Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-02-18
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l'h1 fSlNN''u b'T'u ''"Jo' "'''e'
to "Re crcuke,s and pOakrrs," and can
only say, il any one feels chilled ny 'he
prcsen, cold and dark aspect ot things,
he may seek aud fnd leading cause III
the eiorna poking" system which
seems to have suited the policy Of GER
tain circles, and who have found ready
and plan, press 60 aid Them IN their pat
,iotic efforts. We commend this letter
especially 10 "uid Pcnnsylvany," and il
She is willing 10 have her fires poksd om,
bu il so---she will not say that she was
not timely cautioned. But, let us not
he dishcarlened, the coal Is unconsumed
\ IA little kindling wood and Il blower
will restore the steady warmth, and then
Keeping the poker alool, or in sklllul
hands alone, we may still enjoy The com
forts Of a wide circle around n genial
fire.
PnILApELrY, 9th Feb, A. ID. l84l.
To The editors of my old friend M.
Dwiehrs paper, that he used 10 take
the lead on spell ago:
GE>rLEMEN-I suppose You will be
considerable wonderaied TO know what
on a,th led me from tho track to Wash
ingion with tho old hero OF the North
Bend Cabin, and brung me here, well
Pll tell you.
and tho Gincral was drifting along
down from the west, and bo~ing and
shaking of the everlasting crowd OF
folks all the way from Ohio, till we
struck along the edge Of old Pcnsyl-
yany, when We heard folks beginning
to talk about hard money, and paper mo-
ney, and resumption, and suspension, and
things Of that natur, when says "Gin'
eral, you may depend there is trouble
brewing ewheres along here, and If
You say So" SAYS "l'li jist quit Won
for n spell and take a turn down TO Phil
adclfy, and look into the matter little,
and Iine you at Washington" "Well,"
says he, "Nlnjor, seeing as how folks
begin to thicken amazingly around us,
my calklaiion is YOU won't be much mist :,
but see that you git to Washing ton as
soon as possible, and in the mean time
let me know all you meet with worth
hearing ,"-and SO | quit, and rs the
Gineral never wants 10 know nothing
mole than the people know themselves,
send you this letter to print, and you
will please send copy ont to the Cine
raj, so that he will know as much as
other folks do about it.
| got here last evening, jist arter lamp
lighting, and took run round to most all
the Banks to see If could find any on
'em open, but / found 'cm all locked up,
and bright lamps burning aforc the doors,
and good strong broad -shouldcrod watch
men standing at their posts with clubs
and ratll, 5, list FOR nll the world as tho
the Banks was as full OF specie payments
as ever, and not mite Of difference.
stopt and had lcclle talk with one
Of these wa,chmen, and says !, "siran-
ger, is there 10 giitin in here TO see
folks ?" "N"t Tonight" says he, "all
the Banks are shet up" SHOW you
talk" says !, and so sire ak'd it round
to Squire Bddle's premeses, for ] had II
notion if could only git fair talk with
the Squire, | would larn priliy much all
about the matter.
found the Squire to hum, and he was
amazin glad TO see Inc and he and J
went right up into room alone, where
found good worm Lchigh coal fire
burning, and table kiyered with papers,
and he took one chair and another,
and we went at it straight off. "So,"
says J., esquire, you are all suspended
aain, Iarn." EYES," says he, "Major,
the folks who wanted hard money have
got all the Banks had TO give them (; and
rs tho Banks can't coin hard money,
and can only git it from the folks who
owe them, i, turns out that, as the Banks
have not got the same power by the law
to make folks pay them as fast as the
other folks want it, the pond must run
dry for spell"
"Bu," says !, esquire, how on airib
is it ;hat things work so that one set Of
folks keep drawing out Of the spiggo,
faster than other folks pour into the
bung-Eole Things warn't so in Mr..
Adams time" says |. "Now how is
it !" This set the Squire scratching his
head and thinking and to give him
time to answer, | took the poker and be-
gan pohing up his Lehigh coal fire, to see
if there was any blaze in it; and to
rights says he, "Mujor, what are you
poking that fire for DO you expect
to make it burn brighter? If you will
take my advice" says he, "you will let
i, alone. Amt the room warm enuf :"
Eyes, says 1, otis warm enui, but a
little poking wont DO any harm, will it 7"
"Well," says he, "you 60 on poking,
and you will see, and sure enuf, the
more poktd, the darker the coal and
FIRE got aud birne-by 1t all went out.
"Well," says esquire, this is n plagy
odd kind of fire Of your'n," says L.
"Yes, 'suys he, "it's Pennsyirany coal !;
it wont stand pokipg, Nlaior,-if you let
il alone, il will burn slowly and surely,
and give out comfortable heat, but If
folks go to r,king at it, il turns and looks
black ut them, aud gives them cold
shiyer"
"Well," says ], esquire, | want you
to answer aud explain to Inc now abou,
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