The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-12-17
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SONG OF THE DEMOCRACY
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TO FATHER ABRAHAM. ..
By Douglas a. Lepiencas

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Wsare coming, Father Abraham, Three
3 fGi Hundred Thousand strong. .atitiroc
To save you from the yelutehesa of the
@EuAbolition thfong eaT
You've heard from Pennsylvania, and from
.sat Indiana too, ks24o3 s4sx and .sesz
And Ohio has beenfspeaking through her
&c ballot-box to eyouHont oEia sRo1
The sturdy men of Iron, from; the Fur
ea1 mace and the MineJ isiy q bspsiG6
With the sHoosiers and the Buckeye boys,
Gf4 are wheeling into line; 900 sselao-
They are marching to- the music of the
- nl Union, as ofiyore, bns frsilif4s
And New York is coming after them,
esfugT Three Hundred Thousand morel
We are marching, Father Abraham, to that
s9 familiar tune,g adj egid istl dsosa
With which SO oft in former years, we've
90 scared that same old cooni xsol ruo
Once, more FROM hill and valley 1t rings
oh sferthr with cheering sound, ,iss;Asbs
To gladden. every Observation-Disclosures alloy
sall all heart is found y hsn.1aaiass .atofs.
See every starts blazonsd on the banner
~ - NC uillOtuJ .R1NEt AFafN gTAtf-t&s7If
Fer rhescUnionI thatiour Jackson saved,
our Seymour viii lnphold! Isaalo)
To scatter all the Nation's foes--the Union
1ia to restorend6HA soisk .s,sis ma
We are coming, Father abraham, Three
Hundred Thousand moral
We are coming, Father Abraham, and as
we march along; i--4 ie,tsSs,&
Well relieve you from the apressure" of
the Abolition thronglS. xss,a ;
You told them that you couldn't make a
pigs leg of its tailh sx1Et qod aaA {
And that against the Comet Papal, bulls
would not avail nseT3 gisgqs1
They wouldn't heed your anecdotes or
iiii listen to your plea gTg8s ;@@5 sts
They swore that White Men should be
slaves and Niggers, should be- free?
But you need not mind their rawlings now,
= or tremble at. their roar, sstIaai i
For we'r ceming; Father Abraham, Three
Hundred Tousand more .be9iiS
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We are coming, Father Abraham, so cast
IgsIs away your fears; sisa se73 n !
FITS the e'Deniocraic ssSloganR that is ring
2, ing in your ears..ssssod ,aStsVsIq
They pretend to call us traitors! but we
point you TO athc blood a
That soaks into Virginin's soil-that dyes
Potoniacis flood -i5saS'a' 81 Il
That stains the hills of Maryland, the
plains of fsfennesse! .ysbzuf kaag {
Such Straitors, Father Abraham, ths
Union loves to- see! eieasa9A gBe )
It's, a growing traitor army that il
laundering at your door, .1sT3
And New York will swell its columns witt
Three Hundred Thousand norela
We are coming, Father Abraham, tJ win
dicate the laws, - asgIf 70
To hold the starry Banner up--to guar'
the Nations cause aa1 i.T51f55 Z
Our mottoiis ssThe White Mans Rights,
p7aS for this we've battled long
For this we'il fight with sinswy arms
iig with earnest hearts and strong
For this we'll burst Fort Warren 3, bar
- and fcrumble Lafayette iksH g
For this we'llcrush the Nations foes, an
save the Union yeti O 1aiR0 Ia
THUS speaks the Northt Obi lAbraha N
| you'll heed its mighty roar'7oist P
When New York shall swell the choru
y with hree Hundred Thousand more