Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-09-10
The Democratic Situation Explained to a
LOng-Absent Member Of the Nasty Family.
From the Hancock JefIersonian.7
CHURCH w ST. VALANDIGUM.


CHURCH w ST. VALANDIGUM.j
WNGERT's CORNERS, Oreust 9. {
| he'd brother who left his paternal root
in l8forty-nine, for the perpus of maxim a
fortin folleiin the briny Dope. He didn't
make fortin, however, maxim fortins bein a
thing fer which the Nasty family is not SELF
brated. He he'd bin absent all NV the time
and he'd never a word trum his naytiv land
He went from this county, and when he land
ed at Moo FORK he cum strate this place.
| reserved him with opun arms.
Josef" SEE l, "do 700 still remain troo in
the dimmecratic faith :"
Petroleum" SEE he, al do. Ez wuz re-
solved in our Konyenshn the we're before !
started [ believe that SIaivry is a evil, and
that the Dimocrisy Nv Ohio shood use all con
stooshinel menes to mittygait and finally
eradycait it, and"
Hold" seq l, "times is changed The
Dimocrisy now looks on slaiyry ez "a blessin,
but, go on"
Il bleeVe," rcsoomed he, " that the settlin
Nv the question Nv slaivry by the Missory
Compromise wuz rite, and"
" Hold on" seq |, eve repealed the Com
permise."
81 blceve," retorted he, feebly, " that
sIaiyry is the creecher NV lokle lelislashen,
and shood be eXcooded from the terTitoris,
and"
"Stiddy," sez |, ''the democracy is in favor
NV extendin' it all over the territoris"
"WeH" sez Josef, SEE he, pm for the
Union, wun and indiviZable-that'sD imocri-
sy, amt it -
yes" SEE /, with several ifs and much
butts. We are jest now ez a party ingaygcd
in the delitetul work Nv splittin up the Union
in 81 parts as per Vandaldigum. Josef, your
bchint the age. You see, Josef, we wuz fer
the Union, wun and indivizable jest so long
ez the Dimocracy witch wuz mostly lokated
Sowth, had controle Nv sed Union. In them
days Moo England wuz under. Then things
changed. Moo England spred over the West
and ther wuz danger Nv losin' the cOntrole.
To check 'em we commenst legislatin; fIstly
repeelin the Compromise so they might take
niggers ther if they Good git in fast enuft-
That was a 1ailyer, then we desided that the
ConstitoOshun perfected slavery, and that it
could so Their anyhow. Still Moo England
beet us, elcctin Il Abolishn President, and we
bolted so that we Good git shet NV Moo Eng
land. And that's watts the wars about"
SEE Josef, SEE he, petroleum, to me il
doth seem that all thets left Nv the Democ
rsy to which | wunst belonged is the nair ,
, which | sentenshusly replidc, cit air."
SEE josef, SEE he, petroleum, l can't gi
it thro me. Eff had stayed at home, per
haps | might hev took these changis dow
wun at a time, but at wun dose it is much
Theretoar, Petroleum. consider me Owt-
The old flags good enutf for me- | thank you
and Androo ink wuz abowt the style Nv
Dimekrat you mite bet yer bottom dollar OF
! repoodiatc the hull ont. l don't like eg
shells, ner nuthin wut amt got no meet int
it, by which strikin' mettyfor l meen to sa
hot ,optJr bat no Il
Piles and lives on empty naim amt the ass
siashen fer anybody but low graid Nv jient
and a high graid Nv skoundrels such ez woul
garrote the Goddis Nv Liberty for the whit
cotton mite gownds She picktorelly represen
ed ez wearin'. Petroleum, adoo."
The next day he enlisted | saw him d.
part with a bloc kotc on. Ez he haddent
dollar that l could borrer, l was reioist to sc
him go. Respectfully,
PETROLEUM Y. Massey