XI + 

A Vice-President + 

Here the remains of Schuyler Colfax lie; + 

Born, all the world knows when, and God knows why. + 

In ’71 he filled the public eye, + 

In ’72 he bade the world good-bye; + 

In God’s good time, with a protesting sigh, + 

He came to life just long enough to die. + 