
parcels. Most Of the authors are women, and fe"
oC t.c largo number whose effort, are preserved have
done anything TO deserve permanent literary fame
James Randall has already been mcn' Toned o'h'i'
wl,o fired the southern heart and whose names arc
known 10 tic reading public are Ms. Margaret J.
Preston, PaIl H. IInyuc. Albert Pike, W. Gilmore
S.mms. ami John Es'on Cooic
IN tho early day Of to secession movement the
verse IS Of the hys'cr.cally passionate order There
is A frequent recurrence Of lines IN which "sacrei
~ol- rh,mc, with "God7 Mrs. 7. X. Blunt In an
adirc., 10 Prc>Mcut Davis soon after his inaugnra
ton, cxcalms:
By the blood whiol cries to Heaven.
Cnmst4 sod
stand souihror,. stand and conquer!
Ia tho name of mighty God!
Virginia womon. before the formal secession Of the
Old dominion. rushed into print With metrlcal aunis.
detailing IN hexametcrs what they would do ~ere
they u the other scx Jubilatsn clustered ABOUT
the fall Il Fort sumter and The Grf battle ot Bull
Run Then came anthem, and battle hymns, half
religious half defiant but not 80 conhisIt IN tone.
II had been found difficult for one ~ the "cnivary
TO HEX four Yank-.r Then followed appeals TO
Kentucky Maryland and Arizona formally 10 join
The Cause General Basil Duke wrote a war song
nr Morgan's men. and utilized the music ~ the
Nar,ellal.cp Bealmgarls demand after the battle
of shiloh that rac church bells BE- turned into cannon
calls forta several acqulescont but molnful efforts
Tie slain leaders from ZolllcoGer 10 Albert sidney
Johnston and stoncwhl Jackson are the sub
jcc', Of dlrgcs. And 50 the failure ot the contest
may t" Traced step hy sh! down u" ,hr L'" m "'. I
n.iIe ,a.h Of tlullus back the f-Il ,vadcr." aud
stm have faith IN Mi-s-,ipprs warrior. statesman
w-ci When the rebel hadcr was placed Ia prison
later on, almlrer sang:
chain tac eagle and veil his eyes!
Torture him dumb and dim
For how wcr' the foul and base OF soll
Free nh they f"tterrd him
"Dhlco stonewal Jachson's way and &" some
body, Darng,' win Mary and' are am0ng s ,t me
best things In th" col"cll"n some Hic' Ho" I"'
Alabama Mother read A. follows
know the sun shines and the llac, are blowing,
And sumner sends kisses By beautiful May
Oh. h sec an the treasure, the spring Is besiOwng
And thlnh-ny boy Willie enlisted today.
smiled on my boy though my heart II seemed breaking
NV eye, nllcd with tears l turned them away
And answered him. Willie 'tls well you Waking
GO, do d. your father would bid you today
1 shall At In the window when summer Is lying
out over the fields. and TIE honey bees hum
Luls the rose al the porch trcmulous slghlng
And watch for the face ot my darling to come
And II h. should fan, his young life viii be given
For freedoms sweet sake and for me viii pray
once more with my husband and children In heaven
TO meet tn, dear boy that enlisted today.