Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-01-01
With $40, 900 men," of course
TO drive back Pope's advancing force

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With 100000 men," of course
To drive back Pope's advancing force.
A lively race is now begun
Who first shall get to Washin9toni
Pope wins, and then good bye to fear, =
For &c Washington is safe !" we hear.
But Jackson quick turns up again,
--Of course with $40 600 men ~
!. And Lee leads on his chivaric Band,
To liberate :" Ny Maryland.'
Rebels for rashness soon atone,
For Pennsylvania alone
Musters her Hundred Thousand men
To drive the invaders home again.
! At Antietam-W Waterloo
The Second called, and falsely too
The Rebels assured that they
Had better leave the State next day.
Soon comes telegraphic waif-
6 Maryland and Pennsylvania safeW
| And-I will risk my word upont-
It might have added :" and Vermont!"
! Of Harpers Ferry-Heaven knows
| What traitor gave it to our foes
Corinth and Memrhs each in turn
| very striking lesson learn
| And PellcanS at New Orleans
| Find out what " Barber" Butler
| The Indians in the far North West
| Have lately shown themselves possessed
With devils, or, as folks say,
With With Rebels-whaHt's the difference prayi
| I-euchred ali the Rebel plans
| OF Perryville, where Bragg found out
| That he had better 60 Right About ~
| And Fredericksburg, where Bnrnside's men
! Marched up hill and down again -:
! All these and more, will appear,
| Make up the battles OF the year.
XII.
The Navy good report has made
| BY Conquest, Seizures and Blockade.
| The Mississippi, soon to be,
La spite of vlcksburg wholly free;
Rich Prizes for the Rebels meant
Picked up and Northward quickly sent;
Towns battered by some Morter Fleet;
"A punishment supremely meet
Blockadlng vessels, all intent
On showing England what is meant
By an g Efectual Blockade;
King Cotton, even, oft waylaid -
Such Trophies does the Navy bear,
Its faithful ser vicr to declare.
OF Rams should my strain prolong
,Twould mate Rampage in my song,
Which into Ram-parts would divide,
And be completely Ram-ifed.
Most OF the Rebel Rams, we think,
Have left the fold and gone-to dTinki
The Ram Manassas, Hollins Pet
The Ram Arkansas, bolder yet;
Before they butt again musttT
And drink the Mississippi dry.
The Merrimac a figure cut
At butt-ng, but-a different s' but -
The Monitor appeared in view,
And quickly cut figure too
Excuse me- patrons, while sing,
BY Episode, little thing
In all our great transactions mix
When Ericsson had formed the plan,
Ex-Mayor Griswold-lucky mani
Advanced the money, built the ship,
And sent IL off on trial trip.
As sung above, brilliant feat
Quick crowned it with success complete
And now the builder must be paid
Though Seventy Thousand he has made
Already, out of Uncle Sam
Because his Money stopped the Ram.
Though some still think that Brains kept back
The mail -encrusted Merrimac.
To Congress he is sent he,
'Tis Money makes the Mayor go :
XIII,
Fremont-iS up, then down again
BY far the beSt--abused of men
Preble sharp lookout couldn't keep
So Lincoln gives him time to sleep.
The Great Unready, having proved
Too tardy, is a last removed.
Atric in chains has waited long
For some Ayenger of her wrong,
Bat not in vain-This New Years Day
Sees Lincoln strike them half away.
And this Glad Year shall prove to be
Her Promised Year of Jubilee
XIV.
Napoleon, not content to wait,
Is much incline ed to "mediato'
But England very cautious, sees
That to,s poss56ly ott S twill start a breeze
The Public with the startling news,
:. pha RaI.aIA.-ss 40, ,00n - strong,
Aiust certainly be bagged long 20
skeladdling is modern art,
In which the Chivalry take part;
So vulgar would it be to say
That Cavaliers have rtu, dt0dy!
Halleck Will long remembered be
For famous ' Order, Number Three,'a
In spite of his attempts to try
And kind o. sort o. modify.
Our Currency is in such plight,
Not even Chase can fix it right.
silver and Gold are seldom found,
But divers substitutes abound =
shinpasters. which we're glad to get
And 10 get rid of gadder yet;
5hecks, that by pushing hard will go,
But often most extremely slow;
And Postage Stamps Of every hue,
rom grassy green to skyev blue.
With Taxes Everything's oppressed
! tax on Patience with the rest
md prices, rising every day,
VIII soon be out OF g Short folks way.
Not having men enough before
be called ''Thrce Hundred Thousand mora -
ne Draft, but partially imposed,
TRANCE Disabilities scloscd
diseases, seldom felt before,
lade their appearance by the score
lost common ore, till then unknown
Vas, Total Absence Of Back Bone!
ontraetors, eager to do good
or-nothlng Jobs, make shoes of wood
nd suits of ''shoddy" by the score
nd seem quite ready to make more
As usual Party Politics
re in very dirty fix.
CIV fork-who ever saw the beat?
ertorms most disgraceful feat
caves the high ground ON which she stood
nd goes Tor Seymour, Brooks ana Wood
hio ditto, one thing
hicl 1t delights much TO sine
re ousts-remarkei son of Ham
iS-Honorable Vallandigham
issour taught by ruthless war
arts the Emancipation Car
hlle other States have gone like--well
d Abe don't like to ave me tell
"J. B.' and Gen. Scott engage
talk that i'll BELTS old age
INKS, as we learned from his mouth,
as started, and is Sc going-South"
Id General Butler also forth
rs started, and is going--Norfhi
ngreSs It's usual zeal displays
getting through-the HOLIDAYS
Il, much alarmed and full of ire
axes Proclamation full of fire
XIV.
'e Herald, keeping, day by day,
e even tenor of its way,
talns Its place among its peers,
"a grows IN favor as in years.
reader sees, In spite of age,
DEWEY freshness on its page
like the early swain, perceives
at Devils on its morning leaves.
q lately he can clearly trace
other Editorial grace =
added GAY-ety can find,
falr proportion, well combined;
as an amateur would say,
artful minging of the GAY.
fount, with added force supplied
font, but newly typifed -
n to the other lends its aid
l Hot's the acay The HeroId's made
XVI.
rons, another Year has fed
Joined the unremembered Dead
ear whose name is full of Dread:
ear OF Deaths It sistless tread
ear OF Battles, nerce and red
ear OF tears profusely shed
ear of souls to Judgment sped
'ther comes! Q, may it be
N Dlscord, War and Woe more .Prnaf
Truth cause Error quick to fee
Nations everywhere agree
Afric find her Jubilee,
ALL HAPPY New YEAR saa
sldHIEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE
'lFE IN WAsAINGToN.-Mr. Colfax mem
OF Congress from Indiana, write $ from
shlngton to his paper, the Sou tn Bend
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