The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-29
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The following telegram was yesterday
received from Col. Don Morrison, our
good friend Of the eloquent tongue and
religious turn OF mind:
PEORIA, Oct, %, 1875.
r. Judge Aulhey or j. II. obcrly.
Glory TO God In the highest. HIS
wisdom has guided your footsteps.
DoS MORRISON.
In what has the footsteps ofthe staid
Judge and the gentle John been guided.
doyou ask: No, YOU cannot ask the
question:. You know enough to know
as our friend Bob IngerSoll says that
the enthusiastic Don means that the loot
steps Of the Judge and the John have
been directed by heavenly wisdom 70 n
settlement of the senatorial question.
We believe him, for In this canvass the
skies seem to smile with great brightness
upon the Democratic cause. II there is
Democratic lion anxious to cat DEM
cratic lamb. the benignant skies induce
the lion to put of his meal, and the ra-
venous beast and the gentle wool-bearer
lie down together. Indeed, not few OF
the mostsppetite-condemned Democratic
lions in this part OF the political wilder
ness are eating straw like gentle Demo
cratic oxen. Peace IL In our ranks and In
our hearts; and the millennium would
now dawn in this senatorial district,
If the wheeling bird Of Union county
the dsrk-plumaged and fast-nying Crow
sometimes incorrectly written kroh-
would settle down upon some convenient
branch and croak no more and IL the
never-tirlng but gentle dispositioned
wolf Of Jacksonville all-darkening Al.
bright-would cease to growl, and get
into the pen with the harmless lamb
the black-wooled Obcrly-and with that
gentle sheep would 70 to singing psalm
OF reconciliation. But the Crow will fiy
and the wolf will growl and the lamb will
bleat, aud the millennium must be post.
poned tor season.
But, really, there Is cause for the re-
jolcing words of Col. Morrison and 80
we join him In his loud acclaims. We
sound the loud timbrel, even a. the re.
joicin2 Miriam and her women did, over
Egypt's dark hour, and with dancing and
with songs. celebrate the reconciliation
OF the Townes and anti-Townes
factions OF the Democratic party Of this
district. At this very moment, In co
static Imagination, We are clipyina to
the neck of Billy Williams and are shak.
ing hands with Nose Harrell; are In the
embrace Of Col. Townes and receiving
the benediction Of Dave I.ineqar; we
hear Jesse McHanle swearing that
he always did like Oberly. and Oberly
declaring that Mac was always the
apple OF his eye, his rose of Sharon and
the conscience of the Fiftleth district.
In this same imagination, we behold
Bross and Mulkey receiving the forgive
ness Of Miles Parker; Hilcmau blessing
Townes Mulkey and Greenlec hobnob.
bin&.with Cunning aud Comings Wilson
doting upon Agnew, and over all the
happy aud roconciled family OF the De-
mocracy, Judge Crawford. the pate,'
tanil,ct, holding his hands outward as II
IN the act OF shedding forth a bene-
dichon, aud We hear his good voice
singing out the " ords; "Ble.e you, 10y
childen. bless you;' while the meek and
gentle committee-Morris, Treece and
Lemma. Grown the Judge with their
good opinion aud cay 10 him
Blessed are the peace. makers in the
Democratic party, for some OF them con.
tinue on the bench. and some 20 to con.
gress."
so. with Morrisou NC say to all the PEG.
pie VI tho late warning factions OF this
senatorial district; "liis wisdom has
guided your iootstcps. but dom, forget
TO work and cote tor Ware"