“ And Slavery’s power, now waning fast,
In midnight shade will soon be cast.
Then labor, labor, labor still,
Each vote declares a Freeman’s will;
Soon Heaven’s own gift the slave’s will be,
The boon of glorious Liberty.
Tell us no more of Slavery’s power,
’Tis weakness when compared with ours.
’Tis Satan’s power condemned to die,
Freedom is strengthened from on High.
Tyrants now quail, their courage fails;
But ours, inspired by Heaven, prevails.
Thrice armed are we in righteousness,
And this our foes themselves confess. ”

“ Never shall the Yankee’s brow
Bear the cursed brand.
Send the gathering freemen’s shout
Booming on the gale;
Omnipotence is for us,
There’s no such word as fail,
There’s no such word as fail,
Omnipotence is for us,
There’s no such word as fail.
They’re gathering on the mountain,
They’re gathering on the plain,
And ’neath the tramp of Freedom’s host
The broad earth shakes again.
And this their glorious rallying cry,
Whose firm hearts never quail:
God and the people! on for right,
There’s no such word as fail,
There’s no such word as fail,
God and the people! ”

“ The glad shout of Freedom send forth like a flame,
At its sound shall fell Tyranny tremble.
From woodland and heather,
Come gather, come gather,
And unfurl the bright flag of Freedom forever.
’Tis the province of thee,
Being sons of the Free,
To combat with tyrants, ’tis Freedom’s decree:
From the forge, from the mines, from the anvil we call
Working-men, sons of toil! ’tis thy right
To combat with those who would labor enthrall,
[22] And be foremost of all in the fight ”

“ While their rule, in ruin founded,
[54] Sinks before the people’s arm.
Steeped in infamous corruption,
Sold to sugar-cane and cotton,
Lo! a nation’s heart is rotten,
And the vampires suck her blood;
O’er our broad and free dominions
Rules the Cotton king whose minions
Clip our fearless eagle’s pinions,
And invite Oppression’s reign.
We have chosen us a leader,
And with “resolute endeavor”
Let us strike at once—or never,
For the land we love so well;
With a victory before us,
And a stainless banner o’er us,
Let us shout the joyful chorus,
Ringing loud the Freedom bell. ”

“ The shout of our comrades rings thrilling and clear:
The victory’s certain, the victory’s near.
Strike for the right, etc.
A cheer for our leaders, the twin-hearted braves!
A cheer for the banner that over us waves!
With Lincoln and Hamlin we’ve nothing to fear:
The victory’s certain, the victory’s near.
Strike for the right, etc.
[11]
HURRAH CHORUS.
For Lincoln now we sing our lay,
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!
For he’s the man, say what you may,
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!
Now Illinois has one great son,
Who over the course swift will run.
He is the man, an honest one,
Oh, he’s the man for me. ”

“ At the passage of the People’s Homestead Bill!
Of all the mighty nations in the East or in the West,
The glorious Yankee nation is the greatest and the best;
We have room for all creation, and our banner is unfurled,
With a general invitation to the people of the world.
Then come along, come along, make no delay,
Come from every nation, come from every way;
Our lands they are broad enough, don’t feel alarm,
For Uncle Sam is rich enough to give us all a farm. ”

“ Throw all your banners forth—
Chicago bids him lead the van
Of a united North.
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!
Let shouts for Lincoln ring;
In Union rights let all unite
To hail our Prairie King.
A nation’s hand has wreathed his brow
With stars her valor won;
To Union’s quick-step, marching now,
Comes Freedom’s Western Son.
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah! etc.
Farewell to cliques that would disown
The people’s high behest—
That people’s waiting hand shall crown
The champion of the West. ”

“ And Slavery is trembling as trembled before
The oppression which fled from our fathers of yore,
[53] The oppression which fled from our fathers of yore.
We’re coming, we’re coming, with banners unfurled!
Our motto is Freedom—“our country, the World!”
Our watch-word is Liberty—Tyrants, beware!
For the Liberty army will bring you despair,
For the Liberty army will bring you despair.
We’re coming, we’re coming, we’ll come from afar,
Our standard we’ll nail to Humanity’s car. ”

“ That Freedom’s right, and Slavery’s wrong.
And soon this truth will all men see,
And vote for glorious Liberty.
LINCOLN, THE PRIDE OF THE NATION. Tune—“The Red, White, and Blue.”
For Lincoln, the choice of the nation,
The pride of the fearless and free,
We’ll drink to his health and his station,
Whatever that relation may be.
His heart beats for Freedom remaining
On the soil where our Liberty grew—
For our brethren in Slavery sustaining,
The free flag—the Red, White, and Blue.
There are lands where the millions are yearning
For Freedom from Tyranny’s chain ”

“ The brave in every nation are joining heart and hand,
And flocking to America, the real promised land;
And Uncle Sam stands ready with a child upon each arm,
To give them all a welcome to a lot upon his farm.
Then come along, etc.
A welcome, warm and hearty, do we give the sons of toil,
To come to the West and settle and labor on Free Soil;
We’ve room enough and land enough, they needn’t feel alarmed—
Oh! come to the land of Freedom and vote yourself a farm. ”

“ THE GATHERING OF THE REPUBLICAN ARMY. Air—“Vilikins and his Dinah.”
The Republican hosts they are mustering strong,
Come, gallants, and help swell this gathering throng;
Old soldiers, your country demands that again
You shall show to all tyrants the power of free men.
Then up, sons of Freedom! Once more to the charge;
[31] Let your war-cry be “Freedom!” and no “Squatter” dodge;
And loud let us shout o’er hill, mountain, and plain,
Choose “honest Abe Lincoln,” and Hamlin of Maine.
The ranks of our foes by dissensions are torn;
Their leaders are doubtful, their hopes are forlorn ”

“ The Tribune—now more than nineteen years old, and having over a quarter of a million subscribers, or constant purchasers, diffused through every State and Territory of our Union—will continue in essence what it has been—the earnest champion of Liberty, Progress, and of whatever will conduce to our national growth in virtue, industry, knowledge, and prosperity. ”

“ Seventh—That the new dogma that the constitution of its own force carries slavery into any or all the territories of the United States, is a dangerous political heresy, at variance with the explicit provisions of that instrument itself, with contemporaneous exposition, and with legislative and judicial precedent, is revolutionary in its tendency, and subversive of the peace and harmony of the country. ”

“ Fourth—That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions, according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political faith depend, and we denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of any state or territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes. ”

“ Eighth—That the normal condition of all the territory of the United States is that of freedom; that as our republican fathers, when they had abolished slavery in all our national territory, ordained that no person should be deprived [7] of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, it becomes our duty, by legislation, whenever legislation is necessary, to maintain this provision of the constitution against all attempts to violate it ”

“ We’ll fight till our flag is victorious,
For Lincoln and Liberty too!
[15]
THE PEOPLE’S NOMINEE. BY KARL KRITON.
Air—“Nelly Bly.”
Republicans! with peerless might,
Proudly lead the van!
Strike for freedom! strike for right!
“Old Abe’s” an honest man.
He, a noble President,
The ship of state shall guide;
While o’er a nation’s senators,
Hamlin shall preside.
Hi! Lincoln! ho! Lincoln!
An honest man for me;
I’ll sing for you—I’ll shout for you—
The People’s nominee.
Once we had a compromise,
A check to Slavery’s wrong ”

“ Third—That to the Union of the States this nation owes its unprecedented increase in population; its surprising development of material resources; its rapid augmentation of wealth; its happiness at home and its honor abroad, and we hold in abhorrence all schemes for disunion, come from whatever source they may; and we congratulate the country that no Republican member of Congress has uttered or countenanced a threat of disunion, so often made by Democratic members of Congress, without rebuke and with applause from their political associates ”

“ They were murdering Kansas while we slept.
But the North will not always submit to a wrong;
Once roused from her sleep, she ne’er falters.
To Kansas, despite the whole South, shall belong
Free soil, and free speech, and free altars—
Free soil, and free speech, and free altars.
The cry of Freedom each free man heeds,
And our cause must win, for Lincoln leads.
[35]
UNCLE SAM’S FARM. BY JESSE.
The bill! ”

“ We strike for the right, and we ask no delay,
We’re ready and eager to rush to the fray.
Strike for the right, men, strike for the right!
Close up your ranks, men, show them your might!
Rulers may tremble, and power may quail;
We strike for the right, and the right shall prevail. ”

“ Strike for Freedom, or she dies;
Give this land to future ages
Free, as God has made it free;
Swear that not another acre
Shall be cursed with Slavery;
Strike for Freedom and for right,
God himself is Freedom’s might.
THE “NEB-RASCALITY.” AS SUNG BY THE HUTCHINSON FAMILY.
I. Air—“Dandy Jim.”
Kind friends, with your permission, I
Will sing a few short stanzas,
About this new “Nebraska Bill,”
Including also Kansas;
All how they had it “cut and dried,”
To rush it through the Senate
Before the people rallied, and
Before they’d time to mend it. II., III., IV. Air—“Yankee Doodle.” ”

“ We shall, during this year, as hitherto, constantly labor to improve the quality of the instructive entertainment afforded by THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE, which, we intend, shall continue to be the best Family Weekly Newspaper published in the world. We consider the Cattle Market Reports alone richly worth to cattle-raisers a year’s subscription price.
Any person sending us a club of twenty or more will be entitled to an extra copy. For a club of forty we will send THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE; and for a club of One Hundred THE DAILY TRIBUNE will be sent gratis. ”

“ Twelfth—That while providing revenue for the support of the general government, by duties upon imposts, sound policy requires such an adjustment of these imposts as to encourage the development of the industrial interest of the whole country, and we commend that policy of national exchanges which secures to the workingmen liberal wages, to agriculture remunerating prices, to mechanics and manufacturers an adequate reward for their skill, labor, and enterprise, and to the nation commercial prosperity and independence. ”

“ Sixth—That the people justly view with alarm the reckless extravagance which pervades every department of the federal government; that a return to rigid economy and accountability is indispensable to arrest the system of plunder of the public treasury by favored partisans; while the recent startling developments of fraud and corruption at the federal metropolis show that an entire change of administration is imperatively demanded. ”

“ Fourteenth—That the National Republican party is opposed to any change in our naturalization laws, or any State legislation by which the rights of citizenship, hitherto accorded to immigrants from foreign lands shall be abridged or impaired; and in favor of giving a full and efficient protection to the rights of all classes of citizens, whether native or naturalized, both at home or abroad. ”

“ To fill the highest station;
With “Abe” to steer, we’ll man the Ship,
[32] The next Administration.
The Democrats are looking on
With dread anticipation,
And at us hurl anathemas
Of fierce vituperation.
Their broken ranks they wish to fill,
No matter from what nation;
We hear them say, “Good fellow, Pat—
You’ll have a situation.”
But when election day is past,
In vain you’ll search creation
To find the friend that promised Pat
Such great remuneration.
Republicans, then hoist the flag—
“No Slavery extension,”
And plant it on our Capitol,
In Abe’s administration.
FREEDOM’S CALL.
Oh! ”

“ Tenth—That in the recent vetoes by their federal governors of the acts of the Legislature of Kansas and Nebraska, prohibiting slavery in those territories, we find a practical illustration of the boasted Democratic principle of non-intervention and popular sovereignty, embodied in the Kansas and Nebraska bill, and a denunciation of the deception and fraud involved therein.
Eleventh—That Kansas should of right be immediately admitted as a State under the constitution recently formed and adopted by her people, and accepted by the House of Representatives. ”

“ And Abe is safe in Washington,
His Presidential home.
Then we need wait no longer,
Than a few days—few days,
Then we need wait no longer,
For happy times at home.
[64]
RALLYING SONG.
Awake and raise the battle shout,
Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah!
And shake the starry banner out,
Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah!
List, rallying braves, a scream is heard—
’Tis Freedom’s eagle, dauntless bird;
Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah! hurrah!
He calls to victory—
Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah! hurrah!
He calls to victory—
From West to East the war-cry sweeps—Hurrah! ”

“ The disposition on the part of many merchants to overreach their customers when they have an opportunity of doing so, renders it almost as necessary for merchants to give references to their customers as for customers to give references of their standing to the merchants; hence I have been careful to make arrangements only with honorable and responsible houses who can be fully relied on. ”