The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-05-29
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BRICK Dust for soreheads. :

Here is q shot from Brick pomeroy's
|locker--in fact whole abroadside. ? Il
takes sBriek" to excoriats Abolition
| ism:
tThis reminds US of little story [
Say. you radical, niggsr loving, Auna
Dickinson, Fred Douglas, Ben. Butler
style Of Republicans, how do you like
Johnson9 How do you ike going out
of the Union for President? You men
who preach that God is controlling events
political as well as eternal2 How do
lyou like Tennessee statesmanslip How
does it compare with fat.boat style?
And God said let there be light and
there was lightl This is Bible. = Z :. !
"And being in torment. they lifted up
their eyes and saw mot Abraham ID, the
bosom of Lazarus, bat Andrew Johnson-
in the White House Pretty picture,
isn't it, you freedom shriekers, cotton
stealing, women robbing, plunder loving,
prison advocating, dem mocrat abusing. ball
lot-box stufing, Office holding sepuichres,
full Of nigger's bonesa
How do you like the President ?--
Wouldn't you choke gently on Booths
WindpiDe if he were still aliye2 How
do you like this going into the Demo.
cratic party for horse to hitch up with
your mule? The seed of white men
shall bruise the head Of Republicanism,
and johnson, shall be the next President.
Verify we say unto you now Is the time
to repentl It's bad time for you fell
lows to swap horses when crossing a
stream! Why don't you Republican,
wench hugging, freedom shrieking, Law
breaking, Union hating, members of the
only reasonable party in the Union. get
drunk and parade with torches2 Stand
by the President The President is the
government. you knowi
Blessed doctrine. thought divine,
But this President dodge is fnei
He who speaks against the President ID
a traitor Let the traitors be hung
Why don't you get drunk, burn pfiating
Offices. murder few Democrats, throw q
few printing presses into the streets stop,
your newspaper. hold prayer meetings in
barns and get drunk as owls, as you did
when the other Presidents spoke WHO'S:
pin here since i'sh pin gomez Who
elected Johnson2 Why in the thunder
don't you get out the Wide Awakes,
burn Democrats in efigy, shoot at them
in post Offices, shout "rah for Link
johnson. and hold fast to the prize YOU
found down South.
Ain'tthat pretty little song2 Hox
do you like this "expedisncy" dodge?
Why don't you cackle when your Pres.
ident lays an egg? Why don't you cels
brate, jubilate, investigate, operate and
arid tonsils irrigate as you s'used ts
once?"
| "Come ye sinners poor and nsedy,
| Weak and wounded, sick and sore,
| Johnson ready stands to save you =
Now this cruel war is o'eri
Why don't you langh-smile--talk,
say something, if it isn't SO ALFRED smartl
Gracious, but you fellows are busy about
now! This is your President God gave
him to you. You selected him, elected
him What's the trouble in your camp
Oh. but yon are a wet set of roostersl
Well, never mind. We shan't hurt you.
We won't mob you-prison you--hang
you-abuse you--harrsss you in bust
ness malign you--insult you--rob you
and use yeu as you have for Eve years
used US. You needn't look scary like
when you see rope, prison or a gunl s
Get cut the Wide Awakes. Cal. ou'
the legal leagues! Get up some Sapita
Try Fairs. Raise some colored troops
Turn your prayer meetings into cleo
pioneering booths. Control the telegraph
Lie to the nation. Open your mouths
and guffaw when the President speaks
Be social. Don't act ike wandering
drops from grand funeral procession
i Why you looked pleasedly good. jol
struck, happy, angelic when Lincolr
Idied compared to the way you look now
Poor Republicans--how dreadfully griel
wears on you ! s.