Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-10
Mn. NASBY AHEZ A INTERVIEW WITH
THE PRESIDENT1
Church nv ST. -
Nov. the I. '63.

ton. The misible condishn the Dimoc-
risy find themselves into sinse the elec-
shen. make il nessary that suthin be
did, and therefore l determined 10 see
wat Good be effected by q persnel in :
tervew with the President.
Interdoosiu myself, l opened upon
him delikitIy, thus:
.Linkin,' SEE /, 'ez 9 Dimocrat, q
freeborn dimicrat, who is prepared TO
die with neetnis and dispatch and on
short notis for the inalienable rite
Nv free speech--noin also that your er
a poriller. a feendish ape, lank thirs-
ter after blud. l speek.'
'Speek oD,' sez be.
4 am a Ohio dimocrat,' seq I, who
hez repoodiated Vsllsndiggum.'
Before or since the elecshin, did
700 repoodiste him?' sez be.
'Sinse, retordid /.
i thot so,' sed he. i would hev
dun it too, he'd 1 been you,' continued
he with a goriller-like grin.
we air now in favor nv a wiggerus
prosecusben Nv the war, and we want
You to so alter yoor polisy that we kin
act with 700, corjelly,' sez l.
Say on sez he.
Il will We don't want 700 to
change your polisy, materially. We
are modrit. Ansbus to support yoo
we ask 700 to adopt the follerin tri-
fin and unimportsnt changis:
Restoar to US our habis corpusses as
good az new. tE,i
Arrest no moar men, wimmin and
children, fer opinyun's ssik.
Repele the ojus con6scashen bill, it
irrytaits the Suthern mind and fires the
Suthern hart. .
Do away with the drafts and con-
skripshuns. 90 .t..
Revoak the Emansipasben pfocla-
nasben, and Civ bonds that you'll
never ishoo mother.
Do away with treasury noats and
sich. and pay nothin but gold.
Protect our dawters from niger
eqwality.
Disarm yoor niger sojers and send
back the niggers to their owners to cor
sillate EN-.
Offer to assoom the war indetednis
nv the South, and plej the GuVerment
to remunerste our Sutherin brethrin
fer the losses they have sustained in
this unnatural war. .F..E
Call a coDvensben Nv Suthern men
es F. Peerce, J. Bookaunun, Fernan-
dough Wood, Sabin Huff and N.Y.
self, to agree upon the terms Nv re-
union.
is that all, sez the goriller.
No. sez / promptly. Es guaran-
tee Nv good faith to US, we shell insist
that the best haff Nv the orfises be
given 10 Dimicrats who repoodiale
Vallandiggum. Do this, Linkin and
700 tbro lard lie on the troubled wa
tiers. Do this and 700 rally TO yoor
support thowsends Nv noble Dino.
erats; who went out uv offs with
Booksnnon, and bev been gitin their
whisky on tick ever sinse. We hev
maid sakrifces. We bev repoodiatid
Vallandiggum-we care not eff he rots
In Canady-we are willin TO Ine the
war party reservin 10 ourselves the
poor pririlidg Nv dictatin how and on
wat principles it shel be carrid on
LinkinI Gorillerl APPEL hev dun.
The President replide that he wood
Civ the matter serious considerashen.--
He wood menshen the ice Nv resinin
to Seward, Chase and Blair, and wood
address serfhler to the Postmasters
ct settry. and see how menny Nv EN-
wood be willin to resine to akomodait
Dimokrats. He he'd no doubt several
wood do it to-wonst. is tber any
little thing kendo fer yoo% seq he.
'Nothin pertikler. / wood accept
small Post orfs, if sitooated within ezy
range of a distilry. My politikle daze
is well nigh over. Let me but see the
old party wunst moar in the assenden-
,y-let these old ize onct moar behold
he Constooshen es it is, the Union es
t wuz. and the niger ware he ought
2 be, and will rap the mantel Nv pri-
Eit life around me, and go IN 2 9delirum
Iremens happy. hev no ambishen.5-
[ am in the scar and yaller leaf. Thes
wiIhrin lox, tbes sunken cheaks warn
ne that age and whisky hev dun their
perfect work, and that / shell go hents,
Lincoln scorn not my words. 1 hev
.ed. Adoo. ~ 'ti
So sayrn 1 waved my hand impres.
sivly and walked away. -.r b. |
Waitin and watchin,
...-... PETROLEUM. V. NAsBY.