The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-30
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 Ever yours,
 CASPIAN SEA.
 For he Arkansas Banner.
 WHIG FESTIVAL. MR. EDITOR: The following morceau was picked up near the Lower Landing. sup pose it was intended to go up the river, in one of the boats but, from some cause or other, it miscarried-and 1t seems that the whole affair has mscarried. TOBY.
 LITTLE ROCK, DECEMBER, lS43. To John Smith, sen., Esq, Fun Burea, .4rks. DEAR UNCLE We have just sent off letter to the "Mill-Boy- -of-the-Slashes," invit- ing him to pay us passing visit, when he goes on his grand tour down the Mississippi. If he accepts the invitation, which cannot doubt, we shall have great time at the Rock. The following is agreed upon as the
 ORDER OF ARRANGEMENTS: The steamer ssPulaski," decorated with the flags of all nations, except Teras, will be in waiting at s'the mouth," to convey the Hon. MT. Clay, ''seih despatch,'' to the city. The discharge of one hundred pop guns will an nounce his arrival. AS soon as the steamer is at her moorings, the Hon. gentleman will disembark, on the backs of the committee of invitation; each of whom will make speech to their guest. Mir. Clay will respond to them in bunch and then procession will be formed, and march to the City Hall, in the order of the following
 PROGRAMME
 ESCORT, Marshal. [The Big Rock Fuzileers. Marshal.
 MUsIei
 Boys )17 Bass Drums-3 Corn Boys with Ear stalk fddles, and a with Ear Trumpets. >whistle made ofapis 'stail> Trumpets.
 CITIZEN, Who, for s.this day only,o has Kindly con-
 seaited to appear as 'sTHE MILL BOY OF THE SLASHES.o
 ANOTHER CITIZEN-As
 HARRY OF THE WEST. Old women ( THE OLD HARRY } Boys with relsseopes wo mounted e'nss an Ass Gss.ss assss
 OK DRAY, Loaded with political machinery for the cam
 paign of '44: such as lStrings and Latches for Log Cabins Old Coon-skins-Hard Cider Clap- Tap-'n'ali, that sort of stu6- z
 Cocke-d members of Clay
 Clubs, Sc. Sc. Sc. Sc.
 FLAG-wITH MOTTO, ssKEEP 'EM BEFORE THE PEOPLE.' THE SKIN AND SKELETON OF "IH.4T SAME OLD COO.M,'' With a Galyon;c hatto a,1,,l;oJ to b;e .o;l the committee holding pungents at his nose, and rubbing his hide over with
 "Jayae's Hair Tonic !n'
 WIGS ON POLES,
 Whigs on Foot.
 ORATOR OF THE DAY,
 In Goggles,
 Mounted on Mule.
 STRANGERS OF DIs-sTINK-sHUN. Supporters of OLD HARRY, Single file. High Tariff men, in hghheeled French boots, and suits of English broad cloths.
 Flag, pih motto, "Protection to Home manufacturers and the
 Fisheries.'' On the other side appears beautiful fishing scene, done in charcoal and chalk: Angler, with rod and line, and hook baited with Real Estate Bank note, at which
 pike is nibbling. Punch { Strikers in Double-soled SJudy, with and Boots. ] Egg-nogg. Tinker. A Brass Foundry. Tinker. schoolmaster( ( Whig Candidates for { Boy with a with rods Governor in sections, Spelling
 ahrpaet bool. Pen making Four and twenty Editors} Pedler machine row. Ink
 Ihe Editor himself
 The Roller boy,
 Pigs,
 Niggers,
 Humans
 After the Orators have been delivered of their speeches, all hands will go to playing ''pokeI," and drinking to the health of 'sHar- ry of the West" At sunset, as many as can, will escort their guest back again to the boat, which will immediately push off, and leave the landing, amid the cheers of the assem- bled--strikers! Thus will close a spec tacle more gorgeous than a Roman Triumph ! Twill be d day ever to be remembered, in Arkansas-Come and see!
 Y ours, affectionaely,
 JOHN SMITH. jr. P. s. forgot to say that number of new whig songs, and such old ones as will do, are to be sung by that celebrated vocalist James Crow, Esq.-And the ssHymns 10 the Gods" have been rewritten, and adapted to the occasion, and will be sung, by the above named gentleman, to the tune of :. Lucy