The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-05-04
TO the Voters of Marshall.

FELLow-CITIzENs About eighteen months
ago. after you had showelel many honors
up on me, and made me feel good all over,
promised to hustle into obscurity for a
while and 50 I did. and many inqu red wh' re
is the Coroner? No response was given, and
the conclusion seemed to be that he had rem
dered verdict against himself Of unnatural
disappearance and was quietly snoozing in
that grave yard vulgarly called oblivion.
That was not so-he was cycling tue signs Of
these tempestuoQs times and the conclusion
was similar to the old negro's Hho said MY
bredrin' aud sistering, me does not member
de chapter nor dc verse, but my text is in
those back part Of job Awhile means from
one election season to another.
And [ announce MYSELF again a candidate
for the office of PRoBATE JUDcE Of this coun-
ty, at the next November election. This Of
fee is honorable too. and to put hat on things it
has gully through which runs an ALMIGHTY
DOLLAR stream. melted gold and silver; the
banks Of the River Coroner are quick-sandy,
and | slipt under and got as drowned as a
drowned rat and now | want TO place my
feet upon firm foundation of gold and sill
yer. Honor will do to talk about but won't
do to live on want MoNEY-that's what |
am after.
This Office is important and | ought to have
it, in my private opinion. II appertains to
Guardians and Wards aud has jurisdiction
over all matters testamentary. Probate means
to prove, that is. to investigate aud execute
for talk common sense about the law in rela-
tion to the last wills and testaments. There.
fore no man but a well read lawyer (no per-
sonal allusions) can make a good Probate
Judge. Another qualification is a fearless
decision Of character and good moral habits
As usual shall say few words about my
national politics; this has no legitimate con-
nection with the subject, but Of course you
want to hear from me, and there is no bur-
lesque about this but sledge-hammer sense
Well, here is what | say,-I am yet State
Rights Union man like our President Pierce !;
be was elected upon that platform as | told
you be would be, and | want Cuba like he
does too, thus differing from my opponents
who are in favor of Stand Still-ism
| am as certain to be elected as that the
Sun rises in the East and sets in the West,
or to be classical, as certain as tarapin fail.
ing off log or a brick bat climbing down
hill; for the people know that am a GOOD
but not a RICH man, and married but have
no ELLENs TO LOOSE. and in favor Of the
dis beating tan bark. There is no use for
my opponents to try to beat me for they can't
do it, and for their own souls salvation they
had better retire, not like crawfsh from a
mountain gush of water, but shiyer aud fall
back like men from the effects Of muttering
thunder and forked tightening They are
very clever men but amt tall enough-they
are almost as long one way as the other. if
not longer-I say, they ere too short to run
fast. The people know, (if they don't | herein
impart the knowledge,) that am poor
of dutchman clever fellow with moderate
understanding, that will serve them faith
fully-and they will vote for me in spite of
the teeth Of the British subjects.
Now in conclusion, fellow-citizens, if you
elect me my dropping spirits will be raised
and will place myself under lasting obliga.
tions of gratitude and kind consideration if
not shall wrap myself up in bear-skin and
crawl into a stuffed elephant, pull his tusks
out and turn them up side down and bite off
the little ends, look awfully furious, " fire in
the rear" and sound Gabriel's Trumpet
am your friend
And fellow-citizen,
JAMES w. WILLIAMS.