The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-24
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thinks of the loaves and fishes. In the agony
Of his spirit he exclaimed with lond voice
and pathos as sad and Inournful as if uttered
by the genius. Of despair, ''oh my country
men. If you love your country, keep your
heads out of -Know.-aaSothing Hodges. Know
Nothingism combined with, Abolitonism is
sure to be productive 'ef evil" (Which being
interpreted, that-it will GUST Old Liners from
-office.0 He denounced the fusion of Abolition
ism, Maine lawisfn' and feesoflisui as exhibited
in the elections last fall, but as he did not
object to this kind of fusion with Leeofocoism
as manifested in the election Of 1852 which
elevated Pierce tolthe Presidency, it was mali
ciously insindated BY persons present, that
according. to his school Of politics, fusion was
rightsshen it conferred office on Old Liners,
and wrong when it took them away. He said
that Democracy was opposed to the liquor law
because of the provision Of seizure and con-
.fiscatiorf. utyourorepor is happy in hay-
ing 1T in his power to say, that the Old Liners
during their stay in this city, showed them
selves at1east a law abiding people, and mani
Tested a becoming zeal to carry out the proyi-
fsons of that obnoxious law; for it is alledged
that they seized and confiscated large share
of the stock which Col Pritchett had in store
He (the Cow spoke for more than two hours,
but it could be easily demonstrated that he
might have said all he could say in twenty
minutes, but he went round and round over
the same track ike blind horse in an apple
mill, until the heads Of some of the new con-
verts grew giddy, and his own face as red as
"a boiled lobster But all things must end,
and so did the labors of this champion of
democracy He hadassured the audience that
Old Line Wings, National Wings (such as
Judge Carnan it is thought he meant) were
honest, that the old issues between Democrats
and Wings We're done away, and National
Wings must join with Democrats to save the
country from impending ruin, (Which means
keep the Old Liners stabbed at the treasury
icrib,) and the Union is safe. After the Gov
ernor made his exit, g Mr.. DENLY made his
appearance, and played his role by assuring
his audieneetha the old issues would have
to be fought over again, that the Democracy
would have the same enemy to contend with
in the political field. 1t was evident if his
lmarnnny knew that he was out, she did very
wrong to let him go, for he undoubtedly upset
the pan and threw the fat in the fire, which
the Governor had SO carefully tried, to gull
Old Line Wings Here the drama closed and
the actors retired behind the scenes to carry
out the provisions of seizure and confscatior
in theliquor law, until after supper when the
farce or after-piece was to be PERFORMED by
that star actress of low Democratic comedy
) the Widow hinder go f't assem- -
At z o'clock the curtains rose and with
flourish, the Widow made her appearance, but
she was evidently laboring under the effects o
stage fright, or some other malady. On one
:. occasion when makinga Wing speech in Hi
nos, it is said that she replied to the charge o
[ once having been Democrat, that she thanked
God that Democracy was like the small-pox
if man got well oft he never took it second
time; perhaps it was this relapse that effected
! him; at any rate the play and the actor were
/ both condemned, the curtain FELL the audience
dispersed, satisfied that the play was not worth
the candle IVA GE p REPORTER. 4
Vincennes, Oct. 10, 1866. <I+
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