The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-08-27


Aug. 6, 1868.
Ef the Amerikin Eagle is in the habit
NV screemin at Democrat victories she
kin now test her capacity to the fullest
extent.
The election in Kentucky resulted
more gloriouser than ever we he'd an
ticipated. Eighty thousand majority
is big thing, and we knOwd it, but we
felt that the eye of the Dimocrisy wuz
onto us, and we did our level best.
We wantid to inspire the Dimocrisy Nv
the North; to set EN- example in fact
wich wood awaken in em emulashun.
The election at the Corners wuz the
same ez the others in the state, so in
writin the history of this wun | am
writin the history NV all.
We he'd held series Nv meetins, all
wich, with the exception Nv Elder Pen
nibacker's obstinacy, wuz harmonious
and effective. Gov. Seymore's letter
wuz a great help to us. l he'd been
afraid that he mite say suthin in itwiCh
wood bother us, but when l got it ex-
claimed halleloogy! He hedn't sed a
thing! He hedn't teched any NV the
questions at issue, and consistently
coodn't give no offence to nobody.
Bascom took it, ann swore that he wuz
satisfied from readin it in connection
with his Cooper Instoot speech, that he
was in favor of payir the bonds in gold,
while Pennibacker wuz quite ez well
satisfied from readin it in eonneckshun
with the platform and Pendleton'S
speeches, that he wuz in favor of payin
the bonds in greenbax. They got to
dispootin over it, and referred the mat
ter to me Imitatin Seymore, Inever
sed a word about the bonds and green
bax, but went orf into most elokent
denunsiashun NV Joodis lskariot. It's
always safe to abooze Judis, ez there
amt nobody nowhere to defend him.
"But!" sed they in korus, "doeS he
perpose to pay the bonds in gold or
greenbax?"
Smilin benignantly onto EN-, eE Ssy-
more did at the Convenshun, re-
piled in these wordS:" My friends
for you are my friends, let US confne
ourselves to livin ishoos. Let me ask
yoo ez patriots, and men who hev the
best interests NV the country at heart,
do 700 want yOOr daughters to marymisgerSP
SNever!' sed they, strikin tablos,
"never!" and they rushed out into the
street, hollsrin 'Rah for SeymOre." {"
Sich porshens NV the letter, however,
ez fitted our case l red to em. That
paragraff into which he bewails the
condishun Nv men like us at the Cor
ners, wich he styles the intelligence Nv
the South, Kernel McPelter and l read
to every one at the Corners, we bein
all wich kin read; and the paragraff in
which be denounces the men who as
sert that Union men amt permitted to
live in psece in the South read the
first time to twenty or thirty Of our
people wiCh he'd jist returned from
raid onto the settlement Nv Abolition
lists over on the Pike Run. Young
Issaker Gavitt wuz so Affected that he
shed tears, wipin his eyes with q han
kercher he took from the body of a
Yoonyun man wich he he'd just shot in
the presence NV his family, wich re-
foozed to leave the settlement.
The elecshun went off magifcsnty.
Never did see in all my experience,
wich hez bin very great sich extensive
preparations made. Bascom'S bar wuz
made free. Deekin Pogram, Kernel
McPelter and myself one NV wiCh holds
a Government offs, and the other two
expects to, he'd barl Nv new eleckshun
whisky purchist, wich Elder Pen
nibacker, notwithstandin his diSaffeck-
shun, furnisht at cost, witch wuz 2S
dents per gallon, ez no tax hez ever bin
bade in this districk.
l opened the polls, usin for the pur-
pose q hat, and the votin Commenst
lively. l put in two, Bascom slipt in
three under different names, and the
other faithful ones voted ez many times
ez they thot nessary. About ten
o'clock Pollock came up to vote, at wich
I wuz surprised. When I say surprised
| mean it. The very presence Nv the
man at sich time and place wuz start.
| lin. and it he'd terrible efeck on the
populis. "Wat" sed Issaker Gavitt,
Indignantly, "shel Illinoy Ablishnisl
"a man not born in Kentucky-a man
who holds views so totally different from
ourn, persoom to vote at these ere polesl
Never" 't .,l
AND Issaksr, bilin over with rage
went for him, in wich wuz assisted by
the entire balance Nv the Corners. Th'
wretohed man paid heavy penalty fol
his insolence. He wuz carried off BY
some sympathisin niggers, mere wrecl
NV b former self.
A little later the "Yoonyun men," ei
they call themselves, upon Pike run
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