Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-10
ALEXANDRIA,. VA.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1872.

Gov. VANCE. of North Carolina, has lately
made in that State, one of the best stump
sneeches which We ever saw. reported in the
newspapers-full of wit and argument, and to
which, tits said, justice has hardly been done
in the report. The following is one of his hits,
told in such good humor as to give no offence
10 any of either party who listened to him:
"Now. want to tell you some of the symp-
toms Of a fellow when he begins to turn over.
He first begins to talk about being ''indepen-
dent" Laughter. He is not tied down TO
any party, and will vote for what he thinks best,
&C. According to the diagnosis Of the most
Skillfu political doctors, this symptom means
the same thing as the sheriff there says when
he leads horse out to the block and cries out
WHO says, gentlemen, and how much?"
Applause This is an independent horse !!
iGreat applause In other words, he's for
sale: A man who is devoted to principle can
always be independent. His principles constraln
him to vote with that party which will carry
them out. The next symptom is an intense
love of old Whiggery. Laughter and ap-
plause When this comes out strong you may
appoint the funeral. Laughter. Railway S
Ready Relief can't save him. Great laughter
and continued applause. do protest and beg
that if any man wants to join the Radical party
he won't use the name of old Wings The old
Wing party was decent party. The Demo
Gratis in old times used to call it aristocratic,
and to some extent it was can see now many
Of these old fellows who used to dress with
scrupulous neatness their boots SO black and
shiny that puppy would bark at his image in
them all day, laughter his shirt collar white
az paper and stiff as pasteboard; in his pocket
he carried copy of the National lntelligencer,
and bowed his nose with the sound Of trum-
pet in a red bandana handkerchief. Great
laughter and applause, Such men were the
very salt of the earth for personal and political
uprightness They elevated no public plum
derers to high positions in the Government
they made no Littlefelds the guardians Of their
State bonds; they had no Sam Watts nor Jay
bird Jones on the bench. They associated po-
liticaIly with no Cuffy Mayo Deweese, A j.
Jones, Windy Billys, and Jordan Chambers.
Applause. o,,.
Their profane use of the name Of Wing re.
minds me of circumstance that happened
ouce 10 my law Office A fellow came In one
day, and taking seat, with sheepish coun-
tenance said, Governor, me and another gen,
YOU to help me out of it, "What sort of a
scrape?" said l. "W-e-l-l, its kind of dis
pute, said he. ''But what kind of dispute? -
said l. 'Well," said he again, tits matter
consarnin of hogs" Laughter. We'll, how
concerning hogs?' said |. "Well, said he,
II believe he accuses me of taking one of em. =
Great laughter. He didn't want to call it by
its right name Now, if any of you want to go
over to get your share of this plumber that $
going round don't put it on ''od Whiggery. y
[Great laughter. Don't call it "a matter of
hogs" but come out openly and call it by its
true name-a matter of stealing" Continued
applause and laughter.