The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-06

MIR. EDiroR; wish, through your paper to adj
lNl dress myself TO your citizens and, as am a
stranger to your City and to your Laws, and as have
for the purpose of trade, should be glad TO be
informed OF the extent Of my rights. wish to sell,
in your market, Himan's hone and srop for knives
and razors. have with me some help fer that pur-
pose. The article is reputed, in New York aud Phil
aelpba, to be equal at least to any in and as
your authorities have minated that have not the
right to sell them, except at wholesale, the effect
must be TO debar me from privilege which think
can claim as an American manufacturer aud agent
Now, If was witty, and if had time,
! would write you a ditty, and put il in rhyme;
! am but Yankee, and viii mol deny it,
But I've got good Strop, ard want you TO try it.
Although Pm a Yankee, know what is just
But, submit to your laws, you say that must;
If your statutes were iust why would not complain
Although should suffer in purse or by pain.
Now laws, to be just, must be equal to ALL
The high and The low, and the great aud the small
And now, then, suppose that you send To New York
For a market for bacon, for ham, or for pork
Or il, sir, by chance it should be some tool
Such as axes, or hoes, or else milk STOOL
Now what should you say, sir, If we were TO nab
The product of labour BY the hands Of free grab,
And take all the profits that ever you made
BY labor or skill and the laws Of free trade?
1t would not be just, sir, and canaot be right
Although you should say that they have the might.
And now then once more, sir permit me to tell
My object is this am wishing TO sell
Hone and Strop for your razors, that's all
Which think can't be beat-though the price is but
small.
| have brought them some dstance-and wish they
will sell
And if you'll permit me, III try to do WELL
BY being industrious to spread them about,
So that all may shave clean before they go out.
Now shaving IS duty man to his wife,
Aud sweethears and lasses who are dearer than life
I'm sure you can't do it with per ect delight,
Without you've my strap by day or by night.
And if you allow it I'll not shave you much
For the price that you'll pay you'll never b,gruteh,
Orif you should do So why, all can saw
Is give me the strop and I'll return you your pay
Your merchants all grumble, and say it's not fair
To ALLOW Yankee dealers to sell out their ware
For they clam the right to shave you by law,
Although they have done so until you are
Why not, then, allow me the right of free trade,
TO sell you myself the goods have made,
Right then in the centre OF Columbia fair
Without begging or buying from Council or Mayor.
Oh may we be wise in this land of the free,
And protect each other wherever we be-
Then say 10 each State, from the East TO the West
From the North to the South, YOU with freedom
blest.
To sell when you can wherever you find
The cash IN the pocket and willing mind,
Unless you perchance should be buying to SELL
Which all men do know is peddling full well
And now I'll appeal to the of the free,
To ask for their verdict wherever they be;
And hope they will say as fancy they will,
You've the right, sir, TO yend your labor and skill"
And now, sir, I'll sum up and wind up my warn;
My object IS this, SIR Pm wishing to learn,
Without paying school bill Of at least score,
Which with cost and yexation would make il much
moie.
June 6-lts A. HARVEY