The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-11-06
sEAsoNABLE HITS CHARACTERISTIC OF
THE CONTEST OF 1910.


THE CONTEST OF 1910
South Carolina and Missouri will be the gray.
stones of Loco Focosm The mighty giant as b.
lays in his length, stretching across the whole coun
try those two States alone standing at his head
and the other at his feet will be LEFT tell his departec
glory, and record his epitaph9
"A traveller stopping the other day in Indiana at
Buckeye Cabin, just big enough to hold Queen Mai
in" for drink of water inquired of the old lady Of the
house how Van Buren, going to run in that neigh
borhood. /" Not very WELL guess" replied the old
lady.
" How will Harrison run" asked the stranger
He will pretty we'll hear good deal said abou
him but there is old man they call TIP, that will
beat EN- both all hollow in these parts"
"A traveller passing through one of the townships
In Dearborn county Indiana met a lad about twelve
years Of age, when the boy shouted hurra for Van
Buren, The traveller also responded " hurra for
Van Buren, !" The boy Immediately held out his
band, and said, !" Give ftp, sir" Why, for
what do you want fp2" Why by jolly, (says the
boy) if you lived in these diggns you would think it
worth ftp to hollow hurra for Van Buren," The
traveller put whip to his horse, and was off.
Unfair.--The Loco Focos have been making use
Of a very unfair and vlainous argument in Ken
lucky. They tell the freemen that if Harrison is
elected, Blair and Kendall iciA come back to Ken
lucky. The Wings should reply by saying they are
much more likely to go to Texas.
The Loco Foco papers are at last reduced to the la
dicrous extremity Of making parade Of the names of
the men who have not left their party.
Never have we seen any thing thoroughly
reused as the Democracy at this time. Globe.
Probably you never basket of cells with a
shovel full Of live embers thrown them.
It is said Van Burensm in all parts of the country,
has suffered dreadfully from The Army norm.
A Loco Foco paper calls the Democrats to
rouse, and says that Rome demands their help"
This is mistake-the principals Of the party" have
selected Teras.
"You Wings expect that Harrison will work mira
cles.P No, we do not expect that he will work mira
cles; but do expect he will cast out devils
Van Buren, says he nothing in the case OF
Lieutenant Hooe that requires his interference"
The people, however, something in Van Buren,
that requires their interference
Down with wages, say the office-holdors. Down
with the Administration, say an indignant people
Mr. Van Buren, appears to run among the States OF
the Union like little whale among % well-armed
Nantucket whale boats. Each one, as he passes, bu
ries harpoon the handle in the blubber Of the little
monster.
Among the guns used by the Wings at their turen-
ty-acre Convention Nashville one of enormous
dimensions which beloved like an earthquake. The
carriage supported flag bearing the inscription
Amos Baby Walker !" in allusion to Kendalls pal
try in attempting to excite sympathy by the
complaint that his children had been frequently
awakened from their sleep in fright by the thunders
the cannon used in celebrating Wing victories"
when the Wing guns, at dead of night,
Had walked his babes in sad alright
Hush, my dears, lie stiH, don't cry,
Says Amos X. with fearful eye.
The Heaven-born resumes his quill
The babes rest not, hut he lies stiu'
"The Loco Focos adjourned to meet again ON thu
18th instant, at the village Of Egypt" So Egypt i
again to be visited with plaques.
Any rain but the reign Of Van Buren,, as mem
Der Of the Bunker Hill Convention said, when caugh
in a shower
The pickpockets have followed General Harrison
Globe.
Is it not enough for them to abuse him in their pa
pers Must they also dog his steps and pick hi
pockets
South Carolina always votes for a for the Pre-
sidency that other State in the Union will support
OF course Mr.. Van Burens chances for South Caro-
lima are bright.
Ere long TO Van Buren,, John C. Calhoun will say
Part we must, dear friend, It's too true,
For your character all is FILTERED away,
And mines not sufficient for firo.
Dreadful Death of Tecumseh--A Wing after lis
ening TO Col Johnsons speech at Detroit, exclaimed
am now satisfied that Col Johnson killed Tecum
sch He must have gone at him with tiraddie."
party of imbecile Loco focos headed by the Vic
President having invaded Ohio with the view of re
VolutIonzing the State the Louisville Journal say
they were upon Just wise GRAND the fft
chaps, who, under Louis Napoleon, lately undertook
to revolutionize France.
An Ohio paper says, his Hon. the Vice President
murdered more Queens English during his reccn
tour through that State, than he did Indians at III
battle Of the Thames.
Remarkable Coincidence.-At the Locofoco Con
vcntion in Springfield, Mass. editor B Hallcu res