The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-02-13
TIE ELECTION IN New YoRK..

ing The recent election IN New VOTE
city: .... ..-...
The real, practical. hard working
politician is, emphaticaliy "A fellow
of infinite jest and rare fancy" AnC
to be fully persuaded Of the truth o
the bard's observation, one need only
to take hurried glance TO day at the
several poll.districts, as your humble
correspondent did this morning.
"GentIemen, vote the Temperance
ticketl Here they are, "For Alder
man, John jones'" For Assessor, Billy
Jones'" Goes for shutting up the
grog shops on Sunday, and passing
laws against granting licenses"
Hang your cold-water ticket
Give me a straight out white man:
document, Kountry in dangerl Cant
stop to fight Old Jamaica when the
glorious Union is in jeopardy. Give
me Union-Safety et."-"Here
it is p"All right"
"HoIIoa, there!" Don't vote thai
Cotton ticket. The country's safe
enough now, Pat; SO just put the
regular nomination through and nc
humbugging, It's wing trick
that's all I"
Faith, on my sowi, an your about
right. The could country is safe, be
dad; SO hoorah Cor Jackson Give me
regular, Thankee, sur! Get into the
baccay box, wild sc Take drink
PheIm?'"Apple- Jack, there, for two!'
"Step up, fellow citizens, and vote
the regular Wing nominations. Goes
again niggers. &c; into the SYRIA
cuse Cab. All right. In favor OF the
raging canawl. No Cotton about il
no wool Fillmore for President
and praps Harry C!ayp
That's the tickel!' "Hurrah for
Harry Clayl" ["Hurrah !" "Hurrahl'
--"Hurrah ~
But, here comes squad OF the
B'hoys ina state Of alchoholc ecstasy.
Stand clear! Smash, bang goes the
baIot.box, into the street; votes flying
away like chaiE. Yelling and scream.
ing. Police men interfere. and gel
knocked down. Melee. In the back
ground, broken head or two. Per-
spective--a fresh pesse Of police com
ing to the rescue. Denoument--ar'
| rest Of the rowdies. Boxes mended
Votes nowhere.
A NEaRo SEkMoN.-The discourse
from which the annexed passage is
taken, was actually preached in the
| town of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, some years
ago. The name Of the reverend d.
vine who was colored gentleman
and we believe a sincere and humble
Christian, we have forgotten, but thc
Judge Harper to whom he refers, we
remember well. He was. we believe
at that time, President. Judge Of the
18th Judicial Circui! Of the Court o.
Common Peas-has since represented
the District in Congress, and is, if we
are not mistaken, the present Repre-
sentative. The Judge was presen
at the delivery ofthe sermon. and wa:
brought in by the preacher, by way
Of Illustrating certain position, Their
and there taken by him. But to the
PASSAGE:
my dear irens and bedren,' sale
the preacher, de soul oh de bracl
man is as dear in de Lord, as de sou
Oh dc white man."
Now YOU all see Judge Harper,
settin dab leanin' on his gold.heateC
cane--you all know de Judge, niggas
and berry fine man he is, too. Wei!
now, Ise gwine to make a comparsh
mcnl. Supposin' de Judge some flu
mornin' put his basket on his arm ar
goes to market to buy 4 piece OIL
meat. He soon finds nice fat plec
of mutton, an trots off wild it. d
you s'pose de Judge would stop t
'quire wedder dat mutton was OBJ
white sheep or OBJ brack sheePi Nc
muffin OBJ de kind-if de mutton wa
nice an fat, it would be all de SAM
to de Judge--he would not stop to a
wedder de sheep had white wool o
brack wool.
well, ies so il is, my frens, vii
our Hebenly Marster. He does no
stop 70 ak wedder soul longs TO
white man or brack man-wedder hi
head is kivered wild straight har, o
kivered wild wool de only question
He will ak, will be, is dis a goo
soul - an if so. de Massa will say
Enter into de JOY OBJ de Lord, an Sc
down on de same bench wild de whit
man--yo'se all on perfect quality
II Decatur Gazette.