Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-10-19
NOR ING, OCTOBER l9, 1859
A Political Anecdcte.

They tell capital story in New Jersey about the present Governor of the State, Dr. Newell, and Colonel James w. Wall, who ran for Congress in 1856 in the Second District. In order to initiate our readers into the humor of the story, they must be reminded that Governor Newell, who was then before the people as the American and republican candidate, was very industrious operator in his own behalf, attending to all places where opportunities of meeting the people were afforded, and making himself agreeable to the sovereigns. On one oc- casion Colonel Wall addressed a field meeting of the democracy in the county of Monmouth, where he claimed exclusive domain, having there his staunchest SUD- porters. After explaining his own position and his views upon the political questions of the day, and why he ought to be sent to Congress for the good of the country, the Colonel turned his attention to the op- position, and especially pitched into Dr. Newell, ''the hermaphrodite candidate for Governor" as he called him; spoke of his attempt to ride two horses, and that the time would not be long before he would come to the forks of the political road where public opinion branched off into two distinct paths, and then he thought, if each horse took a sepraate road, the Doctor would find himself in trouble; and, in a word, give the Doctor most severe lash ing. After he had taken his seat, one of the Colonel's friends approached him and inquired, ''Who do you think, Colonel, has been listening to the last part of your speech?"
 " Really, sir, l do not know of any one in particular, not able to recognize faces in so vast a crowd"
 :" thought you hadn't," said the friend
 Allow me to say that the man sitting i'll buggy youndcr is Dr. Newell, the op- position candidate for Governor"
 The Colonel looked up quietly, and recognizing the Doctor exclaimed, " Why really! so it is. Well, he only illustates the old adage, that listeners never heal any good of themselves.' Well, I am 1T for it, and must face it out, so l will give the Doctor call" Accordingly the Co., lonel left the stand, and pushing his tai athletic person through the crowd approach ed the Doctors carriage The Docto saw him coming, and smiled. Whel they met, the most astonishing courtesy marked the interview.
 Why, Doctor," said the Colonel, ( i seems to me you are far beyond the lin, of your professional visiting this morning or else your practice hns enlarged greatly ,
 "No," responded the Doctor;" l hcart there were many sick and afflicted here il this neighborhood, and 1 have come dow to see what can do for them; but, Colonel l have been listening to your speech, and was delighted to find that you handled m so gentlemanly nofattactk upon my privat character, simply arraigning me for m political proclivities, which belong to tn public"
 The Doctor bowed as he said this, an the Colonel, not to be outdone in politeness bowed in return, and said
 |" Certainly, Doctor, 1 never indulge i personalities against the private reputato of any gentleman
 Just at this moment one of the fisherme along shore, who had been listening to tn interview, stepped up, and to the grea . amusement of the crowd and the partie most interested, said, with great humor:
 " Well gentlemen, you both are so polit that it reminds me of a story 1 once heard ( an Irshman, who was going along the roa when an angry bull rushed down upon hin and with his horns tossed him over fenc, f The lrshman recovering from his fall, upo : looking up saw the bull paving and tearin a up the ground Gas is the custom of tl animal when irritated, whereupon Pa smiling at him, said, " If it wasn't for you 2 lowing and scraping, and your humbl apologies, you brute, faix l should thin l you had thrown me over this fence on pu !, pose" ;,
 Thereupon there was a greas roar, an z the crowd quietly dispersed.