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Poem
April 25, 1862
Watertown Republican
Watertown, Jefferson County, Dodge County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
A satirical narrative poem depicting a Southerner under a ragged palmetto tree, twisting his Panama hat and humming an ode longing for slaves, whips, cocktails, and attacks on abolitionists Greeley and Beecher, content with what he has while desiring more.
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Full Text
An Insatiable Southerner—'Neath
a ragged Palmetto, a Southerner set, a-
twisting the band of his Panama hat, and
trying to lighten his mind of a load, by
humming the words of the following ode:
—Oh! for a darkey, oh! for a whip, oh!
for a cocktail, and oh! for a nip; oh! for
a shot at old Greeley and Beecher, oh! for
a crack at a Yankee school teacher, oh! for
a Captain, and oh! for a ship, oh! for
a cargo of darkies each trip. And so he
going for what he had not, content with
going for all that he'd got.
a ragged Palmetto, a Southerner set, a-
twisting the band of his Panama hat, and
trying to lighten his mind of a load, by
humming the words of the following ode:
—Oh! for a darkey, oh! for a whip, oh!
for a cocktail, and oh! for a nip; oh! for
a shot at old Greeley and Beecher, oh! for
a crack at a Yankee school teacher, oh! for
a Captain, and oh! for a ship, oh! for
a cargo of darkies each trip. And so he
going for what he had not, content with
going for all that he'd got.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Slavery Abolition
Political
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Insatiable Southerner
Palmetto Tree
Panama Hat
Slavery Ode
Greeley Beecher
Yankee Teacher
Darkey Whip
Poem Details
Title
An Insatiable Southerner
Key Lines
—Oh! For A Darkey, Oh! For A Whip, Oh!
For A Cocktail, And Oh! For A Nip; Oh! For
A Shot At Old Greeley And Beecher, Oh! For
A Crack At A Yankee School Teacher, Oh! For
A Cargo Of Darkies Each Trip.