Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-03-26
From the Madison
The Caricatures.

Pictorial representations, l have al
ways regarded as the most eligible mode
of handing down historical facts to pos
terity-as affording faithful impress OF
the living times.
Mr.. II. r. Robinson, Of New York,
has greatly improved this art, by blend
ing with correct lithographic sketches
of the principal actors in the great ma
tional events, political somersets, and
/ party coalitions which have taken place
in rapid recession in this ano malous
and disjointed period of our history
such a happy vein Of pleasantly and
humor, governed by that iudicious po-
etic license, which, while it increases
the interest, does not at all initiate a
II gainst the main truth Of the incidents
portrayed.
/ One Of the best efforts Of this highly
gifted artist. has been but recently is
sued from his lithographic press, under
the title Of" THE NORTH BEND FARMER
AND HIS VISITORS.
/ The poetry Of the picture consists in
an hypothetical interview at the farm
yard of the Peoples Log Cabin candi-
date for the Presidency, and the prin-
cpal personsgcs of the recent coalition
to defeat him and the sovereign people
at the polls. On nearing the log cabin
these personages in the disguise ofspies
are su imposed to have fallen in, unex-
pcctedly, with the American Cincinnn.
tus, at the plough, who accosts then
with the frankness Of old Virginia hos.
pitality transpanted to the Far West
saying
"Gentlemen. you seem fatigued. If 20,
will accept Of the fare Of q log cabin, with {
H Western farmers cheer. yon are welcome
I have no champagne, hut can give you mug
II Of good cider, with some ham and eggs, and
H eood clean beds. am plain backwoods
i man; have cleared some lands, killed some
Indians, and made red coa,s fly in my time
Il Upon the unexpected tenor of this
/ welcome, the would-bc royal visitor
| turns to his comrade and remarks, as i
in an undertone-
II "As live, this is old Harrison himself
4 The old fool After tho many opportunities
he has had Of cnrching himself, to live in 4
log cabin, and plough his own ground! Now
| look ut me. who never pulled trigger o'
| chased an Indian, unless by proxy roll IN
| riches, and live in splendor, dine like kings
| make my sons princes, enrich my fi"nds
| punish nv enemies, and laugh IN my sleeve al
the dear People whom IguA."
\ To which Catilinc dryly gives this rn-
| welcome rebuke-
"Muty this is dirty job ! like it moi +"
/ A little in the rear ofthc coalition he'
apparent, his rival, the Mail Smuggler
| General, is observed speaking TO the
Galvanized Corpse Of tho Globe, thus
| "Why, he is quite natural lie dom, sus
| pect ns to be Spies. or he would not ask rs
to stay all night. We may b. able to furnish
Won with something clever for the Globe"
/ To which the Globe man, as in duty
bound, replies
II 81 will state in my paper that we founf
| him drinking rye whssry. and that will xii
| him with the tempe rance men: aud reading
/ Abolition tracis, that will settle him in tn
|, South Our readers, you kno,c 'eW snnllo,c
| any hing.-l must make the most OF this IN
lI tervew, ns OUR CASE IS DxsptRATR."
/ So excellent conception, in such
good keeping with the truth, and so ad-
mirably executed, in perfect conlormi-
ty with good taste, as far as all the facts
will admit, ought 10 be in The hands Of
erc,y VOTER in The land. l have onl,
single suggestion that think would
have made it complcte-Thomas Rit-
chic, Of the Richmond Enquirer, at the
elbow Of the Globe man, to echo all he
SAYS, and swear il is true, with ".Nous
rorr,ns -
would make a further suggestion TO
Mr.. Robinson, to put this picture at the
cheapest possible price by the hundred,
that it may go to every quarter Of the
Union. PHILo-RoBINsoN.