The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-15
WHEEIING w. v. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY Is, 1865.
For the Register.
RIGHTS.
BY o. SHAW.

Some years ago, in happier times,
When merry bells rung peaceful Chimes
And mans short life was free from crimes
In good old days OF yore,
Ere busy Labor's cheerful hum
Gave way to gathering fife and drum
And dread events decreed te come
No shadows cast before
Some maidens then no happy wife
(Joined In the little social strife
Tired Of the dull routine Of life,
Vowed they would see the sights.
They said it was grievous wvag,
They had been slaves for man too long,
Ard thus in language sharp and strong
They argued womans rights
They claimed the right to represent
In congress, where man erst was sent
To nominate president
And gather worldly riches;
The right to preach the right TO vote.
The right to wear a vest and coat
And, IT, indeed rightly quote,
The right TO wear the breeches
But man-sharp. ghted man-soon found
The easiest mode to bring them round
And fell their prospects to the ground
BY marrying the leaders,
And when the charming Lucy Stone
Had changed her name she changed her ton'
The rest then bowed at Hymens throne
With very few seceders.
When woman had her effor seen.
Then all moved calmly and serene;
No darkling cloud did intervene
To mar our pure delights, =
Until the South, with inpious hand
At one fell stroke cut loose the band
Which held US one united land
By foolish claim for rights.
They gave their banner to the sun
Twas not tho Old star spangled one.
Beneath which hardy sires had won
The birthrigbt of the free
No. the flag they haunted then,
The banner was of Outlawed men,
Who lost respect for country when
They struck at Liberty.
And then began the bloody war.
Which each true heart must now abhor;
A greater job than bargained for,
1t proved to be indeed.
The wars first year was hardly DER.
When all along the northern shore
Right seekers all set up roar
To have poor niger freed.
Massachusetts led the strain
And echo answered down in Maine
While all New England rang again
When Sambo got his gun
And stood trusted man in ranks
A sort of moving Sable Banks
To save, perhaps, the heads and shank
OF those who watched the tun.
At last the cruel strife was DER
And Southland got her rights aud more
Brave Sanbo stood upon her shore
Free as the empty air.
But grub don't come to soldiers brave
When mustered out, and massas slave
Finds out that those who lately gave
Have stopped his little share.
What abolish" may do, God wot
For Sambo, who so bravely fought
To get that pote, could it be got,
Would add unto his fame;
And Wendell Phillips tother day
Said in his nigger-loviag way,
Unless the President ssld yea"
'TwOud be CRYING shame.
When Phillips squatted, up jumped Brown.
A ''culled man." of Boston town.
With very fierce indignant frown
And most Plutonic lingo
He said Unless the heavens fall,
II rights do not accrue to ALL
IN lead the way and start the ball
Which rolled at st. Domingo.
He meant by this that some fine night
When the moon wasn't shining very bright,
He'd with black clouds shut out the light
And kill us all ere morning
But come along William" bring your crew
John came once, and staid here, too
The hemp is growing yet for you,
But don't forget our warning