The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-05-16
Whigism-What Governor Vance
Thinks of II.

Whigism-What Governor Vance |
Thinks Of It.
Gov. Vance, of North Carolina, /
made speech at Statesville some /
time ago, a portion of which we give /
below:
Now, want to tell you some of
the sympt, ms OF a fellow when he
begins to turn over. de first begins /
to talk about being independent.
Laughter. He is not tied down to /
any party, will vote for what lie
thinks best, etc. According TO the /
diagnosis OF the most slillful politi-
cal doctors, this symptom means
the same thing as the sheriff there
SAYS when he leads q horse out to
the block and cries our, 'swho says,
gentlemen, anl how muchP' APP
plause. This is an independent
morse" Great applause In other
words, he's for sale. A man who is
devoted to principle cannot be indie
pendent. His principles constrain
him to vote with that party which
will carry them out. The next
symptom is an intense love of old
Whiggery. Laughter and applause. }
When this comes out strong YOU may
appoint the funeral. Laug hter.
Railways Ready Relief can't save
him. Great laughter and continued
applause. do protest and beg that
il any man wants to Join the Radical
party he won't prostitute the name
OF the old Wings. The old Wing
party was at least a decent party
The Democrats in old times used to
call it aristocratic, and TO some OK
tent it was. l can see how many Of
these Old fellows who used to dress
with scrupulous ncatness, their boots
50 black and shlney that a puppy
would bark at his image in them all
day, laug hter, his shirt collar white
rs paper and sun as pastebOard; in
his pocket he carried a copy OF the
National Inteiligencer, and bowed
his nose with the sound OF Il trumpet
IN 4 red bandana handkerchief
Great laughter and applause ! Such
men were the very SAT- Of the earth
Tor personal and political upright
ness. They elevated no thieves and
/ public p.underers 10 nigh positions
in the government; they nude no
/ l-itJiehelds the guardians Of theiI
State bonds, they haJ No sam Watts
nor JAY bird Jones ON Lie bench.
They associated politically with no
! Ounce Mayos, Deweese, A. j. Jones,
" indy Buys and Jordan Chambers.
/ lApplausel,
Ineir profsne use Of the name
whIg reminds lac Of circumstance
that happened once in my law office.
a fellow came in one day, and taking
a seat with very sheepish counter
ance said, Governor me and an
otner gentleman has got into a little
scrape and | want you TO help me
out Of it," "What sort of a scrapeY'
said l. CIV e-l-l its 4 kind OF dis
pute,' said he. ''Well said he,
again, cts matter consarnin' hogs,
laughter. "Well,' said he, "he
accuses me OF taking one Of EN-"
Great laughter. lie didn't want
10 call it by its riget name. Now, If
any Of you want to go over to get
your share Of this plumber that's go
ing around, don't put il to "old
Whiggerry." Great laughter.
DOnt callit a matter of hogs" but
come out openly and call it by its
true Hame-a matter of stealing.
| Continued applause and laughter /
Some men pretend to find a great
similarity between the doctrines OF
the old Wing party and Radicalism.
There never was a greater mistake.
There is no Whiggery in any of
these violations of the Constitution
and outrages upon civil liberty that
l have mentioned. Light is not
more widely separated from dark
ness than arc the principles which
distinguished these two parties. just
imagine, if you can, Henry Clay
wallowing in the same bed with Billy
Holden, Hon. Cutiy Mayo and Win
dy Billy Henderson, and Daniel
Webster stirring them with a stick.
Uproarous laughter / repeat, if
YOU have any inkling for the flesh
pOtS VI 10y ~, say So Nlt ~ N'OAAN
with it. Be like the girl when her
bashful sweetheart, ashamed TO
speak his mind, sat and swallowed
his spittle In stupid embarrassment,
and kept pressing her foot with his
under the table. She finally eX
claimed, "John, if yes love me, why
can't YOU say so, like 4 man, and
quit dirtying my clean stockings. "
/ Great laughter.