The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-03-06
National Republican Convention-A Laugh
Producing rersormaace-The Saw-Log
gaa.s- speech

OF MS remarks, on + rtday III sht, reflected
quite severely upon SAN When Mr. Ju-
Ian took his seat, large, able bodied, well
dressed gentleman wiki long nose. and
genuine Isnkee countenance mounted the
stand aud An episode followed unparalleled in
fun. Our Yankee friend was evidently boil
Ing over with a speech. lie WAS excited
He was bound to make speech. But his APP
pe9rance-tlIS -esiIculatIou--was So luiicrous
and original that the audience WIS convulssd
nth laughter. The gentleman wxs aunoun-
ced as Hon David Ripley, of New Jersey.
with shs souiriQast oil the Saw Log man
When order had been soaaewha: restored.
Mr. Ripley said he did no: Intend 10 speak to
this ere convention. He had been called ou;
two or three times, but he was nj coia' %
speecaify because lie had I, edik alton enough
Bu: when he heard the s@hject Of Nnow Moth
ings he was bound - speak cont, aud lie would
speak eou,? Laughter. loas and loud
| tel YOU. Mr. President, If it had'n; a ben
for kn9w Nothin.s. Won would n; had this
ere Convenient Cries Of louder" A.
R:pl-.y was speaking al the ;op u his voice a
the time, This call caused big burst OF lsug
Ter. | didn't come he 10 make speeeh.
but profess to have q little gumPiioa iHa,
Ia. ha! Now Ripley paused to collect has
thong audience splitting their sides
all the while NOW. III Tell you VIVA. we
want to do. It's all in nut she'll So thai
We can get our Republican Presiden, elected
everybody. even that gray headed colored
man there, will be willing to take by the had
Know Nothings. Know Something's or Know
Any;hings! (Lsughter)
As | said u Horace Greeley, once when
we was talking about these Know kothing's
and he abused 'em pretty awful! too: says II
Friend Horace. have they done any
good
"Why, yes says Horace.
"Well. then says I. touch EN- light
(More convulsions.)
But" says l, Horace. if they do any
thing bad
Voice-stiek i. to EN-
Ripley-Ies, that's it, Gentlemen. had
the good fortune to be born in old Connect
cut (Laushter.) Amt she state. Bst
want to say something about the Dutchman
(Reemein) that talked down on the Know
Nothings so hard this afternoon l was a
good deal in his position once
Now-( Laughter At the deliberate and en-
phstic now" )-here's brother Hall, A.
OAkLr HALL. of n. " he says give US the
platform. Now that now again)-In
give YOU my platform. 1t was made thirty
years ago. My platform l would sht for till
had'n; anything to Ii ght with. My platform
thirty years old, mind YOU. is hatred 10 rum,
Slavery and the Devil! prolonged merri,
mentl have always stuck to that platform.
It's a good platform to swear by. When |
made it l was working at fifty GEMS day,
and l gave something to them causes. and
when could mt give cash gave work. ZAP
plause am worker. tell you. l come
here as a worker. l amt edica:ed nor got
what. l wouldn't have said ANYTHING if nv
friend from Indiana had'n, pitched ilto the
X. Ms No,c. then. it amt right to talk
about folks that amt here. They are off In
They are off in Philadelphia a spttin up
there. they say. | stand TO defend know |
Nothingsm.
Gentlemen. moved once to New York and
then got down to the Jarsies. l don't like
to tell that either. for a man once advertised
for hostler sd said he didn't want man tina, I
had been 10 States Prison, the New Jarsy
Legislature! Tremendous laughter.) Now.
through accident got into the n j, Legi.la-
ture. (Renewed .laughter) Not because 1
wanted, or because any body thought l could
get there! But said to the people. says l, !
ii ever you want a man to run on ticket
when he is certain to be beaten, l want to be
tina; man. (Laughter.)
Saw Log" then went on to tell how such
state of things came about, and the folks
asked him:
We'll, Ripley, viii you live up to your
word?'
yes. gentlemen, will that says /
Friends. | jest went at EN-. and | beat
Wings. Democrats. Rum Slavery and the
Devil Immense laughter But tried to
git clear. | offered EN- 90 bill To let
me of. but it was no go. You have heard OF
the Camden and Amboy, l suppose. Well.
when 1 got down to Trenton, their bill was
up before the house. They had three rooms. +,
with brandy and oysters. &c, and every mem
Der Of the Legislatur was invited but Daniel
Ripley. the SawLog man. i
Mr.. Ripley went on TO relate the story Of
Camden. and Amboy Legislation. They
abused him pretty badly. One Of them ,
charged that he was Connecticut Yankee ;
and no Jarseyman. Well. I believed l just
hushed him up on that, Says I. friend. l be-
heve the Doctors says that man entire con {
stitution changes every ten years. At the ,
end Of them years he ANT his original origi- {
ma. genuine self any more Laughter. )-iI
Now, says |. | have been down here in Jer I
sey of and on for eight years, and / guess 1
am Jest as good Jarseyman as you are I
{ Prolonged and boisterous laughter a
Vow laughter, | said / was in the same {
position as my friend from Cincincinnati :
Mr.. Reenelin,) l Amt such bitter Know t
Nothing that don't consider him good an !
American as am, for he has been here Y
en- years, and he amt. therefore. the same u
Reen1elin he was when he landed
Mr.. Ripley closed amidst the most bolster n
Gus nerrimens, put on his coat and left the y
stand! q
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