The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-08
A Sympathetic Meeting In favor OF inc
King OF Bantam.
Hull, December !, ls47.


King OF Bantam.
Hull December !, l647.
SIN, The wide world must hear oft and the four
winds must blow the fame of these great dongs rom
pole to pole; though have some doubts US 10 ,nc
correctness OF this favorte figure OF rhe,orie LOT
how can the four points Of the compass dow a'i III
straight line No maiter-l must tell you ana the
whole world the story of the great DEEDS tnat nav
been stirring up the mighty waters OF ms great com
muniv In short, we have Just hau uhEAT DAN
TAM DEMONSTRATIONS.
here on pretty considerably toeraoe authority thni
the king of Bantam was about TO grant MS subjects
the liberty of smoking their own herring, !he full-
onians were instantly thrown into great stir. Per
hans YOU are simple enough 10 ask, What's Hecuba
10 usf What's Hull TO Bantam? As Doctor John
son would say, Sir you may ask. The Huiionl-
ans are. not 10 be questioned on these points,-ln
tam Demonstration, in the face OF the whole world.
A mass meeting called at the Pickereeum, i'm
mense crowds assembled, full of genuine Bantam
enthusiasm and determined, like true Hnlonihns, to
hazard their olives fortunes, and sacred honor" In
patriotic speech-makug.
Skipper Tarbox took the hencoop at quarter to
eleven, and called the meeting 10 order. They i'm
mediaely organized by commanding the Skipper 10
"stay where he was" and appointing sixteen vice
presidents, and some more.
The Skipper finding all hands fairly pped, opened
the business OF the meeting by calling upon some
body 10 inform him what they were there after On
which Alderman Plfhngpig rose and begged leave
TO loosen the iopsails by stating the objects of the
Demonstration. He spoke to the following effect:
Skipper and Shipmates The occasion that calls
US together, not only gives chance TO talk, but
also affords us an opportunity to be patriotic and
magnanimous at the same time. 1t Is, as we may
eay at once fish, flesh, and good red herring to ou
stomachs. Should we not as true Hullonians i'm
mediatey open our mouths at the mention OF free
smoking in Bantaml For my own part woulc
sooner be pounded into stockhsh than give up one
iota Of my. natural and indefeasble right to make
speeches. [Great cheering.] This is great coun-
try, cheersl and we are smart enterprsing people.
The eyes OF oil Bantam upon us, and there is
Knowing how much the sympathes of the Hullo-
mans might encourage the Bantam fowls TO clap
cries of Cock-a-doode-doo.l The meeting here to-
night will give just and glorious response to tile
glorious deeds OF the glorious individual who has
Just acceded TO the skipperalty of Bantam. The
Hull cordially appreciate his efforts in the herring
trade-undismayed by the opposition Of the Tom
Noodles and land-ubbers all along shore and up in
the bush.p Tremendous cheers.
Colonel Summons then mounted the r-barrel
and begged leave to put in his This was great
demonstration--these great times-the salt sea
was great herring-pond But" exclaimed the
Colonel, hitching up the waistband of his tarpau-
hngs with an enthusiastic twitch "broad the gull
stream Is that separates the clam banks of Hull from
the sugar candy shores Of Bantam the echoes of our
Pichereleum will reach down east and beyond sun
Tise, and nobody knows what those echoes mill do
Hear! Heart
Letters were then read from several persons about
town and out fishing, expressing the great delight
they might feel in hearing the crow OF Bantam
cock, but assigning reasons why man might be
better employed in minding his own business.
Pohagin Oddhsh, Esq., editor Of the Calf Island
Roarer, then advanced towards the hen-coop, with
the following address, which has been prepared by
the Smoked-herring Committee Before reading II
he took occasion to remark that the Committee Rad
carefully avoided any expression that might affect
the price of behring's either in the market OF Bantam
or any other fish community under the sun.
Iohis Majesty the King Of Bantam:
Venerable Father: Compliments to Your wife. The
people OF this great community Of Hull have observ
ca with profound interest everything that has taken
place in the four quarters of the world Bantam in
ciuded. We have fellow-feeing for fish, and SO we
say, Go ahead with your behring's.
We are venerable father,
Yours 10 the further end of the harpoon
Skipper Hufcap begged the tar barrel for a moment
he had heard the address, and he had one question
to ask, namely, What We goin to do about il ~
very considerable and expressive silence ensued
a. the newspaperssay we "could not learn, launch
Cd out upon the Emperor of Russia Jubilee of free
dom, "fought, bled, and died" and other interest
Ing topics which of course elected thunders of APP
plause. This explanation seemed to be quite salts
factory and every one apparently convinced thar
the Demonstration was going TO do great things.
A resolution was then proposed that the address
be sent out to Bantam in the first clam-punt that
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con.
In short, the proceedings of the Demonstration
passed off without the slightest incident to mar the
extatic enthusiasm OF all concerned, except the re-
mark Of Deacon Sly, who was overheard TO say that
the Hullonians had better stay at home and smoke
their own behring's than come here to talk about
other peoples. The Deacon, however, was instantly
put out OF the meeting
You thus have specimen of how they do things
In Hull Was ever any conduct SO magnanimoIs
and public spirited as that Of the Bantam Demonstra
toni All the inhabitants of Hu-so they call
Reconsideration the distinction of party-the
yunkers the Tarburners and the Vote-yourselves-a-
Fish party-most magnanimously, fearlessy, and
public spiritedy left their business to the rats
and mice and crowded to the Pckerelaneum to talk
Of the King Of Bantaml How much the King of
Bantam talks Of Hull is another question.
And, now, sir, there remains only one question to
ask. When the clam punt gets to Bantam with the
address, what ,eiH be the consequence
Speaker Onsow, of the House of Commons. used
TO utter an awful threat when a member was disor-
derby, that he would name him. Somebody inquired
what would be the consequence of his naming a
member The Lord in heaven knows" said he,
don't" -
Yours PEEPING TOM.
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