Paean by John Greenleaf Whittier — Read

This poem indicates the exultation of the anti-slavery party in view of the revolt of the friends of Martin Van Buren in New York, from the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1848.

Now, joy and thanks forevermore! / The dreary night has wellnigh passed, / The slumbers of the North are o'er, / The Giant stands erect at last!