The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-09-05


gloriouser than ever we he'd anticipated
Eighty thousand majority is big thing, and
we knowd it, but we felt that the eye of the
Democrisy was onto US, and we did our level
best. We wantid to inspire the Dimocrisy
Nv the North to set EN- an example, in
fact, wich would awaken in EN- emulashun.
The election at the Corners wuz the same as
the others in the State, so in writin the his
tory nv this wun am writin the history Nv
all.
We he'd held series Nv meetings, all
wich, with the exception Nv Elder Penni-
hackers obstinacy, wuz harmonious and ef-
fectve. Governor Seymour's letter wuz a
great help to us. l he'd been afraid that he
mite say suthin in it witch wood bother us,
but when got it l exclaimed haleloogy -
He hedn't sed a thing! He hedn't fetched
any NV the questions at ishoo, and conse
kently couldn't give no offense to nobody.
Bascom took it, and swere that he was salts
fed from readin it, in connection with the
Cooper Institoot speech, he was in favor Nv
payin the bonds in gold, while Pennibacker
wuz quite as well satisfied from readin it, in
conneckshun with the platform and Pendle-
toms speeches, that he wuz in favor Nv payin
the bonds in greenbax. They got to dis
poetin over it, and referred the matter to
me. Imitatin Seymore, never said word
about bonds and greenbax, but went OFF into
most eloquent denunsiashun Nv Joodas
Iskariot. Its always safe to abooze Judis,
ez there amt nobody to defend him.
"But'' sed they in korus, does he per-
pose to pay the bonds in gold or greenbax?"
Smiling benigrantly on to EN-, ez Seymore
did at the convenshun, l replied in these
words: " My triends-fory you are my friends
let US confne ourselves to Twin ishoos.-
Let me ask you ez patriots, and men who
hev the best interests Nv the country at heart,
do you want your daughters to marry mig
gers?'
"Never!" sed they, strikin tables, "nev.
err and they rushed out in the street, hol-
lerin, "Rah for Seymore."
Sich porshens Nv the letter, however, ez
fitted our case, red to EN-. That paragraph
into which he bewails the condition Nv men
like us at the Corners, which he styles the
intelligence Nv the South, Kernel McPelter
and read to every one at the Corners, we
bein all witch kin read and the paragraph in
which he denounces the men who assert that
Union men amt permitted to live in peace
in the South, l read the first time to twenty
or thirty Nv our people witch he'd just return
ed from raid onto the settlement NV Abo-
litionists over on the Pike Run. Young Is.
saker Gavitt was so affected that he shed
tears, wipin his eyes with handkerchief he
took from the body of a Younyun man wich
he he'd just shot in the presence Nv his fam
lily, witch refoosed to leave the settlement.
The elecshun went off magnifcenty.-
Never did l see, in all my experience, witch
hez bin very great, SIGH extensive prepare
tons made. Bascom's bar was made free.
Deekin Pogram, Kurnel McPelter, one Nv
witch holds a government offs, and the other
two expects to, he'd a bari Nv new elecshun
whisky purchist, witch Elder Pennibacker,
Notwithstanding his disafiecshun, furnisht at
cost, witch wuz % cents per gallon, ez no tax
hez ever been pade in this districk.
opened the polls, usin for the purpose
hat, and votin commenst lively. 1 put in
two, Bascom slipt in three under different
names, and the other faithful ones voted ez
many times ez they thot nessary. About 10
o'clock Pollock came up to vote, at which l.
WIZ surprised. When 1 say surprised l
mean it. The very presence Nv the man at
SIGH a time and place wuz startlin, and it
he'd terrible effeck on the populis. "Wat!'
sed Issaker Gavitt, Indignantly, "shel
Illinoy Ablishnst-a man not born in Ken.
tucky-a man who holds views so totally
different from ours, persoom to vote at these
ere polls? Never"
| And Issaker, bilin over with rage, went
for him, in witch he wuz assisted by the en-.
tire balance of the Corners. The wretched
man paid heavy penalty for his insolence.
He wuz carried off by some sympathisin
niggers, mere wreck NV his former SELF
A little later the "Yoonyun men," as
they called themselves, upon Pike Run,
come down to vote. But Issaker and Nc
Pelter reasoned with EN-. Kernel McPel
ter's remarks wuz pertickerly impressive
! They asserted that ez American citizens they
he'd right to vote, and shood do so at all
hazards. The Kernel in reply stated to EN-
that the Corners wuz fghtin for their lib
erties-that no matter what their abstrack
rites nigh. be, the Corners Good not permit
herself to be contaminated with Ablishin
votes. "Shood you attempt it," sed he
impressly, the blood Nv the Corners will
be up, and won't be answerable for the
consekences. Bewarer'
They passed forerd, when from among our
people a single shot was heard, and the head
one Nv EN-, preacher, fell within in the
dust.
pitied the poor wretch, but wat kin we
do? Why will they come about us, irritatin
our people with their incenjary votes? That
man he'd family. Wat reason will he give
them, when he's carried home ded, for his
ontimely deceese? It's ever thus. The
Abishnists will never let us alone. And
yet spose hirelin and subsidized press in
the North, in the face of the prevocashen
we received, will accuse US Nv murderin this
man!
Our ambishen wuz to hev the vote clean
Dimekratic. But it wuz not so. At about
Pm, Joe Bigler, who he'd heerd Nv the
doins, come to the polls. Issaker and Nc
Pelter wuz goin to pervent him from votin,
but the william drawd a revolver the mint
they lookt at him, and they partid, maxim
lane for him to the hat
"Does any one challenge my voter" sed
he, cockin his weepon. =" Eff so, let EN-
speek."
But no one interfered, and l took it.
When we countid out there wuz barely one
Ablshin ballot in the hat. 1t wuz Bigler's.
But we were neer enuff yoonanimus, and We
perpose to keep so. The process is simple.
1t consists merely in shootin all who differ
with nc Tins wo how neaoe of home