The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-08-23

I. Soan's Livery Stable, BY our Douglas
,emocratic friends. Whilst the emblem OF
Douglas democracy was going up, An old |
!emocratic friend. gave US a brief history
f pole raisings in tie days Of Gen- Jack
on. when democracy meant something be-
ides pluaderiog the Treasury, and robblng |
ne people ostheir blood bought liberty and
constitutional rights-when il did not mean
'tauery. He said the hickory tree used TO
e planted then with all lis boughs on, and
re quoted the old couplet OIL
"FresHIan. cheer the hickory tree.
In widest storms IL she.terel t6se!
We were impressed with The appropriateness
both tree and lines for old Hickory; but
ould not for the life OF US see that either vas
any way applicable to little Dug. save
nd except the practice Of denuding the
rec OF It's boughs-stripping it CT lis shell
rring branches; in this respect alone does
i. symooiize their man. His ruthless hand
,fas ''canonized in the hearts of the Amer
can people as sacred under the plea of
nauguTating the docerine of popular or
'squatter sovereignty" in our territories
Under this cloak. by the little stump speech
IS Mr. Benton denoniuaGed it, which Doug
las injected into the bowels OF the Kansas
Nebraska bill" explaining its meaning ..sof
iegisiate slavery into the terri tories, nor
txclude ii therefrom, but leave the people
Tree to govern their domestic institutions ia
'heir own way, SUBJECT only to the Constr
.ution OF the u. States. "--squatter sove-
,eign'y had all It's boughs of promise lopp-
ID off and it is left entirely naked--a bare
,ole. with whitening tuft Of ggeenness on
sop! Bet we have depressed.
Sufficient time having elapsed to rest and
refresh themselves af,ertheir arduous labors.
Bro. Blckle was called 10 the stand, which
was erected in the stable door north of the
main entrance to the pig Nut Rookery,"
and gave most pathetic and solemn ex-
hortation in such a mournful tone, that
friend suggested that the speaker was either
under the influence ei-the eholic or had
the tooth ache. Before we arrived. we are
credibly informed that he had taken broad
American ground that "Americans sho3ld
rule america" Just as we got near enough
to the Pig Nut to distinguish what he was
saying, he claimed TO 'sbelong to the masses
you attend to your various avocations
and l attend to mine; [cheers] l atm no as
pirant for office, and wouldn't turn my
hand Tcheers for the best and highest Of
fee within the git OF the people, Having
thus laid the foundation for dtslnteresfed
remarks, (Bfo. Blckle being the democratic.
qaeaidaie for, Congress in this District!) he
the ballot box cheers. not u az IA as :
meG--not as Breckenridge men--not a Bea
and Everett men; BUT patriots. {cheershT
as statesman, as phIlanthropiss, as lowers d
that glorious Union that Washington. and
jefferson, aad The patriots of the revolution
cLeers! sealed with their blood and be-
queathed 10 US, as lovers cheers OF our
whole country, COR the purpose Of saving
this fair heritage from The grasp of Repub
lican sectionallsm, and our storioss Unlon
from diemembermea Disruption. anarchy
cheers, and consequent. confusion. When
you have thus discharged cheers,l your
duty, fellow citizens. you have done your
duty as men; you have done your duty
patriots; and Your duty being done, yaa
can leave the consequences to your God,
and the smiles of Heaven and an approving
lcheers, conscience viii be your reward for
having performed your duty. Yes. fellow
citizens. alter you have thus done your du
ty. you will have done your duty. and you
can then gather your wives and your chill
dren and your little ones around you, and,
taking shell er beneath the umbra, eous trees
of tn. forest. like unto that pole ere it was
bereft OF its green luxuriant branches, per-
stringe TO scenes Of immortal glory beyond
the grave" Tremendous applause, during
which. the eloquent speaker gracefully re
tired.
Bro. Schlater, was then called for, and he
responded in a speech that did Infinitely rs
much credit Is his head as his heart. 1t WAS
decidedly the speech OF the csmps 5n--en-
tlrely free from any Of the clsp-trap VERDI
age SO common to speakers OF his age. cali
bre aid political experience. L. was bold
manly and eloquent, and We were delight
ed with it that we took it down as the burn
ing, thrilling words dropped from his lips.
determined that our readers should have an
opportunity to enjey il as We did. We can
only give the words-the msnuer OF delivery
aud gesticuaiion cannot be typed-1aust be
seen to be properly appreciated Here it is:
Fellow Cisizens Making speeches.
fcheers,1 is not in my line fGreat
sensation l am in favor of raising
poles. Tremendous applsuse-l I helped .
10 raise ny friend MAJOR Watts
pole; pointing up to the PigNut- which
was greeted By laundering cheers NJ
friend. Biekie has made a speech !;
Immense and proloHged eheeriHg:l and
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