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 the realm, and he saw that of a surety the dominions of Andrew the King were about to be rent in twain, and that Disunion and Civil War were not afar off.

29. So James, whom men call the courteous, arose, and he buckled on his armour and stood forth as captain of the host, and he led up to do battle with the idolaters.

30. And he displayed on high the "Banner of the Nation," "with its Stripes and its Stars" and upon the banner was a superscription, embroidered in characters of gold, "State Rights and the Union."

31. And all the people who believed in the true faith, and who loved Andrew the King, and who eschewed Nullification and the evil doers, gather together and marched beneath the banner.

32. Now when James, who is called the deluded, and Robert the Nullifier, saw that the followers of the true faith had set up a captain for themselves, and had stood forth to do battle with all the worshippers of strange gods,

33. They bethought them that Henry the high priest had dominion over the minds of the people by reason of "his Grandfather," and by reason of the daily sacrifice which he offered up unto "Mercury," the god of the evil speakers, and which the people received at his hands.

34. So they made Henry the high priest captain of their host, and appointed him do battle with James, the captain of the host of "Union."

35. And they uplifted their banner, and behold the device thereof was a Tiger, tearing the limbs of a youth asunder from his body, and a Vulture was stooping to divide the prey, and beneath the whole was an inscription, stained with the blood which seemed to flow from the body of the youth.

36. And they who stood beneath the banner could not read the inscription, but to those a little removed, it displayed in characters of English, the words "Disunion and Civil War."

1. Now, when the Banners of the Hosts were uplifted, it came to pass that the trumpets sounded, and the men of Charleston put themselves in array against each other, beneath the captains whom they had chosen.

2. And the Host, which bore aloft the Banner of "," was led by James, who is called the courteous, and Henry, the High Priest, was captain of the Host of "."

3. And when they drew near to each other, Henry, the High Priest, offered up his daily sacrifice to the strange God, called, and he distributed the sheets of paper amongst all the multitude.

4. And upon the sheets were written revilings and slanders against the Rulers of the Realm, and against James, the courteous; and scoffings and bitter sneers at all the Host which followed the banner of "."

5. And the followers of Henry read the writings, and they found favour in their sight, and they shouted for joy.

6. But when the Host of "" came near unto their adver-