27. "And I will now pronounce openly before you all 'the creed' in which I now believe, and ye shall see that I am strong in faith.

28. "I believe the Tariff of him called Mallary to be a palpable, deliberate and dangerous violation of the ordinances of the realm, and that it is a device of cunning men to despoil you of the fruits of your labor.

29. "I believe that ye are oppressed and ruined by the statutes which have been ordained by the great council of Andrew the King, and that desolation will soon cover your land, even as the waters do the great deep.

30. "And I say unto you, O men of Charleston, that ye may cry aloud for relief, but ye shall find none at the hands of the Yankees, your enemies; wherefore, arise at once, and stand forth in your might: ye'ought and MUST RESIST.'

31. "Peradventure some of you shall say how can we resist without doing battle with Andrew the King, who hath sworn before Heaven to enforce the ordinances of the realm.

32. "But I say unto you, fear nothing; and if Andrew the King shall do that which he hath sworn, upon his head be the blood which shall be spilt for it is his fault, and not ours.

33. "And if he send forth a power to enforce the statutes of the realm, assuredly his reign will be a 'Sanguinary Despotism,' against which our fathers have taught us to rebel.

34. "And we will defend ourselves with our own right arm, and in the heat of strife we shall spill blood, or rend asunder the realm; of a surety this is not 'DISUNION OR CIVIL WAR,' but it is that which is called GLORIOUS REVOLUTION."

35. Then all the people were astonished at the words of James, and they arose with one accord to cast him out; but when they came near unto him they saw manifestly that he was still under “a natural delusion," and they had compassion on him.

36. For behold his eyes shot forth a lurid glare, and a thick vapor descended from his nostrils, and, passing upwards before his eyes, caused him to see as through a glass-darkly.

37. And it was now made manifest to all the people that James, the son of James, saw not as other men saw, and that all things were visible to him through a false medium, and they all cried aloud, "Of a surety this man is well called 'THE Deluded.'"

38. And the elders, and the wise men, and the counsellors of the South, now remembered the words which Thomas, of Winyaw, had spoken in the days that were past; and they feared in their hearts that the fulfilment thereof was at hand, and they secretly resolved to set their faces against "THE DELUDED" and his followers.

39. And they saw manifestly that the heart of James was hardened, and that Robert the Nullifier had conspired together with him, and they feared greatly lest Langdon was given over to them, but they all held their peace.

CHAPTER VII.

1. Then a certain man from the multitude, a faithful follower of James "the Deluded," arose, and called aloud upon Robert, who is surnamed the Englishman.

2. And he gave praises to the name of Robert, and because his brain had become disordered by the evil spirit, NULLIFICATION, and by the enchantments of John the Conjuror, he likened Robert unto a certain madman, who dwelt among the Gentiles in the days which are past, whose name was called Brutus.

3. And Robert, the Englishman, rejoiced to hear the sound of his praise, even from the mouth of an humble follower, and he arose from the earth, and gnashed his teeth, and grinned horribly, and shouted aloud.

4. Now, when William the Just and his companions saw how that one possessed of the evil spirit, NULLIFICATION, prepared to speak to the multitude, and how that James, "the Deluded," and Robert, who was called "the Nullifier,” and all their followers made ready to hearken unto him,

5. They were greatly astonished, and they said unto one another, "Is not this man the same Robert who is called the Englishman, and who hath long hated, in his heart, Thomas, who is surnamed Jefferson, and all his house?

6. "And is not this he who reviled and spake despitefully against our rulers, and who sought to make us bend beneath the yoke of the King, beyond the great waters, who had taken from us sailors, and who despoiled us of our ships and our merchandise upon the great deep?

7. "And is this not he who laughed to scorn our strength, and who made a jest, and a bye-word, of the power which we sent forth against our enemies, and who‘turned pale,' at the glad tidings of the battle which Andrew, the King, had gained over them on the great River?

8. "And is he now a counsellor and a ruler over us, that we should hearken unto him? Shall we sit beneath the outpouring of his words; verily, can a man touch pitch and not be defiled?"

9. So William, the Just, and all his followers, arose, with one accord and departed from the presence of Robert, and from the feast, and every man went to his own home.

10. But Robert, the Englishman, shouted yet the more loudly, and the shouts were echoed back by the walls of the great hall, and Robert believed that the echoes were new shouts from the people and his heart was made glad, for the sound was new to his ears.

11. Then opened he his mouth, and said, “Ye men of Charleston! unto you I render thanksgiving for the shoutings wherewith you have greeted me, and I rejoice that ye have likened me to him of the Gentiles, who is called Brutus.

12. "But think not, O friends, that I am mad now, for I say unto you, my heart is changed within me, and I love Thomas, who is called Jeffer

son, with the same love wherewith ye have loved him, and I am not a stranger, but a native of the land wherein ye all dwell.

13. " And I am 'THE MIRROR' wherein ye may see reflected 'the principles' of Thomas; and I have placed them anew 'before the admiring eyes of his disciples;' and I have 'illustrated their truth;' and, behold, I have awaked from 'A NATURAL DELUSION,' like James, the son of James.

14. "But ye are not to believe that I am ashamed to be called 'the Englishman;' for even as De Kalb is dear to the German, and as 'the sons of the Shamrock' give honor to him called Montgomery, even so panteth my heart after the Island across the great waters.

15. "And now, men and brethren, care not ye for these things, but turn your eyes to the desolation of the land, whereof ye have heard so much this day, and behold, at once, ye may see the ruin, wherewith the ordinances of the King's council have overwhelmed you.

16. "Wherefore, tarry ye no longer, but arise, buckle on your armor, and smite your oppressors; be ye 'prepared for the worst, whether it be DANGER, DEATH OR DISUNION.'"

17. And when Robert had said the word "DISUNION" (which is NULLIFICATION interpreted), his brain became dizzy, for he had thereby invoked the evil spirit, and he was given over to the power of its enchantments. 18. And he turned around to the right hand, and to the left, and he gnashed his teeth, and shouted aloud: "Tremble not, ye men of the South; TREMBLE NOT AT THE WORD DISUNION."

19. Then Robert was overcome by the power of the evil spirit, which he had again invoked, and he fell backwards upon the earth, and NULLIFICATION had dominion over him, and he was reserved as a burnt offering for the day of CONVENTION; and from that hour his name became changed, and he was called "THE DISUNIONIST."

20. Now the people marveled greatly, when they heard praises to the name of Thomas, surnamed Jefferson, from the lips of Robert, and how that Robert had called himself "THE MIRROR" of him whom, in days past, he had grievously reviled and persecuted.

21. But it was now made manifest that Robert, the "Disunionist," was but a painted sepulchre, and that he sought to beguile the people with the name of Thomas, and to persuade them that he was "a disciple" of the true faith. 22. Now, it came to pass, that when Henry, the chief priest of Mercury, saw all that had been done, and how that the followers of James the Deluded, and of Robert, the Nullifier, tarried at the feast and were waxing warm from the wine which was set before them,

23. He thought, in his heart, that the hour was surely come wherein without much peril, he could stand forth as a great champion, and claim to himseif the name of a bold and valiant warrior.

24. So Henry arose and cried aloud against the statute called the Tariff, and against the counsellors who had ordained it, and against all the rulers of the land.

25. And he opened his mouth and said, “O men of the South! of a surety 'your degradation is abject;' and the words which ye have this day heard from the mouth of James, and of Robert, are the words of truth.

26. "Your enemies, the Yankees, have encompassed you round about, and will destroy you; wherefore, ye must straightway arise, and go forth to meet them.

27. "And if you will hearken unto my voice, verily I say unto you, UNFURL AT ONCE THE BANNER OF THE STATE."

28. And when Henry, the High Priest, had thus spoken, all his followers shouted aloud, for they rejoiced greatly that he was now ready to buckle on his armor, and that no man could again gainsay his valor.

29. Now when all the rulers, and the elders, and the counsellors at the feast, had declared the whole counsel which they had devised, it came to pass that their disciples and followers, began to give loose to the feelings within them.

30. And they made a great clamor; for they were inflamed with the wine which had been set before them, and with the words which they had heard.

31. And some uttered curses against the men of the North, called Yankees and some called them leeches, and threatened them with poison; and many spake of chains, and of shackles, and of ruin, and of desolation.

32. And one cried aloud, "DISUNION, OUR ONLY PRESERVATION;" and another spake of "A REPUBLIC SOUTH OF THE POTOMAC," and a third called for "action, action, action."

33. And they all shouted aloud-and they continued eating and drinking until the eleventh hour of the night; and as many as had strength to do so, departed to their own homes.

34. But when the people heard of all that had come to pass, they were greatly wroth against James the Deluded, and Robert the Nullifier, and the other rulers and counsellors—and they looked upon them as stumbling blocks in the path of those to whom they should have been as burning lamps.

35. And they treasured all these things in their remembrance for a day of reckoning, when they should all give an account of the deeds that were done at the FEAST OF NULLIFICATION.

CHAPTER VIII.

1. Now when the Feast of Nullification was ended, it came to pass that the fragments of the graven image, called Nullification, which James, the "Deluded," had sent away, were safely delivered into the hands of John, the Conjuror.

2. And John, by his sorceries and enchantment, put them together again, and he caused the graven image to be put into a mould of clay, and

he cast from the mould many likenesses thereof, and sent the likenesses over all the land, but the graven image itself, he reserved to be set up in a place called CONVENTION.

3. And one of the liknesses of the graven image was set up before the men of Coosawhatchie, and another was seen upon a certain island, called Edisto, and yet another was placed on high, in a certain village called Stateburg.

4. And much people of the land of Coosawhatchie, and of the island, called Edisto, and from the village, that is on the high hills, came up to see the likenesses; and they heard tidings of their great power, and they bowed down to them, and worshiped them.

5. Then John, the Conjuror, gave the graven image, which is called NULLIFICATION, into the hands of George, the Prophet, and commanded George to set it up for time in the land of Edgefield, and of Abbeville; and George the Prophet did even as he had commanded, and he uttered loud praises to its name.

6. Now, when William the Just, and certain others of the righteous, heard all these things, they sent messengers, with letters, to all their followers, and they called upon the people to forsake the strange gods, and they told them all the evil fruits which Nullification would bring forth.

7. And throughout all the land the people began to commune, one with another, and they saw made manifest the error of their ways, and they resolved with one accord to forsake the worship of Nullification.

8. Then John the Conjuror became sorely troubled, for he saw that the hearts of the people were turned against him, and he was grievously afraid lest his soceries and enchantments should all be made manifest.

9. So he called together unto him the powers of darkness, over whom he had dominion, and he commanded them to move over the whole face of the South, and to seek out the graven image NULLIFICATION, and all the likenesses thereof.

10. And he commanded them to gather them altogether, and to chain them with a great chain around their necks, and to hide them from the sight of the people until the hour wherein they should assemble in Cox

VENTION.

11. So the evil spirits did even as John had commanded, and NULLIFICATION was no more seen upon the earth.

12. Then John the Conjuror sent messengers to James the Deluded, and to his other followers, giving tidings of what he had done, and beseeching them no longer to give praises to the name of NULLIFICATION, but instead thereof to fill their ears with the sound of CONVENTION.

13. And he assured them that CONVENTION would seem beauteous to the sight of the people, and that they would gladly hear tidings of the good things which could be wrought at his hands.

14. Then James the Deluded, and Robert the Nullifier, and Henry the High Priest, and Robert, who is also called the Disunionist, did even as