Their country! Their liberty! The words were no longer meaningless.
By request of General Saxton, they also sang Bishop Heber's Missionary hymn,—
"From Greenland's icy mountains,
From India's coral strand,
Where Afric's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand,
From many an ancient river,
From many a palmy plain,
They call us to deliver
Their land from error's chain."
General Saxton addressed them.
"I have come to tell you what the President of the United States has done for you," said he.
"God bless Massa Linkum!" was the response of a thousand voices.
"You are all free."
"Glory to God! Hallelujah! Amen!" they shouted in tumultuous chorus.
