Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-06-25
CoSFEDRIT X ROADS.
(Which is in the State NV kentucky :
Nav :. 1872

May 8, 1872.
he'd severe time NV it at the Corn
ers, gsttin our people to consent TO taSin
the great and good Horris Greeley to
their buzzums, and embracin Nv him the
same ez tho he he'd bin Breckenridge,
Hoffman. OF some sieh man. which they
he'd bin more ismilyer with. Ii took four
day NV persistent sweariu afore | Good
convince EN- that he'd any idea NV sup
portin man which they he'd heered me
denounce ez the yilest Ablishen despot
on earth thousand times. Alas they
don't know the full elastissity nv the
Democratic mind.
called a meetin, and give EN- an &C
count NV my stewardship at Cincinnati.
Icommens my remarks by sayin that
went to Cincinnati with view NV NOM
ination that steIlin patriot, Judge Davis,
who tho in otis ex Republican,
hezeat snaff Republkinism about him
to hurt him, or that other sterlin patriot
Charles Francis Adams. the son OF John
Quincy Adams but wich hezen't anything
NV the Adams about him but the name.
1t wuz a gatherin Nv the people. not an
offis-holders conyenshun; and that WIZ
what wuz the matter with US. Not one
nv the delegates held Government
posishen and net one NV US had any
chance Nv gettin one under Grant.
Grant be id" wuz the cry in cho.
rus. Give Us any body else"
contest. tho, wuz somewhat disap-
pointed. The Conysnseun he'd thrown
of on Alarms and Davis and nominated
Greeley.
Hang him :" shouted the people. Il
kin lick any man in a minute, who asks
me to vote for him shouted hernal Nc. |
Pelter.
paid no attention to these cOmpli-
ments.
II he'd no idea Nv ever supportin him,
and wuz glad of his nomination only es
believed be would draw of enuff Re |
publikin votes to enableus to elect
sound Constitutional DcmocIat-"
That's wat we want--a sound COnsti
tutional Democrat - yelled Kernell Nc
Pelter. late Nv the Coniederit seryiS.
"But hev notist that the great MAORI |
ty Nv the Demokrstic papers-Q kin
read, my brethren, and hev that advan-
tage over yoo)-insist on adopting him
at our convenshun, and eli so. he is our
candidate"
We'll see him"
Hold :" sed quickly, mo good Dem
okrat kin bolt 3 regular nominaShen, and
after all Horris is not the wust one we
kin hev. Our motto wuz Principles.
and not men, We carried it out to the
letter. We adopted principles; and ez
for men, we come ez near nothing ez
possible. under the circumstances. Troo
he is high protective tariff man, witch
don't SCOT Elder Pennibacker, but the
Elder must remember that the versateel
HOrsis is willing, efwe will support him,
10 treat that ishoo sz one to be settled by
the people elsewhere. He wuz an op
preSsor Nv the South, Kernel McPelter
would say. Troo he wuz at times. and
then again at times he wusnt. | hey
wacht the great aud good Greeley very
closely for many years. There ANTI no
question that now remember NV Eek
cept slavery and the price NV the New
York Triboon), that he amt bin on both
sides Nv q dozen times. Like the intoXi-
Gated individjuel who coodent git into
bed coz the room was whirlin round, and
who determined finally, TO lay still and
wait till the bed come round 10 him, all
that any question hez goa to do is to lay
still and Horris is certain 10 come round
to it. He bleeved slavery wuz uncon-
stooshnel and yet wuz for pawn the mig
ger owners for the niger. He defended
John Browns raid and opposed secession.
Then immedjitly thereafter he favored
secession, then insisted on war agin Us
for seeesdin, then urged the Federal
patch up peace with Us. He hez bin 4
radical and conservative, 4 Fourierite
and believer in bran bread He oppos-
cd Taylor and supported Linkin and OPP
posed him. in short, he hez bin on all
sides Nv all questiOns-one side to day,
and tother tomorrow. and very frequent
ly both at the same time. In short, |
don't know Nv nothin that he hsz'nt bin.
and can't immagine nothin that amt eX-
tremely likely TO be. read his record
yesterday and wuz wuss tore up in my
mind then ez tho he'd bin on drunk for
week. | never knowd more confusin
or intoxicatin readin."
"But. said Deekin Pogram. "are we
dimocrats to be compelled to vote for
SIGH bundle Nv contradiskshens ?"
my aged friend" | replied blandly,
Wood 700 like to receive from me the
trifin sum Nv one hundred aud eighty
dollars witch owe 700? Wood Bascum
wood
From every individual in that awjence
there came up ike the roar Nv torrent:
Eyes ~
On the question Nv my payin my debts
the Corners is singularly yOonanimous.
"My brethren, the way TO my liquida
lin Ia Pnst Ofis and Post Offs only Ell