The southern press., 1850-10-05
From the Rochester Daily .adrertiser.
"Bob Stevens.

Jeenls, of the Boston Post has told us ho,c Bob
Stevens ''lost his election" as member of assem-
bly, for - county. We know Bob sslike
book, and can tell how he used to console his
friends for political defeat quarter Of n century
ago. When Anti Masonry ragged in the ''infected
district" II usually swept NJ - county by ma.
lorites ranging from 1900 10 1000. Bob was q
Republican, and stood by the ''corporals guard
as Weed called the Democracy of r. Year after
year the Republicans nominated their best men,
collected the assessment Of the faithful, got up
meetings, made speeches and fought like lions,
but were invariably ichipped. Republican ardor
began to cool, and democracy had no ''stomach
for the fight. An election approached, and there
seemed TO be disposition pervading the "party
to make no nomination but let the "AntIes have
il all their own way. This did not suit Bob's en-
terprizing and active spirt--he stirred himself in
favor of Il nomination, urging that IT was great
''crisis' that there had been ''re-ection'' >
against Anu-Masonry, and that the Antics could
certainly be beaten this lime. Bob succeeded -
| A ticket was nominated funds raised (ior print
ing, Pcourse,) and unusual efforts made to carry
the county. The evening Of the last day of the
election, the Republicans assembled at the Long
Room OF the Mansion House, to hear the reports
| of the result in the towns
Ii was trying time for Bob Stevens He had
sakcd his reputation upon success, and IN case of
defeat, would share larger in the responsibility.
The reports began to come in. Chill, $50 anti
iong-tdces PenfeId $50 anti--sir groans Greece,
2I2 RepubIican--three cheers fer Bob! Ogden, a
te-rafher dubious; every other town in the
comfy anti, by heavy maiorities--lotal, about
100! anti-masonic majority. Mr. OR. came
forward to console and encourage his friends
he showed concusivey by figures that the ma
jorty against the party was just ~ less than 1T
was the year previous, and in view of the reduced
nlajoritu, agreed that it was substantially victo
ry, and augured complete success soon--but 1t
was no GO, and the Democracy refused to be com
forted Some one in the crowd, requested Mr..
OR TO be kind enough to cipher out how long it
would take to overcome majority OF l,7OO by
reducing it 72 per annum At this juncture, Bob
Stevens came forward His countenance was as
solemn as the melancholy occasion required but
slight twitching of the muscles about the ex-
pressive eye indicated that Bob relished exceed
ingly the dismal scene around him. lie COM
menced by remarkng that the battle had been
bravey fought--that the Democracy were Gov
cred ali over with gory--that it had been "great
crisis'--that if they had not succeeded this time
they had deserved success--that freedom OF opin-
ion was as ye, tolerated, and they could express
their opinions if they could not slick the antics
he would therefore propose three resolutions,
which he hoped would pass unanimously:
Resolved, lst. That we despise the Cattle.
Cd. That a contribution be now taken up to
purchase guide-boards to enable the members
elect to reach Albany.
Sd. That we will whip the Antics nert hme or,
at least reduce their majority.
The resolutions were received with unboundeh
applause, and passe! without dissenting voice,
and the meeting adjourned with three cheers TOR
Bob Stevens, to John s bar-roonl.