Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-10-29
WE ARE IMPROVING.

The two battaIlions Of Holmes County
were paraded in our town, on "Wednesday
10 General Muster, under the command Of
Col. Mayo. The 9Th Regimen, num-
befs 40 less, we imagine, than one thou
sand men, most of whom we're IN ranks
during the parade. After dismissal, the
citizens quietly returned to their respect
i've homes. There was no drunkenness,
riot and revel-no disgraceful qu'rrell'ne
and 6ghing-none Of those scenes, which
shock good order aud decency, so often
exhibited upon similar occasions. During
tho operation OF the act usually called The
GALLON LAW, "a miserable and
(rui,less attemp. 10 check licenliousnes,,)
on public days, our streets, too often pre-
SeHled the most disgusting and loathsomr
displays Of unhallowed, unmiigated Ge.
bauchery and degradation. And now, W.
defy az example more praisewUrthy, more
deserving Imitation, Ia lieu Of profanity,
ihremperance, dispulaiion, rancor;-nl'
was order, quiet, peace. Let the vilupe
ration and sander, mud IbeIIIous animal
versinn, which have been heretofore show.
cred upon The people NJ Mississippi rease.
We are AZ moral as our sister STATE; bu
ciH'n not to he more so.
W. recollpct well, when boy, heing
nc!EItIeh 10 sltend the musiers, elections,
g., IL our native State, ore that boasts
% ner intelligence, her heraldy, morality.
mad goperai virtues, TO have Witnessed
mpre low gr1yeIlIng aud fiIrhy exhibitions
.; bras'ly debasement Than have ever
arca presented TO US 10 Mississippi. la
ihe very town, where we received tina
pnitry um'ont of learning, which chance
OF accHo1t furnished us; in which were
charchea and academies, aud standard
c.Uz'ns, and religion and temperance
soeieIlesj all everything maniCesling vir.
l01A1 tis"lplnei Shern all boosted of their
virtue, each cndesvoriog 10 oulvle the
o,Aer 10 su5dued devotion, and the prac.
'le'd walk OF humanity, have we seen
hark aad damnable licentiousness walking
es9et, IN open day, with the mos, perfect
IapnnIy. All! but This was confined to
'ha wealthy, aud men fortunate in this
worlds gifts, and therefore the vice is
a1'iened down into the more tender and
Gentle term Of ,pildaeSs. II poor and
ihPU7less devil is found intoxicated, he
isa least. The proud and rich man may
waIlow ard sweat in the filth and stencil
aud foul nire of doggery--he is laughed
q, for his vita mere accidental lroic.--
A man in rags, in whose breast as ho1es
heart may pulaate as ever found lodge
ment in the carcass OF the Banker o.
speculator, kills man--he is pursued
hunted down like the wolf and his ear
stunned with the cry. hang him, HANG
Tue Dce. Not 80 with the powerful AM
n u.
Gut enough Of this, we did no, in,enr
mouoJy, IN speaking of muster. Il
this town of our school days, an old town
(Goi hless u, bad as it was, in an Of,
Sac, itora was 40 alley, which was hon
ored by the sonbriquet Of SouSe Lane
from tie amount Of ears, noses, eve ant
fingers, that passed from their possessors
b. the skl'ul management Of heir adver
sires in ia, pugilisIic smnbsmenls. u
in? sane State here is county, in whm1
the Sheriff could not, some twenty year
s,oce, procure jury, without some mem
10, 81 the paael, mad gone through the or
deal OF nut.aiicn--he had lost IN eye, !
ser1nd finger or two; third, a smal
ui,lJ Of ono d his auricular appcndages 81
nasai,E.sc, &c. In'he comfy aforesaid
aps .sHnster:- he had an old rlrkr''s
ygagaou guy tivS frames VI horses, with