Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-28
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lFrom the Albany Atlas & Argus.l
The I.eaguers's Prayer.

Oh, Thou great Power in realms above
pour out on us thy boundless love, fill us
with grace to do thy will, our party bless,
our pockets fill. Prolong the war that now
is raging, while we In contracts are engag-
ing; Incline the hearts oflegislators to crush
the wicked negro haters. To those who
plead the peoples cause, who speak of Con-
stitutions or laws, or us condemn in any
measure, Lord! blast them with thy sore
displeasure. 30
T7 OF all our sins, full well thou knowest,
the love of money Is the lowest; while gold
and silver damns the traitor, we're justified
through legal paper; for some transgress
thy holy wishes, and bow down low to
golden riches; but we, less hardened, stub
born, willful, worship rags, which can't be
. sinful.
Oh, Lord above, our anger wakes when
traitors talk of grinding taxes; that sce, the
nations loyal friend, should pay tax on
what we lendl What would old Chase and
Lincoln do without the aid of us and you?
We bank upon the nations debts, and lend
to those our whole assets-what e'er we
lend at six per cent, we get more bonds for
what we've lent, with these increase the
circulation and lent it out to save the nation;
thus b0undless wealth of our creation keeps
up the credit of the nation, and debts are
paid by their creation by beggar's shirt
made into paper.
We bless thee, Lordl that we have power
to serve the State with beef and flour, with
corn and bacon, hard tack and shoddy, and
(on the s'y) with whisky toddy; by us the
soldiers fed and dress'd, by contract armed,
and also blessed; by contract rail'd, steamed,
horsed and ferried, and boxed by contract
to be buried; by contract, then, we get the
bounty, that's due from State, from town
and county; divide 'twixt widow and con-
tractor, and thus become benefactor. The
shirtless, too, are not forgotten; we trade
our goods for rebel cotton, and thus our
powers for good exerting, keep down the
price of prints and shirting. The farmer
by our bold devices, is aided with increase
of prices; since we have bought his butter,
cheese, his wool, potatoes, beans and peas,
his buckwheat onions, oats and hay, and he
has got for all his pay; on what he's now
on hand to sell, he gets price that pays
him well. The manufacturer and mechanic,
by us are saved from money panic; the grocer,
brewer and distiller, the tavern keeper and
the miller; the lottery dealer, gambler, bro
ker, the drinker, chewer, snuffer, smoker;
with greenbacks all their wants supplying,
we prosper trade to all applying:
But prayers to God, for Him to heed them,
should offered be for those who need them;
we whitened saints and black-legged mar
tyrs are sure elect to Heavenly quarters;
but Democrats, who keep up through the
land contentious, and vilify Old Abe's opin
ions-are surely doomed to Helps dominions.
Would not these base and bloody villains,
deprive thy saints of boarded millions; take
from us office, contracts, station, and rule,
if they had power, the nation? Lord! touch
their hearts with true contrition, and give
to each meek submission; give them con-
tent, in rank dependent, while we make
laws for their amendment. Thus schooled,
we'll strive to make vivacious, each heart
one bolts to do us evil, we'n hand him over
to the Devil.
Lord! prosper us with increased prices,
let saints get rich on sinners vices; keep
Harlem up from day to day, make Chase's
bonds as good as they. These favors grant,
good Lord! in fine, and all the glory shall
be thine. AMEN.