Demoine courier., 1856-04-10
David Ripley, the saw log Nan.

pubilcan Convention, concluded with
one Of the mos, amusing exhibitions ev
er en}Dsed by the hunot loving throng.
Speeches had been made by A. Oakey
Hall. Esq IF New York, Hon Preston
King. j.. II. Giddings, aud John q
Vaughn, when Hon. Geo w, Julian. o.
lad somewhat distinguished for his Re
p~ubllcanism, and equal enmitj to the
American organization, arose in obeji
ence to numerous calls, and made a very
abie speech on the Slavery question. Ia
king occasion meanwhile to express
some bitter sentiments against The Know
No'hings. Hardly had he concluded.
however, when large and well dressed
GENT emaa standing al least six feet two
in his stockings. and ha wing a long sharp
nose. and twinkling eyes. expressive OF
"cu,eness,' pushed forward from a seat
low down in the sanctuary. and all bla.
zing with excited determinations, assn
med the speakers stand, roarsd Out in
zones of Ihdnder:
MIR. CHAIRMAN!-Iv'e been called
two or three times, and haint had a show
yet, and I'm going to say something
| don't intend to make a speech to this
ere Convention, bu. I want lew know
what you come here for? amt goin'
10 speechify, cause ! hain't got no
l%arnin.' fhe big folks has got all the
eJikashun, bu, | amt Altered on en-
I've seen 'em afore. I'm a plain man
ard workin' man and come here all the
way from Jarsey." (Cries Of ..outer!
louder!' RESPONDED from all parts of The
house, and Old Saw Logs, already roar
ing like a bull, and saving his righ. hand
like the beam Of a working engine, pro
duced a most ludicrous effcc'.)
mir. President--I hearn that man
don't know what's his name {Julian)
abuse the KNOWN othings. Meow
I'm bound to speak eout." (YelIs of
laughter and What's your namely
"RlPLEY!-Old Dave Ripley, the
Saw Log Man, all the way from Jarsey.'
be llowed Old Saw Logs, his powerful
voice o'ertopping the shouts of the en-
Tire crowd. I'm bound 10 speak out
aud then, as if boiling over with excite
nsent. he jerked off his o~vercoa,, and tore
round the rostrum like a mad bull in a
china shop. As soon as the shouts sub
sided, old Rip again surged out-''Look
a-here, eff you don. be quiet, I'll pull
off 'tother coat too" (.LoudeE! louder!
shouted the crowd
Meow yon look a.here," said Saw
Logs, ! thought This here crowd had
some sense, but shey hain't got a Bit
| hahn got much larnin', but | do pro
Tess 10 have some iitlie gumption."-
Laud and continued laughter
"But neow Ill tell yew, Mr.. Psesi-
dent said Saw Logs bellu wing Ike a
horse %auctIoneer, .'ef II hadn't been for
these ere Known oihings, yew would
not a had this ere Conven,lun. Meow
what dew yew want lew abuse EN- for.
they ala, here; they're lew Phiiadel
ply. | don; like tew see people abused
behind their backs. AS | saId lew fIor-
- Greedy oncl, when he was laikiu' a
beout these Know. Nothin s'-and he
abused 'em awful, - seq /, Heris;
seq he. david" SEE l, friend Horis,
have they done any good!
"Sez Horis. 'Why WIS.,
"Well. then, seq |. tech EN- Hsh,."-
Loud roars of laughter and tremendous
apPtause.(
Blu. SEE Horis, EFF .aeYd do anything
bad.
A.veice-"Sdck il to m"
Old Saw Logs--"Yis. that's il gen,le-
men But what dew yew wan, lev dew!
I'll tell yew. lis all IN u nutshell. -
Ef we knight a majority Of the Electoral
votes, we KIN gil our President. Let ev-
erybody be, | say. Don, abuse nobody.
sEain't a goin tew dew, Let US gi. TO-
gether.s Sc. that even that old gray headed
colored ma. there will be wiilin' 10 take
by the liaEd Know Mornings. Know
Something's, Know L~nylhings. .(Cheers
ard laughter. ! made my spLitorm' 80
years ago. l..swsre eternal hatred lq
rum. slavery and the isyh, aud | intend
~ fgh, 'em.as long as3kin git yeaponA .
(Uprnarlops~ yelis9-.
/. But, fslIer citizens. ! he'd Inc good
luck-onct lew barplaced ia The same: sra
wasion. wiah my 'friend the Dasehinan
from EttcinRsfL s-Aeaning Reemelia;)
| was bofn ifis old Conneclicu,. and he
was born don,f know whese; DO, tain,
no differences. (F6riols. laughef.) Ny
plaIfbrm is a good un- ia tell it. but
l'm tue far !scm home. , NJ platforms
thirty ycsss DID, miud yew. lis a good
aa 10 stick sey., When made it l was
working fcrsfifly cents a day, and gave
sum,hinl 70 Them causes then. l was a
worker ,hen-l'm q worker now. !
haihat. got larnin, but | ginerally know
! what's what. l wouldn't said anything
bot ahe .Du Gilman or the Hoosier hain'i
they pitched into The Know No,hings so
savagerous like. faint RICH. 10 talk
abou, folks saint here. They say they
are of to ph: asdelphia spii,.in up like.
Lei 'em stay. prolonged merrimen,)
s.Bu. | was ,tilin' on you how | GO
10 Jarsey. l moved to York State,
then got tew the Jarseys. ]
dom. like to tell that, other To-
a man onct advertised for a hostler. an,
said he dIdn', want a man tina, had beer
tie Slate Prison or the Jarsev Lcgisla
lure. (Shouls aud cries of louder