Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-09-15

hous and Dcekin Pogram taIin the Chair
a. mcetin wiz to wunst organised
The Deeliin remarked that this wuz the
proudcst moment of his life. lie wuz
gratified at the appintment NV his esteem
ed friend, becoz he appreciated the noble
qualities wich wuz so conspiktious into
him, and becbz his arduous services i'm the
coz nv Dimokrisy entitled him to the po-
sishun. All these wuz aside NV and en-
tirely disconnected from the fact that
thare wood now be a probility NV his get
tin back n little matter of nine dollars
and sixty'twO cents ("Hoar 1Iearv')
wich he he'd loaned him about eighteen
montisago, afore lie he'd knowcd him
well or larned to luv him. But tharo
wuz anuther reason why he met orciovce
tornite! It, showed that A. johnson
meant biZness-that A. Johnson wuz troo
to the Dimokrasy, and that he he'd fully
made up his mind to hurl,rth bolts nv
otfishl thunder wich he held in his Presi-
denshal hands, at his enemies, and to
make fight in earnest, that he, wuz goin
TO reward his friends, then ez he Good
trust. Our venerable friends, bein put
in condishun to pay the confdin residents
NV the Corners the little sums he owes
them is good thing (''Hear p Hear -
"troo ~ "troo p with singular unanimi-
ty from every man in the bildin,) but
wat wuz sich considcrashuns when com
pared to the great moral effect NV the de-
cisive movement. ga id site" shout
ed one grocery keeper, and "we don't
want the moral effect" cried another.)
My friends, when the news of this bold
step of the President goes forth to the
South, the price of Confedrit script will
60 up and the shootin of niggers- will
cease, for the redempshun NV the first
consider ashoored, and the reducin NV
the latter to their normal condishun |
count ez good ez done.
Squire Gavitt remarked that he wuz too
much overpowered with emoshun to
speak. For four years, nearly five, the
only newspaper wich come to that offs
.heh}phssed thro' the polluted hands NV a
Ablishnist. He he'd no partikler obiec-
shuh TO the misguided man, but he wuz
asymbol nv tyranny and SO long ez he
sot there he reminded emi that they were
wearin chains. Thank the Lord th;t day
is over The Corners is redeemed, the
second Jaxson hez risin and struck off the
shackles. He wood not allood to the
trifie NV twelve dollars and half that he
loaned the appintee some months ago,
KNOWN that it would be paid out NV the
first money. s.. ..-,. .,. I'D. ..
Bascom, the principal grocery keeper,
rose and called the Squire to order He
wanted to know eff it wuz fair play to
talk sich talk. No man Good feel more
hart-felt satisfaction at the appointment of
our honered friend than him, shown ez it
did that the President had cut loose from
Ablishnism wich he dispised, but he pro-
testid agin the squire undertaken to get
in his bill afore the rest he'd a chance.
Who furnisht him his Ticker for eight
months, and who hez the best rite for the
first dig at the proceeds Nv the position.
He wood never ..''
The other three grocery keepers rose,
when Deekin Pogram rooled EN- all out
NV order and offered the followin resolu-
tions: 5., ut s.s .. ....fa rra. .'. -
O, WHEREAS, The President hez in q
striktly constooshnel manner, relieved this
appinted by that abhorred tyrant Linkin
and appinted in his place sound cons
tooshnel Democrat, one whom to know is
to lend, therefore be it
' Resoloed, That we gree the President
and ashoor him NV our continyood sup
port and confidence. - sag ~ rr-..
. Resolved, That we now consider the
work NV Reconstruction, so far ez this
community is concerned, completed, and
that we feel that we are wunst more res
tored to our proper relations with. the
Federal Government.
'Iesolced, That the glorious defence
made by the loyal Democracy NV MOO
Orleans agin the combined eonventioners
and niggels shows that freedmen kinnot
be conl.ered and that white'men shell rule
America aidag aaf o1ayoaei % csgH -l
Resolred, That on this happy occasion
we forgive the Government for what We
did and cherish nary resentment, agip
anybody. ~, .,-....-'..... -.
The resolutions wuz adopted and the
meeting adjourned with three cheers f6r
johnson and his policy sew hHa.f
Eo+ Then came a scene. Every last one OF
EN- he'd come there with anote made out
for the aniount'E owed him at three
monts. Kindness of heart is q weakness
ofmine, and ] signed them all, feelin that
eff the mere fact Of writin my name wood
do EN- any good, it wood be crooel in me
to object to the little labor required
Bless. their innocent soles, they went
away happy. '''' %. .'- ''-. ''.' '.-''
pos The next morninI took possession Of
the offs. "Am awake or am L dream
hin," thought l. Nonn mol il is no dream
Here is the stamps, here is the blanks
and here is the eommisshun 1t is troo
it's troo : / heerd a child across thC
I'D like TO he an angel,
| "'h i"N'' De-. And with the angels stand" '.-
weodn't, thought 1. Iwoodn't trade
places with an angel, even up. A offs
with but little to do, with four grocerys
within stones throw is ez much happi
ness my bilers will stand without Dustin
| A angel 4sooth! -.,:-.- ,.., ........... .
| ,.-..-.. PETROLEUM V. Massey, Z. M.
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