Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-19


Que voice fron America swelling,
In worship OF Libcrtys Godi
lFrom the sunday SIercury.l
9HB MACK ER Ell BRIGADE.
ARacf aad Cutting Sntire---t' 4 GlOrious
Victory, and Who IS Responsible -
EDrroR T. T.; Owing to the persistent
stupidity Of Congress and the hideously-
treasonable Vaccinations Of the black re-
publicans, my boy, the weather still con-
Times very hOti and unless the thermom-
eter falls very soon, an exasperated pOpu-
lace VIII demand an immediate change in
the cabinet. | am very warm, my bOy-l
am very warm; and when / reflect upon
the agency Of the abOlitionists, who have
brought this sort of thing about for theex-
press purpose Of injuring my COnstitu-
ton, am impelled TO ask myself Did our
revolutionary forefathers indeed expire in
vain o, my country my country tits
very warm.
was talking some moments ago with
,fegimental surgeon, who has more patients
on a monument than ever Shakspere
dreamed about and says he; In conse-
quenee Of the great number Of troops now
about this city, all the oxygen in the at
mosphere is exhausted, and we are very
warm. Had all these troops been sent to
Mcclellan two weeks ago, says he, using
his lancet to pick dead fly out Of tum-
bier, 4" We might be able TO keep cool now.
There q terrible responsibility on some
body's shoulders
That's very true, my boy, and it's very
warm
There was a panic this morning in finan-
eial circles, owing to the frantic conduct
iofa gambling chap from the Senate who
has been saving up money TO bet on the
fan Of Richmond, and was trying to put it
out at interest. @Fll take seven per cent.
for it the first year, says he, anxiOusly,
and leave II standing until national
strategy comes 10 a head
A broker took It for five years, my boy,
with the privilege Of extending the time
after each fresh victory.
Speaking Of victories, my boy, was
dpfesent ct the recent series of triUzlphs by
the MaekereI Brigade, on the left shore Of
Duck Lake, and witnessed a succession of
feats calculated to eulminate either in the
fall Of Richmond or in the fall Of the
year. a
From The headquarters in the city Of
Paris e the Brpk a af DHek D adraeous 5l 81 line of
hattie, fheir bayoneis resembling some
what an uneOmbed head Of steel hair, and
their noses looking like q Wavy strip of
sumner sunset. By their last great STRAIT
segical manRuEre, they had lured the
Southern Confederaey to court its own de-
siruction By hanking them at both ends Of
the line and they were only waiting for
the master mind to give them the signal.
SamYule Sa-mith advanced from his
place inethe staff as ] rode up, and says
he:
- a aComsades, the general depends on you
to precede him to glory. We had hoped,
says Samyule feelingly, " to have the com
pany of two French counts in this days
slaughter; but these two noble generals
had not time to wait, as they desired to
visit the great exhibition in London"
- These remarks were well received, my
boy and when the order was given for
3 company 8, regiment 8, to detour to the
left Il would have been promptly obeyed
but for an unforeseen incident just as
Captain William Brown was about to
break line for the purpose, an aged chap
came dashing down from a First-Family
oountry-seat near by, and says he to the
General Of the Mackerel Brigade:
i 81 demand a guard for my premises i'm
mediately My wife, p says he with dig
nifty, q has just been making custard-
pie for the sick Confederates in the hospi-
tai, and as she has just set it out to cool
near where my little boy shot one Of your
vandals this morning, she is afraid it
might be taken by your thieving mudsills
5 when they come after the body. I, there
fore, demand a guard for my premises in
the name Of the Constitution Of our fore
fathers
Here Captain Bob Shorty stepped for
ward, and says he:
What does the Constitution say about
eussard pie, Mr.. Davis"
~ The aged chap spat at him, and says he:
81 claim protection under that clause
which refers to the pursuit Of happiness.
Custard pies, says he, reasoningly, are
included in the pursuit of happiness"
y aThats very true, says the general,
looking kindly over his fan at the Yenera-
oble petitioner. Let a guard be detailed
70 protect the good old mans premises.
We are fighting for the Constitution, not
g-T6A guard was detailed, my boy, with or
ders TO make no resistance if they we're
fred upon occasionally from the windows
Of the house, and then Captain William
Brown pushed forward with what was left
Of Company 9, to engage the Confederaey
On the edge Of Duck Lake, supported by
the Orange County HoWitzers. Headed by
the band, who played patriotic airs as soon
as he could shake the crumbs out Of his
key-buale, the cayalcade advanced to the
edse Of the lake and opened heavy salute
~ round shetland musketry on the atmos-
nbere. whilst Commodore Head kept up
hot FIRE at the horizon with his iron-plated
feet and swivel guns
Onlv waiting to finish game Of base
hall. in which they had been engaged, four
regiments Of Confederacies, at whom this
deadly assault was directed, threw aside
tbeir bats and ball dresses, put on their
uniforms, loaded their muskets and batter
+, ies. and sent an iron shower in all direc-
6ons. Greatly demoralized by this un-
seemlv occurrence, a file Of Mackerels un-
der Sergeant 0'Pake Immediately threw
5owp their muskets and knapsacks, emp
t;ed their pockets upon the ground, piled
fbeir neck-ties ina heap, and were making
a'rapid retrograde movement when William
-1ddenlv threw himself in their path and
says he:
Where are you going too my fearless
eaglets2"
<. 9 Henri, says The sergeant with much
-17-srrb fu his manner, q we thought cf Eis-
iting De Great Exhibition in London, 4
aAhP says William, understandingly.-