Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-04-14

.oom to Ill the members In succession,
.hru,ting his hands, crossed, 10 represent
~. m.nscled condition, into the lace Of
. ' exclaiming- -..If any on ye can on,ie
,.m. ven relieve mea mighty heap, now
Re.uminR his former position, the orator
proceeded: AZ regards them Senators. !
s,no.e you've all got your choice, and J
ant purtic lar, 20 faint the Gineral. I've
sotched man here, and I'll tell ye who e
=: his names Col. Ia, ior; and ef he'd
Net YER consideration, so's to be alectsd
seu.tor, I'd be mighty happy. ! think
hs !, the man for the Rapids, cos them Rap.
=. wants 'movin, and they'll hef to be
moved some time or another. too. sure's
oun's iron! And now I'll tell you why
SSe,. the man to move 'em: Aleven years
400 / knowed Col. Taylor on them ar
R.n;ds. and he owned three hull keel boats
al alone 10 himself; an he KEEP ferry over
Jam when no steam boat couldn't run up
,en: an he knows every stun an pibble, an
every iddy on them Rapids; an SO, in my
own simple judgement, he's the very man
to move 'em; an Of he goes 10 the Senate
of these United States, he'd move 'em, too,
.ure's guns iron; and I'm goan for him
INV level best, cos he's the man for the
track. He's nv fust choice.
Then thsr's nuther man what's alters
bsen dimocra:, an defy any man 10
nrove him any thingk else. Now, I'm
honest man, 'el.e wouldn't tell ys this;
an efhe's any thingk else from what | tell
re. I'll bet my ole honest heart. His
names Gineral Jonathan McCarty. He's
lived in Ingysnny, an he's been nine months
on The track. He knows heap things;
he's been clean down to Florida; he knows
all about the bank, an all about the great
men Of the country, an he tole me lots
about the tariff an the war, an | rally do
believe he's the very best mon in the conn.
inv. Now a'int he the man for the track?
Il seems 90 to me, cos he lives right thar,
an knows heap of folks that lives on it..
Now eff we could alect him and Col
Taylor, l think the conntry'd be safe! cos
then they could Jest fix it up right. Don't
We see? the Rapids runs right through The
track; and the Colonel. ye see, lives at one
eend ov 'em, an the Gineral lives al the
tother eend; and it does seem to me that
they'd be Jest the men 10 move 'em.
Now I've told you my principles; and
them's what was alectrd upon. Now
We see what fix I'm in! The Rapids
wants movin, an the track wants tendin to;
an here am with my hands tied, and my
constitywen,s will hold me Irresponsible
for every thing do.
Now when we git mp thar at the ballot
box-no, faint the ballot box, neither; its
the rivy vocy; cos our new constitution
says we shall vote in the vlvy vocy then
ye'll know who I'm goan to vote for; an
afore then I wont tell ye nothin tall about
It.
Now, here am in ycur power! we've
got me safe! an eff ye want to kill old Lee
do We want to kill the TIack?-l hope
you wont do it! But ef any ov ye can
relieve mel jest want you to take hold
an help ontie me- again running around
the room and thrusling his crossed hands
into the faces of all his auditors in sue.
cession.] Now do, eff ye can; cos | feel
mighty Uneasy; an ef any ov yen jes. help
me out ov ills fix, I'll be mighty glad
An tell ye now, l 'aint comm TO an
other caucus; cos l told my cons,it, vents
that wouldn't hev nothin 10 do with eau.
.,,,;, NJ. hot;,t haar - .,,, ..,,.,,,
no how; cos this 'aint caucus, is it? its
only kind Of social meetin! We re-
poodiate the caucus system, teetota!ly al
together.
Now, gintlemen, another thing: l was
alected for trenchment and reform in the
reformation ov the revenue laws ov the
country; an I'm goan to carry out them
principles. WhenI fast heerd that was
anomiuated, l did't know nothin about it;
so l jest gathered my neighbors together.
an whenI got allaround 'em, axed 'em
Of was rally anominated. did'n. know
whatto think about il myself, but they told
me I'd got to run, any how; want it so,
Mr.. C? addressing his colleague.
His colleague responded: "You just 60
ahead and make your speech, Clifton; then
can say what l have to say. That will
be doing the thing right. l like to see
things done up in order"
The old "He Postum then resumed:
Wal, wal; don't know but twill be the best
way-reckon as how twill. Now nv
friends, they's an orful burden on my con
science, an it hurts me mighty bad; cos ye
see, l had my neighbors all around me
thar, an they told me what my principle.
was, an that must run on EN-, an save
the hui country, an the track in particlar.
Wal, now We see this is jest the fix
am in, an this is pereisely the siiooation
appertain to my constituents. Now
t'would'nt be right-would it9-to g'back
to my neighbors an not carry out the prin-
ciples what ! was alected upon. Soon 8
l g'home my neighborsIl ak me what I've
done for the track; an t'would'nt be right
to hef 10 tel 'em I'll had mt carried GU, the
principles ov the track, whsnal had all
the power to do it. Now Ak We, all ov
ye, would it.be right? Rally, t'dont seem
to me zeftwould; an that's what troubles
my conscience so. Now ef we can CIT
them inen-(Sinera1 McCa.tv al III