Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-09-26
COMMUNICATIONS.
THE FISHES AND THE FIsuHAwK-h

THE FISHES AND THE FISH HAwK-A Fable
Qupth Bedinger Gin his speech at Staunton, who is
fsop IN his ability TO interpret the languages
VI all the lower orders of creation times past wRcn
hsh and fowl and beast were endowed with speech
there was very beautiful river which led lis clear and
sparkling waters through broad, deep channel with
projecting banks and broad rocks which served
to screen from the rays of the sun the fish which gam
ooeu m IT'S bright waves Here the various tribes en-
oyed perfect immunity from all the ills that flesh is
n.ir 70, 9nhi certain class, called Pike became pos
Sesseu oi cdnn6d appetite and began to make woul
ue'aSations upon the other tribes These same Pike
upon examination, were found possess immense laws
ar y, w,n deadly array OF teeth, which very
10 inc touch and in addition this il was found
ha' uey possessed great powers of body and agility in
IN ana tan by which with sudden motion they could
u almost W th the rapdity OF Lightning and seize upon
their prey before they had time to reflect that they
were IN danger This threw all the tribes into the ut
most conservation and the sagcs began TO hud about
IN little Squads under the protection of the frndIv
rocks and inquire OF one another wha was 10 b., dn.
IN such state oil things IL was at length agreed that
mere should be held public meeting take into con-
sideraton measures for theft common security Ac-
coruhsy the crycr, Air. Singing Perch, was requested
10 give notice that day there would be held
security On the appointed day there was an immense
mass meeting III winch all the various tribes re-
r.s'n.eu IN Woprtd persona. pom motion OF Mr..
Cat, MIR Shad took the Chair and Mcssrs Sucker and
aunsh were appointed Secretaries. The Chair having
announced That the meeting organized for bust.
ness, Mr. Chub grave and rejecting parsonage with
inc utmost composurc and dignity adv anccd i'm front of
me Chairman and addressed him thus-NIr president
Nhcn look around and the evident concern and
CONSERVATION that is depicted in every counenancc
am satisfied that due of the Importance of This
mceuhS Is impressed upon every present Indeed.
mr. PRESIDENT the grievances under which we now la.
oor as ol no common order. They indeed death to
US anu upon inc important issue before us hangs the life
or ueath oil every one. These rascally Pike, as is
Known 10 every one OF you fellow citizens dcyour
my our young an evil OF itself sufficient cxtcrmnac
r races pu from the rapacity of their natures il must
DC evident to all that il will be long before our de-
ece.SS young (ior what do for their protection
against such powerful foe without concert of action)
must DC entirely dcvourcd and then ourselves find
vg sepulcbre through those horrible jaws bcset with
itc'raung aud fish dcvouring teeth In such state of
.ihss MIR. President what is to be done And her.
MI herring, pert, garrulous fellow who thought he
had perfect right answer the question nterrunrd
WI Shuo ny commencing long Grafton, with studied
words and phrases. Among various other projects he
proposed mat the whole meeting should out en-
aSSe and forthwith TO tell the Pike order TO give
mrwarhng 10 the small fry of the approach of danger
mat they Ight bctake themselves their hiding places
among the rocks, and if this experiment should fail TO
.S ce'h oil the pirates, which woald thcnccurth
prevent their doing mischief Mr. Roach was sorry the
gentleman was disposed TO treat the subject with much
icNy, ana was gong on TO give his views, when all at
once cloud ovcrshadowed thcm-when looking up
.ney saw fish haw who attracted by such large
cohcourSc was posing himself in the air. iust as mir
neunSer had seen them about Harpcrs Ferry } and at
lehgth STOPPING down pcrched himself upon a bough
that ovcriung the stream. Unacquan,cd with sucb
.islef' inc scaIy tribes naturally imagining danger,
were about 10 take their heels when the fish hawk
opening ms mouth, with great deal of suavity, com
mchccu MS address bcscc,h YOU quoth he o fishes!
yon VIII not be alarmed, ,or am guardian power who
h'oWng your distrcsses was on my way tender you
.
were already in council. l waited to hear what YOU
proposed dong for yourselves, till seeing the utter in
n"d o, your plans, the philanthropy of my
Mou ~ aiiow me longer to withhold from you that
succor Which am able TO give. You see that nature
mas, mas iurhlshcd me with wings, with which l can fly
through the air; with claws which enable me to bear
what like and with capacity to dive into the water
a. VIII. know that there have got among you Ger
tam class OF fish called Pike which are deyo,rinr vonr
young and in the end will eat you up too There is
most beautiful lake. environcd by yonder hills where
MAKE my nome. The waters Of this lake clear and
ShnSn I ..kl-.l
positions possible, Ono Pike under my espc
ciai pio'ecion tor have built my cyre upon the top
most Dough oil the highest thai overshados the
lake II thcn you will allow me and will come near
the surface OF the water will transport you one by one
INTO this lake, where you will be ia perfect security
a murmur OF applause broke from the assembled multi,
tude and IN the simplicity of their nature thsy assentcd
10 .ie proposition On arriving at their they
were al hrst delighted and had actually assembled n
meeting TO return thanks their guardian protecting
power, when all OF sudden down the Fish hawk
III their midst and bore off Mr.. Speaker to feed his
dowDy young and before they had recovered from the
of the blow, came Fish hawk again
and bore oil Mr.. Secretary and another and another
ihey now began TO look about TO what manner of
place tins was they had got ino-thcy discovered that
.ie water was shallow, that there protecting
rocs 10 which they could flee when danger threatened
and whereas before they exposed to the attacks of
inc Iike' whose native element being also theirs they
G0ud sometimes avod-now they were exposed to the
fls-hawk, who inhabiting another element was fami-
mar with their own, and there no way of avoiding
I tG AND thus SAID Mr. Bedinger (by way of mora
inc people oil this country allow themselves come
under the protection OF the Wings if they don't come
inc tiM-ha.cH over them then am greatly mistaken
But now Tor illustration of MIR. Bcdnpcr's own IA,
Bile, and let us if it does unfold different moral
IRON tnat which by Perverson he has wrung of it,
w hen England made the bold declaration that Anne
rlca should not manufacture ga hob nail and assumed
the right TO levy taxes upon the colonists our fathers
new 10 arms and threw Oft the British yoke. After the
war inc OBJECT which had conicderaed the States Tin.
uePehehce) Deing accomplished to all intcnts and pur
Poses't confederation end. We had no manu-.
factories thcn and had to buy of England and give her
IN exchange our productions and as much cold and
SILVER as made up the balance; she levied in the
npc Oh a"ss those taxes upon which she could
So'iec. at ,ne point OF the bayonct. The different
states undertook TO levy rcaiang duties but as there
was no concert oil action good resulted from it
Those wise men who had seen the object of Britain in
lcvying direct taxes the coonsts could not be de-
ccvcd by any covert designs which might be adopted TO
accomplish the same end and Virginia recommended
there should be Convention held for the burmese of
making commercial regulations that should councract
inc designs OF England. This Convention framed the
CONSTITUTIONS ana the chief object have been
TARIFF Tor PROTECTION. How then can it be said as
sometimes is, Tariff for protection is
ne hrSt Congress then impressed with the Importance
OF home manufactures, under the recommendation of
washington, passed law for the announcement and
Pro1Sc'lon OF manufactures In 1916, the South with
D. Z. calhoun at the head, forced Tariff upon the
country, winch broke up the shipping trade Of New
ana forced her INTO manufactures; but in process
OF ume, when MIR. Calhoun became ambitious to be
President and wanted hobby to ride, nc foistcd his
ant;i tree trade notion upon the country and kicked
up at the tariff. Hence the origin of the present anti
republican and British of no tariff for protection
But now TO MIR. Bcdinger's fablc.-Thc broad deep
river win clear and sparkling waters the tide of
prosperity which flowed through our country upon
The banks OF which every might and cast in
ms net aud draw out thence abundanly the
projecting banks the Constitution keeping il within
due bounds and the broad shelving rocks the laws
which regulate intercourse with foreign nations and
protect us against aggressons Beautiful idea that Of
yours, Mr. b. The fishes are the dicrcn, inhabitants
oil our country, and if you choose Mr. b., you NAV say
that tue Pike is the manufacturer the Singing Perch the
South Carolina abStracOnst and nulliicr; the Cat the
modern ultra democrat alias Locofoco alias British a.
bctor the Shad the tobacco planter, the Sucker the
farmer fish the Cotton planter and so on tbronr
there "a bird 1vI;c Al.