Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-03-14
Humors of Politics.

18th inst. The Demo-
;ratic candidate was Hon. John
3. Sinclair, and Gen. Walter Har-
riman was the standard bearer Of
The Radicals. The canvass had
many humorous features, growing
out of the fact that both candi-
dates stumped the State. The
Boston Herald says:
Sinclair reviews Harriman's
political antecedents, and quotes,
amid much laughter on both sides,
an apostrophe he made to the
Democratic party, while presiding
at its State Convention in 1861,
when he used the words Of Ruth
TO Naomi, to-wit:
"Entreat me not to leave thee,
or to return from following after
thee; for whittier thou goest, will
go; and where thou lodgest | will
lodge; thy people shall be my
people and thy God my God !;
where thou diest, will die, and
there will / be buried; the Lord
do so to me, and more also, if
aught but death part thee and me"
Hartman turned this al Lam
caster, by saying that he staid in
the Democratic party so long as
lit had any God, but went out
when he found that God had left
it. The Republicans thought this
very good. Sinclair rejoined at
Plymouth, to the satisfaction Of
his friends, and the amusement
of all by saying-"My opponent
saws he went out when God left
the Democracy. ] think he stood
in so long as be could serve God
and Mammon. But when he
could do so no longer, the foo
said in his heart, THERE'S no Godp
Gen. Harriman's friends complain
of personality" in such hits a:
these. and also in SIncIairfs allu
sicns to certain pointed charge:
brought against the former by Off
GERS in his regiment during the
war, upon which q court-martia
was ordered, but prevented BY
Col, Harrinan's resignation-he
subsequently, being re-appointed
by Gov. Gilmore.
Mr.. Sinclair also dEelIs OF Gen
Hartman refusal to answer "yes
OF "no" TO certain questions be
has propounded TO MS Radical
opponent 1t Plymouth, Harm.
man said, in reply 70 these ques
tons, that he would be willing to
sit down with Sinclair and give
his opinions, but would not do 20
Il In public Sinclair said the posi-.
ton Of the candidate reminded
hin Of ! Circumstance that took
place II the town Of Bzrnstead,
some years ago An old lady,
named Mo1sey, had company one
day, and was frying doughnuts IN
their presence when an unwashed
specimen Of Young America, call
I ed (for shoFtl @B5II Bunker" came
in She gave him . long one,
It proved very tough Bill placed
one end IN a cnrrerof his mouth,
shut his jaws upon it Ike a VICE,
and began to wrist away with hiz
RIGHT hand But what Mrs Mon
seq had joined together no nan
cogId part &zundeTI So Bill, til
king tie doughaut from his mouth,
stEzfnad earnestly 70 the old lady
and exetaImed:
~MEss Mousey, can't you make
better dogghnatz than these
Is your father az home, Billy 4''
asked the old lady N d quick tone.
Il sag, Miss N0uzey, can't yuu
make better dnugh1uts than
theseT'
Billy, aat L about time to 60
after the cows w
Mss K1sasey, cent goss say YES
or Eoy' asked Billy with great
emphasis
Hush. hush, Billy, don't you
see we've gn& company. and I viii
talk that matter over sru1e day
when we are alone It isn't prop
er We should talk about ii before.
the company
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