Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-09-13
Moore at Centreville.
Correspondence OF the J0uIaai.l
Tur,pn,r Snnt & /,


THURMAN. Sept. (, 1866
Mr.. EDIToR:-The notorious po-
litical acrobat o. F Moore. perform
ed few of his surprising feats, in
ground and lofty tumbling, last night
70 the open mouthed wonderment of
the faithful in Centreville. Not ex-
sctly the faithful of Centreville. for
there are not enough of them to get
up q side show So it was found
necessary to import two from Sweet
Morgan" four from Jackson county,
headed by the Copper candidate for
clerk, famous as the suthor OF
communication to the jackson
Standard, and of the poem" 4" "'Tis
not in titles nor in rank, &c" These
lines may sound familiar to some Of
the school children of Gallip0lis, bat
they arc respectfully reiered to the
Standard of the 10Th ult.. if they
have any doubts rs to their origin.
And last, but by no means least, We
were honored (?) by a select delega-
tion from your city, lead by quan-
dom bookseller, arrayed in spouess
white, Ito show, no doubt, that this
is white mans Government. } while
the rear was brought up little scat
teTiHgty by recent importation from
Va. After displaying the linen OF
the aforesaid man of books, and par
taking of the democratic beverage,
bad whisky, casting anxious glshces
between driaks for the hero OF the
ring, their patience was at length re-
warded by the arrival of the great
snake tanner. He opened the show at
once, by trying 20 explain why Col.
Hurd was not with him, (for partic-
ulars see small bills, alias Dispatch. J
Here he began tn twist, saying that
somebody had told him. that some
body else had said, that his aunt in
the country told them, that perhaps
Col. Hurd would take the "stump"
in his behalf This was all "a clear
as mud and convinced us that Hurd's
name was used to draw q crowd.
After one or two more very feeble
twists, he proclaimed himself Whig.
Said that he hal come dorm to the
Democracy through the valley Of
humiliation, i. e. by selling himself
for price. He claimed great credit
(modest man, resembles a. Johnson) J
for having done, what nine tenths oil
men cannot do, changed his political
faith. Wonderful man, how exalted
above the common inlirmitics of his
kind! According to Sir Oracle, the
object, for which the Union party
was organized, has been accomplish
ed. The only element, left in il now,
is that which seeks to break down
the distinction between the races.
And here the picture of ''nigger
equality" was held up TO the terri
fed gaze of those who act, as though
they really fear, the negro may be-
come their equal, or indeed supe-
rior, if allowed equal privileges.
How high a wall must be built to
keep the blacks from climbing over
into the fold of pet lambs?
Says this Apostate: "Uur country
is in danger" and the rebel, who
failed to thrnst his bayonet through
the Constitution, should nov be al
lowed to enact laws, which Will more
effectuaIly, because more insiGuously,
destroy it.
We are now divided into two par
ties, Congress and those who cling TO
the Union on the one hand, Andy
johnson, the army and the Democ-
racy on the other. God save the
mark, unless the rebel army be meant,
and as he did not specify which, we
will be charitable enough TO suppose
the latter. He sneeringly character
lied the great body of Union men as
'.highly scented loyalists." Threw
cut the usual copperhead slurs upon
New England, but found no fault
with those who began this ''uniortu
nate trouble" indulged in no harsh
words against traitors. who attempted
to blot out the office, for which he is
running, and for which he has sacri
feed what little of principle there
may have been left, after so many
summersets in the ring of politics.
Vallandigham was painted over and
exhibited as q martyr, patron saint
to all true Democrats. He admitted
that Val, "glving up to party what
was meant for mankind" had some
what subsidized, but assured his pet
lambs that he should pop up again
when the right string was jerked.
Like the star actor upon the political
stage, A. johnson, he sympathised
deeply with working men. Deplored
the taxes, which burthen the labor
ing classes, and whose lot would be
hard indeed, were there not some
glimmerlng rays of Democratic hope
in the near future, meaning, we sup
pose, his election, when he will vote
again to increase his own pay as he
did before. Even whisky, the great
solace of time honored y Democ- I
racy, was outrageously taxed, two
dollars a gallon. and not very COED I
at that How shall we get enough /
of it to carry the fall election with
ont paying such revenue to the
Government? That's the question.
The last Congress, according to
would be Congressman Moore, after
running out Of Departments, went