Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-27
REFORMATION OF DEMOCRACY.
The Goose- PEaoker' 3 fxazes.
OR


Those who read the Albany Register will
recollect, that il was announced in that pa.
psr of the s h Of May, that Federalism zocs
s1sad and buried Ever since that time, the
spropit have been expecting that Democracy
would have a, eaper and dance on the grave
ofi,s old rival. The proper period for this
grand affair, however, ehad not arrived, 1t
-seems, until Mr.. To,nkins was saorn into
-@ofice for his second term, which took place
ION Sunday the first Of July.
On The morning following, the Jubilee
began, and in the course OF the day, De
anocracy was crowned. | pass oyer every
thing Of minor consequence, to give a MI
spu,e description of the grand (tor every
sthing was grand triumphal procession.--
And here engage, if any thing important
10 omitted, or not painted In coiors suaici-
-ently glowing, to make amends by prompt
correction, on the intimation of The COM
-mittee of arrangement"
Order Of the Procession.
4. A herald, with a trumpet: bearing
sescroll: " Democracy triumphant, and we
:.sare safe again"
9. A large car, drawn BY SIX jack-asses,
a sand bearing bass wood cssk of enormous
Aasize, appars n,ly very foul, and branded on
ssshe bilge, ''STAE PARTY" In one end of
ssfhe cask, very near the bottom, Faucet,
3 also made of bass wood, and branded SIS.
Al This Faucet appeared to have been much
worn, or very i'll made a, first, for the dregs
: of the cask were continually dripping thro'
IT. On the top of the cask vent pin, Ell
ihsr Of cork or bass wood, marked. !. V.
Ny. a constant Kissing and sputterng
at this vent. indicated that the contents OF
the cask wtse*in a state of great fermenta-
toni ;,
8. An OK, led by swo,sturdv men, and
sntaegled III ribbons, tied in '9s15lc bo7p-
k7ots, bearing flag, inscribed, D. D.
t." Fhe remainder of the inscription
was write in letters SO small as to BELLE
gihiesto spectators.
4 "A superb piece of carved work, re-
presenting a man plucking golden feathers
from goose, mounted ON carriage drawn
BY several mules, with the following IN :
scriptiun:
s The puttic is a goose. and any manoshas
sill not pluck quill when he has IA op-
portunity is fool
S. A horse cart, laden with bundles, OF
straw and 1000 quit claim deeds-labelled,
/" democratic votes" The cart branded,
:. state manageys' aesv diligence The
driver of the cart holding pair OF scales
10 the prepondsrasing scale " corruption; :,
in the other, :. fair, suffrage" A scroll
hanging from the pocket---" Without such
means, the conflict Would be hazardous.
EIr was observed by many, that the horse
which drew this cart, was guided solely by
halter
6. Domini Wigton, chaplain to his ex-
celiency dressed IN very long cloak made
oil such thin materials, that every body coale
see through it.
q. A large chest, communicable wheels
drawn by great number of people, with
baneapes over their eyes. The chest la
belled !" SCHOOL FUND" and >appa
rsntlv very strong and well secured; but
hax,or crrta,nN concealed apertures, isto
which a few people mighs run their arm:
and empty ths chess.wnh IMMUNITY. Ovei
one of these apertures had been written
I" Sure reject FOR needy cousins but II wa
nearly effacea by scratches and blols. O'
tht l,d'of ne chest was written, slearnm,
for thrpeople
8, and.last. Another herald with trum
pet. hsaring crown, composed OF gouf'
vines. dandy lions, nish,shade, and .goos
fsathsrs.