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SHOP AND FREEDOM, by                    
First Line: Though with the north we sympathize
Last Line: "free trade, or sable brothers free? / oh, will we choose the latter"
Subject(s): American Civil War;free Trade;great Britain - Foreign Relations;u.s. - History


THOUGH with the North we sympathize,
It must not be forgotten
That with the South we've stronger ties,
Which are composed of cotton,
Whereof our imports 'mount unto
A sum of many figures;
And where would be our calico,
Without the toil of niggers?

The South enslaves those fellow-men
Whom we love all so dearly;
The North keeps commerce bound again,
Which touches us more nearly.
Thus a divided duty we
Perceive in this hard matter --
Free trade, or sable brothers free?
Oh, will we choose the latter!






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