The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-04
TO THE EDITOR OF A NORTH.
ERN PAPER.

ERN PAPER.
Who Thinks Hampton and CAROLYN.
lans are Growing Timid, inasmuch
as they Submitted to the late Pres
ldent's Edict, Prohibiting their Cell
ebration Of Washipgton's Birthday.
BY A cARoLIN1AN.
Good friend, are you wholly consistent?
I'm only q Southron. tits true,
And know naught, OF the new computation,
Extensively practiced with you.
But 1 learn'd in the old fashlon'd "lang
syne,"
IT'S i poor rule which works but one way,
And sauce for but one Of q party,
In your elegant p%arlance "don't pay"
IT'S true that we fought years agone now.
For principles we then thought grand,
Had we won, we still think that fair Free
Unsmirch'd, would reign over our land.
fought. and not you, but all nations.
With you against US were array'd,
Men, money, the heaviest artillery"
All FURNISHED material aid.
Even these, wont you frankly acknowledge,
That we guve you a rather good fight?
At least twas the best IN our power,
Though the Right was overwhelmingly your
Might.
You CONQUERED: Oh next to q brave friend.
We love a magnanimous foe.
Who would scorn to inflict on the fallen,
Were you this? All my mother Carolina,
Stricken dow in the dust OF thy dead,
Chained, gagged, every, species of Insult,
Pour'd over thy desolate head.
We thy children, nave mourn.d and shar'd
with thee,
Each blow dealt by Hatred's fell hand,
TIL into our hearts deep recesscs,
Iou ~conquerd; and over our country.
Came seethinga hood black as hades,
o9r SKY LOOK tne nue. Of the tGn,pest,
And O uraugl,t IKE the cauldron's concoctcd,
BY witches IN Salem Old time-
HOW refreshing TO think or the grand men,
d,d
warn your Wise men 10 ponder, 10 STOP,
Eryou iorc'd us to drink In our anguish,
Inc last Ditlcr Feno1nous drop.
God knoweth, this only do we know,
That we quaffd 1t full deeply and strong,
With you 1t were matter for testing,
Onr cry was, and Is. Lord how long?'
All friend, we have mourn'd DER our loved
I'M ones, oo,,,n. .ho,. !,
Uur oraSe Saitant ooys ~ tne grey,
XXI nopGS anu tmui ~. II nsnes ne scnttera,
put tho cr,o,,cs, sto,s tno.
but tne crueilcst staps maj were dealt us,
ny ftatreds Implying nand,
We're those almost inotally inflicted,
Co.
Well. we've liv'd through it all and lave
49, borne It,,
Inc oppression, corruption and wrong!
The spirit Will often grow strong.
>,
Ii SO, then we've thoroughly learn'd 1t,
And earn'd too the strength that 1t brought,
Into a beautiful gem may be wrought.
anu SO lTlend we once more nave rallied,
Onoer hampton the brave cavalier,
lie leads Us Sdns favor or fear.
Our campaign was brilliant. but bloodless.
AG STseeze sAe pnant0lnS you nanG 10 the
On famed Valambrossian trees.
We Won, and help'd you win q. Tilden,
IT'S said he is noble and true,
But willing to give all their due.
We won, and we still keep our Hampton.
VIII hold him while God gives us breath,
With him and for him would we battle,
Is Nth ~, ~ on Tu Gnvarnn ro st;T
Whereas TiIden the brave, can you answer
Does he Washington's high station hll7
wo be,n,d ~, % co,, ,,u
,Gainst odds brn s"ihn ~ no NY .l ans hots,
Where is he we ask 9 Haze wom los tbim nS'
The play being seven Is eight.
cheated. scorn'd, do you placidly pocket,
VET en tb %irapa lioG dn're san games .h,ons
WHO submit TO an edict NJ shome
@Gme to him who PROCLAIMED It, not us friend
1nI,gnent 70 t} our Ut I'M ano oloe'
The fast sbbine fiow of the tids,