The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1861-10-17
THE HUMBOLDT FIzzLE.

the last Frontier, describing the "Great
Democratic Union Pow.wow," held on
Humboldt Greek, on the 10th inst, and
not eoncurring in toto with the reporters
view of things, beg leave to give my
views Of things, as they were. Your re.
porter arrived on the ground at rather
late hour, and I must confess my appetite
vas keen, partly, perhaps, owing to the
herculeau piles of victuals my Imagination
pictured would be awaiting me. But, alas !!
On reaching the +" beautiful grove" taking
a retrospective glance at things, my sight
grew dim, my heart "drapt" seemingly a
foot, and the antlers that carried me over
many a mile cursed by "secesh" refused
to do duty, when luckily my sorrowful
predicament was observed by . comrade,
who, with hurra, and How are you :"
pulled me into the centre Of gaping,
gawkish groop, when Was " axed," "'Aint
yer hungry Pitch in" &c. Pitch into
what? thought I, upoo looking around and
seeing fragments of raw meat, out of which
the crimson red was oozing, crusts of bread,
broken dishes, empty kegs, broken bottles,
scattered profusely over the unleavened
table, while ever and anon biped Of
the gender masculine would rush wildly by
with bone and hunk of bread, hurraing
for He'll, and Company B of the Kansas
Second. l must confess the scene was
picturesque beyond description, and men
tally asked, Is this the Grand Union Dem
ocratic Barbecue, with victuals for 1000
persons? Turning from my position, 1
spied huge pile Of calico, situated upon a
"nca bra," and owing, l presume, to the
condition of my digestive machine, made
a charge in "double-quick" for the pie,
with arms extended to lift las l supposed
the cover, when 10 masked battery"
by the Eternal. In my excitement ] had
mistook sundry bundles of the crinoline
gender for the eatables fancied l should
see. For reasons unknown to the writer,
my presence was only noticed by gawks of
surprise, and deeming my position further
unsafe, l retired from the spot.
My attention was next directed toward a
group of perhaps two dozen men. Moving
askance and forward, (my optics having
regaincd their normal condition,) | espied
the glorious old banner, the Stars and
Stripes, and was about to give one grand
hurra for the old Flag and the Union, when
[ discovered gentleman on platform
making speech. l learned the speakers
name to be Robinson, candidate for the
Legislature. He is of medium height, very
good looking, but too much of the big I
aud little u to suit me. His speech con-
sisted in the inappropriateness of the term
"Grand Army" as applied to the army
now about Washington, of which be said,
"It had been three weeks getting to Bulls
Run, and (wiih a sneer,) one day getting
back to Washington" Had l never seen or
heard the man again l would write him
down traitor at heart. Since, l learn
that before his nomination he was an out
spoken secessionist. lie has remarked that
Missouri ough: to be whipped into the
traces, but no more. He wound up by
saying there were lots of smarter men than
be ESQ we tboug wanted everybody to
vote for him-didn't expect to be candi-
date again-and thought if the people knew
him he wouldn't be elected.
Mr.. Freeman was called upon. lie COM
menccd with the usual, "Feller cidzens an
ladies', l ant no speker. l never made q
politercal speche in all my born dase, but
fcller cidzens my opnunt in Dickerson
county is a too fased feler-hc ust to blong
to the Dimcrat party, but bekaws We
wouldn't nomcrnate him, he turned Black
Republican" He said he was opposed to
the war, wanted the g fuss settled somehow
anyhow too" He spoke two minutes and
a half, and wound up by asking every body
in Kansas to vote for Kim, promising them
they "shood hav no moar tackes to pa
durin the war, if he wus lected." He left
the stand amid uproarous laughter. He
halls from "Arkansaw."
George Montague mounted the stand
Now thinks I (as George hadn't been a
candidate latelv,) for a treat. But alas !!
It seems / must be disappointed all round.
George struck off on the same cid stereo-
typed speech-namely, The Origin, Rise,
and Progress of Democracy" (he didn't
touch on the last era, its Fall,) interspersed
with his history of all the Abolition socie.
ties that ever existed since the food, to-
gether With his expose of the sins of the
Emigraut Aid Society, which he charged
directly as being the sole cause of the pres
ent war. He refused, upon being asked,
to explain the beauties of the Blue Lodge,
of which l learn he was . member. In
the course of bis remarks, he alluded to an
eminent New Euglander, [George Thomp-
son, in the early days of Kansas, when a
soldier of Uncle Sans [wbose name was
George Thompson,] jumped up and truth