The New York herald., 1845-09-02
CHARLESTON, 10Th August, lSl5.
Funny Preparations for Wn'-Meetng of the


CHARLESTON, 10Th August, lSl5
Funny Preparations for Wdr-Meeting of the
Militia.
The war with Mexico is at present engrossing all
attention. 'Who is for Mexico 2" says one, 81
am" replies the second. "Not l." says third
But what grave poetcal looking man is that across
the way, moving with such measured steps! He is
the ex-edltor of the Courier, and poet of no mean
pretenslons-now, what poetcal defusion has
Just spread over his countenance his Imagination is
surely stalking through the Halls of Montezuma-
The crowd is now moving to read placard lust
posted up; it s to call meeting of the bloody
10Th regiment at Rames's. One of the corps edo-
rial holds the important office of colonel in this regi
ment, and he is by no means an unsodierly looking
parsonage; always ready with an ofi.hand speech
for his invincibe followers. Feeling his democratic
blood boil at the skulking Mexican, he assembled
the men OF the 10th Regiment in citizens dress, to
meet HIM on a certain evening. The call being
handsomely responded to, ne OF course was present
and thus addressed them:
Brother soldiers of the 10Th Regiment of the
South Carolina Mllltla,-now out OF uniform will
you listen to your Colonel, who is ever ready to lay
down his life for you, and a thousand, had he as
many, tor his country,to vindlcate her wrongs" IA
hundred voices at once-"go 1t, Colonel'-' 90 IL,
old cock"-"go it, big boots''-" you'll do.-
"bravo," &c.] eyes, my countrymen, we are
called upon to do great deal for country; there
despicable, piful enemies invading our country
polutlng our soil with their accursed presence let
us whip them from our soil and plant upon our re-
motest frontier our star spanged banner" Here
the Colonel of the Invincibe 18th Regiment, an
auctoneer of celebrity for crying and puff
ing, asked permission TO sing Hail Columbia" to
give vent to his feelings; II was denied and the
bloody 10th continued 1T is said that Mexico has
nothing to loose, but this is a mistake, and deny
the assertion most positively She has all to lose.f
mean by all, lock, stock and barrel the Mexican
ration will lose their soil, and with it all the rich
mines Of Mexico will be ours, and is that, my fel-
low soldiers, worth going to Mexico for {! There
too, are the palaces and the cathedrals, and who
will not be willing to sacrifice every thing for the
proud privilege of revelng in the Halls Of the Mon
tezumas."
Here something sounded through the assembly not
unlike the notes Of a tuppence trumpet, " Boss,
mayn't go too!'' This proved to be the voice OF
a little printers devil, whe, not knowing what was
TO happen, provided himself with newspaper
cooked hat, containing an article on Oregon, and
tin sword, dogged the Colonel from the office TO the
place OF meeting. In a moment the urchln warrior
was in the clutches of the toamlng Colonel, but
prompt interference prevented bloodshed; the Co
lionel was appeased, however, by the devils being
TO the office, after which the Colonel made bow
a la miiuare, and resumed his seat amid deafenlng
applause. Several other speeches were made, all
OF which will send you
Our election for Mayor and Aldermen comes off
ON Monday next, of which you shall be duly inform
ed | have spun the letter rather longer than in
tended, for my motto is n,iatum IN pdrpo.
LATER FROM JAMArcA-The Mary Washington,
Can't Homan from Kingston, Jamaica, July 3lst,
via Grand Cayman arrived here yesterday making the
voyage from the latter port in twelve days There is
no local from Jamaica OF immediate
oranythng Hayt later than what has been
cd via New York The papers, however, are full of ex.
positions Of the caames inflicted upon the colonial pos
sessions of Great Britain by the emancipation policy,
and 10 this theme we may recur when there shall be less
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