Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-09-16
Tom Corwin on the Stump.

win, who has had the good sense to bury
the dead Wing party and join the live
opposition. At Ironton he addressed a
large meeting in company with Mr.. Den
nison, the Republican candidatefor Gov
ernor. We copy paragraph or two
from his speech. He illustrates thus
the fickleness Of the American people in
continually returning the Democracy
into power, after full experience of the
advantages Of better administration:
A Go-DEvrL ILLUSTRATION.
"What would you think of a man
to illustrate-of any farmer who would
take one of those fine patent plows and
pillow down his barren ground, and raise
a good crop upon his land which he has
thrown aside as useless. He gathers
his crop into his garner-reaps the re-
ward Of his labor, thanks God for his
fruitful harvest, aud pockets the money
it brings to him. And that same man,
when he had another crop to raise, should
say: " By that pillow got good crop,
a better one than I expected; but as |
have the power do as please with my
own land, I will try the old 'go-devil,
plow this year You all know what a
goodwill is-you know it is harrow
with three prongs very good thing in
its way, bat by no means good thing to
break up ground with. Laughter. =
Well, he takes his goodwill and kicks
his ground about, and gets no crop; and
l tell you he can't get much of crop
that way, anyhow. Well, he gets in debt.
He says: Well, was a great fool to
take that go-devil : / win get the pa
tent pillow to work again. The third
year he uses that plow again, and he gets
a good crop, and gets out of debt. He
, gets bis money into his pocket, and goes
, to his thanksgiving dinner, eats his tur
, key, and thanks God for his goodness
The fourth year, however, he says
: Have not right to do as please;
: will take that old 'go-deviP again
Laughter.
S That is precisely what you, the peopl
|, of the United States, have done will
a your power of voting. That is wha
you have done. Do you wonder tina
S those veteran old statesmen in Europe
such fellows as Metternich, or Walewsk
in France, and PalmerSton and Derby i
England, who have read over and owe
again all that has been said about popu
lar government and all that has bee
written, and have seen it always remark
ed that especial care must be taken
= guard against the carelessness and vari
= lation of the people; do you wonder whe
y those old fellows see what you have don
, how you have acted with the exercise
y" this right of suffrage, as if you did NJ
= care what became of your country, {
~ did not know what ought to be don
~ changing four times in four successi1
g elections. from Wing to Democra: an
e from Democrat to Republican, shou
81 despise your discretion? 1t seems as
L you did not know how to do this wor
~ Do you suppose that if any man was
u act with his plows as stated to you,
IL could ever make a will in the world ?
:" | tell you no judge would allow such
mans viii TO 90 on record, because su
k, a man must be insane. If that man W
ed to make deed of house and lot, a
Dr. his heirs were to prove this, it would
ID declared null and void. If his he
ie- should want to set aside such mai
se- deed, let them send for me, and / "
a set it aside before any intelligent jury
his your country, because the man must
he insane.
led Yet you have done the same thi
he with this right of voting. You have a
ed in just that way, and now, when
-, lift up our hands with indignation at
bad conduct of our rulers. don't let
- blame the goodwill because he did
an. go twelve inches into the ground, beca'
III. be can't. That is what we have do
=. Let US cast the beam out of our own e
49, and then we win see clearly the M
:. that is in old Bucks eye. Laughte
81 At least, it looks that way to man NJ
tbe tree" Laughter.
-. Again, after quoting John G. Calh'
- and Chief Justice Marshall in opposit
to the squatter sovereignty doctrine,
fee' Corwin quotes
iouS DOUGLAS AGAINST POPULAR SOY
Y to q. /,
a'5' well, my friends, have you {
mig seen the honey bee, after having sip
nc" honey from the rose, the carnation,
the japonica, light down upon the Jan
Sew town weed and finish its meal? | b
,unp seen it when boy, and have wond,