The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1858-1864, 1862-08-30
Speech Of the Live Yankee John
Conness---A Couparison

As matter of local news. the snsach Of
Mr.. Fl. 81. Merrill. or the g Live Yankee as
be calls himself, on Wednesday evening last /
should not, perhaps. pass unnoticed. TIE ran
teman. 1t should be mentioned. apnonnca.i
himself some time since, IS an indenap5a,,
candidate for Member of the Assembly snd
on the night in question he had promised to
give his views Cd matters and things in rena-
raj. The evening arrived, and 50 did the
Live Yankee" Having mounted the rms.
trum, be commenced by deelaimiug sundrv
speeches of the orators of the past which he
had committed to memory-amons which was
speech of Patrick Henry before the Vireinis
House of Burgesses. just previous to the Amer.
lean Revolution. This having been finished
in the speakers most melliiuous ,ones-a 50.
norous nasal twang-he opened on his own
account, by most horrid onslaught upon The
Democrats or D." secesh 'nistS, whom be demol-
ished in the twnkling of a Holsters eve. The
secesh 'nists," Numbered the orator. is lest
Ike Jack Dowd's pack train One.ihird on
en- Is dead, and toiher third is utterly. com
paratigely and entirely used up He then
branched eff upon favorite theme-the evils
of slavery and the beauties of abolitionism.
upon which be would probably have been des
caniing until now, had bet 80 Intelligent,
coniraband, of the feminine gender, who had
been listening to him, surg out" git down
from dare, you ole fool ab'litioner!" The Live
ankee," however, continued for some time
longer-his tagging energies being occasion
ally revived by the discharge of India crackers
Immediately under his coat-tail He closed
at last, by an eulogy upon the virtues and
political consistency of F NJ Smith. ESQ. in
whose favor he declined fearing, as he said
that by running he should divide the vote of
the Union party and thereby insure the cleo
ton OF the secesh niSts"
The speaker was vociferously cheered BY
the b'hoys during the delivery of his grafton,
and be left the stand amid the most tremen.
dous applause" There has been no display OF
eloquence upon the stump, since the com.
mencement of this political campaign, com.
parable TO that of the Live Yankee " on
this occasion, except the address of |. John
ConnesS, delivered few evenings previous
from the same stand. That and the Live
Yankees were about upon a par The differ
ence, if any. was decidedly in favor of the lat
ter in point of sound sense and modestv.-
Should |, johnny, fail of an election 10 the
U. 8 Senate, and as, per agreement, become
candidate for Congressional nomination. il
has been intimated that the Live Yankees"
claims will be presented and strenuousy urged
for that important position. Advocating both
the same principles. and both being equally
ardent, ambitious and eloquent, the struggle
between them will be an interesting one-to
outsiders The fact that Mr.. Merrill has this
year declined to run against one of his own
party. for fear of dividing the vote of the psr
ty, will tell strongly against his competitor.
Conness, who acknowledged in his late speech
here, that he was induced to become a candi
date for Governor last year. for the purpose Of
eectins Mr.. Stanford. This, however. will
probably be Offset by the greater experience
and superior aptitude of the latter for manage,
ment in packing conventions, vulgary called
political trickery. Clear the track for JOHNNY
CONFESS and the Live Yankee p for the
q" Live Yankee " and johnny Conness!