The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-17
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4 ,,,r,..,, av Moo JERSEY July 21, 1865.
i Dreems is becoInin the most commones
recreation hev., L don't know whether
these dreems is the sperit Of prophecy, su
4 gar-coated with sleep, or whether they arc
4 sooperindoost by the reglar threc-quarter,
/ nv q pound NV tripe eat about III p. m.
but dreems hev. r, Co.,.
| Last mite 1 dreemed thet he'd brigd
! time, and was ahed about nine months
which time bring forth events i'm pollyticks
ez wei ez in other things too tejus to men.
shun. ...'' '''' - "" d.
Methot the South he'd bin consillyatid
and reconstructed, and he'd cum into the
sisterhood NV states, es sisters ginrally
cum back after a quarrel. South Carliny
wuz representa- in the house by Ginral
Swasher, and all the ,Rhetts, ct setry, and
Missippy by dozen or Kernels and Gin
rails, for that stait sent none to Congreas
ceptin its heroes. Geffson Davis wuz a can
didait, but hevin sed, in his zeal for repu-
diashun, that he wuz for repudiatin all
debts, his constituency wuz afraid that he
mite mcleod the Confederit war debt, SO
they detected him, and electid Ginral Nc
Goujam, who held that the Fedral war
debt wux unconstooshnel, and must be re-
pudiated, while the Confedracys ought to
be pade ez a consilatory measure. The
ginooine Dimocrisy NV the North had cleo
It'd enuff members to give the South con-
trole NV Congris. ........... 2. ........
In my dream 1 wuz seatid in the Gallery
NV the House. A member from Moo York
wuz interdoosing bill appropriatin sum
ofmoney for the purpose NV erectin mon
ument to the memry NV the Union sojiers
who fell at Gettysburg. No sooner he'd
the fanatic red the title NV the bill, than
Ginrals McGOujam and Swasher, Kernel
Pelter of Georgy, walked over to his sect,
and with their canes beet him over the
head, twenty or fifteen minits. He wuz
carried out for ded.
Ginral McGoujum claimed the floor
"Mr. Speeker,'' said he, "I'm bilin! In
dignsshun is a heevin and tossin my shiv-
elrus sole in most tremenjusly toomul-
chus stile. am, Mr.. Speeker, q cityzen
NV this gellorus Republic. I stand here, 2
day, reconstructed and dconsilyated-a loyal
man. hev took the oath, and sence hev
violated no rool or custom NV this House.
I hev drawed my pay promptly-I hev
even vented so fur in the sperit NV fergiv-
enis and christian charity, ez to take that
pay in greenbax, instid NV demandin gold,
notwithstandin every wun NV EN- bears the
portrait NV that fiendish ape, that thirster
after gore, that destroyer Nv habis corpusis
and constooshnel rites, our late lamentid
President. After making these SACRIFICES
shel set here calmly and allow a nigger-
steelin Yankee to insult the South with al
loosions to Gettysburg, and SIGH? Never!
Shel Moo York missegennygenashun
in this ere hall propose appropriate the
treasure of our common country to COM
memorate field, on wich my constitooen-
cy was walloped, without rebuke? Never!
He hes bin rebuked-let him heed the
warnin.' ~
sSevril Ablishin members riz, but the
Dimocrisy WIZ firm, and woodent let em
speek. The southern members wuz a GO
in to Withdraw in a body, wen Fernandy
wood rose and perposed Il compermise, ez
follows:
That harmony and good feelin shood
prevale hentz4th and forever.
The word "War'' shell never be yoosed
in these halls, that whenever referred to it
shell be termed Observation-Disclosures"
That the flags, cannon and sich like tro-
phies, found by the Federal army in vari-
Gus parts NV the Southern stats, be to-
wunst destroyed.
That penshuns be pads to the misunder-
standinists from both sekshuns, for servi-
ses rendered the Government.
That the various fields on2 which these
MISUNDERSTANDING occurred, be plowed
over at the expense NV the Govurment.
That no book be publisht given any
akount NV prison life or sich.
That bunkum orators in this House
draw their haloOsions to our military fame
solely from the Mexiken war.
The compermise wuz NV coarse adoptid.
Ez the vote wuz announct Ginral McGou-
jun and Fernandy Wood rusht in2 eech
uthers arms, and wept down eech uthers'
bax, while Kernel Pelter waved a flag
over EN-, formin a picter trooly tetchin.
''Thank hevin," exclaimed, ez awoke
frum this refreshin sleep, Brooks is ded,
but his sperit still lives-his sole is mar
chin on. So long ez we hev a Southern
Dimocrisy to demand, and a Northern
Dimocrat to give, all will be well. Bless
the Lord!' PETROLEUM V. NAsBY,
Pastor NV the Church NV the Moo Dispen-
sashun. ' 'Eulh7