Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-09-19
For the Vindicaior
TE0 Markcf--1A Fad Erg.N

"a cclEeBtioH 0t ''DlrdS Oh u lcdt!icr
foeltcd together, at Poultry Hall. five miles
from stauntqn, September II, 1857, al ccck
On Oh motion ;of Mr.. oiian.isfe5f, Gen. Chi
came' Crany Grow, wass >cuYed, toahe'toost,
and Belle Poule appointed scratchetary.
The venerable Shanghai opened the as
somlly with d stentorian crew, to which
"oeek- a-,iooala+doo." hffc s!len proceeded
to explain the purpose.off illte neeting after
this Use :"1hc Coujrgon Council (some-
times facetiously,' hut not inaptly, demon
mated common sconndre}sl CT Staunton,
have ordained an act bearing the delusive
title of-"to establish and regulate mar
ket' which calls for our serious and grave
consideration. agree with the "Specta-
tor" that it IL 'impracticable, oppressive
and absurd" but, unlike them, l will ad-
wise resistance and suggest a remedy. I'M
partial history will record the law as infa-
nous, and as the half fedgod offspring of a
set of geese I will lay wager that e'er one
moon has waned it will hatch brood of
"All prodigious things,
Abominable, considerable, and worse
Than fables yet have feigned or fear conc lived,
9Sorgoas, and hydras, and chimeras Dire"
1t has leyeling tendency; it places all
consumers on common platform 1t is an
abortive effort to enforce the the old fogy,
federal idea of Tom Jefferson, of carrying
the greatest good to the greatest number. -
From time immemoral our tribe have, for
the most part, been done up a Ia mode for
the fine round stomaeha with fat capons
lined" of the gentle-folks at the Inns, or re-
siding in palatial halls "down street, but
now the people in the "outsquirts," and the
mechanics ia their humble houses, are to be
Toasted on the roya. dish Of Fowl, and ONE
lette is 20 become democratic The very
thought makes my flesh crawl Hereto
fore our hueksters have enjoyed the glori-
oEs privilege of driving US thro' the main
street, "cooped, cribbed, and confined" at
all hours, crying US for sole. hut, we are
now only to be hawkei at locality called a
market place, where all classes Of people
are permitted to gaze at and purchase US
In the words of great chief I must ex-
claim, our sufferings is intolerable," Apart
from its foul injustice and degradation to US,
it is unjust to our former patrons. Hereto.
fore, lady clown street wanting articles
of provision, had no more to do than to ster
TO her portieo, and if she desired beef sht
! belloued, aad juicy sirloin aud savory steak
fell at her feet if sassengcrs, she whistled
and a yard Of intestines we'll stuffed with
spicy meats, canine @ like can erabroidey.
ed zone surrounds her waist > if poultry
she crowed, and forth they came in beyy
we'll fed and plump; if eggs, she eaokled
and dozens, white as parian marble, nestled
in her zap; if butter, she cried for ''greect
but living greece no more" and prints mos,
unctuous, rich as Goshen ever churned, fill.
ed her basket-the porkers ran the streets
With knives III their mouths, squealing foi
some ore to &c kiad enough to eat them
and potatoes. luscious as Erin can boast Of
rolled into their doors. Bnt, a-lack a ia J
to Stauaton Those times now keep CON-
pany with the good old days Of Adam and
Eve; those favored streets no longer Aow
with milk ard honey, ard shall be unlike
"Babylon2-the hold Of every foul" &e.-
The remedy, my friends, and country fowls
is sirple-s!op the supply. We eau only
hope to approach the brain of the wise men
called city fathers, through their stn,uacas
Let us gaff ourselves IN to the sticking
point, aud shame eternal npon the crest o.
him wi:o shews the white feather in this
conflict, Wy stern resolve is to starve them
out-~e coop them up OF short commons. Wal
to the spur, the spur TO the hat, if need be,
is my motto.
Mr.. Penn Gosiiu few to the tribune, and
bewing spake: II have bet little to say
part shall be personal, part to the momen.
tous question. lmprimis, the noble bird
Just lighted from the rosirum Inadvertently
doubtless, styled The Council "set Of
geese" Gen. Crow srraag TO his feet, say
iug--"the comparison escaped my bill with
out reconciliation. | intended no disrespeet
to my aquatic friends, YET, if the gandel
feels spunky, the "code of haaor poi0ts hi.
relief" and tapping his wings and growing
resumed BIS seat. Mr.. c. said 'thc ex.
PLANTATION is alike honorable and sas;sfaeto
ry.' and proceeded with great dignity tt
say,--"We learn from ancient history thai
the cackling of geese once saved the city o
Rome, and why may not a similar song savt
from a similar catastrophe, the all-hilled ant
;H-governed city of Stapnton l shall OF
reason build resolve. fsuggect masterl,
inactivity. I am for an embargo for cut
ting off supplies"
Mrs. Buntum said am Of the strong
minded school; it is 10 time for dclib
Grating in cold debate. we of The gentle
sex are of one intent, and if there il
is any fellow. wearing spurs, who want
game, and exhibits n chicken heart on thi
trying occasion, let him be hen-peeked int
the ring, Every sentiment pervadng m,
gizzard is for resistance. propose the adop
ton Of these resolutions -
LIST. We denounce the market law as de
strpctive Of the concessions eztorted by ouI
ancestors at the memorable battle of Runny
mede, as in violation Of all rights, whethe
natural, inalienable, or bill of rigstts, as !,
eontravention Of the constitution, as agrar
an and burdensome in its eHeets---ia p word
a "bad egg"
Cd. That the Council, in our opinion, ar,
Incapable Of approaching the loss we sus
tain in afording to lay eggs at 123 cents I
dozen. and the labor we undergo in ineuba
ting, clucking and scratching for our off
spring at 20 cents piece aud, that by
their mad act, they lave killed the goose
that laid the golden egg.
3d That We will nevar a jsI,n;{ 10 No al