The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-20

Our contemporary, the Democrat, the
other day, in announcing the TACT that DR..
Cartwright, the pioneer Methodist clergy
man of the West, gave the following an
ecdote, as related by him, and added that
it would bear repetition" In view Of
a certain fact we think {" it will bear rep
etition," and here it is from the Demo
crat, as DR.. G. related it:
"The first time ran for office in San
canon county, l was on the North side
Of the Sangamon River, as we say in the
West, clectioneering or, rather, trying to
get acquainted with the people, for | was
at that early day great stranger to
many of them. Passing through bushy
point of undergrowth, near ferry, where
| intended TO cross the river, / heard just
before me, some ono talking very loud
| reined my horse to listen. | heard
some one say that Peter Cartwright was a
ID rascal; and so were all Methodist
preachers; they would all steal horses,
and that it was scandal TO the country
that such a man as Cartwright should
offer as q representative of tho county
and that the first time no saw him he in
tended to whip him for his impudence.-
This surprised me n little, and l looked
round for somo way to pass without COM
ing in contact with this company; but
there was no path that | could see, and
the brush was so thick l could not get
through. So | summoned all my cour-
ago and rode boldly up and spoke to the
men. There were six of them, and, as l
learned, but one Of them had ever seen
me. So l said:
Gentlemen, who is it among you that
is going to whip Cartwright the first time
you see him."
The man who had threatened, spoke
out and said: {" 1 am the lark that's go
ing to thrash him WELL"
Said l: Cartwright is known TO be
much of n man, and il will take man to
whip him, mind YOU"
90, mop said he, a can whip any
Methodist preacher the Lord ever made"
"Well, sir" said /, "you cannot do it /;
and now, l tell you, my name is Cart
wright, and | never like to live in dread ;
il you really intend TO whip me, como
and do it now."
He looked little confused, and said,
go! you can't fool mo that way; you arc
not Cartwright"
"Well," said /, "that is my namo,
and l am a candidate for the Legislature,
and now is your time; if you must whip
me do il now."
He said, "No, no, you are not Cart
wright at all; you only want to fool me. u
BY this time we had moved slowly to
the boat, and when we got on it, he broke
out fresh volley Of curses on Cartwright.
said TO a gentleman on the boat, "Here
hold my horse;" and stepping up to this
cursing disciple, l said, stcrnly, to him,
"Now, sir, you have to whip me, as you
threatened, or quit cursipg me, or | will
put you in the river, and baptize you ii
the name of the devil, for surely you bo
long to him."
This settled him, and, strange to say
when the election camo off, he went L
the polls and voted for me, and remained
ever afterwards my warm and constant
friend.
The fact which makes this story
worthy of repetition is, that the man whc
ran against Mr.. Cartwright, Cor Represen
tatiyc of Sangamon County, and wa
beaten, was Abe Lincoln, the Republical
candidate for the Presidency.
Mr.. Cartwright is staunch Democrat
and has been from his boyhood.
Roch. Union & ADV.