Poetry

O" The batile of Montcicy secnis to Imve greatly inspired the genius of ilio wriicrs of poeiry. Wc have publiahed scvcral anieles on iliat event ; ond here is another : Ifloiitcrey. A PICTURE 1JY GLORY - PLACED IN A NEW L1GIIT BY TRUTII. Strike the cymbals ! Sound ihe clarión ! Tir;F, lnra, lara, lo ! Vcioriou8 chnplet wreathes cncli morion Of ihe RiiAVKat Montercy, Cripplca, scarce "rom deatli exempted, Sinile - vve strew wiilj flowcrs your ay ; Timber legs and coat slccves eniptied, Welcomc ! Wkkjks of Monierey. " Sounding hrass and tinkling cymbiil," Liiiibloppcd lieroes uro your pny ; Glory has not niade yon nimble, Lntircl crownedof Mütiiercy. And he v owed and ilie orplinned - Fsha 1 forget thcm all to-ihiy ; Shout ye down, witli hcaru uneolicned, Thcir luw wail for Montcrcy. Widowa - orpluins - wlio would hced 'cm ? Tl.ri'Bt them from (ur pngeaut's way, Ycll ! tlie nrea of Frcedoin VVas enlarged ;it Montefey. But wlien AÍexic lielu's are darkcneJ Wiih the sla vi) lords' líumañ prey, Somo will llti-ii, tli:ü joyous lieukciicd To ihe sliouis of Monierey.Palo Alto anI La Palmn, Made our Christian nation gny, And wiih Iieart8 n whit tlie calmcr, We've rcjoiced o"cr Monttrey. Uut whon Glorv's debt is trik'd, Gnllcd liy laxes, vo should aay, " Why wuro frccnicn killed and c:ipp!eJ At iccurscd Monicrcy ? " Redima annexvd - a now dominion 1 Hoon for these will truuipet lray, WUile our Erg!e pprc.ids l)is pinion, Westward. lar, of Montorcy ; Bm witli grief vt.II be rrmcinbe.-ed T.iceo wild g!orit'3 of a dy, Shtxild ihc Nprth and Fo.-th, diumcmlered, Have tlieir own kkd h?oTEKKr.