The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-06-18

cars Of the wing leaders, lest they might get
him into a scrape. But he soon pluckcd up
courage, for the experience Of Eve thousand
years had taught him that the fiercest railers
against vice are NOT always the most imma-
culate in virtue. Cautiously did he begin
to express his sentiments, till he found that
his orators, instead of checking him, were
listening greedly to his discourse; and then
he threw the mask aside, and breathed his
venom freely on their souls. He went a.,
mong them fearful Of repulse, and when he
left them, they all swore he was not half so
black as people said he was.
Joyful was he that night, as he wendell
his way along the street to seek for lodgings
at the Astor House. He was leading the
two great political parties of mighty city to
seek the accomplishment of their ends by a
sacrifice of every moral principle; he was
teaching them to look with cold Indifference
on crime-to encourage and indulge in it
without the slightest feeling Of Yemorse, he
was sowing the seed that was one day to
become giant Upas tree, whose shadow and
whose poison would destroy the land. So
boisterous grew his mir,h, as he reflected on
the mighty mischief now begun-so extrav
|agan: his acts, that a Waterman he encoun-
tered threatened to take him to the watch
house, if he did not stop his noise.
Busily and successfully did he toll through
the following days. No political partisan,
whose place depended on his exertions, could
have worked harder. He found a party rea-
dy to sell their souls and votes together
Their souls he bought himself, but for their
votes the locofocos paid them fifty cents and
half pint of rum head. Never were COL
lonizing and perjury carried to such fear
full extent in our city before; for each party
avowed, openly and without shame, their
ldishonorable deeds, glorying1n the endeavor
to outvie the corruption Of the other.
"Ha! ha !hs - laughed the Devil, exulting-
ly, as he leaped on the City Hall, after the
election was over, and he prepared to depart
for his own dominions-sha! ha! ha! A
thousand souls are perjured through my
means; thousand souls have sold them
selves to me, while my principles begin to
find upholders inthe highest ranks. Another
such election, and wave my sceptre here
without control"
",Tis false-thou never wilt" exclaimed
an angry voice behind him. He turned abb
ruptly, and beheld st. Nicholas, who had just
reused himself from the deep sleep he had
fallen into, after indulging too deeply in the
anniversary carousal Of the society which
bears his name.
"Aha, SAINT" chuckled the Devil, nodding
/ familially," swhile the cat sleeps know
the rest of the proverb. I've diddIed some
of your fayorites out Of their souls this time.''
"Fool! thou shalt not triumph in thine in
iquity,". shouted St. Nicholas; and as he
spoke he kicked the Devil into the North
Niver, so spraining his tail assto disable him
| from sitting down for week.
| "Mein Got!" exclaimed St. Nicholas, as
he seated himself in our study, after perform
| ing the above mentioned memorable feat
"mein Got! how has New York disgraced
herself! She has cast a stain upon her hon
or, which years of the strictest rectitude will
scarcely eface. She stands degraded as
traitress to the cause of liberty; for she has
entered on course Of action that will lead
to ruin, if she be not checked. Has she no
statesman sufficiently free from the shackles
of party to lift up his voice against the moral
lturpitude of late so fearfully display ed-so
warn her of the rock on which her reckless
acts are driving her? The violation of the
integrity Of her elections is the first step to
the downfall of nations freedom. Corrup-
ton, once admitted, increases rapidly, until
at lifts ambition to despot's throne. The
man who sells his vote to-day will persuade
his neighbor to sellhi tomorrow, when both
become the plant tools of him who buys,
ready to arm against the liberty which they
have lost themselves. Unlike an individual,
a nation new netrogradcs from vice. it
grows upon hetsllke cancer, till she is tain
ted to the core. Thus your spring election
has been had, youraall election will be ten
times -Dunder and bltzen!-''
"Poh? poh! my dear saint" replied we,
interrupting him, for we saw that he was
working himself into passion with common
pla0es-ssdo not become uneasy on the sub
lject. Our people are too wise and to intel
ligent not to see the dangerous tendency OF
the illegal acts they have been guilty OF.
The press already has begun to speak, and
trust me, it will never cease until proven
tives are applied t. hinder a recurrence OF
the like again. Political excitcmen. may at
times lead US into errors, but our love OF
country is too strong to let those errors win
too powerful sway .
st. Nicholas shook his head, and was a.
bout to reply, when the noise Of the locoto-
! cos, rejoicing at their victory, induced him
to alterhis mind. Perhaps he was in hurry