American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-10-17
MIR. Nasby to the President.


| sylyania 2 resku her if possible frum tn,
same fate nv Name. Reportin miself {
the Democratic Stait Comfy, | wuz re.
quested 2 prosced 2 Butler Kounty tr
lend helpen hand the Democracy :
The chairman informd me that | wua
chozen fur that destici bekoze the found
ashun Nv the Democrisy wuz dekayin SC
fast that, shood we fale elekt the Jude
sary department. our futur wuz ez dar k
ez yoor exlensys hopes Nv Heven.
Arrivin in Butler on the forth, | wuz
lilly gratyfi!e 2 find Democratic Con
venshun in progress. On enterin the
town I wuz hailed with the most enthusi-
astick cheers, ard wuz loudly kaled on
fur speach. On takin the stapd kom-
mensed deliverin my orashun; sais |, fel
| ler sitizens: | kome amung day 2
pint out the kourse fur u persu in the
koming CRATE political ontest-sais :
sins the Afriken sitizens NV Amerikin de-
sent hav becum free niggers, they ar Nv
kourse no longer the korner stone NV the
Democracy. That every party must hav
a foundashun is klcar evry intelligent
mind - that the Democracy hav secured
az strong or even a stronger footin than
the Niger, is equally plane 2 evry wun
NV that ken reed-but thoze NV that
kant reed and liv in Dunegol and Cleer-
field and others in mCre remote parts NV
the kounty, | wood jus sa that over
herkulan bases il whisky. (Great APP
plauz.)
Fcllcr sitizens, it il gratcly dezired by
the Government that the Democracy shood
becom the rulin eliment amung the pee
pie Wv this kounty. \ voice ''Who
is the Government F') Sais | (feelin
very indignent) dew you not no that yet
the Government konsists Nv Androo Jon
sun, Seward, Randol, Dewlittle. any mi
self, but ez this IL forrin 2 my subjekt,
vii not detane with eny explana. hun
nv our sevral posishuns But cz wuz
ayin that it wuz our ernest dez:re that
you shood bekome the dominent party in
this districkt, and in order that it vii bee
but fu yecrs til this hapy rezult is kon-
sumatcd. it is yoOr dewty now uze evry
etort aud sirane evry nerv fur the elcc
shun NV Marshal and Meyer. If you
wish yoor land ma flo with the essence NV
the DemocIasy, it is absolutely necessary
that thcze men shood bee ekted yes
feller sitizens, if Il fale , dew this you
will Al gov down 2 IA prematoor grave
from the hiest the lo,st Withowt wisky
kanaot survive. Fur elustrashun take
the mcancst Demokrat ever herd NV
sa wun that haz no ambi- hun, that don't
kare fur dignity, is SOW obstinate that al
the powers Nv hewl kant drive hym frum
his pcrpose, or that travis irum the yeast
the west Il bak agane, stOpin at evry
NAL town two max long speech--I sa,
eyn a man like this kant no more live
without wisky than fish ken out NV wa.
ter. Feiler sitizens, levc the kase in
yoor hands; dew yoor duty and al will
bee well after wich | retired amid gra-
ter applos than did at Cleveland.
F,elin rather latigcd with mi jerny |
konkludod 2 rema n in town fu dais.-
That mite | bed quito an interestin gain
NV Poker with the leadin Demokrats NY
the town, x did not retire till lat Rsin
rather latter than usual the next mornin,
| bchold large crouds Nv people fockin in
? al parts NV the town. Ez wun dele
gashun wuz passin the tuke off there
hats and CAV three tremendous cheers
Ihinkin it wuz fur me, | wuz about 2
aknowlcdg the kompI Iement wen broth
er Demokrat kane up me & scd thems
ablishners, plezo don't abuzo them fur
thems the tellcrs | expect elekt me
Sheriff. Feeln ez tho ] wuz thund ar
struck, maid the best Nv mi wa the
hotel, not DARN leeve mi rune til after
diper. Hcerin the horns kommence 3
toot ! konkluded 2 wock up the Kourt
House. They had alredy commenced
t5ckin wen | tcok sect in the assemble.
[ had salt ther but few minets wen the
ablishuner kommenced 2 look about the
det He wuz tclin at wat diskount our
bonds wuz durin the noble Buchanan ad
ministrashun, and shen told at wat a pre-
MUM they wuz durin Linkins. o, how
in lignant felt at heerin this, and wuz
about startih ava wen herd the tootln
NV horns. K)nklu lin that the Democ-
risy wuz turnin out in mas drive the
ablishners from the town, | hasned
meet them. Komin in site NV the pro-
cesshun | beheld tn rty6 NV the purtiest
yung ladys ever lade mi les on Thirty6
ladys, wat ken that bee fur, enquired,
wen sum wun ansered to reprezent the
Stats NV the Union Thinks ], these Ia.
dys IL Demokrats shure bekauz, akkor-
din 2 yoor polacy, al the Stats hav rite
2 representaShun. JoiDin the processhun
we marched up strcet 2 the korner, and
feerin there wood be collishun, drop.
ed 2 the rear, in order 2 Civ yoor exlen.
sy a correct report NV the affair, and also
BEN representative man Nv the Democ
risy | thot that prudence wuz the better
part Nv valor. Takip these things in2
considerashun | konkluded not to plase
misalfin eny unaroy oydable danger The pro-
sesshun moved forward 2 the ablishea
eonvenshuu, and mi crate surprize the
nj Il n nnrs maid ruma and thev marchad