Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-22
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THE IN / EbhTGENCER.
tFor the Intellisenezr.i
wHABS JENKINS z?
SNACkEkT0WN, Feb. is, |.

th"r'S one smashin big gun that I'm desprfiiy
afeard has either flashed in the pan. or else ben
a nappin, and let some Black Republican spike
| him.
Now jest hold stil. and I'll tell you a,yI nbnut
IT. New know Burt Jenkins, spose; at least it's
likeley you've hccrd tell of him, fur he's ben
aronnd considerable. Now, Burt, | biievc is
jest good Dimmycrat as ever trud moc,i;,
sole, or made stump speech at lOg-rollin.-
! Well, Burt, yer know, went to Congress from
this deestrick, Il the beginnIn of the :eshun. or
If he didn't so it was his fault, for l tel you he
was fairly elected.
| Well when Burt was clnvasSin this diStsick
he cum to Sniackertown, and we hein old ac-
quanetcuSes, of course 1t didn't take him long
| to decide whar he'd put up at; so he cum rite
strait to my house. AFTER givin me n hearty
grab of the paw, and then Sally and the chill
dren in their turn, aXed him what succeSs-I
mean lectioneeriU: 20 iiTSt-Tatc, seq he I've
got Bill Cooper, you know, the Editor of the
Ciai ksburg RcqiSier, along with me, and as
drive the nails, Bill he helps to clinci EN- Bill
is mitey good at the game they call putin tie
lcooL
well Burt, scz artcr I'd got my pipe fixed
in the right corner of my mouth, ''the foxes
hOut here has got it into their hends to hev the
Public Lands sold. Cariile'S bea tcllin 'ern It
will help 'em to pay their taxes; and its maken
n d. of bugaboo in the country. Sum foxes
would vote for Old Nick himself if it would
save little tax money; there's purity strong
talk of SuppOrtin Garlic. What are Won poin
to do about that Burt z" For saws to myself
Squire Laypole your friend Burt Jenkins is in a
clOSte place. But, no Stree Burt lest give me
a nudge and sly poke in the short ribs and
winked his cnnnin little black eye. ''Sec here
sed he, I'm gwine to make 81 speech rite here
in Smackcrtown. Now you know the hi.,
Treasury has got more money in it than our
folks no any way in the world what to do with.
Well, III never Let ON in shOwn M, these state
"f things. III jest make 'em hlecye this great
mass of money Is gOin to room the country;
aud Iii get en- 50 scared about it that they'll
never think but what I'm meanin the Treasury
of Nirginny which, TO be sure, haini sich Clrcd
til sight more pewter than it can hold ''Ihat'H
be a good lat" sez |, but see here Burt. this
Garlic is plagucy cute. He tells the people that
he's hit on plan TO keep the Treasury full all
the time by tariff, and reduce the taxes by the
sale Of the Public Lands; and what's wnrsc, a
good many about hall blceve him. He goes on
and tells 'em the taxes Is tamaShin high: while
Dimmyc'aGc admir- istraSn is a Spendin
their money like duTt; and they've got a great
mind to turn over aud try tothcr side a while"
Jist here he give mea huTch and another oi
his noin wiDks and kinder lait, seZ hc I've got
EN- agin. As sed before I'm goin IA make
speech, and Ill carcumvent this peSky Garlic.
I'll make EN- biieYe they pay their taxes in the
store I'll show 'en how the high tariffs makes
'cm pay mOrcn five times iEc tax nn What thry
hatt to buy, than nil the reyenew paid into the
treasury Of Nirgnny. III throw considerable
stress on that part Of my subject, and sugarit
over ight nicely, and just then you aud Bill
Cooper, can give little cheer 10 start il down
you know, and guess mebhe they'll" swalIcr IT,
Aud whencyerI throw the wool around their
long ears, yen and Bill iist take holt ard
pull it their peppers ard well nave EN-
safe, won't We Squire LaypUioZ
This was 50 all fired cute that Jest grabbed
his feeleTS and sez |, Give me view vet, aiiu~!
They aint emmy such thing coFnerin you no
how"
But, sez after studyin little bit, whats
the use of all this waste of anImunishin? You
know you're the nominee o. the Dimocratic
par ty; and that you'reje>t aS certain TO 20 down
TO Wa>hintDn TO represent Us | am that my
name is Timothy LaypOlc, Esq. YOu Jest hold
on with HAT big load Of cllyquence till you git
down TO Congress, and then wheeliu your bat
tcries on that monster treasury and the little re-
maiuin Tariff, jest let Ay and knock 'ern all in
to a c"ckt hat and show them Black Republi-
cans that snm thinsS can be did as well n 9th
cTs. Aud when you do let off your big qua, be
sure and send me copy Of your speech.
When sed that Bart jest straitened himself
rite up and his liltle foxy eyes sparkeld and
winIScd agin. squire Lnypolc, I'll DO all that.
Sartin," seZ Bnrt. But" sez hc, ''the peepei
hez cum here TO hear my speech, and i. would
be pity 10 diSappuint EN-. BeSiies-gittin
kind o confidential you know aiut had no
dredlul sight Of practice IN public Speakin, and
you know l might iecl leetle BIT embarast
when | get up IL declame ia the Halls OF the
Nashin, with all them thar great men lookin at
me. So Ill jest give the perpel little fetch of
my big battery, jest 10 show EN- what kind Of
n -lnan i gpin down to Congress to represent
en-" .Ihat'il do. "scz |.
We'll, Burt made his speech, and despert
good wan too. He told the crowd al we'd len
taikin about, and a good-deal more; and after
he had put on the stress rather thick, he sent
around >lv wink, as much as to saw '.now is
the time" 81 Bill Cooper and me, and sone
move who understood il, gave a rou>in Uig
cheer. The effect was prOdieious All the
whole crowd begin to holier Murray for B,rrt
Ienkinsr and one old fcer that Sot next to
me yelled out, "IIurray for General Jackson.
the greatest man liyin, and Burt Jenkins next
Arier tlat Carlie wasn't heard of. Thinks !.
Mr., JnEkins, cf you cali that light tee. Of
your batteries, what an onco'Dmon stir thar
will be ~hen you get down about the sea, of
government, and onl"e-c 'eir fairly on the tariff
and that '1onstrous Treasury
NOT, Mr. Editor, jist there's Thar I H-ur mis-
takin, Burt Jenkins left Smackertowo. ard
from that day to this I've neeiher seed him nor
Heered tell Of him. And totherat;on to it. do
you think I've ever received from Nrshinton
the first sylabel Of speech Iy a g. jenkins.