The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-04-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
sam. Slick n Law.Naker.

. SLIM a LtHs4AdhSEs
We commend the following to our read.
ers. We extract it from the third series Of
the Clock Maker, or sayings and doings Of
Samuel Slick. 10 these dull times, if you
want TO laugh, gen,le reader, pray read it,
read lt.-Registsr.
In the course Of our mornings drive,
aaPpened to ash him il he iureriered much
IN politics. when be was 10 Siickville. No,
said be, not now, was once an assembly
mas, but since then | gin up politics. There
IS nothin' SO well .aken care Of as your
rights aud privileges. squire. There are
always plenty Of chaps voluuteerin' 10 90
iha,, cot Of pure regard for you, ready to
lay down heir lives to fight your cause, or
iael tofiias, i they had any, either. No;
have given laat Up. Clock maxim is a
better tfads BY hale Dear, dear, shall
never forget tie day was elected; felt
80 inches taller, and about q little The big
ges' MAJ 10 all SacarI.e. knew 50 mach
vas expected d me, coulda'. sleep a tryiD
70 make speeches; and sheu | was il the
shop ] spilled half ny work b. not having
NY ni1d 90 il. Save your oouG,ry, saws
o5e; save it from Fein; cut down salaries.
| ilie1d 70, says I. Watch the officials
says another; they are The biggest rogues
IS have. 1. don't convene With liberty
that public servants should he The masters
81 tue public. | qo.le concur With you,
saysl. Reduce I.auyefs' fas, says some /;
iasy are satin' Up the country Ike lgcus,s.
Jisi 50, sad l. 4 bounty on. wheat, says
he farmer, or yo9r lie. Would yoa tax
.ae E.elssnic 70 c1rieh tie asricul.aris,
says tie manufacturer. Make Law agin
tL'sties, says one regulator aU0u. ten.
Psfancr, says aao!her se have right to
ef.ak Il se please says ibir5 doo't leg.
.sia.e to mgch, says 9 fourih-i,'s the
csfss .. The state ard 80 wilbout eend. |
vas fairly Bothered, FOR no two though,
alike, ard there szs 20 p!easiu' nobody
Iaea every man that voted Tor me wanted
some iagof Or another, and there vas no
boiton !oihe oil gallon. / aas most squash.
ed 70 death VIII tie ~eiga, Of ny cares,
and they we're 50 heaty.
At iai the gres. day came, and tie Go.
refnof att Senate and Representatives. all
walked 10 procession, and the artillery Fir.
Cd, and tie band Of the caravan Of Wild
beasts "ss bred 70 play for Us, and xs or.
gae.zsd II due afm, and the Governors
message was read. | must say the day
vas ihe haPp'est enc Of my life. felt full
q dignity and homer. and vas filed wl.b
visions Of glory to come. Well, SAYS 10
myself, tue game is nov TO play 10 rael arm
est. and no mlstake that card shall / play
The presidential chair aud the highest posts
IS open to me, 10 common ailh other Cit.
zsns. What is to prevent me commlD'
IA by bonors, or If | bare good luck BY the
odd trick. What shall lead of wahl I
aid awake all night consideriu or ii, and
roliin' and tossin' over like cramp 10 the
stomach, not knowing what to do at las. |
cot so idea.
Extension u suffrage, says /, is the card
u play That viii take .he masses. and
masses IS power, for maj1riies rule. Al
that tine, squire, we had the forty sbliioc
freehold qualification, and it extended no
farther 50 went for universal suf1raee f,r
thinks !, i can carry that, can 20 for
Governor lirsi, On the strength Of tie pea
votes, and pres,den, afterwards and il did
seen plausible enough TOO that's fact
10 oil appearance it vas the best card in
The pal
50 o.! ! jumps from bed, waikiki ~
and down the room in my shirt tail, a
"ofkin' away at ny speech Ike any thing,