The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-10


izo. az once upon the hearts and mind
ot men, Tho occasion seemed 10 have
been creaied Tor the very purpose. Tho
man and the hour were met and the song
came aud TRULY was song mover yct
born amid such seeucs We eSplcre t,e
possess ot folr ore we read tbo stsg of
popular mu+c. zoo ,ain, to mud thc like
1vcu tho authorship of thc English ma
tlonal anthem Us in dispute Tne "Mar-
seruaise" did indeed owe ts oeing 10 the
passions OF war and burst forth In profuse
strains of melody above the Chang % arms
but it was attended by those theatrical
accessories which preside over and min
ister to Latin emotion. and seem indis-
penstble TO its Developments ana q "a
believed 10 nsye derived as muoh ot ITS
enthusiasm from the wlne-cup as from
ihe drum -besd Keys song was thc very
child or battle il was rocked by cannon
la the cradle VI the deep. It's swaddine
Clothes were tho stars and stripes lts
birth proclaimed Its coming was herald
ed by shot aud shell and from its bap-
usm OF fire. q nation Of the freedmen
casped 90 TO lts bosom. u was to be
henccforth ana forever freedoms Gloria
m gxceisis
THE STORY or THE SONG.
The circumstances which ushered It In
to the world hardly less than the words
Of the poem are FUN OF patriotic exhn-
aration It was during the darkest days
Of our second war Of independence An
Enpliah army had invaded and occupied
,he seat OF The national government and
| had burned ,he capitol OF the nation. An
English squadron was IN uudispute pos
session of the Chesapeake bay. There
being nothing of interest or value lett
| within the vicinity OF Washington to de-.
ttin them, The British were masslne their
land and naval forces for other conouests.
| and as their ships sailed down the 20.
tomac pr William Beans pronneot
citizen OF Maryland who had been arr
rested at his home m Upper Marlhoro
charged with some oneuse real or fame
.,d was carried on = prisoner.
lr was to secure the liberation of ;his
gentleman. hie peEhbor aud his nend.
! chat Francis Scott hey obtained leave
,i tne Presidst 20 So 4, the British Al
mrol under nag OF truce lie WAS CON
ee,ed Uy the cartel boat Ve1 tor tua es-
taure Of praoncr and accompanied ~
ths has officer OF "ie HoVernm 'nt ins}
proceeded down thc bay from Baltimore
ud found the British heet at i9e mon''
oi 'he Potomac
Mr key was e.urte'ufly received boy
Almr'l Cochran" bat be was not er'om
lned aa 20 'ne success of hIs mission un-
ui letters from English officers wounded
t hl'ndcnhute ana lstt io the o"re OF
tno Americans wete delivered 20 n'e
friends on 'he heet o. whom they had
been written These bore such t's,'mon-
us to lhe Kindness with which they had
been treated that 1t was hna'iy agreed
th" br Eeanes should be released, but
's 'n advance upon baltimore was ao"u'
to Zoe made % was required that the p'r'>
20 oe m"de.i' was required 'ha' tAe party
on h''fd th'li 'W" Fess'l UNI" 'he'' "P-
''''''"7 were e'neiudeH' Ih'7 't"'' '"''
'h' "k"l "i inc l''h oi 9'p'''n"''. 'i'
NrS "i'''H7'" 'he DoinD'''H'''l "' '"i'
"''''"'>. "h''h h'' 7'"E was '' '''''''
"usl'''"r'
He did not quit thf d''K ths Tong n.phi
Of Americans should remain under Euar'
flag officer, he wafchei ev"ry shell from
,he moment 10 wa hr"l u'ul Il t'i' "lst
euine with breathless interest TO hear Il
au explosion followed Whilst the can
nonadlng continued they needed NO fur
thcr assurance chat their countrymen ha'
NOT capiuiated. But quote th
words Of chief Justice Taney, repeatinI
b lhe account given him by Key immediot
z iy after "lt suddenly cco,ed some tim
& before day ana as they had no communi
cation win any OF the enemy's ships
ghoy ala not know whether the iort hs
q surrendered, or the attack upon 1t ha
been abandoned They packed the dec