The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-09-23
Poetry.
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THE DEMOCRATIC MONUMENT.
BT JOHN HOPLEY.
Build we a magnificent
Democratic monument;
Letth pile historic rise,
Founded 20 immortaIiEe
Democratic glOriss gained,
In the tight 90 long maintained,
And contested with such Vigor,
Against Freedom and the Niger.
The materials must be
Emblematie. Let us soe:
Democratic trophies there; 2.
Both its glories and its care
Relics left In lie possession,
Previous triumphs Of Secession,
All built round a central figure
Oftbe Democratic Niger.
First, for funds, the Nations wealth,
Stolen by Secession stealth;
Orphans patrimoniss Wrested;
In Confederate bonds invested
Northern debts and widows mites
b sequeGtsd for Southern Rights
With these build around the dgurs
ofths Democratic Niger.
Bring, for ornaments, the rings,
Bracelets, amulsts and things,
From the bones Of heroes carved,
Skeletons Of Yankees starved,
While as prisoners confined
Let these trophies be combined,
To exalt the central figure,
Ofthe Democratic Niger.
Jaws Of bioOd-hounds bsthed In gore
Ofthe fugitivss they tore;
Eine-tailed whips Of cords and knots,
shriveled skin and blood in spots;
Bucks and gags and eofis chsins,
Ru5ted Ger with bloody stains
Build these round the central figure
Of the Democratic Niger.
Bsyonets and bowie knives,
That have let ont loyal lives,
Murdered on the battIe-held-
While for quarter they appealed
Such the rebel triumphI are
Ufthe Democratic war.
Let these glitter round the figure
Ofthe Democratic Niger.
Yellow fever, poisoned clothes,
To be spread among their foes
Firs-balls, destined to consume
Northern citiss-thus they doom
Women, babes and helpless age
To their Democratic rage.
Let these all adorn the figure
or the Democratic Niger.
Hearts Of Southern heroes, taught
By the Nation that they fought:
Carefully by her maintained,
Educated, paid and trained
Dead to honor and disgrace,
Give such rotten hearts place
Near the leading csntral figure
Ofthe Democratic Niger.
But most precious IN the sight
Elevate the parasite,
Whom We Northern doughface call
Meanest, vIlest thing all.
Let his Shiny, traitor-tongue,
Craven, false and foul, be hung
Where't can lick the central figure
OF the Democratic Niger.
Emblematio women sec
Grace the pile Of their degrea.
Take the mistress who has sold
For purpose known, not told,
Her own sister, far more fair
Than her whittier Sslf-the pair
Should support the central figure
OF the Democratic Niger.
Take, for mortar 70 cement
This historic monument,
Ashes Of school-houses, where
Negroes have presumed to dare
To be taught; aud for their pains,
Nix the murdered tsaehsrs' brains
Plaster these ubuut the figure
or the Democratic Niger.
On the monuments broad base
Democratic ma1ims trace,
Praises of assassination,
Excuses for repudiation-
Proofs the Union has no powers
Against Treason when it lowers
Fitting sentiments to figure
With the Democratic Niger.
IBfssting the monument,
Last the party represent,
By repulslvs reptile things,
Charged with venom, armed with stinEs,
On foul slime and poison bred,
Chief the loathsoms Copperhead,
Singing Oft the central figure
OF the Democratic Niger.
These are thine, Democracy,
Ripe fruits Of thy policy,
Through leng yearu Of strife for power,
Through rebeIliOn's darkest hour,
Not one earnest protest made
Against ell the crimes arrayed
Round the ever central figure
OF the Democratic Niger.
What proud triumphs, that adorn
Columbia, have escaped thy teorn;
Freedoms nOblest victory gained
The Nation saved, its faith maintained;
Against these, on every hand,
Thy recorded protests stand
Fighting with such iendish vigor
Against Freedom and the Niger.
Ever ready to decry,
Doubt, defend, dispute, deny;
Never to denUuncs the shame
Psrpetrsted in thy name;
Thou hast shown, by every sign,
That this monument is thine;
Thine, this gathered infamy;
Made thine own, Democracy
ThiHe, each shame around tie figure
OF the Porsecutsd Niger.