Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-06


Are all Of thee; thy breathing strains impart
4 Magic and hope and love, until it seems
That in my soul feel new life start,
i Whose thought like angels with high beauty
! sieze my quiverng harp to wake strain
And watt the music back to thee again.
But ah tits vain, no spell has fancy given
Like thine, dear friend, yet would burst the chain
hich binds and holds me ever from the heaven
love so much, and would join the train
ofearths choice spirits, but alasl I'm driven
i From thence; away ambition it is vain
Away ye mocking hopes say why should
! Rebel against the laws Of destiny
How to Preserve the Purity OF Elections.
The Knickerbocker for December, capital
number, by the way, has the following capital cleo
sion story
PRESERVING THE PURITY OF ELECTIONS
i In the northwest portion Of the State of Ohio in
| the county of Augaize, there is township, the
citizens OF which are principally German, and not
IYlthstandng their "sweet accent" they are all
Democrats OF the regular 6 unterrifedh stripe
From the time of the erection of the county ND to
the year 1852, there had never been Whig vote
| cast in the township spoken of although, there
we're over six hundred voters; but at the fall cleo
ton OF that year. upon counting the ballots. it an
| peared that there was one Wing amongst them.
mere was the proof-a regular straight-out Whg
tcket-and they dare not pass it by This caused
great commotion; their escutcheon was dmmed
there was Wing amongst them that blot must
be wiped out, and with their courage Dutch of
coursc) up to fever heat in the shade, the, went
| to work slyly to find the man who had dared TO
vote the Zig dicket;" but their labors were un
| successful In the meantime another year rolled
| round, and the good beeples" were again assem-
bied at the election precinct. 1t had not been
forgotten, however, that at the last election some
one had voted the "Vig dicket," /" and it was now
The subject OF open remark and wonder
While they were having an outdoor discussion
OF the subject, Sam Starrett, late immigrant from
the eastern shore Of Maryland, came along, and de-
manded the cause of the commotion.
Ven, We vas wondering who il vas voted the
Wig ticket at de last election" said an old Dutch
man.
1T was me,' Sam said, "and 1t want nobody
II dinks not" said the old Dutchman, and the
balance shook their heads incredulously
VI tell you it was though said Sam, pulling
out Whig ticket, and may be chawed up if
ahns amigo going to do i again. am going to vote that,
let you know that I'm an Independent Ancricac;ii
citizen and III vote just as please, and you can't
help it by Jemimal"
SO in he went to deposite his ballot. There sat
the three old Dutch judges Of election, " calm a
summer morning." and true to his word, sam
handed over his ticket open. One of the old
JuuBts NoOh Nv, anu scHIiIlnh ~ n rev heCOHus,
handed II back toward the independent voter, and
said:
"Yaw, dat ish Wig dicket'
" Well, put il in the box" said Sam.
Swat you say 2" said the old Dutchman, his eyes
big with surprise "put him in de boxY"
Yes-sir-ee, put II in the box am going to
vote it.n
dicketn said the old Dutchman, shaking his head.
swell, reckon / know it's Wing ticket"
said Sam, "and want you to put il in the box,
darnation quick, too
| "No, no dat ish not goot dat ish a Wig dicket
we not take 'em any more said the old Judge turn
! ing TO receive "goot dckets" from some Of his
| German friends.
| Sam went out and cursed till all was blue--said
he had come thar 10 vote, and he'd be iambergast
ed II he want goin' to vote in spite Of all the
Dutch in the township. SO, after cooling off lit
tie, he again went in, and rendered his ticket very
neatly rolled up. The old judge took Il again, and
| notwithstanding Sans demurring unrolled ii and
looked IL over; then turning to Sam, in manner
and tone not to be misunderstood, said
! II tell you dat ish Vig dicket dat IL ish MIR
| goot; and dat noe not take 'em any morep
Sam again retired, cursing all Democrats gene.
rally, and the Dutch particularly and assigning
them the hottest corners of the birthstone region
and was going on to curse everybody that didn't
curse them, when he was interrupted by an old
Dutchman in the crowd, with
Sam Sdarrett, tells you vat IL ish, if you will
vote der Dimergat dicket, and leef der county, we
| gifs you so much monish as dakes you we're you
cum vrom."
Gam scratched his head, studied awhile, and
| then said that as he had come thar to vote, and
want gon' away without votin', he guessd he'd
| do It,
| Again Sam made his appearance before the
judges, and rendered his vote. The same old judge
took IT. and looking il over quietly, turred to Sam
| and said
.Yaw, dat ish goot dat ish Dimergratic
dicketl" and dropped it into the box.
Il is only further necessary to say that Sam
went back to the eastern shore at the expense OF
the township; and that, at that election, and ever
since, that German township has been o. K
That is what call preserving the purity Of
the elections"
| In Leavenwortb, Kansas, one OF the grand ju-
rors who helped to find the indictment against
McCrca, for murder, has been expelled from that
body and indicted for being concerned in the lynch
ing Of Phillips. "A motion has also been made in
the United States court to strike out Of the list Of
practising attorneys the name of johnson, who
was engaged in the same affair. Tho Democrats
in Kansas are getting up a memorial to the dU.u