Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-08-06
MISREPRESENTATION.

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MIsCEGENATION. .taaf
Beautiful word, and more beautiful thought!
None but the wise have its origin sought;
Webster hunted all over In vain
Over and over searched it again.
Looked in the books and the classics explored
Sought where the learning Of ages was stored;
Fumbled old volumes, but found 1t not there,
Thought | should have to give up in despair
Ialked with the Parson, but nothing knew he,
Couldn't find out what the meaning should be
Out OF my wits, with all patience expended,
Thus, for season, my labor was ended
Beautiful word, so sublime and so pretty
charming 1t was for nice little ditty;
Harmony flowing in every letter.
No other word could for rhyming he bettor;
Sounding like musics voluptuous strain,
Thrilling my bosom and haunting my brain; 10
Sweeter than song, so could not refrain 30
Searching to find out its meaning again. ,aii
Lexicans ancient then did explore, ai
Toilng through roots that never before
Thought to examine, but nothing could find
Give meaning that suited my mind. b
Asked professor, but he didn't know;
Satisfied learning was nothing but show;
Went to the Office, about to dispair, o
Found an old ''Copperhead" waiting me there,
Put him the question, but naught he replied,
Solemn and thoughtful he sat there and sighed
Soon he looked up toward the beautiful skies,
Tears of deep anguish were filling his eyes
'God Of my fathers /" he mournfully said, &
"Whither, oh where has sweet Liberty feds
Death to our freedom, and death to the nation,
This is the meaning of miscegenatonl
Did not belieye, and went on my way, lai
Thinking what Greely's wise pupil would say
Called at his Office there in the Arcade,
Found him in purple and linen arrayed;
Flippant and witty, he talked with grace,
Crimsoning over my innocent face; a'"
Spoke Of his own intellectual vigor,
Then the old Copperhead feeling much bigger,
Mentioned the word with presumption and
rigor,
Said it meant blending the white man and mig
ner;
Making race far more lovely and fair,
Darker little than white people are:
Stronger, and nobler, and better in form,
Hearts more voluptuous, kinder and warm;
Bosoms of beauty, that heave with pride
Nature had ever to white folks denied. rfs
Holmes or wise Greeley had coined the new
word,
Sending forth Joy where its accents were heard;
Blessing the world with new revelation,
Teaching the pc ope of this wicked nation
All the henighted of earth and creation
Through the divine work Of miscegenation,
Truths more sublime than the Gospel reveals,
Man was first made a mulatto or black
Hence to first principles we must come back
White folks are not in the line ofprogression,
Therefore the present is sheer retrogression.
Look at the happy original pair,
God made them darker than white people are
Yet they were clothed with perfection and grace
Model divine Of the whole human race.
Then, in accordance with Heavens wise plan,
Blot out forever the race of white man:
Duty to God and to civilization,
Calls for a social reorganization.
Give us race with little more vigor,
Give us race with little more Niger,
Dark in complexion, like Adam and Eve,
Impress of Heaven that all should receive.
This will refine and enlighten the nation
This is the meaning of miscegenation.
Then in sweet union the race should mingle,
And no more fond maidens will need to liv'
single;
Bach has nice shining darkey to share,
Sweet as the morning. with fine woolly hair !;
Thought most delicious to lady refined
Negro for husband to wake up and find!
Mothers, fond mothers you know tbs your duty
GIVE up your darling to some negro beauty;
Give your fair daughters like angels that are
Beautiful, lovely. for black men to share
Give.up the maiden SO blooming and sweet,
Reared with precision and nurtured complete
To coarse darkey devoid of all grace,
This will produce a superior race;
Listen to reason, the Higher Law plan,
Mingle with negroes, deluded white man;
Take 10 thy home the dear ebony nigger,
Take to thy bosom the sweet-scented niger,
Cherish and honor the beautiful wench;
Fill with mulattoes and mongrels the nation,
This is the meaning of MIscEGESArIoS.