Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-05-02

CHARLEsToS, April 4 1888.
II 10 April fools day, and have been 10
see the nullifers play the fool. and have
been exceedingly amused, though the rain
has been pouring down 10 torrents, and
the mud and slush are over our shoes
The nuIli6ers have had, and are vet hay-
ing grand parade. The volunteers of
Charleston have turned out in full unifom
and with all the show Of war, war, hor-
rid war. The truth is they are becom-
ing crazier and crazier Their late sue
cess has made them fully mad-and for
aught see, in short time, Uncle Sam
viii be obliged TO hand cuff the great men
and lock up the boys
This morning, according to order from
Brigadier Gen Hamilton, the Volunteers
VINO werefo have fought like tigers in the
event OF war, and who were good looking
fellows enough, but who probably love
gun powder no better than the Yankees
assembled TO the number of-about fire
hundred! There was the Republican Ar.
tlilery, with b:ass pieces-the Cadet Ar
tlllery-the Jefferson Artillery, (alas for
JeBerson)-the Pinckney Artillery, the
Scotch Infantry, the RiflJmen, and know
not how many other companies of the 90
600. who were preparing TO flogthe whole
United States of America, all arranged
up and down Meeting street, with horses.
ordinance and servants by IL A. M.-Soon
Gen. Hamilton, Emperor, of the nation of
South Carolina. -he great god of war in
this quarter-a BOnapartean kind Of man
| by the way, with black whiskers, not tall,
but compact and stout bodied, rode up and
down the ranks on fine bay charger. He
had on two epaulettes, yellow plunles, and
a blue cockade, and drove horse as well
as any Virglnian horse racer. Anon there
came along amid the sounding of flies and
drums. and trnmpets. and the waving of
colors. and of swords, his Excelency,
Gov Hayne, followed by five aids, all in
buti kerseymere breeches, well sworded,
well epauletted, and well horsed The
line OF march was soon formed, and
then the military, in the middle of the
street, and the lords of Carolina on horse
and we the people, and they, the slaves
on loot, soon made our way towards the
Citadel, there to talk of liberty and death
and Carolina During all this, nothing
happened except that some fthe horses
attached TO the heavy ordinance threw off
the negcoes from their backs, into a soft
mud bed, and some of the gallant cava-
liers in uniform had hard work to bride
up their snortlng steeds, terrified as they
were by the music Of the black band, and
the glittering parade Of great guns and
little guns.
Arrived at the citadel into which march
ed the military rank and file, -and there
we the people, oversetting and multiplying
The otate Guard by the way: who in vain
attempted to keep US out The citadel
haG lost the awning which over arched
the area. The medallions were all there.
The palmettos were all there. The imi
tation flags were also there The area be-
low was pretty well occupied with the
military. Uniforms Of all colors hand
somely variegated that part of the house.
The ladies bordered the galleries, and we
the people, did as we could, among tho
mullitudes in the portlee Soon Gov.
fiayne came forth from balcony about
twenty feet high, overshadowed by two
tall palmetoes. His five aids come forth
with him, one bearing in his hand flag.
Gov. llayne then addressed the audi.
ence for about fifteen minutes, or rather
his 'iellow soldiers" as he termed them.
During his speech, which was delivered
with Gov. Haynes usual eloquence, the
volunteers were constantly .hurrahing,
lclappns, vociferating and humping theis
muskets on the floor.
Haraaa.-A letter dated 9Th inst. from
Havana, received at Savannah, says:
"in our market we have nothing new TO
notice, Business is for the present sus-
pended, owing to the holidays. The Che
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