Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-01

AIR-"Im Cror."
When Engani's Third niadly ruled DER the land,
Il thief stale his seal from the Chancenr's hand;
And qulhb"ts in crimson, and Wears III lawn,
Asked who was the King when the broad seal was gomez
And some simplicity, passing belief
As say thai the sovereignty lodged with the thief,
That George was .orerern-de Jare-asone,
While the thief witi The seal was, de o The 1hr0n,.
Bu,, excepting this line, since the days Of King James,
No child e'er conceived, tho his sire was an ass,
That sovereignty lived a circle Of brass
That Liberty nestled in lamps Of red wax,
Affixed 10 dead leather from k,!iscG'Frr JaesS,
TIL penninctnm's SEAL with it. pOW n an. lis steer,
Yes, ~. Il was Icfi Tor the wi.c Of orr time,
I" ssroa1 an grln5 ana sublime.
Tmr, ESse, the II \ Elizaheths tim",
Cpun:.TieteG the sss' his sovereign tm crime,
And rnary 4 hraad brtcd Earidon hr gained,
Aud v iii the strong hand Of noble retained;
Bnt a; last Gail Time, tina, old MARRIOTT revealed
VIVA, + long the nation Con.esGlet
And hack . the the lands were returned,
While tie records crossed aud the title deeds burned
The seal Of New Jersey, tho good IN is way,
l. not hs!f so ancient a many folks say.
When province, and during tie 1rI Georges reign,
\ t"rg her Governor .o#s did remain;
But finding, At l,. revolution brewing,
Aud fearing the cuid :h'y designed chewing,
lie cleared with The seal in hi pucstt--oh, fe.
Md len as ant.q"'tg--aa n ny Gyr.
Iu,trinu- seal thou bigger hy half,
Than the head Of 4 rar, or the foot Il i calf
An a could cover thee uvcr, It's plain,
Milnns d vii, To dol il, ..nalt labor il vain.
He covered ten acres with only oH2 fcoi.
BIZ, you covered MivIe and Anbo: 10 boot.
Yes, MiIlvi!le and Amboy, AMI soroEi iu fate,
60 pai.!ed The popular VIII q stat.
lrt soitly my muse, thou fast Ii thy zeal;
The lovers OF freedom have pais;cd III. seal
Yes! spite Of Thy mighty defsndcTs-oh! bras.
Impressed in red wax on the skin OF n as
Thou ART left fl thy sovereign peonie ID scorn,
Though lovely srt thou with Thy aeia y ripe coral
Thu or ard Thy hps5dndmGH blush 10 be shown
Declaring fact which the people won't own;
Thy presence is evidence, only, tina, men
Can do will! tlly face what they do with pen;
That IL, they use thee 10 solemnizc frauds,
As wedding nn.s often given to hawds;
But simpleGns only Will swallow for truth
What apes would reject IN the days Of their youth.
Once, gentlemen only rufles and boots,
And love locks and dickeys and superine suits;
And Ladies, alone, In tight curscts were seem
In dancing saloons IN walks the green;
And members OF Congress- alone, were revealed,
Ky Writings pa-chT nj, By Governors sealed;
But now many lUafcrs III boots walk the street,
Aai women-nCt ladics-in corsrS 81 meet:
And men claiming seats in the halls OF the land,
With sovereignty safsd n the cfpe Il the hand,
Whose nights 10 the scarcely rdTalIed the hnitcs
Who furnished them parchment wool their suits.
But reason looks down from her nountain-top throne
And passing the boots, takes tie decent alonc
And throwing the corsets and sianets behind,
Takes ladies' fJr ladies' and members in kind.
Then hey for Tie age. when the mark Of n dolt,
Though broad Is < small as colt
Is passed by the free, for the facts Of the case;
And parchment! and wax 10 the people give place.
But, sir, in all these arguments and conclusions in ia
of the rights Of the people of " Jersey to the excu
sion Of her broad sea which has been on this occasion