The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-27
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Twas sfte; dead Lccomptons day,
When fortune loft the mongrei breed,
O srriie black and brown and gray,
Who i've by making ksIeas bleed.
The barren honors OF Ine strue
Fad been long tough. for byth few
Who thoreht, with bloody Hsipers KNIFE,
They'd cot the Lations bear, in two.
Such s.a the hazard Of the die,
The motley host ~ss forced to hy,
Anu trail u banner in the dust
The emblem o. Of fscton's lust;
And thus rewarded all its tok
mere division OF the spois.
Ambition ID bis BUNDLED hour
Had gone with Blair in search Of power;
Be horse VAS slain, and sherman gave
HE own-aaG died the Speakers slave.
II.
band VI chefsi--alack o day
Since ''Gabriel's uunp' aud "crsck Of doom !"
They meet 10 drive resre.s away
u plt ,ss1res IL the drinking ROOM
Among The rest John Forney stood,
me counterpart OF Robin Hond;
He sas ~ rough, but not % bold,
AZ shat brave chevslier Of old;
He vac expert in eli the tricks
Known 70 the art OF politics,
Bsssed was 'action--ihis he rode
I'll quite ortspent meath sherDao's gosd;
and aueh = Dad OF jobs and epoisl
BE reined his steco, and stepped at Ooyles,
At whose Intoxicating bar
he ewSggsrcd ike q drunken tar.
When nsrs the tramp OF busy feet,
And fibald eeres within the Street,
The squca1i e nfe and rolling drom
Tell thai . band OF jewellers come.
With many drunken jest and shout,
And brutal ieer, this rADble rout
Pronounce 10 concert Of acclaim
inc Fa;tion's netman--F orney's name.
said iofney then, 'Of al oar band,
Thoagn lrN OF heart and strong OF hand,
IL wirep1lipg Caucus none
have changed more votes or more have done
Than ], jaLn Foruey. will track
Ny tbiyty years OF memory back
Buchanan was the isvoTise son
~ Pennsylvsnis; vas one
BeTefs wbel 10 Q tender age,
Bot nonrlshci by this patf!ot SAGE
was his PAGE, ard had Won
Bis derp A1ection a. q son;
grew 10 manhood In the fame
"a hecied by MS bopored pane;
some thought 8ucharkr but maintained
Positions winch my skill had gained;
They latte krew that such az te
Dospee The wits of trickery.
Time moved apnce, and faction roee,
And claimed la~ Of Interrogation,
Which n.aae o. friends fra erna foes,
And soved the secds Of dire dssenson.
To mee, ne crisis there Was one
Bot penIsy ivanas favorlte son.
| was he party o chairman, when,
By every means of voice and pen,
worked Tor him, and thought pcrcLarcs
could ry private encs advance
And, Shilc, by outward &C. ana voice,
seemed TO have no selfish choice,
bad motive and an am,
And sought q senatorial fame.
A cabinet seas or foreign mission
did expect for al my tolls,
WIN all the patronage, as q condition
Precedent 10 obs and spoile.
EucbRrsD nirmph'd, but his aid
Came short Of tricks tina. Simon played.
Tnas hnnhlcd, 10 whcsiiand hied,
And for a ,abmot seat applied.
Tue Sage " whcatlspd ssid he should
Refuse me for his ooupt~y's good.
u yexes me. for would IAN
Have pad that insult back again.
paid II vel IL after dayt.
! iic fhis hcsry sage fecry,
And with his bitter foes Ally.
poisoned fffenoshipE, sowci distru.t,
md every shan that could thrust,
or prctext use, however unirYt,
have done 10 hold him 70 the ssrs
W millions, Ny revenge Ia sweet
For the Tsieotcd cabinet scat.
Yosa, Oct -, iss0