The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-01-07


He saw the mighty men of war
He heard the pealing thunder roar
He witnessed many sigh and tear,
OF broken hearts and creatures dear,-
OF friends who have parted, left and fled;
Some have been numbered with the dead.
Nor doth he ere forget to see,
A little boy upon his knee,
Bowing at the Heavenly throne
And claiming mercy as his own.
Our place IS still improving yet,
A place which 1 can mere forget;
Distinguished and of old renoun,
But now the new Sandusky town.
Our county too, is still increasing,
Some their land are still leaseing;
Increasing fast in population
As any almost in the nation;
A famous place for deer and coon,
Turkeys, geese, and wild mushrooms,
OF fpossums, skunks, squirrels and rabbits,
Which make our farmers rather crabit:
OF catfish, pike, and swapping turtles,
Craw fish, bass, and plenty mushels,
The long tailed red horse too is found,
In the river to abound.
In the elections of the year,
There's much the patriots heart TO cheer;
In Georgia and Maryland,
The demos made noble stand,-
In Pennsylvania too, old Skunk,
Gave it to those federal skunks;
Fifteen thousand of a gain,
Which caused them loudly to complain;
Nor can it be that we are sad,
Our own loved state did not SO bad
Our liltle county still the same,
Hath shown democratic gain,
For Worth and H. can near be beat,
Though they have run second heat
And Baird and Brackley, too, are good,
They for the cause have noby stood.
The movements Of the war since last,
Are still of victorious cast.
Our brave boys fought the tyrants so,
Till now arrived in Mexico.
But whats the voice of skunkites now?
For they have raised another row,
With Corwin at their head they crow,
'Tis wrong TO fight poor Mexico;
Call home your army from the field,
For we re determined now to shield,
This inoffensive, harmless nation,
From wofil crime and degradation.
Yes, had they the power that they would
Disgrace our flag, though high it stood,
And let our citizens again
Insulted be, and bound in chains,-
Robbed of our commerce on the sea,
Nor dare we even make plea,
Had they the power, 0! yes, they would,
Leave Texas fight as best she could,
Nor lend helping hand to be
The cause of setting, Texas free.
Had they the power, they like Jerry;
Would starve the demos in hurry;
And old s. too, must confess,
Is nothing better than the rest.
Whoever heard throughout the state,
Restrictions for opinions sake!
Yet here it seems, it's practiced by,
Some skunkites of the CorwIn FRY.
Had they the power, they might do,
As in the days of tip'canoe,
Make presidential god,
Like him they took from western sod,
Whose death proyidential Intervention,
Which saved us from need not mention.
The temperance men without trate,
Are not SO well arranged of late;
What is the cause or why it's SO,
/ do not say, nor do ! know,
Unless 'tislukewarmness in those,
Who of its numbers do compose,
Or are ASHAMED to stand the test
Determined not to do their best.
The sons of temperance soon will start,
To aid the cause with all its heart;
An institution Of the kind,
Hath scarce been witnessed by mankind,
Benevolent in all its plea,
A brotherhood of charity;
1t drives away the cause of CARE
1t hears the suffering orphans prayer,
Hath saved the drunkard and the wife,
From degradation war and strife;
Then join my boys, and give the cause,
A hearty welcome, do not pause.
Much has been said of married life,
And how to choose q faithful wife;
Old Bachelor has tried in vain,ss +
Although bis Arguments were vsin,)