Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-09-03

~ was as lair morning as one would
wish To behold. when, obeyinr the call OF the
rolling drum, Captain Blinn, marched with
measured step 10 the muster ground, wing a
PUCK tail stuck IN his hat, and woollen sash
lied round his body, whereby was suspended
n large cut-and- thrust sword, which from its
venerable appearance, might have been the
very same weapon which Goliath drew up.
| on the heroic David but il was not.
On his right shoulder lay knot of plas-
| tered yellow cotton, which passed for an ep
aulette ot commissioned officer.
Shoulder arms" exclaimed the double
lungcd Commander, and general confusion
| ens6ed among the hroomsticks and cornstalbs
Right face - Keep off on my heels, '-'
| reckon you don't know your right arm from
ien, iIvs another. Silence :" thunders
,narnoy bhnn, Instruments tune) bass drum,
nan& snardrum, rub rub Gno, tootle too
Tic ougIe taratatoira Quick time--ior-
"ard march! Music strike up
Come all ye bold Georgian,
I'll have you for to know,
That for to fight the enemy
We're going for to gon'
lake care TO wheel TO the right-march,
forrsd march Trail arms shoulder arms
6y hies to the front, form pl,,oons. march ="
mus they proceedOd. hipgledy piggledly,
one tumbhng over the other, until they had
arrived at Esq. Dodd's, where they were
greeted by loud cheering of legion of ray
ged urchns, who rushed out of school in spite
at the threatening shake of their old peda.
| gogues hickory switch. But what inspired
| the warriors most, and brought the glow of
| conscientious pride in their leather counten-
| ances, was the smile ola band of fair specta-
tors, who stood crammed together in the
windows, and the piazza, which stretched
along the front of the squires house. A nod
| rom inc gallant captain sufficed as hint,
~ me military band struck up the fashionable
| AR OF =" Foley put the kettle on"
Halt .-front-left, no-rio Int dress bacl,
| there, back, heads up-eyes right steadily
now front, order arms - A bucket of wills.
Key now went MS merry round. much Ia the
encouragement of hOme manufactures, for no
man Tell short of half pint, the usual gauge
| OF backwnodsman who knows the true use
of his guile.
AT the roll of the drum, 4 fine plump coun-
| Try lass slept sneakingly from the crowd of
damseis' bearing standard, or rather a yard
| or two OF white hCme spun with n turkey
buzzard surrounded by thirteen black lnstres
! worked IN the centre, over the whole in
blazing letters of broad cloth, was worked
| the motto, Georgia and State Rights"
| Inc ahashed damse. (who but for her
bushes, would have borne fine semblance
to Joan of Arc, when that inspired heroine
| stood with her conntry's banner upon the bat
Elements a. Orlean's) after sniveliing q little
10 give interest TO her appearance, held the
banner out, ana spoke as follows: Gentlemen
th's here hag, which is worked by the gals
OF onl school, hand o7er to you. II posi-.
bly, may happen, that some of these DAYS YOU
may he called To saryice to fight for the rights
of your State aud all we'vo cot 90 x.asl -
that you won disgrace 1t by running from
your enemies"
Captain Blinn stepped in front ofthe ranks
and, with The air of one who is aware of
Knowing something about such matters, sa-
luted the fair dOner with three several -four.
ishes ofhis sword, and low congee. After
| taking tho standard, and charpinG his mouth
| with new qud, he thus addressed her in
| behalf ID his associates g. We accept of this
ere tiag, main from you and the other gals,
| with genervrne old continental prevad.
ing our breasts and | reckon here's not 4
| Fellow amongst us that would not die to de-
Tend IT.. is there my boys? (No.-no.) We
are all pn(iticks now days and these ere is
pretty 'lcklis times hot the devoice on this
ere coIpr shall bring to mind the prelogdtivrs
OF our state, and of the duty we owe Koski-
asko Palask, De Kalb, and the rest of our
toreiatliers who bled and died for the invisible
| rights OF Ameriky. Has Georgia not eau Sc
TO stand by her arms Is she not consulted.
invested of her territories, and tramped
down under the feet OF Gin'ral Government,
ana the men OF the coalitions l. she not held
up TO contrsion ? and as Jack Spere says, do
| they moi bite their thumbs in scorn? Yes
| ma am but we are the bows for defending
state rights and Creek or Cherokee, or any
otHer oil the Animal9ermalion party shall not
make US huge an inch. cloud cheering. }
| NV constituents have elected me to the Le-
gIslatof; they know I'm rail opLositioncr,
Fore b,yo oil :
| iur no ministrati0n man is To- be depended
upon, therefore will say that all who march
under this flag shall be for Jack son, or may
be guInsqulzzled if I'll take IL Maybe YOU
! don Know what cOrruptious duipgs are 90
| ing on 10 inlure our canderdatcs, who is fat.
tlcally called Cincin Natty, that being tn.
name of q brave Cherokee Chief who died
OF eating wild parsniPs They say that he
| Killed six militia men, and served them I'D at
the election barbocuc-That he shot a man
III cold blocd-that he traduced the affections
! oi his wife, and so fnrth-but il is a lie, and
I'm muscle aud bone for the Teller that siys
| IT is mt And who are them that supports
| the minlstraton Their deeds will give an
answer. They have forged letters, they have
| brlbed newspapers, the vehicles of public
| depInion; they're constituting ratifyinp n
wOolen's bill, which will excriminate the SOU
ta%rn trade they're shaking hands with the
| niggers OF The territory of Hayti, and ebet-
ting the English in making the Greeks as
themselves. They are leagued with one
Colonel Trade, a rank Hartford cOnventioneI;
they are playing billiards; they are eating
/ public dinners, wasting public pens and
travelling in stage coaches Who's here that
! will not say that these ere do;ngs Is not igno.
mineous2 cloud shouts,) Hurra me boys /!
GeorgIans Is puck--dowr with the colola.
| ton up with CincY Naiiy--Icady, aim, FIRE.
No sooner was the word given, then the
instruments of death answered with a pop
! bang--whiz boom--which harmoniouslv
4 blended with the Instruments bang-rub q
b-tootle-tOUtle--and temotata.
Punnipg.--A gentleman, SAYS n late
London paper, walking past Westmin
ster bridge, inquired how lhe bridge an
swered. The reply was ready and wit
ty-" II you'll step to the gate you'll
| he foWd"