American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-11-16
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ANECDOTES OF TIE LATE ELECTION

Tinns We ptefer giSing only few Of more anus.
~ Character wb'ch have come to our knowledge.
a, one IT the polls. gentleman OF tnisre!lane-
Gus appearance who look ed If he did not live an
whete. presented himself before the Inspectors
and rendered the Jackson Ticket. b,e-tander.
who thought tie subject looked like very suspi.
cions independent voter. asked him where lie liv-
vi This was a question apparently more easily
asked than answered The catechumen stond
scratching bis pull. AMI looking seventeen ways at
once. Another bvestander. ot more benevolent
turn Of mind tnok compassion on hi, embarrass.
nent aud whispered 10 him :. Maiden Lane.'-
"ies. liye IN Maiden.lane, your honor" said
the vnter. g What. your number - asked the
puerst. The ragged gentleman drew on his own
invention !or solution Of this problem and nam.
ptl at random number, which. unfortunately for
him. was that at house, in which one OF tie In
spectcrs resided, who would not recognise him as
member Of lis family And so the poor man lost
the honor Of recording his vote for the Hero of
New Orleans. at that poll. What success be MAJ
have met With at the others cannot tell.
Another apocr, phal looking voter, being inter
rngaied as to to his domice, after various qulks
and shifts 10 esade Ills delicate inquiry. said lie
lived in Oak street He was told that that street
was ID the Seventh Ward. No it amt, said he
- in NJ warti at ali is boarding house. Prob
ABLY there WAS some queer association IN ais mind
with a watd il prison, Or the hospital
L vas considered exceedingly fortunate that the
election continued but for three days. the more
there were who bad voted. Il more there we're to
vote, and it is believed that had the Jackson funds
held out, the number Of votes would have increas-
ed in genmctical ratio foi a week iouger
Tile poor Adams men we're either too honest Of
too ignorant Of the art Of saclllng nalorities fot
these glorious times. Yesterday two men bon ,ted
of having voted the Jackson ticket each il fyc
different wards And at tie roll Of one Of the wards.
when an actual voter Of the wnrd came up, Who
had been known 70 have voted 10 two Other ward,
on the same dav, the inspectors gravrly decided
that hi> vote should be received tie third tune.
because lie had right % vote IL his nwn ward, ami
il was the Other two votes that were Illegal
In one Of the upper wards, Were there were
many IRISH ,otefs they were attracted to the
Jackson clectinneercrs BY the portrait Of Robert
Emmett--the Irish martyr Of IS. a curious idea
this truly WHO wosd suppose taat because au
Irish patriot was executed for ea-nn thirty years
ago. BY tile government d Gieat Britain, ever,
iri,hman was now 10 duty bound 10 vote il favor
Of Jackson candidates ii New iolh But The de-
vice had the intended effect.
In another ward, an honest tar came singv up
70 the door where jackson agent was rendering
tickets. and hove 70 fur a nnnert " We'll mess
mate.i sad the landsman, g hcle's ticket for
Jackson 6 Hold up little said Jack
:. None of vonr hickory Cor me- uTake vote
runner. pulling ackson vote out Of another peck
ct" hvast again. said Jack " silver my tim
0er4 il ! like Adams nsther. | want to vote for
Comtnodote Pntter-Hone Dt your lanh-lubbcrs for
me" Aye, that's right, replied the pertlnacous
Jackeonian. pulling Jackson ticket out Of third
pocket. 9 Here's vote for the gallant commo-
dore.o Jack scl2cd the precious vote with hearty I
plee, aud i soon went plump into the box. So
much fo lie glorious privilege Of the right Of sui
/ WIZ nv mi I'M Iupn
a predetermined freeman Of the city, in reply I
TO the question 1t residence, after having said lie /
lived down ynndcr, and over yonder. at last con
fessed that he ted il Jersey.
The prominent emblem Of tie Jackson men vas
the hickory tres, many OF which, With all their
branches we're brought TO town aud dashed up to
The lamp-pnsts near the polls. One 81 them, u
great bulk and stature, had been. as are told
snmemorally used asa whipping post lJr colored
thieves somewhere in Jersey.
The Jackson ways cracked many small Jokes al
NJ expense OF coach, calculated to carry fam
nsides. on the window OF which was the .rsend-
The friends Of tile administration meet here
One artlflce practlsed upon the honest hearted
sailors, TO induce them to vote the jackson ticket
was representing to them that Mr. Adams wa,
destroying our commerce, and that there would b.
non intercourse with England, if Jackson was
not elected. And they fully believed that they
were yoiing--not for mblymen-but for Jack.
son as president. An honest tar who had voted
under this persuasion, havin. heard the result yes
terday, flew to communicate the tdng. to hs ship
mates, and did it thus :. | say, rom, Jacksou'a
elected, and We can 80 to Liverpool again s
II would seem that the raree show Of General
Jackson on horseback, did not effect all tie purpo-
ses which the Major anticipated. lie has now rot
up another, and adyertises to exhibit it himself ~
It is no less than s one of the epaulets worn by
General jackson at the glorious battle Of New Or.
leans" which according 10 the MAJORS account,
MIR. JAG kson rnncd from the (spncra's iark ~ and