And now let us know, my dear sir, in conclusion, How long must continue this monstrous delusion, (If not a state secret, so sacred a one That it may to the Cabinet only be known,) While being destroyed by a traitorous war, _How long we must aid them by holding their bear_? Or how long shall we flourish our broom-stick, and say, To one who would help us: 'Keep out of the way! Go home to your master, your Samaritan neighbor; Return all his kindness and give him your labor, Plant corn, hoe the cotton, and keep things all bright, Give him plenty to eat and more leisure to fight; For we mean to protect him in every 'RIGHT;' And the best way of keeping the 'whole Constitution' Is to help those who fight for its _whole_ dissolution, (Though this proposition may seem somewhat strange,) While we dig our own ditches and fire at long range, For our duty is plain, when the traitor makes war, To give aid and comfort by _holding his bear_.' [Footnote B: In the border dialect this word rhymes with 'shout,' 'about,' etc.] * * * * * We find the following in the notice of THE CONTINENTAL MONTHLY by a contemporary: 'The CONTINENTAL looks upon Slavery through blood and murder eyes. It sees in the institution nothing but lashes, salt-rubbed wounds, bloodhounds, and iron-hearted taskmasters. _It looks upon the war as solely for the freedom of the nigger_; and judging from its tone for the past six months would undoubtedly go in for an entire separation, if its editors and contributors thought at the end of the conflict the rebellious States would be restored to the Union with the 'peculiar institution' still in force.'