Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-09-11
! "a Mlssissippi Electioneerer.

A Mississippi Electioneerer. As
The North Mississippi Union gives the following
sketch of speech delivered at Jacnto, in that State,
by ID. X. Russell, candidate for State Auditor
The Memphis Enquirer says il is capital sketch,
though not up to the original:
LADIES ANDGENrLEMEN:- II rise-but there's
no use of telling you that, you know anu as well
as do. / am a modest man-very-but have new
er lost picayune by it in my life-being scarce
commodity among candidates, thought | would
mention it, for fear if didn't you never would hear
of it. -..-...
Candidates are generally considered as nuisGnc.s,
but they not, they the politeSt in the
world, shake you by the hand, ask how's your fami
y what's the prospect for crops, &C., and am the
politest man there is in the State. Davy Crockett
says, the politest man he saw, when he asked
man to drink turned his back so that he might drink
as much as he pleased. beat that all hollow;
give man chance to drink twice if he wishes, for
not only turn around, but shut nly eyes, am not
only the politest man but the best electoneereryou
ought to see me shaking hands with the variations
the pumphandle, and pendulum, the croSs-cut and
wiggle-waggle; understand the science perfectly,
and if any Of the county candidates wish Instructions
they must call on me. t
Fellow-citizens-I was born-if hadn't been
wouldn't have been candidate, but am going to
tell you where-t was not in Mississippi, but was
on the right side of the negro line; yet that's no
compliment, as the negroes are mostly born on the
same side. Istarted inthe world as poor church
I
herted it, and il did start poor man can't say
but that | have held my own remarkably well.
Candidates generally tell you-if you think they
qualified, &c Now / don't ask your thoughts,
ask your votes. Why there is nothing 10 think of,
except 10 watch and see that Swans is not on
your ticket if So think TO scratch it off and put mine
on. am certain that am competent, for who ought
to know better than do?-nobody. | will allow
that Swan is the best Auditor in the State; that is,
till am electedthen perhaps it S not proper for me
- an
bound TO say that believe it grievous sin to hide
anything from my fellowctzens, therefore say that
it's my private opinion, publicly expressed, that Ill
make the best Auditor in the Uaited States
1t is not for honor wish 10 be Auditor for in my
own county was offered an office that was all hon
or-Coroner, which respectfully declined. The
Auditors Office is worth some So, 600 year, and
am in for il like a thousand of brick. To show my
goodness of heart I'll make this offer to my compe
utor:i am sure of being elected and he VIII lose
something by the canvass-therefOre am willing TO
divide equally with him, and make these two offers
I'll take the salary, and he may have the honor, or
he may have the honor, and I'll take the salary. In
the way of honors, have received enough to satisfy
me for life | went out TO Mexico, eat pork and
beans-slept in the rain and mud and swallowed
everything except live Mexicans When was or
dered TO 6 co. l went. " Charge, l charged.
"And break for the chapere 'you had better believe
beat quarter nag in doing my duty.
4 My competitor, Swan, is bird of golden plumage,
VIII UGH lOuI YEARS III inc
Auditors pond at SIS, 900 year. am for rotation.
want to rotate him out, and 10 rotate myself in.
There's plenty of room for him TO swim outside of
that pond-therefore pop in your votes for NELL
pop him out, and pop myself in.
/ | am for division of labor. Swan says he has to
work all the time with bis down upon the public
grindstone- Four years must have ground il TO a
pint Poor fellow, the public ought not 10 insist on
having the handle of his mug ground clean off. /
have large full grown and well-blown nose, red as
beet and tough as sole leather rush to the post
of duty. | offer it up sacrifice. l clap it on
the grindstone. Feow-citizens grind away-grind
till boiler enu; and thatill be time first, for
| I'll hang like grim death 10 a dead African.
Times most out Well like to forget to tell you
my name. It's Daniel, for Short Dan. Not hand
some name, for my parents were poor people, who
lived where the quality appropriated all the nice
names therefore they had 10 take what was left and
divide around among us-but it's as handsome as |
am-R- Russell Remember every of you that
it's not Swan.
| am sure to be elected, so one and al great and
small, short and tall, when you come down to jack
son, after the election-stop at the Auditors Office
the latch string always hangs out-enter without
knocking-take off your things, and make yourself
at home.
/ Dan crawfished out ofthe stand, bobbing his head
like tpup, amid cheers for &c Dan,' &c A DIM Rus
SELL and Young Davy Crockett"