Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-12-07
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WHITE HOUSE.
ACT I, SCENE II.
! M Yam Buren, diScopered sitting OIL a Turkish
Ottoman, muSing
To tread his footsteps! tits task would puzzle
Old Nick himself OF my imported soldiers
'Twoud take a prime nosed one to keep the track
Now here, now there, now for, and now against
4 Llputan step, and now stradde
| That the great Rhodian brnZen
Enter Amos.
Did you call, sir?
Yam Bn en-. All Amos how are the children;
Amos. Why, Heaven born by the fathers side
but drendfully scared. Hark Georgia, sir, Geor-
! gia.
PoinseH. Hank, ye Amos that excitement Of
composition may have been good for your health
but it has played the devil with our constitutions
Amos. As your Army bill does with the con-
stution of the United States hey?
Benton. Salt Mr.. Speaker, SALT sir.
Fan Buren,. You'll have leisure to practice
that speech when we're rowing up Salt River
Twill be in character then, Benton. Wait ill
then
Benton. Bank ruffians, who pay six cents OIL
Enter Blair
Blair. Sir Maryland defeat, defeat.
Enter Woodbmyl
Woodbury.. Ohio! D heigh Oh 10000 for
| OH COTWlU---
Calhoun. Any metaphysician might have pre-
dlcted with the verify of an oracle, that man OF
| Tom Corwins complexion must carry Ohio
IT'S abotonsm, sir, abolitonsm. Sir, if the de-
mecracy hal taken my advice and rubbed Ben
Tappan' ar against his character, the abolition.
lists wou ave gone for him to a man; Corwin
would Z, been nulliied, and the victory would
| TdpPan. Pray, sir, was it metaphysical clas-
sitlcatIOu of beasts Inv which M n m tho OId
Chief as lion, and put down Van Buren, as a
weasel?
| Fan Buren, oh, Tappan, Tappan!
Our wages arc reduced.
Enter Forsyth
Forsyth. The broad seal of New Jersey is up
on Mr.. Lee As Duncan would say:
Mr. Leet
Has suffered a defeat
What will now become of bank reform q
Enter Mr.. Leet
Leet. This, may il p lse your excellcncy,
comes Of the Ignorance and s;'Hdity of the peo-
pie
Enter Printers DepiL1
DerI. Duncan in his grave
Vaa Buren,. Angels cry out trumpet tongued,
Against the deep damnaon of his taking Off
Dog-gerels ard brandy will go out of fashion in
Congress.
81 ntOn. Gold, sir, the only constitutional cur
rency; Oel's see, ten per cent premium Oh i 1900
OF Solu Is Sloul DOld, MT. Iresueni, SlVcrlnB
through
Enier Chapman.
Chapman Observation-Disclosures
Fan Buren, Glorious sound what!
Chapman. New Hampshire is safe.
Fan Buren, And Pennsylvania?
Chapman. That cock don't crow.
Enter Seenroa.
Sieenrod. | move the previous question.
Calhoun. move o-p h.
Fan Buren,. o stay Calhoun, stay. | hope
the Seductive American System is not again
stealing yoir affections!
Stay, stay moment
En- err Brough toith a he in his mouth,
BrOugh. o run Van, Amos, dear Blair, here
comes old Tip, aud he'll sell every mothers son Of
you, Ercunt all but Brough
that is, if he could get buyers -s!
A pretty ont we've made of it,
We've lost the election lied away the charac
ter we had and worse than that, lost our bets.
Well, I'll back 10 Ohio and if it don't require
too great an effort, I'll turn honest. What anaw'
lui thing il is 10 have aconscience! Erh.l