The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-07-25
southern WING NIovement-Rather
Funnv Dialogue.

A Southern WING Movement-Hather
Funny Dialogue.
We extract the following from the WASH
ington correspondence to the New York
Times:
The effort to get up 4 Southern Wing
Stampede--or scheme of secession from the
National Wing party--has fiizeld goriousIy
The gentlemen who have been engaged IN
this amiable enterprise, are Senators Toombs.
Dawson, Jones of Tennessee, and Dixon;
and Representatives, Stephens, Ciingfhan,
Preston, and Presley Ewing. understand
they have prepared Southern Wing seces-
sion address, but that theft most jealous,
faithful efforts have failed to discover one
other wing South OF Mason and Dixon's Line
who will join in any such crusade against the
National wing party. This is the more sig
nificant, in view Of the fact that the Anti
Nebraska Address which was issued here
short time since, has so successfully with
stood every shaft which jealousy, malice or
sectonalism hurled against it. 1t has no
defenders, because it needed none, carrying
as it does, its own vindcation upon its face.
By the way, we have some funny scenes
occasionally growing out of the Nebraska ex.
citemenl. Col. Bugg. of Tennessee, is a
tall feshy, jovial, good nature, whole-souled
wing, frank, simple and unpretending in his
manner, and full of honesty, patriotism and
sound political common sense. Senator
Dixon, of Kentucky, was whig, is a n amia-
BILE gentleman, with rather an aristocratc
air. and somewhat Eighty in his political TO-
tvns. 1t will be remembered that he was
! the first whig 10 propose the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise. Col. Bugg and Gov.
Dixon CHANGED TO meet not long since; while
the former was INDUCING in quiet glass Of
whisky and water, when the following con-
ve-sation. nearly as can relate, ensued:
Gov. Dixon-Why! Colonel, am surpris-
ed I" see you going off from your Southern
brethren, and associat;ng and affiliatng with
such ~ en- as Seward and Chase, and Gddngs
and Douglass.
| Col. Bugg, CATER momentary pause and
cool survey Of his interrogation, as if little
uncertain whether he should drink the whisky
or spill II in the face of the Gov .)-Which
Douglass!
Gov. Dixon-Fred Douglass, the mig.
ger!
Col. Bugg-Wellifit were true, would
rather associate with the Black Douglass
than the white ore. The only difference
between them is, that one is black inside, and
the other outside,-and the difference strikes
me iorcibly, to be in Fred's favor.
Gov. Dixon, "a little discontinued at this
home shot-WelI, you're are dead any how,
for the course you have taken. You will
never be heard OF again.
Gel. Bugg-That's question to be set.
tied. am goinelhome after awhile to try the
issue. | amt dead yet; and my chance is
pretty good, take il. But if am beate n,
why then, you and will be even, because
you are dead already.
Gov. Dixon, (neivously) how so!
! Col.Bugg, (provokingIy pleasanty)-Why,
didn't your Legislature meet after you moved
the repeal of The Compromise!--and didn't
they elect Crittendon to come here and tax e
your place, without ever so much as men.
ioning your name! 1t strikes me a man
ought to be dead when he is forgotten alto.
gether--eh!
Just about this time Gov. Dixon is pre-.
sumed TO have discovered the thermometer
standing at "fever heat" and to have retired
to some cool spot for reflection. OF course
didn't profess to give the precise words Of
. the gentlemen; but trust both OF them will
be satisfied that have given the spirit Of the
scene. so far as pen and ink can present il,
II may be, after all, that the Colonel will live
to pay last tribute to the remains Of Dixon
, Toombs g. Co.