Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-16
PATRIOTISM THEIR
FAvORITE THEME
Won MOschzlSkGrs Wrote Poems
to Flag and Country.
BREATHED SPIRIT OF LIBERTY
Parents of Nominee For Supreme
Court Justice Figured Prominently
In Promoting the Cause of the Union
In the Dark Days Of the Rebellion.

Admirers of Judge Robert Won
MoschZisker, Republican candidate for
associate justice of the supreme court.
are directing their attention to the pa
triotic writings of his parents, which
breathed loyalty to the Union during
the Civil War
Judge Won MoschZisker's father
Franz A. Won Moschzisker was a na,
tive of Poland and his mother was IL
American, Miss Clara Harrison, or
Philadelphia. The elder Won Mosch.
zisker was of distinguished lineage On
the paternal side of the old Polish no
bility, and through his mother Of the
ancient Saxon. being a direct descend
ant of the Elector of SaXony, who sus-
tanned Luther in his historic contest.
He was patriot and a scholar Dur
ing the uprising OF 1S4S he Joined the
forces under Kossuth and IN many
battles fought for the cause OF liberty.
He was captured by the Austriaus. but
after many exciting adventures es.
capped to England where he became
professor of German literature IN
Kings college. London, Later he stud.
led medicine. and after graduation in
Germany came to the United States
and settled in Philadelphia where ne
practiced his profession,
Both DR.. Won Moschzisker and his
wife we're enthusiastic supporters OF
the cause of the Union In the Civil
War. DR.. Won Moschzisker went TO
CHI
gress memorial urging the establish
ment of ophthalmic hospitals and by
other acts fully established his thor.
ough sympathy with the Union. After
coming to the United States he never
returned to Europe, but transferred his
natural patriotism and devotion uf
country to the land of his adoption. He
contributed to the newspapers and
periodicals many patriotic articles and
poems The intensity Of his sympa
thies with the Unionists may be ludg
ed by a poem entitled The Seen and
Unseen Armies written by him upon
the occasion of the great military re.
view at Washington.
The Seen and Unseen Armies,
1t reads
With quickened breath and proud nur,
rah
We greet our armies back today:
Their bayonets, glistening in the sun.
Not brighter than their victories won:
Their blOod-stained flags, when row
unfurled,
Commanding homage from world
Each man his country's boast and 10y
From general to drummer boy
nd hA r,F
What thoughts must in their breasts
have power!
The men whose arms have dashed
away
The cloud that Ger their country lay,
When here, in first and last review.
They bid that country saved adieu.
No monarch's praise these warriors
crave:
Their country's grateful love they
have.
Beneath those suits OF war,worr LIue
What Joy must thrill each teLse nerve
through
Their leaders. viewing them with
pride.
Hail them as comrades. true and tried
While they exulting greet the form
That led them here through fiery
storm,
On winged thought our souls aspire.
Where purified by blood and fire,
With downward glancing, spirit eyes
They see that day 80 blest arise
! round its Chief in bright array.
The army that has passed away
Its Chtef-nOt he who led the way
Through night to victory's perfect Gay.
But He, above whose martyr grave
The white-hued flowers of Peace snail
wave,
Implanted by the loving hand
Whose life.blood stains stricken
land
Upon the assassination OF Abranam
Lincoln and while the body OF the mar.
tyred president lay in state IN rhila.
delphia. Dr. Won Moscbzlsker wrote
shese lines:
The State House Bell.
Toll forth, old DELL
With mourAfuI kneu
His requiem swell
WHO lieth here
Cold on his bier
Tell in each stroke
or fetters broke
By action grand
Or This pale handt
The Nation greet.
Tell blood so sweet
AT countrys feet
Was never poured
BY oesd abhurredi
Yet on this mead.
BY hends low laid
On this dead race
Our sad eyes trace
o er martyrs crown
By thorns pressed down
Tie Victory won,
With these closed eyes
Foul slavery dies!
Then toll on oil bell,
With mOurntul knell;
HIS requiem swell
Who lieth here
Cold on his bier,
Tell in each stroke
OF fetters broke
BY action grand
or this pale handi
Judge Won Moschzisker's mother was
born in Philadelphia, where her fam
lily for four generations resided. Many
of her ancestors were seafaring peo
pie. Her father and maternal grand
father both were sea captains. Mrs
Won Moschzisker was a great reader
and wrote extensiv =, volume of her
verses is among the cherished posses
sions of her son. Like her husband
she employed 'er pen to impart r.
northerners patriotism wbtot
thrilled her. -; the battle of Chicka.
mauga Brigadier General Steadman
observing a regiment in line of hatt1e