Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-11-27
WHOLE NO. $50.
Al, Eicctionecring Gem.

TIE aye 10 u Nlf. DdUtel IL. nuSSeli, can
dida,e for auditor in Mississippi. His
mode Of clectioneering is to deal with
the "soyereigns' with the most blunt
irankness. discarding every particle OF
bIarneying humbug. The following
sketch Of late speech delivered by lin
must have puzzled his opponen, TO re-
lply TO:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:-I rise
but there's no use OF telling yon that;
you know am up as well as do.
am modest nian--very---bu have
never lost picayune b. il in my life.
Being searceeommodily among candi-
dates, thought | would mention ii, for
fear II didn'i you never would hear IL.
Candidates are generally considered
as nuisMlcfs, bat they are not; they are
The pulitesi men in the world, shake you
by the hand, ask you how's your fami-
ly. what's the prospect for crops, &c.,
and am the politest man there Is in the
State. Davy Crockett, says the politesi
man he ever saw when he asked man
10 drink turned his back SO that he might
driak as much as he pleased, i beat
that all hollow:I give man chaLce to
drink twice if he wishes, for | not
only turn around, Jut shut my eyes. |
am not only the politesi man, but the
best electloneerer. Yon ongh, to see me
shaking hands with the variations--the
pump handle and pendulum, the cross
cut and wiggle. understand the sci
ence perfectly, and il any OF the conn
y candidates. wish instructions they
mus, call on me.
Fellow citizens. was born-if hadn't
been wouldn't have been candidate;
but ! am 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 in
heri.ed il; and il did Start poor, no
mau can say bu, tha, | have held my
own remarkably well,
Candidates generally tell you, If you
think they are qualified, &c. Now, ]
dun', ask your thoughts; | ask your woes.
Why, there's nelhing to think OF, except
10 watch and see that Swans name is
not on your ticket. Ii SD, hiak to-
scratch IL OF aud put mine on. am
certain that am competent for who had
ought TO know better than do! No
body, will allow that Swan is the
best Auditor in The State--ihat is, till /
am elected; then perhaps il Is not proper
for me 10 say any thing more. YET, as
IN homes. man, am bound TO say hat !
believe it's grievous sin to hide any
thing from my feIlow-citizens; therefore,
lsay that it's my private opinion, pub
licly expressed. that Ill make the best
Auditor ever in the Uni,ed States.
lis mt for honor wish to be Audit
or, for i'll my own county was offered
an Office that was all homer Coroner
which | respectfully declined. The
AUDITORS ) office is worth some So 1000 a
ear, and | am in for il like a thousand
of brick. 10 show my goodness Of
heart, I'll make this offer to II compet-
itor. a,n sure Of being elected, and he
will lose something by The canvass; there
fore am willing to divide equally with
him, and make these two offers: s.I'll
take the salary. and he may have
the honor; or he may have the honor,
and I'ls take the salary. -
In the way Of honors have received
enough to satisfy me for life. went
out 10 Mexico, eat pork and beans, slep,
in the rain anL mud, and swallowed eve
~ thing cxcept'live Mexlcans. Ii or
dered to .'go, went; ..charge," char
ged; .break for the chapparal." you had
better believe 1 beat quarter nag in do-
ing my duty.
Ny competitor, Swan, is bird oil
golden plumaee. who has been swim
ming for the last four years in The Audi
tors pond, Al $4,000 a year. am for
rotation. wan.to rotate him OUT, and
TO rotate myself in. There's plenty OF
room for him 10 swim outside of that
pond; therefore pop IN your votes Tor me;
III pop him out, allc pop myshlf in.
am fora division of labor: Swan
says he has 10 work all the time. with
his ncsc down to she public grinds,one.
Four years must have ground it 10 a
lpim. Poor fellow, tie public ought no,
to insist on having The handle If his
mug ground clean on. have large,
full grown, and well-blown nose, red as
s a beet and tough as sole-leaiher. rush
10 The post Of duty. loifer il up as a
sacrifice | clap i, on the grindsione. -
Fellow citizens, grind away grind till
holter e,anE. and that will be some time
first, for Iii hang ike grim death TO d
dead African.
Times most out. Well, like to for.
goi TO tell you nv name. It's Daniel--
for shor., Dan. MOI handsome name
for my parents were poor people, who
lived where the quality appropriated all
The nice names; therefore they had 10
take what was lelt and divide around a.
mong us; butts as handsome as | am
R. Russell. Remember, every one
os you, th4 it's no. Swan.
am sure to be elected, so. one and all.
greatand small, short and tall. when you
come down 10 Jackson. after the election,
1855 - ,bo A.,i.tx~.s. - n - 1..l.