The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-12-20


prove the utter decentralization of New
York politicians, it is supplied by the
election of John Morrissey the eX-pugil-
list, and wealthy faro dealer, to Congress
| from the Commercial Metropolis of the
| Western world What he has ever
done to be thus chosen is more than we
know Of. As q prize-fighter he won a
worldwide noteriety. AS a gambler he
has gained fortunes and lives to enjoy,
them, and why his friends should seek
to disgrace him by an election to "a Bump
Congress is more than we can tell
The Radical papers are making great
ado over his election by a majority OF
thousands. Let us see a little.
Who and what is Morrissey?
He is stout, good looking Irishman,
Of about forty-fve. He weighs about
eae hundred and eighty-fve pounds.
lie has a good head, a clear brain, a deep,
earnest, fearless brown black eye; he
speaks slow and earnestly; he is about
five feet eleven inches high, broad shout
dered, deep chested, strong OF muscle;
his hair is Il beautiful glossy black,
slightly wavy, worn reasonably long,
and fleclled with 4 few grey sentinels;
his beard and meustache are Worn full
he dresses in faultless black broad-c.oth,
a1tSIS Al pm WI vi
five thousand dollars, "a large signet ring,
and large sleeve-buttons, studded with
diamonds; he is wealthy; he is liberal to
the poor, giving thousands Of dollars
yearly to objects of charity; he pays a
hundred cents on the dollar for all he
owes; he champions the poor and de-
fenceless; he moves in the best society
of New York; he is clear headed bust
ness man. with broad, liberal, national
views.
He was q poor, ignorant boy; brought
up much as are preachers sons, to all
manner of devilment, and q credit to
nobody. He has risen from the lowest
rounds-he came up from the lowest
walks of life, through ignorance and
bad education, to the position he occu-
pies. He is not a brawler-nota saloon
thief-not drunkard-not Il robber-
not a thief-nota murderer-nota hyp-
ocrite-not a Union hater-not despis-
er of the people and an obsequious snob,
who bends the knee to the Puritan bond
aracy of New England and its morbid
Christianity.
John Morrissey is u gentleman who
minds his own business, and thousand
cal ministers of the Gospel ofthis cOun-
II y VI tlISlA AOlAoWSios
He was poor man-so was Abe Lin
coin. Morrissey was a mechanic-Lin-
coin was Il rail-spliter. Morrissey talks,
acts, appears like a gentleman of sense.
Lincoln told smutty stories, stitched
hogs eyelids together to blind them so
he could drive Unemployed his kHuck-
les into peoples ribs, and guffaWed at
his own smartness.
Morrissey owns faro banks and sits
behind the table to deal the cards for
others to bet on. We do not see that it
is worse to sit behind his table than for
Thad Stevens, Dick Yates, Tim. 0.
Howe, and other leading Republicans,
to sit before it and bet on the cards as
Morrisey deals them out.
He had prize match with Heenan
once, but when the contest was over, he
shook hands with his opponent, and
each forgot the bloody past, and became
friends, and the two united now make
strong team. The example of Morrisey
would be a good one for Radicals to fol-
low.
He never stole spoons, watches, and
diamond iewelry for his wife as Ben.
Butler has. When he fought with Hee-
nan he did not pick his pockets, Or in
suit his sister or mother as the brute
Butler insulted the women Of the South
who were robbed by his orders and raw
ished by negroes and drunken whites
with his consent, in retaliation for their
expressing their disgust at his venali-
ties.
He never stole cotton as did Banks,
and Others of the God and Morality
thieves.
He never allowed men to be murdered,
slaughtered and captured as Banks did
Northern men on Red River, in his cru
SADIE or cotton and niggers.
He is not gutter drunkard, as Yates,
of Illinois.
He is not ranting, canting, blasphe-
NOUS, hell-deserving tenement OF hate,
ignorance, selfishness and hypocracy, as
is Brownlow, of Tennessee.
When in fight he never went out of
a back door, like peas from tin scoop.
with his shirt tiuttering in the breeze,d
Ia Washburn at Memphis.
He is not one of those chicken-steal-
ing, Christ forgetting. wench-loving,
igger-worshipping, Bible-bangers, such
as turn their sacred desks into political
stands, and wallow in the worldly pool
ofpolitics.
Morrissey is not a bounty broker,