New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-07
Prince John. speech over the body of Cato

From the Alb. Eve Journal
On mighty Caro- dos. thou lie so low
Are all thy conauests, rlones, triumph5, 5FotL5,
Shrunk 10 this little measure.
VINO else must be let blood Who else Is rai,t
II the httorney General. what hour so ~
As Catos rour what hand.-as your HUGE rAwsi
No place VIII please me lees than here,
By Cato And by you cut Off,
The choice and master-sprits Of this age
Old Hunker5 Anti Renters what shall say
Ny credit now stands on such slippery ground
That enc OF two bad ways you must conceit me-
Either Barburner or turncoat
had NOT cause 10 love thee Cato
Shat! il not grieve thee dearer than thy death
To see Prince John making his peace,
Shaking the Wing stained fingers Of thy foes:
On pardon me thou well-ied piece OF earth
That am meek and gentle with Old Hunkers
Woe TO the hands that shed thy costly blood
"FREEMES AND WITNESSES - Have you oil ears,
| come 10 bury Csto--not to praise him.
The evil he mas done lives after him
The goods soon inferred with his bones
The Artful. Dodger Of the Argus
Hath told you Cato ambitious
II il were so il u grievous fault
And gricvously hath Cato answered it.
Full four aud twenty years hath Cato fed
And tattened from the public crib.
He hath brought many hungry Loco here
And helped to al their pockets from TIC Treasury
Did this in Cato smbitious
You all do know that when those 'cornersn;s'
At Baltimore by that damned two-third rule,
sen, back my honored sire 10 Lindenwald
The chance was offered Cato for the crown.
Which he did twice refuse Was this ambitious
ispeak not TO disprove what Croswell says,
For Croswell is an honorable man
so are they al-Clark, Corning Wright
Peckham Old Hunkers all are honorable men
Here under leave of Croswcll and the rest
Come | to speak in Cato's funeral.
He was my iriend-norc liberal than just 10 me
When the returns came in last night-then Cato
Ambition should be made Of sterner stuff. tweptl
My future hopes for extra counsel fees,
hrc in the coffin there with Cato!
Here's his last parchment with the seal oi Cato
i found il in a bureau sold at auction.
Tis his certificate that fifty dollars
Per day is but reasonable fee Tor me.
Pardon me- sweet friends. do not mean
To read. II will iniamc you make you mad
If you have tears, prepare TO shed them now
You nil do know this mantle Dost remember
The first time Cato put 1t on, about
A quarter of century agot
In Office he has worn II ever since.
Look in this place Strykers dagger through
See what rent the cnvious Foster made
Through this. the CALLED Old White Horse kicked
This was the uukndest kick OF all
For when returns from Old Schoharlc came
Then in his mantle muilling Up his face,
Hugging his badge Of Office 20 the last
And crying all is lost great Cato icll
oh what a fall was there. my countrymeni
Then and Flagg-thc Atlas-all OF us
Fell Hat
But yesterday the word Of Cato might
Have rdood any bill. Now lies he there,
And none but and Flag to do him reverence
Frccmen sweet witnesses Let me not Stir you up
To any sudden Hood OF mutny.
am no orator you know me all.
A plain, blunt man hat loves my Office,
For | have neither wit, nor words, nor worth
TO stir mems bloods. Sweet witnesses. farewell
We n meet again in Caucus Bring your sheilaldhs
Don't ,caNup the Old Hunkers Learn peace from
Remember that one ro'e Jaeger