Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-17
Ma. NAsBY breaches.
Nov. the 8, '6S.
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l preached yestsrdsy, from the fol.
leriH text: .... -isas 90. s.r.e.
"What shall we do to be ssived?"
This my brethrin, Is important en-
quiry. Speakin ez Dimocrat who for
thirty yeres hez never skratcbd tikkit
vewin things frum G Dimscratik stand
pint, I heV no hesilashen in ssvin that
we need ssVin in imminent degree.
The dark valves nv fsnatty ysism which
uuz mere ripplea in l8ffty six, we're
mounting high in 80 and now they
role, unchecked, frum Calyforny
Name. One island is yet unsquelsched.
Moo Gersey yet is troo to Dimocrisy-
a oasis amid the steril desert, a green
spot by the wsyside. a beckon lite to
the shipreckd marryner, q whisky jug
in Mane-thank hevin fer Moo Gersy-
halleloogyl l am prowd say that 1,
poor psster wuz born in Moo Gsrsy--
that my father sswd wood for the presy-
deut Nv the Camden and Amboy and
my mother Wuz his wssherwoman.
Umble wuz our lot, but wot sez the
book. "H is better to be doorkeeper at
the house Nv Dimocracy. than to be a
postmaster in the tents Nv Abolish.
nism." But 2 resoom:
What shall we do to be sawed: This
inquiry is nv pakoolyer interest Just
now. Let me ask why do we need
savin? DimOcrisy is the pure, re6nd
salt nv the gOvernment-to speak Nv
savin salt is sbserdity. All! my friends
vile Dimocrisy savd the Government,
the Guverment, savd Dimocrisy. 1t
wus strikin illustrashen NV the eter-
nal ftnis Nv things. So long ez my
venrable fren he'd a post ori6s he
wood be wus ner a loonslik ef be did
not sustane the Guvermentsthst Civ
him the post ori6s. Every thing went
on, SO long ez we bed the post ori6sers.
Wat we want jest now is votes-snd
how to get ON is the question. Whis-
key used to do it but slasl the amount
Nv whisky necessary to convert a
Abolishnist to Dimocrisy. wood kill
him sfore he Good vote--they not bein
seasoned vessels.
We lost controie. my brethren, by
bein stubborn. Oh let US dodge that
fatal error. The last eleckshen shode
that we Good not lede the people--let
the people lede US. Ef the people
won't not war, let's sing bosanners TO
peecel Fl they want war in Ohio. let
Ohio dimicrats be war, and ii Moo
York wants Peece, let EN- be peece
men. Our platform is broad enuff to
accommodate all and on the name ques-
ton. which is Post orl6s we kin all
agree, halleloogyl -f
Hevin thus settled the matter Nv
faith. We will consider that NV worke,
fer faith without works is Nv no moar
use than whisky punch without whis-
Ky. Tber must be no draft-the men
must be raised BY volunteerin. Extra
ordinary Endorsements must be held
out fer Ablishnists to enlist--fer evry
wun who goes stands lively chance Nv
Irubblin us no moar. We must hev
our voters back from Cansdy. Nv
friends their were enuff good Demo
Gratis in Cansdy to hev savd Ohio and
Moo York. They must be to hum, to
wunst. We need EN-.
We hev not sufficiently improved the
niggei neglected him. Their is 2
sides to lhe war question, but on mig
ger we air invulnersble. Why yu ask
Becoz be hez no friends. The Ablish-
nists air aieerd TO defend bin, and by
tackin Nv him to them we hev won
menny fte. o bless the Lord fer the |
nigger, he is our tower nv strength.
Ny brethrin, we've big job afore
Us. Let US daily no longer. Think Nv |
the consciousness Nv another defeat. |
Sech Of our dimocrs,ic leders es did not |
git cOmmishuns in the army air in bad |
sbaip. They can't get whisky on tick
furever. Sum Nv EN- hey got so low
ez to be obliged to drink diIootid cam.
fene. wich hez bad effeck upon the
stumick. ! tride it wunst. They mus,
be relieved. They must bev their
pOsishens aud their reglsr saIsris, fer
without EN- ther stumicks is gone.
Brethren; to the breech, to wunst. !