Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-09
From the Toledo Blade
CoSFEDRIT Y RoAps,
(wich is in the State NV Kentucky J

(wich is in the State NV Kentucky
March 9, 1869.
The Moo Hampsheer eleckshun hez gone agin
US he'd hoped that the "sober second thought"
Nv the people Nv that State wood bring about a
change, but 1t didn't. That sober second
thought won't do to depend onto. The gnooine
dimokrat hez no sober thought, nor no second
one The sober man who thinks twice aluz hez
a most unaccountable habit Nv votin with the
ablishnsts.
To Connecticut now We turn our hopeful eyes
In Connecticut there is still potency in our old
watchword, "Ameriky for white men - and
the troo Connecticut Dimocrat still shudders
when VOC demand Nv him sternly, "Do you want
to marry a niger 2' Then its proximity to Moo
York is pint in our favor, for its cheeper to
transport voters from that city, than to any
other State, except Moo Jersey. To yOose a
military phrase, wich | Termed when wuz in
servis in the Loozeaner Pelikins, Connecticut is
near our base of supplies. It's too expensive to
do it in Pensylvany, and we shel never try that
State agin.
A. johnson desired me to go to Connecticut to
assist Dixon, and | spent one day in that bizi-
ness, johnson loves Dixon, and is anxshus that he
shel be in the House when he gifts back into the
Senit - Then" sei he, ''there'll be two Nv
US" made my way to a rooral town in his
deestrict, and arranged for meeting to address.
There was a goodly attendance, and congratu-
latid myself upon pleasant and profitable sea
son.
Strikin an attidood commenced by remarkin
that the eyes NV the country wuz jist at this
time restin onto the first deestrik Nv Connecti-
cut, and that the country spectid the elecksun of
that noble patriot, James Dixon. | proposed to
examine breefiy the record of the man for whom
solssited their votes.
At this pint the cheerman Nv the meetin pull
ed my coat tale violently.
" Well - sed angrily, for wuz gettin on
a most elokent sweat, and when | git to perspir-
in oratorically | don't like to be interrupted,
''wat's the matter p
c. Don't menshun his record ~ whispered he
in my left ear '' We dodge that ~
g But before could enter upon that sed l.,
slidin off NV that sunken rock, 'I shall say a
few words regardin the monstrous proposition to
force Niger suffrage onto Connecticut. Do
yoo-"
Again my coat tale wuz pulled, and another
nervous whisper.
"Don't menshun sufrage-he voted for it
twice. We dodge that
50 Do yoo desire.'' resoomed |, somewhat stag
gered, for Niger suffrage is my best holt, and
when deprived Nv it | am at sea without chart
! or compass. Do you desire the old narrer
idea NV the silk stoekened Whig-''
81 For the Lords sake, don't,' wuz the next
whisper. ''iDixon wuz a whig. We dodge
{ that -
That is-wich isl struck out wildly
/ " do you desire to have the heresies Nv that i'm
practicable Ablishnist, Charles Sumner
| sposed NV course this was safe It's alllz
proodent to abooze Sumner in Dimocrat meet
tin, and when hev nothing else to say, alluz
( DO it with the happiest results. But there come
mighty pull and another whisper the mint the
name wuz mentioned,
Z" Don't say nothin about sumner-Dixon car