Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-01-14
NEW YEARS ADDRESS,
OF TIE HUNTINGTON BARD.

On 'e more the ear h in its revolving sphere
Around the sun completes another ycai,
When those who alinanacs perusc or make
Think old Time Journey n new start doth take,
And as his ce1scless q rhl doth now pursue
Count this year eighteen hundred and forty>two.
And since king Custom has from early day
'Decrccd that tax IN rhyme must pay
To greet the New Year, and lis advcnt hail,
We will obey the mandate without iall
And midst good wishes io the year that's born
Throw in our mite, the banng to adorn,
Hoping that those inpatient for match
Will ere another year partner eaten;
Each love- sick pair II they OF store are rte
BE furnished with husband or WIFE,
Old mai Is and bacht lOrs ENJOY content,
(f 50 i, be th0y can y with blessings sent.
Husbands an wives from fliniy f'uds abstain
And uninlpaired preserve the uural cham.
Thus mach for benciir,luns which oar muse
Glad of the New YEARS. birth cannot refuse.
Suppose we turn with retrospective eye
Upon the l.ack Of Foriy-one gone by,
Review its history "a 80 find II wrote,
Extract its essence: what's most worthy note.
IT'S there we find The 4th Of March stands hrs!
AS the new era which laid IN the dust
TIE rule Of Martin I.ocoism'7 head,
Who then to Undertook his Journey sped,
While Harrison, the peoples honor'd Chicf
Elected, took his seat for space 80 btief,
A I'd round him called new counsallorso Of state,
Webster and Ewing Wings OF lalcn, great,
Badger and Ciittenlcn, Granger too, and Bell
OF these five last, had Tyler managed well,
We'd sill enjoyed the service 10 this day;
Rat JONAS distractions drove them from their stay
For one short ln0nin our Cllltl 'CAu eNetCiSu
His office aud some matters had rev!s Il,
When 10 . startling sound on wings If mail
Like sudden ihunder-clap mnde all turn pale;
The mnuyniu tilings fly from shore TO shore,
Oar President, orr lIarisons NJ more!
On April fourth, that sal and gloomy day,
God ca I'd him from the cares OF state away,
One acucrai mourning the whole land pervades
As the wcpt Hero in The tomb is laid,
To fill the vacant Chair see Tyler shown,
Chose first as Vice the Charter now suhorns
Him TO the high and solemn cares OF state
Left to be done by this sad stroke Of fate
Behold mex, at the Federal city met
Congress in session calld again 10 SIT
For extra business by the President
Even Harrison, ere he from us is rent
See then Wing policy at length prevail
The Speaker, Wing, shows now the a Ter d scale
OF party rule while IN the Senate tinln
Like politics the upper hand malnian
Tho some distractions there place obtain
With such majority all had gone right
Bat for the veto, which like frost did blight
The plan brought out the currency TO mend
And Guashd the hopes which Wings Ill now did lend
Twice by Executive staining irown a bill
For Fiscal Bank Slain and SAUNDERS still,
All by abstraction spit-hnir notions slain;
And that weak spot, The CONSTITUTIONS stain,
Whereby one man holds power by adverse words,
To ,whait the i'll OF Cougtess, where two thirds
Its strength is wanting, lhCroby Ia outweigh
The Chairs d ssen, and thus Obtain the day.
To ,hwaI,od measures exchange to supply
At par throughout the nation, let our eye
A fit companion find in perching dro 'Ght
Which threatcn'd sometime guile 10 cheat the mouth
Ofcrops aniic paed in the Spring,
For scarce drop weeks the clouds did fling,
But Heaven a, length reax'd lis stingy fist
And gave MS rain to end the dry Request.
Behold Mcleod, Esa.n's boas,iiil knight,
C;rab'd by oar Eagles claws and there held tight,
For taiina Durf'e's life AT Schlosser, fray
When the wrecked Carol ne sought NIagara's spray
Blniicd a out and torn by fangs oflaw,
Tried by n jury who spy oat flaw
And on their oath, Nj guilty do proclaim,
And he's let loose 10 gather up his fame
As hest he can, and 90 10 seek his house,
So then the mountain but produced n mouse.
We've seen how Grog1n lo1amr near the line,
OF British rule was k,lnap'd by design
OF wicked ruiiilns, and nj Montreal
Cl1pt into dungeon: and how after all
Like hot poiatoe by dog snAtche'l up,
Was quickly ct nj liberty 10 hop
Back TO oar Yankee sjl twas well they lid,
or leclons Of our boys with guns had made
Their tracks arrGs the lines, intent 10 take
The stolen pig, and made the ruiliins quake.
30 mrht muse dill she command more time,
Hi Off a scare more things in gnallng rhyme,
As how old England, China seeks 10 shake,
Tho half the globe apart for OPP mons sake,
And how Queen Vic has got son and her
For iritan's throne hul 10! we mus, f)rbe1r,
And wind m 70 its end this tedious mess
Meant f,rn New Year annual add css.
Goo bye then friends, lnly health and plenty chcr
Your lot; aud biz 'lro the cnsu ny year. }. j
Huntington, VI Jan. |, 1872