The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-05-19
NOT TO BE BEAT.

-. NOT TO BE BEAT.
The following stump speech, taken
from the Tennessee Whig, published at
4Jonesboro,' is about as high flown spe.
eimen of the highly-concentrated style OF
stump speaking SO fashionable in the
Southwest, as we have seen in twelve
month. As such productions are rarely
met with, we give it an insertion:
Fel@- Caizens: / didn't come here to
make q speech at this time, but only just
to extingiish myself as candidate. Cen
tlemen, ] am the floating candidate torthe
superAaous district, and only want 10
make a few remarks at this time. A gooo
many of you, gentlemen, has never seen
me before, and merely want to state my
views upon the questions to be agltated;
Gentlemen, / was born in the county. OF
Sullivan, and fotched up in Knox, with
out parentage, and if it hadn't been Tor
tho goodness of God and several other
gentlemen, who tuck me when an orphan
bow at 2l years of age, and gin me edu-
cation, / might have been as ignorant as
the common people, or you, gentlemen.
Gentlemen, my father was patriarch
of the revolution, and | am patriarch:
I:entIemen, nv father stained the walls OF
America with his blood, and when Gen.
Jackson killed the Indians at New Or-
leans. { waded up to my knees in mud
) Gentlemen, I am opposed to Nulllhcatlon.
Geutiemcn, / would rather be galiy-Po,t
slave than NuliiHer. Gentlemen, | amt
got time to give sou my views now, and l
will call ON you in a few days; but gen,
;t,emen. there was set of big Bugs here
who are trying to put me down, but, gen.
,Iemen. ! defy 'em. Gentlemen, have
always been for liberty, independence ana
glory. Gentlemen, / hope to be deliver
cd out of the hands of the bullrusAes. ,
Gentlemen, it will be surmlsed that !
should revulge my views of State policy.
/ 70 against the whole allegation OF pub
Ilcan proyements, inclosing this CIncin-
natl Tennessee Charleston Road OF rails
General Jackson says the scheme won't
do. and Il looks reasonable. Gentlemen,
three or four monstrous parties arc now
forming in our country, federallsts, null
Eiers, publicans and democrats. FEEDER
alists are So called from one Frederick,
king of allthe Russias, and are in favor
of burning blue lights on the sea coast in
stead Of the common whale oil. and they
90 for holding all conventions at Hartford
Nulli6ers are opposed to the old thirteen
States, and 90 in for a distressing insur-
rection in the South. Republicans are for
putting down the doctrine of instructions,
and incerping the ballot-box. Democrats
are opposed to calling Mr.. Van Buren,
home from Bogota in England, and are of
the real Jackson grit, and 60 the whole
hog for silver and gold. Gentlemen, this
is my doctrine-and here is an English
half dollar / have just drawed from my
pocket on which is described my motto,
In one of the dead languages, and the
motto of every true grit American, "Eplu-
srisu ,.e,onaani ni"-and which being inter-
preted means plurality of new men for
office! Gentlemen, acknowledge my
indulgence to you, for your kind obliga-
tions to ne on this eventful period. Cen
tlemen, cross over the way with me, and
we will get the worth of this half dollar
in something that will review the acquaint-
ance.