The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-04
DANIEL r. RUSSELL.

Decidedly the greatest eIeciioneerer we
have ever met with, is Daniel X. Russell,
Union candidate for Auditor Of Mississippi
We heard him address the multitude a,
fernando, some weeks ago, and with such
infinite good humor and effect, that we
shall be much mistaken if his ten minutes
speech there does not turn him out almost
as many hundred votes. Russell's plan Of
electionecring is TO deal with the ssover-
eigns' with the most blunt frankness, dis
regarding every particle Of blarneying
hambug. The North Mississippi Union
sketches below his speech at Jacinto. II is
a capital sketch ofthe spirit Of his speeches,
though no, up TO the original, either in Dig
nity or bonhommic Of manner. We give
il, however, as afiording some idea Of his
"way" Of getting along:
Ladies and Gentlemen: rise-hui
there's no use of telling you that, you
know am up, as well as | do. | am a
modest man-very--but have never los,
a picayune by it in my life--being scarce
commodity among candidates, Thought ]
would mention it, for fear if didn't you
never would hear it.
Candidates are generally considered ms
nuisances, but they arc not, they are the
politest men in the world, shake you b,
the hand, ask bows your family, what's
The prospect for crops, &C., and | am the
politest man there is in the State. Davs
Crockett says the politest man he ever
saw, when he asked man 10 drink, turn
ed his back so that he might drink as much
rs he pleased. beat them all hollow, ]
give man a ch,nce to drink twice If he
wishes, for not only turn around, but shut
my eyes. am not only the poli,est man
but the best elec,ioneerer-you ought osee
me shaking hands with the variations, tho
pump-handle, and pendulum, the cross-cu,,
and wiggle-waggle; understand the sci
ence perfectly, and if any of the count,
candidates wish instruction, they mus. call
on me.
Fellow citizens, was born-if | hadn't
been l wouldn't have been candidate.
bu, am going to tell you where-twas
not in Mississippi, but twas en- the righ,
side of the negro line; yet that's no com
piment, as the negroes are mostly born on
the same side. started in the world as
poor as church-mouse, yet | came hon
eslIy by my poverty, for ! inherited it;
and if did start poor, no man can't sa3
but that have held my own remarkably
well.
Candidates generally tell vou--if yol,
| think they are qualified, &c. Now DON,
ask your thoughts, ask your votes. WhA
there's nothing to think Of, except to watch
and see that Swnn's name is not on your
ticket, if 50, think 10 scratch il off and pu,
mine on. nm certain that am compe
tent, for who had ought to know bette
than | do?--nobody. | viii allow thai
Swan is the best Auditor in The State
that is, till am clected-then perhaps it.
not proper for me 10 say anything more
yet as an honest man, am bound TO s,,
that believe it's n griesous sin to hide
any thing from my fellow-ctizens, there
fore, say tha, it's my private opinion, pub
licly expressed, that I'll make the bes
Auditor ever 10 the United States.
'Tis not for honor wish to be Auditor
for in my own county was offered an Of
fee that was all honor-Coroner-which
respectfully declined. The Auditors Of
fee is worth some $4,000 year, and
am in for it like thousand Of brick. T,
show my goodness Of heart, Ill make this
offer to my competitor. am sure Of being
elected, and he will lose something by ihe
csnvass-thereforc am willing TO divide
equally with him, and make these twr
oliers.-l'il take the salary and he ma,
have the honor; or he may have the honor
and I'll take the salary.
In the way of honors have received
enough 10 satisfy me for life. went oul
to Mexico, eat pork and beans-slept ii
the rain and mud, and swallowed every
thing except live Mexicans. When was
ordered to "go," | went-"Charge,"
charged. "And break for the chaparell,'' -
you had better believe beat quarter nag
| in doing my duty.
My competitor, Swan, is bird ofgolden
plumage, who has been swimming for the
last four years in the Auditors pond, al
S., 900 year. am for rotation. | want
to rotate him out, and to rotate myself
|in.-Tbere's plenty OF room Tor him to
swim outside Of that pond-therefore pop
|in your votes for me-l'll pop him out; and
pop myseIfin.
I am for division Of labor. Swan says
he has 10 work all the time with his nose
down upon the public grindstone. -Four
years must have ground il toa pint. Poor
fellow, tho public ought not to insist on
haying the handle Of his mug ground clean
off. have large, full-grown and we'll
blown nose, red as beet and tough as sole
leather. rush 10 the post Of duty. offer
il up as sacrifice. clap it on the grind
stone. EeIlow-cilzens, grind till boiler
enuf, and that'Il be some time first, for III
hang like grim death TO dead African.
Times most out. Well, like to forgot
to tell YOU my name. It's Daniel, for short
Dan. Not handsome name, for my parents
were poor people, who lived where the
quality appropriated all the nice names,
therefore they had to take what was leil
aud divide around among us-but it's as
handsome as am--R. Russell. Re
member every one of you that its NOT
Swan.
am sure to be elected, SO ono md all,
J ..,,u ebort aud foil uhen Won