The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-10-13

lot the name Of a STAKEHOLDER on it, nor that
II any man interested in either the extension
u perpetuatiOn Of slavery. {
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6 Canton Democratic Association" 4,
"'Tis passing, and will pass forever soon"
It is with emotions Of deep regret that in
form the public. that this association which has
attracted so much interest on the part Of our
as we'll as caused them much mirth
and amusement, is now seriously indispOsed.
Theprscise nature fthe disease, its physicians
are unable to determine, further than that it
seems to be afflicted with a general debility
which they apprshend will prove fatal, ana
soon number it among the things that were.
During the last two months, and more parti-
cularly since the sudden illness Of one Of lie
most distinguished associates, the health Of
this institution, has been gradually declining,
That such was the fact, had for some timo
suspeCted-but respect for the feelings Of its
friends, together with a hope that something
yet might be done to revive and reanimate it's
sinking condition, caused me TO conceal my
suspisions. l therefore studiously avoided mem
tioning them. But now all disguise as to it's
real prospects would not only be useless and
ridiculous, but also unkind in the extreme
for at theutmosti it cannot survive four weeks
longer.
On Saturday night, accompanied by q friend,
/ paid this un Unfortunate association q visit and
wss sensibly struck with its thin, smacia,ed,
and apparently hfeleSs appearance. At FIRST
sight, l supposed il was dead; but drawing
nearer I perceived that spark of life still re-
mained-though it was with great difficulty
that the sufferer could breathe. 1t presented
a true picture Of a living skeleton. Such an
unhappy change caused a shade Of gloom 10
steal over my mind. thought Of the frail
and transitory nature Of worldly things; how
soon our fondest hopes wither, &c. This
train Of melancholy musinge, was OF short
duration; | had scarce begun my scmbre rev.
erie, before l was interrupted by the entrance
Of a political 'Quack Doctor who had come
to ex ercise his professional skill upon tho dis
treSsed subject Of our sympathy. His name
was Edgar 4. M. Gray. AS he entered the
room, two thick Tipped and rather knowing
looking sons Of Africa, who had stationed
themselves at tho Court-HOuse door to witnesl
, the last moments cg the "Canton Democratic
Association," commenced chuckling; and one
Of them, pointing at the political doctor, ex'
claimed with a peculiar grin-yah! yah! mas
90 Gray, preach an! At the time | did not un'
derstnnd the full force Of the remark
but l have since learned that, political
doctor Gray, like most celebrated quacks ha
been Of every profession from a Preache
down to that Of a District Attorney; Sue
' being the case, all must confess that Sambo'
exclamation was to the point, and exceeding
" %caustiC.
doctor Cray having examined his palier
and finding it very much reduced in strength
as we'll as sadly depressed in spirits, recon
mended some Of his Patent StFength'nin
Tonic'--the principal ingredient Of which
Z the fact that Mr.. Gray intends to vote for Ger
" Cas-. The Tonic proved too Sick'ning
" dose. The invalid in attempting to swallo'
il, was seized with the most disgusting nuuset
To counteract this effect the political docto
administered another medicine which he cal
n 'Gen. TaylOr's consistency but this Po'ic
scted even worse than the 'TOnic;' ViOleI
spasms succeeded the nausea, and his patiel
, exhibited signs Of the most acute agony. Il
writings, and groanings were heartrendin
while it's imprecations against the poisonO'
and murderOus treatment Of it's political phi.
sician were feartplly teTribles and must hf7
grated with frightiul haruhncss upon the "a
E OF those distinguished worthless. Among q
h many things said, was the following exclam'
ID ton, which was uttered with an expression
such hopeless despair, as to melt sdaman' !
70 SELF. my friends said tho sufferer such P
70 litical ,reatmenp nay be sport for the Whle
% but il is death to mo-
10 / was surprised that this medicine shou
as produce 60 much pain, as the real geuui
sTaylor consistency is universally acknov
edged to posses properties which are calculr
cd 10 create agreeable, rather than paint
/. sensations. 1 therefore took occasion to 9
ii anime the medicine, when 10 and behold
discovered that instead Of Gen. Taylor's go
sistency, doctor Gray had been giving I
n stanton Democratic Association; another
"a his patent medicines, and which is we'll kno'
d. in this section Of country under the name
D. tBrosher Gray's Inconsistency
en- The next and last effort Of the 'Poliiit
DoctoA' was an application Of hiscelebrA'
,ir electioneerlng Plaster. (Tho English int
pro,atiOn Of this phrase, is soft sodder,' OF