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Les diagrammes suivants IMustrent la mithode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 lO e On the times, showing forth the virtues of Lincoln, McClellan, vAd Fremont ; and how the Yankees were out-yankeed by Two Rebel Officers. BiblIoth^9rf Le S6minaire de Qu6baa| UnivoriiiiJ Qu4beo 4, Quaj\\r^ \^^ ^^ c^^yiE^^ Thk " Mkroiiants " Phibbs. fforlfi \Vfiit rormr '\f Kintj and Toronto Slrfets ToROMTO, Canada. Jj^^ s^ '%a Wi\m it mag €mttxm." A POEM On the times, sliowing forth the virtues of Lincoln, McClellan, and Fremont ; and how the Yankees were out-yankeed by Two Rebel Officers. W. W. W. iru-if>r>ru-i.rtf»iv»i-iru'u~ i n'nn''~" -- | ------- »» — ----■»-»»»»»»»» ^» ■■ m Thh " MancnAMTB " Pribb. Iforth Witt corner qf King and Toront9 S(re«($ ToROMTo, Canada. in thi^^n"'""'"^''' *' "" ^'^'^'-'^ Officer,, eoutained n tie ftnojring Poem, i, a brief and tnithftl AetchT. tnp „.de by .hem fton. »„„., G.„^, ... j^i^J^*^^ 4* I»d m the w.nte, of 1864. The diary Icept by Z of Zi !« been changed into yer« in the n>eafare of oLTnln THE AUTHOB. •i^Aq.— All tlje world's « stage, And all the meui and women merely plaj«nr : They have their ezita aiid their tntmnccm, And one man in his time plays many parts. Aa You Like It— Aet III., Scene VII. CANTO I. I. Did Homer make, or merely sing of Troy ? Did Otway find, or only fable Pierre ? Had Shakespeare ne'er have liyed, would we enjoy The Danish Madman, or the raring Lear ? Had Lincoln still " split rails" would he aniuyy His country with his damnable career ? Had he net his fool " peace conecm" proclaimed, Then I for this "floncern" had ne'er been blamed. IL By chance all these things happened, and by clutnee Sir Isaac saw the wondrous apple fall, W uich taught him gravitation at a glaMe, At Chance's now more than the Muse's call, Do I on my half-fledged Pegasus prance, And hope to canter, if he'll go at all, Through several stanzas of a truthful tale, Unless a wing, or something else should fail. • III. Like other coursers, this same winged steed Is hard to start, and harder stil! to keep Upon the track, or regulate his speed To Mount Parnassus through the upper deep. The trouble is, the kind of spur we need ' Lies in the head, and such spurs are not ohoiqpk But we aj-e off at last, and loose or win, At the beginning shall the tale begin. IV. Tn January, twenty-seventh day, Of the year eighteen hundred sixty four Two Rebels met in Rome, to plan a way' To cross he Yankee lines, and then explore Ihe country where their mighty armies lay And having learned their status, there was more By orders they should go, whate' er their portl' To Liverpool across the dark blue ocean. ' Tk! ZT ^^^P*^^?' ^ho was somewhat bold The other Doctor both in peace and war, ' Who finding that the retail trade was old Resolved to cut and slay beneath the sta^ And it'/' ^"^^^^'^ ^"^'•ease his fame four fold, And #bt a slight wound just to show the scar Besides tlie wholesale business 's more extensiVe And m the army not at all expensive. VI So having bundled up what wordly goods Was necessary for a trip^jke this,"^ "" And then be ranked among the things that were But whether for good or ill was not her care ' WherP^F ^,"^'^*^r^ ^'•""^'^* ^^'^^ *« the spot, Where Fate and Fortune favored once the brave Where S reight and all his Yankey forces got ' The devil m short order, and to save Mis neck and the necks of quite a lot *rom welcome to a hospitable grave, Surrendered to a squad two thousand men, And swore he'd ne'er do sueh a tiling again. In lookmg on the - field" they could but think How s rangely just seem all of Nature's laws • BpL'; fV /'''^"' ^'''^"^'h quintuple shrink Before the champions of a proper cause, H uo stand, when others falter on the brink tjt rum, but conscience from the Invader drawa The essence of chivalry ; if that's not rSit iixpluin the reason why the Yanks won't fight. IX. I say won't fight, I mean unless the odds Are very greatly in their favor, and They have, by dint of labor, several rods Of their good mother earth thrown up, or sand. It makes no difference which, for by the Gods, They make defenses with a lavish hand, The Rebs prefer good breastworks for a gun. But when without them though they will not run. X. They left the scene, 7/here Col. Streight displayed Tne same anib'tion that Alaric had, Rome's capture ; but when shall stand arrayed In hisiory the two achievements, one now clad With an immortal vesture, what will be said About the other ; that the fool was mad, And thus the daring vandal bold and brave Compares with Steight, a minion and a slave. XI. The one a hero, who would break asunder The tyrants fetters and the#pillage all ; The other went down South to steal and plunder. Which was the worst, the big thief or the small ? The one, a victim to a silly blunder, Fell in his own trap, where the foolish fallj The other was suocessftil and heroic. Two things that made him famous and histori XII. They left the scene, as said before, and bonf. Their course towards the mountains, which ha Styled wonderful ; save now and then a rent, An ugly cavern or abyss, the scene Was tame ; and to the vision nothing lent Of interest, but offered many a screen To the robber, spy or vile " bushwhacker," Who would shoot a good man for a cracker. XIII. They passed oe'r " Lookout Mountains" safe rjad sound, And paused at night upon the other side ; The bright and blessed sun next morning found Them wending onward, aa the Pilgrim .. ride. The doubts that in their minds arose they drowned, And halted not until they had descried The lofty top and rugged sides of " Sand," So hard to climb and — anything but grand. XIV Parnassus often sought and seldom gained Is to the Muse of him who seeks to mch ' Some yet untrodden beighte, when once attained Wild peak4 seem^voeal with poesy and trained To point from Earlh to Hea^ ^a„d to teach ?iS|rtt-f T'"" ^""7^'^'- «I^be5lmountdn Xiiis you feel, if there you find a fountain. toiled, XV Such were the feelings of the two who toil The steep ascent of "Sand,' and paused awhile ELedTnl'lh" *tt ^^T^' w^ich was s;;nec., exceedingly, although 'twas but a v»ilc i* rom plam to mountain top, and there boiled estrange to relate) from out a smallLt, ' i^ It for a bath for « Beauty's youngest daughter." XVI We skip the details of one hundred miles, Xr.r'^ ?Z^^Tf, <^^^ *^^« bale's a truth). At Muscle Shoals," which answers well for st^«, Across the Tennessee; where once a yJth ^" Just hke Leander, who, to win the smiles ' Of beauty and love, did try in sooth An^T""' ''°i Hellespont, but this same creek, And drowned himself, unlike the gallant Greek. XVil. Before the Rebels undertook to cross, & rZ *Y '^''''\ ^^^'^^^ and Banditti, And a^Il that makes up what we call the dross Ut (xou s creation, county, town and city Were on the other side ; and that the loss Of hfe and horee (the latter quite a pity) Would surely follow if they 2ver dared. To eroes," and run the risk of being ensnared. ' , , XVIII. But notwithstanding all this good advice, ThpVl""^''*/^^ *"^'^^'" «l*»^o"gh the ware was hitfh The Doctor and his mule were baptized twice ^ But landed safely, though they we^re not dry ' They now reseml>led greatly two drowned mice Or Don Juan if you like ; but no such eye ' • As Haidees beamed upon them with i.«Lht By Cupid's lustre made so purely bright ^ XIX. They now became true ''minkns cf the xuoon,** Kesolved to shu^ tixe brighter God of iay, Their Mistress wa,s just up and very soon, Woul J iijjht aad sfte-w ther^. on theL lonely way, Half frozen, jie^ their spirits were in tune ; And long befo^'s the blessed non's tirst ray, Without a road or guide, tfaroagh woods and wiles Of YbdIcs and Torys, they rode forty miles. XX. Thoy rested in a swamp close by a mill, A lucky accident for man and beast. For both were likly there to get their fill, And from the pangs of hunger feel at least Secure. The mill ^3 a rude structure, stiU It served die purpose, and sonu^what increased The fortunes of the owner, whom they found On the " imptMTtant question ' very sound. XXI He was a timid man and couid not £ee\ The luxury of danger ; and hia soul Lacked something of the iron or the stef4 Which nok'v^ the heart of him who e9a control The secret springs of fe^ ; and only kneel Where conscious duty calls ] and there the uhole Of the hearts tribute bring. But such 9»e rare, And Fate alone derdops wlio they are. XXII. But timid as he was he did consent To guide our heroes on their winding way, And when the moon her first ray kindly lent, They sallied forth and halted not till day. But this unlike the precedent was spent In dodging negro Federals, (if they may Be called such) ; which I fdiall surely do : And when yon see them you will do so too. XXIIL They had crossed a stream and were ascending The Northern bank, when suddenly speared A federal column, slowly wending Its snake like progress to them, at first they feared They were discovered ; at (moe descending, Around the hill their course they quickly steered, And having hid their hoi*ses well at last. Crawled up the hill to see tliem as they passed. Ti. .1. , XXIV. But sace the war began m?a„8 agh7„; fly, xxv T.^fra,sx^„s^---^'= With their position-their landlord mi^ht Requested him to guide them on theXy XXVI This charmed him • ha of «„ ' T^ «.> J • , . ' "^ ***' once aareed And answer shrewdly who and what ;rare." rp, . XXVII. By wS"tr^^ """^ '"'"^'^ « P^'^P^r plan Just afl^ r-' ''"''^ ^""^^ ^« '^^4 >4t nL K • ^"^"""^'^ ^«"« «nd features sterned • Opce being seated he began to scan ^^^' The Rebels closely, o'er whom there crept The sense prophetic of approaching ev 1^ Which made them wish the slrang^ at 'the devil. XXVIII. (p^^L^lei^^rtaS^^^ 'Government AgeniH, and jn.t now we .re T.n.orrowror^'ot L'.U;;,;;t";° Zf "^ '" "»^> XXIX. There is a certain intuition in us, Which pierces through the flimsy garb disgtise, A.nd often too it strangely seems to win us ^ From crafty wiles though managed by the wise, The Rebels were not altogether minus Of this prophetic fire ; and kept their eyes Upon the stranger, when he rose to go. They half suspected that he "bowed too low." XXX. They also knew that there was quite a lot Of purchased spies, bought up with Yankee gold, ' For every captured oflicer they got A stated fee ; that made them very bold, Their landlord seemed uneasy, had he not A certain portion of his conscience sold, This fear was strengthened when they saw him walk Out with his friend and have a little talk. XXXI. He soon returned, and then politely led Them to their bed room, in a kindly way ; Before they thought of getting in the bed, They held a council, as the soldiers say. When both expressed a secret sort of dread, And half resolved to leave before 'twas day, But settled on a wiser plan than tins, To steer 'twixt Sylla and Charybdis. XXXII. When all was still, without more observation, They sought their horses, which they quickly found, And being soldiers, they had learned to station Themselves upon the advantageous ground. They rather liked aw elevation, And therefore hid themselves upon a mound, Resolved to settle, iit a (juiet way, Whether or not their kind host meant foul f li*y> XXXIII. The night wore on, and hopefully they thought Their fears unft»undod, when suddenly appeared A well armed Sduad, who evidently sought No good for them ; they indistinctly heard The whispered orders, and bv chance they caught A giimpHo of him who led, Then the loud word, Which set in niotion that infernal mob 01 Yuuks and Tor^fs, whose trade is to rob. I 10 B(3 clothes and „Z j J*!"' "» '>''»<' 'ted, When the; fi'':^.'';,^ v't'' '"«'="^ 'houii, Tost,e.d„eT„iera^^;,SJX W ^ei T" Atferi *''''.'-" f™«^ fie To make 4 wXrhS'" r t'™ y Haw a burnt child dreads the fire." A«d they beg«, with hi„ b^ Wcbg dSer. He WM . Li„„|„,,„ Sh^e Vi,' W.W wii or twelve m.les w.ti, them m a guide. "Of course "«aidho^?f.V"' .u I" aiding /W, bu^U.i/i" ^vVvt L'"'^ XXXIX. Their friend had given quite enough directioa, If followed well, to occupy the day. The little trick they played is no reflection Upon their morals, only a new way To beat a Yankee, and bring in subjection A foe, whom twere not fair or wise to slay. But right 01 wrtmg their course we'll not defend For want of time, so let this Canto end. U CANTO II. I. A petty tyrant, newly raised to power, Is ever giddy with the elevation. FrCi sied for glory, ia some fatal hour His guilty follies o'erwhelm the nation. Ambition's minion once, he seeks to pour Forth from his oouv.i,ry's heart a curst libation, fi. Within the pale of this dark crime we know Columbia's Chieftain, would it were not so. IT. We vainly hoped the freightad bark of old, Which brought our banner, brought not with it too, An evil genius flutt^sring in its fold, A sister-twin ; the greaior of the two. Ah stareyed Freedom ! how strangley cold Must be the tynvnts hate, that pierced thee through, The false forsake thee, thou art not alone. The South's great heart, fair Goddesti, io thine own. III. Yield not ' lOauBO the trunk of thy great tree Is soared and torn, as by the lightning's stroke. Its roots hare burrowed deep in hearts still free, That will not bow unto the KedtM)al Yoke. T'will bloom and blo(W(»m yet t'is Kate's deotee, Which let the Despot if ho can, fevoko. The hahcdii rnrpttt and tlic constitution, Like Ban((uo's ghost, will yet ask retribution. I n IV. Arose faniililr o'C '^ '"""S' ^ the eye Offend reSb™ :"«5t/r\""'e''" Nineteen ii-e-^^^tel-r,^^^^^^ To cross wS ;l7/!^"? ^^"^'•ded close. ' Or order (o 1,K ■ i . ''' ™™i™d » low, A«d en,«.d ti JStT'ir i: ."r'4- -.. IX. Forward they dashed, saw as they rode along The Yank and negro wrapped in sweet embrace — Sweet to them, I think the aroma strong, And much prefer the smell of our own race. I hope in this 1 do them no great wrong, Don't like the smell of one, the other's face, The only difference I find 'twixt the two, The Negro's belly's bla«k, the Yankees blue. IS They left the town of Chaalott« on the right, About six mi,es or seven — may be more. When of a sudden there appeared in sight, (Not twelve old factory women as before,) A Yankee column. Now. no fehanco for flight; More need of wit, if that fiiiled, all was o||er With them. They passed the front without a fault But at the rear an officer cried " halt. XI. " You- names, your business, where going,and for what ? Quick, thick and heavy as a thunderbhower" Fell from his lips ; his eye was fierce and hot, And on the disguised Rebels seemed to lower. " To Clarksville going, wish to buy a lot Of mules ; my name is Jones and hU is Power. " Pass on." No second order needed they, The first was good, they hastened to obey. XII. This ordeal passed, to stop they deem it wise, And claim for rest at least one night in three. When they had done so, much to their surprise Two F^^eral Captains, both from Tennessee, Called in. They were polite, and otherwise Seemed gentle, although quite frank and free In their denunciations of the South, Of Ilcbels, the " rebellion, and so forth. XIII. They grew at length defiant, wished t^ know The Rebels names, whore from, their residence. The reasons, causes, that they did not go Into the annv, just for the defence Of " Union,' " Stars and Stripes," and thus to Bhow, As they had done, thiir loyalty and sense. They Hpoke of their achievements and their slaughter, But this was done to please their host's young daughter. 14 In thia thej erred j she was a genuiw type Of her anc^strd mothers. Tgeir uVlZ^, Whl Tffl ^.T °1' ^ ^^^^^'^t °f *tat Siring Whiclx baffled back the Britton, and now dow* Wi hin the Southern heart, purL linearriS In its young Majesty it bo^ arosk ' ^• Of free'slr - ^i'''^'' '^^^'^ '^^ "ght Ut tree speech, opinion, let come what might XV The Rebels too much human nature knew To undervalue female friends in n(»tards, and expect a change of ministry, Hut Ips old right hand has not lost its cunning, Whicli they will lind, who have of late been dunning IV. TTiin, for some pledge or promise, doubtless made, liy Britain's Lion, with the same intent, That Aesop's must have had, when ho displayed His generalsiiip in striving to invent A "couj) dc graco" in his strategic trade, Which won the famous "t,haro" to his content, This is a trait peculiar to the lion. Lot those who disbelieve the statement try one. 27 V. "Within this mighty Isle there is a class, Who spurn the dark deceptions of the Few, But they albeit have let the sceptre pass. From out their hands ; their glorious hearts arc true, And mirrer forth their virtues as a glass. Affairs at home consume their pastime too ; I would Westminster Hall, that crazy school, Would be as wise, nor longer play the fool. VI. A false philanthropy which seeks to send, In Humanity's name, a secret shaft Against a rival power, as if to rend Its ligaments asunder, is a craft To which fanatics can alone descend ; Or those who have at home no victims left : They who have run their course with Machiavel Must find some hobby, or they rest not well. VII. They cannot see thr recking path they leave Behind them in their guilty way to '^ower ; If so, the plan adopted to relieve Their troubled souls, is, in some lucky hour, A philanthropic tirade forth to heave Against their betters, and perhaps to pour A flood of false and hypocritic tears, Which much relieves the philosophic seers. VIII. They play a well conceived and cunning game, By raising " hue and cry" against all slavery, While 8 should dye the guilty cheek with shame. But in their philanthropic knavery, They will not give the thing its proper name, It looks more pleasing in their livery, Their heads being in the sand they can not sec, IIow others look on their duplicity. IX. A splendid field is now spread out before The wily tricksters of this faithless nation, And wakes again along its quiet shore, A thrilling interest nnd a deep sensation. Of course the same duplicity of yore, With now and then the slightest variation, ^ Is yet maintained, and shows us still two faces, One for the North, and one the South embraces. I n X. A certain school, and that one quite extensive, Declares the North is right, the South is wrong, All Southern institutions are offensive, And to barbaric countries should belong. And though the North should find the thing expensive, And their chivalric adversary strong. They should not cease till they exterminate, The gallant victim of their rage and hate. XI. All this is done for Philanthropy's sake, A fellow feeling which makes us so kind,, ' But in the matter, if we should mistake And go too far, the blunder makes us blind, If they could see the thing aright, and take A clearer view, they doubtless then would find. To save one portion of their dear loved race They slay a better with a d — d bad grace. XII. There is a class who think that Cotton's— King, And feel their pockets lighten since the war, Theie slaves are being freed, and that's a thing Which makes their principles and interest jar, Since from the latter all their actions spring, They, twizt the two, prefer the South by far,. Too base to aid, yet should she e'er aucceed, "Why what brave boys are we," would be their creed. XIII. If they by stealth can slip through the blockade^ And then extort what Southern gold they find, Or cotton, and by this unhallowed trade. Employ the starvelings i hey have left behind, Two things have been accomplished, they have made Themselves a fortune, and have been so kind As to extort from a hrr.vc people struggling F«r freedom, what golu they had, by smuggling. xr^ They have no care of courco for "recogi»ition," The cry for gold is up, like any pack Of thoroughbreds, kept always in condition, With their keen scent they take the coldest track, Being fleet of foot and quick of vision. They follow well, and understand the tack. Their tympathy amounts to genuine gammon, The god they worship is the one called Mammon. 2f XT. There is a sect whose souls are darker stUl, They are not careless, their intent is deep, ^ They seek to garner with a magic skill, The glorious harvest which they hope to reap, It's theirs, if they would their ambition fill. The bloody actors on the stage to keep, In their grim joy they stand aloof and mark us. Like other vultures waiting for the carcass. XVI. They watch the " meshes tremble " they suppose, Which will entangle, in their silent way, A rivai power whom they dread as foes, And hope may yet become, in some dark day Of its internal strife and civil woes, To them a precious and an easy prey, A new found treasure, a most radiant gem, With which to deck the British diadem. XVII. This party subsidizes Bench and Bar, The base part of the Press reflects its hues, And either deprecates or urges war With skilful indecision, ne'er profuse, But keeping always, as it were, afar Thfiir indistinct and undiscovered views. Well pleased, no matter who has lost or won, Just so the strife keeps up, which has begun. XVIII. Then there are those, no doubt the better part. And greater too, of this great people, who, Moved by a nobler impulse of the heart. Accord the South that justice which which is due To a brave nation struggling in the art Of self-defenco, and struggling nobly too ; They yield a generous sympathy, and feel They cannot act, yet will not " all conceal." XIX. There now and then appears a radiant star. In that dark firmament, and which, despite The troubled elements that round it war. Dispenses freely its unsullied light. Its votaries behold it from afar, Wlicro kindred sparks are glittering purely bright, Whera Freedom's manly sons in Freedom's land, " No foe can tame, no tyrant can command." 30 XX. That Palace of rare fruits and flowers, built By the goldea sun for his fair Queen, The regal summer, where Ambition's guilt Hath lately stained the freshness of the scene With patriotic blood, now being spilt To gratify the Tyrant's hate and spleen, " Hath many mansions," where there is prepared " A place" for all who have its dangers shared. XXI. Then there 're the fawning Coutiers who maintain A cold indifference, and the wisest air, And always ostentatiously refrain From open act or word, as if they were Quite satisfied that should they ever deign To Idnt a preference, one side must despair, For the North and South, if that is what is meant, Act and be d — d for neither cares a cent. XXII. The skilful policy which seems to hide Beneath the fragrant rose the piercing thorn, , The mocking sympathy which would deride, If but the masks from its false face were torn ; The semblance of affection which hath lied Has ceased to lure, and now brings forth the scorn Of North and South, since they have learned,though loth How basely false are they who favor both. XXIII. I ween the " hell broth" that the " witches" made, Was not a more heterogeneous mass Than here in merry England is displayed Of every sort, shape, size in every class. The pros and cons are constantly arrayed ; These wordj warriors let no chances pass. If one quiet ray gleams from her diadem, She must admit old Scotia lends the gem. XXIV. They've other Norths and Greenvilles than those found In arms against Freedom in the days of yore. Who now would desecrate that ha. lowed ground, Where her young sons her virgin .standard bore, There's something frightful in a rebel sourd. Three thousand miles is too near their own shore ; It smacks of freedom too, and is contageous A ud freedom here in England were outrageous. XXV. Ye English "Abs" who are of Lincolns school And thought his object was emancipation, What think ye now to hear his great State Tool Ketract the pleasing negro proclamation, And basely beg for one more term to rule On any plan desired by the nation, And promise too if" twill his chance increase. That Slavery shall exist when he makes peace. XXVI. That question hath, it seems, alone prevented Your princely "recognition;" now you find The Yankee State Thing, has himself repented, And whiningly proclaims a change of mind, Or change of base which he has just invented, For I've expected something of the kind. According to his Auburn speech you see He goes for slavery as well, as we. XXVII. But farewell England, I must frankly say That such a mighty, such a glorieus Nation With its gigantic power should find a way To act with less of timid moderation. If you prefer the South in this aflfray, Why not avow it with determination, For what's it worth, however much you prize us Unlc-o your Government will recognize us. I 32 CANTO V. I. But where are our Rebel heroes wandering now ? " Once more upon the waters ;" far away They cleave the billows, and their good ship" prow, , Decked with its watery wreatheSjbounds through the spray A little sick of course ; but you must know, Twas not at parting, but the develish bay, Which rolled and tossed inhospitably skittish, Like everything on sea or land that's British. II. Again must they the exciting gauntlet run. And test once more what Fortune has in store. Full many a peril must they meet or shun Before they safely reach their native shore. Some would have had misgivings — they had none; The time for having such with them was o'er, At first we are appalled at blood and danger. We dread them less as they grow less a stranger. III. All feel their presence, though some how or other Except that hooked-nosed Roman of such fame. Who claimed that danger was a yaunger brother. Our rebel friends though only sought to claim A slight relationship, and ne'er would bother Themselves to trace exactly how it came • A Yankee would, if any were akin, As none have done so, surely none have been IV. The fading shores begin to disappear, And now the "visual line's the world's extreme," At least to them and theirs ; no more they hear The buisy hammer, or industrious steam Of that '• wide den of thieves" ; if *hat appear Too har.s.i the phrase is quoted it would seem. The world of waters just before them lay. O'er which we leave them now to find their way. 38 Come, steady now my dasiiltory Muae, ^hile our goo4 vesaei siida abag so ^t We U take a look at thw great bunch of mm. About the war, MaGWlan, and what passed At the grand Peajoe ConycntioB, and the yiew* Held by Its leaders ; by th« Lord at laat The " Young NapoNon " geta the aommatioii, Which IS to win, aaa, wiimmg, flaT«> th» natioa. VI. Ah, but this « Urioo or no {wace " pilafcfdnm Is not the thing to smooth* the wrinJdad front Ut grim old Mars; methinks I hear a atorm IJegm to brew in it j ia vaia I hunt Some pleasing resoLtttioB whence to jfona A hope of peace ; but, to be plain and Wunt, 1 think the thipg's a humbug, meaat to win. Just toputth« ^^iijis" out and tie <'pui»" ia. JNor hare the fnan4$ of jieaoe y«fe aoy w^ * or great rcjoiciag; «r ho loxpeot Their aims attained, although his ttivty mid^t This " Bowaaparte " triumphanUy ele^, lour sow of Mars arc readier f*r 4o fight Than reaBon eooily, and too oft regect^ The olive branch, dirough eiliifir pride or maMce. 1 yaeW devotion «t the £;hriae gf Pallas. »,, , ^^I- Bellona leads that party wi^o deolavo For peace or union or no pe»ie at all If war's their onlyolgeot, *hey ■pigLt ,si>ai« Themselves the tjpoubleof tbexaoethis hiL Since "Honest Abe" brings aU iie ajBtto bear In that behalf, and iasues ciiil on ealL Unless McClellan's Union party tdto Not quite so much for peace, as offieo flpoalg. JK. Of course he would proclaim a different plan (He surely ought if he expects to win) From that which Linook has, or liad, or can To perpetrate that most enormcms sin ^ Of subjugation, and 'twere wise to scan . Hisplattbrmoioselyere we once begin To pin our faith to oae, who, if elected lAXii^ prove t)te cottntearpartofhinxjBJeoted. ■ 34 X. He WOULD revoke the negro j>roclamation, Restore the Constitution and the laws, Relieve the army of the degradation Of negro soldiers in a sacred cause, Revive the habeas corpus for the nation And merit justly all good men's applause, His ]?redecessor promised this before, Yet violated each and even more. XI. Restore the laws I and then perhaps arrest The Legislature of some Sovereign State. Enslave again the slaves ! but not invest. Their masters with possession ; this were great Reform indeed, and yet it is the best We can expect from those who advocate This morigrel platform ** Union or no peace" And would give either for the "golden fleece," XII. The three platforms are like Hells famous rivers, Each hath its channel and distinct formation^ Each in its aspect from the others differ, And each flows) to the hell of subjugation, And in that seething cauldron each delivers To death and ruin our once glorious nation, And all for what ? the u^ionof two foes. Of Southern flaming fires, and Northern snows. XIII. This novel kind of rare philosophy Is advocated by three separate sects. The first asserts the proper plan to be Concentred power in one, and so rejects All law, or right, and even liberty. And thus through this Imperial One expects The strange anomaly of snow and fire Uniting freely of their own desire. XIV. Wa have Cousen, Descartes, Plato, Kant All men of science and of wondious lore And Bacon, Aristotle, and some who rant On each and every theme ; but none before From gentle Adam to unlucky Grant, Have taught a doctrine like to this I'm sure. Pythagoras would surely have taught his classes The kind of brutes which they sprang from, were asses. .n-f-t»w*ai-;,«a6MWMjf ;* t' 'j^/''' Their doctrine though has undergone a change, They would not have the Union as it was Such reconstruction doubtless would derange Their present programme ; for we know it has Become their policy now to arrange A different Constitution for us, as The old one if administered aright Would have protected all, and stopped the fight. XVI. The second sect are somewhat undefined In their dim policy, but this we see, A difference they are striving hard to find- Some liow 'twixt tweedledum and tweedledee, About the "nigger" they are just as blind, Bnt "centralizing power" seems to be Th*e Hobby Horse on which they make their banter And into office hope, next fall, to canter. XVII. In all things else they with the f rst agree. Excepting one, but that's by no means slight, Which is, so far as any one can see, Abe Lincoln did not treat John Fremont right, When John concluded he the slaves would free,' Abe not being ready, ruled him out the fight, Which so enra^'ed him, he resolved at once To run for President and t>eat the dunce. XVIII. The " Woolly Horse " may on the track find sport, But nothing else, with fleet nags in the field, I dare adventure he will come through short' The first or second heat, or sooner yield. He tries all tracks to find out^his strong fort, Which neither peace nor war hath yet revealed, He'd best abandon his vain hope for fame And work for go'd his Mariposa claim. XIX, These parties were the very best of friends A few years back, and nothing could them sever And Abolition, one of their chief ends. Seemed likely to endear them both forever. When '_' rogues fall out,,' the conflict often lends To justice^ and the true man a great lever, Both parties seek the same, howe'er you view it The only question then is who shall do it. ' 36 36 XX. The other is peirhaps the most extensire, And yet a ittotley host and strangely blended, Its plan for peace, although most comprehensiTe. By none or few at least is comprtohended. Its neither pro nor con, yet quite intensive As if a change of rulers was intended, Which, being done to suit their gracious pleasure, " A fig for peace, \sc'll fight them at our leisure," XXI And if the sections will not fraternize In brotherly affection, with the sword They'll d'raw the fclood to cement those frail ties The vanquished to the victor would accord. Herein the secret of their platform lies, You cry "j>ecavi" we accept the io counterfeit the clamors of great Jove," Tis not the roar and din of battle which promotes Ihe glorious ends of Justice, Peace, and Love Ihe "golden rule" were better, which devotes Its quiet power those great ends to move The " still small voice " of an Almighty' will, Ihe raging tempest calmed with " Peace, be still I" A 1 I XXVII. Alas 1 my countrv, I must love thee still. And mourn the Fate that severed Us in twain • And now while fair and freshening breezes fill' The flowing canvass, bending o'er the main, My heart and harp shall seiee with their poor skill At once a gentler aiid a loftier strain, And thus to thee pour forth a " lowly lay " The heart's sud tributo in thine evil day. ' I. When Rome was once the Mistress of the world And Freedom's star shone bright, and brif^hfuing there Man deemed not that proud Fabric could bo hurl'd ' From its strong base, as weaker structures are, Greece, Carthage, and the immortal city where' Christ's prophetic tears proclaimed its fate Deemed onco eternal, have been forced to share The just allotment, which the weak and great Reap for ungodliness »nd crime, or soon or late II. And thou America I once hoped in rain Thine Eaglets plumage so divinely fair And Htainlosa, that relenting Fate would fain Preserve its purity with sacred earc. Alas I how fleeting thy fond visions were I Ambition glanced his eagles in the sky, And flaunted his foul banner in the air. Then party Tyrants waved the sword on high, And drunk with passion now in crime and bloodshed vie. I 38 in. Corruption like a thief at dead of night Stole in thy councils stealthily to rear Ambition's altar there, and then to light Its fatal torch again, though Freedom's bier Loomed mistily when e'er that iight drew near. As does the murderers image on the eye Of the poor victim of his hate or fear. On that burning altar all thy glories lie, The ancient founts that quenched its fires are dry. IV. The Tree of Liberty was planted deep By mighty hands in ^oung Columbia's soil. Its boughs above their ashes seem to weep And, as it were, to feel they are the spoil Of hostile heirs, who, heedless of the toil Of their illustrious Sires and their deeds, In internecine strife themselves embroil And revel in the ruin while their country bleeds At every pore, which but thei- insane passion feeds. The crimsoned rose of Lancaster or York, Girondist, Jacobin, or Corsican, Or Roman Sylla with whose bloody work The yellow Tibers waves empurpled ran, In their dark days of blood and terror can To History's monumental page impart No gloomier picture for the eyes of man, No scen(^ more dreadful to the human heart, Than that which thou art playing in thy tragic part. VI. Nor Marathon, nor Ag'ncourt, nor the yet More dreadful Mount Suiut Jean can surpass Thy fields, whereon heroic brothers met In suicidal strife ; and which, alas I Stays not nor curbs the fratricidal mass In Its dire work of death. A fresh fought field But stirs the vonoip of ench class. Conquerors of to-day to-morrow yield. Nor hath four years' of blood the drama's end revealed. VII. Till now liLstorio scholars stood aghast At Indus, Issus, and Conaxa's field ; Or when Assyria's haughty Ninus massed V 1 I His countless legions, never known to yield Against the chivalry of Bactria steeled ' * or death's dread shock in martial panoply • But thou in thy young vigor hath revealed Ibe bloody counterpart of ancient times in thee. wtX IL^ I'T °'^"°'''" ^^^^^ ^^Jr Freedom's "form" With thy chaste stars and stripes herself bedecked, Wnich robed her as in steel 'gainst every storm ^rom foreign shores, thou now but dost reflect in broken fragments what thy sons have wrecked Of that vast Fabric, which their sires had given Unto their charge to nurture and protect ; Yet even now, though it is rent and riven, it is the greatest, mightiest luider heaven. XXVIII. But canter gently down, my yonng Pegasus ; lou know Icarus' fate who soared too high It was his first attempt, and yet he has us ' A sad example set, which you and I Will heed, and, as the Irish say, " be Jasus " 1 think It well becomes us little fry. Some Poets in rhyme can soar to Heaven or Hell Unt where they soar when dea I cannot tell. a ' T> 2CXIX. oamt Peter has a busy time I ween In sifting souls before high Heavens gate One famous Bard professes to have seen ' A King in trouble there about his fate Although a Poet Laureate tried to screen The said King's sins and let him in in state. But if his rhyines up there, had no more force. Than here below, the King was lost of course. XXX. All hail Digression ! what a glorious thing It IS to write and say just what you please If you feel Attic, then all Attic ning, ' Nor dose it out as Doctors by degrees Yet, some poor pnndcrers are content'to bring Iheir vaunted Muse unen her humble knees But I unto the Heaven! v Nino do yeild ' The broadest acres of fair Freedom's field. 40 XXXI. Though just St this place, one of the fair Nine, Upon a zephyr mounted, comes to say " Back to vour story, or at least define The Rebels*, whereabouts." Well, on this day They reached Toronto, where, if it be thine Imperial pleasure, both of them shall stay Until your Highness shall command again The " mighty instrument of UWlep^." 'i i { i