Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-02-12
RFrom such storied scenes as Asi

TFro such storied scenes as Asia
and Europe present to the traveller, we
turn to our own dear land without losing
particle Of our original relish for the
less classical and poelical. but no less
genial ideas which America Produces
To WIN. L. MYERS. of Tifin, Ohio, we
are indebted for a phonographic report
of that celebrated speech on the
"Crisis," the text Of which is by univer-
sal consent, allowed to be-
aoR ANY OTHER NAN"
The speaker said:
"Ahum-m-ml Feller- Citizens:--I
have been called upon this eyeDin' to
appear before you for-for that is, 1
have been requested to appear upon the
the scaffold this evenin', for the pur-
pose of elucidatin' TO you the all-ab-
scrbin' subjec' which am now agitatin'
the-the certainly I have" (Cheers.)
"Ahum-m-m -mh but to return to our sub
iec'; as was about to remark previous
ly before hand, what's our country
comm to? That's what I'd IKE to know
myself. Look at the eatcongregated
cireumhex of this glorious Union, just
look at it? Does anybody see it?-
Certainly, that's just what's the matter.
Album m-mI but to return to our sub
iec'. Look at our great American ea-
gle, the glorious emblem of our liber-
ty-iust look at me-" Here the speak
er's voice was drowned by continued
shouting and applause. "What are you
going to do with that ERE bird? Look at
'em as he flies from the Handicapped
suumick of the Licherdee mountains to
the terrific abyss Of the Goshwallican
avenue, an futters his taif-feathers, an
seq, in the sweet language OF the Apos-
tie Paul, in his epistie TO the Egyp-
tians, when he said, root hog or die. ,
That's what's the matter.p' En-
thusiastic cheering, "Ahum-m-m! but
TO return to our subject, look at our
look OF our--loek al eur-that's what
I'd like to know. Look at our newspa-
pers, just look at 'emT eanrpick up one
without readin' something in it--that's
what's the matter, What did I see in
paper this morning? What did l see
there2" fWith empressment. J "Pro-
visions has riz. What's the conse-
quenceg Coffee an molassess had a
fight. What's the consequence again7
Molassess got licked. aa' coffee had to
settle down on its own grounds. (Ap-
plause.1 That's just what's the mat
ter--or any ether man." (Cheers.)
"Abum-n-m MI but toreturn to our sub
jec'. Look at our soldiers! just look at
'em! Does anybody see 'em2 Do they
not march forth to battle in the time Of
peace, an'-an'--an' get shot in the
neck? Certainly they do; that's just
what's the matter" (Cries of "good.")
"Ahum-m-m! but to return to our SUBJ
jec'. Look at our sailors!'look at 'emI
Do they not-do they not? Certainly
they do. Do they not sail out in the
briny ocean, where the roarin' pillows
flumigate, an where the devourin'
elephants open their jaws for 'em, an
an lay down in their warm hammocks,
an sleep? Certainly they door any
other man." A voice, Certainly"
"Ahum-m-mi Look at our fremen!
Ab, those boys, just look at 'em? Do
they not at the dead hour of night, when
the clock proclaims the hour of mid
night, and when the baiometor is AZ
degrees below Cicero, do they not rush
forth to the scene OF confageration, an
AN get drunk? Certainly they do,
an that's just what's the matter Of
me--or any other man. But to return
to our subiec'. Now what does this
great an glorious Constitooshun of this
United Confederation OF Pennsyltucky
say? What does it say? that's what
I'd like to know. Dees it no, say
does not our Constitution say? Ger
tainly it does; that's just what it seq"
(Sensation. "What did Patrick Henry
Jackson say? did he not say that each
and every cue should stand upon his
own ground, and did be not lay his
hand upon his heart, an say with clear
conscience, that he was a paper-doll,
with glass eye? Certainly be did,
or any other man."
The speaker retired amid tbunders
of applause.
The person who fails to understand
the subject which am sgitatin' after
perusing such a lucid explanation as
that is, must be intellectually poor in
deedl s.a
EE The En0uirer saws 0Fitz John