North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17

US aloae we would have fixed it up right
a long time ago, and we can fix it up now.
The buro aint fixed it, and aint going to.
1t don't know anything about it Our
people have got heap more feelin for the
poor nigger than any abolishunists. We
are as poor as Job, but I'll bet a dollar
We can raise more money in Rome to build
nlgger church than thev did in Bostown.
The papers say that after goin roun for 8
weeks, the Bostown christians raised
thirty dollars to build a nigger
church in Savannah, They are powerful
on theory but nifty scaee in practice.
But no use talkin, Everybody will know
by waitiu who's been foold. Mr.. Johnson
says he's gwine to experiment, that's all
he can DO now--its all anybody can do.
Mr. Johnson's heads level. I'm for him
and everybody ought to b fore him only
he's powerful slow about somethings.-I
amt worshippin him. He never made
me. hear folks hollerin hurraw for An
dy johnson, and the papers say, oh! he's
for US, he's all right, he's our friend
Well, spose he is, hadn't he ought to be?
Did you expeot him to be a dog. Bekase
he amt hangin of us, is it necessary to
be playin hiprocrit around the footstool of
power, and maxim out like he was the
greatest man in the world, and we was the
greatest sinner? Who's sorry? Who's re-
penting? Who amt proud of our people
Who loves our enemies? No body but
burned sneak. l say let 'em hang and be
hanged to 'em before I'd beg 'em for grace.
Whar's Sokrates, whar's Cato? But if
Andy holds his own, the country's safe, pro-
vided these general assemblys and sinods
and Bishops conventions will keep the dev-
il and Bronlow tied Here's passel of
slinkhearted fellers who played tory jest to
dodge bullits or save property, now howlin
obout for offis--want everything bekase
they was for the Union. They was for
themselves, that's all they was for, and they
aint agoing to get the offices Eeithe'. Mr..
Johnson aint got no more respeck for 'em
than have. We want to trade 'em Off
By hokey, vel! give two of them for
one copperhead, and AK nothing to
boot. Let 'em shinny on their own side
and get over among the folks who don't
want US reconstructed There's them
newspaper scribblers who slid down to the
edge of Dixie every "a hours, and peep
over at us, on tip toe Then they run back
apuffin and blowin' with a straight coat
tail, and holler out, ale amt dead-he
amt deadlock out every body. I'm jest
from there-seed his toe move-heard him
grunt; he's goin' to rise agin. Don't with
draw the sogers, but send down more trops
immegeately." And here's your Harper's
Weekly headin all sich--a gassin lies and
ISLANDERS in every issue-makin insultin
piktere in every sheet breedin everlastin
discord and chawin bigger than ever since
he got licked,w old otonewall had cotch
these Harpers at the Ferry, and We boys
had knowed they was goin to keep up this
devilment so long. We'd make baptists
out Of them sertin, payroll or no payroll.
Hurraw for brave soldier l say, reb or
no rcb, yank or no yank; hurraw for a
manly foe and generous victor-hurraw
for our side too, goIly, excuse me, but
such expressions will work their way out
sometimes breaks or no breaks.
But I'm for Mr.. johnson. Pm for all
the Johnsons-its bully name. There's
our Governor, who amt goin at discount
and there's Andy who is powerful we'll
considerin and there's the hero of Shiloh
peace to his noble ashes. .-...,-..
And there's Joe--my bully Joe--would-
mt walk ten miles of rainy night to see
them hazel eyes and feel the grip of his
soldier hand. Didn my rooster always
clap his wings and crow whenever lie pass
ed our quarters! Instinct told him that
be was the true price," and it would make
anybody brave to be nigh him. like all
the JohnsoDs, even to Sam--L. c. He
never levied on me if he could get around
it. For 10 years me and Sam have been
workin' together in the justice court. |
was an everlastin defendent, and Sam the
Constable, but he never sol my property
nor skered Mrs. Arp. Hurraw for the
Johnsons.
Well, on the whole, there's a heap o
things to be thankful for. Pm thankful.
the war is over-that's the big thing
Then Pm thankful | aint black Republi-