Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-28
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After Mr., BESJAMiN, Of Louisiana, had
stabbed The "Little Giant in the Capitol,
Mr.. puGH, of Ohio, pronounced funeral ora-
tion over the body lie said that the rup-
ture at Charleston grew out of the fact that
Judge DOUGLAS, having incautiously said he
would not allow his name to be used in ease
certain platform was adopted, the friends
Of all other candidates united to construct a
platform on which he could not stand. That
wat he Administration game, and the South
was gotten up purposely for this end. Mr..
Pugh then assailed the liability of Louisiana,
Texas, Oregon and other States, claimed as
Democratic, which called up the seceders from
those States who severally made explana-
tions. He wanted the Richmond Convention
to nominate their candidates They had no
business TO come to Baltimore, and if they
came, he would sit and vote TO the 4th of
March 70 keep them out. Men who voted
for Stephen A. Douglas 81 times would not get
tired continuing to do so. The gentlemen of the
South had made the issue. They had made it
question Of personal honor, and so it would
stand. The North would not submit to dicta-
ton from the South as to their principles and
selection of candidates They would not
level themselves in the dust at the bidding of
any set of men. Mr.. Douglas was now the
impersonation of Northern honor. His enc
mics had made him greater than his friends
ever could. They might kill him at Balti-
more if they chose, but his friends would carry
his bleeding carcass to the North West, and
show kim to the young men coming to cast
their first votes, and tell them this is the au-
thor of the Kansas-Nebraska bill, and this is
Southern gratitude.
The following touching travesty of the
modern Marc Antony's oraton over the mur-
dered corpse of The DOUGLAS is from the Gin
cinnati Times;
soENE---A Street IN Chicago Republican
RIg1OaDs in the distance-DORglGs' body iy-
ing on a bier Young Men SltrUeyRq the
cOTPse-Fsderal officers smiling IN the back
ground.
Eater Pugh-arms folded and head bOwed-he
slowly chambers to the top of street railroad car
and after surveying the crowd, and wiping away
a tear, speaks thus
Friends, Suckers, Democrats, lend me your ears:
| come to bury Douglas, and to praise him
The evil that men do live after them;
The good is Oft inferred with their bones
So let il not be with our Dug. The Igrey -hair'd
Buck
Hath told you Douglas was ambitious;
If il were SO it was grievous fault
And grieYOusly hath Douglas answered il.
Here under leave of Old Buck and the rest
(For Old Buck is an honorable man
So his Cabinet all honorable men,
Come / to speak at Douglas funral.
He was my friend 1 tied to him,
But buchanan, the old profaner,
Swept him down before my weeping eyes.
He hath fought many battles here and there,
And largely from the fed'ral treas'ry drew
Did this in Douglas seem ambitiOusl
When poorer politicians went up the spout
He Rntied to the last cent in his purse:
Yet Davis says, he was ambitious;
And old JEFF. is an honorable man.
You all did see that down at Charleston,
Zen thrice the white house was within his grasp,
Yea, on his finger end. But did he grab iii j.
He didn't that; he srnt ambitious
No. friend, he didn't sure as yer born.
speak not 10 draw tears from Federal eyes;
know that would be fruitless task.
But you who loved him and will weep with me,
Out with your wipers friends and snort away
TPausel
Q, Judgment, thou art fed to british beasts,
And men have lost their reason =
You do not cry
Why look into the coffin there with Douglas
II that don't make you weep, pray what willY
DEN Methinks there Is much reason in his
2 DIX. If thou consider rightly in the matter
DEH. Hark ye, fellers,
Let ms take out our wipers and have a cry.
Dem. Let's further hear. have serious doubts:
You know, it may be, Doug. was not a Dimyerat
PUGH. But yesterday the word Of Douglas
might
Have stood against the world now lies he there
And none so poor to do him reverence.
O, heavens If We're disposed to stir
Your hearts and MINDS to mutiny and rage,
I'd tell you, Democrats, OF Secession wrong,
Which, you all know, is very dRmnable.
I'll give them one stout lunge-a Heenan left
Between the eyes; their daylight stop, and then
Leave you, with bigger fists, to do the rest.
See, here's parchment, with the seal of Doug
l found it in his closet, in the till
1t lets the secret out completely,
(Which pardon me, explains his quick demise)
And tells how Douglas, some four years ago,
Was honey -fuggled by these Southern men,
Who begg'd hair from him for memory
Yet, when tward the White House his eyes he
strained,
They turned upon him, and down into Baltimore
Did rip him up. at#
Pause. Federal ofice-holders retire to take a
drink H
PUeH. If you have tears, prepare to shed them
now.
You all do know this platform; remember
The day and hour il was adopted:
Twas on q summers evening, way down South
Mid flower perfume and niger cries.
o, weeping friends, I thought twas all right
then, nj.
And teiegraph'd to Doug that it was so;
But, ahl was too hasty, gentlemen,
For ere the Wir es had licked my message on,
The men who fire eat from the hall did bolt; .
And, rushing out of doors, they did resolve
To blow US all unhapp'ly up, you see;
And, as you know, they skeered New fork clear
out her boots
Judge, o you gods, how badly this Pugh was
That was fha ,,nlrindast c,t of oil.
For when we tried to fix the matter up
1t worse did grow, and when adjourn we did,
Quite squashed were we: then burst his mighty
And, after two days blow within the Senate,
And hard old time at Baltimore,
Pierced by fre-eating wounds, great Douglas
fell
o, what fall was there, my countrymenl
For ], and you and all of US do know
The hand he early licked did give the blow.
You do not weep; ahl perceive you are
Heafhens like the rest; you will not worship
bones.
bod rot you ALI When Douglas was going up,
you worshipped him; but now he's done for,
his wounds and my great elOquence can
move you not to pity. YOu'se worse an
p'izen. Go to, fellers.
Exit Pugh in rage. Federal officers approach,
treat the crowd, and give three cheers for the
Great Old Party and the ''hull" ticket
Delaware Ahead.
1t was supposed that St Louis was the first
City in Slave State TO do honor to the Chi
cago nominees, but it seems not. Little Del
aware has that distinction. On Saturday one