Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-02-27

tell YOU.
and the Gnera was a drifting along down
from the west, and bowling and shaking Oft the
everlasting crowd Of fo!hs al! The way from tho
Ohio, TIL we sirurk along the edge Of cid Penn
sglranp. when we heard folks beginning to talk
about hard money, and paper money, and resump-
ton, aud suspension and things of that naiur
when says !, "Gneral sou NAV depend there is
trouble brewing somwhe along here and # you
say so,' says |, ''i l'st quit You for spell and
take a down Phi!adelfy, and look into the
matter little, and ltne you nj Washington"
Well says he .Malor, seeing us how folks be-
GU TO thlcken amazingly around us, my calklatlon
is YOU won't be much mist, but that YOU gi,
to Washington as soon as possible and IN the
time let me know all yon meet with worth hear
! ing,'--and so | quit, and the Ginerat never
wants to know nothing more than the people know
themselves, send You this letter print, and
you will please send copy on, to the Gneraf.
so that he will know much other folks do
about II.
got here las, evening, jist after lamp lighting,
and took round tn most all the Banks o see
If | could find any on 'em open but found 'em
all locked up and bright lamps burning aforc the
doors. and good strong broad shoudered wa,chmen
standing 1T their posts with clubs and ratties j,st
for all the world as tho the Banks full of
specie payments as ever, and no. mite of dtfes
once.
l s,opi and had a leet'e talk with one of these
watchmen, and says |, .stranger is there git
he .'all the Banks shet up" .tlIow YOU talk.
says |, and s,reak'd II round to Squire Eldde's
premises, for had a notion II | could Gully git u
fair talk with the Squire, would larn pretty
much all about the matter.
| found the Squire to hum, and he amnzn
glad me; aud he and went right M into
"a room alone, where found good ,rarm Lchish
Goa! fire burning, aud table kitercd with papers;
and he took chair and another, and we en-,
at it straight off So says |, esquire, you are
all suspended agin, larn." Yes SAYS he,
"Malor, the folks who wanted hard morey have
got all the Banks had To give them; and as the
Banks can't coin hard money, and can only 81,
it from the folks who owe them, IL turns out that,
the Banks have not got The same power BY The
law to make .lks pay them as fast rs the other
folks want II. tho pond must dry for n speiio
Bat" says !, esquire, how on airih is il that
things work SO that enc set of folks keen drawn
out OF the spiegot iastcr than oher folks pour in
to the bung hole? Things warn't in Mr. Adj
ans lime,' says ]. "Now, how IS n?' This set
the Squire scratchln his head and ihlnkin--and
/ to give him time 10 answer, took the poker and
began pohing up his Lchieh coal fire, to see if
there was any blaze III it; and to rights saws he,
"MaJor. what are you poking that fire fo,? Do
you expect !" make ii burn brighter? lfyou will
take my advice,a saws he, ''vou will let il alone
Amt the room warm enuf?' YES says !, IFS
warm enuf, but little pohing wont DO any harm,
will n?'
"WelI." says he, s'you 60 rohiag, and YOU
vii e tho od sure enu' The more r"h'd. the
went out 'Well." says |, Squire, ,his is a pla
gy odd kind Of fire of youf'n,' SAYS |. YES.
says he. ITS Penasylrany coal II went stand
Pohfng, MaJ1r,-h you let il alone i, Will bnrn
slowly and surely, aud give out comfortable heat,
but 1t folks 20 to peking 1t, turns and locks
black al them, ana gives them SILVER,
"Well,' says /, esquire, want ' on 10 auswe,
and explain to the nor about This Bunk nat,er-
How Is H., snys l. THAT all Your Banks have sas.
pended spccle payments-aII brolc--all gone to
everlasting and eternal smash9 Now how has
all this come about?' SAYS l.
WELL" says he, MI 'r, III Tell you. In the
first place, when You first entered this room didn't
vou find II warm and comfortable and rood fir.
burning ?-didn't you take up that poker and be-
gn to poke with It?-dIdn't i give YOU a civil
hint to let it alone 2--d,dn't You continue pokinp
and poktng TIL at last the fire went out ?--and
amt tins room now cold aud dark, comparcd 10
what II WASP Now come here, and he took
u candle aEd went ~ 10 the fire Place; and saws
he, There Is the coal yet,--lt amt Lurat up-,hc
tire has ouie gone out; eau pu, "a lite k,pdiinp
nGder II, and clap on the blower, and in n hui,
while you will see rs bright aud warm n fire ns
before but where Is tho af kindlinr up n
gam, unless folks viii see the folly Of paking a,
II. 1t Is :st so IN mixing matters. | tried H.
for sixteen years and ovor, and people ir crea-
ton ever sd Il warmer and better fire tnan kent
up; 1t warmed all kind Of folks, too: the circle
arooho 1t was VIDE EMU 10 actnit every living
crifer In the country, aud all equally felt tho
warmth. But then began the po.ing system
tried every means 10 prevent H. bot it was no use
and then quit, and Mr.. Dunlop he tr:ed il:
but The pokers were still rendY,-and no sooner
was it kndling up, when at IL they went, pokinp
and poklng,--and the result YOU sec; and now.
Mayor, the plain question IL, Shall We
have a fire kndIed, and what shall he mo
fuel? Shall il be Lehigh Coal, English Coa2
Old Penns slyany has word 10 ia this mat
ter, If she chuses TO speak,-for there just dif-
ferenca between her Coal and all other kind Of
Coal II won't stand pokng, but If let alone, will
burn steadily aud surely To The las,--whilst other
Coal may blaze up with pokng and the sooner 90
to ashes. The Coal is the CRATE yet, Naior''
says he, though by poliag, ii has ceased burn