Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-05-22
Political Discourse.

where--I needn't be particular where-that
the psalmist of old could play on a harp of
hou sand strings, ah-but my breether-
ing, in these days Of Citing down stairs
from grace, Samist amt expected to do
more than spread himselfen single string.
ah. Therefore, my breethering, ah, let us
give ourselves no uneasiness about the
nine hundred and ninety mine that we can't
handle, ali, but let us unite in playing up
on harp of a single string, spirits of white
men made black, ah'
"My Breethering! As we came string
ing along into this Convention, like pack
mules crossing the Isthmus, Thought to
myself that each one of us might have =
string of his own to pull, and that may be
many of us might have several strings in
his bows, ah. Ihope-I hurt no mems feel
ings by this discourse, ah. My motto az
ways is to tell the truth and shame the
devil, ah--an institution of sin and wicked
ness who Is always roaming about like &
roaring lion seeking where he can Kill some
body, ah. But, my breethering, now tina.
politics and religion have. got so mixed up
that you can't tell one from the other, L
think it would be good for us to let go all
holds, except one, and go our Billy best
upon harp of a single string, spirits Of
white men made black, an
my Breethering! There is great
many kinds of ofstrings in this world, ahI--
First, there is the latch string hung out,
and the latch string pulled in, ah. Then
there is the fiddle string, land a very wick
ed string it is, my .brecthering,) and tho
bag string, and the pudding string. which
some pious souls consider the proofof pud-
ding, ah! And then there is string beans.
and that audacious varmint, Stringfellow,
ah-but, my breethering, to return to the
discourse, let nae impress upon you the
popularity of playing upon a harp of
single string, spirits of white men made
black, ah.'
my Breethering! I suppose you all
have heard of a religious society called the
Know Nothings, ah.- Well, my brethering
although I say it who shouldn't, I've al
rags been one Of 'em-bVt, my hearers, |
now feel to believe that that string won't
do to tie to. ah--for it is liable to break IN
the middle and let us fall several WAYS for
Sunday, ah No, my breethering. though
Sam, at the outset, gave promise of immor
tality and salvation, yet in these latter days
this ''son of the sires,' he is seen TO stray
off, ah, far beyond the travels of the prod
igal son. and if we don't look out the fat
ted calf will grow TO be bullock before he
comes back again, ah. Therefore, my brcth-
ering, let us take to our human bosoms the
sweet-scented form of Sambo, that dark
colored emblem of equality, ah--and let us
play upon a harp of single string, spirits
of white men made black, ah.'
my Brectheringl We shouldn't be a
shamed or afraid to own our color, all. 1t
is very wicked thing indeed to turn up
the human snout at the works of natur, ah.
Who cares for color in dog fight? A roses
by any other name would smell as sweet,
ah. What, then, is we do fool the foreign
ers? What, five do kiss the nigger ba-
bies, ah? The Egyptian mummfes, who
have been mummied these thousand years,
are none the worse or wiser now for anv-
thing they did while in the flesh, ah. 1t
will be the same with US. my breethering,
in the lapse of few centuries, ah. When
Gabriel shall blow his trumpet, ah-when
the moon shall turn to blood. ah-when the
sky shall be rolled back as a scroll, and all
natur shall be done up in rag, ah, then
the kissing of few innocent little niggors,
and the running away of a few buck ones,
will come back as a sweet smelling SAVIOR,
and give us lick forward towards Jordan,
all.
My Breethering. There is another
string which we have all been pulling ut Tor
10! these many years. ah. but which, in the
language of one of our great guns, we must
now ''let slide" ah--I mean, nv breeth-
ering. that pious piece of tow twist called
Temperance. Liquor, my brcethering. has
color as well as twans, an We can't run
nisgcrs through the under ground railroad.
urless We also say to liquor, ''let il run"
ah. Spirits of white men made black
Spirits of liquor made free"-them must
be our sentiments. ah. We can't oppose
the laws of our government and aid the in
surrection in Kansas. unless we set the ex-
ample at home of splitting upon our Maine
Liquor Law. We must be consistent, ah.
| confess that have been great temper
ance man, and that have been pulling the
temperance string for To- these many years.
ah e-oinr around like a thief IN the niohs