Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-09-17
"A ELFcr1oNEERINe SPEECH.

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Decidedly the greatest electioneerer We
have ever met with, is Daniel K. Russell
Union candidate for Auditor of Mississippi
We heard him address the multitude at Her
nando some weeks ago, and with such IN,
finite good humor and effect that we shall
he much mistaken if his ten minutes speech
there does not turn him out almost as many
hundred votes. RusselPs plan OF election
eerinp is to deal with the "soverelgns" with
the most blunt frankness-discardlng every
] particle of blarneying humbug. The North
Mississippi Union sketches below his speech
at Jacinto. It is capital sketch of the splr-
it of his speeches, thoug h not up to the org
inal dignity or bonhOmmie of manner. we
give it, however, as affordlng some idea OF
his sway' of getting along. ,E.
Ladies and gentleman | arise-but
theirs no use of telling you that, you know
am up, as well as I do. l am modest
man-very-but have never lost plea
yune by it in my life-being scarce COM
modify among candidates, l thought would
mention it, for fear if l didn't you never
would hear it.
Candidates are generally considered as
nuisances, but they are moi, they are the po-
litest men in the world, shake you by the
hand, ask how's your family, what's the
prospects for crops, &C., and am the poll
test man there is in the State. Davy Crock
ct saws, the politest man he ever w,when
he asked man to drink, turned his back so
that he might drink as much as he pleased
beat that all hollow,I give man chance
to drink twice if he wishes, for | not only
turn around, but shut nay eyes. / am not on
" the politest man but the best electioneer-
er-you ought to see me shaking hands
with the variations, the pump handle, and
pendulum, the cross-cut, and wiggle-wag-
gle; / understand the science perfectly, and
if any Of the county candidates wish instruc-
tons they must call on me. 7al X (
Fellow-citizens, l was born-if | hadn't
been wouldn't have been candidate, but
l was going to tell you where-'twas not in
Mississippi, but twas on the right side of
the negro line; yet that's no compliment
as the negroes are mostly born on the
same side. | started in the world as poor
as church. mouse, yet came honestly by
my poverty, for inherited it; and if did
start poor, no man can't say but that have
held nv own remarkably well.
Candidates generally tell you-if you
think they are qualified, sc. Now don't
ask your thoughts, | ask your votes. Why
there's nothing to think of, except to watch
and see that Swans name is not ON your
ticket, if so, think to scratch it off and put
mine on. am certain that am compe-
tent, for who had ought to know better than
l do s-nobody. Swan is the best Auditor
in the State; that is, till am elected-then
perhaps it's not proper for me to say any
thing more-yet as an honest man, | am
bound to say that believe it's grievous
sin to hide any thing from my fellow-citi-
zens, therefore, say that it's my private O.
pinion, publicly expressed, that I'll make
the best auditor ever in the United States.
IT'S 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 office
is worth some SIS, 900 year, and / am in
for it like thousand Of brick. To show my
goodness of heart, I'll make this offer to my
competitor. am sure of being elected,
and he VIII loose something by the canvass
therefore I am willing to divide equally
with him, and make these two offers: I'll
take the salary, and he may have the hon
or or he may have the honor, and I'll take
the salary.
In the way of honors have received e.
nough to satisfy me for my life. | went out
to Mexico, eat pork and beans-slept in the
rain and mud, and swallowed everything
except Mexicans. When was ordered to
"go, u went. "Charge," ! charged. "And
break for the chaparell, you had better be-
lleve beat quarter nag in doing gmu duty
My competitor, Swan, is bird of golden
plumage, who has been swimming for the
last four years in the Auditors pond, at
S. 900 year. | am for rotation. want
to rotate him out and rotate myself in.--
There's plenty of room for him to swim out
side that pond-therefore pop in your votes
for me--Fll pop him out; and pop myself
in.
l am for division of labor. Swan says
he has to work all the time with his nose
down upon the public grindstone. Four
years must have ground it TO pint. Poor
fellow, the public ought not to insist on hav-
ing the handle of his mug ground clean of.
| have large, full-grown and well-blown
nose, and red as beat and tough as SOLE
leather. rush to the post of duty. offer
1t up as sacrifice. I clap iton the grind
stone. Fellow-c citizens, grind away-grind
till l holler enuf, and that'l be some time
first, for I'll hang like grim death to dead
African.
Tins most out. Well, like to forget to
tell you my name. Its Daniel, for short
Dan. Not handsome name, for my pa
rents were poor people, who lived where
the quality appropriated all the nice names,
therefore they had to take what was left
and divide around among us-but it's a:
handsome as | am-R. Russell. Remem'
Der every one of you that it's not Swan.
am sure to be elected, SO one and all
great and small; short and tall, when you
come down 10 Jackson. after the election
stop at the Auditors ofice-the latch string
always hangs out-enter WITHOUT knocking
take off your things, and make yourself a
home. -a.-5s,.
Dan crawfshed out of the stand, bobbine
his head like a tip-up, amid cheers TO-
, "Dan," and "Young Davy Crockett"
GRETNA GREEN OF VIRGINIA LOVERS
,, Frederick County says the Frederick Md.
u LII o,o1J e. +,lo m of for Vir