this section. The following lines are from the beautiful and soul-stirring poem entitled "Freedom's Jubilee," read at a Ratification Meeting of the Fifteenth Amendment:
"Glory to God! for the struggle is ended,
Glory to God! for the victory won,
Honor to those who the Right have defended,
Through the long years since the conflict begun.
"O, may the prayers of those ready to perish
Guard them from harm like a girdle of fire!
Deep in our hearts their good deeds we will cherish,
And to deserve them we'll ever aspire.
"God! at Thine altar, in thanksgiving bending,
Grant that our eyes Thy great goodness may see;
O, may Thy light, while the temple's veil rending,
Show, through its portals, the path of the Free."
"Our Lost Leader," written on the death of Charles Sumner, is one of Mr. Smith's best productions. "The Boston Daily Traveller" says: "This is a beautiful poem written by Elijah W. Smith, who is a true poet, and who has produced some of the best poetry called forth by the death of Mr. Sumner."
We can only give the last verse:
"Give us the faith to kneel around
Our Country's shrine, and swear
To keep alive the sacred flame
That Sumner kindled there!"
The "Song of The Liberators" has in it the snap and fire that shows the author's sound appreciation of the workers for liberty. We give a few of those spirited verses, and regret that want of space prevents our placing the entire poem before the reader:
