The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-01-27

Onest Simon Cameron wants to be nomi.
mated for the Vice President, to run the
! ticket with Quest old Abe. Onest Andy
Curtain wants to be nominated for Pres,
ident. Thus it will be sean he is disloyal
bekaus he wants to overthrow the guyern.
ment at the next election. Chase wantec
to cum but Abe woodeut let him cum
bekaus he is disloyal and wants to be
President at the next elecshun. Our par.
ty friends was awl biszy elecshenearing
to git matters fixed up rite far the nexl
elecshun, but THAR was two menny inter.
ests to protect. We awl treated Seymour
Parker, the copperhead Stait officers Of
Pennsylvauy and the rest of the. traters In
attendance, with our bitterest skorns Z
They not beiF g loyal they coodent circu-
late with US.
We spent an hour Or too at the funoral
seremonies and then attended to our pro-
per bizness. We looked matters awl
over and cum two menny wise conclu-
sions. Onest old Abe ses he now has
the bull by the horns and he intends to
peg away till every American ov Afriken
| descent Is free as the vuitures that roam
the are. He sez no Stait shall cum back
inter the Union till the last vestage O;
slavery is fsicked out ov them and tina
fondly embrace the pious people of Mas
sachusetts as brethren and acknowledge
onsst old Abe to be their priest, prophet
and king Too this holy doctrine we awl
give our mosst hearty assent aud declar-
ed 1t our iXad and determined purpis 10
wage sar OF extern ;Iation against cop
pcrheLds and a1l others wAO disseut
therelr.A.
Amung the big men present was Gen
erai Schenk, the hero OF Vienna. He
thought he should be oa the ticket for
President or Vice President. He sed :
Il rua train of cars right down amung
The secesh at Vienna, and if they had bin
IN the right place | would have run over
and crushed theM; but tha staid off the
track and murdered my sogers, which was
not my fault, nor did it say anything
against ms master strategy | contrelled
the eieeshua Id Marylan and Delaware,
and made the people vote the emancipa-
ton ticket Under tue pains ana penalties
OF Imprisonment, transportation j. deth.
have We'd with your worthy servant Ben
families; and in short | hev dun moar
than Was required oy Satan to maik him
ruler in he'll, and think | shood have
niy reward" Abe replied that he had
bin faithful serviut, but that he was
already a Brigadier General and a mein- :
ber OF Congress, and that he shood be
satisfied for the present
OMest Sinion Cameron was anxus for a
plaice on the ticket. He sed: Il boast
not ov what have dun, but you awl know
what ken due, and demand that my
chances be respected" This RACED a
great excitement, the knees ov our men
smote eaeh other, and their teath began
10 chatter, and they awl seemed to have
the ager and shakes, but be, who is al
ways iuil ov resources, proposed that we
talk drink aVl around an drop the sub
ject for the present, which we accordenly
duG.
We intended to select man for speak
er OF konsress, but thare was not enuff
ov the members present ia make that
practicable. There was also good men
ny other things We kalkulalated on doin,
bat there vas two menny kopperheads
about and two menny other loyal men
what had been indulgin in drop too
much for US to kerry on bizness saiisisc.
torily
Deer Guvner, I must kongratulate yov
on yoar loyalty and your luv for our kul-
Tered brethren 4 sistcrn, and eSpeshally
must kopgratulate you on you're father
ly kare of the pious puritaps ov beloved
Massachusetts, whom you protect from dan
ger and harm by fllin up your quotas ov
trupes by enlstments from uther Stats.
Ny deer sur, draw your pay regularly,
and believe ne,
Ever yours,
JONATHAN @. SMITH.