The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-01


as it was accustomed to in life, and af-
ter the manner of the "Short Boys"
and " Dead Rabbit" gentry of the Five
Points, as though it were spelled
"blaggud;" told them they " were sent
there by the Republican leaders to insult
him; were sent there by their leaders to
do the dirty work which their leaders
were ashamed to do themselves" &C.,
&c. The information then and there
given him by Republican, that that
charge was false; that the Republicans
had no leaders," didn't seem to be of
any use. to him, for he continued to
dwell upon the charge with garru-
lousness which showed that his tongue
would continue to run upon that theme
until the galvanie influence which
moved it should start it upon another
tack.
So, after he had uttered the gross
untruth that he chad never been guilty
of incivility to political opponent"
his organs continued for some time to
repeat it and amplify upon il, and this,
though every intelligent man of his
surrounding friends and mourners pres
ent, knew that in his debate with Mr..
Lincoln, he repeatedly charged that
gentleman with wilful falsehood; that
he had scores of times grossly insulted
the Republican members of the SEN
ate, even going to the extent of talk
ing about " kicking" Charles Sumner
"like dog" and saying he observed
to have the democratic Senators spit in
his face )" that in his recent speech at
New York. he talked about hanging
Abraham Lincoln as high as Haman;"
and that in all his stump speeches about
the country during the last FIVE months,
he has INDUCED in constant insults to
the whole Republican party, by the
utterance of falsehoods and ISLANDERS
most derogatory to the character and
honor of the party.
But enough Of these matters. tits
false that he was "groaned" by Repub-
licans here. Ii is false that any groans
were given by any body except those
given by his own satraps, for Mr.. Lin
coin. And he well knew that the
groans were given by his satraps, for
he could not fail to know that they
were given by those Immediately about
him who had cheered him, and who
again cheered him at the conclusion of
his blackguardisms, and abuse of the
wide awakes; whilst the latter were
drawn up in line not less than thirty
feet from him, and by the light of whose
torches every person and the move
ments of every person present, were as
visible to him as they would have been
under noon day sun.
The wide awakes were thus in line, be.
fore they knew that he was on the train;
and remained in line after he appeared
upon the platform, as well to give the
crowd the benefit Of their torches, as
to see and hear him themselves; and
they did not commence marching and
counter-marching" until after Douglas
had retired into the car, lit segar and
had seated himself at the window.
! If the cheers to Lincoln under these
circumstances, were an insult to the
strolling demagogue, let him and them
make haste to make the most of it. His
and their time above ground is short
We conclude with the practica
observation that if crippled ant
dying bear be exhibited about the
country, both the bear and his keeper,
must expect that the boys will poke
sticks at him to see if he has life enough
left to bite at them.