Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-07-22
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'sPix OF Puppy"
story current some time since among
stump orators Of both parties illustrates the
manner in which Gen. Dodgc's friends
present him to the people, in order to meet
the views Of the different factions of the party.
The story runs about as follows: The master
of All old darkey once sent him with nice
roasted pig in basket as present to friend.
sambO was unfortunately addicted to imbibing
strong drink. 1t so happened that grocery
was ON his way, in which he stopped to "take
little" but, while doing 50, wag removed
the roasted pig from the basket, and put a
puppy in its stead. Unconscious Of the trick,
Sambo wendell his way to the house Of his
master s friend, and, with due ceremony,
presented his charge, but was Indignantly told
to take it back, as soon A. the contents of the
basket were discovered. Returning, Sambo
stopped again to solace his wounded feelings
with another "sniftcr," when the wag took
out the puppy and replaced the roast pig in
the baSke.. Sambo at length reached home
and demanded of his master why he sent him
with such present us puppy to insult his
friend. The master examined the basket,
and, finding the roasted pig still there, in
rage kicked the darkey with the basket into
the street, for being too drunk to knew what
he was about. Sambo gathered himself up,
and seeing the cause Of all his trouble, the
roasted pig, by his side, exclaimed "Gor
Almighty! You be's pig'or puppy, whichever
you please"
Mr.. Dodge permits himself to be trans.
formed into pig or puppy by his friends,
whenever one or the other best subserves
their purposes. The Dubuque H. raid places
him fairly and squa:cly on the Douglas plat
form, in favor Of popular sovereignty, opposed
to slave code and the re-opening Of the slave
trade, &C., while the Davenport Neos, and
other Administration organs, as strenuously
claim him for their side. Gen. Dodge has
not as yet deigned to define his position him.
self, except upon one point-thc acquisition
Of Cuba. On this, he "goes the whole hog"
with the Administration for the purchase Of
the island, at a cost Of several millions, for
the purpose Of extending and strengthening
the institution of slavery. There is but little
doubt, in fact, that he heartily seconds all the
Presidents schemes for slavery propaggandism.
He could not, in view Of his obligations to Mr..
Buchanan, do otherwise, without subjecting
himself to the charge Of base ingratitude.
Did not the President reward him with a
mission to Spain, after his constituents had
rejected him Mr.. Dodge knows too well
! which side of his bread is buttered. lie will
not sacrifice the friendship of his benefactor
by afiliating with the Douglas faction. Mark
that!
TIE SOUTHERN PLArFoRx-For the benefit
Of those unsuspecting Democrats who yet
believe in the integrity and merits of the
party, we copy the following plain extract
from the Charleston Mercury. That paper
is one Of the chief organs of the Democracy
Of the Southern Statcs-the only portion of
the Union in which that party is predominant
Whatever those States demand of the party
must be granted, and the concessions now to
be exacted arc such that no honorable man
can yield them. The Mercury has reference
to its position in regard to the action of the
coming Charleston Convention:
cas- for an alliance with Douglas, we will
here state that the Mercury will sustain or
countenance him under no circumstances
whatever. He is traitor to the Democratic
party, and traitor to those principles which
secure the South. He is dangerous and
designing. Away with him. Let lin be
| 'anathema nsaranatha,' say we. Nor shall
the Mercury sustain any platform, put forth
by any party whatever, which platform or
party shall maintain or endorse, by utilization
or omissions, the fatal positions and fraudu-
lent policy assumed by Douglas with regard
to our territorial rights. We repudiate the
whole scheme by which it is sought to tie our
hands, and encircle us as with the folds of q
snake, to crush out and smother the vital
power of our civilization. Finally, the Mer-
curry shall sustain no man, Of whatever party,
clique, creed or section, who shall stand upon
the platform Of Douglas principles though
he should be nominated by twenty Democratic
Conventions For the party which would
permit that creed is an enemy to the South,
and We will war with it to the knife For
ourselves, and VIC can safely say for South
Carolina, we will neither countenance, sustain
nor submit to such party, platform, principle
or politician" =.
PLAIN TALK-Thc Anti Lccompton Dem
ocracy of California, at their recent State
Convention, adopted the following very
emphatic resolution:
Resolved, That the Administration of James
Buchanan. by its outrage on the rights of the
people of Kansas, its unrelenting prescription
of tried and worthy Democratic principles, its
constant violation of the pledges which
brought it into life, its attempts to make the