The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-03-04

hacks, as makes the country nomination
BY Judas, III run as volunteer candi-
ldate for sheriff, and if don't lay 'em out
abthen my name amt Zimmerman, that's
iall.'' ei'.a 75H9is .1HE.4a ra E
This determination was received with
5, favor by the crowd, and Zim sealed it by
ia ''half'' for red eye. 7H 81" -,~F 81
l. Full soon he was in the field. announc
ed through card, in both papers, to his
fellow citizens, pledgingt himself to dis
4 charge the duties of the Office with i'm
partiality-i IN case he Was elected.
# Right Justify did old Zim go to work,
4 and things appeared TO go on swimmingly
? He canvassed the county; and The people
were pf0fuse in their promises of doing
their best for him lin one of his perez
grinations, lie met Wa;tiess The nominee
,dof Zim's party, who was also .on an cleo
1 pioneering tour 22AA,sg -a. y Sz.4-af-
$ HAL Wattlas. said he. my fiue fellow,
m sorry TO see you allow yourself 10
, he the tool of the ulhoiy sand c3rrupt
cabali-5I l say i am sorry to see you sacri-
5 feed but you are bound to he beat. al
\ show them th.t the freemen of this coun-
ty will not bear dictation, sonny friend, ii
YOU wiShto save yourseIffromlthe.d disgrace
4 of defeat, you had better resign in my ia
j vor" ~ e8sf75a - ~ s1sti8
d WatileS expressed his own conviction
ithat be should feel very much used up in
slsuch an event. hut at the same time he
had made up his mind to stand the hazard
5 hof the die .h:3 FitsT e..
4 Election day iat length came and my
worthy FRIEND armed with Il hat full OF
tickets, Stationed himself on the grcuad
Iof his own precinct, aaG commenced deal
i ing outhis tickets and urging his claims
in the strongest kind of way; miser as he
, was, he made his friends swim in Mouop-
gahaiia long heforeithe polls were lesed.
i The election oveE evening came on
4 apace; and the ger eXpectants gathered
in the bar room to await the tcountlng oil
the votes, and the returns to come in from
the different townships. Old Zim was
i fiourishing about, treating the crowd eN-
pressing full confidence in the success oi
his seffortto "bree down the system."
Seated in a remote corner, We're num-
4 Der OF wags, ia low but51eaFnest conyersa-
ton, and any ione whomight have chanced
to see them would at,once have concluded
that something was to follow. The con:
suitation soon broke up and the plot be-
gan in about fifteen minutes to develops
ITSELF The CHATTER of a,horse's hoof were
heard onsthe frozen ground--a solitary
horseman rodeup the door, and Mngine
The reins over ~ pRst, rushed into the bal
L room, where he Was soon raised on top o
a table, and silence commanded. No
"Here,n said he, drawing a strip o
paper from his pocket, care the qreturn'
u from Lower Buffalo ownship-Wattlet
4 so, McGregor 40, Zimmerman col
! majority for Zimmerman l00l'' 04il
Z mine cheers for old Zim!i il a!Ja,
4 Hnzza! huzza! huzza! - 4
Il "Gentlemen, said old Zim, taking Of
q his hat -.sI,nl obliged toyou for this ex
g preston of.your-that is to- say, let u
ie. take horn all rouad!' .ss
g 10 OF course the. crowd acquesced in thi
proposition. and the welkinl rang wit
loud hazzas But harkl scarcely had tn
N crowd imbibed before another horsema
= came galioping up TO the inn. as..
4 '.Beegum township, one hundred ma
jority for Zimmermanl" zs5eH ..l
II Hip, hip, Hurrah! a
Again did old Zim attempt to. speal
but his feelings oyercame him --and h
ended by inviting the entire company t
calllfor just what they wanted. Agai
!. the glasses. jiugled as the excited mutt
- tude wedged themselves to the bar-Tan
! again we heard the. ciatter of IA horse
y hoofs.5y 81 53ss issi5 &
i -s'tDnhlin township, one hundred major
= lty for ZiHmernan!'' gcg .t zis73
II mine cheers for old Zim!, .a-t
i. ..Hip, hip hurrah!'' as. 5 .a III.
II Theexcited candidate was wild with jo
! and excitement and he again invited Ii
re- party to drink. u sssl8ys t5H3 ao.a E
"a + Another horseman came--another, an
: 4 still another each one bringing an owe
- whelurug majority for Zm, from the towi
I shiphe represented. & g ae aab aH +
"a Alas! that 1T should be the same ma
20 wag under various disguises that brougl
h. old Zhn the glorious news,5I The eoiuw
n as footed up, gave Zimmerman a co
he thousand majority. A2 eH "a sg f4l
a. Didn'the spend cool thirty? I'll
,,s1 landlord still groaned under the weight
he old Zim's deposits.
he Gentlemen" said old Zim, "my hea
he lis full, Ehis head wasn't anything else
n and can only say that the glory of th
contest belongs to you. But I feel.
ms II brick in!youra hat1 said q wag,l prit
re that have been the humble instrume
IN, of breaking down the system" chi
he Cheers T15!1sstai gls9aliai 5s.9i3. s.
Thus matters progressed until tho
nd who were completely 'sowcd up were la
~ out, and the remainder found their way hor
k Esomt charitable friends of the Sher
sn elect, toting him home on shutter to /
/ domicil. 80 -@',As -
IN Early in the morning, the village waa
nd lwith throbinp temules met at thu tova