The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-01-05

And hope to be remembered by you now;
With willing heart and cheerful mind tried
To serve you, though might have cried,
When mud was deep and rain was falling.
As | persued my humble calling;
Yet you are kind know, feel it well,
The truth Of which your very purse will tell
Permit me then, to greet you in a cheerful
way,
On this delightful New Years day.
Have naught but smiles bedecked the days
gohe by!
Have no sad tears been shed from sorrows eye?
The flight OF time, his withering mighty blast,
Hath buried many in the tomb at last.
Our friends, where are they, and the brave.
Have they not found lonely grave!
In midnight hours how many weep,
That they no more their friends can greet
The maid that watched with silent footsteps
Now mourns because the one she loved is
dead.
Nor is this all, we all have cause to weep,
Our lives are short and we are weak
Shortsighted, talable and trail at BEST
Yet seek for happiness and long for rest
OF the election and affairs of state.
] now must notice and will prate,
That am glad FOR what Democracy has gained
And wiped away the stain for which "e'er
blamed,
By wings Of federal shameful hue,
Who said Ohio was TO true,
To be in favor of a war so cruel
Brought about by presidential fuel.
A grand rebuke to coonery was given,
OHIO is redeemed, but not by coons forgiven.
The President, the feds indeed elected,
Just as some democrats expected;
But wings are very apt to crow too soon,
For Zack might be stiff necked coon.
If there's spot on earth that's lucky,
guess it must be Upper Sandusky;
Some have come from far and near,
To live and make locations here;
Good citizens we have who love to pray,
And teach their children SO from day to day.
Our Court house now is up, and lifts It's head
Towards the dropping clouds, and stands to
shed
A living lus,er to the place and people,
And more SO when ii gets It's steeple;
To point towards the twinkling stars,
And view the planets, Jubi,er and Mars;
This grand structure no more persue,
But say, see what the art of man can do.
Cur merchants too, cannot be beat,
For selling goods both new and cheap, (some
OF them)
They are clever fellows good and kind, mot ally
And love to gather in the dimes, (all)
For those who advertise the most will sell
In spite ofal who IN the place may dwell.
We have legal minds with knowledge stored!
Almost equal to that of Ford!
Whose brilliant talents and orations,
Might be compared to other nations.
Oh sing the song of doctors to ior sHil,
Whose aid we sometimes need to cure or kill.
Mechanics too, of every grade are here,
Who toll and labor hard from year to year,
And thus their families support free from dis
asiers,
The wretched currency of shin plasters,
Except some trash. like Wooster bank renoun'd
And other paper not so very sound,
TO rob them of their hardest earnings,
The blessed fruit OF Whiggries churlngs,
This too the honest farmer had to suffer,
By federal rulers, who fill their Golfers,
By banking, swindling, and exemptng tax,
From those " ho love to fill their sacks,
BY law unequal in its operation,
But makes the farmer pay his full quotation.
How bright the star Of liberty has shone,
Throughout the world kings totering on the
thrones:
France the example set and broke the chain,
Of monarchy, now freedom reigns,
Oh! tell the story to her infant ones,
Lift high the banner to her noble sons;
Germany and Belgium following in her train,
Looked upon the scene, but never with dis
dain;
Prussia and austria 100, with dormant skiil,
Prepared for action to sustain the public will;
But England struck with trembling silent a"
To see such disregard otkingly law,
Received poor PHILIPPE in her arms,
When France for Him no more had charms.
Poor Ireland thy suffering sons still bound so
tight,
With Britons cruel yoke who think it right.
TO trample with dsdain on other nations,
And occupy important stations.
But let them deal with yankee boys,
And we will show them we'er not toys,
But whip them like IN days gone by,
And make their little queen to cry.
The tide Of freedom seems to roll
From east to west, from pole to pole;
Rotten dynasties fear and tremble,