Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15


Esteemed BY his ighbors the wisest and best
And you'll see, on q time you follow my dittl
How he took straight walk up 10 Washington
City.
His home was in Springfield, out In Illinois,
Where he'd long been the pride OF the mon an,
'sthe boys"
tut he left his white house with no sign OF re
For he knew that the people had another TO let
ri IN, &c.
SO Abr'am trudged on to Washington straight,
And reached the White House through the Av
enue gate;
Old Buck and his cronies Csome chaps from
the South,)
Sat around the Rast room rather down in the
mouth.
Ri tu, &c.
Old Abe seized the knocker and gave such 4
thump,
Buck thought the State ship had run into a
stump;
He ;rembIed all over and turned deadly pale;
THAT nose,n said he, ''musi have been done
with a rail.
RI tn, &c.
"Run Lewis, run Jerry, aud open the door''-
And the 'functionsry' nearly fell down on the
floor,
"There's only one man that knocks that
way, I'm blest,
And he is that tarnal Old Abe of the West"
XII tu. &c.
The Cabinet, frightened, sat still In thar seats,
While Abr'am impatient the rapping repeats:
81 hope II amt A be-" said old Buck, pale and
''If il is,boys, there be here the devil to pay -
Ri tn, &c.
At last, tho reluctant, Buck opened the door,
And found a chap waiting, ak feet three or four,
"Ive como, my felio VS." said Abe TO the ring,
"To give you fair notice TO vacatc next Spring.
XII tn, &c.
''The people have watched you, and made up
their mind.
That your mansgement's running the country
You're badly in debt, and your plan is bold
To make new debt to pay OF an old one.
Ri tn, &c.
"You and Douglas have so split your party In
That spaulding's best glue cant unite 1t again;
Aud bota parts are uselrss-the country cont
For one goes for slaps-y, and the other 'gainst
(rsedsmi
Ri &c.
$50 the people cOnciuds that the best thing to
Is to ri ght the. State Snip and hire a new crew,
And eugage ase W ca aptaiu as soon as they can,
And its my duty TO tell you that Az THE xAsl''
RI tn. &C.
Come In" sa. old Buck, ''and sit down Mr..
Lincoln
The remarks you have made are something to
think On;
don'I care a cuss for the country. that's natl -
But II you'll beat Douglas you can take my old
hat" Ri tu, sc.
"stave Douglas" said Abe, ''he belongs to my
And did beat him well in the year ,ss.
Il catch HIM again in the canvass. he'll find
What il means when folks talk about "runnins
Ritu,&c.
ago you needn't fear Dug, let him scheme and
conspirc-
He's as deep in the mud as you are in the mire
And this moral Le'll learn, when his game 6
all played:
That it is not BY 'squatting' that 'sOvereign,
are made"
Ritu, &c.
''Mr; Lincoln" says Buck, "yOur notions,
think,
Are extremely correct, and ask you to drink
We've the best Of j. b. green seal, ard 'olc
And I've no great objection. Just now, to &c
merry
Says Abr'am: "My friends, I've come here tC
say
That the Democrat 'dog' has Just had his day;'
The people have trusted you more than they
0Hght 10;
And ali that ask is glass of cold water"
XII tn, &c.
Gold WATER" says Buck, ''we've got 1t | think
Though tits not, with our party, fayorite drink
Our tipple we take on its own naked merits,
And we need something strong TO keep up oul
spirits.n
XII tu, &c.
The Cabinet searched the White House with q
will,
But he did not find water ''put down in the bill y
Jerry Black made report that, without any
doubt,
The whisky was plenty, but the water was out
Ri tn, &c.
So Abe took his leave and returned to the West
Leaving Buck and his Cabinet somewhat de
pressed
For they saw at glance how 'twoIlG end with
out fail;
They were bound to Salt River, thi. time, ON
HI IN. &c.