Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-09-01
From the Bucks County IntelIigencer.

The following dialogue is supposed to have
been spoken by Peter R. and Patrick NJ, near
the Devils half acre."
Peter. Padrick, wos der tyvil makes de Ca
nal preak so much down dare apout Neely's
II preaks now dree or four times dis summer,
all de times at one place. Why don't Rogers
mend him better ready?
Patrick. Why Pater, we know the Canal
must break somewhere, and as some men of in
fuence in our party live about there, we know
they may as we'll have a share of the public
money, for lumber, stone, dirt, and so on, as any
body else.
| Peter. Wos you mean py sayin de Canal
must preak? | taut de Canal was made to hold
wasser, and was not to preak at all, but now he
preaks all de time
Patrick. | don't name that the Canal is to
be breakin foriver-but only till the faction jis
Peter. Padrick, you has been on de Canal
great deal, and knows how tings is done dare
but Understands dis "preakin till de lection,
noting.
| Patrick. I'll tell We in minute-ye know
the faction will be here in aboot two months,
and then we'll want all the uoteS we can get,
to kape the Governor in office, so that he can
hdpC dHu tllCH htlO" VIC II
/ fine, profitable, asey jobs for the naxt three
yarcs. Well We know the more the Canal
breaks the more hands it will take to mend it,
and the more hands the more uoteS ye see; and
we'll take none that isn't for Porter and Rogers,
| if we can help it---and we cant kape them with
out havin little of something for them TO do,
and we must kape them somewhere in this
State till the faction, cost what it wull. Dye
see until it now, Patcr?
! Peter Der dihanker, yaw! | sees now
wos for de Canal preaks so much, and why so
many hands is KEEP on the bublic Improvements
all ober Pennsylvany | see dat de way
our rail roads and canals is managed, is jst
done to make de beeples pay tares, to raise
money TO pay desc Mret poters unt de rascals in
office.
| Patrick Stop Pater now, ye're not a good
loco foco, or yed nver talk that way---sure
now isn't it all for the good of the party to kape
the Governor and his friends in office! Tell
me that now
Peter. Yes, yes, it's for de good of de Gov
ernor INT de party of Office holders, dat desc
tings is done. but it ish not for de good of de
beepleS, uni so it aint Democrat, unit | don't &C
for il, unit | wont 60 for il neddur. Der Cover
nor has made us more State debt as we ever
had, unit more tareS TO pay, unit he puts men In
office dat aint fit, unit dat de beeple don't like
unit every ting is gone wrong since we made
him Governor, unit dey are gittin wus unit WI:
evry day. So de sooner we gifts clear of Por
ter, de better, unit den we'll be clear OF his un
derlins too. Pm sure we cant git wus ones ;
ready.
Patrick. Paier, I'll report ye till the Iader,
of the party, an the dvil bit iver you'll git OF
the County Ticket as long as ye live-ye shan
aven be Committee of Vigilance man for you
own township, ye sour krOut tub ye.
Peter. Yaw, yaw, dat ish de way, wher
folks find out how dey are cheated nit loco 70
cos dat tries TO make dem pelieve dey are Dem
ocrals, unit wont be cheated no longer, den de-
plackguard US au. call lis names---but | don
: care, uOtes as please after dis, unit not 70
: parties. | ish Democrat, unit not a Loco Fo
co, nor a potato bug nedder.
: Patrick. Houl yer tongue, ye oul Dutch
Peter. Halt, halt, Padrick, hears no NOR
dis time.
FARAWELL.