Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-08-06
From the Georgia Courier.

mountains. I called a, coIerahle decent pubic
house, wnere were collected together large
company Of stout looking men. was invited
10 light aud take something TO drink, but had
my fears in complying, from The appearance oil
the multitude. Near the fence stood large
stack Of risile guns, ard besides, there were
present several surly looking fellows, with one
eve only, The loss Of the other, / supposed 10
have happened from well known exercise
which is prsc,ised hereabouls. Seeing my si>
tua,ion. one who appeared to be leader among
them. told me never to fear. Ave" said he,
care all bear hunters of the FIRST grill, and have
come to hear Capt. S9uin,y make speech "a
bout Old Hickory and MIR. Quincy. Light!
light! he has treated 10 FIVE galons--lt is now
Oh that old work bench; light aud fear nothing
This good-natured appeal had the desired ell
fect.-the honest mountaineer tied my horse,
and the orator mounted The old work bench,
surrounded BY mixed auditory OF bear hunts
ers, Jugs of whiskey, and bear dogs, and after
ridd .ne himself OF hat, shot bag and hachet-
bell. he gave three hens, and commenced an
GRAFTON that would have made George MoDutfie
or Biny Philips, creep through kcy-hole. AS
the captain afterwards favored me with his ma
nuscript, can give it verbaiim-as follows:
"Gen,lemen-To pretend 10 say envy thing
to you, short Of what inted 10 say would be
saving what never intended. We, the nashun
of the United Ststs Of Buncum, fully declar
our in,enshuns as FREE and independent bear
hunters, in spight If southrun cotton packers
aud Yankee ptdiars. We, through our orator
declare our mines an noshuns about president
10 serve US; and as TO common polly ticks, about
cleaning rivers and lrveling mountins, we me-
yer bother our beds about them. When we
shute, we shute To xii, aud this one grand rea-
sun why we declerr for Old Hickory. He shot
IN Kill. and il a BE- en- any other way how do we
NO b,t.Kiog G.oIg W aid had his throne on the
blew ridp by tins time: Old Hiickry is the man.
Then away Cou6sh and Irish 'ers, and let Us
have Irish taters and bearmesI! Three cheer 81
Yes, he shodr Ginrul Paekupham wha' was ment
BY meme meme tickle for him. When h" te', ne
tho, for wunce thai the Wtry uppsraan regn"m
was but a pore argument. lHere the captain
was stop, ard desired 10 speak pure mountain
liavo.) We'll, as Was saying. CESS, as me
ya,ky saws, thar old Hickory must have iai' IN
his slra,e % see the British nashun Of Yelling,
tuns suuashed at slam. II is snuf; aud we
ought to be well pleased TO assume The HE con-
6tens in ourselves to raise old HiCkf, To the
preat arm cheer OF the United States as wen
of the Yanky cuntry and Suthern provinces
am t~ulv willing to fors4ik bear hunting and
even chestnut gathering, for such prospect
(Hurraw Tor old Hlckry.J
aAway then w.t. John Qhincie! we want no
better fruit than Htkry fruit, and as TO Gum
cies we can do well enuf without them. l-e'
John Quisw turn the Massysippi over the
maintains. and through the great oshun 10 the
n,v discovered land of Goldfish, and let him and
The >Y.nkys eat EN- all up, stude without
mackrel and ,aters; but let US moununeers oe
ever rue 20 our country, our wives, and our RI
fes9 il vain may they tax of lesiin mountins,
las is done in Chiny,) of maxim mill cre'k'
l,rpe rivers and canauls, Steamboat ctrcum'"
kuShups, and g,avitashuns, by internal improve
m.nis and e:urnal approbashuns OF mu"y.-
Civ US our much esteemed and high honoured
old Hickory, and we never will bother our nod
dies about them. (Cheers-Hulrd Tor INT
mountains) Again: We want none of Them
civil, cold blooded pollytishuns, who would
have their noses pulled without scufti no,
we wan, man Of spunk, fearless OF blood, he
and smoke--none Of your Passyhcaiers or L.
fsma Misshunaryes without spark oi on'mn
foruado. You know my pluck-my motto got
from SharkspaI'.
clay on and cuf-and gouge him till he says enufi-
If civil pollvtieks takes the run, II VIII take
ten bear skins piece for us TO pay our pole
tacks one year. A Millintary justice oil the
Peace for the whole Union, viii see 20 better
things and then let our Abuthnotts. AmoiIs-
sizes, red sticks and rallishoopers, stand out OF
his sunshine. Yes, Hickry puts me in mind oil
OLD Dioger e., o. Geese, who told Elbk OF Mas
sydon To stand out OF his sunshine. He is tn"
man for me. Hail mysterious chief! When
unborn milyons shall breathe the pure moun>
tain are, they will often lay aside their rifles
and hear dogs to read OF those respendid hon.
GUS! Happy man! Go, ard carry with you
our sincere thanks and highes adora>huns. -
The orator ceased, but so swee'ly 1t dwe't up
mr. The ear that for awhile | thought him still
speaking After small space Of time, vo, al
music struck up--a stout young man sung The
" eli known tune Of" Molly put the kettle on"
sc. mounted my horse and rode away, tull OF
the thoughts of he Presidential Election
WANDERER.
The Greeks ascribe the invention OF hours 10
Apaximapdrr. who probably received II from