The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-05-02
Great Democratic Meeting at Seguin,
Texas!
ELOQUENT SPEECH OF Mr.. PNcEwErouL

ELOQUENT SPEECH OF Mr.. PNcKwErouL !!
The unterrifcd Democracy Of Seguin,
Texas, held meeting at that place on the
30th Of January, when, it is said, the most
intelligent man in the crowd held forth in
the following eloquent strain:
"Sur rize to address this meetin rs
returned prodygal, from the annykondlck !
Sur. have wepped ovur my apostsee like
the mulin babe dos aitur the milk ov its
muther Sur, beioar the assembled wurld,
| this da proclame, that no moar will !
phraturnizc with that abominabul peepul
cauled No Nuthins! Sur, am from the
mountainous rcguns ov ole Vhirginnyah, an
thar amid the snow capped peeks ov the
would, sukt in the creme ov Dimmicroucy,
tended Dimmocratic Convenshun thar
wunst, at the yewnanimous request ov the
party in my kounty, an Of it wouldn't tyre
you an my frens here, | would maik speech
here that maid thar, but sur l no it will
tyre you. Sur, was q Dimmicrout befoar
was born, and hay bin one ever scnce,
eckscept when in an evil mint jined the
orful an God-fursakun No Nothins Sur,
I luv too drink inn dimmicroucy, an feal
jest like huggin every man in the hous.-
Sur, beioar turn my bac to the Dimmi-
croutic party emmy moar, that majestic eagle
which scars in the skize, up towards yanders
sun, will quale an siken at its bryllyuncy,
an faullin frum his alperyan hites, will
sneke amung grovellin buzzards the bal
lunce of his life! Sur, / luv too rize on a
nifty thort, an sailin high up intu the cerew-
lean hites, gaiz rite intu the faic ov the sun,
an lookin thar upon that nifty ork that
casts its halow ov lite on this mundane
sphere, gather frum its illuminashuns that
mental lite which will enabul me to enliten
the benited amung mi feller-citizens
Mister President, l spoke here to da as
the wanderin lam which has returned to his
ancestral flock Sur, / repeat, mi dimmi.
cracy was sukt from the cradle have al
ways bin Dimmicrout. Away yander in
times gone by, up among the towerin pekes
of ole Virginnyah, whar the snow glitters
in the lite of the vurnal sun, hav ! adverca-
ted the CRATE princerpuls ov the Dimmocra-
cy! Yes, Mister President, away upin that
good ole Staff hav cast my voic upon the
breeze in favur ov dimmicncy; an, now,
sur, down here in MAIDEN Stait Of Texas,
whar the yernul sun an automal zeffers fan
the lox Of the whory ole man, an kis the
checks ov the blushing damsel, will | again
rare my yoic in fayur Of It's princerpuls.-
Down hear in this young Stait whar the
blud Ov thousan martyrs oy liburty hav
phurtilized the sile, an run like riyewlets
over the groun, ! will again stan up bcfoar
the Ameriken peepul an plede for It's heven-
born-doctripes. Yes, sur, with one eve fixt
on the eagle, that proud byrd ov Amerika,
which floats along on the clouds like q pa
per, an the other placed on the eternal sper-
its ov Washington an Perco, l will ever re-
name trew to my party and will send my
voice down the gail like harrykane, too
terrif them who dars to contend agin us =
Sur, my doctrin is, the Union an the Koun-
try, now IN fureyer, wun an insuGerable."