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They would all die, s.ink, and carrion before the port was made. 



This ditch, there is no safety shipping anything on it ; 



It IS liable to get sick itself any time, and vomit. 



There can be hundreds and thousands of things said 



To prove this old stinking ditch called the canal is dead. 



"What surprises me the most is it lived as long as it did, 



Take in consideration the filth and corruption it has been fed. 



The railroad now must take the lead, 



On corruption and carrion it does not feed. 



And furthermore, it's got more sea to sail, 



And with it carries the United States mail. 



All over this republic its centers are made, 



All systematized, .and has got the balance of trade. 



The producer his products to market can get this way; 



It can be marketed and get return the same day. 



This system causes produce more evenly to run, 



This is the way fluctuation in trade away must be done. 



With railroads aU systematized and running on this plan, 



It's folly any longef through this ditch produce to try to cram, 



For many years it has gradually been fallin* to decay, 



It's became a nuisance now, and should be out of the way. . 



It to rise again it never can, that is plain to see. 



The pi'oduce of the country from it seems to flee. 



I cannot see where any longer it's of any kind of use, 



Only make slaves to pay taxes, and stiff, lame, bUnd horses to abuse. 



We cannot help what has already been done, 



But we can prevent any more suffering and crime from this source to 



come, 

 In this way — clear away this rubbish, it's no longer of any use, 

 It will do away with lots of crime, suffering, and abuse. 

 Clear away old rubbish and make room for new, 

 This is what all mankind on this globe have always had to do ; 

 This is so all over this world, sail the globe around, 

 Through this purifying mill we all have to be ground. 

 This old stinking ditch has a long time been dead. 

 And yet with corruption, filth, and carrion of all kinds it's fed. 

 With disease it is constantly inoculating along the whole route. 

 By puking, vomiting, and spewing this carrion out. 

 As it now is and always has been, empty or full, 

 Do all you can, and yet it's a stinking old cestipool. 



