New-York tribune., 1868-10-31


Who like our own loyd washington,
His country's armOr buckled on,
And led where vct0rys eagles won,
Grant, or Horatio seymour
Tn East and West and North and South,
our flag il proudly steanlngi
Like countless stars IN yonder SKY,
Our lights are brightly cleaning.
The serried host OF Freedoms guard
For conflict now prepares, 49,, LAM,
To vanqush traitors through the Idhu'
And hunt them TO thelr lalEs'
Then rn,se the shout, and ring IL out
Wen make them mend their mahheisj
Ulysses is the peoples choice,
And marches with the lahnersI
On the third Of November, closes the day,
The blue shall wipe ont the Confederate gray; "a,
Aud the coroner viii find DER seymour he penus'
This sorrowfu verdict, g. lie died OF MS iIlehoS'
Oh don't you hear the echo boys,
so resonant and grand
The reveie OF Victory
r. sounding through the land
1t Is sounding through the land, boys
Come up and join the host,
And let gallant leader hnd
Each freeman at his post.
Hurrah! hurrah hurrah hurrahi
Hurrah for " the boys in blue -
They know their duty-theyll do 1t too,
They'll go for the Union, through aud through
Hnr1h hurrah, hnrlah. hnIrah
Hurrah for the boys in blue"
Pensve he stood his manly brow
Vailed In n cloud OF black despair
To qneirh the anguish burning there
But stroye In vain;
For twas NJ common stroke or woe,
A. when by deaths dire. crushing blow,
The loved are lost. Twas worse than that
He was "A Seymour Democrat
Who'd heard from Maine
We've heard that Rebel yell BEFORE
We've heard that traitor whine
when PlOt roared In the Bowery,
And lie had crossed the line.
Bnt victory came In blaze OF flame,
That scorched the Rebel clan,
For tho Boys in Blue were stout and true@
And Grant was III the van
I Pionsl Plous Ho.atio Is my name.
NOW you see 1t! now you donf!" In my pous h''io
Icannot be your candidates: I'm sorry you propOse IT,
For I'm going up salt River. and everybody kno%sh'
See the Man Appomatox heard hs martial tread
And smote the foe advancing, with their banner gay
As we go marching on.
ChOrus-TTurrah hnrrahl for Grant and Colfax;
Hurrah hurrahl for Grant and Coliax;
Hurrah hurrahl for Grant and Cofax;
A we go marching ON
scaly! scaly Seymour is my nane
But Hs slippery H0iatio," I'm best known 70 fainei
Ieannot be- your candidate; "ea" IL now iOF
For rm going up Salt River, and feel that I'm
Hurrah! hurrah hurrah, hnrahi
HurraI for the Boys Ia BlueP
Hurrah for Grant aud Cofax true,
They are the men for Us. aud wen have them too.
Hnuahl hurrah. hurrah. hnrrah!
IIurrah for the !. Boys ~ Blue|
Cheating! cheating Horatio Ia my name;
confess that holy cheating don't cause ne any shame!
Now once all your candidate can't consent 10 De,
For I'm going up SALT River IN ht-of iun.cy'
They're rallyiug North and East and West,
And rtllying In the SOUTH
With ringing shouts for General Grant,
Upon each patriots mouth.
Hdrrah for Grant the shout does roll,
From every Union lip.
And frecmeu all must rnly now
To the Uuon ship.
Hurrah nurrah, wen join the fight,
As IL IL our intent
To hoist the name of General Grant,
Aud make hun Precedent
Debt Debt! Debit Debit Seymour is my name;
Ten dollars or ten bliuus-tO me rs Just the same!
cannot be your candidate; don't tempt me with your
wr-. -
For I'm going up Salt River thousand million miles
I'm greenback" IN Ohio and that Is what will dz me:
Pm wcaeback' In the Eastern States and gray back
down In Dixie; .
The "Boys In Hue and Tanners" too. swear they
VIII make 0h back'
To Rebel pew, where, Andrew SAID, the heoel Gre"
should sit htckV
CLor1s-tinenbackl Wcakback Seymour ia my name;
"Gitback' or Graybnck," >" it all Just the same
Ioaunot be your candidate; must decline your
For I'm going up Salt River in icaky. Rebel
buatl
:.
Well what by all This noise,
TN. furious noise and 'latter
l. this-ther II be "A tanning, bOysl
And that's Just whats the matter
The Reii- raising quite u din,
But We shal! hold them seady;
We've tanned them once and shall again,
So let the yats be ready.
So close up ranks aud forward march!
TIL the crowung tight is won!
While tile sweet Old music fills our hearts
with the soul of battles gone
Our cause il blcst; We cannot fan
Who strive for the Rights Of Man.
The stars In their courses fight for US
And Grant Is In the van!