Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-23
Scene at tIe Threshold OF the United
States House of Representative.

| From the Richmond EnTuirer
| DEAMATGs PERs0NF--NI'PH 'PHERsoN, CLERK
OF THE HOUSE, AND TIE REPRESENTA-
TIvES or VIRGINIA.
Good morrow Mr.. McPherson"
"Give YOU good morrow, sweet Gents.
| What business have you here? 2"
We be divers poor gentlemen from Nir-
ginia, and we have come hithcr to entrcat
entrance nj your chamber door,
" On what grounds do you seek admis-
sion?"
In verify. we be loyal men and true, we
/ have ta'en one oath, and the other we will
/ gladly gulp.'
"Odso! Ye be in quest Of dollars, a thou
sand three times old wcen."
Nay but we will gulp the oath, and We
be tired of standing in the cold without, and
of eating peanuts wiIhll.'
Marry, come up your sorrows touch my
| heart But ye are Nirginians, and me
thinks your ioyalty j. somewhat doubtful"
Say not 80, fair sir, for we will gulp the
oath. Nay, be entreated, and let u in, for
we are a'cold, and our wallets are empty"
But stay, yc claim TO represent the pco-
pie Of Virginia ~
BY wck and pye, We do
" Yc took no part in the rebellion
Not q little.
When your Land was invaded, what did
yc?
Good -ooth we STAYED at home"
When your houses were burnt. vonr cat
lie and negroes stolen, and your fields laid
waste; what did We then ~
We fled to a safer place, and kept out Of
the army"
when your brothers and your Sons we're
shot down for defending a cause they deemed
righteous what then did ye?'
Zounds We stood by with folded
arms"
When your mothers were insultcd, your
wives and daughters scofed at, and your
sisters imprisoned, felt We no sympathy for
them Y'
Not one particle. Nay, start not back
in horror, for we are willing 10 swear il on
the Holy Evangelist"
Ave for the sake Of three thousand du-
eats Der annum, some men will take any
oath. Virginians, trow, are not 20 base.
But when all arms-bearing men were con-
scriptcd, with what magic aud BY what arts
withal did ye escape conscriptiOn ?'
"tiadLooks We had amassed great store
OF Confederate scrip, and deftly did we use
it. Moreover, many Of ~ held numerous
African men in bondage and thereby gained
exemption
C;rtcs twas a cunning dodge. so then
ye loved the Jnion.'
"That We did, good sir
I" Ie fought for the Union g'
Not OyerWuch, save in our dcvout
prayer, which daily and nightly assembled
unto God, our Father, for the succca, Of the
Union arms"
q" 80, o. Being pious men, and ever
ready TO go 10 your last account, yet, never
theless, ye were not willing 90 peril life for
the blessed Union ?7
Nay, be not wroih with "a, Mr.. McPher-
son, but be entrcated, and let Us in, for we
will g,Ilp the OATH
. "Nerily, If We did not fight for the Union,
ye surely wrote for ity
"Noble Master McPherson, we did not
write, neither did We speak ior the Union,
for were afraid
Aieard Of what
We pray you question not 20 closely"
/" / demand an answer; say, Of what ye
were aieard ~
"SOftly, softly, grarious, generous sir. An
4 please you, We were afraid Of our property.
But we will gulp the oath-oh, how glibly p
1T appears By your own showing, thaty ye
periled neither lie, limb nor property Tor
the rebellion. Yet We come hither to repre-
sent the rebels. Also, il appears that yc
periled neither life, limb nor property Tor
the Union Yet We claim 10 love the
Union. Faugh! Get ye gone, sirrahs!
Avaunt ("
"Nay, precious Master McIEeron; bat
we will gulp the
And the door was shut.
DTAS RICHMOND has been reelected
President Of the New York Central Rail-
road. r. VI. Blatchford has been elected
Vice u es.dent
Ma. Gas. sLAFAYETTE McLAws, who
commanded a division in Long'treet's corp,
is candidate for Clerk Of The suPreme
Court Of Richmond county, Georgia. Cen