Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-01
glo abe's Msssags.
0E We copy the following telegram from
the Richmond Whig of Friday las.:
MESSAGE OF OLD ABE,
To the Federal Congress, July 4, 'el.

To The Federal Congress, July 4, o.
Once more. Representatives, Senator's, al,
You come to my Capitol swift at my call,
i'Tis we'll: for you've something important
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f: In this most disagreeable national stew;
For since came hither TO run the machine
Disguised in Scotch Cap ard in full Lincol
green,
There's the devil to pay in the whole d.
concern,
As from Cameron, Seward, and Chase you wi
learn;
Yet, though everything here Of burst-ul
gives warning,
I'm certain you'll put it al! right in the morn.
ing
S, do as l tell you, be on tie alert,
For he panic's fictitious and nobody's hurt.
lhave started 40 war of invasion you know
Let who will pretend to deny it-thafs so
But saw from the Whits House an impudent
rag,
Which they told me was known as JEFF Davis
flag,
Waving above Alexandra high,
Insulting my Government. fouting the sky;
Above niy Alexandria Gs'nt it Bates?
humb bug; what rights have the
States?
So ordered young Ellsworth to take the rag
down,
Mrs. Lincoln she cravrd it to make anew gown
But young Ellsworth, he sorter got shot in
the race.
And came back in galv anized burial case:
But then Jackson, tho scoundrel, he got his
desert,
The panic's fiction and nobody's hurt.
It's true sent steamers which tried for week
To silence the rebels down there at the creek;
But they had at GameP Point about fifty or more
z fled cannon set up in a line on the shore,
And six thousand Conlederates practiced to
fire 'em,
Confound these Virginians, we never car tire
'em9
Who made game Of our shooting and crippled
oar feet.
10 we prudently ordered hasty retreat;
Ni,h decks fall of passengers, dead heads, in
deed,
or whort, OF fresh coflns there rightway
was need, /
md still later, at Greshard's they killed Capt. !
Ward |
D command of the Freedom. twas devilish
hard, !
ut in spite Of this, the tebellion's squirt,
he panic's fictitious aud nobddl's hurt.
erewl.h beg lea' Q to submit the report
f Butler, the General concerning the sport
hey had at Create Bethel near FortressM onroe
9Th Hill and Masrudsr some four weeks ago;
nd here let me say, a more reckless intruder
never have known than this U,l Magruler;
e has taken the Comfort away from OldPoint
nd thrown our peninsular plans out of joint;
lille in tlatters of warfare to him, General
Butler
'ould scarce be thought worthy to act as !
sutler, 1
nd the insolent rebels mtW call to our faces
be fight at Great Bethel the New Market I,
Races"
hen suvercede Butler at ence with whoever
IN drive this Mayruder clear into the river;
nd shall be confident still to assert
hat the panc's fictitious and nobody's hurt
is my province, perhaps, hereiu briefly to
state .
he state of my provinces-s1rly of late,
,ssouri and Maryland--one has the paw !.
my Lyon upon her, and one has the law
lied martial proclaimed through her borders {
and cities,
,tb are crushed. Big Thing, make bold {
to say 1t is.
Louis is silent and Baltimore dumb.
ley hear but the monotone roll of my drum.
the latter vile seaport ordered Cadwalla- 7
der {
manacle Freedom, and though the crowd j,
followed her, \
cked up in McHenry she's safe. it is plain, :
i,h Meryman. Habeas Corpus and Kane.
ID as that for the Grabbed old dotard, Judge
Taney I
u much would put him on board the Paw s
nee.
I'd make his decisions a little more curt. O
{ the panic's fictitious and nobody's hurt.
ID now FL just say what I'd have you to DO
order to put your new President through
st -four hundred millions is wanted by Chase |
cannot run longer the Government IS face;
d Cameron wants fof the use of old Scott, 8
me four hundred Thousand more men that ,
he's got; L
en- sixty new iron-plate ships to stand shells ,
e loudly demanded (must have 'em)by Wells
r England, the bully, won'tstand our block
ade, II