The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-07
SEACAMOUSE'S IA aOUS urE
FALO SPEECH
eIIVered i'm the Varieties Theat-a
Oh Buffalo, n. ", Augost On
1873 81

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Courier-JOurnaIl
When the Mississippi editorial excur.
slonists arrived in Buffalo, 9 o'clock F.;
gay evening, August 81, party of sir in
'heir tllal after the elephant, wendell their
way into the Varieties Theatre. The
performances were nearly over when these
SIX were conspicuously and cozily seated
IN the parquette. When the last curtain
ieil the manager stepped to the front of
the stage and said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-You are nor
haps not aware. that we have now in onr
midst a number of distinguished visitors
the opponents of public sentiment in q
sister State-the editorial fraternity If
Mi 'sissippi. Several of them have hon.
ored US with their presence in this thea
ire TO night, and are now among the aud
ltors' hope you will all Join me in re-
spouse to the toast, Three cheers for the
Mississippi editors"
| Then followed such a clapping of
hands among the ladies and such stem
torlan exercise of muscular lungs as
were never before witnessed in that thea
| ire.
Who would respond to this spontane-
Gus and handsome manifestation
Somebody had to do it, 1t was one of
those occasions where a speech must be
made. There were only six of them.
The reputation of Mississippi journalism
was at stake. The situation was painful
ly critical to the adventurous six. At
length one of them said soto voce.
''Stackhouse, you haven't made speech
af - ~ !.
I on haven't spoken three words on the
entire trip. You have drunk in more
than your share of the pleasure, and you
have not contributed your share to the
common fund of enjoyment. Now is
your chance for redemption. l know it
is in you. Speak"
Slowly and majesticalIy Mr.. s. H.
StackhOuse, of the Hazlehurst Copiahan,
rose to his feet, and when he had finished
Strengthening himself up, he looked a
| foot taller than usual. And thus he
| spoke:
"Mr. Manager and Ladies and Gentle
men of Buffalo"
Take the stage! Take the stage"
was the refrain which echoed and re-
echoed throughout the vast auditorium.
| The orator assembled to the stage, and, ad-
vancing to the foot lights he resumed:
Ladies' and Gentlemen and Fellow
Citizens of Bufalo-Our surprise is
equalled only by our qualification at this
extraordinary and unexpected demon
stration. We are struck dumb, and
words are nowhere IN an emergency like
this. You have absolutely silenced US
with your kindness, and / will not at
tempt the impossible task of clothing our
feelings in language.
There was a pause here, as if the
speaker meant to give it up, but cries OF
Go ahead! Go ahead! Tell us all you
know" brought him back to his mutton.
| "When the Queen of Sheba," resumed
Mr.. Stackhouse, visited old man Solo
mons dominions in the ol1en time-hew
over mis- hills and dales in his lightning
railroad trains, sailed over his great lakes
| in his big steamers, rode upon his keel
boats as they plowed his canals, exam
| iuud UritiUalIy his fam e...d r4-~ol4iae
shops, she finally made her way to his
Headquarters and formally interviewed
the thrifty old autocrat of all the Jews;
and in that interview candor constrained
her to acknowledge that, although she
had heard much of his greatness and
magnifcence, the half had not been told
told her. So it is with us, fellow citizens
of Buffalo, in reference to this tremen-
dous country you have got. We have
heard a great deal about you. We
have read much concerning you IN your
big newspapers, of your thrift, your
push, your genius, enterprise, wealth.
progress and irrepressibility.
"But now, since we have traversed
L e.
we are. like the Queen of Sheba, forced
to acknowledge that the half has not been
told us.
| 2EACEABLE INTENTIONS.
"Fellow citizens of Buffalo, we assure
Won that this invasion of ours is altogeth-
er harmless in it's object. We are not
snyinp out the land with any hostile in
tent. No, we are much obliged to the
few bloody-shirt gentlemen among you,
who, for some inscrutable purpose Prov
idence may have in view, are allowed to
live and delay the year of jubilee In this
American family, but we have had
enough of war-rather too much OF It.
Our voice is for peace. Applause. We
are like the little dare devil boy who
pIaved around the heels Of mule, got
hadlv kicked and his face badly mangled.
He asked his father if the scars would
ever disappear from his face again. No.
sonny, replied the sire, you Will never
be pretty again, but you will have .
damn sight more sense. Laughter and
applause
NO MORE WAR FOR US.
"We are not going into any more wal
With YOU fellows. If we had known how
/ COMPOUNDED numerous you were--"nat
vast resources you had-what nation o.
git up and gitters you are-we snoulo
never have been guilty of the absurdlty
/ of trying to whip you in the first place;
Now that we have seen for ourselves, and
i gotten some sort of an idea of the ma ni'
: Iude of the job of cleaning you out W.
. consider that another war on our stat
[ would be preposterous and RIDICULOUS
e and we are for peace.
' eyes, fellow.citizens of Buffalo, we arr
E here in the interest of peace-God-likt
e neace. In the glowing language OF the
inspired Psalmist: Peace hath her VIC
tories no less renowned than war. We
believe in peace. We are quite ready 6
he barmonized. And l am glad to D.
I able to say that everywhere we have Deei
8 in the North and West we have met
. A CORDIAL WELCOME
). and kindly greeting Nobody has mad ID