Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-04-20

Little Rock. and also letter from Uncle Dudzey.
u, from Conway county, and one from Major
BuAtrog. of Pope county; and in addition to all
this, have just talked with Dartd, who has re-.
Gently returned from Scott county, about things
IN general out South. So you soc, Jim, | have
vast quantity of news for you. 49, ....-
Sal writes me that when he got to the Rock.
Major Sabinus was absent that he waited for
him eight or ten days, and still he did not come
Sal says he wanted to make great speech to the
Club then, and wantod the Major present; but he
writes me, that he became so restless Of the enor
nous speech with which he was charged, that he
could scarcely sleep for some two or three nights
before he got chance to let off! He saws, pa rts
Of sentences Of tho most eloquent kind, would
gush right out of his mouth involuntariIy, every
lime he got off his guard the least bit and that
for two or three night before he made his speech,
(Which was on the I'd inst, y every time he would
venture to drop off into doze Of sleep, his mouth,
you know, would naturally open little and then
sluice Of words would blub6er right out Z!
Sal says, he at last got into such fix that he
could wait for the Major no longer. So no went
strait way to the Majors Secretary, and got him
to call the Club together, which he seemed 10 do
with great pleasure. The fact is, Sal says, the
night before he spoke, DR.. Walker (for he was
there, too,) advised him 10 fasten bit of bacon.
rine over mis- mouth. which he dld. 1914.
Z" Do this said the Doctor, and YOUR mouth
will not get too dry; and besides, it will take a
mighty squeeze of words 10 break through it,"
When the hour had arrived for the speaking,
Sal says, vast quantity of folks had met to hea
him. So he and the Doctor walked in, and then
Sal pulled off the bacon-rine-and my gracious -
no says, his mouth never ran sIicker ia the
world! He says, he is satisfied that he made
about the best speech ever delivered at the Rock.
He says. that the folks gave him so many cheers
that he could hardly proceed. There was,'
says he, "nigh about as many cheers, and as
much laughing, as there was at our meeting on
the 9Th ultimo." He says, although he made
such an impression, some of the " Big Fish,
about there, Il reckon he means Locos,) made ra-
Their light Of his effort but, he says, he don't
care for that, since it is plain to be SEEM that they
are all afraid of him. He also writes me, that at
tho close of his speech, they all sung that good
little song made some time ago, to be sung at
one of our meetings here. 1t goes as follows, to
wit:
Our Lord and Master from Old Kentucky,
Heretofore has been quite unucky;
But Banners and Banks, and the Bow of the Sasbes
Can beat the Dutchman all to smashes!
Let our motto be, I" Law and Order" : -
And drive the - Rabble" from our border;
And if, perchance, Whiggsh squatter,"
Should mouth or grumble. knock up his trotter.
Come one and all, come saint and sinner,
We have nothing to lose, and may be guiner;
Come ROACH, come SAMMY, come FEATHERS AND Fuse,
And stay not away Captain UNANIMOUS
Rally, say, under the c lay banner,
nd sure you will be paid in manner;
And you, FEATHERS, by the first of January,
Shall surely have place in the Seminary"
Sal says this song took mighty well and he
reckons its well nigh as good song as he has
heard in the State. But | was satisfied of this
before, for | Submitted it to tho inspection of
Sammy and Feathers and Fuss, (both of whom are
pretty tight larks when it comes 10 making poet
Iy,) and they say it couldn't we'll be bettered.
When Sal had closed his speech and set down,
then the Doctor rose up and talked little Bit and
told few very funny jokes, which made oil the
folks SguceI right out again. Sal also writes mo,
that he now feels satisfied TO leave the Rock; for
he says that no and the Docier has done the work
there He says, no is going all over the State be.
fore long, and is bent upon revolutionizing Ark.
before the election "For," says he, IS lust have
the speeches about me, that can do it. And, Jim,
this is just what think. .
After the Doctor had closed, they all sung q
song, written by Sabinus. Sal sends mo COPY
OF It, to be registered in our book and it reads as
follows
Long i've tne Atly. Tor tho Real Estate Bank,
He's the soul of party. and the head Of our rank
His orders are issued from the Bank Palace Royal"
And obeyed by all Wings chaste and moral.
" After the health of our Master il drank ...
Let US not forget the Secretary Of tho Bank:
| By those TWO, stand or fall ..,. o. .....
Clay Club, Real Estate Bank, and ali.
g Our strikers are out with songs for PRIscE Hal,
| Set to n tune by WALKER or SAL. ."
Our Divines are working within us, .....
As faithfully as FEArnERs AND Fyss." ...... ..y
Most of our Club think this song Of Sabinus, q
most excellent production. have Just showed il
to Captain Ucelens, and he says, he thinks i
would be we'll for US to sing it at our meeting on
the second Wednesday in May.
Uncle Dudley writes me, that he is President OF
the Clay Club at Lowisburg; that his Club was or.
ganized many weeks ago, at which time Dick
Slaughter, from Postum Walk, (but don't know
whore that is,) made quito good speech. He
says, that his Club has not, Of late, Increased as
rapidly as he wished; and thinks it is on account
lof ho,,sv ,o~I l.