The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-01-03
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Hoting Onesf difficulties.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Rnicker5ocker'
furnishes to the Editor Of that journal, the
following amusing sketch of the purity of
the elective franchise in the State of OHIO
We should like to have grasped the hand of
the patriotic fellow, who was SO anxious TO
vote the "tig whicket," if it were not for the
fact, he finally backed out
I'm the northwest portion of the State of
Ohio, in the county of Auglaize, there is
township; the citizens Of which are princi-
paliy German, and Notwithstanding their
sweet accent they are all Democrats of the
regular 'unterrifed' stripe From the time
OF the erection of the county up to the year
eighteen hundred and fifty-two. there had
never been Wing vote cast in the town.
ship spoken Of, although there were over six
hundred voters but at the fall election Of
that year, upon counting the ballots, it ap-
peared that there was one Wing amongst
them. There was the proof, regular
stratght-out Wing ticket, and they dare not
pass it by. This caused great commotion :;
their escutcheon WAS dimmed {; there was
Wing amongst them; that blot must be wip-
ed out, and with their courage Dutch of
course) up to fever heat in the shade, they
went TO work slyly to find the man who had
dared to vote the "Vig Dicket;' but theil
labors were unsuccessful. In the mean time
another year rolled round, and the good
| beeples' were again assembled at the cleo
ton precinct. 1t had not been forgotten,
however, that at the last election some one
had voted the Wig Dichet and it was now
the subject of open remark and wonder.
| while they were having an outdoor dis
cussion of the subject, Sam Starrett, late
Immigrant from the eastern shore of Mary
land, came along, ard demanded the cause
of the commotion. .... ....
| Veil, We vas wondering Who it was vat vo-
ted de Wig Dicket at the last election said
an old Dutchman.
1T was me- Sam said, and it want nobody
else =
4 dinks not said the old Dutchman, and
the balance shook their heads incredulously.
| Il tell you it was though, said Sam, pull
ling out Wing ticket 'and may be chew
ed up if amt going to do it again. | am
going to vote that (holding out the ticket,
and vote it open, too. IN let you know
that I'm an Independent american Citizen,
| and III vote just rs l, please, and you can't
help it, by JemimaP @.
So in he went to desposit his ballot
There sat the three old Dutch judges of elec-
ton, calm as a summer morning;' and true
to his word, Sarl handed over his ticket,
open. One of the old judges took it, and
scanning it a few seconds, handed it back
toward the independent voter, and said:
'Yaw, dat ish Wig dicket'
well, pnt it in the box said Sam.
Vat you say 2 said the old Dutchman, his
eyes big with surprise put him in de box q
'Yes-siree, put it in the box! ! am goin'
to vote it! ,.
'Oh no nix good, nix goot! dat ish a
Wig dicket,' said the old Dutchman shaking
his head.
well, I reckon know its Wbig ticket,
said Sam, 'and want you to put it in the
box. darnation quick, too
No, no! dat ish not goot dat ish Wig
dicket; we not take 'em any more, said the
old judge, turning to receive 'goot dickets'
from some of his German friends.
Sam went out and cursed till all was blue
4 said he had come thar to vote, and he'd
be hambergasted if he want goin' 10 vote in
spite of all the Dutch in the township, So,
after cooling of little, he again went in
and rendered his ticket. very neatly rolled
up. The old judge took 1t again, and not.
wiihstanding Sans deInurring, ,unrolled il
and looked il over then turning to Sam iu
4 4 manner and tone not to be misunderstood
lsaid:
Y 'Itells yos dat ISL q vss dieket dat 4