Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-08-13
"TARHEEIr ELOQUENCE.
Gev. Vance on Independent
Candidates, EROgS, Old wings e
T- Radicals etc. r.T

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heard in long time was made by
Gov. Vance a few weeks ago al
Statesville, n. G. Read the fol.
lowing extracts. and laugh: ssqr.
One fellow will tell you that he is
an old W-hli-g, and don't like the
Democrats and scceSsionist that
they brought on the var and are re-
| sponsible for all the ruin Of the coun.
try. and therefore they think they
had better go over. Laughter.
Now, l have this. to say about that.
La the first place, these secessionists,
alone, were not responsible for the
war. The Northern Abolitionists
had, in my opinion more to do in
bringing ON the war than anybody
else But suppose the Democrats
were to blame for it. how does that
affect the question? What excuse
does that give for lending your infu-
ence to a party that is robbing the
country of the little the war left it?
Suppose | was a Democrat at the
beginning of the war (Which | never
was, or Secessionist (Which l new
er nave been. or that | helped to
bring on the war (Which l never did. }
is that any reason why you should
take to stealing? Laughter Sup
pose neighbor should catch you
robbihg his hen roost, do you think
it would be a good excuse to say,
Why, | wouldn't have stolen these If
Vance hadn't brought on this war?
More laughter.
Now, want to tell you some of
the symptoms of fellow when he be-
gins to turn over. He first begins
to talk about being "independent,"
Laughter. He is not tied down to
any party, and will vote for what lie
thinks best, etc. According to the
diagnosis of the most skillful politi-
cal doctors, this symptom means the
same thing as the shelf there says
when he leads horse GU. to the block
and cries out, "who says, gentlemen.
and how muchY'~ Applause.
This is an independent horse =
Great Applause, In other words,
he is for sale. A man who is devo-
ted to principles can't be independ
ent. His principles constrain him to
vote with that party which will carry
them out. The next symptom is an
intense love of old Whi?g3ry Lau III
ter and applause ] When this comes
out strong you may appoint the fiji
neral. Laughter Railways Res
dy relief can't save him. TGreat
laughter and continued applause. /
do protest and beg that if any man
wants to join the Radical party lie
won't prostitute the name of old
Wings. The old Wing party vas at
least decent party. The Demo
Gratis in olden times used to cali it
drjStOcrGtic, 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
[laughterl, his shirt collar white as
paper and stiff as .pastebord, in his
pocket be carried copy of the NJ
tiO1,uL IteliWeacer, and blowed his
nose with the sound of a trum
pet in red bandanna banker
chief. Great laughter and ap-
plause. Such men were the very
salt of the earth for personal and po-
litical uprightnesss. They elevated
no thieves and public plunderers to
high positions in the government
they made no Littlefeld's the guardi-
ans of their State bonds, they had no
Sam. Watts nor Jaybird jones on
the bench. They associatiated po-
liticaly with no Cufy Mayo Deweese,
A. J. Jones, Windy Billys, and Jor-
don Chambers. Applause.
This profanc use of the Whig re-
minds me of circumstance that hap
pencd once in my law office. A fellow
came in one day, and, taking seat
with sheepiSh countenance said,
Governor, me and an another gen.
tlemen has got into a little scrape,
and | want you to help us out of it. :"
What sort of a scrape?' said T.
We'll, it's kind of dispute"
said he s'But what kind of dis
pute," said |. "Well," said he
again, sits matter consarnin' of
hogs" Laughter. "Well, how con-
corning hog>Y' said, |. "Well,"
said he, Il believe he accused me Of
taking one Of en-" Great laughter.
lie didn't want to call it by its right |
name. Now, ifany of you want to
go over to get your share of this
plumber that's going round. don't |
put it on "old Whiggery." Great |
laughter Don't call it ga matter
of hogs" but come out openly and |
call it by its true name-a matter of |
stealing Continued applause and
laughter ga :. |
Some men pretended to find a great |
between doctrines of the
old Wing party and Radicalism.-
There is no Whiggery in any of these
violations OF the Constitution and out
RACES upon civil liberty that l have
mentioned hight is not more widely |
from darkness than are the
principles which distinguish these two
parties, Just imagine, if you can,
Henry Clay wallowing in the same
bed with Billy Holden, the Hon. Cufy |
Mayo. and Windy Billy Henderson, |
and Daniel Webster stirring them
with a stick. EUproarous laughter. |
repeat, if you have any inkling for
the fleshpots Of Egypt say so, and be
done 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 exclaim-
ed, "John, If you love me, why can't
you say so, ike a man, and quit dir
tying my clean stockings [Great
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