The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-09-22

In eighteen hundred thirly.nine,
was happy man. sir,
And logged along quite soberly
Beneath the rule ofVan, sir. T..
raised my sheep and sold my wool
For forty cents pound, sir. ,r.t
And I'd enough to eat and drink,
And cash the wholeyear round, sir.
Nv children all then went 10 school, t-
As bright as bran new dollars,
With spelling books and Biographies,
And neat starched linen collars;
locked upon my graneries e
NV meadows and my cattle,
And thought that was pretty well 81 sa
With poverty to battle. e.rs,
+ When Sunday came, my wife and I, +a"s@
Wo ostarted in chaisei sir, -
To meet the people in the house, tzs.7
Ofsinging, prayer, and praise, sir, t..g
The neighbors nodded, and my wifo
Looked on me with smile, sir,
For not farmer in the town f A ~.
Rode out in better style, sir. .Efa
But, in eighteen hundred forty came
A great hard cider preacher, @
found him taking tea with wife, .sT
And trying for 10 teach her. s',-..
He told us how the country was -..s,.4,
In great distress and ruin, ~
And all on the account, he said,
Of Martin Mac Van Bruin.
He told US how the industry
OF all the world he'd bighted,
How he had got the purse and Sword o..
Tenaciously united; sse
A standing army, too, he said. <
He'd got to rule the nation, ~.
And plan to tax our poultry, too,
He had in contemplation.
Hs raid he'd grown to be as tall 80. '-.I
As our old white house steeple, .s.t.
"I'en cents q day and bean soup" was
All that he'd give the people,
From commerce and the arts, he said -4
He'd crush the very breath, sir, %
And all the laborers oftheland,
He meant to starve to death, sir,
He said he ksptan English coach
And wore broad cloth cloak, sir,
And to the common people, that
s He scarcely ever spoke, sir. .:s-!1-.r Is
That he lived in splendor, like prinee, i, f,
From care or thought exempt sir,
dad had for us and 1.-THE world, ~~.
~, A most superb contempt sir, - 5t~'+h
And then he said how all the world
Were going for a"change," sir, .... ...l
And why we had been gummed SO long
EIe thought was very strange, sirl
He said from Afric's burning sand,
Clear to the Bay of FundY, 7t
The people were agong TO knock :.s ,s.,
Mac Van into next Monday. ....... ...
And then he sung a song that filled
Us all chuck full of wonder,
About one Mr., HARRISON, -s 'ss
Who fought like blood and thunder,
And killed more Indians ina day
Than you could pile or stock, sir,
Between the Archipelago
And bloody Saranac, cir.
He told US show he fought one limo, - ..
Defending western houses, y. -.s..
SO much engaged he could Mt stop,
Just to put on bis trowsers.
That after he had fought one day, zs
Till he got confbunded husky, Z.
He got a signal honor for s. ea,
The battle Of Sandusky. .se /.
And then he said i'll would vote
~ against the lyrant, Martin. . tE
That should get for all my wool, :7et
d Some sixty cents for sartn, $3.50
That every thing had to sell ,.,..., ..s i. g.
Would bring double price, sir,
q II Iwould go for "Tip and Ty'" ~ =
and get lhemin SO nice, sir. -fi = Fisasl
He said there were great heaps ofcash Is .:s:
That Van from day TO day, sir, u 81 80
Had piled up tho Great White House,
All from The poor away sir; - y s-ti" 2
That ifhe could be ousted, allG5a 52 'Sa go
That casb would be divided 4 .<..4 Frf
And should get a. quite sum- :, -
The thing was all decided.
ttRoast beefn besides, be said, we all a-' ,sfz
Should get in raining plenty, -lst
And where we had doaE. now, p s "a.
We then should handle twenty;
And then he made me join and sing
A song, he had it@-'qherefore 49,
Well go for Tip and Ty, my boys, Il; a, e
WDhouta why or wherefore. - g
Well, 90 leN my farm and work
y And went 10 'Iectioneering,
A carrying flags and singing songs, ktsa' ffs
Hard cider meetings steering, (. '.f-l
got banner, caught coon, s
And built fine log cabin,
\ And gave the locos, right and left, =
,gt A most terrific stabbn.
& Icould'nt stop TO hoe my oorn. @s
My cattle neglected, ~,
y 'Twould all be right they toldme, if
nOld Tip" he got slsCled, y
And SO went the summer through
Athome once in week, sir,
e And then with patriotic work
So hoRrss, lcouldnt speak, cir. 81 as,-i
~ AtfirstI took little wine, @
II But all the leaders told, sir, ~ ss
How liuge drop of hardvr stuff; esa 4
Would make me feel more bold, sir; ss
And sui followed their advice
~ Aud gnzzed gin and brandy
\ And lhey said Iusedmy tongue