Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-14

And no state can withdraw, for the potent
reason that there 10 now only one state-the
nation.
The name United States perpetuates the
hallucination that there are still separate
States.
It is q treason. breeding, sedition.gene.
rating, MISUNDERSTANDING insurrec-
tion.Provoking, rebellion.inciting, Rebel.
brigadier.in-coDgre ss.justlfying title, and
ought to be retired to the ante.revoMtionary
period.
There, now!
Jump up, O sentimental swashbucklers.
Tear your hair and vomit wind, wind,
wind.
And roar in words of sixteen syllables
that we will never, no never. change that
glorious, historic pat'onymic.
Bosh!
It was just such fools as you that threw
open the gates of the capital, and let in the
brigadiers.
The nation has bad enough of you senti-
mental word threshers.
Step to the front, stalwarts, and show
what it means to be nation.
Change the name-call the nation America
or Columbia. Then abolish the states.
The moral and political revolution that
preceded the war declared this republic a
nation-not an aggregation of states.
The war confirmed it.
1t this is q nation, there are no states.
1t there are states, then there is no nation.
The two can not co-exist,
But this is g nation, therefore the states
have ceased to exist.
Whatever recognition the former states
receive from the nation is national men,
ace.
Therefore, states, as such, must disappear
from the nation and the national legislature.
The national senate must either be abol-
ished or transformed.
The senate is infinitely more dangerous to
our national existence than the mere name,
United States.
The senate is tangible concern, and even
sovereignty.
So long as it exists in its present form it
Is threat against national sovereignty.
The great work of Capitalization, or
Naturalization: (which is the same thing, i'm
peratively demands the instant suppression
of the senate as a representative of equal
rights.
If We are to be nation we must dare to
be logical-and Stalwarts are logical.
With Grant in the White House, we would
show the rebel brigadiers what it is to be a
nation.
After abolishing or SO changing the nation
lengthen the presidentiads to ten years, and
let congress elect the president.
We would abrOgate all the .ocailed con-
situations in all the so called states, change
the names to provinces or departments,
and permit them to conduct their affairs
under charters granted by the nation.
No charter would he granted to any state
thathad participated in the rebellion, during
the present generation.
All laws passed by these provinces or de-
partments would be subject to veto by the
president and his cabinet.
In other words, this great republic would
be nation, with all that implies.
THE SOUTHLAND.
Ho! Southland.
Sunny Southland;
Land of rattlesuakes, yellow fever, pesti'
lence-breeding swamps;
Ofswaggering DULLES, painted cut.throats
murderers in broadcloth;
OF the pistol, the bowie-knife, the torch
OF moral putrescence, religious intoler
ance, political denominations, hideous men
tai malformation;
OF braggadocio, bluster, swagger, eflron
Of cruelty, darkness, bloodthirstiness
ferocity, brutality;
coldd :he ,rd, Implying, ruthless san
Land of half-breeds, cross.breeds, bias
tarda, hybrids, Hottentots, brjgands, say
ages;
OF raw-boned he.traitors and scrawny she
devils.
Lawless mob.land, Ku.klux bedevile.
land;
Lecherous land, wa]lowing in debauch
| cries;
Land of lynch-law, club-law, reputation
notification;
Drunken, scottish, bacchanalian land;
Land of braggarts and towards;
Weariscme,
Somnolent,
Drowsy:
Lazy
Land;
Yaina stupid. ignorant. SUNNY Southland
The Sta1warts are after you.
With a hip, hip, hoorah, they will nomi
nate Grant next year for president.
With clang and clatter of swords, if nee,
be, they williDaugurate him the year follow
ing.
And then, o blovia' ed, habberghast sum!
Southland,
They will purify you with northern salt
petre,
And redeem you with northern brains.
Till then adieu, o land of glittering sal
and brilliant blather,
Unjnventive, unprogressive land
Ta.tai