Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-09-18
Political sharp-shOOting.

A Michigan paper tells the following
story, and asserts that it is literal fact:
'At the celebration in Battle Creek, on
the Fourth, while the Declaration of indie
pendence was being read, Democrat sat
in the crowd under the impression that he
was. listening to the Grafton. When the
reader came TO that passage which charges
George LII, among other things, with hav
ing sanctioned acts ofpretended legislation,
our Buchanan friend not doubling that the
allusion was made to Frank Pierce and the
Border Ruffian laws of Kansas, jumped up
with the exclamation, Just as Iexpected-
an abolition harangueP and left the ground
swearing like a trooper"
The Agusta (Ga.) Chronicle tells the
following story, on the authority of ga gen
tleInan of high character" who received it
from Mr. Poinsett, of S. c., some years
ago: ... .r--..
"A party of gentlemen were dining to-
,gether in Washington, among whom were
Mr.. Clay and Mr. Buchanan. MIR. Buchan-
an had just been appointed Minister to
Russia, and was making some inquiries of
Mr.. Clay about court dress, its character,
cost, &c, Mr.. Clay told him he had one
for which he had no use, and would give it
to him. Mr. B. thanked him, but said, as
he had worn it, it must be tarnished. Mr..
Clay replied, in that manner that was pc
culiar to him, 'Oh, but you can turn it.
Buchanan The discontinue of Buchanan
was com plete, as the conversation took
place Just after Mr.. B. had turned his polit-
ical coat in most unblushing manner" IL
VIM. NJ. Evarts, of New York, in a
speech made in Faneuil Hall, on the Sth Of
July. last, said: 1'
'.'The whole south was united, and unit
ed for Slavery, The adulation to Brooks
showed this. Every where from the South
had congratulations come up to that man;
canes had been presented him; resolutions
had praised his act; and here he would say
that he had read that even the ladies had
caressed him for his mighty prowess. He
had heard that the young Carolinian had
been met in the lobby, after he threw up
his seat before an indignant and outraged
House, BY fair bevy Of ladies, who threw
themselves on him, smothering him with
kisses. And thinking Of this, the lines of
Coleridge, in speaking in odoroiis terms Of
the city of Cologne, were wildly brought
to his mind. Speaking of that city, the
poet had said: - ~ r'<''''f' '-''71'' o.
gfhe river Rhine, as is well known,
s....F Washers the city OF Cologne. a. .s-fs rr
But OH Cndsi what power divine
-H = Shall ever wash the river Rlino:' va a-a
And the speaker could not but think
that the ladies might have had a perfect
right TO kiss Preston Brooks, but who, in
Heavens name, after they had done, would
kiss the ladies fGreat and continued
laughter and cheering. r. a..1 H~.e -..'.
In Mr.. Buehanan's letterfof acceptance
there is one paragraph devoted to piety,
upon whicl, the Ereniny Post makes the
following comment: :''7 . i'i@'il i'.u'' t'-.
.''There is an old story-a Joe Miller, we
believc-of grocer who held this colloquy
with his apprentice: John have YOU wa
tered the milk 'Yes' 'And the plug
tobaccor sYes.' 'And put the Indian
meal into the gingerp sYes.'7 'And SAN
ded the sugarH Yes Then come to
PRAYERS" In like manner having concoc-
ted, with Soule, Saunders and Sickles, the
plan set forth in the Ostend Manifest, for
wrestling Cuba from Spain, a scheme of
rolling berry on large scale, the seizure of
a rich island, and, yielding liberal reve-
nue. to the Spanish treasury, and offering
a place of refuge from poverty to the dis
tressed and enterprising among the Spanish
the devoted Mr.. Buchanan turns
up the whites of his eyes and bids his con-
federates come to prayers. To prayers they
go; the pioils Soule, the virtuous Saunders,
the exemplary Sickles, with the deyout
Forney bringing up the rear. We only
fear that there is little too much snigger-
ing among this group of saints when they
get'upon their knees.
"Now it is not Mr.. Buchanan's piety
that we object to; we wish he had more
of it; but our difficulties consists in this,
that we have our doubts whether praying
and Wrestling Cuba from SPAIN because,
to use his own words, he ilnagines that our
Interests would be promoted by it, ought
he to commit the robbery with a prayer
on his lips? Is not the prayer made on
such an occasion sort of blasphemous
mockery! Is it decorous to carry on the
two processes at the same moment; and if
we persist in stealing, ought we not to
leave off praying at least until we have
fairly taken out hands out of our neighbor's
pocket? We suggest these questions for
Mr.. Buchanan's serious consideration, if he
ever considers such matters seriously"
Keep il Before the People,:
That Senator WELLER declared the Kan
sas Laws GAS ATROCIOUS AND IN