Rhode-Island Algerines' appeal to John Davis, Gov. of Massachusetts
Title: Rhode-Island Algerines' appeal to John Davis, Gov. of Massachusetts
Publication: [Providence? neither publisher nor printer identified, 1842.]
Description: Oblong broadside (approx. 8" x 11½"), printing on the left a pro-Dorrite "Suffrage Pledge" in 7 quatrains in a single column within a typographic border; and alongside, another tongue-in-cheek pro-Dorrite "Rhode-Island Algerines' appeal to John Davis," in 11 quatrains in double column, also within a typographic border. The whole is mounted on a sheet of an old Providence newspaper; toned, stained, and wrinkled, short tears entering from the margins, and one long mended tear affecting several letters (sense remains clear); good at best, but rare. Brown and Harvard only in OCLC. These two songs/poems were perhaps meant to be separated, but there's reason to believe they weren't. For one thing, both pieces are pro-Dorr. For another, neither seems to exist on its own. And, the two recorded copies are just like this: unseparated. The "Rhode-Island Algerines' Appeal to John Davis" is meant to be sung to the air, "Tippecanoe," with a refrain ridiculing opponents of T. W. Dorr: Oh dear! that dreadful Dorr The traitor, Thomas Dorr -- We fear he'll take Rhode Island yet, In spite of '"Martial Law." And the last stanza of the "Suffrage Pledge"... Hail happy day! thrice hail! Farewell to "martial law!" The conquering hero comes! Hail! Thomas Wilson Dorr!"
Seller ID: 59638
Subject: Americana, Broadsides, Poetry, Rhode Island
