The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-07-12
III ftt si'..'.''
THE TRIALS OF THE PIRATE; DE-
tiUCKSCS.
The gallant old ship Democracy has de-
generated into Q niratical canal boat. and

The gallant old ship Democracy has de-
generated into piratical canal boat, and
lies chatting her hawScrs 1t the snuhbinc
posts If CottoDdom She is manned Ev Il
sat Of pira;ical rencGalcs under 'op'lin
Bucharicr. lie formerly served cu th'
slaunch old ship Federal a. 2 waiter ~
sc,llion; then deserted by Smuggling him
self on board the Democracy, whom ,h'
was a tight, stanch, and clipper craft, NJ
der Capt Jackson Here he tried 10 raju
favor with Jackson by siandering one
Lieutenant Clay. After long and tedious
efforts, he 81 dcmoralized tie crew. that
they mu,inicd, and threw Captain Pierce
overheard, and elected him This success
DESTROYED the discipline on board tho ship
and She has been cruising about since
upon inland waters, picking up additions
to her officers and crew from among the
off-courings Of the mUtinccrs al over tie
land, preparatory to a descent upon the
possessions of our peaceable neighbors.-
Among tie motley and pirate crew Of this
crazy old hulk are Iicutcnants Choate,
Gushing, Wise, Toonlbs, Stephens, Ben
jamin, Jimmy Jones, ard others. Of the
old ship Whig, which foundcrcd on the
rock Compromise some years ago; aud
the attempt 10 make them fratcrnize with
I.ieutenauts Douglas, Hunter, Slidcll, Lane
Bright, Floyd Hammond, Cobb, Orr, Da-
Wis, Brown, Touccy, and Dickinson, has
raised another mutiuy.
"a ol.,,,.u l,,-O lC.,1 SrlDl ,Ilr.1
each other till they have finally brought
the old tub to stand still at the snutbing
posts. as before stated.
1t is a lamentable state Of things surely
The captain sends his Herald on deck tC
say that he positively will not make an
other trip in her as commander with tho
mental reservation) If they d0at harmon
ice. His HeraH was chosen for thi
special service, because of his peculia,
capacity for looking at both ends Of thc
ship at once. The crews receive the an
nouncemeut with chucklc. and reply
(also mentality " lou mag bc SIRE yo1
: ron't If rc d2." The Captain then send
= his Constitutional organ to accompany :
, song of the great things he has done. an,
can do again The crew reply, Yes, yes
it's all in NY eye, Buchanier +" An'
they drown the organ and the voice witt
: cries OF "a Douglas. a Douglas &C.;
, BrcckinridGe ;" "a Seymour "a Sli
: DELI "a Brown ~ ga Cuba - a Tehu
antcpec," "a Pacific Railroad ~ "a Nica
t ragua ;" till finally the confusion become
: 50 great, nothing can be distinguished j
: this babel Of sounds fer long while, al
{ the most perfect discord reicns triumphant
G By and by, = brave priyate-Sprltt b
e name-leaps upon th1 Southern Conver
n ton, with 4 full-blown cotton plant in on
. hand, and a palmetto leaf in the Other
/ which be waves most gracefully, till b
: gains the attention Of the mutineers. The
!; he shouts An itricdn' for every ma
;. an African - This is received al FIR:
n with most deafening shouts of applause b
1 all the pirates, but, finally, Lieutenant u:
!. Wis comes cautiously M and says. Sh-
IS sh-, Quietly quietly The old mat
j and these Northmen are afraid of the Afr
cans by daylight, and We must work in tb