The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-12
q 9 B e R Y
A. JoHNSoN's GREAT SPEECH
From tho PhlladslphlA Prs'S.

When hrst my great public career begAn,
was only GfsensVililan Alderman
But | Quickly exchanged tho green turtle chair
For the still more elalttd position ~ Mayors
nd tesulVng to usc all my talents and time.
To show to the nation how high could climb
l mastered the arts of deception 80 well,
That 1--we Of my wonderful progress to tell
Bling happily blessed with much brazen audaei'y'
BY dint of ny boasts Of my wondrou eApachy'
] soon 80 Imposed OIL the peOpl9s gOod nature
As to got them 10 send me to the LrgisAiursl
Then TOsa be Congressman, Governor and SENATOR
And scarcely had proved how much was uhht iOr
The place Of Vice President when Us you know
hiurderOus Confederate struck drath-b"",
That made every loyal man woman and ehllhsad
But, by making INC pIesdenl, made my "hol neaI' V'"
And / m now swinging round the circle 10 show,
How q mai IN high btHtiun can lay himself l"W'
You've all heard, " course Of my grand poh'y'
It's not the same now it vas 10 rennssseo,
No longer the traitors shall g. 20 bac4 seats,
Ith far better plan to award them choice meats,
To lavish upon them place par'lnnA AMI p"w'ri
To Keep th5i sweet tenp-rs iIom or getIinK sour
By letIing them have In all things thtlr own way
And the dssiinir5 OF the whole nation to sway
only d. niand that the North on It's knees,
Shall let Southern brethsrn dc Just aS tn y please
Reign prOndly triumphant DER negroes at lhm"'
Strike Union men down or comp them to r,ah'
Teach troublesome lnyallsts that IN the South
No man against treason dare open bis muuihi
And keep their whole equity Pfaeeful aud quie'
Dy dInt Of Memphis 81 NJ" Olhhns not
Yst q Subsiized press has dared ~ ACCUSE me-
And radical Congressman fe,ly abuse me-
Oh would that they all were c'nccnlred in one,
ia challenge him before down went tile sun,
And i'd brink upon th"m your hatred aud mirth'
For eau out talk any uian on the Garth
What right have these fellows To call me traitor
Twas to swing r0unt the circle crUssd the equator
The UniOn party may 90 TO the d.,
But 70 call me Judas 10 very unriylli
" trcasnn there 10 only one kini that's Odionsi
To keep ConfederAteS from seats c''mmodiOus
ID Congress, where they eAn always freely ask
For all they want, and In my sunshine bask
Ys who do not yst, In full, my greatness know,
Behold I'm your trihuns Your Monsieur fetoI
b. grateful for killed the Bureau bill.
80 rebel friends could nsgr'es whip or Kill
And have tried TO crush all civil rights,
Except for my sweet brave Confederate whites.
Let no man talk about fighting In the war
FOR here am I--I-wlthDut.wOn or scar
And WhU has suffered, atrugKled and tosd like mel
IfI'm content 10 lot all BcOt free
Why should plain nOrtala dare to make complaints,
And on those gentle lambs impose restraints!
c0unfrymeI, beloVedi II yAln should prove tie aid
Afforded by the ButtcTed Bread Brigade,
II plans to found party 10 prevail,
Of COpperheedl and C0ppe1Dlins nust hil'
II must suffer the Internal pain
OF hraring news like III they send from Maine,
Then let me oher up-(l always do
When IN q tight place, having naught else neWl-
Ny own rich blood as a last choice libatiVn,
A sarrlhre, to surely save the nation.
l feel that what Tvs said q ~ wondr"us strong,
LIS not worth while my story oprUl"ng
So your time III mAGe no more demands,
But leave ihs ConstltutiUn in your hahds.