Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-01-09
Aant SnttQiatnft.
The War Of 1850.


This same little town of Vernon.
You will think go when 1 tell you,
OF the glorious battle fought there,
In the autumn month November,
Ia the Year Of 1860,
By the priest, the mobO or people,
That it did go far ahead Of
Bunker Hill. or Harper's Ferry,
Shall 1 tell you ali about itS
How it happeRed. when, aud where'
am sure you'd like to hear It,
For it made the country stare.
And when l am through the story,
How they're winning fame and glory,
All the secret / can tell yeu
UernOn's rising, its struck OF!
On the latter part Of summer,
To the little town Of Vernon,
Came a man to labor with as,
Prom the good old keystone State.
He was sent on 10y the Conference,
To supply the place with preaching.
Aud he came with Stransest R~otioss.
How he'd ruh the church and people.
Why-he thonght that It was t1ieke<
In sae church to go be snooEiRg,
Laugh. or play, or count their money,
Or1ook eross-eyed At the preacher,
And ne thought it was his duty
To reprove them for their actions.
What an insult to the township,
For a moment to suppose that
Incur christian lSnd sad country
He could tc~ch rs ee behave.
DOntDe knew Just what is proper2
EereebODe the common level
And our Ssskts we'll not surrender,
VerRon's rising, dads struck lie!
Well upon q certain Sabbath,
When the dOmineerins preacher,
Saw sOme things he did not fancy,
Undertook to tell them better
In his rough and awkward manner.
Twas too much for human patience,
Vernon rose in all its might.
Al that followed l can tell not
For l rather think Irun.
But If you are very anxious
To know what was said and done.
AnyNu need, is to inquire of
The first boy you meet in town.
He will tell you all about it
How the preacher called him "~zzsGa,"
How he said that he would jerk kiR
If he enly had him where
Pennsylvania laws could reach him.
And much more that I'll repeat not.
But proceeding with my story.
How from time. to time a skirhish
Bodied of the coming storm.
Still the preacher thought to govern.
~{Aggravating is the story,)
And he went and got a warrant
To arrest a certain person
For disturbing him in meeting,
And he took him down to Cesar,
To be tried fos what he'd done.
tfhere our townships pettifgger
Gave the his final blessing.
What the verdict was, I've heard not
Am-not quite sure that there was one
Rather guess they talked it over,
And concluded they'd go home.)
Ee'er before has there been heard of.
No where found on histOrY's pages,
Such an instance of oppression.
Lack of judgment and discretion.
Such an iasuk 20 a town.
Do you think for tkis the preacher
VIII UNPUBLISHED go a dAyf
Vengeance cannot sleep ia Vernon,
Tgrants cannot hold their sway
Ee mus leG1e us-if not willing.
We viii driDe him from the towR.
So they mustered all their forces
On one holy Sabbath day;
There were present aged veterans,
With their counsel helping on;
There were young ones who were vaifins
For the laureis to be won,
There were many there who boasted
That they had not been to meeting
Since this villain Shields came on;
And for years, some had Det been there
With the view eff hearihg preaching
But ibis day, all came right gladly,
Though the distance from the 6Gck1p0ods
Was as great as e'er before
For they wished to have a hand ia
What was said and done that day.
So they came to help the mighty
Drive that MahodiSt away.
When all marshalled for the battle,
Now, as ADeienty. they called
Lesion-stil might be their name.
luke $50.
There they waited. watched and waited.
But NJ preacher came that day,
(ARd the reason I've heard say. was.
That a person in the township
Wrote to him o friendly letter,
Telling him that if he came there,
They should close the doors against him
ThGtthey surely rOtten-egg him,
So he'd better stay away
When their patience was exhausted,
They arose and made their speeches,
Smoothed it over-told the members,
Church it was net. but their preacher.
They were fastening out that day.
Then they locked the house against him,
Took the key, and then disbanded
With regrets and saddened feelings,
Thinking only of the pleasure
Ofthe fun he han deprived them
By his staying thus away.
The excitement that's been raging
Through our township. far, and near
Shows full we'll onr disposition,
We would gladly mob the preacher
If we only had the chance,
Now l think that we had better
Write the Conference a letter,
Telling them what sort of preacher
They must send to US in future,
Or they cannot use the house.
For we think it is a kindness
To allow those few church members
To provide our town a preacher
And support him all Themselves
He should preach to suit the people
Gentle, kind, and ingfending.
Laablke in his disposition,
Never caring to reprove US,
Let us do what e'er We may.
Even though we play at Euehre,
While he's praying to his God.
Better far neglect his mission,