Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-16
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Inc ffaukiort N.Y. correspondent Of the
Louisville Journal tells the following:
In the House, the bill appropriatine st5.-
600 TO the Blind Asylum was passed. and
leave was asked and obtained, to bring in
vast number Of bills Indeed enough work
WAS initiated to-day TO keep the Legislature
in work till the next 4th Of July. And now
while ! am in humor | want to endeavor to
transfer to paper an excellent story, which a
mad wag tells most inimitaby. Nearly all the
political readers of the journal know William
X. Campbell. for so many years the Wing
Doorkceper Of the House Of Representatives
here. He is responsible for the following I
In the year 1850, Campbell went to Ohio
from Nicholas county in this State. TO hunt
for some runaway negroes He intended to
20 to Snake Creek, Warren county. Ohio.
where there was negro settlement. which,
he had reason to believe. harborcd his runa-
ways He stopped at Lebanon the county
seat Of Warren, his horse being sore and iad-
ed, and entering the hotel there entered his
name on the register II was about three
weeks after the Kentucky State election, and
as soon as the oungers discovered that be was
from this side OF the river they crowded around
to learn the result, and one man inquired Of
him who had been elected Governor Camp
bell told him that Judge Clark had been elect
ed Governor over Judge Flournoy. The in
quirer did not believe this. and offered to bet
500 that it was not the case Campbell told
him that he was not in the habit of betting
but assured him that his information was cor
rect just then black fellow, who had come
into the bar-room. thin dapper fellow, who
looked like a birber-stepped forward and
told the gentleman he was the man for his
bet, but the gentleman said he did not want
to bet with him, but to take the Kentuckian
down, for they were always a Dragging set.
| The black fellow then asked Campbell if he
was from Kentucky. and receiving an afiirma-
/ tive answer, proposed they should take walk
together. Campbell hesitatod at first, as he
was not in the habit Of such associations but
remembering the object of his mission and
thinking the darkey could put him on the track
of his runaways, he finally consented, as he
was somewhat curious to know the object of
his request When on the street he asked
Campbell if he ever drank. Campbell replied
"Nes, sometimes, upon which his sable guide
led him into a coffee house, and asked if they
had any bacon for sale. The keeper said no,
when the black fellow told him he owed
small bill already, and if he would sell him
some bacon he would pay him all, but if he
would not he would pay nothing. The keep
er then set out some whisky, and they both
LOOK afllk' Y, oaInPoel'; however @ omitted the
,oueh'ng oI glasses as ne says II was not Gus
tomary IN Nen'uGEy 20 hoo OF nop with ne
gro; AI'er 'he noa'son' Oamppell seeing an
engine passing 70 nre, rusheu out into the
:. crowd ana maze seVeral ueX,erous uouges and
passes among 'he hreheh ana ci''zehs'ih hopes
I" escuPo MS cou,Pahlon, VINO was becoming
ra'her pore, ana ne uiu not much care TO
nave ms lrlends see MN IN such company.
re contrlved TO escape ana returned to inc
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