Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-08-21
From the Findlay Jeffersonian.
Mr.. Nasty COnveTses with n Brother.
CHURCH Wv ST. VALANDIGUM,
WISGERT's CORNERS, Orgust 9. {

CHURCH wv ST. VALANDIGUM,
WINGERTs CORNERS, Orgust 8.
he'd brother who left his paternal roof in
l8forty mine, fer the purpus Of maxim a fortin
follerin the briny- depe. He didn't maik for
tin however, maxim fortins ben thing fer wich
the Nasty fammily is not sellebratid. He had
bin absent all NV the time, and he'd never
word frum his naytiv land. He went frum this
county, and wen he landid at Moo York he cum
strate this plais. / reserved him with open
arms.
"Josef," sez I, @do yoo still rename troo the
Dimecratic faith?"
"Petroleum," sez he, al do. Ez wuz resolvd
in our Konvenshun the yere afore ] startid, l
bleeve that slaivry is evil and that the Dimoc-
risy NV Ohio shood use all constooshnel menes
to nittygait and fnelly eraddycat it, and
'Hold," sez l, ''times is changd. The Dmoc-
risy now look upon slaivry ez blessin, but, &c
on"
IL bleeve," resoomd he, that the settlin NV the
qwestion Nv slaivry by the Missory compermise
wuz rite, and a.
"Hold on" sez !, "we repeeld the Comper-
mise"
81 bleeve," retorted he feebly, shat slaivry is
the creecher Nv lokle lejislashen, and shood be
exclooded frum the territoris, and
"Stiddy," sez /, 'the Dimocrisy is in faver NV
extendin it all over the territoris."
~Well," sez josef, sez he "Pm fer the Uunion
wun and indvizable-thats Dmocrisy ant it?"
"Yes" SEE /, several ifs and much butts. We
are Jest now ez party ingaygd in the deliteful
work Nv splittin up the old Uuion in2 4 parts,
as per Vandaldigum. Josef, your behint the
age. You see, josef we wuz for the Union wun
and indiwizabJe Jest so long ez the Dimocrasy
wich was mostly lokated Sowth, he'd controle
nv sed Union. In them days Moo England
wuz under. Then things changd Moo Eng
land spred over the west and ther wuz danger
NV losin the controle To check EN- we COM
menst legislatin; fustly repelein the Comper-
mise so they mite take niggers ther if they Good
git in fast enuff. That wuz a failyer, then we
desided that the Constooshn perfected slavery,
and that il Good go ther anyhow. Still Moo
England beet us, electin Abolishn President
and we bolted so that we Good git shet NV Moo
England. And that's watts the wars about.
Sez josef seq he, "Petroleum, to me it doth
seem that all thet's left NV the Demoerisy to
which wunst belonged is the naim."
9 wich sentenshusly replide, 'it air."
Sez Josef, sez he, petroleum, can't git it
thro me. Eff he'd stayd at home, perhaps
might hey took these changis down wun at a
time, but at wun dose it's much. Therefoar
Petroleum " consider me owt. The old flag 5
good enuff fer me thank you, and Androo Jxn
wuz abowt the stile NV a Dimekrat you might
bet yer bottom dollar on. Irepoodiate the hull
ont. l don't like egg shell, ner nuthin wat
amt got no meat into Il, by wich strikin metty-
NV its prinsipples and lives on an empty naim
aintthe assosiashen fer anybody but low graid
of ijeots, and high graid NV skoundrels sech
ez would garrote the Goddis NV Liberty fer the
white cotton mite gownd she is piktorelly rep
resented ez wearin. Petroleum v. adoo."
The next day he enlistid. saw him depart
with bloc kote on. Ez he haddent dollar
that Good borer, wuE rejoist TO see him CO.
Respectfully, PETROLEUM V. Massey.