Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-10-13
NASBY.
with the Presidential Party-From De-
trOit to indianapolis.

... september, l1th, 1866.
am at home, and glad am that am
at home Here in Kentucky, surrounded
by Dimocrats, immersed part of the
time in my offishel dooties, and the bal
ance Of the time in whisky, with the priv
ilege uf wallopping niggers and the
more inestimable and soothin privilege uf
assistin in mobbin NV Northern Ablish-
nists, who are not yet all out NV the Stait,
time passes pleasantly, and leaves no vain
regrets. alluz goes to bed mites, fcelin
that the day has not bin wasted.
From Detroit, the Presidential caval-
cade, or, ez the infamous Jacobin Radi-
cal party irreverently term it, the menai-
cry, proceeded to Chicago. The recep-
shuns his Imperial IIighness received
through Michigan, were fatterin in the
extreme l continue my diary.
lrsLANTY.-At this pint the President
displayed that originality and fertility uf
imaginashen karacteristic uf him. The
recepshun wuz grand The masses called
for Grant, and his Highness promptlyre-
sponded. He asked EN- if he wuz Judus
Iscariot, who wuz the traitor Thad Ste
vens? If so, then after swingin around
the circle, and findin traitors at both ends
uf the line, leeve the Union with SO
States and the flag with 25 stars onto EN-
in your hands and
The train was off amid loud shouts NV
Grant, Grant, to wich the President re-
sponded by wavin his hat.
ANN ARBoR.-At this pint the train
moved on to the inspirin sounds NV q
band playin Hail to the Chief and to
vociferous cries uf Grant, Grant ? His
Majesty smilinly appeared and thanked
EN- for the demonstration. 1t was sooth-
in, he remarked. The air their band wuz
playin, Hail to the Chief wuz approprit,
ez he wuz Cheef Magistrate NV the ma
shun, to wich position he had reached,
havin bin Alderman uf his nativ village,
U. 5. Senator, etsettery. The crowd
hollored Grant, Grant and the Presi-
dent thanked EN- for the demonstration.
1t showed him that the people wuz with
him in his efforts to close his eyes on
Union uf 36 States, and flag uf 26 stars
onto it. Eff am a traitor, sed he, warm
in up, who is Judes Iscaret? Ez am
swinging around the cirkle l find Thad
Stevens on the one side and jeff Davis on
the
The conductor cruelty started the train
without givin him time to finish.
The crowd proposed three cheers for
Grant, and the President waved his hat
to en- sayin that he thanked EN-, shown
as it did that the people wuz with him.
BATTLE CREEK.-A large number wuz
assembled here, who, ez the train stopped,
yelled Grant, Grant. Affected to tears
by the warmth uf the recepshun, the
| 1-oI g. Al l. e
confidence. Efhe ever had any doubts
ez to the peoples being with him these
doubts wuz removed. He wood leave in
their hands the flag and the Union of SO
States and the stars thereto appertaining.
Eff he wuz Judes Iscarit, who wuz-
The crowd gave three hearty cheers
for Grant ez the train moved off, to wich
the President responded by wavin his
hat
KALAMAzoo.-The offishals were on
hand at this pint and so wuz the people
4 oifshels and several thousand people,
which latter greeted us with cheers for
Grant. The President responded, sayin,
that in swingin around the Cirkle he he'd
bin called Judes lscarit for sacricen uf
hisselffor the people! Who was the S;.-
viour? Wuz Thad. Stevens ? No! Then
clearly into your hands leave the Con-
stitooshun NV 30 stars with SO states un-
to EN-, intact and undiscovered.
The offishuls received the stars and
States and amid cheers for Grant, for
which the President thanked EN-, the train
glode off majestically.
And so on to Chicago, where we didn't
git off our speech, though from the man
ner in which the people hollored, Grant !
Grant we felt cheered at realizin how
much they wuz with us. His eminence
wanted to sling the SO States and the
flag with the stars at EN-, but ez General
Logan wuz there ready to fling EN- back,
it wuz deemed highly prudent not to do
it.
Here my trials commenst. AT the Rid
die House in Detroit, the nigger waiter
showed how much an Afrikan be spilled
by bein free. They he'd the impudence
to refoose to wait on us, and for half
hour the imperial stumick wuz forced to
fast.
This alarmin manifestation uf negro
malignancy alarmed His Egglansy.-
Thank God sed he, that vetoed the
Freedmen's Buroo Bill. hev bin Alder
man Nv my nativ town. hev swung
around the entire cirkle, but this never
dreemed uf., What would they do if
they he'd their rights? Theinsident made
an Impression onto him, ana at Chicago
he resolved to trnst them no longer. He
ordered his meals to his room, and sent
for me. My friend, sed he, taste every
thing onto this table.
why? my liege,' sed l. .e, .r
'Niggers is cooks sed he, 'and this
food may be poisoned. They hate me,
for amt in the Moses bizness. Taste,
my friend p.
= But spozn,' scd I, 'that it shood be pi-
zoncd? Wat NV my bowels ? My
stomick is NV ez much valyoo to me ez
, yourn is to yoo.'
'Nasby,' sez he, tastel Ef yoo die,
) who mosrns Who'd swing the flag and
= the 36 stars at the yeople, and who'd
- leave the Constitooshin in their hands