The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-07-17

To manufacture oil these things
Employed all their machin'ry,
And then to sell the trfilng trash,
Required much chlcan'ry.
Thus things went on for eight y years
Those sons SO cute and tricky,
Their notions made and sold them well,
"Away down South in Dixie"
Yankee Doodle thought one day
He'd see the land Of Cotton
A portion of his mighty farm
That lay almost forgot, n.
This portion Of his farm had grown
Than what he thought much bigger,
And here he saw, alas alas
The Everlasting nigger."
Yankee Doodle said he smelt,
What was not very savory ;
He sme't around "a little spelr''
Aud found that It was Slavery.
My children am shocked" said he,
"But never mind, III fix yc; )"
Then of he posted North TO tell
What he had seen in Dixie.
lie told his children of the North,
With much exaggeration,
The sufferings of his coiored friends,
All under fagellation.
''They call this land OF ours free,
But something sure is rotten;
They hold our colorcd friends as slaves
Their King they say is Cotton"
'They do not labor, yet their land
Still flows with milk and honey,
They frolic, sport enjoy themselves
With pockets full OF money.
How you must work and toll and swet
And be forever running,
And cheat and lie 10 get along
With all your Yankee cunning.
i tell you this will never do;
III alter their condition
Hence from the pulpit, bar and press,
The cry be abolition.
Then Tor the pulpit, Ill appoint,
A leading freedom screecher:
Let all my clergy copy from
Henry ". Beecher.
For politics, III Sumner choose,
The cause Of right maintaining,
A champion bold, though forced to take
From Brooks little Gaming.
And for the press, know man
One who eau lie most freely
To help along the blessed Cause
mean old lior ass Greedy.
Then I've project in my head,
want you all to think on;
We need al party President
Elect old Abraham Lincoln.
He'll call Oh freemen to uphold
Our Flag and institutions,
Whilst he, himself, dcn't care Ag
For all your Constitutions.
He's used TO splitting rails you know,
And has the bold affront'ry,
To be . wedge himself. TO split
AL slavery from the country.
. Yankee Doodle had his way;
Old Abe has been elected,
But he proves 10 be q bigger ass
Than all his friends expected.
The people Of the North 90 used
To driving trade and barter,
In all their 'cuteDess 6nd too lato
That they have caught Tartar.
In domineering DER the South,
By wrong and by oppression,
Eleven states maintained their right
By act OF bold secession.
And what does Yankee Doodle dos
He calls mighty army.
''Now fght my braves" old Lincoln says
'Ths South shall never harm ys."
my servant Scott shall lead you on,
He'll conquer by his cunning,
Ny cloak and cap hang ct the door
And III prepare for running.
Fight like Devils, and meanwhile
Call Oh God TO save us,
tn almighty dollar shall he have
Who brings the head OF Davis"
Yankee Doodle led his men
Against the hated rebels
As far - 10 . certain Hill,
Then turn and run like devils.
Yankee Doodle atsrnates,
BY cursing. PRAYING, crying,
Az he sses ave thoussnd men
Before one thousand flying.
"You craven hearted scoundrels you, ss
All, why In all crestionf
Why viii you run and thus disgrace
The mighty Yankee nation y,
"You hght - IL ysa did nes know