Abraham Lincoln's political career through 1860 . allant boys, to battle with the —Wide awake! wide awake!Let us our torches take,And show the foes of Freedom, boys,That we are wide awake! wide awake! theres no such word as omens of our triumph, boys, are borne on every gale;From East to West, through all the land where Freedom yet holds shouts of Freedoms conquering hosts still cheer uson our way. Chorus—Wide awake! wide awake! awake! wide awake! the foe is on his is no time for slumber, if we would win the day;Our cause is just, our h
Abraham Lincoln's political career through 1860 . allant boys, to battle with the —Wide awake! wide awake!Let us our torches take,And show the foes of Freedom, boys,That we are wide awake! wide awake! theres no such word as omens of our triumph, boys, are borne on every gale;From East to West, through all the land where Freedom yet holds shouts of Freedoms conquering hosts still cheer uson our way. Chorus—Wide awake! wide awake! awake! wide awake! the foe is on his is no time for slumber, if we would win the day;Our cause is just, our hearts are firm, and fixed on truth and we keep wide awake, boys, well put our foes to flight. Chorus—Wide awake! wide awake! awake! wide awake! the stars with loving lightLook down upon our gallant band who battle for the right;We bear no weapons in our hands, our mottos Love to man,And Freedom, peace, and happiness, still follow in ourvan. Chorus—Wide awake! wide awake! Grand Procession of Wide Awakes at New Yoik. From the Lincoln Naiioyml Life Foundation This eagle torch (recently acquired by the Lincoln Li-brary-Museum) is believed to have been used in the 1S60Presidential campaign by the Republican Wide torch burned a low grade of coal oil and was sup-ported on a pole by loops under each wing, with wickopenings on top of each wing. The wick openings onthis torch have been converted from single burners todouble burners. Examples of this type of torch arefound in the Detroit Historical Society and in the DeWitt Collection of Hartford, Conn. See Politi-cal Campaign Torches by Herbert R. Collins, Museum ofHistory and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, Wash-ington, LINCOLN LORE
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