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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 90 (search)
33. Southern treason. by Martin Farquhar Tupper. Like Jezebel's face at her casement, Strangely dismayed and perplexed, The world looks forth in amazement, Marvelling what's to come next. The world looks round her in wonder For beauty and strength destroyed For brotherhoods broken in sunder, And statecraft quite made void! Alas! for America's glory! Ichabod — vanished outright; And all her magnificent story Told as a dream of the night! Alas! for the heroes and sages, Saddened in Hades to know That what they had built for all ages, Melts like a palace of snow! And woe for the shame and the pity, That, all for no cause, to no end, City should fight against city, And brother with brother contend! Alas! what a libel on freedom-- Patriots — gone to the bad, Citizens — Arabs of Edom, Slave-drivers — liberty-mad! How sadly, through sons so degraded, Pigmies, ill-sprung from great men, Even your glories look faded, Washington, Franklin, and Penn! Popular government slandered 'Mi