, 1862-08-27


these fellows that cry watch watch! and all
will be quiet again.
Cer!sinly, dead dog or dead nation are
both perfectly quiet. And na'ion Of free
men throtsled, with It's OWL consent, by
slave system like ours, is the deadest and
meanest Of all dead dogs.''
Letter from 0rpbens C. Kerr.
from the N. Z. Sunday Mercury.l
EDITOR T. T.-Ascendiug to the roof of my
architectural steed, Pegasus, on Tuesday, I
induced the gothic animal to adopt plce
sometimes affected by the deet tortoise, and
went down to Accomac in pursuit Of know
ledge respecting recruiting. Just before
reaching That Arcadian locality, my bov, I
met Colonel Wobert Wobinson Of the West
ern Cavalry, who had been down there to iu-
duce volunteering and Infuse fresh confidence
into the masses. He Offered bounty OF t9o
hundred dollars-three dollars to be paid i'm
n1ediatel!, and the rest as soon as the war
Commences in earnest; and promised to each
nun horse ply slcally incapacitated from
running away from anything.
daily, no,lcing that Pegasus had already
fallen into peaceful doze, "how 60 enlist
Men1s?"
The colonel waved away IN distracted crow
that was hoye1iog In deep reverie oyer my
chs1ger's broE, and said he: ~ have enlisted
ail The people Of Accomac.''
81 want to KNOW" says +, Bostonianly.
"Yts,"sa. a.s he, I called meeting, and
succeeded in enlibting all-their sympa-
thies.''
AS ! gczed upon the equestrian warrior, my
hog, methought saw the youngest offspring
Ct wink Trembling in a corner of bis right
eye, and telt that the world-reno wued Snyder
WAS at that moment laborinE under 8 heavy
incubus. Such is life.
The state Of health in Accomac Indicates
that the Demon OF diseaae is abroad in the
land, locking chiefly for his victims among
those between the tender ages Of eighteen
and tory-tve- Instead Of having sling ia
his hand, like the young warrior David, each
young man met had his hand in sling,
whiltt the dexter leg OF more than one able.
bo6ixd patriot suggested th= juvenile rlyer
Of " Now / lame me, down to slip.T And
there were the women Of America fairly cry
ng in terror Of the draft, instead Of bearing
themselves like the Spartan ribs of old
Alas! my boy, why cannot our people
realiZe, that q nasfon, Ike q cookfng-stove.
Cannot ktep up STEADY fire without good
draft.
could not stay here, SO FASTENED on to
Paris, where great strategic movement WAS
aaont to supply all the world with fresh recol-
iec1ions Of the late Napoleon. sly ldte Ma
po!eon, ny boy, becauseour Napoleon Is apt
t. be behind time.
As far back as 1 can remember, have been
tully aware that tLis movement was about to
take place, but would not like too many
other CORE respondents, bet1ay the confidence
reposed in ne This bosom my boz, this
manly and truthful bosom, is about the right
shop for confidence. Nor is it like the bosoms
Of those who can trRthtully say that they
never give important information 'th the en-
| envy, though everybody knows that they
! sell it.
On arriving in Parit, Ieaw at once that prep
erations for outgeneraliug the deceived Con
fgdsracY had ALREADY commenced; for the
down-trcdden General of the Maekerel Brig
| ade. hsd assembled the reliable con;rabaRds
| whom be had used for some weeks psst, and
| @as taking leave Of them in heartfelt man.
| ner. ,-
Mounted on small keg, from the bung.
| fole OF which came the aroma Of pleasant rye
fields, the General softly wiped his lips, and
says he:
regard IS 8 speeches. Of monkeys, my black
| children, the fact that this Ia q white mans
var Will prevent your taking part In the en-,
tiEely different race about to come oil. AtteI
the manner OF Andrew Jackson at New Or
Leans, have called upon yon to do something
Tor your adopted country; but as my FRIEND
Andrew was particular to make his Froclama
| ton read "nee negroes" there can be &c
parallel between the two cases further. TRere
fore return to your masters, my children, anc
tell them that the United States OF A1nesics
wa1s not against them rights Of which you ar<
q part Go! And remember, that as Gcadua
Emancipation is about to come of, you vii
soon know the juicy richness of being free X
visit all parts Of the world except those no
trcluded in the pleasing map Of Nova Zem
bla."
The cortrabands departed, my boy. In bliss
tul procession, and many Of them arc un
doubted1y happy enough now. Hsp2ter, MI
boz, than they could hope to be II suffered tt
Itm.in in this conservative and constitutions
world.
While the Mackerels were coming out 0
their holee, and polishing their shoyels for III
march, I observed that the general walked
thoughtlully to his sent, in deep silence
touna Captain William Brown eXpelitng rwt
| reporters iron the lines, lest they should pre-
ma;urely diyuige The movement then going d
to the Confederacy, seated on an adj1esn
fence, and says to him:
"Ttu me, my fiery warrior, wherefore
| It that the chietts'n seeks his solitary tcnts'
"Ah!'' said William, reyerentlJ, "it is t.
Fray for the cause OF liberty, and the rights c
Mount Vernon, Vlrvinia Come with M
| my cterub," says William, piously, sand yo
shall see martial greatness in 3 toucaiu
asEeck."
. hoy, and there beheld the beloved general o
! the Mackertl brigade, with bis tace devoutl
up1ufned. His face was degoutly u3turned
, Ely boy; but re could see something Intel
ysrjpg between his couutenance and 1he SKI
| sDd discovered, upon closer inspection, that
| u
: man thought that heaven. itke any other dis
.. tant earthy object, could BE- brougha neare
| By look,ng toward It through gtass? H.,
, Is food tor thought, my boy-here is food 4
: thought
And now, Commodore Head having tishs
his iron-ctad hert from the tt empessuo b
Z : eom OF Duck Lake, and every thing being
readfness-1he march of the Ii tcsErel brig !:
! commenced, with 3 silence SO intense that Y
: ccnld distinctly hear all that any body said
i Firt, came . delegation Of political ehal
. other on the state Of the country, and consi
= erlrg $40 excellent pl ,ns for Saving the Unto
i; and getting up straight-out ticket.
Next appeared the ido1ized general Of Il
+ Msckerel brigade, modestly uprising to I
- and assuring his staff that he really would u
Il fs65. ~ - '''''e
> Followed by Commodore Head, with b
= squaGron on his shoulders, swearing as usr
= in his lron-plased manner, and vowlng to cs
: tute Vicksburg before he Was twenty yea
- oldeE-
!, Then advanced Captain william Brow
Eekevire, Captain Bob Shorty, and Capta
Samyule 2a-mith, each indignantly reject1
expressing the hope that Wendell Pniili
= woa1d be Immediately hung for 1t,
TheE came train OF wagons containing
the provisions that could not be thno
h | away
q Succeeded BY the Mackere1 brigade vi
N shovels at shoulder arms, and noses sugge
r i've Of strawberry patches IN tue balmy m3n
c. # June
70 and WIS this all the procession? you "
Is a b /; did no!hing come after the brigade ttssl
II I am not positive man, my boy, and c,
n not to assert Thing unless positively knit
9, 1t TO he true, l. was growing dark wAen
Ct reached our destination, and could Hot {
distinctly toward the Fear; yet I think I
), see something coming after the Mac6e
II brigade,
Whist wsB It?
. Ii wss the Southern Confedaracy, my boz
ID the scu'htrn Conftderacy!
Z, Yours, excltediy, ORPHHuo G. KER1