American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-01-11
whar you smell him, and vote is vote
| don't keer wbar you drop it. golly !
they cant git over that.


lines feel like we dident have no govern
ment felt that way sorter when Mr..
Gibson appointed me a committee on the
state Of the Republic When the Sekie-
tary read OUT my name all mixed up
with the Republik, felt that was
obleeged to renig. Risin nagestlkuliy
to uy feet. says |, "Mr. President, l
beg to be respektybly exkused. sor, if
you please. Ii thar is any Republik on
this side of Jordin cant purseve it at
this lime with these speks. Thar was
place In old Virginny called Port Repub-
Iik, bui Mr.. Rebel Gen. Stone vail Jack
ron wiped out its contents generally in
eighteen hundred and sixty three, and l
haven't sinse heard of it in Northern liter
AZURE. | have heard of scrub consarn
over about Washington they call Re-
publlk. but. sur, it are likely to prove the
grsndest imposture that ever existed on
continent Of freedom. I suppose sur,
it are to b. moved 70 Boston or the in.
fernal regions in few days, and | want
nuIhin TO Do With Il Exkuse me, sur.
but must insist on bein respektably dis
charged" l took my seat amid the
most profoundest and tumultuous silence
ever seed, and Mr. Gibson remarked that
he wouldent impose the RepubIik on no
respectable man agin his wishes. He
then transferd me to the Finants Commit
tee, and sed he hoped we would take
immediate action. for the State had no
money, as well as himself. and board was
high and eat ceteras frequent. This
may not hav been his exaktual iapgw,dge
but is anglin towards it, / how'd my
head and said, Ditto. exsep that I don't
eat ceteras." Forthwith l telegrafd va
rvous gentlemen for temporary loan.
hut they wouldent lend a dollar mill
M jenkins were norgarated, for they
wanted bis name to the note. Thinks,
says |, there's a tap lost about the wag-
in. II we are State we can bory
money in Augusty. If We aint its none
Of our bisness to borry it at ell. IL
Andy wants to run the machine bis own
way, let him pay his own expenses.
What in the dickens rs Provision
for, if it ant to git up pro-
'isions and provide for feaer general
y. l made up my mind that perhaps
We had been humorin Andy about long
Pnuf We had as much right to Gov
ernor as Alabama or South Carolina.
He wants US back about as bad as we
want 10 get back, and little Bladder.
perhaps ard he needn't put on SO many
airs about his Senator bis
less. II be fools with US much, we
wont elec nobody-I golly we'll take
be studs and go backwards. | forth
With returned to the Capitol. and stretch.
ID forth one Of my arms, ses |. "Mr.
Gibson, sur-lm your friend-I'm the
riend of your wife and children but eff
'lr. jenkins amt norgerated soon the
State will collapse bright and glorious
tar will be obliterated from the striped
ag, and the President will lose about
ine supporters in the Federal Congress.
move. sur, that eff we cant cit our
Governor at once like sine qua non,
re break up ia a row and depart for
Iexico. 1t took like the small pox,
nd were carried unanimously. These
roceedins were telegrafd to Washington
efore the ink was dry, aud we received
rders forthwith TO norgurate our Gov
rnor and roll on our cart. Then the
money came and we voted ourselves q
ocket full apiece, and took frolic.
iy friends, that wer a proud and glori.
us day. When that great and good
ian was maxim his affectin speech, we
Il felt happy and Capen Dodds, the
iember from Polk, remarked that he
ould like 10 die then, for be never ex-
ected to feel as heavenly Agin. The
,ars ran down his left eve like rain.
lis other eye were beat out by q YAM
ee soldier while the Capen we're in
rison. or course the viIlen we're tried
" it, and hung. though / haiBt seed
o mention Of il in the papers. Alas |!
oor Wir1. .- 49,. ...-
Ny fellow people. lei me in conclu.
on congratulate you on havin Q Cove
or once more as is a Governor. OH
lere is life 10 the old land Jet. and by
nd by we'll all mix up with our friends
the North, and we'll transport them
lack Republicans into the African
esert. and put 'em to tesehin Hotento;s
lie right Of suffrage. Winter Davis
,uld there End Geld Of labor sufficient
L tie miserable remnant Of his declin-
years. 1fhe ain't the Winter of our
mentioned by Mr. Shakspere.
don't know Who he allooded TO, ard I
ant TO get nd OF him. He sud hi. elan
ave done ne much evil, and am in~
uced to exclaiu, in the lsngwidge Of
sul about Alexander the Coppersmitb.
May the Lord reward 'em according to
ieir works"
More soOny@us, BILL ARP.
P. S.--Cousin John Thrasher ses he
ave studied hw q week. and will bea
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