Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-02-12
Ever twisting and turning. like an eel in a nat
You fnunder and f1ant "os'

You founder and Hout "'''
And turn in and turn out
Till my wits puzzled to know what you,ro oh.
And now in eli candor. must call your attention u'
Z the .ruths whish present you'll allow me to m.n,o
roa Know ~ tne nrs place yon owe your election
OF demagqgus crew who OWN my direction.
invented your platform, and gave it ecat
About ngeers' and freedom and the great .bo,er,,
From the top Of this PLATFORM ou,strecing below
Ishowsd you the kingdoms which would 6estow stow
To fall down in worship and homage to me;
Opey my directions fulfill my commands, --E
SPread carnage and death over all these lands --
J Sy . horrible warfare, such as would win
success to my cause, and q triumph to s,n
And made Ssm most promptly
gave you my subjects-ths best have cot
such IS Cameron, and Seward and Old Granny scottn
Assisted BY Greeley, and Bennett and Weed '''''i
A. miserable scuundres Tophet could bracd
70 ~ up plan for preserving the Union,"s ..
10 the bonds OF happy fraternal Communism
~ terrible warfare OF conquest and blood
Such as never was known since the dav nf ~, &c.,
1 gave yon my mnlons from the purlieus of hslI 'N
Ta as1 ranks Of your fearful Grand Army swell
And SET WITHDRAWING Yankeedom ali IN s,sn
Mi, IN its lsms and schisms-fana ,rapppss,
i'S caIgsd da nn and spiritual nppags;
(Hypocrtical preachersi
And demagogue screecbers.
II marshal your legions to conquest and Ema.
- put alas! to your shame
No victory came,
w.. reproash and disgrace the whole Yankee name
~,
Ihey went forth to plumber the fields of tha;r co,
~ steal the young chickens and capture the hens
Lake William Come rrmbe Toe, u" and put EN- in nom.
IN tne pages OF history, no oftier place fe"''
Ian De CANNED Tor your thieyng and cowardv raco
Ina pnan 10 .e they were valiant in stealing hen
wv WI. ran n, IN confusion from the presence Of men,
Mnen al last your Grand Army was forced to foh+
dhey were routed defeated, and driven in niobt
% WIN confusion from the plains of Manassas
Like a miserable pack Of terrified asses - A"'"''
" as 1t for this that labored with yigant toll
10 SOW tares OF contention all over your soi, p,
With Ioe ap your party with lying petenson
It this is the fruit d my labor and zeal
am sure deserve the remorse that feel
For becoming the tool
Ola shaow.brained fooI
WIN the form OF an ape and the head of a calf
1t is sowing the whirlwind and reapins the chat.
Own, say you to this ?" cried Ola Nick waxing hot
"old SCOTS an old ass and Seward to boot:
And as for yourself you're ptfuI brute
100 mean to let live, and too worthless 10 shoot
But 70 come to the point more directly in hand 4
1 NOV me once 9. more in good faith to demand
Inc grounds OF this pitiiul vile proclamation
Do you ,bnh ptaf e by the Whole Yankee nation
MN w nIe you murder, and steal, and violate laws9
E M, your prayers be hsarawhen ask the Eternal
MOI THIS war like yourself, was begutten in SIM
And lose or win,
iou must now BEGIN
To light with the spirit of "Seventy.Six"
And abandon your piriful Yankee tricks"
Q1oth' honest Old Abe. "-"Im in q very bad fix"
u"' .oF ouce, sald OiQ NICK with grin,
- But such are fruits of transgresson and sim"
Then where lies the blame? Not with me. am sure.
gu made the disease: you must seek for the cure
ana now, IN conclusion, your attention call
, 10 q single fact more-tis the saidest of NIL:
las ne spoke the hot tears Come flush to his eyeal
The Gospel has made ME 8 the father of lies
ana the second is true. From The very beginning,
have tutored the world in lying and shining;
Built srs up my srnl with grief and vexaton
10 see your abominab!e Yankee nation,
ontst,ipping me far in, the depths of its shame,
AND heapng reproach on my kingdom and name.
Give one word to add it's terrible one!
The race OF your treachery is almost run;
Your political sky Looks dark and dun
The fate-conds are gathering DER your setting sun;
You have ruined your nation degraded its name
And hurled on its people heritage Of shame;
You have murdered its glory and plde at blow
And filed its proud cities with wailing and woe.
The avenger is coming. Der your durk future path
Is brnuding storm of terrible wrath
The wrongs OF oppression. the blood of the slain,
The peadings OF widows for their lost ones again.
The cries of the poor, all starving for bread,
The curse of the nation overwhelming with dread,
Shall break like an avalanche full on your head.
Then woe to the day when Beauregard comes
With his fiery legoDs from their Southern homes
When the roar OF their guns shall ill you with fright
And the flash of their sabres shall CLEAN your sight
An! then shall you sink to merciess tomb,
And the shouts of their triumph shall herald your DOOM
Your fate IS now writ by the hand on the WALL
And sweep you away in its ruins to hell
l have finished my mission, farewell! FAREWELL"
Thus saying, he left in moment of time,
and wound up his Speech where wind up my rhyme;
He left General Scatt in passion and worry
Old Abe IN MT and his wife in furry.