American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-10-23
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THE PATRIOTS.


Oh, where is Calhoun, the forgoten--
stranger to 1ice, but in name
Is he seeking, ~ rice aud raw cotton,
Adheslves to heal his hurt fame
And dear, sentimental Ca,nbreeny.
Van Buren,, and Forsyth the gayi
Old Chandler, with wind and words swelling,
And IaSesveN and Easne--wlere are thcyi
Ger the Tariff Cambreieng is pressing,
Collecting octavos OF notes
Or Ger Petrarch in happy dreams DOING
While Fan BuTen is angling for votes.
Forsyth, twixt constituent and client,
Que coaxing, and hoaxlng the other,
Strives to float on his principles plant,
And seize the State helm in the potef.
At home, is old Chandler rehearsing
flis part in the next winters play,
Past defeai and captiDlty cursng, Q)
And counting the worth OF each--"nay" 90
Half muzzy, half conb'd, and half craz'd.
See InzrueR at home, Matching treason,
In his avn minds dark labyrinth maid,
For want Of one glimmer Of reason.
And the mild, bland, rhet orca Hayne
VIZ the chamber l3) is striving show
Conr, o wonl should all OF the plain,
And III cotton plant only should grow.
Bni where is the Roanoke sage!
He thrives Madeira AID blood
And all that his BINS lack in age.
lie makes up in the worth Of his stad
Where is Benton, who, dog-lke, tho beaten,
Iicks the hand which di ected the blow az
Where Uhlse johnson. Macon ? Whee Eaton,
Our Iacitus, Cceio, Rousseau? (5)
Benton founders and fret in Missouri.
o. The rack Of despair and contriti0n,
Now reyIlng himself in his fury,
And n y only cursing ambition
In tennessee, Uli,e is tard pleading
In Fa.eh"od gainst Fac )" a close run slit
ihn' fo plaintiff he thinks OF succeeding.
he nam la will tnfa nm
Barbecues aud stump 'aks in Kentucky,
For aught know, Johnson is giving,
And, 81 ill-foim'd FL fame, he were lucky
! 0 trade bad renoa n for good living.
Old republican Macon is stewing
Der schemes OF reform, right or wrong
The American Cartwright-or brewing
Sour grapes into sweet scupperuong.
Eaton--who track him, oh ye powers!
TAXI twin idols; pozd and delirous!
If 18th Venus he barers his hours,
Or gives them away to Tiberus!
Brunch is sluffng ears with new speeches,
Resolv'd 10 defeat OF absorb us -
But, aiack like their compeers, green peaches,
They diges, in cholera 1or6us.
With his mwheels and speeches, the Aots,
lii Bucks county Ingham o'erreaches,
His spirit exudes from his watts,
And leaves but foul dregs for his sneeches.
Mac BuHe still pratiles at dinners,
Points out OF corruption the tants,
And proves men in Office all Sinners
And those who can't get in, all saints.
Thro' the Eastern States Hamilton floats,
To find a releffor the vapours,
By polling Connecticut votes,
Orimproyng Come ctcut papers.
In their secret and long occnltations--
The blessed Of heaven and the blesser--
OH where are those bright consultations,
The two bears, the greater and lessers
II, MarvIand nne q n -1e1I LrofLs. (EN
Leads many as feeble as he:
While, pursuing his instinct, the other %
Hunts bears in his own Tennessee.
Swift boats for The water, feet seets for the plain,
To speed on the group TO this region of pleasures
Where its goods Legislation weighs out by the grain,
While ehqueace deals out its wares by cloth measure
TOM BROWN
NOTES.
az When the historic muse, proud Of her treasur
bah bear the Of the brave Senator pos Gritty,
ill drop tear on the page which records his captivity
he British but record it she must, and tear that
nay let iall blGt il out
(2) The worthy Senator was scarcely ever detected
living vote in favor Of bill-never when the bill
a,ned an APPROPRIATION.
(3) The Chamber of Commerce at Charleston.
(a) According to Mr. Benton's own statement, G
ckson made desperate att ack upon his life \
,lr. Benton would move heaven and earth TO secure
Generals election
(5) Tacitus because he has written the history Of
rberius Cicero, because of his oraioiy and kouss.
or any thing the reader nieases
(6) A weak brother" is a favore expression of
" Gems, a representative from Maryland
(7) 1t is not intended that the honorable member I
Tennessee is of the bear Species the hunting instinct
$ alluded to.
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