Year: 1864




We copy the following from the La
Crosse GWisconsinl Democrat:
T %SsdNst1 sss fssr Oxy. 1ne ~Tuuvv
maker called for half million men and
then asked God to bless him for the cruel
deed And in this connection We are led
to repeat:


God bless our noble President!


And for what? For being President
mol For being . stateSmanl mol For
being the second Washington MOI
Then why is he deserving Divine bless.
ings We will tell you.


In early life he was born. His boyish
days we're spent God only knows where or
how. His budding manhood wasted away
in splitting rails, steering . fat boat or
telling obscene yarns in corner groggeries.
By accident he was nominated for Presi
dent and elected by the efforts Of dishonest
Office seekers. And when elected he took
. solemn oath to work for the good Of the
countTy-to honor the Union-to respect
the Constitution to enforce obedience to
the laws. And now bis term is drawing
to close he asks God to bless him, and
his satellites over the land repeat with
mock earnestneSs:


God bless our noble President!


Bless him for being the poorest apology
for a Chief Magistrate the world ever
saw.


Bless our noble President for being the
only clown, buffoon and story teller ever
elevated to 9 position of influence in this
country.


Bless him for filling the land with smut
ty jokes with foul mouthed and obscene
stories which even blackguards by profss.
sion are ashamed to repeat.


Bless him fur evading all laws both hu.
mar and divine.


Bless him for his imbecile incompeten.
cy and for his success in running great
nation.


Bless him for turning the war for the
restoration Of the Union and for the sup.
preston Of the rebellion, into wicked
and murderouS crusade for cotton, niggerS
and power.


Bless him for making a million Of wild
ows and five millions Of orphans.


Bless him for robbing the North Of its
bone and sinew for using the bodies OF
those whose servant be is to enrich the
soil of rebel territory.


Bless him for calling for the strength of
the nation in driblets and emasculating
the power which, il rightly used, would
have, in half the time he has been on the
throne. ranked the United States as the
proudest, braveSt and most prosperous ma.
,ion on the face Of the globe.


Bless him for piling mountains Of taxes
upon for the stamps we use-for the
depreciation of our currency-fOr the pow
erty, ruin and suffering in the land-for
the thousands OF women he has forced in.
to houses o: prostitution for the thOus
ands Of broken hea ts-for the thousands
Of orphaned children who will curse him
forever for the army Of crlpples-fo the
corruption in high places for the tramp
ling upon the liberties Of free people
for freeing the negroes by a stroke Of his
pen - for continuing this war till slaves
are freed, thus proving the foolishness oi
his prociamation-for the failure Of our
armies for the deprivation Of rights that
have made America the home for all Gods
oppressed for the depopulation Of the
land and the feeling Of undefinable dread
for the future which might have been
golden had he been more of q man and
statesman, and less Of clown and plant
tool in the hands Of fanatics.


Yes-bless our noble President! May
his days be long in the land; his years be
long in power that the war may be con.
tinued; his friends enriched at the expense
Of the people; that the bayOnets of his
troops and the forced votes Of soldiers may
override the wishes Of those who suppor
them; that new graves may be opened anc
millions yet be called from their homes t,
aid in the foolish attempt to carry ou
my plan"