Harry McCarthy

“ And swear by your honor your chains shall be riven,
And add your bright star to our flag of eleven.
They forced you to join in their unholy fight,
With fire and with sword, with power and with might.
́Gainst father and brother, and loved ones so near,
́Gainst women, and children, and all you hold dear;
They've o ́er run your soil, insulted your press,
They ́ve murdered your citizens—shown no redress—
So swear by your honor your chains shall be riven,
And add your bright star to our flag of eleven.
Missouri! Missouri! oh, where thy proud fame! ”