The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-04-12


| metallic currency.
Whenever this is done, we strongly suspect
il would operate 10 illustrate and verify the
old maxim, that, an ounce Of practice IS north
pound Of preeePi
THE SUPREME TRIBUNAL OF THE
COUNTRY.
SuB-rREAsuRY, Defendant in error,
ads
THE PEOPLE.
This interesting case, in which the largest
amount Of property is involved, has occupied
the attention Of the general court for the last
six or seven months. The venue, although
originally laid in New York, has been, In the
course OF the trial frequently changed, at the
request of the defendant, from one circuit to
another, on account Of the residence OF wit
nosses, and with tie view Of getting fair
trial. The case has come up before some Of
the most impartial and ncorruptible jurles,
and been argued with great zeal and at great
length, by counsel learned in the law. The
Court of Appeals, and for the correction Of
errors, have listened with unequalled patience
to the recapitulation of the case, and having
bestowed upon the record, the reasoning and
the law, the most profound consideration, they
have unanimously come to the conclusion,
that the defendants claims are not founded in
the slightest justice, and accordingly affirm
the Judgment Of condemnation found by the
| courts below.
The prisoner having been placed at the bar,
and the decision Of the court upon the facts
having been stated, the court inquired whether
the prisoner had any thing TO say why the SEN
tence Of the law should not be pronounced.
The prisoner replied
al il please the Court, my name is Bill, some
times called the Destructive. hard blted colt from
the jump; my friends and god-fathers thinking,
Ifthey couldn't alter things,
By - they'd change their Names sir,
have wariously surnamed me Divorce, Separation
Sub Treasury, Independent Treasury, and last and
best Of all, Reform Bill call it the BEST because
although farlhest from my nature, as my present
plight illustrates and as my friends, all along knew
vet il served me the best in pinch
/ vas lying, your honors among the warmints Of
MarylebMe We'd got tired Of the starvation al
lowance of the Cripplesgae yorkies, and Wished to
unite the vorkingmen in society 10 redress their
grievances, (or notwithstanding the Reform Bill
had passed, not even prate was to be had
for love or money! and to elevate them TO that
station which they entitled TO occupy. We
saw the great pratie fields of the nobility shut out
from the vorkies, and We poor warmins we're taxed
to support the Church and State, ven We had neither
feathers for heads, witals for our stomachs
Vile there meditatng the philanthropc plan of
dwelling all distinctions in society, religion and po
litics the bright Of Democracy, th9 mother of
divorces appeared before our ra cal associaon,and
tached us new lesson. Come, said she, to Amer-
ky and come quickly. divorces there, said she,
shall prevail; and you shall have praties for two
shilhngS bnshc and whskey the same; dollar a
day for digging and no hanging for stealing"
would like to know who it is that could resist such
an interesting Invitation. We came over without
hesitation, three hundred and fifty in the steer
age and some of us working our passage. We
landed in the great commercial emporium OF
the United States, and planted our standard of Di-
worce and Equal Rights. We excited the sympa-
ties of all the vories living on the starvation allow
ance. The Christian church, the aristocratic pro-
perry holders and the advocates of your established
vain We advocated the hard currency, equal
rents, equal wages, equal prices, equal property,
equal labor and equal quantities Of cold wittas and
-four. Who couldn't bat fall in love With such prin-
cipes None but the Rag Barons and aristocrats to
be sure. We set up a newspaper in Thames street
called the Man" We appointed committee of
vigilance Of fifty. That enlightened body made
report against all your restraints of religion andlaw
nj Oil oriir nl rlv at han in
suons auctions, charters, &c, which has caused
your republic to trembe to its centre We got
the support of member of Congress, before
whose burning eloquence We we're won't TO faint
We turned the States prison shoes into the
street, and broke up the hat monopoly vich Won in
dividua had seized We taught the journeymen,
the stevedores and all the vorkes 10 join together
and strike for higher wages. We established tenn
pie we're all our warmints met, and the Venus OF
Democracy vas wont to instruct us how best to put
down the odious monopoly Of Christianity and
matrimony We looked With shame upon those
great houses in Bond street. and fixed the princi
pie that no man should enjoy much more
property than his neighbor. We published Bible
of reason revealed which vas the joint production
| of the inspired pens of Skidmore (now no more,
alas y and our vorshipful Venus Fanny Wright
We enjoyed repeated accessons to our numbers;
and among the brightest converts to our faith vas
poet the tender cords of whose heart vas struck With
commseraton for our salvation. The Post and
Plaindenlcr came out in our defence. Won night
ven The bank democrats vas meeting in old Tamma-
ny Hall. We resolved to sweep over 'em like herd
of Bul1aloes We accordingly appointed a commit
tee of fifteen TO provide themselves With candles
ends and henew sort of pocket matches called Loco
| Encn (hscnusa We had hoard that thp WarminlS in
Tammany had their gas lights so fixed that they
co,,tl NM ,ban, ont in n tvinklin1 and come down