The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-09-16
BIDDEF0RD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING
The "Nasby Papers"

The growing popularity Of the quaint and
pointed epistle Of Rev. p. v. Nasby has induced
c. o. Perrine & Co.. the well known publishers,
of Indianapolis, Indiana, to make arrangements
for their publication in more durable form
than Is Afforded by newspapers. The work is
now ready. It must prove immensely success
full. The following is description Of recent
class meeting at his church, and the views OF
the members thereof on the negro massacrcs:
CHURCH wv THE Moo DsrESsAsuES, !
Gooly 30, 1864.
Our class meetins hev ben sum what neg.
lectid NV lait. Sumhow it is In our church e1
1t is in the hetrodox--wc mir hot and cold al.
ternitly. Last Sunday we he'd prcshus seem.
Bro. siples spoak. Hc contest that he was a
week mortel. He he'd his ups and downs. bad.
1t was ruff on him. Whenever Grant and Sher-
man he'd success his faith failed him, and
sumtimes he he'd difficulty in cumin tn time
even wen Leo whipt Grant. But he he'd recent
ly paid 60 q gallon fer whisky, and that stird
him. With wun hand upon his 2 often empty
jug, and tother pointed to heaven he had sworn
eternal hostility tn them ez had razed these
prices, which is ablshnists. II convenient he
askt the breihring tu prey fer him.
Bro. TIopp riz. He he'd his ups and downs
also-rayther more downs than ups. His sole
wuz full wen Forrst killed the niggers, bu,
alas woe was on him wen Sherman aaxt EN- a,
Atlanta. Now the skize is britc. Leo holds out
bully, and tother day 1000 niggcrs wuz killed
at Petersburg
At this pint interrupted bro. Hopp. The
KILN Nv riggers is no coz NV rojoisin. Wat a
destruction NV property 1000 niggers at 81,
500 per nigger is ss,OOO,OOO This sum OF
mummy, even at the present ablishin prices,
wood prodoose &C, 900 900 nips Wood, wood
that wuz condemd to consoom em MI FL
them niggers he'd ben white men woodcnt hcv
keered wyl Bekos, white sogers is all ablisl,
nists. Don't shake yer head, bro. Gramp, It's
so. Your own son, even, oackslid. He 1t wul
who writ hum sayin that II he had cum back
and found that old hypocrit Nasby q Getting
chickens about your howse, he'd plump an
ounce ball into him. Hypocrit. Chickens
Sich bascniss confirms me in my belcef in the
doctrn nv totle depravty. lam an ono6tru-
sivc gest at the table Nv my flock. Troo etc,
hut wood cny Nv EN- say that chickings wus a
equivalent fer my improyin conyersashen! Ez
fer the paltry mummy borror, allez give my
noat, wich settles them transactions
2resoom: Every niger killed infaims our
brethren powerful. Imagin, my brethren, a
suthrin artillrist bringin Nv his peace to bare
upon the advansin enemy. Hc sees there air
niggers, and his heart sinks. Ncercr and ncer-
er they cum Seezin glass, he vews EN-, and
horror In the front rank, clothed in scots
NV blue" he beholes his indiviiile niggers
neerer neerer Fain would he spare EN-, for
them very nigGers may be the unclcs Nv dozen
NV his children (Which is patriarkle) to say
nuthin nv the mummy he hez inwestid in EN-.
But no! The order is given. "Fire!" He
pulls the fate string, and ez he beholds his own
property a bleedin on the plane. he swoous
away. My jentil friends, malk no doubt that
haff the cases rcportid in the Suthrin papers ez
sun stroke wuz from that coz. '.
Uther brethrin Civ their experience in. The
feelin is improvin sence the draft, and I bev
faith that eff our groseres kin hold up till Sept.
5. under the credit sistim, and too nenny don't
run to Kanady, we will be able to whale emmy
Provo Marshel's force they can send agin us.
PETROLEUM v. Nasty.
Faster NV sed Church in charge.