Their slave-code, (and Covode,) Oh! alas! beef is scarce! To the North they go : But the People met en masse, Chase, McLean, and Bates, I ween, Are worthy such a call; "Old honest Abe's" the People's choice, And we'll roll on the ball. Hi! Lincoln! ho! Lincoln ! President shall be ; One and all, roll on the ball, No missile sent, with ill intent, Across the Ohio River; The South's dark crime, in God's own time, She'll wipe away forever. Yet here we stand, proud Freedom's band, No compromise with wrong; For truth and right we'll bravely fight, Be this our battle-song Hi! Lincoln ! brave Lincoln ! President shall be ; We'll one and all vote this Fall For the People's nominee. FLAG OF THE BRAVE. REPUBLICANS, list to the shouting They come from each valley and mountain, Huzza, then, for Lincoln and Hamlin, Come North and come South all together, Will wave o'er our prosperous land; We'll stand by the Flag of the Brave. Away, then, ye carpers and croakers, Away with your snarling and spite; In the East see its radiance glowing Huzza, then, etc. COME ON! BY GEO. 8. BURLEIGH. Ho! hearts of Freemen, true and brave, A nation, robbed by every knave, March to the music, boys! Freedom forever! Victory waits for our Earnest endeavor! The day of final doom has come Free hands shall till that virgin soil- March! etc. Avaunt the coward's cringing plea, Our free soil ever shall be free, And threatful braggarts soon may see Then rally. rally! True and Brave, From heaven the crime-avenging glaive, As over ancient Edom! March to the music, boys, Freedom forever! Victory waits for our Earnest endeavor! ABE OF ILLINOIS. FROM many a freeman's home and hearth No servile politician he "True gold, without alloy;" Unanimous our vote will be For Abe, of Illinois. No! not for party-not for spoil Will he his gift* employ, But for his country's good will toil, "Old Abe," of Illinois. The highest gift of the Nation-the office of President. Our hero once was short of pence, An humble farmer's boy, We know he'll teach us how to "Fence-" "Old Abe," of Illinois. To fence the Union all around He'll work-he will not toy; OUR COUNTRY'S CALL. AWAKE! ye sons of freedom, rise Strengthen your arms! lest dangers come Shall this, our land so gifted, be Shall North, or South, or East, or West, Nay, let us now and ever be |