Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-22
and l know not what Of other instruments

took this opportunity to 30 below, to run
among the groups, in order to see the curiosties.
The area was covered all over with men, ladies,
and children. The portico was full Of ranges Of
seats. all occupied. Four brass field pieces high.
ly polished, were directed toward the dancers, II
may be, to accustom them to these speaking In
struments. Over the cannon were pyramids OF
candles. some fifteen feet in height, in each cor
ner Of the area. Near them also were large can
non balls, and matches, torches mean. already
for battle. Under the staging for the band' were
iron pieces Of ordinance, with their mouths TO-
wards the company. Back Of them were hVe
ranges Of supper tables. Crossing the columns
festOoned and arched, were the names OF 'he
notification districts. Around the columns
were wreaths Of palmetto. Between the columns
were medallions, with embematic devices, on
which were compliments to distinguished multi
fiers in South Carolina Calhoun had one, and
was called (" the great luminary." McDuffie
had one, and was said ''to have the eloquence OF
Henry. and the heart Of Hampden." Hayne
had one, with an extract from one Of his speech.
es. Hamilton had one With have forgotten
what. w. r Davis and Burnwell had only one,
with compliment. which was not fair; for why
should they not have had one apiece! Pinckney
had one. Sumpter had one, and was called an
old cock, whose last crow was for liberty" Jsi'
ferson had one, with an urn on it, in which were
many devices. Turnbul had one, which called
him Brulus. In short, they made all Romans or
some thing else of almost all the nulli6ers. Lii.
berty had her medalicns. {" The bloody bill'
was figured forth as .. the disgrace of the Anne
rican Senate" Free Trade and State Rights had
their medallion. Loud sounding sentiments.
lots of poetry, with the repeated quotation from
jefferson, :. null fcaiion is the righyM remedy"
also stared Us in the face
ENJOYING all this, and thus in the heart nf the
nullIfiers' camp, ran around among gentlemen
and ladies', with that perfect independence in
which obscurity always clothes one. knew but
few, and could not find that few very often in the
multitude. Here was bevy OF ladies, discuss
ing the merits Of Yankees aud Yankee women, -
There is platoon oversweepng and demol'shng
half formed cotillion. Here was the Governor
Of he State. in cap. plume, and epaulettes, with
his amiable lady. wearing the cockade OF Carroll.
ma. There, Elk. Go, ernor Hamilton, Emperor OF
the South, with his suite around him, Tar less hum
ble than Napoleon, when only trampns over
the thrones Of Europe, though he, with Carolina
alone, was triumphing over twenty three COME
derated nations, reaching almost over the nall
of one vast continent. Here was a cluster OF
Generals, and Colnnels. and Captains, epauletted
feet or, perchance. spurs sticking into their heels.
There, a body of men. Wanting the proves OF
Carolina. and glorying in the sight before them,
with hearts beating high, as they run their eyes
over the four brass field pieces, and the gitterng
ba yonets enrirciins the pillars. 'Carnlina,"
8. Carolina" it was all Carolina with them. -
:. Who will not stand oy Carnlina?' "Whose
heart dues not beat for Carolin?' "Who does
not think Carolina is imnoral" F." Brave Caro-
lima" 8. Magnanimous, chivalrous Cardinal
1.-The HAYNES. the Hamiltons. the Sumpters,the
Pin, kneys, the Calhouns. the MrDuthes, the
Millers, the Turnbulls, Of Cardinal "HuZ-
"a tor Caroliua!" These were the EXPLANATIONS
or motros. The people, men. women, aud chill
dren, are all mad There is no dong any thing
with such people, unleas you put straight
Jacket on them, and that will never do in this free
country. Talk of qualification dying! it is non
sen Sc, where YOU work upon the passions and the
feeling Of the people with such shows. Every
man and child there will live and die nullter.
had half mind to become one myself.
Wearied with running round and gaping,
took TO the cotillons in order to form an acguain-
lance with the lady nullifers. They dance as
northern ladies dance, unless it be in Dew.tang'ed
cotilions. They had Spanish dance, contra
dance, Virginia reel, waitzed little, and at.
tempted gaIlopade-all in Yankee slippers,
dare say-when, the supper disposed OF, and the
lights growing dim. made for home. | hear
that they danced till morning, which is nothing
in this la belle France Of the Union. for they are
all crazy as the French Of the old revolution. -
Splendid mad people. if this meets your eye,th's
letter from not an ill,natured spy in your camp,
pray take his advice and get sober again. Leave
off drinking these intoxicating drausbts OF Caro-
lima chivalry. DON'T, ladies, dance with big
mouthed cannon, and brlstIins bayonets pointing
at you. They look too frightful, and turn your
beaux into duelists. Don't take partners with
swords and daggers about them. They harden
| your hearts. You will all die old 1aids-some
for this very reason are dying so, see. Don't
| wear blue cockades on your bosums Leave them
| to the mems hats. Dnn't abuse the Yankees,
the id Yankees, as so nee your beaux term
them. Upon my word. We are not all tin ped
! lars. not all hucksters, wooden nutmegand wood.
en- ham sellers, though we live in such cold,
rocky land, that we must depend IN part upon our
wits. Some Of US are honest, and won't cheat
j YOU. Some don't cheat nor steal.