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Who that endured them ever shall forget / The emotions of that spirit-trying time, / When breathless in the mart the couriers met, / Early and late, at evening and at prime, / When the loud cannon or the merry chime / Hail'd news on news, as field was lost or won; / When hope, long doubtful, soared at length sublime, / And weary eyes awoke as day begun / Saw peace's broad banner rise to meet the rising sun. / -SCOTT.
The first gun of our Civil War was fired, and its report was heard throughout the civilized world!