M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-11-26

raised for him to print greenIacks on,
an then he could control the currency
in spite of all tue Copperhead gold
speculators in creashin.
Stantin sed that his department was
all right. That he had got rid of all
the copperhead ginrals, and had left
the track clear for the next President
to be genuine Abelishinist That all
that was necessary now was to keep
the war up till after the next Plesi-
dontial elecshin, and he thought he
could do it. AS for the southern
States, he was for givin the niggers
the plantations and maxim the whites
their slaves.
Then old grandfather Wells got up,
strokin his long white beard. lie sed
that nothin could save the nashln but
gunboats; that he was buildin one a
day now, except Oh the Sabbath, which
he piously devoted to prayin an fastiu,
au to dividin the contracks among his
relashins. lie thought the South
ought to be surrounded with a wall
of gunboats from Texas to Maryland.
The next one that spoke was Blair.
He sed he hadn't stopped a single
paper durin the hull year, an he was
only sorry that he ever did ; that he
had only given the papers he stopped
more circulashin than they ever had
before that no one would ever catch
him into another such a scrape. As
for the southern States, he was down
on ali tho Radikles. lie sed they
might be allowed to cum back icst as
they wanted to.
When it cum Daddy Bates turn,
he was fast asleep. When Linkin tod
him what he wanted, he scd it warn't
for him to say what should be done
with the southern States. After il
was decided what to do with 'em, he
supposed they would want q legaI
opinion on the subject, an he could
give one on either side, he didn' care
which.
After they had all got thru, Linkir
turned to NC, an Ses he, "Majer
what do you think about this mattcrg
| knocked the ashes out of my pipe
an scs |, "Wal, | don't like to give ar
opinion on the jump, for hain't had
time yet to see exactly how the land
lays here, but ses /, as near as | uu,
derstard it, all these men here are
tryiA to catch the South first, and
then what to do with her afterwards
is another question. Now, the Sonth
seems to be good deal like ole Sam
Odum, up in Maine, when lie thought
the devil was after him. One night
he got to dreaming, and jumped out
Of bed in his shirt, and ran like all
possessed Gown the street. About a
half a dozen neighbors chased him
until he run up tree, ont Of which
they couldn't get him anyhow. lie
kept screaming "the devils are after
me-" and would fite like q tiger il
any one tried to get at him. Finally
old Deacon Peabody cum along, and
ses he, "Sam thinks that You fellerl
arc the devils that are goin to ruir
him you jist go away and let him
alone, and Sam will be hum and il
bed aiore morning" They TUX h!l
advice, and sure enough 80 it was.
When sed this, Stantin, who il
quick as a flash, jumped up, an sci
he, "Majer, do you mean to say tina
we are devils tryin to catch thu
South ?" an ho walked rite close W
to my face, jest as it he thought h(
could bully me down. Ses /, "Mr
Seckretery, if you will stand back
about six inches, you kin see au heal
jest as we'll" lie stepped back &
little, an picked up my old hickery
an ses |, "Stantin, do you recollecI
the time down to Fort Monroe wher
you tried to get on the President'I
trowsers 2" never see feiler vii
80 as when | sed this. He turned al
sorts Of colors, an wriggled as if HI
mad pin stickin in him. "Now,
ses |, 81 didn't cay that you wer,
devils, or any thing Of the sort, but i
seems putty certain that Mr.; Stantir
feels the shoe pinchin. At all events,
ses |, "yOu amt caught the South yet
an consutin what you will do will
her before that, is like cOuntin OF
chickens before they are hatched."
The Kernel then sed that the sess
ion was closed, an after they had al
axed me to cum an see 'em, excep
Stantin, they went way. think my
story about Sam Odum sot putty
strong on 'em, an ef they feel lik'
takin it to hum let 'em do SO, for my
rale rite down solemn opinion is, e
these ere Aholshin Cabynet were tt
stop tryin to catch the South, sh
,could be hum an in tie Union beC
afors mornin.
Yourn, till deth,
MAJER JACK DOWNING.