Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-16
THE NEWS.
TTUE AMERICAN BIRD"

"THE AMERICAN BIRD"
fmous Ichsbel Of the Sashes, now no more whose
ldtrato o. OF che immortal Bjts and the divine Clay
plrs Of the local p3liticl history Of the good old
county OF HanoVer-On certain occasion, when Fourth
of July mint uIsps and militia mus.ers not
solNe-WaB hArrAngulng crowd Of NecatlVe listen
ara "a follows II was beautiful fourth Of Ju y,
md as was standing in the door Of my pAernA resi-
dsrcs cast BY eye in the direction Of the humble cot
there the ilustrious Harry Of the West ct saw light
and there bsheld that beautiful bird, the chosen en-
Olem of American liberty, lowering in ETHEREAL glory
over the very spot As he closed this ou.burst
fellow cried out III 'tWArnt a eagle. M P. twas
buzzud." you're d-n liar" replied the orator.
Now, before the war, We we're all more or hs
troubled With this sams spread eagle weakness and the
poor bird, be had been present at any Of the mary
oowwOus held at African Church, would no doubt have
dropped his feathers in sheer modest disgust at the
Vulnerable unsolicited batteries hespsd upon him When
he teparaliOa however, took place, We yielded the
agile with the navy the alg and the Federal Capital
and some of his quondam Southern admirers we're
Sicksd enough 10 circulate the report that the cold.
bl,oded PnvtAns had discarded him and substituted in
his place the speCias Of turkey commonly known the
b17zNd.
We couldn't at the tins for life credit it, bui
il turns out th't there truth in 1t than i'm
aRinsd For Philosopher Greeley in his Tribune ofthe
IL h, has "a article headed Tho American Bird aud
instead of an spostrophy 10 "the glorious Bird Of the
Sun" We blush to Chroncls the outrage chat It is I'D
dressed to the turkey with the bpIEmd dropped. The
9th and object Of the article 10, however to induce
YankeedOm to send all The Ylnkee army, our Ulysses in
cluded, Thanksgiving turkeys, until Of
"TurkSys hot and turkeys cold,
Turkeys yOubg or turkeys old,
Turkeys tender or turkeys tough,
I'll, they thank the Lord they've turkey enough"
race, in tho climax of his ecstAcy, tAys:
'FIl M full with turkey Eli his mouth as well 81
his head with ''merTy thougats." Put drum sSok"
in every hs for another purpose than to beat the ong
roll. Let camp-6ros bs PAsct'd In faces rudIy and
redcent With turkey; let the fairness thereof DO wiped
With thankful hand from beard and mustaGbs. Let him
40 feast turkey that its memory will make the hours
short in the lonely watch and Gil hG dreams 10 shell
t-tsn The lean and hungry Tsbels cara 6t Tor sra.
tAzems aud spois" let our Eolaers DO with fat tur-
key lined" and 60 into the IeIt honest fight with trail
tors with turkey-ths good, honest American bird l.
for his battle cry
One dsys tiOuB OF turkey, than, for the Army Of the
Potomac apd James.
Well, it makes hungry to prepare this article, and
It will no doubt make our brave soldiers hungry
to read it, Therefore We Would-Ihoug9 We dislike AS
general thing to initiate The YaDksss-propo;e to our
armers to SEED for OhIkimls dinner to th.ir sons,
their brothers and their ueghborsWho are by day and
night, il o,ld and heat in rain, snow aud sunshnc
living wall between them and So jugaticn-evsry tut
key, icken or pig they possibly spare. Lat the
Confederate Oysns and msss-psns upon that Elesr
festival day be richly "Gedolsn With the odor OF stuff
fed turkey, roast pig aud chCfsn fIings" Done wait
| for your usRhbor to cOmnencs the good work, but
right away, constitutional or uneo 'Stn'iOnA cOnscrbe
certain ia. gObSI-rs OF your or and give them fur
| I ugh until ths 90 b Of December.
Lst tho mothers, daughters, and slstsrs. too o QUE
sold ers remember that there those also Sighting for
tiem 40 are cat of fcon homs aud lived onts who
srvs and would be grateful for boundful Ohri TINS
dinn,r D1., for mercy sake, let YAnkeedon Guido
in willingness 10 provide for the comfort Of the sol
diers We oAa' II ia true. do % much, but our msana
] win psFmit rs 10 do great DEAL