The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-04-09
w hat Tom Ford aaYS.

Hon. Ihos, ii. Ford, Lieut.. Cove
of Ohio, was one of the leading scce
from tie American National Cou
last June. Ho also attended the II
mating convention in February.
recent speech, at Columbus, he said
And fellow citizens ! have lea.
what Americauism means in the SO
1t means precisely what Methodism,
Presbyterianism, aud every other
means, there it means-a negro
Ohio l have been denounced as a
slavery man, but in the Philadelp
convention | was called an abolition
and they attempted to expel me. I
what do you think l said, to deserve
an appcllation and attempt2 WI
simply said would never assist in
turning human being to slavery. VI
they heard it they said belonged TO
underground railroad. Now, my friel
if you had been treated So, you wo
have fo)t very much like coming hJ
and stealing niger. the fist thing
did. (Laughtcr.) 1t reminds me Q
fellow in our town named Price.
was going down cellar one day, will
fno China pitcher, which his wife vall
very much, when he fell and nearly brd
his neck in trying to save the pitch
Husband, +" screamed his " fe from !
top Of the stairs, have you broken |
pitcher 2' " No." was tho reply ;
I'll be dayncd II I doht nor ~
when they charged me with stealing nj
gers, | felt very much like saying
never have but III be darned if dot
now p (Prolonged laughter.)
WILL THE SOUTH sEcEDE FROM TIE UNId
Why, the people of the South have
pass laws TO keep their very church
from walking over here, In one chur|
in Virginia, it was discovered that owl
thirteen thousand dollars worth of
members had LEFT, within two years
They were disciples probably, ful6lli3
.he injunction to "go forth into all Il
world, and preach tho gospel to eveI
creature. (Laughtcr.) There are &
teen states of this Union. in which slav
ry exists. Nine of these states have bed
admitted since the organization of tn
government and in each case it has bee
threatened that if they were not admi
ted. the Urion would be dissolved. Th
threat has been made and reiterated b
the South on every occasion; but it
perfectly absurd The South will neve
sccede from the Union for spch a caus
as this she can't afford to- She is yer
much in the position of Misther NJ Mul
ray, who was one Of party digging
well. 1t had been sunk SO deep that OF
ly one man could dig a, time; and whe
it came his turn, they lie, him down in
bucket; and be promised to rap on tb
rope when he was tired and wanted Il
be drawn up. Well, he worked awhil,
then jumped into the bucket and rappe
on the rope But he was a lazy Irsl
man, and thought it would weary hiI
too much to take him up at once ; S
they drew the bucket up little way an
then stepped to let him rest. He raj
ped again, and they drew him up a littl
further, and again paused to let him rest
They repeated this several times, and a
last he grew impatient and cried out
" Now draw me up, boys, or, be Jabbor.
PH c4t tie rope i" (Laughter Thi
is just tie case here. When each nev
slave state has applied for admission, th
men Of the South have Dried " Give u
another lift, boys or we'll cut the ropel
And if they did secede from the Uniou
they would fiud themselves in just abou
the fix that the Irishmsn would, if b.
had cut the rope.