Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-09-24
THE GREAT a. HAIL STORM.

THE GREAT ~ HAIL STORM.
The right honorable John Posey Hale,
whose coming among US has been the object
Of Republican expectation, and the theme
ofRepublican conversation, for the last week
IN hopes that the bright and shining qualities
he was reputed to possess would shed such
lustrc around the Republican cause that
all the little and great defects that might ex-
list in the characters and qualifications oil
their candidates would be amply made up
for, has visited US. The oleaginous orator
Of the "Granite State" the eloquent advo.
cate Of Of abolitionism, the :heavy dorg''
of Republicanism, the Jack Falstaif who
can drink more sack tell more lies and fight
more men in Buckram, than any other man
in their ranks, and has the reputation withal
Of being a "Phunny phellow;" the big gun
was here and went off: Went off twice.
Once on dry goods box, and once in a
wagon, and his las. going off was much more
pleasing to our Republican friends tn an his
first, fortheir big gun proved to be some.
thing like Hudibras' musket, which III,
Whether aimed at duck or plover,
Rccoilcd and kicked its owner over.
He preached against political sins; our
opponents felt guilty Of them all. He prov
ed the responsibility Of every citizen Of: the
Stale for the sins of the whole State. Re-
publicans looked glum. They thought o.
Reputation and saw in the future a black
figure with horns and tail. They fancied
they would soon find their places' in that
outward darkness. whore there is weeping
and wailing and crashing of teeth. Many
of them were honest men, who having al
ways paid their own debts and kept their
own honor untarnished, thought 1t was none
Of their business, (even if they did cast a lit
tie reputation ticket,) if the State did 9TH
|erwise. But Hale tore the +" Organic sin y
plaster off their conscienccs. 1t was a ten.
der spot he was touching, and they WINGED
|drsadfully. He saw they were uneasy about
something and suspectins what it was
changed his subject; but alas! for our Re.
publican friends, he only tumblel them of
the frying pan into the fire. He began to
talk about party Encouragement. Billy
Grows face frightened up, and McClu:e'a
friends fell back from the stand, and sough,
. hiding place in the "boundless contiguity
Of shade" Mac himself { who had put on
his best bib and tucker and went down to
the boat in the afternoon, on which Hale
was expected, but did not arrive, and nearly
Rugged to death a not bellied German emf.
grant whom he mistook for that hero,
looked daggers at the speaker, but Hale
was spoIuting away with his eyes shut go.
ling it blind-and noticed nothing. He de.
nounced the men, "who got up party con
vent:ons and managed them,' Billy got ex
cited aud undertook to get up and embrac,
the speaker, but was restrained bya gentl,
twitch on his coat tail which coinfortabl,
seated him on the cold, cold ground, wher,
he sat looking with virtuous indignation a
Mac who with face as red as a broiled lob
|ster seemed to be reckoning the probabl,
distance between the toe Of his boot and tn,
|seat Of Hale's breeches; but Hale being
large man he concluded it would not be
safe to solve the question. Mr.. Hale SAID
every honest, moral man would leave par.
~ SO corruptly managed, or else revolution.