Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-04-21
--s. From the Orleans Republican, -
Capt. SVVipes and the Loyal
Union Eeague,

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dunk is Loyul. Likewise she is Uoicn. =
And 10 some extent. she is League. last
night was, as the ParsOn trooly said on
that occashun, a memorable, epoch in the
history OF Podunk, and not only of Po-
dunk, but Of the world. Futoor genera
tions will reVele thesday, babies vet IN.
born will have big time on il, and the al
manacs OF the iutoOr will make mention of
the occurrence which made it sellybrated.
Ihem's the minister's llngwidge.
went over to the school house ln7t mite
and found smart sprink lin of crowd in,
TO that edits The room was georgeously
llted with Kerosene lamps and candleswhich
the thoughtful liburality of good MANY
folks embossed 'em to bring along. After
we'd had time for a general how do-do,
Square Dohed called the meeting to order,
aud sesh he.
Teller cterzcns, as the time have arrow
en- to organize this meetin', l would move
that our distinguished Teller citizeu-dis-
tinguished ekwally for the intelleck he's
got in him and for his many virtoos-I saw
ia move that our distinguished Teller cit:
zen Capt Ethan Swipes take the cheer and
| preside over this meetia'. Those in favor,
say l; contrary, by the same sire. It's
carried. Capt. Swipes, the voice Of this
| assemblage calls you to preside over it's de-
lh5erashuns.' H. s-
SEES |, She shan't call twict. L., here
am > and walked magestieul up to the
masters desk, and rappin' on to it. les I,
'Ahem the meetin' will come to or.
6erl' -..- -.. - - - .
Then l sOt down and looked dignifed for
about minute apd ahaIf. and then ses
! severele, ta. --.
Order, gentlemen, order = addin' benin
~, Square DOH ed will explain the oLjec'
of the meetin'.' ~
The Square got up, and ses he:
MIR Chairman, the call for this meetin'
! is n follows:
The loyal citPFzens of P0durk ard oil
others IN :avor Of detainn' this Union and
exPressin' this uHhoy -ebelyuu, is invited
to meet at the school house this eveniH' for
the purpose OF forming Loyal Unicn
League. Rally, treemen of POdunk =
Your kuntry calls Shcw your crlOrs and
give rebtlyun Its death blow When Po-
4 dunk speaks, let febelstremblep
MIR. Chair nan, the crisis have arroyen !!
/ The eyes of the would is onto US. The
times demand that every citerzen should
show his hand! Our kentry is in danger,
! and there's no way to save it but for US,
J cterzens of Podunk, in solemn council as
senbled, to declare in thunder tones that
we are loyal! Let us speak tonight, in
such a way that j eff Davis and his satullit-
es will know that Podunk harbors no tray
turs Our kentry is in danger. She needs
troo so1s. Let's show her that she's got
| 'em 10 Podunk, by formin' Loyal Union
! League. I'd like to hear from Psrsop
Twitter.'
ba i. -
son got M and squared hisself for a SER
mon. The minnit he opened, the flks be-
4 gan to lay back jest as they d o on SUNDAYS
aud before he got thru, there want ten
. wide-awakes in the house. The Parson
closed by readin' the fOIlerin':
Whereas, This is the hour of cur kedn-
try's peril, and whereGsin7 these times he
1 who is not for me is agin me, and he that
soweth not my clothes, searche,h board
, therefore,
Resolved, That we, the loyul citorzens Of
POdunk, whose names are here sined, de,
clare that we are patriots, ct settery, and
that those whose names are not sined are
sympathiZers with rebelyun.
Resolved, That for the purpose oftestify-
! in our affecshun for this guv' ment and ha
tired for treason, we hereby io'm ourselves
! into a Loyal Union League, and pledge our
selves to keep on dom so until the last reb-
| il is extermiuated, aud the last traitur dies
osG old age,
Square DJhed he seconded the resolu-
shuas which he sed had the raal patriotic
ring into 'em, and he called for the ques-
tyun. Jest as l was goin' to put it,,
young Teller in the back part of the room
got up. and ses he,
Mr. Chairman. if reso!ushuns would
have killed rebels, they'd been resolved
out of existuns morn year ago. We cit
GREENS of Poduuk .hev EXPRESSED our unal-
tcTable devoshuu to the Uni0n twentv-sey-
en- different times, aud Jest as many times
hev warned JEFF Davis and bis teller tray
lures that this unholy rebelyun must be
| crushed, and fowl tr1eson exterpated -
But sumhOw they don't seem to mind the
resOlushuns We pass, nor the speeches we
make, and | kinder legin to suspect that
they've got used to 'em. ard we'd better
try something else; so l move to amend
the resVlushuns by adding: G--a-y
And, whereas, That as the reduls air
in armos, and won't listen to rCesoa, nor
take in arashunal idee unless you frat
make a hole in their beds for it to get in ;
and whereas, the kedntFy has eOtt hev
more solgers, therefore, a-r..-s-sl
Resolved, That the members Of this
League hereby volunteer for the war;
T. And on this l call the questyun.'
put the qucstyun, and the way the
boys yelled II was sin. So, ses i
guess faint worth while to call for tother
side 1t seems to be unanermous'a
At this, up jumped the Parson. and
sed the trail fthe sarpent was plain to be
sem. es..-H-s .---. .-aerRla. B.. ar >
Then Square Dohed he got M, aud sed
the Emma Sarahs 0. JEFF Davis was smcsy
ua. lie fea:eG the Chair wasn't sound =
! 10 feared he was Copperhead, and that
this was no place fur loyul men. He'd
withdraw his resolushun, aud withdraw
hisself, and invite the trooly loyal to meet
at s,,me other time. So be started fur the
door, follered BY about half the crowd, aud
as he went ses i, with 'witherin' sarkasm
Square, eff I'm a Copperhead, You m a
mutton he'd kin bite, but you kin only
HINT .taFe lslax ID sssl p - ,s-sazsh
After he and his friends bad gone we
passed the q1flerin' ssEN n &C.
Resolved, That this crowd haint got nc
800 dollar sneaks in it, but that well
, stand our draft, and chiyareea every man
that wont go when he's drafted. but crawls
out through his pusR strings. sees
Then we adjourned end I'm in doubt
whether I'm League or not, but certain
that I'm, .sscE Yours, aas-7,ve
rer ETHAN SwIPEs.
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A BewIIdered Doctor.
Ono niqht at a cornwall Marty in fhc