The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-17
Nasty

September 18th, 1866,
| am at home, and glad am / that
am at home. Here in Kentucky,
surrounded by Dimocrats, Immersed
a part Nv the time in my ofhshel doc
ties, and a balance NV the time in
whisky, with the privilege NV wallop-
in niggers, and the more inestimable
and soothin privilege of assistin in
mobbin Nv Northern Ablishnists, who
are not yet alliout NV the State; time
passes pleasantly, and leaves no vain
regrets. - e.ge;,fs.-.tsris.r-..,g.le. -.
From Detroit the Presidential cav
alcade, or, ez the infamous Jacobin
Raddyelel party irreverently term it,
the manajery, proceeded to Chicago
The recepshuns his Imperial High
ness received through Michigan were
flatterin in the extreme | continue
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IPsLANTY--Atth this pint the Presi-
dent displayed that originality and
fertility NV imaginashun characteristic
NV him. The .recepshun wuz grand
The masses called for Grant, and His
Highness promptly responded. He.
asked EN- EFF, he was Judis Iskariot,
who was the Sayior2 Thad Stevens?
Ii SO, then after swinging around the
cirkle, and fihdin traitors at both ends
uv the line, Igleeve the 36 states with
36sstars onto EN- in yoor hands and,
The train wuz off amid loud shouts
NV Grant, Grant, to wich the Presi-
dent responded by waving his hat y
ANN ARBoR. AT this pint the train
moved in to theiinspiring sounds NV a
band playin Hale to the Oheef."
His Majesty smilinly appeared and
thanked EN- for the demonstration. 1t
was soothin, he remarked The air
their band rwuz playin, /" Hale to the
Cheef1p' wuz approprit, ez he wuz
witch posishen he he'd reached hevin
bin Alderman NV his native village,
u. s. Senator, setsettry. The crowd
hollered SlGranti Grantl}' and the
President thanked EN- for the demon
stration. 1t showed him that the peo-
pie wuz with him in his efforts to close
his eyes onaa Union NV 36 States and
flag NV 36stars onto it. Ef / am a
traitor, sed he, warmin up, who is the
Judis Iscariot? Ez I'm swingin
around the cirkle I find Thad Stevens
on the one side and Jeff Davis on the
| The conductor cruelty startid the
train without givin him time to finish.
| The crowd proposed three cheers
for Grant, and the President waved
his hat to EN-, sayin he thanked EN-,
shown as it did that the people wuz
with him - f....4
/ BATTLE CREEK.-A large number
wuz assembled here, who ez the train
stopped yelled g Grant! Grant," At
fected to tears by the warmth Nv the
reception, the President thanked EN-
for this mark of confidence. Eff he
ever had any doubts ez to the peoples
being with him these doubts wuz re-
moved. He would leave in their
hands the flag and union Nv Sc states
| and the stars thereto appertaining. Eff
he wuz Joodis Iskariot who Wuz--
The crowd gave three hearty cheers
for Grant ez the train moved off, to
which the President responded by
waving his hat, Din FL
KALAMAzoo-The offishels were on
hand at this pint, and so wuz the people
II ofishels, and. several thousand
people, which the latter greeted us with
cheers for Grant! Grant, The Presi-
dent responded, sayin, that in swing
ing around the circle he had bin
called Joodis Iskariot for sacrifcin Nv
hisself for the people! Who wuz the
the Savior? Wuz Thad Stevens?
Mol Then cleerly into your hands /
leave the Constitution NV 36 stars with
s36 States onto EN-, intact and undis-
severed. -, f...t.-
The ofishels received the stars and
States, and amid cheers for Grant, for
which the President thanked EN-, the
train glode off magestically. t d4l
And so on to Chicago, where we
didn' git off our speech, though from
the manner in which the people hol-
Tered Grant! Grant, we felt cheered
at realizin how much they wuz for us.
His emineGce wanted to sling the 36
States and the flag with the stars, at
lem, but ez Gen. Logan wuz there
ready to fling EN- back, it wuz deemed
1 highly prudent not to do it. # ola'
Here my trials commenst. At the
] Biddle House, in Detroit, the niger
walters showed how much African
kin be spilled by, bein free. They
HE'D THE fAdPUDENCE TO REFOosE TO
WAIT ON US, and for a half hour the
imperial stumick was forced to fast.
This alarmin manifestation Nv negro
malignancy alarmed His Eggsalency.
Thank God, said he, THAT | We
toed the Freedmen's Buroo Bill. /
hev bin Alderman Nv my native town
II hev swung around, the entire cir
Gle, but this / never dreemed Nv.
What would they do if they he'd their
rites?" The insident made an inn
| preston onto him, and at Chicago he
resolved to trust EN- no longer. He
ordered his meals to his room, and
sent for me. ~My friend, " said he
"taste everything onto this table n.