The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-06-12
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[From the Marion Democrat.]
GREAT DOIN'S AT OBERLlN.
Andy Gets a WitheringRebuke.

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AT the sweet-smellin' village of oberlin,
When the telegraph told that tailor bold
Had vetoed the Bureau and laid it cold.
But as neither was there it bshooves to tell
OF the sights that we see and the odors thai
we smell, e
When the masses who people this sweet
scented place
Are aroused by wrong to the African race.
We cursed and sWore, and ripped and tore,
And gnashed our teeth till ourjaws were sore
Our men are all in airnest and loyal, you
know,
And talk through their noses serenely and
Our women wear spit-curls and glasses Of
green,
Ands so blue they are ultra marine
But when in full dress, maxim lectures and
speeches, ss
They encase their ankles in new-fangled
breeches.
Our preachers sport neck cloth immaculate
white, 900
And speak with twang that is sanctifed
quite,
OF sins they believe there's but one that is
wicked,
And that is to vote the Copperhead ticket.
The Acts Of Apostles from which only they
read,
Are the speeches of Summer, and Wilson and
! Wade;
All that's Northern is good, and all that's
Southern is evil,
John Brown is their Christ and Val is their
devil.
Precious souls are thus saved and the good
work Of grace
Knows no distinction Of celor or race.
Here negroes abound of all co1ors and shades
From the yellow Of cream to the ten spot OF
spades,
With the ehalkiest of eyes, and the gizzardest
feet,
And an odor which 0berlin deems very swse.l
such my dear Brick and Bill are the people
who live a svr
In the town whose proceedin's Pm goin to give.
The same bell was tolled which rung when St.
Brown
With rope round his neck from the scaffold
fell down.
1t sounded like sobsl there was grief in its
tone,
And our people all knew something bad had
been donel s go
Soon the masses assembled. The parson look
s ed sad
The strong-minded women looked threatenin'
The negroes looked blaok-their African hue;
But the loyal and airnest men only looked
blue. g aa
Our parson. whose face longer grew as he rose,
Climbed upon store-box to speak thro' his
asee nose; a ff a
he took of his 'kerchief and wiped off some
tears, p
Then smoothsd down his neck cloth, and
pricked up his ears;
aour BuRRAu," he said, ahas gone up like a
kitel so QRai Bs
Andy johnson, the traitor, went and done it
IS for spitel"
ALI was still for moment; gazed at the ia.
ces 9fiafe
There was grimness and gloom, amid growls
and grimaces,
When strong minded Bloomer in breeches
of red,
Showed set of false teeth, and bewitchingly
said:
s:Men and brothers, my fesIin's very mucf
stirred,
And my buzzum's excited by what we have
heardl
I've writ some resolves without favor or fear
And while am readin' beg you to hear:
aFirst- Resolved, That in spite of the vet,
wen get
Lots Of house keepin's stuff for the African
yet;
Resolved, That Bureaus too little to- Civ,
To sambo and Dinah in comfort to livel
Resolved, That Charles Sumner be asked t,
+ prepare e ~ sga sas
A bill full of Kitchen and Cabinet-ware!
Resolved, That a cupboard should not be for
got, ~
A cook-stove and bsdstead, and likewise
potl
And Resolved, That if old Johnson shall vet
another -..5
Bill made to provide for a man and brothe
A gallows as high as the heavens shall rise
And the crows shall pick out the old Copper
sea heads eyssl 3kk T
Then cid Mrs. Granger, for that was her nams
Gave her bloomer a twitch, and grew sudden
ly tame.
Parson Nasaltone felt for his snow-white era
vat
! Whined oLt an amen and looked very Sc
date,
An adjournment was made and our people al
thought
What a witherin' rebuke old Johnson had
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