Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-07-27

seemed 10 appreciate us points. lie was
q devotee Of that
=" Gossip fair and free.
In Heaven yclept Euphroeyne-
BY men, hesrteasing mirth."
He came. He had been Governor, Sena-
tor, Secretary Of the Treasury but most
Of all he had been, and yet was, the rarcst
OF all the Buckeye humorists and orators.
First he went TO Circleville. "What
shall l speak about?" said he to the com
mittee. That body, in full chorus, re-
sponded, weevil" Our member is
lodging the Lecompton issue; he ignores
the English bill he seeks to defraud hon
est agriculture by seeking votes through
weevil. Governor held him up to the
scorn OF an indignant community. Cor
win liked the issue. He told me after-
wards that he enjoyed that campaign.
"Fellow citizens" he began. "your
member has voted on both sides OF the
Lecompton question. He desires you 10
forget how he disliked Buchanan and de-
serted Douglas. He would persuade you
that he Is for free Kansas, q d that II the
people can't vote directly for 1t, under the
English bill they may vote II down. How
does he dc this7" At this pause the gov
ernor produces NV snti-weeyil sack. He
shows the chat. cheat, dirt. rust and So
forth clandestinely introduced, for polite
al effect. into my innocent sacks and with
one of those wonderful grimaces and gcs-
lures. which would have made his fortune
on the comic stage, he says Your
member asks you to vote for him As a sad
die bag candidate, on both sides OF Le-
compton. How could he persuade you;
Won't you take little weevil?'" The
rosrs OF laughter among my enemies were
indescribable for noise and extent. So
WAS told. did not hear him but once,
and then but short time. That WAS after
he had spoken AT the capital.
When he went 10 Newark to speak in
the fair grounds, | WAS 30 audacious tn
60 out TO hear. l hitched my horse and
buggy In the woods, crept quietly under a
slouched hat, and, with hickory tree as
a barricsde. ! sat on the grass in hearing
distance. When reached the grounds
there were 1--we thousand excited rcpuhli-
caus already assembled. There is unusual
commotion in the ihrong. The governor
Is driven up in bsrouche with six white
horses. On each horse. above the ear. Is
a flag" Dorm Nth the WeerI Candidate -
Banners are borne into the masses, amid
shouts, bearing notices For Congress,
Lucius Case, the Farmers Friend and the
opponent OF Weevil" The stand too, IL
ornamented with flags. On them are vari-
Gus emblems and mcitos Bread is the
staff Of Life. Cox would poison 1t with
NJ, IA. so", uo"n Oen,"u
- II,~ 49, .
a Sts tuiiiui' a'i>es o',
-. '"e ma mas Vi
rs. " ,oOcINe uo'e'n oo'
quering Hero Comes"
'iIAu vas aPp"in'e"' hue" nun
ne was III. aversion. ne was from
me Iepuoicsh 'o"nshlp' "hich
anNs gave over TWO hundred against me.
Athousn Inere were several churches and
q coleee mere ana out one tavern where
~ IIquot WAS soid except on the sly. l
tnA. mention 'ha' got some support there
-' ""'ei curt nut that man. a
.A'u' WAS my otte nor lie had put ques-
'4ohs 70 me ABOUT taxAtlon and ratio OF
| representation though learned, he never
| pau any taxes, ana Only represented bank
rupics. Sun be was model OF class OF
| PoIiticiahs OF the pietisic sort.
peep around my tree 10 hear his open
ing lie says Fellow Citizens Before
Governor 'orte'"e begins his address de-
| sHe 70 ptopoued an interrogatory. IL
'here any one here IN the crowd who has
any Oh 'he ~ee'ii wheat sent out ny our
mehoef OF congress
INTO the stand trembled for my reputs-
lion, - A committee (accent on the com,
i sitting on the hind eend OF this stand
eAAinIhih INTO the genooineness OF this
ne" ,iansieu wheat, (cheers We VIII I'M
mask lhis uemsSogue who sends u out.
ne pre'ehds 70 be the farmers friend. lie
- 'he enemy OF ihelr homes and hearths
iie "ou1u Crawl IKE tne animals Of holy
VIII into the very kneading troughs OF the
honest people he has betrayed on the Lee
compton ON Is the committee ready 10
| ieioHt
Al this point the committee approach
'ne 'front.' OF tue stand They were led by
NM So."lh used 10 cali (afterwards) =
DUG neHs' ne Is long gansling, lcha-
oou franc sor' OF person, with highly
nasaI wang and the sing song OF eIhor-
sA4ioh, before he begins the strng band
CONSISTING OF three hddles, ME. and a
- ai uih, siilhes up Inc rirI Let
DehInu INC sympathi1e win the tune :
ou1 .ne music Goes not soften the features
VI Tue ChairiAah- lie ADVISES the people
mus M eheerhsh anu ieiiow citkens-
lLe committee appinted TO examine this
wheat nave concluded their lAoors, and are
unanimously OF the opinion there's weeyil
n H. After which stray Democrat from
newton township, little lively on the
subject OF grain and It's juices, proposed
70 "hlp 'he crowd he Gas for " weevil,
Cox ana the Constitution, and dam any
aoolsh In the meeting
~ IS needles 10 say how the meeting
treated my friend, and Governor Corwin
that report He began. as he said serious
y on ceres. The joke WAS too classical;
ne pictures the condition OF kansas-ihe
ohght OF slavery on It's virgin soil. the
men OF blood and crime-and rises TO his
climax al every turn; and for these
grievances your Congressman proposes
what: To devastate your fair fields with
weevil: Cheers
But ! cannot dwell on this phase of the
campaign l had TO meet my competitor.
How l met him need not say. When