The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-05

i am sorry 10 see that you allow yourself to
be the tool of the nnholyisn corrupt caba
ri say am sorry to see you sacrificed, but
you are bound to be beat I'll show them |
that the freemsn of this country will not
bear dictationsso, my friend, Il you wish to |
saye yourselfsfrOm the adisgraoe OF defeat,
you had better resign in my favor" "sf984 i
e Wattles expressed lis own conviction
that he should feel veg much used up in
such an event, but at the same time he had
made up his mind 10 stand the hazard of the |
die. l9 .5il5s7 taQsVf}s7 - seas e'i''
Election day at length came, and my wor. |
thy friend, armed with hat full OF tickets,
stationed himself on the ground Of his own
precinct, and commenced dealing out his
tickets, and urging his claims In the strong.
est kind of a way; niiser as he was, he made
his friends swim in Mononsahela long be.
fore the polls were closed. eHJ 'H3i&7
70 The election over, evening came on space,
and the eager expectants gathered in the bar
room to await the counting of the votes, and
the returns to come in from the different
townships. Old Zim was fourishing about,
treating the crowd, and expressing full con.
fidence in the success of his effort to "break
down the system" sls 81. 1iasga t*s4s
Seated in q remote corner, were mum.
Der Of wags, in a low, bet earnest conversa
tion, and any one who might have chanced
to see them would at once have concluded
that something was to follow. The consul
tation soon broke up, and the plot began in
about fifteen minutes to develop ITSELF The
clatter Of a hosse's hoofs was heard on the
frozen ground--a solitary horseman rode up
to the door. and throwing the reins over
post, rushed into the bar room, where he
was soon raised on the top of table, and
silence commanded. sestaa gaI' ssf 20
"Here," said he, drawing strip Of paper
from his pocket, "are the returns from Lower
Buffalo township--Wattles so; McGregor
40; Zimmerman i9o--majority for thinner.
man, iVUS@s &E"t a1f' .@t.s 3"s.H %V""H "i =
"Nine cheersfor old Zim!' Sd sy'is
"Huzsa! huzza!! hnzzall!',s as7ae3
"GentIemen," said old Zim. taking off his
hat, "Pm obliged to you for this expression
ofyour----thati is to say, letu takepa horn
all round." s>& aie1 atsa of .s5 s'dEta
~ OF course, the crowd scquiesced in this
proposition, and the weikin rang with loud
huzzas.al Butihark !--scurcely had the crowd
imbibed, before another horseman came gal
loping up to the inn. 2isies S
: "Beegun township, one hundred asjorit,
for Zimaerman,'' ,ess ,,,!s y .bFEaa Fl
SHINE cheers for old Zim!" q 'o'salaa ,a
Fay"Hipi hip!t hurrah!lt" .gei3''.'a4oa sf''
; Again did old Him attempt to speak, bu
his eelings overcasne hfm-asd he ended b,
! inviting the entire company to call for jus
: what they wanted Again the glasses jing
led as the excited multitude wedged them
selves around the bar--and again we hear
the claiter of horses hoofs.a g50a FEq's
ssDublin township-one hundred msjorit
for Zimmerman!''"a 's7'so''s+34 4@' '}"
o '"Nine cheers for old Zim!'' 2a3 '' se5eq'
!. "Hipl hip!! hurrah!!!'' @s2 7''A y" '.e "
. - The excited candidate was wild with 10,
e and excitement, and he ugain invited tn
partyto drink.s''ia ss tasaia sas7y s5 90
/. Sd Another horseman came-another. an
: ftlll anothef--each one bringing an oveI
I whelming majority for zim, from the town
r ship be represented q $50 ya5a,E lse'
/. Alas THAT Il should be the same mad wa
n under various disguises that brought old ri
a the glorious news The columns a., foote
r., up, gave Zima cool tkousand majority
n Didn't he spend q cool thirty!'9 The Ian,
! lords Till eroaned under the weight, Of o.
!, zim's deposits, g.,a{.34e3s 81, i, sn..,5,.
: jsGentlemen, ,ssaid soid Elm my heart q
II full, (his head wasn't anything e1se,) and
y can only ssy that the glory Of this, conte,
q belongs to you, But / feel {"a brick I
a your hat,' suidsa wag,l pride that ha,
ID been the humble instrument Of breakir
u down the system. mime cheers, 1,.. 1,.- !.
stl Thus matters progressed until those wi
O. were completely '.sowed OPP we're laid ou
rs and the remainder found their way home
re some charitable friends Of the Sheriff .ele
n. toting him on shutter 10 a,domicil.;k ii
le i Early, in the morning, the village wag
with throbbing temples, met at the taveI
ID te, takepsta hair from the dog that bit them
! as well rs to. laugh over the saw play,
ID on old Zim-~but scarcely had they COZ
Observation-Disclosures in stalks the old &c
m tlemap, still under the, delusion that he h,
v carried the day---nay, moFes he insisted q
spending aV by. way ofa morning rwhei.-
" The wags were, determined TO keep itup
,e long as possible, and sgain drank and col
+. graduated him on hia success 10 ssig 81
III ! In the midst OF tire snoise and eoufusion
or 10 bounded en- inky printers devils who q
ssl posted an extra on'the table. combining Il
s,sI returns. Eagerly did old sZim seiseit. al
If.I hover over it but moment. TheQcohcl
le sion Of it all is sufficient for the reader.
sol resd as follows: aSs3 At ssavrsI aAst
.h iaBy the sbovp, it will be seenF That Il
i'll Democracy has agaia triumphed. ss Wa
ties, (Dem. majority over Tfbbits (Whii
,dt il one huudred aud fifty. Zimmerman (vo