_Sic semper e pluribus unum go bragh!_

The soldiers whose best days were spent in our service--
Whose manhood we claimed as our right by the law,
As paupers must die, since their cost would unnerve us;
_Sic semper e pluribus unum go bragh!_

We look for respect in the eyes of the nations,
And man our defences with soldiers of straw,
To save for vile uses their pay and their rations;
_Sic semper e pluribus unum go bragh!_

With armies reduced, and the ghost of a navy,
Of course we must trust to our ancient _eclat_;
Economy now is the cry, we must save a
Few millions for thieves to steal--_unum go bragh!_

"_Sun_" DANA may bluster as much as he pleases--
Our friend, Mr. FISH, is sustained by the law,
And old Mr. BENNETT just bellows to tease us;
_Sic semper e pluribus unum go bragh!_

There's LOGAN, who once had the heart of a hero--
Alas! that same heart is now only a craw,
And its vigor has sunk away down below Zero;
_Sic semper e pluribus unum go bragh!_

His action has sadden'd the hearts of more freemen
Than fought under GRANT in defence of the law;
Well--well--never mind--we can boast of our women;