Amador weekly ledger., 1857-12-12
Speech of Maj. Jesse Tompson - n,

opeo0n o. way Jesse Tompson at Drytovr
MAJ. Thompson, the San Andreas p
pendenfs candidate for Senator ain,t oI..'
kooser, we commiserate you. W.
obliged to friend for copy of the N,,
speech at Drytown, made, Of course ~,
the election.
The Major being introduced by Col 7 II
Kemp, first excused himself on accom-.
the color of his linen and then said
FELLOW CIrIzENs-I am before Won
independent candidate FOR Senator &c ~ az
counties of Amador and Calarer coron NJ, ue
Of the 10th Senator District. I am / ipoSed
consequence of the resignation of tho onc ivy II
tai Norman. | am pine woods barrier !,
Georgia, and on this occasion am patriotic,Nu
drunk. My opinions will be here to.mo.alV ,r',.alV
in the San Andreas Independent mnr mn''iOS
phatically and beautifully; You can ,h 'M'
read of the Collapsed condition of this corn.. 's
OF Buck Lewis, my memorable opnoDant
shall say but little more than that he III
self is little to fond of the ardencv. ati 3
now if the Almighty will lend his assiS,onal I
in my election, the young men of Calirornis
shall not long want for wives. The wants 90
the 10th Senatorial District, | know Lot,s.
than any man living. | fought at New ~ q.
leans, have been brilliant Californian and i
Sacramento my oratoricaI powers shall ba
felt Gentlemen l would like your votes bn,
still yon may vote for who you id nleoso
Nevertheless notwithstanding, am opnoeod
to the Mormons because one man can now.
do justice to the subject. | come to M,
country in 40 when the sleeping apartment,
we're beautiful, and am a member OF tbo
Clampsus Vita, Know Nothings and anv
other secret order in which | could enter and
totally and ntrencically gentlemen and fellow
citizens, if ! am elected the world will be
astonished. My opponent was nominated
because | had not a majority of friends in tbe
Convention, and now if | am defeated leavo
forthwith for the Gallepoga or Feiee islands
Forcibly, patriotically iand beautifully, am
right on the China question and in favor Of
cutting off all their tails and banishing them
from all the settlements. My oratorica
powers are nearly exhausted, but the San
Andreas Independent contains my views beau.
tifully expressed. i am down on the gam.
bling law and in favor of playing for liquor.
you bet ! would like some friend to bring
me little of the ardency, for that is what
most disire Ct was brought Gentlemen,
When moneys gone and land is spent,
A fellow feels most excellent.
Fellow citizens, | own three hundred ne.
groes and | here now offer them all to any
one who will take care Of them because any
man who has amalgamated as | have must
feel for their welfare, | don't want to see
them hurt, look at the Jamaca question and
think how they would feel to be as | am with
ont protection and in state of trepedation
You want the the immortal Major Thompson
in Sacramento and | want sleep, indeed | am
now ina state of stupidity, but fellow citizens,
through the influence of the United States
government, treaty has been effected and
the Kansas question settled, therefore no mat
ter whether am from the north or SOUTH
When Gabriel sounds his horn its notes will
harmoniously strike my ear and when you are
all dead, may velvet be your panoply. | am
in favor of miners receiving one hundred dol
lars per month, and if the money is not in the
treasury move to make it up. The Allan
tic cable has been GEOGRAPHICALLY and allan
tically broken, and on the Central American
question am right, many Of my funds went
down and nobody knows whether they will be
saved or not, most indubetably, you bet
The filibustering question is the most insignlh-
cant and irrefragible Of them all, aud on the
water lot question briefly say that am IN
favor Of man having water whenever be IS
dry. most indubitably, and now have made
an impression, you bet. Here stop, Tor |
must speak at Volcano in the morning and
have had no sleep for Is nights am after
Buck Lewis, you bet!