Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-13
From tie RichMoud En1utrcr.

rom ne htCdWOth f<tI"01.
There Is SO much hua,or, and let me say good
humor, III the following lines, that ask for them
place in the Enquirer-in these racing. election
ccrins, (and may not add with due reverence 7
preaching and marrying times pirc Ia Basa
tcNe!
a VIRGINIA ELECTION.
In the good Old Dom. mon, which may God evcl
Oh the Southsidc, bu. ,csere shall leave YOU To
guess;
In the April fool season. hen every court green
With stallicns AID candidates crowded is seen,
When Co.venlloI5 an Syrods and jockey Clubs
mat.
And racers cross jostc with priests in the street,
Thcs saint,hirs lam ntIhg, III language most civil
That Jockeys r7,nnins headong to the devil;
In tn month set apart by our long settled ru.s,
For elections Of Statesmen AMI making Of fools
WMn the sovcreigns lotk with delight to the polls
10 l,aul their oil D lesates ovci the Goals
Ufto hear tic poor cullnu les con inct explain
Aad recount the great deeds OF his winter cam
pllsn;
In hqt month"; Of course, in the year thirty three
An q. cton was held IN The county of G.
The day propiliou,, the weather was clear
AND Two sui,ors for pn,n,lnr favor appear
Que N lawyer well kn,%n rs both can.J and pro-
fund,
ne otliSl III VII bI me Wpflu ulJ dllpNhu,
,ruan 10 book, but sagacioi,s OF mind,
For white Gte's ,ead books, nc was reading mum
klrA
procl NATION is a. ade and the voters rush IN,
All the murnur once silenced, the speakers be-
FMS, the l.wycr arose, bat il boots not to tell,
rcom h lips, Of State Rights, all that fore IDLY fell.
suffice it Ia say, that his able Grafton
Was Thought To smack somewhat of Notification
BIT when he had ceased, his supporters huzzaed,
Wmlo his iirnncss aud worth cen opponents ap-
Ilaul.
The man Of the world next Irose to reply,
His manner culec,e but keen his grey eye,
H. spoke of the "gpnd Old Dominion he loved,
OF her school disciple, her course he approved
The champion OF State Iii h,s she ever had been-
In the battles of liberty foremost was seen;
Her statesmen and warriors had yielded ton none,
Since the fight for American freedom begun,
In wisdom and prowess and petriot zeal,
For American hono American veal
Aud t,r manner and heart ofIhe orator warmed
As spoke OF the Union their wisdom had form
cd
or that s,arspangled banner that floats on thu
breeze
Trunphatly riding over bois,erous seas,
And hoped, ere It's bright constellation should sci,
1t shouldhgli US to many victory yet
have been to the Sout, ne inulohahos s',eo'
All their chivary seen, and their folly oes'ac
have been to that land which now Signs 10 seec"e
Aud Notification avows us its creed.
There brother prepares 10 take arm. against o'o
ther,
And father and son arc arrayed 'gainst each o'he'
But what's worst of all, It's new source OF s'',.e
Never heard OF before between husband ana VIE
Ii aot 'mongsl the women, and the eva sun sp'c"
ing .,,;,,
Like the foal toads Of Egypt gets into Their ncaa's
!. Inthis good Old Dominion where blessings
- bound, -,
And good wives and good raco-horses always a.
found
Our wives will stick to MS as long as they can,
Aud are always for union, you know, TO man !
Blu, in South Carolina, where her principle thrive
The poor husbands, alas! have sad tunes WI
their wives.
With the foes of Secession they deny all comm
Mon,
Nor viii sleep with husband who holds fast
the Union.
What say you, my counsrymen what sort
Would Virginians lead who can't sleep with IN
wives z"
He ceased-when a shout rends the heaven Il
thunder,
Let the Unioa be sarcd and our r'Des DC ~
under,"