The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-11-08
The BUbblipg Democracy,

mocracy hereabouts, just now, than ought
to affiict one band of individuals cahog-
led together to secure the Offices, merely
that they may more effectually serve the
dear people. Such running to and fro, such
cussing and caucusslng, such whimper-
ings AID whisperiugs, such elbowing and
nudgiug, such finger shaking and hand
shaking, and such agony of gesture gen
orally as is INDUCED by the orators, and
disinterested leaders of the late campaign,
we never did see Nor could we account
for the mystery-for mystery it was, un
til the feline quadruped escaped from the
bag-upon any hypothesis that was at all
satisfactory to US. We first opined that it
was the reduction of the Democratic ma
| iority at the late election, from over 2,
600 to few votes below that number,
but reflection satisfied us that that could
not be, as the orator Puf's Of the party
= the men who were worried = reioiced
over the result, and were only too glad
that they got any majority at all. We
guessed agan-and this time, that there
must be detection in the ranks Of the
- Bread and Butter Men," over the de,
lay which encompas.ed the distribution
of the promised rewards, now long over
due. We were right in this, but only
in part, and very small part at that, for
the men who jined" merely "to secure
the spoils," were but few in number, and
now that the election is over, are account
ed insignificant in ranks so crowded with
greatness; and these few sneaked around
with their thumbs in their mouths, and
| so far as we could see were allowed no
part in the hubbub. 1t was the Cicero's,
the allusion altogether oratorial, the De-
mostheues officials that are, both
Senatorial and judiciary, and the repre-
sentatvcs and the Deputy Collectors that
are trying to be, who were, as the sublime
| Poet says,
Plunged in gulf of dark despair
over something which bothered US to get
at But in this, as in all the other mud
dies in the political world, there is day
sure to come, in which doubts are Gissi-
pated and mysteries removed, and that
day has come to our relievement.
Previous to The muddle's sezing upon
the hardshells, there was considerable re-
joicing in their coup, and much cackling
as though there was "a hen on y or, indeed,
number of hens on. The election had
twirled our ncighbOr, the Squire, from
the simple seat editorial to the important
seat Judicial, and knowing his idea OF
the new "po sishun," and the incompati-
bility Of its occupancy with the old, and
his repeated pledges to sell out in case OF
his election, the " hards" rejoiced at the
prospect Of now having things pretty
much their own way. They had labored
for some time to impose an idea of their
importance upon the dignataries of the
party abroad, and of the necessity of the
spoils being disposed of as they demand
ed; butt dignataries L" couldn't see it. "
There were neither oustings nor innings
of sufficient magnitude to suit them =
True, 4 postmaster's head was made to
fall beneath the official ak, but they had
gained nothing, and Assistant Assessors
aud Deputy Collectors of the black-re-
publican" persuasion still stood as eye
sores to their hopes. They then conceived
that the rather independent manner in
which the Squire padded his canoe was
a drawback in their way, and they at
once sent to Allentown, secured the for.
warding of purchaser, and forthwith
the Democrat was articled for, and they,
of sudden become the head and front
Of the Democracy Of gallant Monroe -
and the happiest set Of men alive.
But how futile are all human calcula-
tions. Hardly had the joy of the hards
become appreciable, ere wOrmwood min
gled in their cup; and heightened visa
ges took the place of those which stulti
/ fed satisfaction had foreshortened. First
upon rumors' wings, and then upon the
wings of startling reality, came the news
that there was Democracy which would
not brook dictation from their Democracy
and which presumed to try titles to their
right to the leadership. Fast upon this
came the fact that press had been pur-
chased, and that if need be, war, unre
lentins war, would be waged upon their
assumptions; and then came scares, and
runnings to and fro; and all were dispi.
rited, for it had come to pass, that what