The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-10-03
81" and the L" Flag"


~ leave tho fling Of my country with you"
Sad Mt. johnson, for perhaps the hundrcd.h
time, err he Ind completed his grand show Of
himself on what he called "a circle" How
many flags did Andy have ? whom did he get to
make them for him? I wonder If he has any
left? Did he have them NIL made ut the White
House, or didn't no take machine along with
him, 80 Us to mako them to orsler, and Of the
proper copper-buttcrnut color? What kind
of things are they ?-arc they striped. cross
barred, or 10 the lines in them run diaSonaly.
lcngthwisc or crosSwisc, pointing to his great
drunkenness, or to some hicroglyphics Illus
trative Of "my policy?" Ar they large or
small things? Arc they betty or Of the
nature Of WARTS duck feathers? Who Inns
Scn my Of them, and where? Womlrrir the
gentleman all the wny from Maine, who was
here on the 18th ul,imo, didn't have one !
Hc might have been one himself, for au.htwc
Ignorant" anti. Ben. Smith folks know. All !.
they did call him pills." believe, and
Andy's flags are said to be pills, and Andy,
Ben s Co. brig on them powerfully. Who
can SAY that this chap from Maine is not one
Of Andy's flags? Who? And Ben. Smith
may be ono Of them. too; for Andy has sent
out many. And h. V. Whaley may bc mother,
for he is. q great fellow with Andy, anl is
fresh from his august presence. No doubt that
the Colonel is a flag, and is now wavin' and
iannin' around, protcctin' tho "jonnics"
from tho profano insults Of the vulgar Sc"ll"-
wass who Ind no better sense than to- whip
them and mike them give up their arms Fan
on, Colonel; but don't let it rnin on Sou. or
the color might fade. Come down on tho
mu,l.sills with the grand emblem Of your
august master. and make them to know that
the White House rules Keep wavin' and
wayin', but watch the clouds and listen Tor
the winds, for they arc coming. Did ilallecE
command from Washington successfully !
Don't you know, Colonel, that the hcadquar-
tiers Of the Grand Army OF tho kcpuollc IL IN
the saddle in the field? If you don't, you
have not profitcd much BY tho last SIX years
experience, and arc not tit to represent LILO
frremcn Of to-day. Boys, watch these copper
Johnson men, and keep your powder dry
these Andy johnson flags are poor things
Now. rs Mr. johnson hates us Union men
who don't agree with him-thosc men who,
! in their devotion to their country, don't know
AndyJ ohnson nor any other dcmagosne, it can
MT Ic TINT il was with them he lett his little
aors Therefore, it is plainly evident That he Lett
,he,n with the coppcrhcads, Sons o: Liberty,
En;chts Of tho Golden Circle, and with the
dirty.footed loco-foco Democrats, ana suc'
other traitors to our Government as may nave
bccn on tho line Of his "circl %" Mt tho tinlo
If his passing These, then, we are 10 under.
stand. are Mr. Johuson's felIow-cit,zens.,
md To these he addressed himself and VIII,
,hcsc he lcft his coun.ry's Gag. Is no gone I,
has be deserted tho good old ship OF
st.tco. Il seems so. When a man leaves
,SS f,, Of his country" it shows that he has
- s 20 his mind to fight under it no longer TO
Sn @ NO lopec., nor will BIO accept its pro
t"ct;ns folds any longer. Where are you gong,
| AR JOhnSO0s ! w WIZ -
while on your circle, thst you were . lsas.
Aro You leaving tho country for tho coohIy,s
roodp We hope 80. Perhaps wo c:n s.'s 'n
6ayo chance to wash some Of mo or. no .a..
your feet of tho constitution, whereon you
Ssve boon standing 40 long. YourgT spIat,,
tcr.hoeks hare Kept it completely covereo
40 LONG that we feel = great interest now
IN beholding tho palladium Of our liberties
oneo ,nore. II you arc going. for Gods SAKE
90 COON. because we working-men asc anxious !,
% cleanse tho fllth Of my policy,".and Of ~
.r.;torous Executive policies from orr corr: =:
en;on. No cay, sir. smphatically, our o0a..HSl
so,sC moi youfs. Il IS not yours 70 give to or
to leave With! any bodsS,. poAa 90 au,se ,, 90
liberal with What IS nat We as ~. nSs
intend at any t;me TO giye the; CONSTITUTION
.nd The az Sf:oap country into tho keeping o.
tTsi,ors to them, aS you seem TO: Do trying %
do; for they are ours by every .!
.;rSt Known amongst men They arc ours
S1 hloodY sac4ifcial redemption from deata
and destruction. They aJa ours by every con-
essIshIo unouds, softs paaFohase; and peymenI
Thoy sre; ours byrightof inhsrtaDee. and yoa.
,hsIf not ;riSSc than into tho keepsue ana cus.
|tody emca vho have avors . g mem sss'
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