The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-07-28
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From the Harrisburg Reporter.
COTERNOR'S PROCL.RlL.2TYON

And honleward gone, with haggard faces,
To gain respite from their tolls,
Or souatted down at wat'ring places,
To drown all thought of Banks and broils.
Thus broken up, unhorsed, disbanded,
It falls on me to take the ring,
To cuff the hydra single handed.
To beat him down and clip his sting,
Come then my worthless, /" toe the mark,
And whilst we speak letno dog bark,
Last night whilst sitting rather late,
Just cooling off the cares of state,
Which keep me since this hot month sotin,
In muck of constant sweating,
My trusty Samuel, faithful blackman,
Ushered in dear little S*'"'*"n,
Who fresh from g town" had come express,
To tell me, e'er printers guess
Could spread the news both far and wide,
The hobby could mount and ride;
He said the banks in grave convention,
Resolved 10 end their long suspension,
That they had fx'd upon day.
To claim their rags and specie pay;
The news would make the folks uproarious,
Therefore the chance for me was glorious,
To make my 'ninistration father
This long expected step---or rather
to make the country gulls believe
The Banks, old Joe, could meier deceive,
And that the peoples interest,
Kept close at heart and in my eye,
That should instantly command them
To pay their notes, or I'd disband them.
The plans good one, don't you see it."
al take, dear Spacky, and so be it.'
So now ye banks both far and near,
Off hats, draw nigh, my mandate hear,
l now command you as you hold
Your lives, your charters oryour gold,
To pay, since yOu' ge reSOlUed 10 do IL,
Plank out your specie and stick to it,
Not murnur, mind tell you,
Pay your notes or III compel you;
There is a sword hangs DER your heads,
And by my Thad, I'll cut the threads
That keep it up, and let it fall
To leave you headless one and all
And you Internal lawless cheats,
Who send out shinnies, in whole sheets,
Redeem your trash, no longer sin it,
tell you poney up or shin it;
Iwho send this proclamation,
Full worthy of kingly nation,
Again warn ye ere | stop,
Not to let this matter drop,
When you last year the people brav'd,
De mind how your bacon saved,
If then for you was SO bold,
You'll lctm now against you scold,
Particularly, when tell you
To do whlty your own views compel you,
This consummation brought about
It's cause ofgloy who can doubt!
The sight to view will be presented
ofbanks redeeming all contented,
Shinplasters banished from the land
All the work ofmy right hand.
What wisdom surely this denotes,
For then illegal Treasury notes
WIN be the only trash esteemed
Worth taking that is not redeemed,
No matter if I'm plainly told
In every mart they'll bring the gold,
'Tis well enough to gull the ninnies'
And call them still the " only shinnies."
Now, in my eye, the mans a fool,
Who don't lie LO,o' 'keep dark keep COOL
For in the natural course of things,
Our evils all viii find them wings,
And all tongues speak in commentator,
OF such Governors proclamation,
And now my printers do not pause,
Nor let this hang back like the laws,
Butprint and publish, fold and send it
To those for whom It's all intended,
And that before the lodges minions,
Can scatter their adverse opinions,
For ten to one if they don't try
TO give my influence the lie,
And say the banks would all presume,
Their specie payments to resume,
Without waiting silly elves,
To let me superscede themselves.
Given by hand, this day and date,
Under the mammoth seal of State;
On General Porter turn the funows,
By the Governor, TOMMY BURRo YVES
'And what's lifel A weary pilgrimaG
Whose glory in one day doth fill the sta