Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-10-04
For the Free Press,
DemagOgueism.

For the Free Press.
Demagogueism.
Messrs, Editors: The slaveocradc candi-
date for the Senate, has made his descent upon
"little CARROLL" with all the pOmp and parade
Of an Eastern Nabob, attended BY few Of his
favolites from Stark county, to wit: brain
less and blehess lawyer, from Canton, by the
name of Brown, and that example of moral ex-
celence, from Waynesburgh, E. Reynolds,
ESQ.,, the man that painted the cross on his
whiskey barrel, to iascinate the catholics; and
such OF the followers of his fallen fortunes, as
he could rally in this county. Their DEBUT
was made before an audience at New Harris.
burgh, principally of Americans, a few German
| Catholics, and one or two imbittered old line
democrats. Brown opened this Indian dance,
by speech that might have won favor in
lunatie asylum, or a mad house; but it was
certainly strange diSL to serve up for an in
tellignt audience. AS Brown is harmless
kind Of man, and intends to hurt nobody un-
less it might be the Know NoLhiugs, and they
will take care Of themselves, dismiss him.
Inasmuch as he found the region Of
Carroll little too hot for him, he left immedi-
ately for his home. Poor fellow-he has scarce
y outgrOwn his short clothes, and stranger
could not help being reminded of the old song
of baby with whiskers on, when he looks
at Brown.
Next came his little dignity, The Judge; not
exactly from the flesh pots ofEgypt, from Ed.
Reynolds brandy tckler, He commenced by
telling that he WAS forced by the people of Stark
county to be a candidate, and he accepted, be-
cause he intended to demolish certain oath
bound party, and serve the constitution. That
this secret party were making war upon the
Catholics who were the most tolerant people
in the world, and he called upon his friend
Croxton, to proveit, who was ready to swear
to anything the Judge might require, he affirmed
that it was SO for that he was Know Moth
ing himself: He then turned with an imperi-
Gus air to Reynolds and inquired if the Gothic
lies were not tolerant people. Reynolds
swelled up about the size of swill tub, and
after laboring to get his head erect--the saliva
first dischargng from one corner of his mouth,
and then the other-and after hiccoughing
few times, he answered-that is--hic! so Judge
-hic! At which the few friends stamped and
clapped and the Republicans hssed, and a
voice from the crowd called out. go it, whis.
key, go it Sag NIGHTS. The Judge continued
yes, this oath-bOund order makes war upon the
foreigners. l married a wife that reckon has
too much German blood in her to suit the taste
Of these Know Nothings; but she suits me well
enough. There were a few Germans present.
Permit me to digress little here, The Judge
The next evening addressed meeting at Lees
burgh, at which he made the same speech, ex-
,cept that there were few Irish there, and in
his abuse of the Amarcans, he said he had
married wife thaL had too much Irish blood
in her veins to suit these Know NothinGs.--
!, Some Of us who heard both speeches wondered
if he had two wives; or, if he had but one,
whether she had Irish blood on one side and
Dutch blood on the other. All of us agreed
that if she had as much brains as the Judge
said she had blood, she never would have mar
red him.
But to return to Harrisburgh. He next
commenced the abuse of the Republicans, and
particularly Chase. .Said Chase and the Yam
KEGS were in favor of negroes voting, &c. Per
NIT me again to digress. The next evening al
Leesburgh (which is a free soil community
the Judge was interrogated by Mr. Foster, a;
to whether he thought man ought to be ex.
cluded from the right Of suffrage on account OIL
his complexion? He answered that he was in
favor of all voting, have not time to follow
him in his serpentne course through all that
he said. But of all miserable. weak attempts
at demsgogueing, the Judge capped the eli
max. have read the speech of Simon Snipes
J iu which he claimed that all protestants ough
to vote for him, because he had an aunt once
that hated the catholics so bad that she woult
not travel on a cross road d--and that the Cath
, olics ought to vote for him because his ances
tors were Hessans; and that all Americans
ought to support him, because he had rela.
J tive who would not read the Bible because j
was foreign revelation. Now Simon wa'
. hard to beat in his day; and predict that from
this time forward, speeches of the Hon. Gen
Geo. w. Doughiace Belden, will take the
place Of Simon Snipes.