The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-12-31
PORTSMOUTH. 0. OAY EVENING. DECEMBER 81, 1862
a splcY. speech.

Alta Democratic supper in Washington
eity, on The 30th ultmo. DR.. 0lds, Of Ohio,
Was called upon 10 respopd 10 The following
IS ntimen,
Z Ths Presideai Elecf; The embodiment
of democracy hysat Concord Msy Con-
c0rd 1--we wiiiiabe D. mocracy during Pieces
administration!
Mr.. olds said: Mr.. President and fellow
Citizens, coa hardly conceive why have
been called upon 10 respond TO the sentiment
just given. 70 Frsnklln Pierce, personally
am an utter stranger. know him only as
he is known to every democrat throughout
the United States. BY his votes 10 Congress
--by his speechs and letters--by bis patriot
ism and services upon The battle, tield--he
has made himself known fayorably and gen
ieraly to every one who admires modest, re-
'tiring merit, and sound, ra.iical, ami progress
i've demucrucy.a / am aweTe, sir, thai AoHT
political opponents bSve thousand times
asked us, ..TPho is Frank Piercc?" am
aw$se, sir, that they have called him 'sGene-
raj Obscu1ty." You and |, sir, have heard
them speak OF our candidates, as :. Nm. r.
King, OF Alaba ma, and that 'tother chap
4 fLAushter.l We have heard him denounced
aslthe 'faintiag general" Bot, thank God.
Mt. President, the people seem TO have
known and appreciated Franklin Pierce, and
it | mistake not The MAN and his mission, the
wings will know who he is on and after
the 4th Of March next. Such whig Office
holders as have denounced him as .'iainting
general will. trust, find him no '.faiuting," /"
President. The Galphins will find him a
political Moses,and they will see the democ-
facy holding up bis hands, that the slaughter
may continue until every Galphin through-
out tho length and breadth oil the land has
been hurled from power. This much The
people expect; nay, sir. this much the people
demsnd from franklin Pierce. Mr. Presi-
dent, in my own beautiful state oil Ohio oul
democratic ballot carried at its head, even
above the names of Pierce aud King, .the
hickory broom" bearing thr motto Of 'Stpeep
out the Galphins. loud cheers and Laugh
ter) These tickets, as manifested by her
overwhelming majority, were greatly in de-
.nand in Ohio at the late election.
1t is wonderful, MIR. President, that ever
since the days OF General Jackson our whig
friends always faint al the sight Of hick.
ory broom. Loud cheers and laushty.1 +
If, sir, the people OF Ohio have said anything
through the medium Of The ballot.box, they
have said 10 franklin Pierce, Ssoeep oal
the Galphins. Tremendous cheering
Sir, II Franklin Pierce comes 10 the woll
assigned him by the democracy Of The coun'
try, as have no doubt he will, there will bt
as big muss kicked up in Washington cit!
ON the 4th OF March as there was at Mrs
Smiths house, (as related by my friend The
.'Buckey abroad.") when little Jake Smitt
ran ever to Mrs. Browns 10 tell her that ''dat
was deud man was drunk; The old COW hat
got calf; John had swallowed a pin; jim
had got the stlelirium ,riangles lovking attis
rora boreax; Irosrs OF laughter, ]---snd thd
amt oil neithsr," says Jake. "Vot else POI
arth can be The matter" inquired Mrs Brown
why Sal has broke the buner plate; Susar
has split the pancakes, and 10 has got righ
down in the scaldng tallow we had for dip
ping candles, and one Of the Maltese kittens
has got his head into the moiasses jug, snt
we cant get il out--and De are so daraec
internal hungry" lShouts and cheers. i
Mr.. President, in my imagination, The 4th o
March is passing before me, aud l think
see the whig Galphin office-holders pouring
out Of the vprious government departments
with the tears running down their piteoui
noses, and their lamenlaiion is, 'that Web
ster is dead; Fillmore has filibustered; Scot
bas got native American cali, North Car
olina has swallowed Graham; and Tom ha'
got the delirium triangles looking for North
ern abolition votes" (Loud and prolonget
cheering. And that amt all si her Mr.
Presidenl-for "Toombs has broke their but
ter plate. Gen.ry has spill the pancakes; AM
Seward has set down in The scaljiug tulloy
4 They had for dipping "higher-law" candles
and Frank Pierce has got into the presiden
tial chair, and we cap'l get him out; aud 10
are all so darasd internal hungry" Roar
Of laughter and prolonged sbouting,]
4 Mr.. President, may be considered some
what blood-thirsty toward the Galphins, bu
the war OF extermination waged b, them up
on me in my congressional distric,, and th
fiery ordeal through which have lately pass
ed, must plead my apology. Will you ALLOW
me then, gentlemen. in conclusion, to ofle
the following sentiment?
Frank Pierce and his administration: Ma
lis history be written in the blood Of the Gal
phina.