Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-03-18
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10 h&nucu DOWN cy cacb Succeeding SaRct
And cen recorded too, in many page,
That fAs habits are indeed curse;
But yet tae Muse is firmly Of opinion,
II were far better sey should have domihien,
Than folks should do what may BE- reck0n'd
-aSorae.
This shrewd suggestion brings into my mind,
pIan Cts said) by men Of sense desigD'd,
Who in .glgierionce occupied station.
1.-The Turks, it seems, were with such .fory
seized,
They wish'd to pend their ruopsy o. saeg pteases
And this required little limitation.
The thongh,less dogs would at single dash,
For lottery tickets oft advance their cash;
This TO prevent, the grave Dfvas essay'd--
stop Madam Muse-whsrs did this happen,
prayp
IN .dlg.ev--fool lin Other States they say,
1Ais wise rterisacas has not sladc.
Well then, in .aigiers. $50 the story goes,
There was no Turk who stood upon ten toes,
Who dared to sell these tickets to tbs fliends;
hut yet they 'whipp'd the d---l round the
stump
Ard tickets brought from London at jump.
BY which, as usual, they could gain their end.
THE SO incens'd the worshipful Divan,
That they resolved at once to mend their plan,
And to declare their will in more than M,ls;
SO told the printers---'boys, SO scaice the cash
il,
'ye oae and sll shall take take thousand lashes,
If once te rre7,sssa lotteries in your prints.
Moreover. by your masters It's enacted,
Whatever business is TO be transacted
'(Althcugh tie dose is bitter, We must drink it,
TO taht Of lstefies, Turks, shall be crime,
For which yen get bastinade each time,
Aye--solsady spsttied.-if We only think H.
The Twk., poor Fellows, could no, but submit;
In old Virginia' we should think g Bit
And shew the lads, we had some resolution;
Wed ask then!--or such Of them as could
spell,
If they had studied, or examined well
rhc thing we boast Of. called a-CoNsTlTU-
TioN'
We'd tell them plainly, (as we are not Tmks,)
We don't so well approve your handy works;
As free yirgnans we could do no less;)
And since your knewledge does not so far
reach. ~,
Wen not give up the liberty Of Speech
and Wen maintain the freedom ct the press
Fine times indeed if such attempts were made,
But OF our zoise men we are not afraid;
Although in ssme assemblies majority
OF ---- appear, as law givers # note
Who all the wise men commonly out.yote,
And leave them in pitifu minority.
If such thought sKunls. ccme into their heads,
1t might be penal next to seek our beds,
Before the appointed time--tbc legal hour
And when man might wish to kiss his wife,
TO steer quite clear of legislative strife,
lie FIRST must Lumby ask te,s for the power.
Depend upon it .Nessiems Spriggs, and go
lis not on us that We shall run your riggs,
And cut so many mighty shines and dashes,
Republicans viii tell you better things, 1
That ye are serpants only, and not hinge,
And sooner give you nine and thirty isshes.
These grown up boys, with all their antic tricks,
Might lay penalty Of twenty kicks ~.
Should we with left hand ever hold bride.
For these big children, like their htls brothers,
{Io shew their mighty power over Others,
Would do some mischief rather then be idle.
T5 ride shen we might walk, might be sin.
Or drink French brandy when We might have
Z. Gun, -
And if we did not like it, dare not shew it;
TO string up rhymes might be sast offence, 1
Though not remarkable FOR wit and sense,
And then-the Lord have mercy on the tses.
Should these great little men become go bold 4
As to suppose that we are thought and solo,
And they must tell US how our cash TO handles
Twould be. pity that man should hinder
slight perasal OF one Peter Pindsr,
About The -Diasaond pin, and tarthing candle
70, no, 0ar Legislature never thougI -.
That We to such condition could be brodght--
That they were ,Varkmen, and we only tools. |
But if they diG--next April we'd dpbraid them
With thinking thus Of people who had made |
them, |
snd we'd be served no bnger by such -.
ARIEL.
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