Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-08-03

more ship building; but TIE whole en-
ergies OF our producing people would
have to be turned to place Gordon of
soldiers from the Atlantic TO the Pacific. |
in order to maintain peace at home and
security abroad and when worn out by
these exactioas, We. basing our reliance /
upon the black flag Of disunion, the drill
sergeant win come to trace Us out, that
we must die far away from our homes
and our children, sunhonored and un-
sung Now, men of Kentucky. / tell
you John c. Breckenridge bas taken al
fatal step. 1t cannot be lodged. He
has placed himself at the head Of these
fre-eaters of the South.
A Bystander-Speak Of Bell.
Mr.. Clay Bell is a good boy enough,
but he is out Of the ring just aow.-I
Much laughter, and voices, /" Hurrah
for Lincoln, and Hurrah for Bell."]
A Bystander-What do you think Of
Breckinridge?
Mr.. Clay-He is dead cocl IN the
pit [Laugbter, and much applause.
A Person in the Crowd-How about
freeing the niggers?
Mr.. Clay-I win tell you after while.
I want to free you first, AMI then I viii
free the niger afterwards. Immense
laughter and applause.
Well, now, so far as Mr.. Bell is con-
cerned, / believe he is good man.
| Immense applause, and voice, That's
50. / think that he Is going in the
right direction. Renewed applause and
cheers for Bell. / tell yeu | don't look
upon that man as much of an enemy of
mine, who says come veal, come woe,
/ will stand by the stars and stripes Of
the Union and the liberties of these
states. Long continued applause.
am not the man TO cast reflections upon
him, but laying down our minor differ
ences, say that he is right in this. And
if the worst comes to the worst, we ex-
pect to stand side BY side in defence o.
our common liberty. Great cheering.
Now, gentlemen, few more wordi
with regard to " Honest Old Abe anS
I viii let you off. Voices Go on,
" Hurrah for Bell" and Good."7 HI
{ was born down here, gentlemen, in Har
din county, Kentucky. He belonged t,
that class that great many think it won
, do to make presidents of,-but that
. think viii do. He was what we call il
/ the mountains one-sallows, barefoot
ed boy" and he went into the free stat
j OF Illinois, where every man is looked up
f on according to his merit,-where the,
) don't ask who be is descended from
/, whether bis grandfather was Knigh
: or sheep-stealer it made no difference
5 A voice How about nigger-thief? p
!; Or whether he was a nigger-thief, or th
e dog that guards the Niger, and takes th
j bread out of bis own mouth to do it,
: He split rails. Yes, sirs, be took hi
: maui and split rails. He had no NOR
7 sense than that. Laughter and ar
j plause. When the public did not SUI
g feiently educate him,-which they 4
K there, and which we do deviiish little {
{? Ihere.-he educated himself, and then, j
2 consequence Of bis fidelity, they made I
i him a captain; not militia captain
d not one of those captains to wear gaud
d clothes and fine epaulettes, and who's
: principal business it is to 60 round tt
, streets drinking whiskey and run rour
IF at nights disturbing quiet people. ar
d going TO bed with their boots on, LaugI
II ter, but they made bin captain Of fla
Ie boat, and he went to New Orleans al
,r came back and handed the proceeds
4, his trip 70 bis employers. At about Il
,e age Of % he studied some law and
D. rose to be one Of the first lawyers in Il
n state Of Illinois. and when the Lit
E Giant, the captain Of the pro-slayel
J. democracy at that time, took the field
al defense of the extension Of slavery
RS against free labor, Of all the men
X Illinois, this one-gaIlows, bare-footed b,
Of was taken up to meet him.
rn A Bystander-And he got bad
to beaten.
y Mr. Clay-No, sir, he did not.
~ gotta popular majority over Douglas, bo
70 ever much you may deny if. You trio
of ed him oui Of beng senator, but y
1d can't trick him out Of being president.
r. Well, there was 3 democrat in I
mountains, and he said be had no mott
of this thing that be split rails or
q and be ought to be splitting them J
~ I know the idea prevails ia KeatucI
at but be met this champion Of The min