The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-02-19
PUNCH AND TIE LECOMPTON CON.
STITUTION.

The following dialogue" from Punch, is
too good to be lost to our readers, though a
portion OF the wit of it is at the expense OF
the South:
Mr. Punch.-I don't seem quite to under
stand this disturbance between your Presi-
dent and Mr.. Douglass. Can you tell me in
a few words what is its character, Mr.. Slick
Mr.. Slck.-Guess can. Bucks in fix.
Mr.. Punch.-By Buck, if a2prehrnd you
Alright, sir, you would indicate the head OF
your RepubIic'
Mr.. S.-That's the critter. Promised Le-
compton Con should be overhauled.
Mr.. P.-Promised the gentleman whatl
Dir S.-Who on airth said gentleman! By
Kansas.
MIR. p Promised Mr.-a-Lecompton
Con that he should 90 to Kansas.
Mr.. S.-Guess you've brick in your hat,
stranger.
Mr. P.-My facetious friends, sir, have been
pleased to say there is brick under it,
Mr.. S.-'rain'i that Have you li9uored
Mr.. P.-l never take anything before din
ner.
Mr.. S.--More fool you, Yes, sir-ree.-
Guess I've kinder liking for ye, but don't
banker after your old world habits. Take
notice now. Walker thrown up, his dander
bring riz by Buck.
Mr.. P.-Mr Buchanan should hang the
ruffinanly F'illibuster.
MIR. S.-Jerusalrm and snakes! Don't be
in such darned hurry. There's brace OF
Walkers, and ones not t'other.
Mr.. P.-Oh beg pardon.
Mr.. S.--Iiold hard, and grin. You see,
Douglass has peeped through the hole in the
blanket, and seed bit OF light
Mr.. P.-The blanket. Oh All! A bit Of
light. eh?
Mr.. S.-Spec you dent see none. Well
begin at lust causes, and come on promiscu-
Gus. Air the great and Curious republic, the
only nation in the world where the golden
eagle of liberty can wave her alabaster wings
aud scream her
Mr P.-i know all that.
Mr.. S.-Guess you're hard to please, stran-
ger. Well, sir, are we TO have any more
slave States than we've got that's the ques-
tion.
Mr.. P.-I trust not, and that the abomina-
BILE
Mr.. S.-Calculate you'd better shut up
Slaves or none, we'll always be ready to
whip you. Besides, look at your Irish and
your Jews, and the Others that you keep in
abject and grinding slavery. Cock-a-doodie-
don!
Mr.. P.-l am silent.
Mr.. S.-Wnil, then. Bucks with the
South, and meant to have il oil his own way
in Kansas, and make slave State Of il, but
the Kansas BOYS kicks, and Governor Walker
mot the Fillibusier, uind, you, old opos-
sum-
Mr.. P.-Really, Mr.. Slick
Mr.. S.-Shut up, | tell you. Governor
Walker, who was sent by Buck to Kansas to
do the work, finds it ain: to be done, says
Bnck promised him that the Lecompton Con.
s,itntion should be submitted to the people
and so throws up Bucks wide-awake
b'hoy, but Douglass, he's wide-awakrr, and
he sees tina: to force laws on free and en-
igh,ened citizens, like our'n won't pay. spr-
eially when crittrr has his eve on the eIec,
lion in 1860. So he just throws Buck over
and there's a difficulty.
Mr.. P.-Mr. Douglass being, If | am right
the most influential man iE the States, his
opposition to the President would be more
formidable.
Mr.. S.--That's it, reeled out uncommon
fine.
Mr.. P.-Sir, thank You for your explann-
ton, and hope that no serious trouble will
arise in the United States, for which always
entertain the warmest regard.
Mr.. S.-Don't worry yourself into no sort
of perspirntion about that, stranger. In a
corrupt and debii,ated old rotten country
like your'n political difficulty might bring
ruiz and dismay, but here Western sun
gilds the proud pnnacles of American liner
iy, such things air but the wandering breezes
that cool the wings of our glorious eagle. and
help him to fly still higher towards the tran
scendental firmament. Will you liquor!
SLAVERY IN MIssoURL-We find in the ST.