Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-04-22
lIISCELL NEOUS.
s:Ninae Cheers for Old ZaHsa 20
OR,
BREAKING DOWN TIE SYSTEM.
u. J.. JONES.

In a ramete county of Pennsylvania, the scene
is laid The time was in the year lS42, when
party spirit raised to 1902 deg, in the shade, in
every hamlet the length and breadth of Uncle
Sal.l's glorious domap The respective political
parties met in convention at Bugsburg, Che eoun-
~ seaD and made their nominations fur county
officers. As there We're many aspirants for the
new nominations it follows as matter of course,
that there were some bitter sappointments-to
no one more so than to '.Old Zim," who was con-
fdent of getting nomination Tor Sheriff.
Zimmerman, or sold Zim," as he was famil-
iarly called, was misery old codger, who was
we'll to do in the world, yet he had an almighty
thirst for office, and he was up at every conven-
ton for a nomination for something, from ''time
whereof the memory Of man runnelh not to the
contrary" He was repued wealtby-that is he
owned a farm, and had money, bnt he never
showed the color of it, except he unfortunate
got on spree then he would sow it broadcast
but that was only biennial occurrence.
A few evenings after the nominations above
noted knot of lhe dissatisfied and disaffecied
were congregated a. the Black horse Tavern, dis
cussing the merits and dement's Of the fortunate
nominees.
"Genlenlen," said old Zim, merit and long
this country. The wire workers and schemers
have it all their own way"
save" responded one Of the bar-room loafers,
"'hey does the picking OUT and they expect us to
do The voting" -,
.sBut gentlemcn," continued Zim, "they will
fetch up against snag or sawyer one OF these
days. Yes, gentlemen, by the eternal, ri upset
their apple cart and spill tter peaches. III see
whether it's the people, or set of broken down
political hacks as makes country nominations
BY Judas, III break down the system-Pll run as
volunteer candidate for Sheriff, and if don't
Law 'em out, then my name amt Zimmerman,
that's all.'
This determination was received with favor by
the crowd, and Zm sealed it by spending 'halt'
for red-eye.
Full soon he was in the field. announced thru
card in both papers to his fellow citizens, pledg
ing himself to discharge tbs duties of the office
with impartiality-in case he ,cas elected.
Right Justify did old Zim 60 to work, s things
appeared to go on swinmingly. He canvassed
he county, and the people We're profuse in their
his peregrinations he met Wattles, the nominee Of
Zin's party, who was also on an electioneering
tour.
ella! Wattles," said he, my fine fellow Pm
sorry to see you allow yourself 10 be the tool Of
the nnholy and corrupt cabal-i say | am sorry
to see yuu sacrificed but you are bound to be beat
ri show them that the treemen of this country
will not bear dctation, SO my friend, if you wish
to save yourself from The disgrace of defeat, you
had better resign in my favor
Wattles expressed his conviction that he should
feel very much used up in such an event, but al
the same time he had made up his mind to stand
the hazard of the die.
Election day at length came and my worthy
friend, armed with hat full of tickets, stationed
himself on the ground Of his own precinct and
commenced dealing out his tickets, and urging
his claims in the strongest kind of a way misel
as he was, he made his friends swim in the Mo
nongahela long before the polls Were closed
The eectioa over, evening came on apace, ant
the eager expeclants gathered in the bar-room t.
await the counting of the votes, and the returns
| to come in from the different townships. OLE
Zim was tiourshing about, treating the crowd
expressing his full confidence in the people ant
the success of his effort to break down the system
| Seated in remote corner were number 0
ways, in low but earnest conversation. any ONT
who might have CHANGED to see them would hav,
at once concluded that something was to follow
The consultation soon broke up, and the plot be
can in about fifteen minutes to deveope ITSELF
| The claltero of a horses hoos We're heard on tn.
frozen g,ound-ra solitary horseman rode up to tn
door, and fiinging the rens over post, rushed in
to the bar-room, where he was soon raised on
table, and silence commanded.
s.lIere," said he, drawing strip Of paper from
his pocket, ''are the returns from Lower Butlal