. History of "Old Abe, " : the live war eagle of the Eighth Regiment Wisconsin Voluteers. rein the spirits of heroes see the foreshadowed riches ofour future civilization. The groans we heave, as the enemystabs the innocent at home, are to be the basal notes of agrand symphony, soon to be sung over the plains of ourBethlehem— Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace andgood-will toward men. Death to the old, under the boltfrom the war-cloud that rends in twain the veil of our temple,proclaiming liberty throughout all the land, is but the pre-lude to a new life in the body politic, a new cre
. History of "Old Abe, " : the live war eagle of the Eighth Regiment Wisconsin Voluteers. rein the spirits of heroes see the foreshadowed riches ofour future civilization. The groans we heave, as the enemystabs the innocent at home, are to be the basal notes of agrand symphony, soon to be sung over the plains of ourBethlehem— Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace andgood-will toward men. Death to the old, under the boltfrom the war-cloud that rends in twain the veil of our temple,proclaiming liberty throughout all the land, is but the pre-lude to a new life in the body politic, a new creation in aBetter Age, when our altars shall be crowned with the olive,and the angels of Science and Christianity shall preside overa Brotherhood of Races. • And then well raise, on Libertys broad base,A structure of wise government, and show,In our new world, a glorious spectacleBy reason swayed, self-governed, self-improved,And the electric chain of public goodTwined round the public happiness of each ;And every heart thrilled by the patriot chordThat sounds the glory of
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