Besides, I fancy that his HIGHNESS,
Wont treat his Eulogist with shyness,
But compliment me with a pension,
And fine things which I need not men tion.

For Canto Fourth of this my Poem,
Read by his Mightiness, will show him,
He has a friend, expert enough in,
The Chesterfieldian knack of-puffing.

But please his Highness-ship, I wont
Be Deputy to Mr. Hunt ;-101

100 From petty Juryman to King.

Among other arguments in favour of melting down our government into a Democracy, we have seen it advanced, that if this were effected, the people would increase their power and their privileges, by having every office in the government at their own direct and immediate disposal. The consequence of this, however, would be, that the only mode for obtaining office, would be to turn demagogue, and flatter and cajole the populace. But this kind of office-hunting, would be submitted to by none but men who are very unfit to be employed in any public capacity, and a government of bad men would give us of course, a bad government.

No,-were it offer'd, 'twould be vain, he
Wont catch me in Louisiana.

101 Be Deputy to Mr. Hunt.

The appointment of Mr. Hunt to be Governor of a District in Louisiana, exhibits high proof of Mr. Jefferson's solicitude to reward merit and long tried and faithful services. It is true that this gentleman is yet a boy in years, to say nothing of his intellect; but his exertions in favour of Mr. Jefferson have been to the full amount. of his abilities. Only those who are best acquainted with his Excellency Governor H-t, can appreciate the stupendous degree of discernment, which Mr. Jefferson has displayed in his appointment..

CANTO V.

THE GIBBET OF SATIRE.

ARGUMENT:

THE Bard proceeds in an ungrateful
Task, which is, hangman-like, and hateful,
A gang of hypocrites t' expose,

And deeds of infamy disclose;

And on the rack of satire, stretches
A set of weak and wicked wretches,
Whose inauspicious domination

Portends destruction to the nation.

YE Tories, Demo's, Antifeds,

Of hollow hearts, and wooden heads,
In Washington's own estimation,
The curses of our Age and Nation.102

102 The curses of our Age and Nation.

General Washington expressed this idea in his letter to Mr. Carrol.

Who and what are ye, Patriots stout,
For freedom, who make such a rout?
Ye are, or should be, men, I'm sure,
Whose hands are clean, whose hearts are pure.

O yes! your purity so nice is,

The best among you have your prices ;108
Flour-Merchants, public defalcators,104
Horse Jockies, swindling Speculators.-

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103 The best among you have your prices.

Citizen Fauchet, of glorious memory, in his intercepted letter, (which caused the dismission of citizen Randolph, also of glorious memory, the virtuous author of the precious confessions) has the following passage: "Mr. Randolph came to see me with an air of "great eagerness, and made the overtures of which I gave "6 you an account in my No. 6.-Thus, with some thou"sands of dollars, the Republic of France could have de"cided on CIVIL WAR, or on Peace! Thus the consciences of the pretended patriots of America, have already their prices! What will be the old age of this government, if it is thus early decripid!" See Phocion's Pamphlet.

104 Flour-Merchants, public defalcators.

The "precious confessions" of Pseudo-Patriot Randolph, are too well known to require any elucidation