Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-08-22


Journal, is such an inimitable satire upon
the rearing of a young nullifier, that we
cannot iorbear giving it a publications:
every dear little baby that is born in
Carolina las a bump of combativeness
thanking each side of its darling head as
big as a hens egg. These bumps, or
something IN them, lead TO the most in
,eresting results. The first thing a multi
i fer in embryo does, on getting his eyes
| open in this world, is to seize the dark
huzzy that nurses him, by the fla, end Of
the nose, and give il a tweek which as
sures her that she is holding genuine
hero in her arms. AT the age of four
weeks, the little son of thunder has SO
matured his fighting qualities that he
thinks it rich pastime to knock his
nurse across the room by well directed
and well applied blow from his minia-
lure fist. As he grows old, and gets in
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to breeches, he amuses himself in upset
ting all the negroes that happen to come
in his way. He goes TO school, and
there perfecis his education by becoming
remarkably expert in that most imports
ant and manly of all exercises, namely,
the science Of pugilism. Nothing is
more common than to see couple OF
young men, not yet escaped the bondage
Of roundabouts, strip themselves in the
road, and just for fun, make few passes
at each other. On these beautiful occa-
sions. railways happens that both Of the
charming youths whack away al each
other til! the claret streams delightfully."-
from each nostril, and then, covered with
dust and blood, they declare as blood
has been drawn, i. lis draw battle, and
adjourn to resume the sport the next day
or next week.
"1he last finishing stroke having been
given to his education, the youthful Sc
cessionist is ready for suit of broad
cloth and beard to suit. Having "a
chieved so much, he aspires to the pro-
prietorship of new pair Of pistols, with
which he practices at confused outlines
of men drawn in chalk on barn doors
He then, with pistols all ready, mounts
his horse, and with his heels garnished
with s,irrups, proceeds to stir up the
neighborhood by an exerIion of his brag-
ing propensiiies. He soon encounters a
chap Of like intentions and fight is soon
arranged. II he is so fortunate as TO
have an arm or leg perforated, his for
tune is made, and by way of honor, he is
dubbed Major by majority of his
neighbors, or admitted TO the title Of
General by general consent.
"He is now ready for the rostrum, and
addresses his fellow citizens at all the
cross roads in the country. If he has
the constitutional. qualifications of mem
Der of the Legislature, that is to say, is
tu eniy-one years old, owns plantation
of a few hundred acres and at least ten
negroes, believes South Carolina to be a
whole continent, and her people equal TO
"a
| all the rest humankind. he is pretty sure
TO be turned into candidate for the Leg
islature, with pretty good chance Of an
election. Having served term in the
the State House al Columbia, he is re-
garded as one of the great living orators
of the State, and holds himself ready for
any contingency. He is put into COM
mand of the militia, and reads the lives
of Julius Cesar, Hannibal, Alexander,
Scipio Africanus, ard feels as martial as
a tliunder-cloud. His hair bristles up
like clustering bayonets, his heart beats
like drum. the snap of his finger is like
TIC CIdCh VI TiHt, TIC SnctZcS ike y
swivel, and when he purges his nose,
there is succession of sounds as come
from trumpet slightly afflicted with The
asthma.
He is full of fight. He longs for a
field and foe. His only chance is to
get up fight with The United States, and
he turns his attention to the grand sub
ject Of agitation. He becomes as indig-
nant as a iarrapin with coal Of fire up
on his back, whenever he talks of the
wrongs which all the world is continual
ly striving TO pile up on South Carolina.
He takes his ground firmly, and AYERS
himself for disunion now and forever.
All the newspapers speak of him as
sort of Demoslhenes and Hannibal; as an
incompatible crater, and soldier SUI
perior 10 any Of the worlds desolalors.
He reads the life of Marion, and learns
from Hurry and Weems all ahout the