Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-04-04

ifGorNG HoMg TO THE SoRGn,
@, can't stay in these dIggfns,, tf,
s''N''.ss A few daysZztsw, days., @,,.J .,est..,
= q, 4 can't stay in these diggins, ,e-.,ys,
r.. - - am g, ing home i. 4. ghass -
The, above true, cut represents Sam
know.Nothipg making traCks'fof Yankeei
land, sHes4inds no resting place in the
South md is returning home disguised
With his frui!lsss efforts 10 Prossgie IL,
As, he could not conYe1t the South to
his abcminable political, heresies, sl,ei has
stolen a niger andleft, resolved to devote
himself more exclusively 70 that business
LercafteTr.A 80 -aSi 81 20 -
Asthe.Little Rock fArks True Demo-
crat SAYS History that at
an early day. in the history of this repub
lie, there was q party known as the. Fed
eralist."', which, from an unenyiable act
oisome. of itsyo:aries,z received the rather
facetiOus prefix 1ofz1sabluei lighH,'' and
which Afterwards 'becsme ,odious % The
Pc plc for its. 'alien and sedition laws
This same. party, under the .rneltea,of
".hsrde ciderand Jcooniskihs, sanadeirapid
strides to power in 84o.i was Afterwards
defeated by Polk and Dallas. and then.
in l848. became the great enc. party
party, Of the country. This ""lnolparty,
party;"r really the same old coon, then
lapsed into Aboliticnism under the cog.
nomen Of - Black Republicans" Since,
it has been steadily growing, and aided
by secreti machinery and dark lanterns;
carried Tie North. Sam is now The boy
His success being SO signal at the North.
he was disguised in Boneyed words. and
sent to the South. He made wonderful
strides 'hcresfer aIime-sweeping' alb Sire
cities of the South like an avaldnche.A g'
But, finally. he had to meet Tho noun.
tain boys-the back -woodsmen-lhe yeo,,
marry who were incorruptable. His
success, or rather, shameful' defeat. is
Enown-it il, of record. and now a part
Of the history Of the country, f,
Sam is sick Of the. South. He cannot
endure Southern. exposure. lie is now
goingeback to those twho sent him. The
above excellent cut from our artist ex
hibits the rapid movement Of thee Knight
Of the Dark Lantern" towards his more
conjcnial cline. He came South a. mere
boy. His friends Represented him as d
mere slripling. It win BE seen by5olIf
cut that he looks 81 q quite aged, The, load
upon his back did the wol kr bowed him
to the ground. Ehe following islths song
he sings. aAs Its Imournfulr strain may
excite some pity Tor his premature fate
we give u IN full 80, g,,ao, eitc,.[ls i,
1uole Yirginny's lnllyr G3ipei .agu-AE III
ii I've worked from night to .night,Deilos5!
p rakin'up Il mqtely, crew. OIL. BOD si.z
To, pid,me in Do fight ;:faigs,s.l aga3r
But dc Lokey FOkiq's smet,a rat, if,rt:
Oh. And dc dcbil was to pay - III. sof7a, ga
And such a slqshinE did get, ,zg "a,
-u' On de election day.; ,a 2, els sgy
Us g.- cHoEUs u a6rr
Den carry 1ne back Aotmy'n tive State,
My natiVe State once mOres f--, =. asa
carry ms back-4o carry me back,
p To Massachusetts shore. -s-f q ~
] fixed ms tricks-7niy signs and grips; =.
Both Wigs and Lokirs war dar.; -, :,
Sam afraid dat some would break,
A nd so lie made dem swur.
But 'twons no !nse-oqo night VIC met i
- By de light ofde SLIDER moon, !,
And dc drafted Ldkies run awuyr-sl-:ss.,
Doy swar dey smell dc coon. -.
- s,g. Chorus. ezat,,s . q
De sOurs no place for midnight clubs, s9e
= Nor Yankee cOloFed folks; a-'oV. -
De,vay dey sometimes tteatus dar=-si iisa
Old Sam eun't stand'sdohi Jokes. !is /,
T So give me here my'Idntefn dark if'ssz &C.
...43l'llr' quit this mOurnful ,Yple,",l g,g.q
And .HPeud de remnant Ob my days, b ~,
s.1 Wia Wilson a and yi4 Hale 9slls, d ,rs laa
.s.1la leg ~ c lh999EEgsssts g.rao nj .aq
RS JONI PaAHEs,g Esq. of RsBdotBh
county, died at his his, fate snse, iii
2sLeadsvilIes on 2lsl qls:.,i after, / short but
severe illness, in the 59th year of his age.
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