The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-03-08
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Warming with the lofty subject

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6 Now, thcn,' said he, waxing warmer,
Warming with the lofty subject
Tillsshhi4 eloauencd was thrilling,
dhrillibHg tlirougAsth spaciods building
Known u court house Of theparish,
M here las held this monstet. meeting,
Now, then, eaid til excited Chairman,
4 Let US ali, without exception,
Cd line Wings, and cen Known things,
stI,ask and secret midnight plot'sfs
,Gainst the Democratic partly
Come and join us, come and join us,
join the Democratic party, h
Let us rally to the contest,
Log ssids.ail fermcr notions,
Joi1swith heart and hand together
10 oerthrow ord to extirpate
] Ana hnnihiiiate md blot ont 10
Black Republicans for ever +
Iot us elevate The standard &
OF the Democratic party, Y
It'll tliat standard, waving proudly,
shaall proclaim to oil the nation
Glorious victory accomplished
BY the Democratic party
Then the Judges face grew darker,
And his voice grew deep and solemn,
Solemn with a tingc Of sadness,
As the thought Of the Know-N othings,
Secret, dark, aud base contriyers
OF oil kinds of deeds Of evil d
Gainst the Democratic party,
Weighed upon his troubled fcelings v I
oh, the ruin they are plotting,
Plotting in the darkest midnight,
The destrnction to our partyl
For the Irishuen and Dntchmen,
Dutch and Irish, willing voters
For the Democratic party,
Whom we claim as powerful allies
'Gainst the Natives, the usurpers,
Now they find they can not rule us,
Gan not fill our every Office,
Can not govern our elections,
With their rows and their shillalics,
Are returning where they came from,
Leaving US to fight our battles,
BATTLES tough, 'gainst frmest foemen,
Stripped Of our most active forces.
What . pity what, pity s $ys,
Gracious goodness ain'tit awful
"a q But, returning to our business !.
Quickly it may be accomplished,
For, to save our time and money;
We con do the thing quite neatly,
Very neatly and discreetly.
Baton Rouge is somewhat. distant,
On the Mississippi River,
Mississippi, deep and muddy,
Father Of the Rushing Waters,
And the weather quite unpleasant,
Cloudy, rainy, rainy, cloudy,
Sad and gloomy, unpropitious
For o general conyocation,
Convocation Democratic
OF the Democratic party,
Let us delegate our members
OF the Senate and Assembly
They are tried, and true. and trusty,
Democrats of firmest purpose,
Democrats Of mettle fiery,
Democrats whom nought can Brighten,
Democrats, and G nothing shorter ~"
They can finely serve our purpose,
Serve u purpose ut the meeting
OF the Democratic party
OF the State Of Louisiana.
Democrats, be pleased, Ipray you,
Take your action quickly, quicklyi"
Then the Chairman put the question
To this mighty monster meeting.
And the thirty people present,
Thirty men, all told, all counted,
Y no had come in from the prairies,
! vom the woodlands and the hamlets,
From the bayous and the rivers,
(Yeonen they Of Old st. Landry,
Old st. Landry, glorious parish,l
To this meeting in convention
OF the Democratic party,
Firm-built Democratic party,
Voted without hesitation,
ayes, let 3 do It'll go it, Jacob"
And the meeting then adjourned.
" Hiawatha's" song is finished!