Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-07-20
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1.-THE following song was written by Gen. Clarke,
editor of the Burlington (vt) 7ynses, and sung at
Lincoln and Hamlin ratification meeting at Bur.
lingtoa, at which the Hon. P. Geo. Marsh presided,
by the "Bob-o'.link Glee Club."l
One Abr'am there was who lived out in the West,
Esteemed by his neighb0rs the wisest and best,
And you'll see, on time, if you'll follow my ditty,
How he took straight walk up to Washington city.
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His home was at Springfield, out in Illinois,
Where he'd long been tho pride Of the men and
But he left his white house with no sign Of regret,
For he knew that the people had another to let:
So ABR am he trudged on to Washington straight,
And reached the White House thro the avenue gates
Old Buck and his cronles, (some chaps from the
So. around ,e' the 'Eas. room, rather down in the
mouth. s-.
Old Abe seized the knocker and gave such thump,
Buck thought the State ship had run int q stump;
He trembled all over and turned deadly pale,
That noise said he, must be made with rail-
Run, Lewis run, Jerry and open the door!'-
And the 'functionary nearly fell down on the floor
There's only one man who knocks that way, I'm
blest!
And he's that tarnal Old Abe of the West
The Cabinet, frightened, sat still in their seats,
While Abr am, impatient, the rapping repeats,
Il hope il ain't Abe,' said Old Buck, pale and gray.
1fi Is, boys, there'll be here the devil to payP
At last, though reluctant, Old Buck open the door
And found chap waiting six feet three or four,
Pve come my fine fellows said Abe to the ring,
TO give you fair notice to vacate next spring.
The people have watched you and made up their
mind
That your management g running the country
behind;
You're badly in debt, and your plan is bold one,
To make ses0 debt to pay of the old onel
You and Douglas have 80 split your party in twain
That spaulding's best glue can't unite it again;
And both parts are useless, the country don't need
them
For one goes for S1ausry and the other 'ya;nss
Freedom.
SO the people conclude that the best thing to do
Is to right the State ship and, hire new crew,
And its my duty to tell you that AN THE MANp
Come in,' says says Old Buck, and sit down Mr. Lin.
The remarks you have made are something to
think on;
don't care cue. for the country-that's aatl
But if you'll beat Douglas you can take my old haiti
Steve Douglas, says Abe, he belongs in my State;
And did beat him we'll in the year '58
If catch him again in the canvass he'll find
What it means when folks talk about running
behind.
so you needn't fear Dug, let him scheme and
conspire-
He's a. deep in the mud as you're in the mire;
And this moral he'n learn when his game is all
played
That it is not BY squatsing that s0vsreigns are
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tMr. Lincoln says Buck, your notions, think,
| Are extremely correct and ask you to drink
We've the best of u. b. green SEAL and old
And I've no great objection just now to get merry
Saws Abr,am my friends, I've come here to say
That the Democrat dog has just had his day
The people have trusted you more than they
And all that ask Is glass Of cold water,
Cold water p said Buck, we've got it, think.
Though tits not, in our party, . favorits drink;
Our t:pple we take on its own naked merits,
And We need something strong to keep up our
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The Cabinet searched the White House with will.
But did not find t0oter 'put down in the bill:'
Jerry Black made report that without any doubt.
The whisky was plenty, but water was ont. ,,.,.
So Abe took his leave and returned to the West
Leaving Buck and his Cabinet somew hat distrss!d
For they saw with glance how 'twould end with.
They ~sre bound for Salt Riysr, ii. Nm, on .
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