Thy face lile copper-kettle glows, And like brass-knocker is thy nose ;— What though thy talents for haranguing, Would cost a school-boy many a banging, With half an hour to hem and stammer Thou ne'er spok'st three words sense nor gram mar Since Ireland, with her modern Gracchi, With patriots met for legislation, In spite of Nature, spite of Fate, Thou shalt be dubb'd "LYON THE GREAT!" Ye Vermont yeomen be contented, Although by Lyon represented, For if the creature was a monkey, He'll make us justices of peace, Though simple as a flock of geese; For clever folks at Castleton, Who had been squires, I'll bet a shilling, * Alias, with a head like a block or mallet. † A small village in Vermont. The simpletons of this sorry hamlet were gulled to vote for our demagogue by fair promises of promotion. The legislature, however, with whom rested the power of making appointments to offices, did not think proper to ratify these promises. POLITICAL SQUIB. Simon Spunkey, Esq. showeth, that the prayer of a certain " Memorial," " from Matthew Lyon, stating his pre-eminent qualifications for a seat in our national legislature, is just and reasonable.-Talketh big words to con gress, and threateneth to overturn their apple-cart, and set his foot in it! PRAY what can mean this mighty pother Our famous chieftain, Colonel Lyon, A dress, which friends and foes declare And hie to congress, with petition, Lyon, like jacobin of spirit,:: That he was chosen, last December, Now should you, sirs, refuse his claim, His brother beasts would cry for shame! All, wild and tame, like Balaam's ass, Exclaim, how came this thing to pass! 2 K But federalists, a stubborn pack, Still grope in errour's mazy track; They say, that Lyon's votes were few, That half he claims are not his due. What, cannot common sense be taught them? The votes were his, because he bought them! I'll tell you how he paid the cost, And purchased many, which he lost. To drive his patriotick plan on, Cast many a handsome five-pail kettle, To any mountaineer, or peasant, Who would procure him votes in plenty,- Now, Messrs. Congress folks, I trow, Or else in these hard times, and critical, |