The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-12-22

and when have a convenient seasoo
will call for thee.
3 SIS When John heard these things he
would have reasoned the matter, Tor ne
was given to much speaking but she
commanded him to hold his peace.
Sc. Then he smote upon his breast.
and tore his hair, and rent his garments
and cried out, 10, have sought out ma
ny inventions and they have prohtted me
nothing.
T57 Then the people Of the west
brought unto the goddess man whose
name was CLAY. end they said let us have
this man 10 govern us.
So. And when she turned and beheld |
the man, she said unto them, oh, ye |
whose hearts are set upon strange con-
cei,s; whose wicked negotiations have
pursuaded you that ye are monsters and
not men; who have said unto my horse,
| thou art my brother ! unto the alligator,
thou art my sister; unto the steamboat,
thou art my father; and unto the soap
ping :hou art my mothers?
50. What would 20 that should do
unto you? Know yc not that this man
hath wasted his substance in riotous
living That he delighteth to be with
Kings, queens and kn0Oes. That he is a
vain booster, and 6raggeM even Of his
hands 2 ~
60 The wages of chief magistrate
would he seuander in one night He
10th in wait for foreign ministers, seeing
they are ignorant, and putteth trick up.
on them and takeih away their living,
/ ri l~t har
| 81. Yet notwithstanding your vain ina
ginations, know ye are goodly peo-
pie who love me and keep my command
ments; therefore for your sake will have
respect TO your wishes.
62. Go then and bring hi,her one
hundred thousand shekels of gold and
two hundred thousand shekels of silver
and give them TO him for support, and
he shall be your ruler. For it is not
meet that those who like him should pay
!; tribute that he may live
So. Then said one unto her, 10, mis-
tress, there is no gold in our land nor is
there any silver; but we will offer up a
burnt Offering of that which passe,h with
us for gold and silver, if so doing we may
hope for favor in thy sight.
81. But she turned deaf ear to these
: words.
65. Then said she unto the man CLAY,
get thee hence, take up thy Pack and
walk for will have no dealings with
thee
q 66. And they brought unto her ore
, ANDREW, whose sir name was JACKSON
; a mighty man of war, who slew the
, Psckenmites, the Keanites the rhorto.
mites and the Gibbsiies.
67. And when she saw the man AN.
DREW, she said, ha! a net tbs 1 pg tdS 3n.
mandmepts?
90. And no man dared 10 speak but
the elders looked on the roll which she
held IN her right hand, and ereaned in.
wardly but they held their peace.
I o9. And the Goddess untolded the
roll. and low it was pierced as with a
sword. And she said hath any man a..
moDg you done this thing bu, no man
answered.
70. Then said she unto ANDREW. thou
art the man and forasmuch as tbou
hearken nest not unto my counseis but FOL.
lowest the wicked imaginauons of ,bv
own heart, making thy own will law
unto thee,it is not meet that thou sbonlds,
rule over this people
n. Then did ANDREW blaspheme and
he smote upon the ground, and spurned
at the Goddess, lifting up his heels like
unto a Wild ass's colt.
72 And the people said stand asar oa
tor 10 he cavoitet6.
y 70. Now there was man of G.or.
ga, whose name was CRAwFoRp, who
had been tempted of devil, even dare
devil for twenty years and the height
OF this man was four cubi,s; from shonl.
der TO shoulder he measured two cubi,s
and his his arms were as weayers'
beams
"a And the people of the south bro,t
this man forth and placed him before the
Goddess, and said If it be thy pleasure
let US have this man to rule over US. for
he is aJust and true man, nevertheless,,hv
will, not ours be done.
IS. And when the multitude bebeId
the man Crawford they whispered one to
another, saying, is not this Goliab oil
Gath and others answering, said, nav,
tina, Goliah did David slay but this is
Goliah Of Georgia, whom the evil one
sought to Stay and thereafter prosecuted.
70. And when the goddess looked up |
on the man Crawford, she turned to the |
multitude, saying, this is a man after
my OVID heart, why should not he be |
chosens
II. Then rose up John the stripping
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