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Advocate Mau’a Flag*By mutual arrangement, Mr. Merritt baa for several daja past, been mounting toe cars go* ( ing up and down the road to meet the trains, for the purpose of receiving the news of i | Douglas’ nomination, with tbe understanding1 that a few of bis kidney should stand at the Depot, with their old cannon loaded to the* muzzle, and as soon as they see him reach ; out his arm and wave his hankercbief they 1 were to commence firing. So far they have ■ had to return crest-fallen and deeply morti-j ; fied, because the priestly leader has each day ! assured them, if they would have their powder dry, that on that trip be would certainly,, surely, positively shake the white rag. But, Mr. Advocate man, remember if in your ex- \ citement you should happen to loose that signal (the white handkerchief) agreed upon and not have another at hand, we would rec j ' ommend you to tear offthe/ront part of the lower extremity of your shirt, for the pro-: gramme of the white rag must not fail.— Douglas will, probably, be nominated, and! we know of no better arrangement than that the editor of the Salem Christian Advocate' i be, by common consent, appointed “Rag* “Shaker,” for Southern Illinois. But, poor} old man, “nary shake” has.be been able| to give. And each successive time, they, with i heads down, have taken up their doleful march back to the office of that little vile 10 by 12 sheet, the Salem Christian Advocate.
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Centralia Egyptian Republic
Centralia, Illinois, US
Thu, May 03, 1860
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