The national whig., 1847-06-16
from ihe Tallahassee ssatnsi.s
THE CHRONICLES OF JONATHAN

Mexicans, and that they fled with terror be-
fore him, insomuch that they left none to
bury their slain, il came 10, pass that the
people Of The land gathered themselves to-
4 gether in the chief streets and plates OF
fconco,rse and rejoftei mighifly with anoise
tof thegtimbrefand Of. i1srnments Of music.
Likewise great Iights silcne from their house
tops and from the windows Of their dwell
ings, and moreover, they filled vessels Of
wood with oil and with pitch, and burned
them with fire. And they spake among
themselves, saying, /" Behold, James, the
king, would have taken the command from
Zacharah, and have given il To Thomas,
surnamed the Humbug Now, therefore,
bring ye forth Thomas, the Humbug, and
let him explain if this great deed is written
down in his plan, and let him show that he
sia mightier man Of war that Zachariah.n
But Thomas, the Humbug, answered not :;
and word was brought, saying, g Behold
ne is in his inner chamber, pondering over
his plan, or reading Humboldt wherefore
| should we worry him 7" Then said they,
Bring forth Wick, the son Of Wicked, and
Jacob, the son of Thompson, and Chapman,
surnamed the Rooster, who would not that
| Wing should command the army Now,
therefore, let them stand forth and explain
to Us how more valiantly than Zachariah a.
Democrat would have wrought" But
word was brought, saying, g Behold Wick,
the son Of Wicked, hath fed like his breth-
rem, concerning whom he said they were
mightier soldiers than Zachariah, and hath
gone 10 the land of Indiana and Jacob, the
son Of Thompson, is with his father in Mis-
sissippi; and Chapman, surnamed the 'Roos-
ter doth he not crow in the land of Ala
bama' How then, can they stand forth 7"
Then answered the people, saying, "WheTe
are Sawyer, surnamed the Sausage, and
Brock, the son Of Brocken, and David, the
Levite, and where are the multitudes Of the
counsellors OF the land of Jonathan that
spake concerning Zachariah, when he spar
ed the city which is called the kings noun
tain, and ould not put the people thereof
to the sword saying Zachariah is worthy
Of censure, and hath done harm to the king
and to the land; moreover, he getteth vic
tories and knoweth not what to do with the
same-he is feeble man and unfit to com
mand the armies of the land Now, there
fore, where are these men: Let them come
forth and defend their sayings But word
| was brought, saying, 'sBehold some Of them
are scattered, and the remainder will not
come forth" Then they said, g Behold,
let even James, the king, speak and answer
Eus. Why did he refuse to speak well of
Zachariah in his messages unto the coun-
sellois of the land, and set up Thomas, the
Humbug, to take the command from him,
and instigate the counsellors to speak evil Of
him, and likewise give commandments unto
| Winh I'D, the chief captain, to take away the
forces Of Zachariah, his horsemen, his spear
men and his chariots Of war, leaving Zacha-
riah but handful TO meet the hosts Of the
enemy Behold le, him answer us.n Then
Richie, surnamed the Father, chief spokes-
man unto the king, sent message to the
Iprople, saying, !" Ye fools and unwise
know ye not that the glory Of this mighty
deed belongelh unto James, the king! Did
not my lord, the king, send Santa Anna, the
chief captain Of the Mexicans, to gather to-
gether mighty host Of his people, so that
they all might be smitten at a blow9 Like
wise, as my lord, the king, cent Santa Anna
TO gather the armies Of the Mexicans and
lead them 10 battle, SO, also, chose he Zach
ariah to smite. Santa Anna and slay him in
the face Of all his people. And the king
took away the soldiers of zachariah, that
with even The feeble remnant left unto him,
he might do this deed, and gain for himself
and the people Of the land great name
among all tribes and nations. Now, there
fore, 60 your ways! Behold Zachariah is
no Wing, but true Democrat and the friend
Of my lord the king For when Wick, the
son Of Wickeds and Jacob, The .sson Of
Thompson, and Sawyer surnamed the Sau-
sage, and 'Brincker, the son Of HoA,, and
Chapman, surnamed the Rooster, and GER
tain others, spake concerning Zachariah,
saying, she is a Wing and the enemy Of my
lord, the king behold they provoked the
king TO anger, and spake unadyisedly with
their lips"
And when the people heard these words
OF Richie, surnamed the Father, they were
sore amazed, and said one to another, "Be-
hold he is crazed or speakeih CANNON" !"
And they took counsel and decreed that as
James, the king, had sough' to put Thomas,
The Humbug, in the place Of Zachariah, SO,
in due time, would they put Zacharah in
The place Of James, the king. But when
Richie, the Fatle er, heard Of this decree, he
made light Of il. Nevertheless, his soul was
troubled within him. Wherefore he rebel
led against the decree, and sought to bring
it to shame. And he gathered his sons to-
gelher, and being moved by an evil spirit,
they took little drawf, one Thomas, sur
named the 6 Thumb" and set him before
ihe people. And the stature Of Thomas