The daily banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1891-1891, 1891-08-18

enraptured song
Which claimes an audience of the as
sembled throng.
When angry faction rolling from afar
Burst on our shores, and spread th
flame of war,
Rous'd fair Columbia with its drea,
alarms,
And bid her sons indignant rush to arms
This infant State, where beasts of mid
night how'd,
kang'd d the broad waste and thro' lon
deserts prOwl'd,
And this fair town where feline monster
"a stray'd,
Aoke from their dens and on the help
less prey'd,
Their martial offering to their countrl
gave,
70 share its victories or a gloriou,
grave,
Up sprung the heroes from their new
abode.
Inspired by freedom and by freedom's
God,
With heaven-born vigor drove the op
pressOrs forth,
And crop't the first blown laurels of the
north;
Nor could a tryant's rage or fetters bind
The unconquered Aliens more uncon.
quered mind.
BE rose superior to the chiils of fear,
Disdaining threats, defy'd the uplifted
spear,
when shifting victory flushed the ad-
verse fight,
When war pale torch display'c glim-
ring light,
When fear our less'ning band inspired,
The foe advanced and back our arms re-
tired;
When too this trembling seat our troops
y. were driven.
Like hosts subdu'd or disapprov'd of
heaven,
That dread Supreme whose laundering
terrors roll,
Dart from the storm and blast the guilty
soul,
Mark'd all our grief from his bright
throne above,
Ey'd our distress and soften'd into love;
The foes rash boasting in fierce anger
heard,
Pointed their fate and our cold bosom
cheer'd,
Then from his seat sublime sent Michael
forth
To rouse the ardor of the dropping north.
In awful grandeur on the dusky storm.
Soon as commanded flew the ethereal
form,
Here in mid heaven slow hov'ring on the
wing,
Diffus'd the ardor that he came to
Il bring.
Ayby the Eternal's conquering breath
inspird,
vlgor return'd and zeal each bosom
~ si.s~lsss t.eS.
EaJsh took his post's---t .saSlng warfior
drew,
Each here glow'd to meet tn insulting
foe,
to fall or give the conquering
blow.
High DER the hills tn ethereal seemed
to sail,
And from cloud suspends the dubious
scale,
Where veil'd in darkness near the oppos-
ing foe,
The signal given, forth rushed the mar
tial train,
Nor mountains, floods, or hosts their
zeal restrain.
Their shining arms dazzling pomp
display,
Clean DER the vale and brighten on the
day; -.
The adverse legions eye the trembling
light,
And flushed with conquest, rush amid
the fight;
Our dauntless troops tn impetuous
shock sustain,
Burst through their ranks and multiply
their slain;
Then back recOil like vanquish'd war
riors driven,
Now blaze afresh as reinspir'd by
heaven,
Now on the foe in leaden volleys pour,
Now back on them the laundering can
non roar,
Now close engaged the opposing heroes
meet;
treat.
Thus long conceal'd the dubious victims
lay,
Till length'ning shades prOclaim'd the
When from our sight the angelic form
withdrew,
Up poised the scale and back their
squadTons flew,
Great Stark, warrior from that day
may claim,
With the brave Herrick, an immortal
fame;
To many more we'd grateful tributes
Who fought, who conquered and who
bled that day,
And those firm souls, that new elected
band,
Which forms your Senate our best thanks
demand.
Their persevering minds mid thick
qllpmg
Could sway the public and direct its
arms,
And midst the din of war and rough de-
bate
Fix the firm basis of a rising state.
Yon bright ming orb, whose beams the
nations cheer,
Has marked one circuit round the varied
year
Since those fair prospects first ap-
preached the sight
Which greet our wond'ring eyes with
pleasing light,
When see fierce discord cease, see trea-
son bleed,
See wars rough tumult end, and peace
succeed.
Astonish'd strangers eye the new born
state
Where Chittenden presides in each de-
bate,
Whose patriot mind no selfish views can
charm,
And whose mild bosom gen'rous pas
siOns warm,
Beneath whose eye see science stretch
her wing,
Cheer the lone waste and make the des-
ert sing,
And heaven at last, tho long it seems
to frown,
On its own sons confer laurel crown.
when wars rough genius fir'd the angry
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