The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-12-13
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The Great Stump Speech.

he tOtioWthk tuctu SUI ustouuulnNI
argument struck the ears Of our citi.
zens at National Hall, on Monday eve
ming, and was SO convincing that We
secured, at great expense, q verbatim
report.
Mr.. ADD RYMAH appeared and said;
FELLOW HUMANS, STUDENTS AND
HUMAN FELLows:-Our contcmpla-
ton iu addressin' you this cvenin, was
to deliver to you our discussion from
the one eyed Chapter Of the two eyed
John but, my heaters, on looking
over this vast and surgiug assembly,
and seeiug before me so many Star
Spanglcd Banners lyin' round, We
have changed our mind, and il is now
our intention to epdeavor to come in
on the homo stretch. applause.
Look at the American Eagle, my
surprieed lisienersl See him on the.
cloud capped summicks Of the allie
gheny Mouptains, Aoppiu' his tail
feathers, bidding defiance to the entire
world, and spelling for muss. Oh,
noble bird. May he ever prove too
sharp for those who try TO pluck him
from his glorious roost---uDless they
ppt salt on bis tail. (Great cheer
ing, and voice, amon)
Fellow Bummers, TO stick TO the
subject which we have chosen this
eveniu', and which fills our heart to
such an extent that our mouth must
open and let the feelings of our bosom
out. When we look, abroad, my
hearers, and see the rising generation
coming to-toZtoAToo, aud enjoy
ling ali the luxuries of this mighty
aud great country, which Christopher
columbus had so much trouble to get
across tho oceau --aud what a pity il
was, my hearers. that he dropped
Now Jersey on the road. CHEERS }
When, my fellow humble servants, We
90 back TO the times OF blood during
the great rebellion, and talk aboutsour
trials, and especially tho Southern
lConfcctionary1going back TO that
time, my beloved hearers, there was---
/ allude principally, to the period Of
1776y vixen tho people resolved that
the star spangled smasher should SUR
round the British lion or die, when
they ran a'yacht across the Atlantic
and then de6antly returned, to becer-
tainly. (Great Applause eis
Whom, my friends, the Bcncoip
Boy knocked Tom Saycrs so high
that when he come down again his
clothes were old fashioned. (Sensa-
ton h to
Look at your Florence Nightengale
: who left her teuder home and friends
to attend to the soldiers, Applause.
Look my hearers, at your, celebrated
old women. Look at Fanny Fern
and Harriet Beochor Stowe. LooS
at James Buchanan. Long aud loud
oheers. .Itr
The world admircs your nobility
Why, sirs, Benjamin f. Butler, wht
commanded in New Orleans, and who
is now rusti, ating in Massachusetts
what did he say whom he dug the
Dutch Gap Canal without striking
beer or eider2 He said, "Mr, Presi,
dent, you have great and glorious
country; but sir, in order to maintain
this country, you must--you must
yoH mast my hearers, and he was
right" Who throw that last brick
Great sensation.
Chapter tooth.--But the cruel war
is over, and il fills our hearts with joy,
our bosoms heaye with emotion to see
our soldiers, after their hard fought
battles, returning home-from Can
ada, (Cheers) The privations which
these brave sons of ours endured in a
foreign country, while our own was
bleeding and in trouble, is heart pain
ing. (Exclamatious of assent)
The speaker at ths crisis became
warmed up and spoke as follows
Where; oh, where is our cxtinguish,
mcntP
At this juneture, in endeavoring to
strike the table an emphatic blow, he
missed that article and was prccipita.
ted on his head. which greatly alarm
cd his hearers. On recovering himself
he proceeds as follows;
Let US return once moro to our
subject. Where, my hearers, was
Tiihn twelve hundred years agor Was
il on the beautiful spot upon which it
now smndsY No, my distracted suf-
ferers, it was not, On this very sym
bolieal spot, We might have heard the
war. whoop Of the Indian Chief, in the
dim distance. But where, where is
that war whoop nowS The war, my
hearers, is extinguished, b u I
thanks be to goodness, the hoops have
Increased. (6reat applause }
With these few remarks, my hear
ers, we will close the Discussion for the
present, but next Friday evening We
will continue the subject at the little
white school house back Of town
Until that time, my friends, VIC leave
the constitution and flag with thirty.
four stars in your hands, and we will
continue 10 swing around the circle
carrying our stars and flags by the
way.
The speakers retirement was greet
cd with unmitigated applause,
The Manchester Examiner believes
the majority of the people in favor OF
an amlcable adjustment of the Ala
bama claims, and urges the early set
Element Of them.
General bankruptcy is expected
throughout Mississippi. West Ten
nessee and Arkansas are in better
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