Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-07-26
From The augusta Chronicle.
BARNEY BLINN
"My voice is stiIl for w.r"-c,-

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lection or taxeollecting day. The whole stock
OF many OF these magazines consists Of a few
earthen jugs, a cask OF whskey or peach bran.
ny, and a keg OF tobacco, sometimes one NAV
observe a few faded pieces of calico, and a pair
or two OF shoes, but strong liquor is the princi.
pal and most profitable commodity, and IS dealt
out generally by the half pint.
At one of the stores of til. latter description.
| Glanced lately TO halt, having travelled for
several hours through a broling sun. Over
The door was nailed An old sign, embeIlished
with the words. (more ike Egyptian Hierog.
lyphlcs) Entertainment for men and beasts.
and on the side of the house was written with
chalk, WhIskey'-Brancy'- 'Tobacco'-Po
othce.' Around the door swarmed a band
OF that class OF people called hard workers and
hard drinkers, INDUCING freely in the inebria-
ting drsught, aud holding forth, most harmo.
niously, on the merits OF their horses, dogs and
rifles. AT intervals might be heard above the
eiamor otthe double jointed mob, the dulcet
exclamations ot-'muscle TO the back bone
swapping turtle'-'staud in my own shoes
''peart as a Coon'-'out gouge, out run. out.
jump tue best ieller on tue ground, &c. &c.
and now and then an oath, accompanied by a
loud whoop that would make the very welkin
ring.
My first impulse on behslding this hetero.
geneous assemblsge of men who we're every
one better than the best mSn on the ground
was to turn my horses bead another way and
be OFT in a tangent; but it was too late; they
espied me, and my umbrella was the subject of
their sport. One beloved ou;, and wished to
know 1t would have that ERE thing which !
leted over my head Shingled2 Another gigantic
fellow strobe forward like a COLOSSUS. and
seizing my bride, swore that should alighta and
7 drink with him or he NuOnIJ taba me- - -.
horse at one muuthtull And ! verify believe he
would have done it, for he had a mouth like
the whale that swallowed Jonah and would
nave thought no more of me than the huge
she cow did of Tommy Thumb. began 10
anticipate Very rough treatment, when the
mans little grey eyes, with eagle quiCkness,
glanced over me from head to foot. At length,
after he had taken my full breadth and altitude.
the natural ferocity ofhis looks gradually yiel.
ded to a good. natured smile, and began 10
tatter myself that he pitied me, when bursting
INTO a semi-laugh and semi roar, he exclaimed,
'mayhsp, Mister, zoe don't r~ecoIlect me? Pve
seen you afore at Squire Doodfs. when you
were going up country.-You know the muster
ground there, where Ispeechiied for Troup.
and got souced in mackerel brinel May | ne.
yer win a track of land, if you sha'nt take half
a + INT with mel Come-out stIrrhps;-Geor.
S~'N A'NN VI ltlfuSbs may pGs JUN
Quincy speaks big, and ends out ais regents to
give US the small. pox and rob our corri.cribs.'
The backwood's man had scarcely begun his
speech, before l recognized Barney Blum, and
shaking him by the hand q think | feel his
vice-hke grasp YETI dismounted, confident OF
safety under the wind of his protection. | was
received by Tom, Dick aud Harry with many
leers and jeers; and for the soul of ne, could
not keep from laughing lin my sleeve) at the
rough courtesy with which they all greeted a
'croney' of Mr.. Barney Bhnn's: each offered me
a half pint. after drinking three fourths OF it
himself, and solicited my suffrage in favor of
Barney! Thus the mystery ofati this respect
for my protection was unravelled-he was =
Candidate for the Legislature, and his pepper
and salt home spun coat, high crowned hat,
and clean linen shirt, clearly proved it.
After a trial of skill in workmanship, in
which Barney showed oft conspicuouly With
his gaunt yet H~erculesu figure, hawk eye, and
polished rife, the men collected under a thick
foliaged walnut, with their hearts soft with
whiskey and their heads soft with blows and
began a slang about politics. The spring of
Barney's genius was touched--he opened bis
mammoth Jaws, and the silence OF death reign.
ed around, except the occasional hiccup of a
a few Jolly topers' who widowed in the sand
'as drunk as a %coote~.' Barney began with a
few rolls of his little grey eyes, after pouring
down a good draught, hitehing up the waist
band of his inexpressbles, and mounting a
stump that was just at his elbow. 'Afore
begin the presmbulation, OF whstI am going
for to say, / will just mention, by way of in.
PROJECTION, that | hate the present ministration
as l do pole cat.'(Here a deep grosn was beard
among the auditors. and Barney made a pause
IAN awful pause'-lowering his shaggy eye
hrnvVa and plarinu. arOnnh with a mocf ominOus
expression of countenance; but nobody knew
from whence it came, 50 Barney proceeded
Il have done my damndest to castlgate q. them
which supports it; for the very root Off is rot
ten, so, sap, tree, and fruit must be rotten too.
| ha'nt read newspapers for nothing. GiheFsi
Government and the ministratlon are going in
Cabot to undermine and ~oSerrule the undertak-
ings Of the people of Georgia. Amt our prin-
ciples free liberty gratis for noihing2 (Hear,
hesr.) Amt Georgians sprung from a gene
wine stock of old continentalers, who was all
pluck to the marrow; (greGt eheering.) May
| walk rough shod through the Creek Nation a
fore l yield an inch of the plantations purchased
by the rightful Georgian treaty. Whoep Jst-
lers) Besides, l and mother has got two draw
in the Land Lottery together, and | ba'nt no
notion o. seeing our own sacred invisible vester'
ed rights sacrificed afore our own faces. Troup
is the man of my cut-mought be a
better, mayhsp; but damme. if he ha'nt
more real blood in his little finger than
would swim a horse-U Gr 1Vhoop) II am up
sfore you, my boys, as a candidate for Legisla
ter-you knows me to be no fool in national
affairs, and therefore must help me out. lwll
oppose the elevation of any Adams TO the Con-
gressionsl chair of State, for reasons best
known to myself, which | will tell you now a.
tout.