The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1795-02-14 00:00:00, page 4

Poet’s Corner.
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From th, (Bo fin) FEDERAL ORRBRK
Mr. Paint, -
Should a motive of. delicacy, induce you to
omit the fbtlowtng production, cm appeal to
your impartiality with, I presume, procure
iu publication.
Year’s, &C.
* ’K^W-HavEW.
A mOGRAPHICAL ECLOGUE.
WHEN chill December r gloomy reign
Spr«do’«r the City, W)d the plain.
One difmak dark, difaftcrom night,
Wi en every star wbbheld it» light.
And o’er the welkin’s fable cound,
Growled the bla^k tempeft’r threatening
found —
In a poor tavern’s dirtied room,
Which bade defiance to the broom.
With neither food* nor place of rest.
To tempt the foliur^ goeft, ,
Three democratic printers met,
On weight! eit bnGnefs of the date.
The place, before, was hardly fitting,
For men of dignify to filin', •
But brothers of the equal race
Regard not dignity, nor place.
To them, more pleafantisthe flye,
Where pigs in fifth wade belly*high,
Than is the fok, luxurious bed,
Where ease and weihh recline the head.
Here, when the long unshaven lip
Had tailed the fraternal ftp,
Crofa-legged, like. Skip, the brethren fat.
And entered into facial, chat;—
And as the faint, New-bgbt yelpped,
By Conference* lafhfrom finning whipped,
When, with a fandimonious face,
He treads the church—way path of grace,
.Relates his fad expedience o’er
Os fins efcapcd, temptations fore ;
How, inch a time, he almollfeU,
Struck by apotent imp of hell,
Who, r.ohvithftanding all hiaftreogth.
Had nearly sprawled him down at length,;
But that, at last, by twitch and tripe.
He locked th’ oULDragcn by the hip—
E«ch Printer did his tale rehearse.
As follows in the chit-chat v^fe.
BACHE.
«. Last new-year oped the profpefl wide,
And pleafare flowed on every fide;
Genet, that wonder-working man.
The toil of mifchief fir ft began :
He to our club exiflepce gave.
And taught ns all the Hei 11 we have—
To aim detra&ion’s deadly dart
At every real patriot’s heart ;— ?
To whet the aflaflia’s fatal knife.
To kindle all the jys of drift}—
To abaft the great, defame the good,
Make brother thirst for brother’s blood ;
Cal 1 HA M t Lrank a .cheating knave.
And Jay a bribed and Britilh Have—
Adams, a minion vile of kings,
Who Free dom bound in leading-ftringa,
Niy more—he impudently taught,
Wh«t dec had (huddered at in thought—»
Taught us to attempt the overthrow
Os fadion’s most deftruftive foe.
The man, whole patriotic frown
Waked terror oh • diflant throne;
Who finks sedition to the daft.
But fmilet the guardian of the fad, r
How vain, the attempt I Our pigmy arm
Ne’er stretched beyond then^ of harm ‘
The wondrous m an, from virtue’s height,
Despises all oar wretched (pice ;
Nbr deigns to bend his awful blow,
Upon our rwsW/ rskv below !
. GREENLEAF.
Ah, brother Ad ams I What, in hell,
Has seized old Boston bythe tail,
That the Ihouldjoin the peaceful pack,
And knock our profpefts all aback?
Last winter Madison, the great.
Brought forth his plan to fink the state;
Sudden bur democrjtfe fer.
From every hole and corner, met,
Singing through all the facets and lanes,
F.each hymn» and fangs, in loudest drains.
There Ma ri ack, qußfeer-ftfliion, fwhre,
Aid wheezed the winc’-broke Commodor d. ■
The rest, though grearm deeds qpd jamt,
Icannot fay to call byname,
But if you have a wiflx to know ’em,
Just read ♦* DaMoc»A€Y,A pOesi.’’
But ere w« held ourgraud defence, { 4; ’
We thought it not amiss to wait,
Till fame exprtfs ftionld let m know,
What Bosrow-folks were like to do ;
Not doubting.' you would fend a hand,
To pull down war upon the had.
But ah. my tongue cannot ichcarfe
The farrow* bf (he dire reverie ! : ;
HoW cruelly few hopes were croOhd,
And oh, bow many n foeech was loft I ‘ l '
ABUL.
Both heart and hand withrheei*ii join.
To dtmn ^ federal townef mine.
Just heaven^ tp mmifeft its ire,
almofi burnt m up with fre ;
And, bet for aw, w ftttnd IffT,
Sodom would quickly go to pot I
For, ihpuld you search the city round, ,
' “ 7ck righfeotti med* cannot be found I
* 3 Wfe*re lick of afFtown-nteetings there,
r We’ve had fach tack, the current year*,
i Fpr though we went the greatest lengthy
f To muster all oer votingftryngth,
, Raked every cellar, hole,and dock,
To get the Jacobinic flock ;
All nations, coleA, toagucs^aad;figures,
From Exctlleacy, up to negroes;
Yet, when old Cr-FTS, by numbers pref
led on,
i In quorunt form had pot the queflion, * »
His tongue wae by his conicieoce cloutpd.
And Hammered out, Y be vote it doubted?!
A pretty time for doubts to run,.
When we were distanced three to one I
Determined yet we’d nut give out, S;
Nor flinch fur one unlucky bout.
To Mripe away our late difgrece, /
Again we ran a wild-goolc-chafc ;
Scoured o’er again each lane and street.
For every thing t that bad two feet;
Picked up o.d——toiobt the throng,
And lead the tattered crew along.
But, what amazement feieed u« all, >
When we approached the fofemn ball.
And saw, well ranged, in many a row,
The eager votaries cf the foe ;
Who had not cnly, in their number,
Your damned aristocratic lumber.
And of the wealth could truth be found,
Full nineteen shillings in the pound,
But also ftrapge as it may be,
. Rather more font culoitth than we I.
BACHE.
Our troubles all are very fore if
As if, of wrath a heavy flore
Had been reserved by fame strong ppwcr j
On our devoted heads (o faower.
But ItiH, it gives me feme relief,
To find such Iharers in my grief*,.
‘ Greenleaf and I have hard been rqn,
By every fcribiing mother’s fan.
Ab, lae-a -day ’ Foo well I know
That vile Jou n Fen no is my toe ;
fie,, mid i h Archer -s reign was born, *
in my fore fide <o flick a thorn I
Oh,could my Grandfirc*ighofi but hear me ;
: ’d make these mongrekmonfters tear ipe;
And, could I wield his bolt of thunder,
Keep the whole racc of giants under— ??
But, oh, in vain his Ihade I call on ’
Bin Frakkli^ Beach ? How Art tbou
fallen! ,
Greenleaf:
John Fenno, brother Bache,’sa dunce,
Comparedto him, who prints with Bencs^ .
ThacWknsTßß mocks the power of speech,
Or th# last stretch, thet thought can reach :
He watches every step, I take,—
Exposes every flip, I make-
Rails at our clubs, our plots descries.
And, after ail, our power defies I
aDaMs.
Ah, brothers, brothers I Well I know, 1
You’re hardly equal to the foe; f
But all your fo<p are not a B^a, r . I
Compared with one who cudgels me.
He’s bolder, faaa oki An aiC*s fans;
He always fights, but never runs ; ; |
He whips me up, and down, at leisure,
As if my pain was all hia plfeafure :
And if, perchance, my tongue but flip, J
The word can fetreely leave my lip, - I
Ere he’ll, ran round fbc tale to tell?
shat, ” brother Adp»^ lier fke hell! , ' i
From year to. year I keep this Wit,, I
With that b(gr— ‘ <
... . ■ Bache. / ; ■
Damn it, who ?
ADAMS,
BEN RUSSELL I .
GREENLEAF.
Why don’t,you draw the pungenf puill.
And give the abusive dog Bh fill ?
ADAM?. ’ »
Alas, you do not know the elf f
Ike devlijb treatttre wriUt bimftlf 1 J
He’s the firft Q&ldriiw, in the Mate^
I’Hbet thy life thereat uothis sMte! . I i
I get affittance now and then, M ‘ >
From the most democratic men :
But yon well know where dux you find ’em*
Übefre fteb poor toob no body *il miAd 'am !
1 Sad snd tartare, f spend the day, A I
My friends and charadar decay i r
To run my paper out of dste, -mv
I’ve 10ft the printing npt the state ; ..
And tacomplwa the keen diftaefe, ,
Paine has set opt rival press I I h f
Hen-pecked Grn»t Ms pnrfa taw tied,
And thutmy great ft^ply is dried ;-1 s '
Perhaps be thinks his late dtfarme, . v ’
hl being turned out of hi. place, i .
Is cable fofficiem to withhoH ) ’
The stipend of hie cws tft gold I ',
But i’H convince taw, ,
Thtt heoieft pay me, unhuo ivlc log f l .
GREENLE^ ti ? < F
Stop; brother A dams—jm’iu too herd*
YatKi K«d a genemus rewatdf
Yow piper never 4;^anw^fM^ ic ^ f
Here’fßACH^etrdLthe-bruMhaw finodk
Betide, hfe’aW*&yowp^^ T:
I Much higher than ’twat before you came.
Genet has been most vilely treated,
And eke most fcandalou fly cheated ;
For jest as, things began to go,
; And each contrivance seemed to dq,
| The cursed national convention
Froftretedall his grand intention,
Had not Favcdst laid an embargo
Upon that small EaR-lndlan cargo, ? .
= I rather think the envoy’s e»
Would not Save been worth more than hav
ing.
■ How then can he, thus troubled fore, ''
' | Pay U« for lying any more ?
ADAMS. •
He can’t I fear—
GREENLEAF.
Thea grow more mild.
ADAMS.
Rac^r wafee been (hooting rather wild.
Oh Russell, Russell, blefled indeed
( b thy clear, Calcolating head 1
Thy cares ul faotftepi never Uray
From the true patriotic way ; <
‘ While I by fooh, and villaint led,
’Gainft every gatc-poft, run my head !
. n । , ;
AN ECDOTES.
ASAILOR, just returned from
sea, went to pay a visit to
his brother, who was a wealthy
; farmer. Ac dinner a large Indian
pudding was placed on the table.
The good man of the house
agreeable to the praiseworthy
custom of our forefathers stretched
out his Grace before meat^ co a
lengthy prayer. A large houfe
dog, taking advantage of the aw
ful silence of the family, rolled the
pudding on the floor, and fell to
devouring it. The sailor feeing the
pudding going overboard, hit the
dog a great blow with his fift, and
laid him dead upon the fldor.—
Next time 'fad he) have manners
to wait till the pudding is bleft, be'
f ore yoii begin to eat.
A WELSHMAN, taking a
shirt without leave, the walher
woman difeoyered him as he was
making off : Young man (laid
Ihe) pay for that at the last
day.” - Faith madam, (fakl; he)
if you*ll trust me so long, PH take
a pair of flockings also !
Laws of New-Hampshire.
Aftt passed at a feflion of the
Gett^ral-Cdurt begun anfl
holden at Concord, ; .
Dec. 1794.
An A6l in addition to,and in
amendment of an Ad> en
titled, “ An Ad tb prevent
the deftrudion of Salmon,
Shad and Alewives in Mer
rimac river J and for repeal
' ing bK the Laws heretofore
' made for that purpofe?’ j
0E it enabled by the Senate and
House of Reprefentativts^in\
General Conrf convened. That the
firft clause in said a& t which is in
the following words, " That noj
person, after the palling of this a&
(half catch, kill, or deftory any
Salmon, Shad, or Alcwiyes in any
part of Merrimac ri ver, within this
State, or ^ny of the witefs falling
therein to* at any time from fu nri f<
ing on any Saturday, to sunrising
on every Wedriefday next following
on penalty of forfeiting for each '
(b caught, kilted br deftroyec^
a Ijumnot txcetdiug forty shillings,
tejs chan five, at the dilcrecion
of the C9urtj.br the Justice before
whom the trail for luch bffehce
may be,*’ be, and hereby is repeal
ed. I'
f 4n ^ib t fttr^ enabled. That
ope other clause in the fame ad, '
wlch mT ih the following words,
♦ " That it fliall, and may be lawfid
for any person to convert to fffe
own use or destroy any seine, net
or other implements used in catch
ing fifh contrary to this ad,” be,
and is- bere!'w repeated.
An be it further enabled. That no
person after the patting of this ad,
(ball catch, kill, or destroy any
Salmon, Shad, or Atewives in any
part of Merrimac, Pcmigawafl'et,
or Winnepifleokee rivers, Within
this State, or in any of the waters
falling thereinto, at any time from
sunrising, 7 dn any Thursday to
sunrising on any Monday next fob
lowing, on penalty of forfeiting,
for each fifh so caught kilted vt
destroyed, a fbm not exceeding
ten dollars, nor lets than five, at
the dilcretion of the Court or
Justice before whom the trial for
such offence may be.
And be it further enabled, ThaC
if any person or perfonslhall, with,
in the time inhibited by this ad,
set, use, or continue in or upon
any of the waters aforefaid, any
feme, ne 4 t, pot, or other implement:
used for catching or dftroying fa?d
fifb, such seine, net, or implhrrent
shall be forfeited to the use of any
person who wav sue for thefa'me.
And .it shall and may be lawful
for any person co take remove of
carry away any seine, net or other
implement so found upon the
waters aforefaid, and convert the
fame to his owp Use.;
And be it further enabled, Thar
ji.o person or peefons shall, at afiy
time, fee or continue ahv ware,
seine, net, or fifh pot in any of the
rivers or waters aforfaid, where
Salmon, Shad, or Al^wives, have
heretofore ufaally patted, except*
the said river Merrimac,6n penalty
of forfeiting twenty dollars for
each offence, and for the use of any
person who will sue for the fame*
with cost of prosecution. And fc
shall be lawful for any person to
destroy any ware, seine, net, or fifh
pot,w hipH Ih hlf be tec br ebntinue'd
contrary to this ad.
And be it further enabled, That
each town adjoining Merrimac',
Pemigawattec or Wmnepifleokee
rivers, or on any ft (earns falling
thereinto, where Salmon, Shad^
Alewives, do, or heretofore have
been known to ifrequenr, (hall, at
their annual meeting choole foide
(uitable perfohs as filb wardens,
not ex creed ing: fever*, nor less chert
three, at the diferetioh of the town
so choosing, whose duty it fliall
(>e to fee that the Faws for the
preservation of fifh on said rivers,
are duly observed ; and if any per
son legally chosen b^liiiy of said
fliall negled or refine, df
ter being lawfully notified of his
appoinerhenr, to take the oath
prescribed by this ad, or execute
the pflice, he shall forfeit and pay
ten deters/ to any person who will
sue for the fame, with cbft as a
for efaid^ f
Andfe it further enabled, That
the following (half be the* oath to
be jac^piniftered to any person
as fifh warden : You swear
that you will to the be ft of your
ability, fee that the laws for the
preservation of fifh on Menimac
Pemigawattec and Winnepiffeokee
fivers, so fqr a$ t they reaped the <
rivers and waters eontiguos to the
to^n Pt ? ,afe Obferyed and
according tp the true intent
, and meaning . 1
. ' A^rvvtd n. «75ft