The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-21
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Tom FORD ON BUCHANAN AND DOUGLAs.-At
the close OF the very able and statesmanlike
speech of the Hon. John Sherman, at the Coop
or Institute, in New York city, last Friday even.
ing, Col T. II. Ford, Of Ohio, was called out
His remarks full of his charteristc humor, suifi-
GENTLY refute the rs,mor that he was going over
to the Douglasites We quote the following
from the Herald's report Of his speech:
We have no President of the United States,
and the people thirsting for ruler This
Mr.. Buchanan has wiped himself ont. Renewed
laughterl He has gone in. li,oisterous con-
tinuation Of merriment. A v0ice-"iIe is gone
QUIT And the people have even stopped watch
ing the hole where he went down. Renewed
laughter and applause.l It's true that one John
Covode, of Penns ylvania, has within the last two
or three weeks been fishing for the. old gentle
man, [great laughter, but old Jimmy won't bite.
Mr. Covode don't understand the nature of the
ANIMAL for had he baited his hook with run
away Niger, it would be the only thing that
would have brought him to the surface
Laughter.]
when say that all the people of the United
States has ceased to do homage to
James Buchanan, | probably was little too
fast; for, if mistake not, there is one James
Gordon Bennett who still worships at his shrine
[Cries Of good, good" reporter, put that
down." and laughter] But, after ali, don't
think the old mans heart Is in it. He is coed
deal like the witness who was testifying in court
and swore that a horse was sixteen feet high -
The lawyer called his attention to it, and the wit
ness replied, "Did say sixteen feet" Yes,
you did, was the answer. 'Well, responded the
witness, ''if said it once, / will stick TO it,
laughter. This position Of the old man is
lx,vO ap,it hat Syr
to saw, is James Buchanan himself, in that IA
nous letter to Congress- in which he says that
at one period he believed himself to be of good
repute in his own ncighborhOod. [Cheers and
great laughter. Now, l want to talk of Mr..
Sherman l don't like some things lie said, par
ticularly these complimentary remarks of his
about Mr. Douglas Between you and me. I
don't believe that brother Douglas would makea
very good Republican Great laughter] If he
does, it will take good deal OF preparation of
heart TO say the least. / remember eircum-
stance that happened down in the country where
was raised, which will relate as appropriate. ON
this occasion. There were two old gentlemen
named Reader and Newell, who were constantly
engaged In quarrel. One day the Mormons came
along, and Reader was SO much taken with their
doctrine, that he finally made up his mind to be
immersed. Well, one Sunday morning the GER
emory was to take place, and they found quiet
place in stream suitable to baptize the old
gentleman. Just IS the Mormon preacher was
about to perform the operation. Newell, who was
standing near by, sung out, "Mr. parson, 1T you
expect to wash away that mans sins, just bring
him down here, for it viii take mighty strong
current TO wash away an anvil which he stole
from me four months ago" [Great laughter
Now, my idea Of Douglas is. that if he is going
to be converted to Kepublicanism and have his
deep-dyed Democratic sins wiped out he should
be put into the strongest kind Of q current, and
it wouldn't be bad to anchor him snt oyer night.
[Laughterl ! have not forgotten that Il was Ly
his hand the Missouri restriction was stricken out,
and which has brought upon US the differences
now existing between the two sections Of the
Union. hold Mr.. Douglas responsible for that
act, and until be repents in sackcloth and ashes
Until his head is grayer than NJ. Buchanan's,
don't intend to forgive him for that iniqaity.--
Laughter and applause. Mr.. Douglas is very
clever gentleman. / know him we'll lie Is A.
kind-hearted man, but just make up your minds
to 1t, fcilow-citixens, that he is too short for
big President. lGreas laughter.] He travels
TOO near the ground. a