New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-17
in the Interior OF Louisiana.

HnrHtdnsoH-Jndge SduHders.-" NOia Bene.
the very clever CORES pondent of the Corcordla n
tehgenoer, gives the following inkliag OF cleo
tioneering IN the Third District Speaking OF the
two Congressional candidates, HsrmAnson, L. Z D
and Saunders Whig.l be says
They both old hsnds the game and mighty hard
10 tree. HsrmGns0n can live on green persimObs and
thrive and Saunders learned how 10 vhi,e-oAk
scOrns when he was fighting the Indians along with old
Hickory. Hirmanson viii meet you In the road. per.
feet stranger pull his ticker and make you believe
that he slept the same blanket with your daddy In the
and that your wife IL distant relation Of bic own
Saunders will call Al shsuiy pull OF bis coat kiss half
dozen dirty mOuthed children, and when their de-
lighted nanny tells them 10 be troublesome be
We will take another kiss and like the who break
lasted, dned and supped on CABBAGE. declare lie =
rarity Their policy 10 avoid big roads houses
and tsyerns Hsrmsnsou was taught BY Frank R1ufh
how 10 travel through the woods tie will strike bee
line across the swamp for distant point and Ike an
Indian on bic war path, cautiously up his tracks
But before the trail gets cold along old saunders
Ia fnl cry with bis big broad o the ground and
bis tail eufed r2hi up over his back These GENT men
are personal friends esch appreciates the noble quail.
ties tho shrewdness and the energy Of the other
has been agreed that they shall mutually play on ell
sorts Of tricks. They have carried out the bargain
pretty e1-ctualy, as will show you By incident
that occurred under your eyes bu, which doubt
whether you have yet heard Of. Gen Saunders At
the Rough and Ready barbecue on Lake ConcOrdis.
the 3Oih ut You saw him and, doubtless. perceived
that De fet pressed for time. Do you know why That
very morning he heard that big s.rapping fellow
calling hnself Lafayette ssunder had passed through
the back settlements Of Carroll aud Madison. arguing
against settlement rights and declaring that Bill Parhsm
was tool for trying 10 get the Legislature TO grant
preempuCns 10 the settlers the State lsnds-When
you remember how numerous this class OF people
in those parts you msy conceive that such sentiments
20 thOse created tremendous excitement The old
General was thundersruck At this nsvs especially "a
he hal been In those parishes IN bis life. be
had abridged bis speech at your barbecue, and posted
up North.
Now mark the sequel On the 5th October Just seven
days after this reached saunders the folio wing
appeared In the Carroll Wateh1san published at Prov
dencs;
we had the pleasure of shaking by the hand. on
Friday the Democratic nominee for Congress. j. II
Harmanson. He resched this plscs after journey
BY land up Bayou Macon and Joe's Bayou Such was
the haste with which Il necessary for him to delay
to travel ths. Il impossible for him TO give the PEG
pie talk. On Saturday he started for the Florida
parishes
Now sir do you know Why John coulnd'i stop to give
the folks talk but inme iiately took the back
track will tel you tie had Just received informs.
ton ths, little. scrubby hsrdfsvored slick tongued
fellow. calling bimsef John Hsrmanson. bad passed
through the dark corners of Livingston and ST. Tam
many parishes warning the wood choppers and tar
burners OF the public lands and swearing by all that
holy and Jenny Polk that he'd prosecute them to
tbs extent OF the law You may readily fancy that this
kicked up mighty ssst among the squssrs At Tspgi
ps hoe and Bosue Falls When Hsrnanson received
this news he knew IL wasn't fair TO get mao he was
aware where II came from he took horn with
Ferry and jenkins OF the Washington sWOre ne give
Saunders little Of his thunder jumped on his pory
and made strait ut movement for the sks shore. The
lsst | heard of him ho crossing the Amite. snd
Green Davidson, sftsr falling to swap John out OF his
horse was advising him 10 Keep COOL
Gen Saunders tells great many amusing anecdotes
In thst line he Is almost match Tor ihe ismOus Col
Sparks Of Lsiourche but did be tell you how he
got beaded not long since ia - Heena parish Alter
long ride Of some fifteen miles without passing any
settlement he arrived Al cabin and soon walked iD
smiling ~ basket Of chips HE welcome was rather
cold but. resolved making himself agreeable be- re-
marked, Wei, my friend, you have q charming .itu4
ton here"
Yes" said the man. with deep swamp QUE
sioe and hog-wallow fat on totber."
You have an excellent neishborhood, believe, said
Saunders.
Very, my highest neisbbor Is FIVE miles of and
that's too nigh for my hogs dod rot him !"
You're making good crop said the General en-
deavoriDg look pleased at patch OF spindng corn
before the door
Yes, of crs5.fsh and buckle berries-thsms my
crop" ,-
81" Try IL il you want 10 puke-ny it
Wei | spose, at any rate, you all enjoy health
here 2"
Mister" said the man. may be you're maxim light
of me. My wife Their has been granting these three
years. Them children can't eat dirt enuf TO Kill the
worms. and don't you I've got the shskes"
Old lafayette rather disconcerteo, but At length
he returned 10 the charge.
Well my friend II you have neither neighbors nor
land nor water health in the name OF heaven,
what keeps you here
Why stranger said he. PINE KNOTS ARE ToLERA-
BLY, HANDY
promised TO vote for him-"Not" said be, because
keers about politics believe half what you have
,elrd me- but Gaze negbbor cross Tckfsw 10 gvne bis
death for io,her eller !"