M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-06
Editorials and News Items.

kies, pumpkin pies and other substantial
Constitutions make the tab G of overy read
er of the Democrat gronn on that day.
Gov. GRIMES AND SECRETARY MARCY,
Gov. Grimes of Iowa has had the rash.
ness to provoke controversy with the Elk
ecutive Of the Nation in regard to Kansas
matters. The manner in which Secretary
Marcy uses up the Governor is decidedly
rich. Grimes, ere this, has sunk down into
his boots-he lives but in song and will be-
come celebrated like his respected ancestor
"Whoused to wear that old blue coat
All buttoncd down before"
We publish in another column the Secre.
tarys philippe 1t will compare favorably
with his celebrated castigaton of General
Scott, when that distinguished individual ate
a "hasty plate OF soup" and complained Of a
"iire in the rear"
A Coon ONE.-The Cincinnati Eaqui-
rer is trump in the way OF telling good
stories. The Commercial having threaten
ed war in case Buchanan is elected, the
Enquirer takes it down as follows
In less than one week from the present
writing, James Buchanan will be the Pres-
dent oil the United States. We are equally
confident that his election will be attributed
to fraud and violence by the Commercial,
and then we shall see if the Black Republ.
caus will vndicate their rights ''with their
blood," This threat and the probability of
its execution reminds us of a story which is
not an inapt one. When the new territory
acquired from the Spaniards, between tie
Perdido and the Mississippi, was annexed to
the State Of Louisiana. there was great op-
position on the part Of the I'D French set
tiers in the older part of the State to the
recognition of the members of the Legisla-
ture from the newly acquired Territory
The argument on the subject grew very
warm and violent, and general rrlcas APP
peared Imminent, when General Thomas,
who had been the chief filibuster in the
capture Of FlOrida-a stout, rough and de-
termined old gentleman, one of the Repre-
sentutives from the new district-arose in
his place and addressed the House as fol.
lows:
"Alr. Speaker, I've refrained from taking
any part in this 'ere scrimmage unit it
seems to be coming TO far fight and now
only want to give notice, under the rules
OF the House, that, when the fight does be.
gin, claim the privilege Of licking that ar
bot e-nOsed Fr'nchman over the way, who
keeps up such an almighty clatter on this
foOr,' pointing to an individual Of Bardol-
phinn characteristics, who was the leader of
the opposition.
The matter never came to fight.
No doubt the editor of the Enquirer has a
"hankering" to give the Ccmmerciai man
of "Barlo'phian characteristics" sound
and substantial "thashing."
Here is "p upper at the Know Moth
ngs from the same paper:
This system, so steadily and ingeniously
persevered in by the Know Nothing i"ur-
mails. reminds us of story we once heard in
Arkansas. There was fellow in a certain
neighborhoOd in that State, who was strong
ly sus ected Of shecr-slealing. There was
Il good many cases of the mysterious disap-
pearance Of choi e nut on from the flockS
of the planters, which were traced to his
door; Ou' being very wiley and ingenious
chap, he generally succeeded in proving an
dliJi or some other defence, which re luced
the charge to a mere suspicion. AT last,
however, planter who was riding through
the woods perceive the suspected sheep
thief steal fro the woods, and, after looking
around to see that no one was near, walk up
to fock of sheep and deliberately knock
over the largest and fattest. At this mo-
ment the planter rode up, and, confronting
the thief, exclaimed:
"Now, sir, l have got you You can't
get Off; YOU are caught in the act"
"What act!" Indignantly inquired the
thief.
"Sheep-stealing," was the confident re-
sponse.
"Sir, you had better mind how you charge
a respectable American citizen with such
crime as sheep-stealing," replied the gentle.
man with the psRchant for mutton.
"Now, will you deny that saw you kill
sheep" asked the planter.
"No, SIR was the prompt answer II did |
kill him, and I'll do it again. I'll kill any,
bodys sheep that bites me as am going
peaceably along tbe road
The Know Nothing excuses for their acts
of violence are generally as good as those
of the Arkansas sheep-stealer.
Snow SroRMs.-We have reports of
heavy snOw-storms in the east on Friday
last. Snow was foot deep in the Northern
part of New York. We had also slight
sprinkle here. ....
Whatever may be the result of the elec
ton, the Democrats, just now are taking
things easy, being in the best possible hu
NOR. Read the following items:
o. K.-The Sentinel says that most of
the men in prison in Kansas are Fremont
ers. The same thing here, General All
of hose in Waupun are Fremontrrs, even
inclu ling the FIVE negroes there. 1t is the
same thing, General, everywhere and be-
sides that, there are thousands of the same
sort Of politics out Of prison whJ ou sht to be
and will be init. You know it, we know it,
Fremont knows it, Jesse knows it, and the
knowing baby will learn it in tiIne.-MA-
toaukee Daily NelcS.
The last we heard of Morton he was somp-
where north of the National road hunting
for that twenty-five thousand majority. 1t