Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-11-26
POETRY.
Jffom Tie y. YORK. Ere ing POSI-
AN ~ AVIS SPEECH REVISED AND CORRECTED.

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MR. cIAY,s SPEECH REVISED AND CORRECTED.
We Wings Of all ages, all shapes and all hues,
,rho desire your Iiscordant opinions 10 fuse,
who but ask for creed which your party can swallow
who but seek for a leader your party wiz follow,
Who but wish for path, SO TO office II be,
Come list 10 your oracle 10! am he
| an, he in this hour Of your desperate need, =,
Who viii show you path way, and tesch you cfeea'
A creed that shall spring, IN symmetre aess"'
From ASSUMPTION Of one geographical iine, -
And shall prove all you please, so you nc g.
What our Cove nm.nt does, give ala 10 ief loer
Every maleon,ent shade shall our system eG is a.,
Every creature that can but show Dough w i,'s '
From Greeley. consienng all war loihe devii,
To Garrison seeking To stir II up eivh .:,
From the doc out Of office, VINO ioohs "' ~ wy
ro he Mexican agent, who looks i"r MS pay.
7 s,me form our array, let our front he unor"Seh,
Re the word Opposition, the only one spshen ,,.,
stand shoulder to shoulder, each VIM: ny ms "'o'"e'
From Quakers at one end 10 Traitors al t"tnel,
Shading off with such ariifice, no where sfaii seem
An abruptness of change from extreme 70 ex.reme
These then are our tactics, the me OF Tue 'u
Affords them fine geographical oasis- .:
Let Mexicos claim stand instead Oh cons i, ),
That ali beyond that was her just 'Jursuiolloh'
Then IL follows by logic Of perfect persuasion,
Tina, Taylor,s first march was march OF INVASION
That Polk made the war, which he dared to deny,
And that Congress, sustaining him, voted allie.
Oh Truth, sacred Truth art thou lost among men
Where, whers was thy servant, thy champion .nens
Corresponding with Cassius, perchance TO SET orh,
Double sets of opinions for South and for NoIlh
Or revolving, as deep in retirement he lay,
hi, career in the Senate from that early DAY
or his entrance illegal, Of years something shu.,
Thus defrauding the laws which he swore 70
To his flight from his pledge TO the ,
Which he would not maintain, and ne couu ho' 'e"s'
Hsnce, horrible shadows, scorn you and swear
Truth truth should have Iumphsa mao m pse youth
| will Law down my life in defence OF the rum
By the way, rs extremely unlucSy THINK, . ,,n.
There should turn up another great question 70 DINA
Rut the cost of this war can't be all paid IN Glory
And what s TO be done with the new Territory;
To begin, we II oppose II, admitting at most,
or Harbor or Fort on the Mexican coast
otis sensible project, as If you suppose,
One man had a wart on another mans nose)
And throwing this out to define our posllioh'
If the nation insists larger addition, ,
Saw a million square mes, and " Congress ueci"i''
That Ills lawful TO propagate slavery mere,
u, will be we H. but lei every good wing uhueissanu'
II was NOT FOR THAT OBJECT we wanted the Iahu
Ruf wa rather refuse. but the land being won,
We can vote rs we please on what's next 70 ne uane.
Fellow Wings lei this much for the momen. su''se'
AS we all know the worth of word 10 the wise
share among YOU these Principles, certain aH,
They will last Ut least I'LL were over tue uau.