Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-10-07
A COMPLAINING LETTER.

benefit of cur columns, and hope the nuisance /
corrlaincd Of, may be abatol.
For the Advertiser.
MEssRrs EDIIoRs:-I am too modest to OBJ
uude myself upon the public, and would not,
only that have become almost desperate. l
am miserable man. To you the idea that
man can be miserable in such happy place,
such an abode Of felicity, may scen strange.
but 80 It IS For the past seven months haze
been miserable and fall Of sorrUws. | could hil
volume with details, but as have not the
genius, (at least never thought had( Of tic
DutcLman who pcnncd the ''Sonows Of Wer-
ter will not attempt to write al the ''Sor-
rows Of SHirgs.7 Iwil give You a brief his
tory Of the case, and your readers may decide
whether or not have reason to complain
Gm, Mcssrs. Editors, cmphatically man of
peace and guictudc. late contention, Iloathc
noise, abominate confusion, and abhOr byawi-
ing. To these peculiaritios may be ascribed
the fact that l am still singlcsthat the woman
who is destined to become the mother of my
children, under the name and title Of Mrs.
Sniggs, is US yet unborn. Above all things,
hate politics, and to this hatred can trace all
my mifortuEes. Being single, of course !
board, and my boarding is near the Pub
lie quarc. Ny habits are as follows: After
supper 60 IN to my room, pull on my coat and
boots, ligh; cigar, and pass the evening in
reading, or profitable, pleasing meditation.
Thus have done for years. l have lived hap
py, for quiet to me is happiness.
In an evil hour Stephen \ Douglas, (who
till that time l never heard about introduced
into Congress IA place never read about bill
Something l know nothing about) for the
organization Of Nebraska aud Kansas (placcs,
10. to be too profane, l don't care fig about. J
For two weeks it was as quiet as usual, but
alas that quiet was soon to be broken. Knots
of men began to gather On the corner of the
streets, and discuss the subject. First, disa-
greeable hum of voices salutcd my ears, each
evening it waxed louder and more violent, rn-
til il became intolerablc and unbearabe The
| following is a fair specimen. Imagine dozen
powerrul-lunged men, all excited, talking-no,
bawling-at the top Of their voices, gestlculat-
ing wildly, all ut the same time:
Nebraska and Kansas squatter sov-Doug-
las Ordinapcc---Jcilcr-h -humbug-American
| principlcs-never thought IF it-middle wall
whole tnion-Scar Stanglcd Spanger-ha ha
/ ho. hoe c-c.--Dcm0cruuc party--let Il man
speak, say---Fugit vast extent Of terrific
blood Of our fathers Jake Brinkerholf-ranr-
pant Aboiitionism-etcrnal yigilancc--gag il
Gown--onc common Union
And 50 on Ncssrs, Editors for three honrs
A few weeks later, and the same thing with the
following additions thrown IN miscellancouslv;
''Secret ordcr--bood Of our fathers-c0ntra.
ry to the spirit Of our nstitutions--toregr
votes Bishop IIughcs--Amcrican Eaglc-Bar
on Steubcn--spread her wings-NIayor Con.
--spt---dann the Observation-Disclosures
Dutch blood mysc.f-rciugo for the oppressc,
-whec hslroWs---' cite.
And fer four weeks back, all of the aboy,
with the following variations:
dslcy-Shclby neutrality-suspicious.
made fool Of hinselt-Gen McLaughlin-
SherMan-iusion--old Democratic party--wai
till next Wucsday-immovabl as the rock o
i ages-rampant bolitionsnl---Northern part,
no north humbug-no south-gas-no cas-
-@ammon--no WeSt-what blow-but thu
whole Union"
4 Even at the table they discuss it. Listen t,
the following conversation, 1t took place yes
terday noon-bctween two who were discussing
politics, and one who was discussing the viands
''Yes Sir---soil that is yet free from the stain
f-molasses-must be forever kept in-yiue
gar man who would by his vote aid tn
slaveocrats to curse the land with-sourcrout-
deserves the condemnation of every free--livcr
As for louglas, in my estimation he never ros
above the dignity ofan-apple dumpling.'
Thus, Messrs. Editors, am | prosecuted.
don't know or care anything about Nebraska,
ignore the Know Nothings, and to me it is
matter Of the most supreme Indifference whic
of those well-abused men, Lindsey or Sher
nan goes to Washington. Why then, must
be forced to hear their eternal disputes?
cannot escape t-wherever go hear it.
they want votes, I'll pledge myself to vote 70
all their candidates, if they'll only cease thei
believing in the streets
Can there not be room engaged two mile
from towu, Il never heard them at create
o distance than one mile and half in whic
D they may dispute as much as they like. Brol
G en- of rest, am growing pale and thin. NJ
n appetite has left me-I am wasting away. Ar
b other such season, and Sniggs will be Il
d more. My epitaph would be, "Died from a
=. undue visitation of Nebraska"
i Staggering under load of unrest, sui
s scribe myself, Miserably yours,
J. AUGUSTUS SNIGGS,
Plymouth, Oct. !, 1854.