American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-07-31

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freely in the incbriating draught, and holding FORTH
most tremendously, on the merits Of their HORSES
dons and rifles AT intervals might be heard above
the clamor Of the double jolntcd mob, the duicet
ordinations of muscle to the back BONE
Swapping turtle. stand in my own SHOES
.peart as 'Cooa'-s ont-gouge. out-run, outjump
The best Teller on the ground,' &c. &c.-and now
and then an oath. accompanied by a loud whoop
that would make the very wekn ring.
MY first impulse on behoding tins heterosehe
Gus assemblage Of men who were every one pet
ter than the best man ON the ground" was to turn
nv hesse's head another way and be oil IN tan
gent: but it was too late ; they espied me, and my
umbrella was the subject Of their sport One bel
lowed out. and wished to know if ! would have
that 'ere thing which toted over my head sim.
rlpd? Another gigantic fellow strobe forward
like COLOSSUS, and selling my bride. swore that
should alight and drink with him, or ne would
take me and nv horse at one mouthful. ANA
verify believe he would have done it, for he had a
mouth like the whale that swallowed Jonah ana
would have Thought no more Of me than the huge
She cow did Of Tommy Thumb began to
anticipate very rough treatment, when the mans
little grey eyes. with eagle quckness, glanced over
me from head to foot At length, after be had
taken my full breadth and altitude, the natural
ferocity Of his looks gradually yielded to good
natured smile, and began to flatter myself that
he ptied me. when bursting into a semi-laugh and
semi-roar, he exclaimed, "mayhap. Mister, voc
don't recofeet me ? I've seen you afore at Squire
Dood's, when YOU were gcing up country.-You
know the muster ground there, where speechihed
for rroup, and got souced in mackerel brine Ma,
never win track Of land, # you sha'nt take half
a pint with me! Come out strrups ;-Geor-
gians never was afeared, though, may be, John
Quincy speaks big, and sends out his regents to
give Us the smallpox and rob our corn-cribs."
The backwood's man had scarcely begun his
speech. before recognized Barney Binn, and
shaking him BY the hand q think feel his vice
like grasp YETI dismounted, confident OF safety
under the wind of his protection. was received
by Tom, Dick and Harry, with many eers and
jeers and for the soul of me, could not keep from
laughing lin my sleeve at the rough courtesy with
which they all greeted croney'' Of MIR. Barney
Blin's each offered me hall pint, after drinking
three fOurhs of it himself, and solicited my sun
rage in favor of Barney! Thus the mystery OF all
this respect for my protection was unravelled-he
was candidate for the Legislature, and his pep
pcr-and salt home spun coat, high crowned hat.
and clean linen shirt, clearly proved it.
After trial Of skill in Workmanship, in which
Barney showed of conspicaously with his gaunt
vet Herculean figure, hawk eye, and polished rifle.
the men collected under thick foliaged walnut,
/" with their hearts soft with whskey and their
politics The spring Of Barney's genius was touch
ed-he opened his mammoth Jaws, and the silence
Of death reigned around. except the occasional
hiccup Of few "jollv topers" who walowed IN
the sand as drunk as cooter.' Barney began
with few rolls of his little grey yes, after pour
ing down good drausht, hitchns up the waist
band Of his inexpressbles, and mounting stump
that was Just at his elbow. "Ature begin the
preambulation, Of what am going for to say,
CO apt,o hx,, rs ,ptrn tlaS
hate the present ministration as do a pole-cat."
(iIere deep groan was heard among the auditors,
and Barney made pause. an awful pause"-
lowering his shaggy eyebrows and glaring around
with most ominuus expression of countenance
but nobody knew from whence it came, so Barney
proceeded) -" | have done my damndest to cast
gate all them which supports it; for the very root
OF it is rotten. so, sap tree, and fruit mnst be rot
ten too. ha'nt read newspapers for nothing.
Gneral Government and the ministration are go
ing in cahoot to undermine and override the under
takinss OF the free people Of Georgia. Amt our
principles free liberty gratis for nothing? (Hear,
hear,) Ant Gcorgans sprung from genewine
stock OF old continentalers, who was all pluck 10
the marrow; Cgrsnt eheerins.) May / walk
rough shod through the Creek Nation afore yield
an inch Of the plantations purchased BY the right
iul Georgian treaty. Tphoop Jeilers.) Besides,
and mother has both got two draw in the Land
AosseiJ suSctheis anu ld III no UOtlOn o seeing
our own sacred invisible yestered rights sacrificed
afore our own faces Tronp is the man Of my cut
-mousht be better, mayhap; but, dainme, If he
ha'ns more real blood in his little finger than would
swim horse Var ,choep Ill am up afore you,
my boys, as candidate for Legislater-you knows
me to be no fool in national affairs, and therefore
must help me out. Twill oppose the elevation Of
any Adams to the Congressional chair Of State
tor reasons best known TO myself which will tell
you now about.
There is too much dcprc,iations and extraviga
ton with the peoples monev-- Fifty-sir thousand
dollars has been reprobated for quantity Of bill
Gus balls, which is sartin cure for severs, being