The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-25

written for the Toledo Blsds-1
CoxrrpERr x ROADS, (Which
is in the staff NV Kentucky
August "a, 1856. }
At last hev it Finally it come After
i've weary trips to Washington, After much
weary watin, and much travil, hev got i.
am now Postmaster at Confedefit \ Roads,
and am dooly installed in my neE position.
Ef l ever he'd any doubts to A. johnson bein
! better man than Paul the Apostle, look
Il nv commission removes it. Ell ketch
myself feelin that he deserted Us onneces-
sarily FIVE years ago, another look and my re-,
sentiment softens into pity. Eff ! doubt his
look at that blessed commission.
and am treasured, for President who Good
turn out q wouded Federal soldier and apoint
SIGH q man ez ME, must be above suspicion.
felt it wuz comm two weeks ago. re-
ceived a cirkler from Randall, now my 800
perior in offs, propoundin these questions:
l. Do you hev the most implicit faith IN
Androo johnson, in all that he has done, all
that he is dom, and ell he may hereafter
dot
2. Do You bleeve that the Philadelphis
Convention will be convocashen nv saints
all actuated by pure motives, and devoted to
the salvation Nv our wunst happy but now dis.
tractid country?
8. Do yon bleeve that next to A. johnson,
Seward, Doolittle, Cowan and Randall are
the -four greatest, and purest, and bestest, and
self sacri6cinest, and -honestest, and right
eousest men this country has ever prodoost.
4. Do you bleeve that there is q partikeierly
hot place reserved in the next world for
Trumbull, hotter for Wade, and the hottest
for Summer and Thsd. Stevens.
5. Do 700 approve NV the canin Nv Grin
nell by Rosso?
g. DO 700 consider the keepin out Nv con-
girls eleven sovrin states, a unconstooshnel
and unwarrantid assumption NV power by q
secshnal congris?
I. Do 700 bleeve the present congris .
rump, and that eleven states bein unrepre.
sentedl all their acts are uncoust0oshnei and
illegal ceptin them which provides for payin
salaries?
g. Do 700 bleeve that the Memphis aud
Moo Orleans unpleasantessess wuz brot abou,
by the unhol J machinashens Nv them Radical
agitators, actin in conjunction with ignorant
and besotted niRgers to wresk their spite on
the now loyal citizens NV these properly res
constructed cities?
9. Are 700 not satisfied that the African
citizens NV Amerikin descent kin be safely
trusted TO the operations Nv the universal law
which governs labor and capital
10. Are VOC willin to contribute reasona>
BILE per cent Nv yoor salary too fund TO be
used for the defeat NV Objectionable congris-
men in the disloyal states north
To all NV these inquiries not only answer
yes, but went afore Justis Nv the Peace and
took an affidavit 10 EN-, forwarded it back and
my commission wuz forthwith sent to me.
There was a joobilee the mite il arriv. The
news spread rapidly through the four groce>
ries Nv the town, and sich anuther spontane-
Gus oatburst nv joy never witnessed
The bells rung, and for hour or two the
Corners wuz in the widest staff Nv eggsite>
ment. The citizens congratulated each 9th
ar on the certainty Nv the acceshun Nv the
President to the Dimocrisy, anld in their
FIVE niger families were cleaned
out, two Nv EN-, the one q male and the tother
, female, wuz killed. Then perceshun
wnz organized as folders:
Two grocery keepers with bottles.
Dekln Pogram.
Me-, with my commishun pinned onto q
banner and under it written: I'm this sign
we conker."
Wagon with taboo onto it. A niger on
keeper, with one foot onto him, holdin q ban
ner inscribed: 1.-THE niger where he oughter
be-
Citizen with bottle.
Delin Pogram's daughter Mirandy in q
lttitood Nv wallopin a wench. Banner !:
We've Regained our Rites"
Two citizens with bottles tryin to keep in
percesl,un.
Two more citizens which had ehtyed their
BOTTLES, fallen out by the way side.
Citizens two and two wit bottles.
Wagon loaded with the books and furnitur
Nv a nigger skooi, In staff Of wreck, with q
ded niger layon on top nv il, wich he'd bin
captoored within the hour. Banner: my
Policy.
The perceshun mooved to the rheetin hous
and Deekin Pogram takin the Chair & meet
in wuz to wunst organised.
The Deekin remarked that this WIZ the
proudest moment Nv his life. He wuz graft
lied al. the appointment nv his esteemed
friend. becoz he appreciated the noble quail
ties wich wuz 30 conspikous into him, and
becoz his arduous services in the COZ NV Dim
okrisy entitled him to the posishun. All
these wnz aside NV and entirely disconnected
from the fact that thare wood now be prob
ability Nv his getiin back little matter nv
nine dollars and sixty -two cents Hear |
Hear wicth he he'd loaned him about 1nlght-
cen months ago, before he had knowed him
we'll or larned to luy him. But thare wuz an
uther reason why he met to rejoyce to mite.
1t shos ed that A. johnson meant bziness-
Dimokr ssy, and that he he'd fully made up
his mind to huri the bolts Wv offshl thunder
wieh he held in his PresidenshaI hands, at
his enemies, and to make fghtlin earnest,
that he WIZ goin to reward his friends, them
ez he cod trust Our venerable friend 8
bein put in condishuu to pay the cpnfdin res
idents " the Corners the little suns he owes
them is good thing [''Hear,' "troo ~
.'troor' with singular unanimity from every
man in the biidinJ, but wat wuz SIGH consid-
erasmus when kompared TO the crate moral
effekt NV the decisive movement. ["A id
site, /" slloated one grocery keeper, and 1--WE
don't want no moral effect" cried another !
My frens. when the news Nv this bold step Nv
the President goes forth to the South, the
price Nv Confedrit skrip will go up and the
shootin Nv niggers will cease. for the redemp
shun Nv the first konsder ashoored, and the
redoosin NV the latter to their normal condi-
shun, count ez good ez done.
Squire Gayitt remarked that he wuz too
much oyerpowered with emoshun to speak
per wich come to that offs he'd passed thro'
he polluted hands NV q Ablishnist. He he'd
10 psrtikler objecshun to the misguided man,
,ut be wuz the symbol Of tyranny and 20 long
a he sot there he reminded EN- they were
Wearing chains. Thank the Lord, that day
s over! The Corners is redeemed, the Sc
.ond JAxson hez risin and struck off the
hackles He wood not allood to the trife NV
welve dollars and half that be loaned the
'ppintee some months ago, KNOWN that it
wood be paid out nv the FIRST money.
Bascom. the principal grocery keeper, rose
md called the Squire to order. He wanted to
now eff it wuz lair play to talk SIGH talk.
10 man Good feel more heartfelt satisfac-
ion at the appointment nv our honored friend
han HIM, shown ez it did that the Presi-
EN-: he'd cut loose from Ablishnism witch he
espised, but he protested agin the Squire
ndertakin to git in his bill afore the rest he'd
chance. Who furnisht him his Ticker for
light months, and who hez the best rite for
hefrst dig at the proceeds nv the position
lie wood never
The other three grocery keepers rose,
hen Deekin Pogram rooled EN- all out nv
rder, and offered the following resolutions;
WHEREAS, The President hez in . strikly
manner, relieved this comoonity
L.