The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-08-11


The following speech by Dan. Russell, Union can
dicate for Auditor Of the State Of Mississippi in
1851, is rich specimen in its way and hard 10 beat
|, is needless TO say that after such a speech, Dam
was elected by an overwhelming majority. lie is
again candidate for reelection, and f he has dis
charged the duties Of his Office with as much ability
and tact he displayed in the canvass for it, he is
bound 10 succeed:
LADIES AND GENTLEaEN:-I rse--tIt there
Is 10 use of telling You that you know au up as well
as DO. am modest man--very--but have never
lost a picayune by j, in my life--because scarce
commodity among cand dates | though would men
ton II, Tor lear didn't you never would bear Of H.
Candidates are generally considered nuisances
but they are not, they the poiest men ia the
! world, shake you by the hand, ask how's you, En-
ny, what's The prospect for craps &c, and am the
polltest man there is in the State. Davy Crockett,
says, the poiltest man he saw, when re asLad
man TO drink, turned his back so that he might
drink az much as he pleased. l beat that all hollow
I 1 give n man chance 10 drink twice II he wishes
Tor not only turn around, but shut my eyes. | am
not onT the pOtes man but the best elec,i 9necrer-
YOU ought To see me shaking hands with the v.ria-
lions, the pump-hande, and pendulum, the cross-cut
and "iss -wagelc; understand tho science per
tect'y and If any OF the county candidates wish Ia
sirnctions, they must call on me
Fellow -citzens-l was horn---if I hadn't been,
wouldn't have been a candidate, bat am a gong 10
tel you where-'twas not in Mississippi but twas
on the right side Of the negro line vet that's no
compliment, rs the negroes mostly born on the
same SIDE. ] started IN the world rcor as a ciu,ch
mouse, vet came honestly by my poverty, for in
hcried Il, and II did start poor, can't say
but that have held my own remarkably well.
Candidates generally ask you, if YOU think they
are qualified, &c. Now dont ask your thoughts,
lask ,our votes. Why there's nothing to think of
except T. watch ard see that Swan's j. not on
your ticket, if ttt 10 scratch on and put m inc
on. am certain that ] competent, for who
ought 10 know better than do?--nobodv.' | will
allow that Swan is the beS, Auditor in the State;
that Is tiil am eeced-hen perhaps it's not proper
Tor ne to say anything more, yet an honest man,
ana bound - say that believe It's greyous sin
u hide ANYTHING from my fellow citizens, therefore
say that is my private opinion, publicly expressed
that ! ! make the best Auditor ever in the United
States
'Ts not fjr honor wish to bc Auditor for in nv
own county offered an Office that was al honor
--tol oner, which repeatedly declined. The Au-
d'tor's office is worth some $4,000 year. and am
IN for ii Ike a thousand OF bri K. To show NV SIN
sincerity and goodness Of heart III make this offer
TO NV competitor. | OF being elected and
he viii lose something by the canvass--thcreore
am willing 10 divide equally with him, and make
these two offers. IN take the salary, and he may
have the honor, or he may have the honor and I'll
'ake the salary. In the way Ot hcnors have
ceived enough to satisfy ne for life. l went out {,
Mexico, eat pork and beans-slept in the rain and
mud, and svaIowed everything except live Mexcans.
When | ordered to 'go' ! went. 'Chatge,'
charged, Break for the chapcreH, YOU had better
believe beat a quarter nag in doing ny dcN.
Wy compotitcr, Swan, Is bind oi golden ,lrnage
who has been sw INNING for ne last four years in
the Auditors pond, 600 year AZ. !oI ro-
tation want 10 rotate him out, and to rotate my
self IN. There's plenty of room tor him to SWIM
outside Of that pondthereorc pop in YOUR votes for
me-i'h pap him ont, aud p2p myself IN.
am ior a division oi labor. Swan says he mas
70 work all the time ith his down upon the
public grindsione. -Four years must have grouad it
to pF1a Poor fellow, the public ought no, 70 in-
sst on having The handle of ms mig ground clcar
oF. ] have "A large, iu grown nose, and tough as
sole leather. rlssh 10 the post of duty. ] offer il
up sacrifice. ! clap it the grind-stonc. Eel
Io"-citizens grind away grind al! h1!'c e,gf and
thai i. be tine first.
Tines most out. Well like to forgot to tell vc,
my name. Its Daniel. Cor short Dan. No, a hand
some name, tor my rment. poor people, who
lived here the quality appropriated ali the rce
divide among us--but it's as handsome a. ! am r.
Russell. Remember every of you that IT'S not
Swan.
| am 10 be elected, ard all, great and
small, short and tall " hen come down "a Jack
son, after the rlectionsop the Auditor ) Office
the latch string always hangs out--cntcr vi i,hon
knockiog-take of Your thing, and make yourself
~ home.