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Poem
January 14, 1837
The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
A satirical poem for the Liberator newspaper denouncing the Southern United States as a land of slavery, tyranny, violence, and false chivalry, criticizing slaveholders, politicians, and their insults toward the North.
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LITERARY.
[For the Liberator.]
Land of the South, of whips and chains
Of luxury and dissipation,
Of boasters and hot-headed brains,
Of tyrants and amalgamation!
Where sages meet to discompose,
Blot out, erase offensive pages,
And brag of their contempt of those
Who pay the laborer his wages.
Where robbers of the mail exult,
The laws and constitution spurning,
To gag the North, and claim the right
Of lynching, stabbing, hanging, burning.
And this is Chivalry, to hunt
The negro with the trained hound!
What Chivalry was ever found
To scourge the suppliant captive bound!
Ye Champions of oppression! brave
Knights of the Slave-trade, take your places
In Congress-Hall to roar and rave,—
There ye may still insult dough-faces.
H.
[For the Liberator.]
Land of the South, of whips and chains
Of luxury and dissipation,
Of boasters and hot-headed brains,
Of tyrants and amalgamation!
Where sages meet to discompose,
Blot out, erase offensive pages,
And brag of their contempt of those
Who pay the laborer his wages.
Where robbers of the mail exult,
The laws and constitution spurning,
To gag the North, and claim the right
Of lynching, stabbing, hanging, burning.
And this is Chivalry, to hunt
The negro with the trained hound!
What Chivalry was ever found
To scourge the suppliant captive bound!
Ye Champions of oppression! brave
Knights of the Slave-trade, take your places
In Congress-Hall to roar and rave,—
There ye may still insult dough-faces.
H.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Slavery Abolition
Political
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Slavery
South
Chivalry
Tyranny
Abolition
Congress
Lynching
What entities or persons were involved?
H.
Poem Details
Author
H.
Subject
Satire On The South And Slavery
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Land Of The South, Of Whips And Chains
Of Luxury And Dissipation,
Of Boasters And Hot Headed Brains,
Of Tyrants And Amalgamation!
And This Is Chivalry, To Hunt
The Negro With The Trained Hound!
What Chivalry Was Ever Found
To Scourge The Suppliant Captive Bound!
Ye Champions Of Oppression! Brave
Knights Of The Slave Trade, Take Your Places
In Congress Hall To Roar And Rave,—
There Ye May Still Insult Dough Faces.