The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-01-01
NUMBER l07.
METRICAL MESSAGE,

M h1CAL MESSAGE
Lorc Citizens Of the Senate,
and House Of Representatives.
I'm happy, my friends, that you'ye met
Once again on the affairs of the Nation:
Before you, I'll now faithfully set
ga duty annexed tony Stalion")
An account of all that's occurr'd
Since from here you got under sail:
OF most, you've undoubtedly heard.
For none Of yon, surely, do laI.
To read INV Newspaper, "he Globe,n
THE only one iii for your eyes,
For it requires the patience of Job
To read others-so Id full of lies1
For I've always made il rule
To have Blair at my House ev'ry night,
land Mrs. b. too-who's no fool,)
To be sure that his " Squi6s' were I" al rse1<
Some have the great holiness to say
do wrong 10 edit the Globe,
And, receiving friend Blair ev'ry day
Is soiling my Presidents robe"
But the Devil a bit do care,
And what am President for,
If | can't consult with friend Blairl
Against it I'm sure there's no lac.
He is just the man 10 INV mind,
He lets me do Just as please,
He appears TO my faults to be blind,
Which puts me, Of course, at my ease.
Some say there is cunning in this,
And, that he don't ere To oppose,
For by that his ends he would miss
To lead me, as he does by the nose!
sour BELOVED Country, I'm happy to say,
Is going on surprisingl, well,
And, as for all others, they may
For What care, at least, go TO Hill
We've grown tho, think, quite @teo fast,u
For the elements social" within,
Which, 100 weak for the body, wont last,
As if its growth gradual had been.
Like youngsters that shoot up too quick,
Prove but rarely Wig rows old men,
So, while we've got strength, We must lick
Louis Phillippe-at least if we can.
John Bull remains our good friend,
Tho the question bout the Canada line
Is Just about near, Sirs, an end
AS it will be in the year 80
To Portugsls Queen have written,
Requesting she'd pay hat she owes;
But, with lovers of late she's so snitten,
She liant time to shell out the Joes
After she's married, | think,
We shall soon get oui of that lurch,
For see she is getting =" the chiHk,'
BY selling the lands of the church.
The Sicily King, after all,
Is the only King fit, Sirs, 10 reign,
For he's ponied up TO every CALL
Thu much am told gainss the grass;
For, he thinks, of late he'd chance
OF getting off IA wing the Ducars,
As he only said, "TH do as does Fraxce,"
And from them We got-just empty buckets.
The Spaniards are all by the ears,
And busy With each others tliroats;
For Mendizahel I've vary ura,f faaxs.
They change Minister, as Oft as their coats
You know my Ambassadors dead,
He was, e'er he left, almost bed-rid,
And, between you and |, be il said,
I'd no thoughts of his getting To Madrid.
And cen il he had that Keen air.
Would soon have made him Is prey;
(CastiIle's plains are high. and are bare,)
But, 'caated him ont clsthe ray!
And, having badly managed the Maiis,"
He had for Mission claim -
For tchen Sec. any hor fails,
| send him abroad-forour shame.
With the Swedes, the Danes, and those folks
I'm, as usual, very good friend .
The brare BetgiaHs' want me to hoax,
You'll please that matter attend.
The Republic they call Argentine
tCasse of Silver once they had some,)
Has Oft promised 10 send cross the line
Miniser-that never does comei
Those Patriots all of the South,
Still owe ms, but poor rats;
Each with Liberty" Sirs. in the mouth,
Tho they quarrel like Dogs and Tom Cats
The Texans have taken up arms,
And call'd on their friends in the States"
I've ordered, To qniel alarms
OF Mexico, to shut mp our gates.
But 'twoud be, perhsps, we'll 10 wink,
If the Laws should By chance he evaded,
For most all who will go are, think,
Adventurous, low, and deeraded.
Mexico has sure miss'd a figure"
In not selling Texas To me;
For Pm sure, when The Col"ny's bgge,,
Ii will frem her rule soon get free.