The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-18
miscellaneous.
Massey.
NASBY.
Mr.. Nasby has Pleasant Dream, tho
Philadelphia Convention being
the Subject thereof.
from ,hc Toledo Blade.

uv kcnluckey.) July 20, 1906 !
Ny dreams, av wich hev he'd many doorin
the past five years. heycni bin overly pleasant
indeed, they hcv taken mole the shape NV hideous
nitemarcs than anything olse-L.nken, Grant,
Sherman, and armies dressed in blue fgurin ex-
iensively therein. But last mite he'd vision
which more than repaid tue for all | hev suffered
heretofore. | he'd been at the Corners asslstn in
inauguraiin new grocery. The proprietor wuz
a demoralized Ablishnisi who he'd sold likker
surrcpiitously in Maine among them Ahlishun-
lists, and Consistently he'd no idea of the quantity
full-grown Kentucky Democrat Good throw
hisself outside NV. His entire capital with wich
be proposed 20 commence biznis, wuz one barrel
Nv new corn Whiskey aul sum other necessares
aud ez starter TO make the acquaintance Of
his customers, he announced one free mite and in
vited the entire community. Ills invitashun was
considered generous, aud We met In the same uo-
ble sperii, IN a more nobler spirit than the conf
din and ignorant man desired in fact, fur when
We got through, in about 3s miniis, there wuz nj
a drop NV the whiskey left, and while the new
grocery keeper was a rollin Nv us cut he was Gus
sin hissclf for fool lie didn't opin agin-he
consoomed his stock in trade IN given the blow
out 10 likoor customers. Ills stock like 4. John
sons CnionisE didn survive an inaugerashen.
succumbed in fence corner, and overpower-
cd cz wuz slept
% \ swecily drcamin,
Dgeamin the happy hours away.
Mcihoughi wuz in Philadelphia and the li,h
w August had arriv. Therewuz a,glorious assem-
blage, ez Dooliltlc sell NV the brains and hearts
uv the country. and may add, ez and Hum
phrey Marshal wuz there, NV the bowels likewise.
The ConvCnshun wuz asscmbin. There Seward
present eugineeFln Nv it. GA one side Nv him
noiisi IN my dream shadowy bein with wings
iraped in white and wearing a melonkOiy look,
with one hand a layin on his shoulder and iryin
10 take him out Nv the hall, while another bein
with wings like bat he'd him by the nose and
WIZ = iws;in nv him jes; as he desired. no,ist
that this last mentioned helm he'd hoofs wich
wuz split, and tail which he wax firiin in
great glcc. The bcin with the tail and hoofs
Whispered suthin in Seward ear, whereupon he
moved that that eminent patriot, ex-President
franklin Pierce, be chairman. upon which the
shadOwy bcin in white unfolded her wings and
few away castin az William the most sorrowful
look ever saw. the hoofed and tailed individooal
laughin tremendous. The cx-President took the
chair, and one Vice Presiden; wuz appointed
from each State. ccpiin Vermont and Massachoo-
sits. My buzZum swcllcd with emoshen ez that
list wuz rcad--ii wuz more like an old fashioned
Democrat Conversion than anything bed heard
for hvelong years. | heard the honored names
uy Toomhs aud Rheit, Pryor and Lee Sliiell and
and Rosso, and Dandrige and Forrest-l heard
the names NV Craven aud Pollard, Thompson
eyes hey seen thy glory, now lei thy servant de-
part in peace. Noihin but the certainty that
wood AZ last hov that Post Onis AT the Corners
kept me from going up. Singular lis what sen-
der ties holds us 10 earth
The Secretaries wuz apinted, aud then commit
tees two on each from the South and the North
witch wuz conciliaiin. was put on the com.
mit,ec on credenshals, Randall, the Postmaster
General, being the Northern Representative
We bed our hands full. There wuz rush made
on Us, so many claim seats tha; we locked the
door for two hours 10 decide what shood be the
proper qualification for n place. Finally we
agreed TO admit ez delegates
FRoN TuE SoRTM-All dimocrats who had been
arrested by Linkin's minyuns, all officers who
had resine1 rather than 10 serve In a Ablishun
war, and all Republicans who Good show COM
mishun ez Postmaster and sich, and this wuz
considered necessary TO guard against imposiiion)
who wuz willin 10 take his solemn oath that he
wuz a sieadfast blecycr in evrything \. johnson
he'd did sencc JanoOary, &C, (exccpin sum small
items wich wuz specihedl, !, and all he wu2 dOin,
and all he might do.
FRoN TnE sorTH-An who Good show officers
commission in the late Confedrii army, all who
had received pardon from \. johnson, and all
who he'd lost their niggers In an unholy war,
wich inclooded all present.
This decided upon the work wuz done. The
delegates took their seats and the CRATE work Nv
Reconsiruciin the Yoonyun commenced. Garret
Davis wanted 10 make a speech, and hall wuz
hired for him In other part Of the city, and 6fiy
or sixty German emigrants who coodent under
stand a word Nv English hired ai q shillin an
hour 10 act cz audience. Five kegs oflager beer
a fooid wich ! hev been told Germans tie to, he'd
bin rolled in the hall, and most Nv en- stayed
seven hours aud n half.
In the rcglar hall there wuz q comminglin
which was elifying Dooliitle wood make mo-
ton and Vallandigham wood second Il. Forrest
made speech and Randall endorsed Il. Seward
and John Morrissey were on the Committee on
Resolutions, and Dick Taylor and Cowan were
Dccupyin one scat. The resolutions were brief
to the pint. They resolved that, Whereas there
he'd bin a season Nv unpleasaniness In our nation
al history wich OWN 10 circumstances over wieh
nobody bed ans control, extended over several
periods NV ninety days each and Whereas the
nupleasantness resulted ftom the two sections
vewin things each from iis own standpoint, in
stead Of yiewin things from the other standpoint
and Whereas both parties wuz highly In the
wrong partikelerly the North and, Whereas,
the South, with magnanimlty unknown In bis
tory he'd thrown down her arms and wuz ready
10 resoom her old position In the Government
nay, more, 10 take more than her old share In
the trouble NV runnin the Government there
fore, be u
Re'Olred, Tha, We are forth the YOOnyun ca Il
wnz.
Resoirsd, That the persisteney Nv q sectional
Congress IN continnin the unpleasanlness wict
hex 10 some extent disturbed our system nv Gov
eminent, In legislalin while eleven sovereigr
States is unrepresenied Is pizen.
Received, That we view with alarm the mani
ftst determination nv Congress 10 centralize II
lheirselves the law-making power Nv the Gov
ernment and we pledge our support 10 our wor
thy Chief Magistrate, who IL q second Jaxon, Ia
his efforts TO check their cenlraliEin schemes By
vetoin all they may do.
Resoirei, That all traces NV the late unpleasant
ness may be wiped out ez soon "a possible We De
mand nv Congress an appropriation Tor plowil
over all the fields on wich the citizens uv the tws
sections who wuz indoost by their respective Gov
erumentr, so-called, 10 carry muskets, cum 70
eesher. paFticklerly them on wlch our SoutherI
breihcrn got the worst NJ the disputes that en-