The Nevada journal., 1851-11-29

III general anu 4usCoooo" SoN'J
particular has some electioneerers tha
will do to brag on, still we think the.
are all thrown into the shade by
genius who has lately been found il
Mississippi, and who can beat Squire
P, or Judge NJ, or seen
D." or even the "invincibl'
R--n" himself, and give any o
them two in the game. If any one
doubts this, let him read the following
sketch. We premise that Russell il
the Union and Swan the Secession
candidate for State Auditor in the
approaching election in Mississippi;
AN ELECTIONEERING GEM.
One of the greatest electioneers Of
the age is Mr.. Daniel r. Russell, a
candidate for auditor in Mississippi
His mode of electioneering is to deal
with the "sovereigns" with the most
blunt frankness, discarding every par
ticle of blarneying humbug. The fol-
lowing sketch of a late speech deliver
ed by him must have puzzled his op-
ponent to reply to:
Ladies and Gentlemen: / rise
but there's no use telling you that ;
you know l am up as well as l do.
l am modest man very; but l never
lost a picayune by it in my life. Being
a scarce commodity among candidates,
/ thought l would mention it, for fear
if 1 didn't you never would hear it.
Candidates are generally considered
as nuisances, but they are not; they
are the politest men in the world, shake
you by the hand, ask you how's your
family, what's the prospect for crops,
&C., and am the politest man there is
in the State. Dayy Crockett says the
politest man he ever saw when he ask
ed man to drink, turned his back SO
that he might drink as much as he
pleased. / beat that all hollow; l
give man chance to drink twice if
he wishes, for not only turn around,
but shut my eyes. / am not only the
politest man, but the best electioneerer.
You ought to see me shaking hands
with the variations-the pump-handle
and pendulum, the cross-cut and wig
gle-waggle. / understand the science
perfectly, and if any Of the county can
didates wish instructions they must
call on me.
Fellow-citizens, / was born--if /
hadn't been, / wouldn't have been a
candidate; but l 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 honest
ly by my poverty, for | inherited it;
and if did start poor, no man can
say but that l have held my own re-
markably well.
Candidates generally tell you, if you
think they are qualified, &c. 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. Tam certain that lam competent,
for who had ought to know better than
lido? Nobody. 1 will allow that
Swan is the best Auditor in the State,
that is, till l am elected; then per-
haps it is not proper for me to say any
thing more. Yet, as an honest man,
Fam bound to say that l believe it's a
grievous sin to hide any thing from
my fellow-citizens therefore, 1 say
it's my private opinion, publicly ex-
pressed, that I'll make the best Audi
tor ever in the United States.
IT'S not for honor I wish to be
Auditor, for in my own county 4 was
offered an office that was all honor
Coroner-which respectfully declin-
ed. The Auditors office is worth
some $4,000 a year, and 1 am in for
it like a thousand of brick. To show
my goodness of heart, I'll make this
offer to my competitor. Fam sure OF
being elected, and he will lose some
thing by the canvass; therefore 1 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 Ihave receiv.
ed enough to satisfy Inc for life. 4
went out to Mexico, eat pork and beans
slept in the rain and mud, and swal-
lowed every thing except live Mexi-
cans. IF ordered to "go," 1 went
''charge," / Icharged; 'break for the
chaparral," you had better believe
beat quarter nag in doing ma duty.