Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-06-16
From the Rochester Union. |
Rev DR.. cartwright, the Methodist prea-
cher VINO Whipped Abe Lincoln.

cher VINO whipped Abe Lincoln.
Oar cotemporary, the Democrat the
other day, in announcing the fact that DR..
Caririghl, the pioneer Methodist clergy
man OF HE West, was 10 lecture here,
gave tie following anecGote, as related by
h!m, and added that it would "Gear IePe.
iiuon." In view Of a certain fact we
think "it will bear repetition" and here
i, is from the Democrat, as Dr.. G. related
If.
The first time ran for Office in Sanga-
raon county, was on The north side OF
the Sangamon River, as we say in the
" est, eieclioneerlng, or rather trying 10
get acquainted with the people, for | was
at that early day great stranger 10 many
Of them. Passing through bdshy point
of undergrowlh, near ferry, | heard, Just
before me, some one talking very loud.
lreined my horse TO listen. heard
some one say tina, Peter Cartwright was
ID rascal; and so were all Methodist
preachers; they would ali steal horses,
and that ii was scandal 10 the country
that such man as Cartwright should Of
fer as representative Of the county, and
that the fist time he saw him he intended
to whip him for lis impudence. This
surprised me liule, and looked around
loT some way 10 pass The company, but
there was no path that could see, and
lhe brush was so thick | could not gel
through. So ! summoned all my coHr-
age and rcde boldly up and spoke TO the
men. There were six OF them Gnd |
learned, but one Of them had ever seen
me. So said
"Genllemen, who is il among you that
is going to whip Cartwright Tie FIRST time
you see him g
The man who had threatened spoke
out and SAID Il am the lark tina! is GO
ing TO thrash him well"
Said |: "Cartwtight is .knowa to be
much of man, and il will take man Ie.
whip him, mind you.'
40, 10 - said he, 81 can whip any
Methodist preacher The Lord ever made.
"Wel, sir" said l. you cannot do III;
and now tel YOU, my name is Cart
wright. and never like to live in dread;
I YOU re ally intend 10 whip me, come and
tdo II now
lie looked little confused and said,
TO! YOU cant fool he that way, you are
not Curtw5ight'
"WIl, ," said |, "lhat IS my name, and
AN a candidate for the Legislature, and
now is your time; ifyou mus! whip me,
do il now"
he said, "No, no, you are not Cart.
wrigh. a, all, you only want to fool me-.
By this time we had moved slowly 10
the boat, and whea we got on ii, he broke
on, in fresh voley of curses on Cart
wright. l, said 10 a gentleman on the
boat, Here, hold my horse;' and STEP
ping up to this curs!ng disciple, said.
s:ernly, 10 him, NOW, sir, you have TO
whip me, as you threatened, or quit curs-
ing me, or viii put you in the river and
haplize you in the name of the devil. for
surely you belong hlm.
This seuled him, and, strange to say,
hen the election came OF, he went 10
The polls and voted for me, and remained
ever aflerwsrd my warm and constan,
friend.
The fact which make this story wor-
thy of repetition, is that the man who
ran against Mr.. Cartwright for Represen
lsiye of SsngamOn County, and was bea'
ten, was Abe Lincoln, the Republican
Candidate for the Presidency.