Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-07


OF the blessed sun, e'er blasted human sight
With lineaments SO foul, so fierce as those
Tn Imposter now, in grnning mockery shows
eThete wise saints, behold your light, your star
We toouLd be dupes and victims, and ye are"
No man in the nation INDUCES with greater
zest i'm practical Jokes and common whisky
than ABRAHAM LINCOLN. If be will but con-
vene his Congress in old Independence Hall,
in Philadelphia, instead of at Washington,
he will have an opportunity to perpetrate,
with fiue scenic and dramatic effect, the cru
elest farce that ever.was enacted.
Hideous in person as MoKANNA, and far
more uncouth in manner, let him aggravate
bis native deformity by liquor until he is fit
ted to fill his favorite part-DRUNKEN JoCKo
Then let him totter into Independence Hall
and read his message. Let him tell Congress
that. in this venerable hall, just eighty-five
years ago, great nation was born, and that
the anniversary of its birth has ever since
been hailed with delight, and celebrated by
songs and erations, by cannon and military
pomp, and by music and dancing and feast
ing, not only in America, but in every corner
of the globe where Americans were to be
found.
Now, let him say this nation is no
more, and you are met together not to cele-
brate its birth, but to perform its obsequies.
This is the appropriate place, and this the
appropriate occasion, for the interesting and
imposing ceremony; and you, my confereres
and fellows in affliction, are the men to stand
moUrners at the funeral. You gave che
death blow to this great nation, and though
we repent not what we did, we may well
mourn over tie consequences of our deed.
We have dissolved the Union, and our once
tributary South is tributary no longer. L,
without your authority, and in defiance OF
the Constitution, have levied troops, de-
clared and waged war, instituted blockade
r. do lin,
fact) of the North, suspended the writ OF
hsbeas corpus, declared martial law, arrested
commerce and manufactures. ruined the North
east. and half ruined the Northwest. The
Treasury is empty, the revenue has vanished,
and national credit is gone.
Yet have two hundred thousand men in
the field, who must be paid, clothed and pro-
visioned, and you must call out three hum
dred thousand more, not to invade the South,
but to defend the North. The Southern deal
ers in hnman flesh fight like incarnate devils;
and not satisfied with negroes blood, begin
to trade in our own gore. l quit Washing
On'and summoned you to meet me here, be-
cause with BEAUREGARD pushing down on 1t,
and DAVIS and JOHNSTON ready to aid him,
tits no longer safe or quiet domicil, far less
place fitted for calm deliberation and firm
resolves. Washington will fall; and forth
with the bloodhounds of the South will beset
frighten us from our propriety, even in this
sacred hall, unless you speedily raise more
troops and find better officers to command
them. As for peace, the South has no idea
of making peace until it retaliates upon US
our war of invasion, l have usurped despot-
ic power; but of course you will justify my
action, because did it with the best inten
tons. L wanted to save the Union and keep
the South still tributary to the North. IT'S
true, l have broken up the Union, lost the
South, and ruined the North, but have saw
ed the Chicago platform, which is your and
my political Bible. We a-e ruined, utterly,
hopeIessly ruined probably will not be
able tie raise money to pay our salaries for
one moath. Let's all get drunk, or rather
you follow my example. and get drunk. too;
for have been royalty drunk, pretty gener-
ally, for tour months. Having given you a
true account Of my actings and doings, L will
conclude with bit of verse:
'sNow judge, if hell with all its power to damn,
Can add one curse TO the foul things am"
Richmond Examiner.