Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-02-14

sometimes feel like we didcnt have no
Government. ] felt that way sorter
when Mr. Gibson appointed me COM
mittee on the State of tho Republik.
When the Selsretaryrcad out my name
alLmixed up with this Republik,
felt that was oblceged TO renig. Ri
sin magcstilsully 20 my feet, says j,
"Mr President, beg 10 respeklybly
cxbuscd sur, you pleyse. If thar is
any Rcpublik on this side Of Jordon 1
cant pursevc it at this time with these
speks. Thar was place in old Vir-
ginny called Port Republik, but Mr..
Rebel Stonewall jackson wiped ont
its contents generally ia 1868, and
haven't since heard of it in Northern
literature. have heard of a skrub
concern over about Washington they
call Republill, but sur, it are likely
to prove the grandest inapostsre that
ever existed ON contnentOf freedom.
] suppose, sur, it are TO be moved to
Boston or the Internal regions in
few days and / want nuthin to do
with it, Exkuse nae, sur, but must in
sist on being respeiktably discharged"
/ took my seat amid the most pro-
foundest and tumutuous silence ever
seed, and Mr.. Gibson remarked that
be wonldent impose the Republik on
: the respectable man agin his wishes.
/. He then transferred me to the Finants
Committee and sed he hoped we would
/. take Immediate action, for the State
had no money, as well as himself, and
board was high and eat seteras fire.
quent. This may not hay been his
/, exaktual langwidgc, but is anglin to-
ward it. bowed nay head and said
, "Ditto, exsep that ] don't eat seteras."
! Forthwith telegrafed various gentle
> mon for temporary loan, but they
, wouldent lend dollar until Mr.. Jen-
kins were norgorated, for they wanted
r his name to the note. Thinks saws |,
r there's a tap lost about the wagiR. If
r we are State we can borrow money
in Augnsty. If we aint a State, its
none of our business to borry ii at all.
, LII Andy. wants 10 run the machine his
a own way, let him pay his own expen-
/ ses. What in tho dickens is Pro-
@ vision Government for, if it amt to
: get up provisions and provide for a
feller generally. i made up nay mind
4 that perhaps we had been humorin
{ Andy about long enuf We had rs
y much right to Governor as Alabama
5 or South CaEna. he wants us back
. about as bad as we want to get back,
$ and a little bladder, perhaps: and he
K incident to put on so many unneeessa-
@ ry airs about this Senator bisRess If
be fools with Ms much, we won't elect
\ any body-I golly: Wen take the
r studs and go backwards. forthwith
n returned to the capitol, and stretchin
n forth one of my arms, ses j, "Mr. Glib
I son. sur-l'm the friend of your wife
and the children; but if Mr.. Jenkins
| amt norgerated soon the State will
u collapse; bright and glorious star
Y viii be obliterated from off the striped
) rag, and the President will soon lose
u about nine supporters in the Federal
If Congress. | move, sur, that if we
a can't git our Governor at 0nce, like n
c sine qua non, we break up in row
4 and depart for Mexico" Ii took like
t. the smallpox, and were earrycd tu-
5. multuously. These proeeedins were
i. telegrated to Washington before tho
). ink was dry, and we reecired orders
IS forthwith TO norgurate our Governor
n and roll on our cart Then the mon
l. cy came, and we voted ourselves o
= pockctiul apiece, and took furlo.
c My friends, that were proud and
:. glorious day. When that great and
n good man was maxim his aficctin
l, speech, we all felt happy and Capen
G Dodds, the member irom Polk, re-
II marked that he would like to die then,
s. for he never expected to feel rs hcav.
It eniy agin. The tears run down his
V left eye like rain. His other eye wer
It in prison. OF course the vilcn werc
S tried for it, and hung, though haint
IT seed no mention of it ia the papers.
le Alas poor Wirz.
e Ny fellow-sitizens, lei me in con-
It clusion congratulate yen on havin a
# Governor once more. as is q Cover
e nor. Oh there is life ia tho old land
T. vet, and by aud by we'll mix up with
10 our friends at the North, and Wen
$. transport them Black Republicans in
l. TO the Airikan descent, and put en- to
il teachin Hottcntots the right of suf.
o frage. More anonymous,
n BILL ARP.
Is p. S.-Cousin John Thrasher scs
70 he hav studied law week, and will
is be a candydatc for sum high offs when
II we meet agin, provided we Civ him
l. time to sell bis cotton seed. III say
'fl this--art bay done as much for him
IT as somo Of tho candydates, and nature
p moro and his cotton seed as good as l
d ever seed.
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