Palladium Of Virginia And The Pacific Monitor

MISCELLANEOUS.

From the Edinburgh Gazette.

Massa Wills,

I free man, so I think t'other day I hab little celebration ob de fourt ob July myself, on ax two, tree frens or so, or kum help me take good dinner dat day, kumpany kum I take um cheer myself, un be President, gib um little oration, but kase I no write my speach de best part loss--However I commence by tellin um ob de great blessin ob Liberty, how tankful we ought all to be for hab um, un klose um wid berry good prayer for de white gemmen dat make so much talk, and rite so much for help de poor children ob Airika--I speak ob old massa King him good ole 76 gemman, but less no like him plan for liberate de poor slaves in dis kountry. White foax wont work, him starve first, here in de South--un if Uncle Sam sell de public land dis away for buy de niggurs, so sure we born, de white man dis away ketch de nigger some how or nudder for work de cotton un korn. Arter dat we take scas--Eat berry hearty, drink de toast I send you, un sing de songs.

I. President ob de United States--Fast massa Johnny while you got em: Bird in e hand wot two in e bush. Dont you let de Election go back to de people.

Song--Ha, ha, ha Yankee know nu For dat.

2. Sekertary ub State--Sartan massa Clay you shufk de card fur sum purpose dis time--well tis no use white folks is mighty kunnin--I hab see Pipe made o Clay--Pot made ob Clay--but never since I have been born did I see Secretary made ob Clay before.

Song--Ole Kaintuckee huntsman live pun sweet potatur "For he's hae a Horse and hafe un Allagator."

3. General Jackson--Mind yourselves boys, kover your ears un look sharp--he kum again afore long--you dont forget how he fight in e house, an out e house--war or peace, he fight like mad. he fight to kill, un he no fool at fiting nudder.

Song--"Ole Hickory forever. he take the first heat yet."

4. De Georgy Gubberner, massa Troup--He hell fer injuns, he debell for negurs--He mad so like fool wid Uncle Sam spit in he face, kick im behind, kurse im before--mind yourself bo, you wake some dese mornins wid rope round your neck.

Song--Too much larnin make he mad! Too much pride make he fool.

5. Nort Karolina--Poor feller, you nebber do much I feard--White man hab one poo negur, he set pun e fence in e shade or see he negur work, but no work heself--hab too much brandy too much whiskey al de Elections--o all waitin for better times.

Song "O Lord I wish I hadn't kum here, Fi I nebber had a kum here. I nebber should a bin here:"

6. Massa Crawford un de Caucus mans--You thought you was gwine to ketch de weazels all sleep hey, but top a bit you knouk your own heads gainst de post, un down you kum.

Song "We got de possum up a gum tree."

7. Our kandydils for Congress--Massa here, massa dere, massa dere, massa here--Kin Billy you act to de bottom ob de wheel, may be, he wont tand still always!

Song--Ole granny Hare can you pick out dere. Chorus--Possum up, un raccoon jaw. Such a mess I nebber saw.

8. Poor ole Edenton--Nothing flourish here now, but negur childuns un meetin houses--wid all de preachin an all de negar childun. I dont see dat de foax git any better,

Song--We sing we pray bofe night and day; But we dont get nolhin but childun.

9. Massa Capt. Porter--He too hot he foo hot--he must be kool one how or nudder--Gib bim kuppie five ship un send him to de North Pole to hunt for Capt. Simmons, hole among de ice? I bound him keep kool dare.

Song--In de battles heat den Porters hard to beat.

10. De Navy--Top him now Uncle Sam--dont go too fur too many shins play de debel bime by. Keep e men pun land for hoe corn.

Song--Mine John Cunnoe how you go. Press gang kam, I tole you so.

11. Gubberner Clinton--Dats de man arter all, he wof fortee millyon Georgey Gubberner.

Song--Hale mighty chief who wid triumph advances.

12. Party spirit de ole one most dead I tink--worse one kummin. Heard--Watch out Uncle Sam, hang de first rogue, black or white Gubbernor or Cobler; who talk about takin up arms for break de union. him no do wrong arter dat, an dat will make him frens look afore dey jump.

Song--Hail Columbia happy land

13. De fair sex, black un white--God Almighty bless you all.

Song--O my bonny Bet--sweet blossom

Arter dat kumpany all go home in peace and harmony. Please put this in your paper massa Wills to blige poor ole kuller man and nex time I kill him fat Beefin e marsh you hab good big piece pend pon it.