Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-09-03
A KENTUCKY ELECTION EIGHT.


The following, is an extract of letter dated Leg
ington, KY, and describes with some force an cleo
ton fight 1t is from the pen of George D. Prentice,
Esq. The picture is doubtless somewhat highly CO.
loured.-Phn h9
81 have just witnessed that strange thng--a Ken
lucky Electon-and am disposed to give you an ac-
count of 1t. An election in Kentucky lasts three
days, and, during that period, whiskey and
dy flow through cite and villages, like the Eh,-
pirates through ancient Babylon. must dc Leg
ngton the justice to say that matters conducted
there with tolerable propriey, but, in Franklin,
place which had the curiosity to visit, on the last
day of the election, drunkenness stalked triumphant
a number of runners, each with a whiskey -bottle
poklng lis long, Jolly neck from his pocket bu-.
SHY employed IN brbing voters and each party kept
halt dozen DULLES under pay-senuine specimens
OF Kentucky Alligatorism-to fog every poor fellow
that should attempt to vote illegally A half hun
dred OF mortar would scarce fill up the chnks of tho
skulls that were broken on that occasion barely
escaped, myself One of the came up 10 sses
and Shaping my shoulder with his right hand, and q
whlskey bottle IN his left, asked meif a voter
mo, said L. "Ah-never mind - suuih the fell,
low. pulling corn-cob from the nose of his bottle
and shaking it up to the best advantages lust take
sws at the cretur. and toss IN vote-Ifi fight for
yot@Edamme!" Here q temptation, to be cure
but, af:er looking alternately at the bottle and the
DULLES, who were standing ready With their sedge-
hammer fists lo,knock down all interIopers, my fears
prevailed. and lost my whiskey Shortly after this,
l witnessed fight that would have done honour to
Mendoza aud Big Ben. great, rufRan-ooking
scoundrel with arms like pair of cables knotted at
the end, and round, black head that looked like O
forty-fou pound cannon shot, staggered up TO the
polls, and threw in his bit of paper and was walk
ing OFF in triumph. stop, fiend!" exclaimed one of
the SAL River Roarers, stepping deliberately up to
him, are you voier?m.Yes by -" replied he
the Koarer, land you may just prepare yourself to
60 home an old man, ''for I'll be - if don't knock
you into the middle of your ninety ninth year!" cab
-ah," said the other, 'seome on then-Pn ride you
to ILL., whipped with the sea -sarpcnt!" They had
now reached an open space and the Salt River bully
shaking his fists moment by way of fent dropped
his chin suddenly upon his bosom, and pitched head
foremost toward the stomach of his antagonist With
the whole strength of his gigantic frame. Bullet
head, however, was his guard, and, lodging aside
with The quickDess of lightning, to avoid the shock
gave the assaant blow that sent him staggering u
galDst whIskey table, where he fell to the ground
amid the crash of bottles mugs and tuublers No
thing daunted by this temporary discontinue, the
bully gathered himself mp, and with single mut-
tered curse, resumed bis stand in front of his foe
SeVersl blows were now given both sides With
tremendous effect and, IN q few moments the Salt
River boy, watching bis opportunity. repeated the
nan@uvre, in which he had first been feiled This
time ne was successful. His head was planted d.
reetly IN his antagonist stomach who fell backward
with such force, that had expectation Of his ever
rising again. els the scoundrel done for enquircd
the temporary victor, walking up and looking down
upon his PROSTATE foe Bullet Head spoke not, bot,
with the bound of wild cat, leaped to his FEET md
grappled with his enemy. 1t trai of strength
and the combatants tugged, and strained and foaed
at The mouth, and twined like serpens around each
others bodies till at length, the strength of the Bull
let Head prevailed, and his opponent laid strupgnr
beneath HIM Gouge him gouge him!" exclaimed
dozen voices, and the topmost eombatant seized his
victim by the hair and was preparing follow tho
advice that was thus shouted in his ears. when tho
PROSTATE man, reused by desperation and exertnga
strength that seemed sUperhumaD, caught his assail-
ant by the throat with grasp like that of fate. For
a few moments the struggle seemed % cease, and
then he face of the throttled turned black bis
tongue fell out of his mouth and he rolled upon the
ground senseless as dead man. I turned away
IA confirmed believer in the doctrine of total deprn
witty