The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-02-07
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We remember .oms y,.n ago { In 1853 We
think> Of reading the diasustins account Of .
bsa.,ly arh, on the Canals border, between two
;uporsnt and disgrscefal gamblers. drunkards,
and pri,e fighters Our READERS, many Of them,
can no, have forgotten the disgusting details Of
,ha, affair they cannot fail to remember how
every nan with u spark Of manhood in him
looked upon il as not only degenerate and dis
gushing affair, but as one in which they felt
Jingle Of shame that bodies created in mans
image could be there put to such shameful,
barbsrous use. We remember the story Of New
Hampshire gentleman in the last campaign in
that state, Of his trip from California with one
of those gamblers and prire-ashters, after a Sc
we're furnishing" by one Tom Hyer-how his
face lookcl like a lee OF mutton struck by light
ming, and how he was half naked and nine-tenths
drunk all the way from San Francisco to New
York. and how everybody ON the ship expected
daily to sec his filthy carcass thrown overheard.
And yet the Democratic party has taken this
same filthy piece Of pummelcd flesh and bones
and sent ii to Congress! There, today, in that
great representative body Of the American poo
pie sits the ignorant and disgracci (no you can
not disgrace him, but he disgmced manhcod)-
there Is the drunken, debauched gambler and
prise-6ghter-John Morrissey There, where
once sat the Adamses. the Choates, the Cush-
ings, the woodburys, the bright galaxy Of in
tellect from the whole country. II has remain
Ell for the "grcat Democracy" to disgrace the
nation and dishonor an American Congress, by
sending to II such representative. And
yet this Democracy Is elamoring against allow
ing ignorsnt(D negroes the right Of suffrage!
This Democracy Is trying to build itself up on
the anomaly ofa "whitc mans government,"a
government Of intelligent(D Democracy.
1t Is amusing, considering these clamors, to
sec what Democracy does when Il has clear
chance, ~ in New York city, for instance,
where II has 60,OO0 majority. or course no
man representing such a constituency ever had
thief applied to him, or cut-thrOat, or gambler.
Or well what spotlcss regulations those
representative democrats all have! 1t is said
that the ignorant, debauched Hon. John is
paragon Of his class. When he isn't drunk he's
sober, and then he feels like q barn rat in
strange garrett; then il is that he feels sleepy,
looks strangely at the members and wants to 80
home.
A Washington correspondent, whether in ear
nest we cannot say, thus reports speech BY this
representative" Democrat:
II is said that on q recent occasion, while
snoozing. the clerk called his name over for
the yeas and nays, when he reused himself
and made the following eloquent Democratic
speech on the tariff bill I;
Ibid trembie when Was coming To tho serateh
that time lleenan was To big Tor me, and that
morning I'D have given good dealto get out OF
tho scrspe. still made up my mind that as had
put all my moLey-syeryd- DID cent had into the
ihng, was going In. and then. thought !, III be
id u didn't whip him teo. When looked NJ
lleensn. stripped for the fight, thought I'd he
max. him work for ID. I eyed him all over as he
sat In his corner. Good God. says to myself.
can't do nothing with that fellow but then, again
round whew rsmembsr how he did plug me.
tell you what 10 Is, gentleman, donr want tn
brag 90 my own pluck, for IL would be no use now
that am out Of the ring. hut IL hadn't been
pretty good game. I'D have caved In on that hrst
round.
The speaker reminded the Hon. Democratic
member that he was not talking pertinent to the
question.
The question" said the Hon. John, 'tho ques.
ton Was whether he should plug mo or should
plug him" After q long tussel We fell, and was
mighty glad Of IT, IL was while We we're down
this time that made up my mind Vas going to
whip him. Ileenan tried ~ choke me while We
were on the ground. lie got his hand on my throat
this way Cutting the action to the vord) When
felt him do that, thinks To myself sonny have
got you now I thought that q NAN who'd do
that was . coward, and nom that tiee 10 the end
OF the nght ielt sure Of wblpplncAin, AMI would
have whipped him, just as did, II the fight had
lasted Just twice as long as II did. II Heenan had
pluck equal To his strength, all HELL couldn't whip
him but he hain't and It's no work at all to whip
him, ifyOu can only stand up under him Tor the
first Few minutes"
Thus il will be seen that the Hon. Democratic
representative was indulging in happy rcmi-
niscenee. Is ii not enough to inspire the hearts
Of Democrats with emotions Of nat ional pride, to
think Of the future Of this Honorable Democratic
representatives Why should they not wish to
purify the ballot box, and have white men, like
the intelligent Hon. John for instance, alone
to be endowed with the elective franchise !