O dark, sad millions,—patiently and dumb Waiting for God,—your hour, at last, has come, And Freedom's song Breaks the long silence of your night of wrong. John G. Whittier. Publisher's logo BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS. 1865. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by L. MARIA CHILD, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. University Press: Welch, Bigelow, & Co., Cambridge. TO THE LOYAL AND BRAVE CAPTAIN ROBERT SMALL, Hero of the Steamboat Planter, THIS VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY L. MARIA CHILD. |