Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-12-05
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Tumultaous applause followed thi.
announcement. The Dons on the stage
smiled very bcnevolently. Squire Dear
gently rubbed his proboscis Sir Hamil.
ton bit board nail in two; DR.. Parchc,
looked solemn; but DR.. Mac laughed
till he was ready to burst.
The eloquent Harry Clay wing having
ended, the second part of the program
me was in order. This was test of
principles according to the Cincinnati
latform. Squire Dean being a skiliul
weigher and gauser held the bal
ances, and the Deputy seated himself
near by to see fair play. The squire
swore under oath that democrats were
all good weight, the Irish especially were
heavy as lead, but their straight wing
brethren were all, he solemnly affirmed
light weight. Thcreupon the Deputy
proposed that not being eligible to the
party, he might be permitted to give
them a sound cudgelling with his sprig
of shillalah and then turn EN- out
Accordingly elder Fox was requested to
play voluntary on the icws-harp, and
SO to the music of the Union and with
the hearty thwacks of tie shillalah and
the kicks Of the grand Sachcms, the
poor wings only cleven-were hus,let.
down stairs whence they retreatcd to
grumbling alley to drown their sorrows
in whiskcy punch.
Again Capt SWEETS six FOUNDER ut
tered warning note. Sir Hamilton bi;
another board nail in two and the great
Democratic procession took up its line
of march. First came deputy collector,
bearing the broad seals of the custom
house and carrying under his arm bar
ley loaf ana two red heuiag cmdiamat
ic Of his Office. Two Elegant leddcs cs-
cortcd him, Teddy Barney and Lie
MacWherter. He bore transparency
inscribed, II am no Black Republican,
am patriotic Democrat. go in for the
loaves and fishes The Col, too, bore
a very pretty Transparency, Grand order
of the Sons Of Temperance. no rum, no
gin, no sling, but reg lar brandy smash
ers.' Squire Dean bore on his survey
or's staff a jolly red pumpkin lighted up
like jack o'lsntcrn. inscribed It's my
delight in a shiny night to make pump
kin light"
The Union must be preserved
Then came the post master and his
assistants. This trio called forth loud
shouts from the faithful then followed
the Sheriff and his deputies. These
carried Kansas chains six feet long and
iron balls atta-hei. These were not well
coined like tn posto:iec worthless, which
was certainly owing to the bad taste of
the crowd. Then came the rank and
fle--the vast army of Democracy. There
were the Irshy from Cork the Me-
Gowns and O'Mils. from Reeds Brook
o'Flahertys o'Dohertys, O'Flanesans,
and Mac Wherters were there.
Sir Hamilton" Spread on. spread
out the abolitionlsts will think we ar
going to funeral Spread out spread
OUT"
Squire Deane-" The Union must be
preserved-yes it must, Col. -, anoth
er nipper) fellow citizens, the Union is
safe
Teddy speaks =" Och, snaze, snaze,
ye Jumping lout of Daypu'y, or yell
push me into the ditch
The Deputy" o | am an lrishman
Oh, Oh. Oh, amt Teddy Oh, Oh
Michael O'Thum Whack-in-bottom
grand marshal, interrupted" Leddies
and Gintlemcn The procession will
march through Paddy Square, Paddy
Hollow, Paddy Lane to Cork, Limerick,
Dublin, will then retrate to Pat Meade
take little of the crathur and then re-
turn by Boggy Brook, Tough Erick, Bog
of Allan and Rum Alley to Squire Fus-
tiers and ate turkey gobler supper
Forrard march"
In process oftime the procession found
itself seated ct the grand supper-hot
joints, and cold joints, turkeys, buzzards,
goose, ducks, champagne, tea, milk, stout
porter and pale ale, fagons of punch,
sherry cobblers. brandy smashes and hot
coffee.
Erastus was toast master. The dep
uty presided.
LIST toast" The gallant Irishmen'-
drunk sitting. The deputy says he is an
I,ishman. He offers song, entitled
1.-The drunken Irishman,' in which he
nodestly describes himself.