Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-09-27

The steam boat Nrglna, Capt. Pemberton,
was lost few days ago, while ascending the
Mississippi, near the Grand Tower.
A new Political and Historical Poem,
entitled CHE New HoBBY-A TALE
OF ILLINOIS" will shortly be published,
OF (which the following extract is offered
as a specimen. II will readily be seen
that the principal incidents OF this york
are of modern date, and mostly confined
10 events of the last winter at Vandalia.
The writer deals largely in facts, occa-
sionally DEPRESSING from events that hap
pened, into Illustrative episodes. When
The political principles and manners of
the leading men of country become
such as 10 require reform, the sa,irist is
not the least successful in producing such
result The good humor of the author
ws believe will be received as evidence
oil bis wiss TO do good, rather than graf
~ private feeling; and we hope i, will
be generally read, even by those whose
conduct ialls under the writer's censure.
Men desirous of doing good often prof
by the rebukes and censures of their enc
miles. |. Is our wish that such NAV BIZ
she fleet Of his work. 1t will be pub.
llshed as soon as practicable, in pam
phlet OF about SO pages, with BREWER
type.
Thus, it was settled TO denounce
Hansen tory knave at once;
And after dubbing him refugee,
Proceed to blow hT'up-in ei;igy;
And those we'd reason to suspect,
Subrcrib'd bond 10 that effect.
With this the meeting then broke up,
And sailed forth 20 take cup
OF good hot. new, convention wbiskey,
In order to feel fine and flisky.
Soon was each good convention fellow.
1t not quite drunk-at least right mellow,
And most internally intent
On having fun and dcvilnent.
And nova figure made Of straw,
Blazing afar, the people saw;
While we surrounded it, and cried
',Down. down with Hansen's power and pride!'
And many a loud and wild halloo
Sounded the pitohy darkness through;
For soon the powder in the figure
Went off without a touch Of trigger;
And nlew-as high as we could blow,
The ehigy of our new foe
"Huzza for the convention % bawl'd
The men--doss howi'd, and women squalrd
"IIuzza for the convention
Bring out wha, Ter will make noise;
Let's march through all the streets in town,
And turn Vandalia upside down.
Ho! John Of Paincourt-lead the van,
For you're the only sober man;
And you we call, though Missourian,
To guide the boys and keep their fury in.''
So bawi'd MRode from off stump
On which he'd cliIn'd-(he could MT Jump
With most emphatic oaths and curses,
Which i'll beft our sober verses.
And so we started with rabbe,
Whose tongues would silenc'd those at Babel:
Judges and Senators and members,
Negroes ard blackguar,ls torul'd our numbers,
With cowbells ra',ling-tin horns blowing
Drums beating, all the men holoong-
And e'en the dogs jon'd in the chorus,
Howling to shew that they were for us;
While the C-J-e, every breath
Cried out, " Convention slaves /! or death !"
They say, one roaring fellow burst his
Huge throat, in vying with c. J-e.
Hover thai be-his hono1's throat
OF wild affray gave dreadful note
Thus march'd and beloved we that night,
eroaning at Coles with all our might
And Churchill whom we ovid spite
Still stopping, where We could annoy
Those who had most DISTURBED our joy;
Till tired at last, we skulk'd to bed,
And rested many an aching head
PRESEN MENT.
Communicated for publication by order of the
e~.nd Jury.)
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Madison Circuit Court, September Term 1928.
The Grand Jurors Of the People of the
state OF Illinois, residents Of the county