The
Greensborough Patriot
April 30,
1861
Page 3
North Carolina Call to Arms.
“The Old North State”
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By Lucla.
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Ye sons of
Carolina ! awake from your dreaming !
The minions
of Lincoln upon us are streaming !
Oh ! wait
not for argument, call or persuasion,
To meet at
the onset this treacherous invasion !
Defend, defend, the old North State forever,
Defend, defend, the good old North State.
Oh ! think
of the maidens, the wives and the mothers;
Fly ye to
the rescue sons, husbands and brothers,
And sink in
oblivion all party and section,
Your
hearthstones are looking to you for protection !
Defend, defend, the old North State forever,
Defend, defend, the good old North State.
“Her name
stands the foremost in Liberty’s story,”
Oh tarnish
not now her fame and her glory!
Your fathers
to save her their swords bravely wielded,
And she
never yet has to tyranny yielded.
Defend, defend, the old North State forever,
Defend, defend, the good old North State.
The babe in
its sweetness – the child in its beauty,
Unconsciously
urge you to action and duty !
By all that
is sacred – by all to you tender,
Your country
adjures you, arise and defend her !
Defend, defend, the old North State forever,
Defend, defend, the good old North State.
The National
Eagle above us now floating,
Will soon on
the vitals of loved ones be gloating;
His talons
will tear and his beak will devour,
O spurn ye
his sway – and delay not an hour !
Defend, defend, the old North State forever,
Defend, defend, the good old North State.
“The Star
Spangled Banner,” dishonored, is streaming
O’er bands
of fanatics, their swords are now gleaming,
They thirst
for the life-blood of those you most cherish,
With brave
hearts and true then arouse ! or they perish !
Defend, defend, the old North State forever,
Defend, defend, the good old North State.
Round the
flag of the South, Oh ! in thousands now rally,
For the
hour’s departed when freemen may dally;
Your all is
at stake then, go forth – and God speed you !
And onward
to glory and victory lead you !
Hurah ! Hurah ! the old North State forever,
“Hurah ! Hurah ! the good old North State.”
Thomasville,
N. C., April 15, 1861.