Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-01-05
A spicy speech.

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A Spicy speech.
At Demosratic supper in Washington city. on
the s0th ultimo, DIR. Olds, of Ohio, was called
upon to respond to the following sentiment:
The President, Elect: The embodiment of
democracy lives at Concord. May Concord live
with the Democracy during RERcE's administra-
ton!
Mr.. 0LDs, said: Mr.. President and fellow-eiti-
-zens, can hardly conceive why have been calls
ed upon to respond to the sentiment just given To
ganklin Pierce, personally am an utter stran-
ger. I know him only as he is known to every
derpserat throughout the United States. Byhis
votes in Congress--by his speeches and letters.
by his patriotism and services upon the battlefield
he has made himself known favofably and gen.
orally to every one who admires modest, retiring
merit, and sound, radicaf:'and progressive demos
racy. am aware, sir, that our political oppo.
nents have thousand times asked us, g 1I7s6 is
Franklin Pierce?" I am aware, sir, that they
have called him General Obscurity." You and
I, sir have heard them speak of our candidates az
"Wm. R. King of Alabama, and that 'tother chap"
[Laughter.l We have heard him denounced AZ
the staintiag general" But, thank God, Mr..
President, the people seem to have known and
appreciated Franklin Pierce, and if I mistaks mot
the MAN and mission, the wings will know who
he is on and after the 4th of March next. Such
whig ofice-holders as have denounced him as the
''fainting general!' will, trust, find him no
"fainting" President. The Galphins will find
him political Moses, and they viii see the de-
mocracy holding up his hands, that the laughter
may continue until every Galphin throughout the
length and breadth of the land has been hurled
from power. This much the people expect; nay,
sir, this much the people demand of Franklin
Pierce. Mr.. President, in my own beautiful State
of Ohio our democratic ballot carried at its head
even above the names of Pierce and King, @the
hickory BROOM bearing the motto of ssssceep out
the Galphins,''. Loud Cheers and Laughter.l
These tickets, as manifested by her overwhelm-
ing majority, were greatly in demand in Ohio at
the late election. s;Ts.g
It is wonderful, Mr. President, that ever since
the day of General Jackson, our whig friends al
ways ssfaint'' at the sight of hickory broom
Loud cheers and laughter.l If, sir the people of
Ohio have said anything through the medium Of
the ballot they have said to Franklin Pierce,
s'Ssoeep out the Galphins." Tremendous cheer
ing.
Sir, if franklin Pierce comes to the work as
signed him by the democracy of the country, as
have no doubt he will, there will be as big muss
kicked up in Washington city on the 4th of March
as there was at Mrs. Smiths house, Gas related
by my friend the Buckeye abroad y when little
Jake Smith ran over to Mrs. Browns to tell her
that "dad was dead; mann was drunk; the old
COW had got calf; John had swallowed pin
Jim had got the delirum triangles looking at the
rora boreax; [roars of laughter land that amt
all NEITHER" says Jake. "What else pom 'arth
can be the NATTER inquired Mrs. Brown. "Why,
Sal has broke the butter-plate; Susan has split
the pancakes, and 10 has sot right down in the
scalding tallow we had for dipping capdles, and
one of the Maltese kittens has got his head into
the molasses jug and we can't get it oat-and ps
are oil so darned internal hungry" [Shouts and
cheers.] Mr.. President, in my Imagination, the
4th of March is passing before me, and think /
see the whig Galphin ofice-holders pouring out
Of the various government departments, with the
tears running down their piteous noses, and their
lamentation is "that Webster is dead; Fillmore
has fllibustered Scott has got native-Ameri-
can-calf; North Carolina has swallowed Graham;
and Tom has got the delirium triangles looking
for northern abolition votes" Loud and pro-
longed cheering.] And that amt all either, Mr..
"Toombs has broke their butter.
plate; Gentry has split their pancakes; and
Seward has set down in the scalding tallow they
mad for dipping 'higher-law' candles; and Frank
Pierce has got into the presidential chair, and we
,an't git him out; and zoe all so ddrned Internal
sungry. Roars of laughter and prolonged shout
ng.]
Mr.. President may be considered somewhat
blood thirsty towards the Galphins, but the war
If extermination waged by them upon me In my
district, and the fiery ordeal trough
which have lately passed, must plead my apollo
~. Will you allow me then, gentlemen, in con-
fusion, to offer the following sentiment!
Franklin Pierce and his Administration I: May
is history be written in the 'bood of the Gaphins"
He WELL DESERVES 1T.-The New Yosk Tri-