, 1866-11-27
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County, Illinois. It Is an elevation In the !
broad bottom Of the Skillet Fork of the Lit |
tie Wabash, where the Inhabitants of the |
surrounding swau,ps in former years met to
curse abolitionists aud punish forty-rod |
whiskey. In 1856 there were bnt two men,
as the story goes, who voted for Fremont,
one ofwhom was shot out and the other was !
| egged out Of the Democratic party. Tradition |
| relates the facts on this wise: The natives
| were assembled In their whiskcy den irnbi-
| hing deeply as usual. A democratic imp,
full Of fun, had gone out earlier than usual
| mounted his old mare, and with her rope
bride, turned her head to the door, when
from pure mischief, he lurrahcd nt the top
Of his voice for Fremont. Out tumbled the
Democracy pell.mcll, to sec who Ind dared
to insult Frog Island by such shout. The
CHIP laughed heartily at his practical
joke; but tho crowd "conldn't sec it,n
and swore they would shoot even Demo-
crat If he should 90 that thing again. Most
Of the crowd went In to take another drink,
and when the joker had got several rods from
the door, he again hurrahed for Fremont,
when hard.hcad blaxed away at him, the
first load of pigeon shot striking the young
stcE in the stern, and the other peppering
his old mare-an insult which she stoutly re-
scnted by kicking up her heels and pitching
her rider headIong in the mad. Of cour1e
there was time generally but the sprlg Of
Democracy cursed the party generally and
specially, and LEFT them'in disgust. lie was
shot ont Of the Democratic party
In the other case. deputy sheriff residing
at Frog Island, Impressed With the dsgnity
Of his Office, went to Fremont meeting to
keep order. The Democracy assembled,
armed with their most convincing arguments,
viz, pockets full Of rotten eggs. While near
the speaker, stopping down for some pur-
, pose, the crowd fired yolley, and the sheriff,
raising his head at the instant, was struck
square between the eyes with one Of these
!, Democratic arguments. Ills infinite disgust
made him dcnounce his former friends as a
. pack Of vagabonds, aud ended in his voting
fer Fremont. He was cgged out Of the Dem
:. ocratIc party.
- While "swfnging round the circle" ir
:, Southern illinois, in September, Lieutenant
i. Governor Bross and George G. Bellows, ESQ.
~ spoke at GRANVILLE, White County, and Al
- - bion, Edwards County, and the former hay
- Ing got lost in 1864 with Hon. D. L. Phillips
- in the vicinity of Frog Island, alluded mis-
~ chIevously to that renowned Democrat.
- locality. The following letters to him show
= that Frog Island is redeemed. We give IT
=. good people joy over the progress Of politica
- - intelligence anon E them:
~ GRANVILLE, IT,, November 19, 1865.
$, GOVERNOR BRos*-Dtor Sir: Well the election
~ | L. oyes, and thank God VIC have triu4phcd-xha
- II, thc loyal people have condemned ihc trsitor
Ii schemes Of johnson and hls satellites 10 lei
Is. us out to JEFF. Davis L Co. = -
~ In this little town VIC worked hA.d-dId Ill y
VI could do. Although our efforts make hut it'll
Is was done In Edwards and Wabash countias b
tho demonstrations in Graysllie. Being attustc
r ssssa n1 " H. ~ 81 SuI 'unt
III Into White County, Our state Reprrecntauve, l
White and Edwasds was defeated Just t*cnt
Sse 'etn9 u LET e oes1 o. re CSoRPsshsa S
y lwentyonc votes il our majo1ty there, Which Va
~ sixty tbs year and eighty for rs Two rcxs