SOLON ROBINSON, 1840 137 



Too long have we felt "the spoiler's" power, 



Too long have we bowed down to a master, 



At length's arrived the trying hour, 



To break our chains or rivet them faster — 



Up, up and away, see the foe's around us, 



Let all who loath the "specie order," 1 



Come join our standard, our hope is boundless, 



We'll send to the ranks of the foe, disorder — 



The great Van Buren did boasting say, 



That "in the footsteps of the hero he'd follow," 



Let his words prove true, and we'll help him on his way, 



Till he rests in the dark region of "sleepy hollow" — 



For Harrison the brave, the Cabin boys will go, 



As men who for liberty fight in good order, 



Our war cry, "the grave" or "our country we'll save," 



When we meet on the Tippecanoe border — 



In treacherous hands our country has fallen, 



The dark soul of Benton 2 has cause to repent it, 



But to "expunge" them, 3 the people now call on, 



The brave, the honor'd, the free, and true independant, 



To rally around our "log cabin" standard, 



And march to the battle in strength & in good order, 



And play the rogue's march till we drive back the 



vanguard, 

 Of the Treasury plund'rers, far over the border — 



1 An order of secretary of the treasury, July 11, 1836, directed 

 that payment for public lands (except in certain cases in Vir- 

 ginia) be made to government agents in gold and silver only. 



2 Thomas Hart Benton^ born Hillsboro, North Carolina, March 

 14, 1782; died Washington, D. C, April 10, 1858. Senator from 

 Missouri, 1821-1851, and representative, 1853-1855. See Dictionary 

 of American Biography, 2:210-13. 



1 This refers to a resolution introduced into the Senate by Benton 

 to erase from the Journal the censure concerning the bank contro- 

 versy passed by the Senate on Andrew Jackson, March 28, 1834. 

 First introduced in 1834 and passed January 16, 1837. 



