The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-08-24
Political Serm0n-.By the Rev. Hard.
shell Pike.
From the Cleveland Plaindealer.

shell Pike.
From the Cleveland Plaindealsr.
MY BRETHERING AS a gineral thing
I'm fernenst political preachin', but as Hen.
ry Ward Beecher and numerous others too
tejious to mention hav set the 'zample, l
don't know but how I've as good a right
TO preech few politics as emmy of 'em. I'm
not dedicated man, my Brethering but l
know what Liberty is. She is a nice ole gal,
that's what Liberty is, and my Brethering,
l take her to my arms, and l say, old gal
you suit me! Now shan't tell you whar
my text is, but perhaps you kin find it if
you sarch long enough, and when you do
lind it, it shall read, He split some rails in
lllinoy, and bossed roarin' fiat boat.
Them is his only qualifications, asid frum
his personal beauty, for President of the
United States.
Now this is land of Liberty; and she
shan't be busted up ef l kin help it. 1 know
thars effort bein' made to bust her.
Thar's fernatics and traitors and old wimin
IN small dogs clothing hold of Mason Il
Dixon's line, jerkin and haulin' and a
tryin' to sever that bully old cord, but, my
Brethering. it can't be did, though Abraham
Lincoln is cheerin' on the jerkers and haul
ers as loud as he kin, and though he did
split some rails in Minoy and boss roarin
fat.boat
Thar's a conspickius indvidyel named
Douglas, chock full of intellect and pluck,
who has heart like an OK, and carries it in
his hand for his cOuntry's benefit, who will
take keer of that ar line and see that it amt
cut, or damaged, or allowed to rot off like a
pollywog's tail, as if Linkin was placed in
the White House-Linkin who split some
rails an Minoy and bossed roarin' fatboat.
Thepizin crew who oppose us tell US to cum
to Abraham's buzzum, when the fact is be
hain't got no more buzzum than a chist of
jiner's tools has. And l kin tell the Re-
publican infants who nestle in that ar buzz
zum, that they'll find mighty poor nussin'
And he split some rails in W,noy and bossed
roarin' fiat boat.
Make Linkin Capting of the Ship of
State, and in less than a year she'll be
without rudder, compass or anchor. Who
wants to see the Ship of State degenerate
into rickety old hat-boat? And he split
some rails an Nlnoy and bossed roaiin'
| fiat boat.
My Brethering, the man to be skipper of
the Ship of State is Steve Douglas of Ilinoy.
Steve knows every rope in the ship He
has been in all sorts of gales, but alters come
out all right. Thar's been mootiny abroad
when he was before the mast but be put it
down. Thar's been desersion aboard the
ship, but he told the deserters to 90 to
thunder, whar they belonged, and the ship
got along better for their leavin'. On one
occashun he went in for mootiny himself,
but, my Brethering it was righteous moOni-
ny. The Captiug, miserable man, who
could never get anybody to marry him, tried
to bribe his crew to hist the black flag, and
then it was that Steve and many other brave
tars went in for mootiny.
Some, it was true, stuck to the ole Cap
ting, for be divided the plunder, and they
was Onery enough to do anything for money.
But Steve beat the ole Capting all holler,
and the verdict is, sarved him rite. The ole
Capting is in bad way at Washington,
and getting wuss every day. Nuthin' but
the fresh air of Wheatland will revive him,
and Nv that he will have an opportunity to
partake, by the unanimis consent of his
constitoounts, as we'll as every body elses
constitoounts on and after the fourth of
March next. My Brethering, we'll let the
poor ole boss go, and turn our ';ention to
Linkin, who split some rails in Nlinoy and
bossed q roaring aat-boat.
What did Linkin ever do besides splittin'
rails and bossing fiat. boat? Maby he's
good man. I'm not here to maline him, my
Brethering. No doubt he can split a fair
rail. Probably he is kind man in his
family and pays his grocer's bill promptly,
but my Brethering he can't keep hotel.
He's too small a man-tOO week a sister
to be President Nobody ever hearn tell
of him until the Republicans set him up to
be knocked over agin by Douglas. And
he'll be knocked over agn by Douglas,
notwithstanding he split some rails an M,noy
and bossed a roaring fat-boat.
My Brethering, must close. Put the
Little Giant fare and square in the White
House and all will be we'll. Put him thar
with his beautiful wife. Put him thar be-
cause be belongs thar. Mrs. Douglas will
revive the droopin' flowers, shake the dust
out of the carpits, have the segars tubs all
carted away, clean the old house from cellar
to garrit, and fill it with sunshine and Joy.
And when you 60 there, it won't seem like
going into the cage of an old bar, who, if
you don't fall down and lick his paws, will
bite your head off,
My Bretheriug, S. A. Douglas is my
candidate and Mrs. S. A. Douglas is my
candidates.
Let US all sing "Get out of the Wilder.
ness," short metre.
Movements of the Prince of Wales.
QUEBEC, August l6.
The propeller Ariadne and Flying Fish,
accompanied by the Queen Victoria having
on board the Gov. General, arrived of the
Sagueney, this, Wednesday morning. At
noon the Prince and suite embarked on the
Queen Victoria for Haha Boy. He spends
to-day at st. Marguerite, where some tents
have been erected for him, returns in the
evening to the Hero, and starting on Friday
morning for Quebec.
DESPATCH from Leavenworth, R. l.,
says: "The statement of the sufferings of
the people of Kansas in yesterdays Wash.
inUtOn dpsnatch is believed fo ho orootl,,