The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-06-18
Stump speaking---An Amusing
Exposure.

dates are harangulng the PeVPie lrOh
the gubematorial stump. and new and then
they are helped to variety by seme yolun-
tees ffom the rank and file. On the occa-
sion to which we allude, the famous Tom
Harskal, one of Kentucky's best and with
est orators took upon himself 70 say word
Or two in reply to the Whig candidate for
Lieut., Governor, John B. TkOnpspqa The
way he did the matter up must been dsstruc-
ton on suspenders and ribs, and very arug-
sing to the crowd. But what's the use Of
talking about it? Letus imagine we see the
inimitable Tom in the act Of showing this
Thompson up in his true colors, and go on
with the story as the Lexington Statesman
relates it,
A VERY 'RIcn" ScENE.-We advised our
readers on last saturday, that Mr.. Thomas
F. Marshall replied to the speech of Mr.. John
B. Thompson, made on Wednesday evening
last. We now propose to give sketch of
matters as they occurred. In order that
the reader may be prepared fully to enjoy
the scene, we must promise that Thompson
was particularly severe upon achisky drink
ers. Who are they that raise this cry of
Galphin Galphin? He designated them as
that class of persons who carried pint flask
of whiskey in their pockets, and who drank
red head at "a cross roads grocery. They
are men, said he, who, if you slyly hold out
five dollar bin to them and will give them
glass of whisky. will find it convenient,
on the day of election, to vote the way you
want them. Su,h were the men, he said,
who roisep the cry of Gal ph}n Galphip -
your grog bruziers, your grocery and taFern
loungers. He then repeated, with as much
scoln as he could throw into the term. Gal
phin Galphin! 1t was very clear that oohis-
ky drinkers had no share in the affections of
Mr.. Thompson.
As soon as the whig candidate for Liuten-
ant Governor had concluded, Mr.. Marshall
was loudly called by the audience. He
went to the Judges stand (the speaking was
in the court house where Mr.. Thompson had
spoken, and taking Up pitcher from which
Thompson had frequently drank while on the
stand to quench his thirst with draught
of what he supposed was wateE: when sud
denly taking it from his lips he looked out
upon the audience with one Of those queer
quizzical expressions, which none but lie can
give: his manner spoke, but he did not say a
word. The audience did not yet seem fully
to comprehend him, He then applied the
pitcher to his nose, but hastily Withdrawing
it he gave a sort of whistle, indicated by
the word w-h-e-u-g-h, when q litter began
to run through the audience. Meantime,
Thompson was at the end of the stand, en-
gagged in tying up his documents. Marshall,
pitcher in hand, strobe over to where he
stood, and pla ing it under Thompson's
nose, agaih quickly withdrew it, then with a
beckoning motion to Thompson, he pointed
down to the contents of the vessel, all the
while staring his victim in the face, with a
look Of derision which is altogether inde-
Scribable. Marshal maintained this attitude
for some seconds, the house, during the
whole scene, being perfectly still when sud
denly turning his face to the audience, the
actor in this qttiz7ical pantomine, gave a wink
and broad grin, the import of which could
not be mistaken.
The audience could stand it no longer
There was one universal burst Of laughter,
which fairly shook the old Court House to
its foundation Thompson's face turned as
many colors, during this infiction, as there
are between the deepest crimson and the ok
tremest pallor including both; and he quick
ly disappeared from the stand. Marshall
then returned to his former position, and ia
king up glass, he poured some of the con-
tents Of the pitcher into it, and holding up
the glass to the light lie exclaimed-"red,
red as rose" The audience was again
convulsed with laughter. Marshall then
tasted the liquid, but turning aside and spit
ting it out, with shudder Of disgust, he ex-
claimed: "Lordy, Lordy; it's stronger than
even Tom Marshall can stand" BY this
time the audience was completely overcome,
and every one fairly screamed with laughter
which it was impossible to suppress. Peal
after peal of the loudest laughter followed,
and it was several minutes before those pres
ent could sufficiently command themselves
to enable the inimitable orator to proceed
Marshall then, in a manner still peculer to
himself, put the whiskey aside, and taking
another pitcher which also sat before him,
he helped himself to a glass Of water, and
then pointing with his long finger to the form.
erone he shook his head and exclaimed, 'Oh!
oh!'twould ruin a temperance man" Thomp-
son had used both the one and the other pi
these pitchers, as his tenlpelraattaree seemed tt
require.
/ The scene was altogether beyond our pow
ers of description and we doubt, indeed
whether the most gifted pen could do justice
In order to catch anything like the spirit O
the scene, the reader must remember, that
+ Thompson had just been speaking, in terms
Of the seYerest censure and apprehension, Of
Undergraduates, chasing them among the
lowest and yilest Of mankind, and attributins
to them the lowest and meanest motives.-
Nobody else, he thought, could be found
mean enough to raise the Galphin cry. Mr.
/ Thompson had thus, as he consistently i'm
igined, disposed of this troublesome subject
But while he is feliciting himself upon hi
triumph, and, with an air of much self salts
faction, is engaged in rolling up the docu
ments which were the weapons Of his con
\ quest, Marshall comes forward, andin style
and manner quite indescribable, and altogeth
er MarShdlleoncam (let us coin word J h
detects this hater ofwhisky drinkers in atrick
WHICH covers him with confusion and expo
ses him to general derision. The audience
suddenly discover that he who, momen
before, has been denouncing the habitua
drinker, derived even his oratorical inspira
tion from whisky The reader mqstimagin'
the look, the attitude, the gesture, the pecu