American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-09-20
DIR. Jackson.s Great Effort.

The inimitable orator of the century,
DIR. Andrew jackson, yesterday perambu-
lated the principal streets of the city on
a wagon, accompanied by one of the most
efficient organ grinders west of the Noun
tains and east of the Mississippi, giving
notice to the public that in the evening
he would discourse in the most eloquent
manner upon various subjects of the ut
most importance. As the Doctor rang
ponderous bell and waved the flag, crowds
gathered to hear the last words which
were to fall from his lips previous TO hi
appearance in the evening.
In accordance with this announcement
and other respectful indication, the Doc
tor was greeted by large audience oi
highly respectable and duly appreciative
citizens at Lafayette Hall, in the even
ing The celebrated gong artist, Joha
Algeo, half an hour before the lecture
took his station at the street entrance e.
the hall and performed some quaint selec-
tions from the music of Macbeth. Dur
ing the same time the orchestra Of bell
ringers, under the vigorous leadership OF
Mr. William Fullwood, discoursed lively
airs in the front part of the hall. Hun
dreds of passers-by stopped to listen to
aud admire the sweetness of the music
Several of the most enlightened persons
in the crowd were heard to observe that
such music must sound more enchanting
av greater distance, and with view to
test it, they took their departure.
Shortly after eight o'clock. the hall
having been comfortably filed the orchcs-
ira of bell.ringers was divided into two
parties, one on each side of the gallery,
as proper support to the Italian artist
who presided at the organ on the platform.
The great gong artist took his place in
one of the wings.
As DIR. jackson took his seat on the
stage he was greeted with tremendous
cheering, waving of hats, ringing Of bells,
sounds from the gong, the Star Spangled
Banner by the Italian artist on the hand
organ, and loud calls of :" hats off in
'front.'" "stand back and let us hear the
doctor" ""st down, ""speak louder, swat
till the doctor takes a drink" and sundry
Ot0eT eApTeSSlOus luulCdtlfS VI Shpuu uSieS'
tic anxiety.
After silence had been restored, the
most welcome silence our reporter ever en-
joyed, the Doctor began to speak his piece
He hoped his audience would have better
manners and more of them than when hi:
eloquence last burst upon the air in that
hall. He said he was going to tell them
| if they would behave themselves, about
the poor soldiers, him among others, whC
had suffered death in the first degree
Yes, sir yes, sir yes, sir Bully fol
"yes, sir!'' Yes, said the Doctor, wher
| was in Richmond, where some here was
l can tell you who you are, and you may
laugh, but you didn't laugh in Libby
down there, where fed you, and looked
after you, because | was outside and yol
was inside, poor souls that you was Bul
ly for poor souls. Yes, sir yes, sir
remember when the soldiers, you soldiers
me among the rest of them, poor soul
were glad to dig holes Here the Doc
tor bccame pathetic as he unfolded to th
almost entranced audience the following
poem which he had composed on the las
subject named We give it 0er6atin, e
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