Washington telegraph., 1849-08-29
THE NEW BOOK OF CHRONICLES.
CHAPTER 1.

l. And it came to pass in those days that
Zachary the Wing, (who was also man mighty
in war, and who had smote the enemies of the
tribe of Jonathan with great slaughter,) was
chosen ruler over the people.
/ 9. Now when Zachary the Whg, began 10
reign over the tribes of Jonathan, he found the
| high places of the land had been taken possession
of by the enemies of the people.
| 3. And the enemies of the people had hedged
| themselves in as with wall, even the wall of the
/ office holders, and had committed great spoil
| 4. And had stirred the people up one against
another and had set up the gods of free trade,
that the poor might be deceived to their own un-
doing, and had in all things departed from the
| faith of their fathers.
5. And had said all manner of evil things of the
true prophets and had stoned them from the ris-
ing Of the sun even to the going down thereof,
until the land was made desolese and was preyed
upon by the doers of iniqnity.
g. And when Zachary the ruler learned these
things, he became exceedingly vroth, and said
unto his Captains, "what shall be done unto the
spoilers of the people, and unto those who preach
false doctrines a snare to the unwary7'
z. And the Captains with one accord said: "even
as they have done, let il be done unto them. Let
the spoilers be cast out from the strong holds of
trust and honor, and let the worthy among the
people be put in their stead"
8. And Zachary the ruler, said "the Captains
have spoken well; let il be done unto the spoilers
even asthey themselves have done"
y. And the more wicked and stiff necked among
the tribe of ofiice-holders cast out, even as
Zachary, the ruler Of the people, had commanded.
l0 And the spoilers set up a great cry; even
from the waters of the South to the waters of the
North went up cries, and lamentations, and ours
ing. .-e.-
crArrER H.
1. And the spoilers took counsel one with ano-
ther saying the favor of the people must be turned
away from Zachary, the chief ruler, lest we be
utterly rooted out from the treasure houses of the
land and from the dripppgs thereof"
2 And they said, ''let us employ cunning writ
ers, whose wages are the wages Of an hirelinp
that they may write unto the people all the things
wherewith We are prosecuted by Zachary the chief
ruler"
3. And the scrbes. (who were also Pharisees
after the srictest sect of Locofocos wrote as the
spoilers commanded them.
T. And Thomas, whose surname was Ritchie
(and who was called "father" by reason of his ape
and of his many infrmties,) commanded the
scribes who were &c GO up to war against Zachary
the chief ruler. -
5. And Thomas annointed himself with fb,
coil of palms" which was kept in the treasury of
the children of Jonathan. and having cousultsd
the oracles of the Virginia resolutions of 9sv
went forth INTO the highways and shouted with
loud vose, prescription! prescription!
6. And he foamed at the mouth like one nos
sessed Of devils, and tore his garments. and
plucked his beard, and refused to be comforted.
because many of the spoilers were not.
But the multitude laughed I Thomas and the
other scribes to scorn, and said with one voice.
"why do the scribes and spoilers ragel Did thew
not do these things, yea, and more also, when thew
held the tribes of their adversaIes in the 90 years
bondagel"
s. "And of The Wings in office did they save
one, upon whom they could lay their hands and
slay him not?
8. "And in the reigns of Andrew, and Martin.
and John Iwho was also called Judas) and
James were not the Wings as strangers in the land
OF the fathers, bearing no rule and having no
voice that was needed at the Counsel of the tribes
yea, even the tribes Of their brethrenl
10. "Whence cometh this lamentation and
mourningl From the lips OF the armed men who
never showed mercy to the captives Of their bow
ard spear, what time they went down to the
battle of the ballot box, in the reigns of Andrew
and Martin, eal
IL. "For shame, Have the warriors of the
spoilers their captains and fighting men, and their
men mighty in counsel become as little babes th,t
cry out for the breast and refuse to be comforted
because it is not2"
- And the multitude with one accord made
themselves merry with the lamentations of the
scribes, Iwho were also Pharisees)
l3. And the rest of the doings OF the scrbes
against Zachary, the chief ruler, are they not
written in the book of STUBBS1