The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-08-22
Petroleum Nasty Meets a Re.
constructed SOutherner.

A better burlesque we do not remem.
Der to have seen than the following. Its
chief value however, is tina: is "too troo:"
SAINTS REST. (Which is 10 the Stait
Nv Moo Gersey,) July IL, 1866.
hav bin in Washington, and while
ther was interdoost to Gineral Marion
Sumpter Fitzhoo Gusher, Nv Mississippy.
| wus anxious 2 meet with Represent
ative Dimekrat Nv the South, 2 inter-
change views, 2 hev soothin con6dsncis
2 unbuzzum, becoz for the past yeers
the Dimekratik party hez bin trooly seek.
shunal, and the seckshin it hez okepied
is not the identikle seckshin unto which
the orfces is lokated, and only BY per.
feck union with our wunst-loVed brethren
Nv the South, kin We ever git intoo troo-
ly Nasbunal ground.
Gineral Gusher is troo gentleman Nv
the raal Suthern skool. He put G. s. A.
arter his name, unto the hotel register,
and his rings, buzzum pin, and the head
w his cane, is all made Nv the bones Nv
mizerable Yankee soldiers who fell at
Bull Ruu--he sez BY his own hand, and
it must be so, for who ever krode suth-
ern man to boast vain-gloriously? We
met and embraced, weepin perfoosely.
"Alars !" sobbed the Gineral, swat
nitemare heE ohskoord our respective
vishuns for the past yeers. Iwuz alluz
Union man, alluz alluz alluz! The
old flag l loved with mere nor parental
afecshun-to me 1t Sus more nor life !"
"Why then my Ajacks," sobbed I,"did
you raise your parrisidls hand again it?"
"Why my beloved. Because my stait
secesht, and | uuz Carried along by tor.
rent Nv public opinion which Good not
stem, and | went with hur. But its all
over. We hrv awok, and / am here, iu
the capital Nv my beloved country, under
the shadder W that glorious flag which
is the pride nv Americans and the terror
Nv all weak nsshuns which hez territories
ready to take the oath and
reaoom the citizenship I laid orf, and
agin run the guyment for its own honor
and glory"
"Hev 200 a pardin?" seq +, "Me
thitks wunst paper recht my humble
village, which is unanimously Dlmme-
kratic-Gt cum around a package of
goods from Moo York land in that pa.
per | saw your name ez one Nv the or
fishers who killed the niggers at Fort
Pillow. Am rite 2''
"Yor air. In gushin child Wv ma.
,hur-Tm erthoosiastick. Labrin under
he same deloosion that secesht US, be-
eeved at that time | wuz doin good
hing In KILN them property NV ours that
Linkin he'd shovd bloc kotes onto. [ have
10 apologies to ofFer-l'm now written a
usti6cashuu."
81, and speak for thousands Wv the
'hivelrous Guns of the South who would
ike good square meal wunst more, am
wiling to be conciliated. The oppor-
oonity is now offered the government tc
,ousiliate US. We are returnin prodygle {
I0ns-kill your fattid veel and bring out
Your gold rings,and purple robes aud sicS I
We ask eondish' -ns-we shel insist on
erms; but we air disposed to be reasoua.
Jle. We are willing to acknowledge the
Nv the government, but there
must be no humiliashen. A proud, high
spirited people like US uns, won't stand ,
t-no sir, we cannot. Tier must be no
,onfscasheu, no disfranchisiu. We are
Tilliu to step back jest ez We slept !;
,ut, resoomin our old states, trustiu the
,ngineerir to git sich uther plnts ed air
lot here enumerated. Without them
;ondishns the union wood not be wun Nv
be holler mockery. Wat i
We are goin for is union founded on luv /
gich is stronger and soldier than muskits.
aarts is trumps-let the platform be
,arts and all in we'll" 9
IBat GiaeEal," SEE !, 'tin al fais Eat