Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18
and thar they was all in huddle. They know
ed better. but Jest wanted 10 bother nae, do be.


ed better. but Jest wanted 10 bother me, I do be-
lieve.
Never mind ses 1, gentlemen, we'll try
that revolution over So when I got 'em all
strait again, spained it to 'em and gin 'em
the word 30 they could understand it-'For-
ward march y ses / and away they went, not
altogether, bat two by two, every feller waitin
til his turn cum to step, fore the barefoot ones
got started, couldn't hardly see to tother eend
of the betallion. let 'em go ahead til we got
to the old field, and then tried TO stop 'ern but
had 'en in gangs all over'the field in lees than
no time. Close up ? ses !, as loud as could
holler but they only stood and looked at me
like they didn't know what meant. Git into
strait line agin,' ses I. That brung 'enn all
together, and told em to rest while, beforeT
put 'em through the manuel.
Bout this time out cum whole heap of fell
lers with some candidates, and wanted should
let 'or address the betalion. l told 'em I
didn't care long as they didn't kick up a row.
Well the men wer all high up for hearin the
speeches ofthe candidates, and got round 'en,
thick as flies round fat eourd. Ben Ansiey
he's the popularest candidate down here-be-
gun to snow by gittin on a stump, and takin his
hat of rite in the brilin hot sun.
.Felier-citzens,' ses he, 4 spose you all know
as how my friends is fotched me out to repre-.
sent this country in the next lesislater-I am
posed to counter6t money and shinplassers
am posed to abolition and free niggere, to the
morus multicauis aud the Florida war, and all
manner Of fshecoonery whatsumever. l:fs lee
ted your respectable representations, shall 60
in for good mummy, twenty cents for cotton, and
no taxes, and shalt 60 for bolshin prisonmsnt
for debt ard the Central Bank. l hope you'll
ali cum up to the poles Of the lection, and vote
likea patriot for your very humble servant
Amen
Thea he jumped down and went round eha-
kin hands 'Hurra for Ben Ansley Ansley
for ever shouted every teller. Down with
the cussed bank--devil take the shinplasters
and all the railroads! ses Captain Skinner.
Silence 70. speech from Squire Pettybone
, 'Hurra for Petty bone !!
Squire Pettybone WAS little short fat man.
, what had run sfore, and knowed how to talk 10
the boys.
Friends and felcw-citizens,' ses he. rs oncs
y more candidate for yosr suferins, and want
: to splain my sentiments to you. You've jest
hearn great deal bout the Central Bank.-t
= amt no bank man-I'm posed TO all banks-bue
: I is friend to the pore man, and is always red
$ dy to stand up FOR his constitutional rites When
y the Central Bank put out its mummy 1t was
good but now they want to buy it IN for less
: nor what its worth ther diets to the bank, and
. they is tryin to put it down, and make the pore
Is man lose by it What does yAey want to put
+ the bank down for, if it amt 10 cheat the pore
man who's got cum oft! Ifrs lected, shall
y 60 for making the banks redeem their mummy
" in silver and gold or put every devil of 'em in
to the penitentiary to make niger shoes. lsa
hard mummy man agin the rich, and if you ec'
10 me that's what mean to do
m Then he begun shakin hands all round. 'Hur.
r. and the veto ! shouted some of the men---
Hurra for Ansley ! d--n The bank " Silence
'e for Mr. Joheson's speech" 'Hurra for Harri
n son A." 'Hurra for the Vetos' Hurrs for Jack
Nv son can lick any veto on the ground ! 81
n. lence Hurra for Ansley, d-n the bank
De 'Whar's them vetos what's agiu Ansley-le
re me at 'em " Fight! fight make ring y maxi
1t ring '--'Whoop hollered Bill Sweeney
ng I'm the bossom-go it shirt.tai " 'Hlt 'en
Sweeny "---'Tenton. Betallon ! ses !, bu
it want no use-they was at it rite in the mid
I'd die and all round the edges, and knowd th'
,r quicker got out Of that bilin the better for
Did whosum. Thar they was, up and down, fiv'
in, or six in heap, roln over and crawlin out from
all under, bitin and scratchn, gougin, kickin an
ut, cussn, head and heels all through other, non
lat of 'em KNOWN who they hurt or hurt them-a}
M the same whether they hit Ansley or peto tn
Sc. blossom or Pettybone. The candidates. wer,
ch runnn about pulin and haulin, and tryin the
f best to stop il; but you couldn't hear nothn bu
"A. cussin, and bank and veto and 'et me E
o EN- I'm your boy let 60 my eyes y and sic
tx. talk for moren twenty minits, and then the,
nv only KEEP 'em apart by holdin 'em Off like dog
till they got dun pantn.
c II want no use so Try to get 'em into line nsn
h. Some of 'em had got manuel exercise enuff, an
by was knocked and twisted out OF al caracter, an
ld il would be no to try to put EN- through til
ler manuel in that situation. Lots of 'em had the
md eyes bunged up SO they couldn't 'eyes right