The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-07-31
The Late Concert and the Union.

Union becomes so much aroused as 10
make the manager of Concert, gotten
up to aid our sick and wounded soldiers,
a target at which to aim the shafts of his
malevolence, we cannot relrain from com.
ment. Mr.. Phillips, with his excellent
company, richly deserved, and we believe
received, for the efficient aid which they
rendered, the hearty thanks of every
member of the Aid Society, as well as
every well wisher of our common coun
try's cause. But it seems that our neigh.
Dor, whose optics are SO keen as to dis
cover political opponent in every pro-
lesser Of Christianity, who has the temer-
ity to assert, or even intimate that slavery
is wrong, was highly incensed because
the members of the concert saw fit to en-
tertain the audience with simple song,
if we are right in our conjecture, entitled
1.-The Old Union Wagon" which was
well received by the audience. generally,
and elected hearty cheers. the assertion
of the msnomer called the Democratic
Union, TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
Charity induces us to believe that, with
the editor of the Union, himself, the be-
stowment of censure upon Mr.. Phillips,
who had generously lent his time and
talents to The Society,--we believe all the
compensation he received would barely
pay his expenses, was an alterLhought.
But lie must, necessarily, as a laborer in
his vocation, fish up something for an ex
cuse to aim venomous shaft at the Rev.
Mr.. Burkholder, and bis ingenuity seem
ed to suggest the coupling of the name OF
Mr.. Phillips with his for that purpose.
AS to the song, at which the Demo
cratic(?) Union, seems to have taken
umbrage, We can see nothing in its sen.
timents at which true union man need
take olfense. But that the public may
have an opportunity to judge, in relation
to the appropriateness Of the selection for
heoccasion, we here give the song en-
tire.
= "THE OLD UNION WAGON.
In Uncle Sans Dominion, in Eighteen Sixty
ote,
The fight between secession and Union was
begun;
The South declared they'd have the 'rights'
which 'Tnce Sam denied,
Or in their Secesh Wagon thee ali take lide!
Hur.rah for the wagon-the cd Union wagon,
Wen stick to our wagon aud FL take rid
IIur.rah for the wagon-the old Union Wagon!
Well stick TO the wagon and a II take u ri de!
The m, kers of our wagon were men Of solid wit,
They made it out of "Charter Oak that would
not rot or split.
It's wheels are of ma,eral, tho strongest and
the best,
And two are mare the North and South and
Two lUe EuSb Huu NCel.
Our wagon BED is strong enough for any ''rev-
olution
In fact tis the "hull of the "old Constitution"
Her couplings stroug, her axles long, aud any
where you get her,
No Monarch's frown can "back her down.
no Traitor can UPSET her.
This good old Union wagon. the nation all ad-
nred
Her wheels had run for four score years and
never once been TIRED"
Her passengers were happy AS along her Way
she whrled
For the good oln Union Wagon was the glory
OF the worldl
But when old Abraham took command, the
South wheel got disp'e-std
Because the PUBLIC FAT was goue that kept the
axle creased;
And when he gathered up the reins and started
on his route,
She plunged into secession and knocked some
"fellels" out
Now while in this secession mire the wheel
was sticking tightly
Some Tory passengers got mad and cursed the
driver slightly;
But Abraham couldn't see it, so he didn't
heed their cater--
here too much BLACK MuB on the wheel. says
he--"that's what's the matter"
So Abram gave them notice that in eighteen
sixt, thrre,
Unless the ,ebcls I'd led it'up," he d set their
niger, free;
And then the man that led the van to fight
against thi. nation,
Would drop his gun and HOME he'd run, to
fight against starvation.
When Abram said he d free the slaves that
furnished Their supplies,
1t opeu ned No theru traitors MOUTHS and South
trn trnitors' eyes.
The slaves said they. will run away If you
thus ra>hly free theml"
But Ao,an Guessed, perhaps they'd best go
hone and oversee them!"
Around our Union wagon, with Shoulders to
the wheel,
A ~, ;ll;n., ;,rs rallv with ha,rts trup n