Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-09-05
4 Yankee Notion about Euiisting In the
Mexican War.

Mexican war.
Hosea Bigelow, son of Ezekiel Bigclow, "be.
down TO Bosting where he was solicited TO
ist in the Mexican War, bya 'cruting srrgent'
10 was 'sttutting around with two felers fiin
drummin arter him like all natur,' went
ne and writ the following verses" which he
nmnnicated TO the Boston Courier
Thrash away, you'll have to rattle
On them kittlc drums O. yourn,--
Taint knowing kind Of cattle
That is catched with moudy corn.
Pu, in stuff you ffer feller,
Let folks see how spry you be-
Guess you'll toot till you're yeler
For you git a hold o. me-
That ere flags leetle rotton,
Hope it aint your Sundays best
Fact! it takes a sight o. cotton
To stuff soger's chest:
Sence we farmers have to pay fort
Ef you must wear humps like these,
Sposin' you should try salt hay for u,
1t would do as slick as grease,
'Twouldn't suit them Southern fellers,
They're a dreadful graspin set,
We must oilers blow the bellers
When they want their irons hot,
May be it's all right as preacLin',
But my narves it kind O. CRATES,
When see the overreachin
OF them njgger.driyjn' States
AS for war, call il murder,
There you have it plain and fiat,
don't want to 60 no farder
Than my testimony for thar,
God has said so plump and fairly,
It's as long as it is broad,
And you've got TO get up airly
Efyou want to take in God
What's the use O. meetn goin'
Every Sabbath, wet or dry,
Eff its right to 60 mowin'
Fellow men, like oats and rye
dunno but what it's putty
Trainin' round in bobtail coats
But it's curious Christian dooty
To be cuttin' yaller throats.
Amt it cute TO see Yankee
Take such everlasting pains
All to get the DEVILS thankee,
Helpn' on 'em weld their chains
Why its jest as clear as fggers,
Clear as one and one make two,
Chaps that make black slaves o. nigsers.
Want to make white slaves o. you.
Want to tackle me in do ye?
expect you'll have 10 wait
When cold lead puts daylight through ye
You'll begin to calkylate.
'spose the crows won't fall to rickin
All the carkss from your bones,
Coz you helped to give lickin'
To them poor half. Spanish dro,,es'
Jest 20 home and ask our Nancy
Whether I'D be such goose,
As to jlne ye-guess you'd fancy
The eternal moon was loose
She wants me for home consumption,
Let alone the hays TO NOW
Fl you're arter folks o. gumlon
You've darn'd long row to hoe
Take them editors that's crowin
Like cockeIc three months old
Don't catch any on 'em goin',
Though they be so blasted bold;
Amt they prime set Of fellers'
Fore they think ont they will sprou,,
Like peach that's got the yallers,J
With the mcanness Dustin out
Clang the bells in every steeple.
Call all freemen 20 disown
The traducers of the people,
The enslavers of their own;
Let our dear old Bay State proudly
Put the trumpet 10 her mouth,
Let her ring this message loudly
In the ear of all the South;
"fll return ye good for evil
Much as we frail mortals can,
Bat wont go help the Devil
Maxim man the cuss of man,
Call me coward, call me traitor,
Just as suits your mean ideas,
Here stand tyrant hater,
And the friend of God and Peace"
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