Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-09


me down for liar. Why, Colonel,
hahn, heard no,hin like it since the storm
ing of Chepul,apec. Ii took me right of
my feet | see at once the battle was all
agin us there, and thought better make
INV escape under the smoke of it as fast
as possible. At first | felt rather bad
about And then agm thought ought
to have expected ii, for knew the
Wings had voted that Gineral Taylor was
Wing, and had made up their minds to
90 for him. So | s,reaked it off for a
strong Democratic district ; for found
our man dependence must be among our
ewn friends.
! Here | called mass meeting without
distinction of party, for was sure that
we could get up such roar for Cass that
the Wings would he dumblounded. and
be pretty likely to fall in with us. Well,
how do you think it worked! made a
roarin speech for Cass told 'em what a
great statesman and great warrior he
was and how he had proved the former
by Offering to swallow all Mexico, and
how he had proved the latter by breakln
his sword in a passion and more than
all that, since the nomination at Balti-
more he was the greatest Democrat in
the country And now, says my
friends, three cheers for Cass, Consttu-
ton and californy Well they gin three
good loud cheers, and thought the nail
was well drove and clinched. Then a
blacksmith, with smutty nose and a
leather apron on, gets up and sings out,
"Nne cheers for Old Rough and
Ready" And, by jingo, it wen, like a
hurricane full twice as loud and three
times as many as the cheers for Cass. |
had good mind to cut aud run, and
give il all up. But at last plucked up
courage and faced the storm. called
out to the blacksmith, and says ], my
friend wher we called this meeting with
out distinction Of party, 1t was all meant
for Gineral Cass, the Democratic candl-
date, and IT'S not very hansome for "A
Wing to come here and interrupt US in
this way.
"You take me for Wing, do you %
says he.
"To be sure | do" say f; you are
no Democrat to act in this way"
At that he redeemed up so the smut on
his face turned blacker than it was be-
fore, and says he, "Id have you know
sir, Pm as good a Democrat as you are
My father and mother was Democrats be.
fore me. was born and bred Demo.
crat and mean to live and die Dem.
ecrat, but 90 for old Rough and Ready
who will 90 agin HIM" Then he called
out agln for nine cheers for old Rough
and Ready and the way they roared
em out was a caution. | see it was nc
use talking about Wings and'D,mocrats
must try some other hook.
So crulsed round on the free sol
territory, and got up meetings, anC
preached up the Wilmot Proviso hot ant
heavy, and told 'em Gineral Cass woulc
go for it with all his might to the day o
his death. Then thought | would ge
em on the hip in way they couldn'
help giving me rousing hurra, so cal
led out "three cheers for fee soil AM
Gineral Cass !" Well, the three cheer
come as quick as true as Paddy
echo, for it was, "Three cheers for free
soil and Gineral Taylor"
begun to think the only chance wa
for us to try to carry the South. So
wheeled about, and turned abou,
anI jumped Jim Crow. into tn
slave stltes | told 'em they mus
stir round and elect Gneral Cass or tn
o. whole slavery business would be upset
p but if they would only elect him the
), might feel safe, for they had his letters I,
., show that he was in favor Of upholdin
4 slavery all weathers, and of carrying
y, into every territory we could lay ou
hands on They all answered me yer
lg coolly, that they had much rather trust
ee straightforward Southern man, that the
l. knew had no tricks about him, than t
Sc trust a Northern man with Southern
5 principles and they reckoned, on th
IN whole, they should 90 for Gneral Tay
1t !or As last chance, thought | woul
e. try to rouse 'em up in old PennsyIvany
he So went to EN-, and told. EN- their coz
e, and iron was in danger, and the only wa
for EN- to save it was to elect Gineri
It Cass, who would protect it to the bat
e. end, for he was as good tariff man a
~ Henry Clay. At that every one Of Ell
~ Gu kers, and Germans, and Dutchmei
~ and all, put their fingers aginthe side c
10 their nose, and said, Friend, we tried
h tariff man last time, but we didn't say
10 our coal and iron by it so we have mad
le mp our minds to try an honest man thi
I'll tlme-we are going for Zachary Taylor.
tc By this time was convinced the game wa
vi up, and It was no use to stump 1t any longe
III we We gor into the current where we can't hel
d, ourselves, and are going down over the Falls
- Niagara as fast as We can go; and | hope VI
u" and all the rest of our party will be as calm an
We composed and consderae as the lndiaH was tn;
II went down over them fails great many veal
ne ago lie tugged and pulled his canoe agan
,h the current with all his might I'LL he fouu
ne there was no chance left. aud then he Val
:, down his paddle aud took up his bottle
= rum, and set down quietly in the bottom
AZ his canoe, and tipped the bottle up to h
10 mouth, and sot aud drnked and took III
"t COOL Of It, TILL h pltchel head over hee
e- down the falls aud went ou' of sight ioreve
ch Now, my last advice to you, dear Co
We onel, and to all our friends, and especia
=. 10 to 1pnr old Mr. ichio 10 IN sot Jo,y