National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-10-23
The Situation"

have fallen upon the democracy l
lise q voley of shells from battery
Of hundred Founders amongst a pic 5
party. They are worse demon {
..hzed than they were at Gettysburg,
end their leaders are committing to
memory dirge, which is to be
adopted as The national anthem of
+ .eir party, beginning,
Plunged in gulf of deep despair
"burdened with world of fears"
"Prcstrste guilty rebel lies
Ard not one ray of hope appears'
" hat chance for an artist to
get q perfect picture Of desrsiC.
The decentralization has gone |
through the party like the measles
through family of small children.
They are all down with it at once.
'I.o. from the Tombs doletul
sonnd." The New York World is
whining over the situation like a
SILK child that has swallowed some
nauscating Substance, and wants |
the pot valiant Blair to take himself
off aud let the party up. This
movement is urged by many Of the
leaders, only they think the Great
Decliner' had better decline once
more. Seymour and Blair are gen
orally conceded to be the heavy
weight champions of America, and
being dead weights they are more
Ihan the Democracy can carry
Che old hulk has got too heavy a
cargo on the upper deck and rot
enough ballast, and it is going to
caps,ae Just as sure ns the wind
flows next month.
Some .ew ofthe crew are wbtstlir &
te heep their courage up, and hop.
ing to carry Delaware, and thus pre-
vent the unanimous election of Gen.
Grant.
Brick Pomeroy gives the World
some dreadful thrusts fer abandon
ius tine candidates, and they are
having IN interesting wrang,e.
"p-hcld how sinnora Disagree,
The Publican and Pharisec."
Eoratio gives up the contest
Hear him.
From whence these dircful omens round
This darkncs- gathering Ger my head
w 1onoc DO our mournful thoughts arise
And where's our courage fed"
"Oh, wretchcd state of deep despair
AID must this body die T.
II AMI, let us " view the ground
" rcro VIC must shortly lie
That awful day will surely come.
The appointed hour makes haste"
And ali our ,fortS vain will prove
"To shield a traitrous race"
"Stcop down my thoughts that used to ris,
Converse while With death"
TIA inished-this is my dying groan,"
With thi. yield my breath,
Why did | no, decline againi
Oh, "rcll it not in Gath"
Frank, is even worse. Her hin
M thughts On awful subjects !oM,'
Horato, hold my head
What tcrr,rs seize the guilty soul"
0falcxp.ring coppcIhcad
blood hath a voice 30 pierce the skies
Though much we've spilod Nc wanted MOI
But Grant ,aid peace ami 10
Our hopes ofplundcr all are DER
His skill has has foiicd, his arrows wound,
Intent to agsraNatc my woe
Hes crossed the far dcsigns aeht ned,
Blasted my gourd9 and laid me low"
"Vain are the hope. that rebel place"
Upon my birth and blood.
Tn doomed 10 Oh tra!tors grave,
Swcp. down beneath The Rood
The World walls as fullC VS.
"oh, what gully World Is tbs,
And what Worii % woc,'
What fools were all oar crew
THAT could distinguish rrbeIs 80
1t il particularly bitter on ii
whole race Of Bi,irs.
wild and rcb.llcus as thc root
WIN all the hranehct be;
How car We hope for living fruit
tron such deadly tree"
Behold tho wretch ~hoee iust nnd wine
Have wsstod h.s esta,c,"
Hcsdragged us down 10 deep disgrace,
W. can, retrieve. Too late too late
The vengeance To your follc9 due
Should strike your h at With terror thro'
Attend to NY sorrows I'd cries
And gruaungs tina. ca anot be told"
Md take youfself ont Of the csnvpsa
bcfor. yuu'fca ruthor day old
Notwithstanding all thiS tintt'
ing among tho wounded hrds I
candidates will "stick y for Seymo
never lets 90 ola nomination af'
he gets his hands on Il, and BIZ
being Of the real bourbon Demo
racy" won't withdraw The PAL
ID doomed to defeat aud ID may
give mp tho contest Ia indeed
hls--and vote for Graut.