Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-12-01
COL. JOHNSON-MR. ADAMS.

be permitted TO give our readers an opportunity
Of making one for themselves. We have recent
Iy given several Of The speeches OF Mr.. Ada ms
made during his late visit to Cincinnati The
following speech was made by the "great Tecum
sch Killer" at Trenton New Jersey; during re
cent visit to that place. 1t would be useless lc
occupy the space, the speech occupies, with
such stuff were il rot that the General is dis
tinguished and prominent aspiront to the Pfesi
dency. The New Jersey Mirror, says:
Col. Johnson arrived in Trenton, Monday
the 9Th instant. The Locofocos did not unite a
all ia giving honor to the guest. The Ty Ter mer
and the rank and file took the entire charge o
him. The following report Of his amusing OF
or rather ludicrous speech, copy from the
State Gazette. The attempt TO obtain the Pres
idency by playing tho public buffoon Throughout
the land is a why. The Colonel rather o.
vershot tho mark. and his speech Disguised ma ny
whom it was though, would delight. Neverlhc-
less it was most warmly applauded, and no doubt
gave great pleasure to many.
Al the State House Col. Johnson was address
ed by Mr.. Wright, the Councillor from Hudson
in an enthusiastic manner, which was warmly
cheered, to which he replied in speech Of about
tnree quarters OF an nOuF.
lie said he del GIFTED TO meet again the
Jersey Blues Yes call you Jersey Blues
Just as Kentuckians call ourselves the Hunters
Of Kentucky. Although we're IA Dragging peo-
Pile, yet we never brag higher Than to put our
selves side by side with the Jersey Blues. How
happy am TO be IN the state OF New Jersey,
whose high claim upon the patriots admirai ION
needs exagcra,ion. You're a people that ne ed
no praising. Like old Mr.. Rogers, a neghbor OF
b,,, al b,yo of cid
most good yours. Well one day ! wen, 10
him and he set out first some Of his bad cider
and ] praised it up very much. After while
he brought out the Jersey Cider and didn't
praise that Mt all And says he, why don't Won
praise this good Jersey cider? Cause, sa I'd /, it
dom, need prais'ng. [Grea, laughter
Aud New Jersey needs no praisng You're n
free people, I believe. | understand you dont
owe a dollar. while almost every other state is IN
debt. Aud If they are, it IL because the people
did il, God bless Them! And # its wrong the PEG
pie did II and they've right 10 DO wrong II they
choose. [Greai laughIes
Old General Scor-he fought here and at
Princeton and Brandy wine and Germantown-
he Ilv ed out in Kentucky af'erward-and some
times some one would come 10 hlm in great alarm
because politics run so high or some OF the Peo-
pie had been having huie political fight among
Reconsideration any one would come to him
and think the country was going to ruin because
to him, you fool-or if must tell the truth, you
damned fool for that was the old mans way OF
talking-he was a rough Old man--you damn ed
fool. when tho people ge, all wrong so that they
see il themselves they'll turn round and get RICH,
again. And fellow citizens, that's the great con
servative principle of the government. When
the people get to this jumping off place, they u
start back and ih~v'n say TO their leaders, you
Senators and you President, or YOU Representa-
tiyes, or you LegIsat0rs-you'v gone far e.
nough! now take the back track! [Gteat laugh
ter
Well now my friends, was saying vour out OF
debt. Aud that's great curse, thus being IN
debt, as your poor humble servant, who 50
overjoyed at being honored by the people for al
most forty yeaIs-forty save one and that makes
ihrty-nine | 5elieve-tha, thought public
man could live on the wini-when the people
told me in 1910 ego home and attend to you,
own concerus,"I found sure enough they were
all in confusion. But I'm getting 'em set right
again, and if you should call me back 10 public
life next year, should say every reluctantly
flor that's what public men say,l that If ] must
why | spose | must Laughter
The fact is l'm spoilt child, and have been
ever since nv mother run bullets while you were
fighting here in Jersey, and my mother run
ming bullets with this crying and ANNOYING infant
at her breast. fused 10 love to fgh, then; and
sometimes when had been fighting with some
other boy and she thought was in the right. md
the other boy had given whipping, she d
give me another. Great laugh,er.l
But every thing I've done for the country, has
been repaid over and over and they don's owe
me anything. And when my friends at home
wanted to send me to the Legislature, told 'en
wanted to come and the fields of Trenton
and Princeton. and Bunker HILL while other.
were running 10 Europe and going to Marathon
and other immortal paces,-I wanted TO 60 IL
Germantown and Brandywine and PARTICULAR,
to New Jersey, because the Kentucky hunter:
are nearly equal TO the Jersey Blues-I wanted
to come TO Jersey where the great Washington
under the great Jehovah and the Contnenta
Congress, riskeJ more of his personal safety tha
he did in any other ba tile.
But must stop now, for I'm no speaker, no
fighter either; but believe speak worse eve
then fight. especially if had about 1000 Jer
sey Blues with me. But If | was ever comman
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